Nobody Helped As OD Victim Teetered Above Knicks Parade — Then NJ EMT Saved His Life Nobody Helped As OD Victim Teetered Above Knicks Parade — Then NJ EMT Saved His Life
Nobody Helped As OD Victim Teetered Above Knicks Parade — Then NJ EMT Saved His Life Hundreds of Knicks fans watched, and many recorded, but a 24-year-old New Jersey EMT is one of the few who sprang into action — and the only one who saved his life. Now-viral videos captured by Peter Shrieve-Don and Agen Xin show Maplewood's Simone Kelly climbing onto the elevated structure above the World Trade Center subway station and helping save an unresponsive man during the Thursday, June 18 Knicks championship parade in Lower Manhattan. Kelly, a volunteer EMT with the South Orange Rescue Squad and a neuroscience student at Drew University, had arrived at the parade around 7 a.m. aft…
Panera Bread Unveils Summer 2026 Menu With Major Changes: See What's On It Panera Bread Unveils Summer 2026 Menu With Major Changes: See What's On It
Panera Bread Unveils Summer 2026 Menu With Major Changes: See What's On It Panera Bread is making some of its biggest menu additions in years just in time for the summer. The fast-casual chain launched its summer 2026 menu on Wednesday, June 17. The refreshed options include the all-new Market Bowls, along with premium salads, cold coffee drinks, and protein-packed breakfast items. Market Bowls start at $9.99 and are available in whole or half portions. Options include Sesame Ginger Chicken, Carnitas Elote, and All-In Veggie. The Sesame Ginger Chicken bowl features seasoned diced chicken, herbed brown rice, arugula, edamame, cucumber, cilantro, red cabb…
WANTED: Masked Gunman Stole $60K In Jewelry From Bayonne Shop, Took Rideshare To JC, Cops Say WANTED: Masked Gunman Stole $60K In Jewelry From Bayonne Shop, Took Rideshare To JC, Cops Say
Wanted: Masked Gunman Stole $60K In Jewelry From Bayonne Shop, Took Rideshare To JC, Cops Say Police in Bayonne are seeking the 24-year-old masked robber who they say made off with approximately $60,000 in jewelry from a Bayonne business before using a rideshare service to flee to Jersey City. The armed robbery happened Thursday, June 18, at Jewelry by Peter, located at 180 Broadway in Bayonne, where Tomani Johnston entered the store wearing a surgical mask, displayed what appeared to be a black handgun, and demanded $10,000 from employees, according to Bayonne Police Sgt. Kenneth Drago. Johnston then went behind the sales counter and took multiple pieces of jewelry valued at a…
Scottish Fans Discover BJ's Stores As Tartan Army Invades Northeast With Passion, Charity Scottish Fans Discover BJ's Stores As Tartan Army Invades Northeast With Passion, Charity
Scottish Fans Discover BJ's Stores As Tartan Army Invades Northeast With Passion, Charity BJ's Wholesale Club is the latest Northeast staple that the Tartan Army has invaded. Scottish nutrition influencer Fraser Reynolds stopped by a BJ's store to show what the wholesale retailer offers to his roughly 500,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok. Reynolds is among tens of thousands of supporters following the Scottish national team along the East Coast during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In the 96-second video, Reynolds goes on "a wee walkabout" in BJ's with a friend and a huge inflatable dog balloon animal. They check out everything on sale from bulk foods, the freezers, and…
NY Metro Area College Basketball Star Ruled Permanently Ineligible Over Point Shaving Scandal NY Metro Area College Basketball Star Ruled Permanently Ineligible Over Point Shaving Scandal
NY Metro Area College Basketball Star Ruled Permanently Ineligible Over Point Shaving Scandal A promising college basketball career has been stopped by one of the NCAA’s harshest penalties. Former Iona University star Adam Njie Jr. has been ruled permanently ineligible for NCAA competition after a sports betting investigation, the NCAA announced Thursday, June 18. The NCAA said Njie violated its principles of honesty and sportsmanship by knowingly providing information to people involved in sports betting before two Iona men’s basketball games. The case involved Iona’s games against Rice on Dec. 1, 2024, and Sacred Heart on Dec. 6, 2024. According to the NCAA, Njie provided inform…
Get Free Aldi Grocery Boxes With Special Food Surprises: Here's How Get Free Aldi Grocery Boxes With Special Food Surprises: Here's How
Get Free Aldi Grocery Boxes With Special Food Surprises: Here's How Aldi is jumping on the blind box trend with a limited-time giveaway that offers shoppers free bundles of surprise products. The supermarket chain will release a new "Aldi Blind Box" each day from Monday, June 22, through Thursday, June 25, with each box available at noon while supplies last.  Shoppers can visit aldiblindbox.com to claim that day's themed box, enter their shipping information, and have it delivered to their door for free. The promotion is inspired by surprise-unboxing trends that have grown popular across fashion, beauty, and collectibles. "The Aldi Blind Bo…
