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Big Lots To Begin 'Going Out Of Business' Sales At Nearly 1,000 Remaining Stores Big Lots To Begin 'Going Out Of Business' Sales At Nearly 1,000 Remaining Stores
Big Lots To Begin 'Going Out Of Business' Sales At Nearly 1,000 Remaining Stores Big Lots has announced plans to close all of its remaining 963 stores, initiating "going out of business" sales following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in September. The company says it's started the process of closing stores in 48 states and liquidating inventory under its court-supervised Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.  The decision comes as the retailer seeks to maximize value for stakeholders while exploring potential going-concern sale opportunities. "We all have worked extremely hard and have taken every step to complete a going concern sale," Big Lots' President and Chie…
Cucumbers, Eggs Recalled Due To Risk Of Salmonella Contamination Cucumbers, Eggs Recalled Due To Risk Of Salmonella Contamination
Cucumbers, Eggs Recalled Due To Risk Of Salmonella Contamination Cucumbers distributed throughout the US and Canada and organic eggs sold in 25 Costco stores in several states have been recalled due to the risk of Salmonella contamination. Cucumber recall SunFed Produce, LLC (SunFed) is recalling all sizes of whole fresh American cucumbers packaged in bulk cardboard containers labeled with the “SunFed” label or in a generic white box or black plastic crate with a sticker that provides the implicated grower’s name “Agrotato, S.A. de C.V." The recalled cucumbers were sold between Saturday, Oct. 12, through Thursday, Nov. 26, 2024. The whole fresh America…
10M Pounds Of Meat, Poultry Recalled Due To Listeria Concerns: Product List 10M Pounds Of Meat, Poultry Recalled Due To Listeria Concerns: Product List
10M Pounds Of Meat, Poultry Recalled Due To Listeria Concerns: Product List The product list has now been released for a nationwide recall of nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry products over fears they may be contaminated with Listeria. Click here for a new, updated story: New Update: Products Added To Recall Of 10M Pounds Of Meat, Poultry Due To Listeria Concerns The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)  announced that BrucePac is recalling approximately 9,986,245 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. The ready-to-eat meat and poultry items were produced…
Popular Milk Product Recalled In 27 States, Including NJ, Due To Allergy Risk Popular Milk Product Recalled In 27 States, Including NJ, Due To Allergy Risk
Popular Milk Product Recalled In 27 States, Including NJ, Due To Allergy Risk A nationwide recall has been issues for a popular brand of milk due to an allergy risk. HP Hood LLC is recalling 96-ounce containers of Lactaid Milk because the product may contain trace amounts of almond, which is not listed on the label.  People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to almonds may run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products, according to an announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The product was shopped to retailers and wholesalers in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois…
NJ Natives, Former Rutgers Players Will Face Each Other At Super Bowl LVIII NJ Natives, Former Rutgers Players Will Face Each Other At Super Bowl LVIII
NJ Natives, Former Rutgers Players Will Face Each Other At Super Bowl Lviii Three former Rutgers University football players will face off in Super Bowl LVIII, including one New Jersey native trying to win his third Lombardi Trophy and two Scarlet Knights looking to earn their second championship. Kansas City Chiefs starting running back Isiah Pacheco, of Vineland, helped lead the defending champions in the AFC title game at Baltimore on Sunday, Jan. 28. He rushed for 68 yards, caught four balls for 14 yards, and scored a second-quarter touchdown to put the Chiefs ahead of the Ravens for good in their 17-10 win. In a postgame interview with FOX Sports, Pacheco said…
RESCHEDULED: Ali Stroker Returns Home For North Jersey Book Signing After All RESCHEDULED: Ali Stroker Returns Home For North Jersey Book Signing After All
Rescheduled: Ali Stroker Returns Home For North Jersey Book Signing After All Ali Stroker, the Tony Award winning actress and Bergen County native, is going back to where it all started. The Nov. 18, 2023 signing of her new children's book "Cut Loose" at Bookends in Ridgewood — where Stroker was born and raised — was canceled, but has been rescheduled for Sunday, Jan. 21. In "Cut Loose," Nat faces the prospect of being not only the new kid in school, but the new kid in a wheelchair, according to a synopsis.  While things start off slowly, she eventually makes a new best friend, gets a boyfriend, and takes part in a theatre competition as she aims to live o…
Morris County Musician Has Role In 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' Out This Weekend Morris County Musician Has Role In 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' Out This Weekend
Morris County Musician Has Role In 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' Out This Weekend Martin Scorsese may be famous for his ties to New York, but he knows to use one of New Jersey's most talented musicians. Pete Yorn, a native of Montville, appears in Scorsese's new epic "Killers of the Flower Moon," about the murder of Osage tribe members in Oklahoma in the 1920s.  Along with Yorn, the movie features Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro and Lily Gladstone. Despite being frequent Scorsese collaborators, this is the first time DeNiro and DiCaprio have appeared together in one of his feature-length films. Yorn has stayed true to his Jersey roots. In 2004, he released an albu…
$550M Sought From New Jersey Thieves In Federal Catalytic Converter Crackdown $550M Sought From New Jersey Thieves In Federal Catalytic Converter Crackdown
$550M Sought From New Jersey Thieves In Federal Catalytic Converter Crackdown Catalytic converter thieves across the US could soon have to cough up $550 million as part of a federal, state and local crackdown on the thefts and resales that turned a massive profit, authorities announced. The Department of Justice announced on Wednesday, Nov. 2 that it will be seeking forfeiture from those responsible for the trend of vehicle parts being stolen and resold for massive profits. In total, 21 people in five states have been charged following busts, searches, and seizures in the following states, according to the DOJ: California; Oklahoma; Wyoming; Minnesota; New Jersey;…
