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Wrong Dog Put Down After Deadly NJ Attack? Owner Charged, New Dog Seized Wrong Dog Put Down After Deadly NJ Attack? Owner Charged, New Dog Seized
Wrong Dog Put Down After Deadly NJ Attack? Owner Charged, New Dog Seized A New Jersey woman has been charged after investigators determined the wrong dog may have been surrendered and euthanized following a fatal pit bull attack that injured a local resident and killed her pet, authorities said. The case stems from an attack that happened near 91 Springfield Ave. in Summit at approximately 5:52 a.m. on Nov. 5, 2025, local police said. A 70-year-old woman was walking her small dog when two pit bulls broke free from their handler and launched an unprovoked attack, police said. The woman was knocked to the ground and suffered injuries to both upper thighs, her…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Dave Portnoy Rescued Off Mass. Coast By Coast Guard: 'Almost Lost Captain Dave Today' Dave Portnoy Rescued Off Mass. Coast By Coast Guard: 'Almost Lost Captain Dave Today'
Dave Portnoy Rescued Off Mass. Coast By Coast Guard: 'Almost Lost Captain Dave Today' President of Bar Stool sports and resident "one-bite" pizza reviewer Dave Portnoy nearly went the way of the Titanic after he said his boat was swept out to sea off the coast of Nantucket.  Portnoy, never one to miss out on a good fish story, regaled his fans in a video on X about how the Coast Guard had to rescue him after he untethered his boat before checking to see if it had any power first.  It didn't, which meant he had "no radio, no anchor, no nothing," he said. “Next thing you know, Captain Dave is lost at sea.” Portnoy said heavy winds pushed his yacht toward other boats…

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by Josh Lanier
Business
RECOGNIZE ME? Abandoned Pit Bull Puppy Found Stranded Near Boston Cemetery RECOGNIZE ME? Abandoned Pit Bull Puppy Found Stranded Near Boston Cemetery
Recognize ME? Abandoned Pit Bull Puppy Found Stranded Near Boston Cemetery The MSPCA-Angell in Boston is asking the public to help them identify the owner of a five-month old Pit Bull puppy who was found stranded and emaciated last week.  PJ was found inside a crate in the area near Mount Hope Cemetery and brought into the MSPCA's medical center around 5:20 a.m. on Wednesday, June 15, Rob Halpin with the organization said.  The puppy was found wearing a blue, gray and yellow collar made by FuzzYard, but did not have any identification tags. PJ was also not microchipped, which makes it nearly impossible to locate his owner, Halpin said.  PJ was…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Police Kill Pit Bull That Had Its Jaws Around A Woman's Neck Police Kill Pit Bull That Had Its Jaws Around A Woman's Neck
Police Kill Pit Bull That Had Its Jaws Around A Woman's Neck Police fatally shot a pit bull who had its jaws around a woman’s neck on Tuesday, Oct. 20. “The Enfield Police Department wishes to stress that action such as this is taken only under extraordinary circumstances,” police said. On Tuesday, at around 4:30 p.m. police responded to a call for help on Spring Street in Enfield. Once there, Enfield Police said they saw a large dog, a pit bull, attacking a woman. An officer went to help the woman whose foot was allegedly being bitten by the dog. He noticed lacerations/tissue damage to her foot, police said. The dog’s owners were able to briefly s…

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by Kristin Palpini