Crashed Getaway Car Full Of Sledgehammers Leads To Wayne Jewelry Store Robbers: Cops Crashed Getaway Car Full Of Sledgehammers Leads To Wayne Jewelry Store Robbers: Cops
Crashed Getaway Car Full Of Sledgehammers Leads To Wayne Jewelry Store Robbers: Cops Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the robbery of a jewelry store in Wayne, authorities announced Friday, June 19. The investigation began after the June 16 robbery, when suspects were seen fleeing Massola Jewlers in a Hyundai Tucson and heading east on Preakness Avenue toward Haledon and Paterson, according to Wayne Police Capt. Daniel Daly. Minutes later, a Haledon police officer stopped a Chevy Malibu on West Broadway and noticed one rear passenger was bleeding while another appeared to be hiding his face, police said. The vehicle fled the stop and crashed a few bloc…
Why Tesla Didn't Electrify CT Town Pool After Splashdown On Opening Day Why Tesla Didn't Electrify CT Town Pool After Splashdown On Opening Day
Why Tesla Didn't Electrify CT Town Pool After Splashdown On Opening Day Opening day at the Steve Benko Pool in New Canaan didn't go quite as planned.  Instead of swimmers diving in, a Tesla did. A now-viral video taken by Kristen Schilo of New Canaan Dogs shows firefighters hoisting the electric vehicle from the pool at Waveny Park after it crashed through a fence and plunged into the water Tuesday morning, June 16.  Multiple lifeguards and police officers entered the pool to help the driver out of the submerged vehicle, police said. He was the only person inside. Concerns about the pool becoming electrified appear to be unfounded. According to EV F…
Apple Price Hikes Coming: Here's Why Apple Price Hikes Coming: Here's Why
Apple Price Hikes Coming: Here's Why You could soon pay more for iPhones, Macs, iPads, and other devices as Apple faces soaring costs for memory and storage chips, according to a report. Apple plans to raise prices on its products to offset surging memory and storage costs, outgoing CEO Tim Cook told The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, June 17.  Cook, who replaced co-founder Steve Jobs, will be replaced by senior vice president of hardware engineering John Ternus on Tuesday, Sept. 1. While he didn't say when the increases would begin, how large they'd be, or which products would be affected, Cook ca…
Trump 'Completely Made Up' Story About Her, Stunned Italian Prime Minister Says Trump 'Completely Made Up' Story About Her, Stunned Italian Prime Minister Says
Trump 'Completely Made Up' Story About Her, Stunned Italian Prime Minister Says A photo dispute between two world leaders is now drawing diplomatic fallout. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused President Donald Trump of making up a story about her after the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, according to a video statement she posted on X on Friday, June 19. Click here for a new, updated story: Trump Responds To Italian Prime Minister's Claim He Made Up Story About Her Trump claimed in an interview broadcast on the Italian TV network La7 that Meloni wanted a photo with him so badly that she begged him for it.  Meloni rejected that account.…
Popular Toy Linked To Choking Incidents, Sparking Huge Recall Popular Toy Linked To Choking Incidents, Sparking Huge Recall
Popular Toy Linked To Choking Incidents, Sparking Huge Recall A popular baby teething toy is being recalled after several children choked or suffered respiratory distress. GOPO Toys issued the recall for about 70,410 GOPO TOYS Pull String Teething Toys, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, June 18. The teethers violate the mandatory federal toy safety standard because the silicone strings are smaller and longer than allowed.  The recalled toy's strings can reach the back of a child's throat and become lodged, creating a serious and deadly choking hazard. GOPO has received three reports of children choking on the…
Dog Saves West Milford Family From Fast-Moving House Fire Dog Saves West Milford Family From Fast-Moving House Fire
Dog Saves West Milford Family From Fast-Moving House Fire A dog is being credited with saving its owner's life after alerting her to a house fire that tore through a West Milford home overnight, fire officials said. West Milford firefighters were dispatched to a reported house fire at 21 Elm St. at 12:48 a.m., Friday, June 19, according to Fire Marshal Michael Moscatello. First-arriving crews found the home heavily involved in fire, Moscatello said. All occupants had escaped before firefighters arrived after the homeowner was awakened and alerted to the fire by her dog, according to fire officials. No injuries were reported. The fire wa…