NJ Kids Among 80+ Groomed By California Man To Make Child Porn: Authorities NJ Kids Among 80+ Groomed By California Man To Make Child Porn: Authorities
NJ Kids Among 80+ Groomed By California Man To Make Child Porn: Authorities Over 80 children worldwide— between the ages of six and 13-years-old— were groomed by a California man to produce child porn— including five children from New Jersey, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said. Demetrius Carl Davis, 24, posed as an 11-year-old girl called “Lizzy” to form online relationships with the children and convince them to perform and record sexual acts on other children in their lives, according to a report released by the sheriff’s Internet Crimes Against Children task force. VIDEO PRESS RELEASE: Child Sexual Predator Suspect "Lizzy" Arrested Po…
TSA: Out-Of-State Traveler Nabbed Trying To Tote Loaded Gun Onto Flight At LaGuardia TSA: Out-Of-State Traveler Nabbed Trying To Tote Loaded Gun Onto Flight At LaGuardia
TSA: Out-Of-State Traveler Nabbed Trying To Tote Loaded Gun Onto Flight At LaGuardia A loaded handgun was seized and an Oklahoma traveler arrested after TSA officers caught him trying to carry the weapon onto a flight at LaGuardia Airport, authorities said. A Transporation Security Administration officer spotted the .380-caliber Ruger LCP as the owner's belongings passed through the X-Ray machine at a security checkpoint, Transportation Security Administration Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said. Port Authority police arrested the traveler and seized the pocket-carry gun, which was loaded with three rounds, Farbstein said. Travelers cannot carry guns onto planes under any ci…
Motocross Mentor Accused Of Raping Children In NJ, 10 Other States Motocross Mentor Accused Of Raping Children In NJ, 10 Other States
Motocross Mentor Accused Of Raping Children In NJ, 10 Other States A man arrested for rape and kidnapping in Tennessee is thought to have raped children in 10 other states, according to the Hamilton County district attorney's office and Homeland Security. Ryan Andrew Meyung, 30, of Ringgold, Tennessee, was on three counts of child rape, two counts of aggravated kidnapping and other related charges on Saturday, Dec. 18, as first reported by the Chattanoogan.  During the investigation, local police partnered with the federal law enforcement agency Homeland Security Investigations and learned Meyung may have more victims in other states, including Georg…
PHOTOS: Accused Gunman In Morristown Shooting Captured In Oklahoma On Murder Charge PHOTOS: Accused Gunman In Morristown Shooting Captured In Oklahoma On Murder Charge
Photos: Accused Gunman In Morristown Shooting Captured In Oklahoma On Murder Charge A 27-year-old man wanted in a Morristown killing was captured in Oklahoma and arrested on murder charges, authorities said (scroll down for photos of the arrest). Tyrell Lansing fired multiple rounds at Raijah Scott, 35, of Cedar Knolls, on Aug. 18 around 1 a.m., before leaving in a car, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Scott was found with gunshot wounds in the parking lot near 28 Clyde Potts Dr., Carroll said alongside Chief of Detectives Christoph Kimker, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, and Morristown Police Department Acting Chief Darnell Richardson. Following an a…
Justice Department Accuses Walmart Of Fueling Opioid Crisis, Seeks Billions In Penalties Justice Department Accuses Walmart Of Fueling Opioid Crisis, Seeks Billions In Penalties
Justice Department Accuses Walmart Of Fueling Opioid Crisis, Seeks Billions In Penalties The Trump Administration sued Walmart on Tuesday for producing what it alleges is an illegal flow of pain killers that has fueled America’s opioid crisis. Ignoring “red flag” warnings against suspicious prescriptions from its own pharmacists, Walmart turned a network of 5,000 national in-store pharmacies into a pipeline of highly addictive painkillers, the Justice Department’s alleges in its lawsuit. Walmart understaffed those pharmacies while pressuring workers to fill prescriptions quickly – enabling widespread drug abuse -- in order to increase profits, the suit filed in US District Cour…
Feds Accuse Couple Who Took Over ‘Tiger King’ Park Of Inhumane Animal Treatment Feds Accuse Couple Who Took Over ‘Tiger King’ Park Of Inhumane Animal Treatment
Feds Accuse Couple Who Took Over ‘Tiger King’ Park Of Inhumane Animal Treatment The couple who took over the once-popular “Tiger King” roadside animal park after Joseph “Joe Exotic” Maldonado-Passage went to prison are now in trouble themselves. The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday that the federal government has taken Jeffrey and Lauren Lowe to court, accusing them and their company of inhumane treatment and improper handling of animals at the Oklahoma zoo. “The Lowes’ failure to provide basic veterinary care, appropriate food, and safe living conditions for the animals does not meet standards required by both the Animal Welfare Act and the Endangered Speci…
COVID-19: One State Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List COVID-19: One State Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List
Covid-19: One State Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List Travelers from one state have been added to the COVID-19 joint quarantine list of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The new state added on Tuesday, Oct. 6 is New Mexico. No areas have been removed from the advisory list of 33 states and two territories. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven-day rolling average or a state with a 10 percent or higher positivity rate over a seven-day rolling average. Data indicates that new cases per 100,000 residents in New Mexico now average close to 11. T…
COVID-19: Five States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List COVID-19: Five States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List
