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MD Hospital Ranked In Top 5 Worldwide, Eight Recognized Nationally: See The Full List MD Hospital Ranked In Top 5 Worldwide, Eight Recognized Nationally: See The Full List
MD Hospital Ranked In Top 5 Worldwide, Eight Recognized Nationally: See The Full List When it comes to medical care, not all hospitals are created equally, and patients want the best treatment available, whether it's for a routine procedure or a life-saving intervention. Newsweek has released its World's Best Hospitals 2025 list. The rankings, created in collaboration with global data firm Statista, scored hospitals based on expert surveys, patient experience, and hospital performance metrics. Eleven hospitals in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic earned spots among the top 250 worldwide. The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore was ranked No. 4 glob…

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Drug Kingpin Busted, Massive Distribution Ring Broken Up In Maryland: Police Drug Kingpin Busted, Massive Distribution Ring Broken Up In Maryland: Police
Drug Kingpin Busted, Massive Distribution Ring Broken Up In Maryland: Police A months-long investigation in Maryland led to the dissolution of a major drug ring, leading to "significant" charges for at least six people involved, police in Frederick announced on Friday afternoon. In March, the Frederick Police Department's Tactical Unit launched an investigation into reported drug dealings involving William Joseph Jones, Jr., who was involved in trafficking and distributing cocaine and fentanyl across Maryland. With an assist from a wiretap, investigators from the department was able to obtain evidence that implicated Jones in a drug trafficking operation, leadi…

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Notorious NJ Serial Killer To Plead Guilty To Murders Of Five Long Island Women: Report Notorious NJ Serial Killer To Plead Guilty To Murders Of Five Long Island Women: Report
Notorious NJ Serial Killer To Plead Guilty To Murders Of Five Long Island Women: Report The number of brutal murder confessions continues to mount for imprisoned New Jersey serial killer Richard Cottingham, who reportedly is scheduled to plead guilty to five more killings, all of women on Long Island. Cottingham, now 76, has been serving multiple life sentences in South Woods State Prison in Bridgeton, NJ, for more than four decades for killing six Garden State women between 1967 and 1980. He's spent a considerable part of that time lately claiming he's committed several other killings. “For a long time now I have been trying to understand the darkness that enveloped my soul…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Former Norfolk State Basketball Player Charged In Beating Death Of Twin Baby Former Norfolk State Basketball Player Charged In Beating Death Of Twin Baby
Former Norfolk State Basketball Player Charged In Beating Death Of Twin Baby The mother of a 7-week-old infant who was beaten to death and a twin who was critically injured three years ago this week has been charged in connection with the case, authorities announced. Raeshonn Corbo, a 30-year-old former Norfolk State University basketball player living in northern New Jersey, was charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter, aggravated assault and child endangerment. Raeshonn CorboBCJ The children’s father, Jonathan Melendez, has been awaiting trial on similar charges. Corbo was taken into custody on Thursday, Oct. 20, after a grand jury in Hackensack retu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEEN HIM? Two Years Later, Missing Englewood Man Still Hasn't Been Found SEEN HIM? Two Years Later, Missing Englewood Man Still Hasn't Been Found
Seen HIM? Two Years Later, Missing Englewood Man Still Hasn't Been Found Ruben Wilson had a habit of wandering off and sometimes traveling significant distances from his Englewood home despite dementia and other challenges. The 6-foot, 240-pound Wilson always turned up, though -- from as close as Teaneck, Hackensack and Tenafly, and as far as the Jersey Shore. He was once found with his dog in Englewood Cliffs. Another time, he drove nearly 70 miles to Wall Township. That changed after Wilson went missing more than two years ago. Ruben always enjoyed an early cup of coffee with his son, Shalom Kennedy, loved ones said. That didn't happen the morning of May 2…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Notorious NJ Serial Killer Charged With Murder Of Dance Teacher At Popular Long Island Mall Notorious NJ Serial Killer Charged With Murder Of Dance Teacher At Popular Long Island Mall
Notorious NJ Serial Killer Charged With Murder Of Dance Teacher At Popular Long Island Mall Another female victim has been added to the list of imprisoned 75-year-old New Jersey serial killer Richard Cottingham, thanks to advances in DNA technology. Cottingham was arraigned on Long Island via videoconference Wednesday from South Woods State Prison in Bridgeton for the 1968 slaying of a New Hyde Park woman in the parking lot of the popular Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream. He entered a not-guilty plea to murder charges in the death of Diane Cusick, a 23-year-old divorced single mom who worked as a dance instructor. Cottingham, a married father of three who’d lived in Lodi and wor…

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Bergen County Authorities Seek Family Of Man Killed More Than 40 Years Ago Bergen County Authorities Seek Family Of Man Killed More Than 40 Years Ago
Bergen County Authorities Seek Family Of Man Killed More Than 40 Years Ago Authorities in Bergen County are hoping the public can help them locate the family of a man who was struck and killed on Route 17 in Hackensack more than 40 years ago but was only recently identified. Eugene Mack Jr. was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center on February 22, 1978. The Bergen County Medical Examiner was unable to identify the body and the case was registered in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Advances in fingerprint forensics helped the FBI identify Mack, who authorities said was born in New York City, served in the U.S. Air Force and…

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by Jerry DeMarco