Covid-19: Five States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List Travelers from five states have been added to the COVID-19 joint quarantine list of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The new states added on Tuesday, Sept. 22 are Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada, Rhode Island, and Wyoming. No states or territories have been removed. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven-day rolling average or a state with a 10 percent or higher positivity rate over a seven-day rolling average. Those who have traveled to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut from those area…
COVID-19: Six States Removed From NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List, Puerto Rico Added COVID-19: Six States Removed From NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List, Puerto Rico Added
Covid-19: Six States Removed From NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List, Puerto Rico Added Travelers from six states have been removed from the COVID-19 joint quarantine list of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. California, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, and Ohio were removed from the Travel Advisory List on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Puerto Rico was added to the list. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven-day rolling average or a state with a 10 percent or higher positivity rate over a seven-day rolling average. Those who have traveled to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut from …
COVID-19: Travelers From Four States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List COVID-19: Travelers From Four States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List
Covid-19: Travelers From Four States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List Travelers from four more states have been added to the COVID-19 joint quarantine list of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The new states added on Tuesday, Sept. 8 are Delaware, Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia. Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands have been removed. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven-day rolling average or a state with a 10 percent or higher positivity rate over a seven-day rolling average. Those who have traveled to New York, New Jersey and Conne…
NJ Pedophile Roundup: 21 Caught Having Or Trying To Have Sex With Kids, AG Says NJ Pedophile Roundup: 21 Caught Having Or Trying To Have Sex With Kids, AG Says
NJ Pedophile Roundup: 21 Caught Having Or Trying To Have Sex With Kids, AG Says One pedophile traveled to Atlantic City from Oklahoma for sex with two pre-teenage girls. Another had a girl carve his initials into her legs. A third posted a social media video of her raping a youngster she was babysitting. These were among 21 people busted in a massive state pedophile roundup, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced Wednesday. Opportunities for predators to contact children directly have dramatically increased with remote home learning amid the coronavirus pandemic, Grewal said. “Reports to our Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force of potential pred…
COVID-19: Five States Removed From NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List, One Territory Added COVID-19: Five States Removed From NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List, One Territory Added
Covid-19: Five States Removed From NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List, One Territory Added Travelers from five states have been removed from the COVID-19 joint quarantine list of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. This marks the first week since the list was started on Thursday, June 25, when eight states were initially named, that no new states with high COVID positivity testing rates have been added. However, one new territory has been added: Guam. The five states removed on Tuesday, Aug. 25 are Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Maryland and Montana. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents …
COVID-19: Travelers From More States, Virgin Islands Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List COVID-19: Travelers From More States, Virgin Islands Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List
Covid-19: Travelers From More States, Virgin Islands Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List Travelers from two more states, as well as the Virgin Islands, with high positive testing rates for COVID-19 have now been added to the joint quarantine order for out-of-state travelers to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The new states as of Tuesday, Aug. 11 are Hawaii and South Dakota. The Virgin Islands have also been added. Alaska, New Mexico, Ohio and Rhode Island have been removed. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven-day rolling average or a state with a 10 percent or higher p…
COVID-19: Travelers From Rhode Island Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List COVID-19: Travelers From Rhode Island Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List
Covid-19: Travelers From Rhode Island Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List Travelers coming into New York, New Jersey and Connecticut from Rhode Island will now be subject to a mandatory 14-day quarantine as the region continues combating the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Officials in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey announced on Tuesday, Aug. 4 that Rhode Island has been added to the quarantine list, while Delaware and Washington, D.C. have recovered enough from the virus to be removed from the list. States subject to a 14-day quarantine have a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a 7-day rolling average or an area with a 10…
COVID-19: Travelers From More States, Puerto Rico, DC Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List COVID-19: Travelers From More States, Puerto Rico, DC Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List
Covid-19: Travelers From More States, Puerto Rico, DC Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List Travelers from three more states, as well as Puerto Rico and Washington, DC, with high positive testing rates for COVID-19 have now been added to the joint quarantine order for out-of-state travelers to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The newly added states as of Tuesday, July 28, are Illinois, Kentucky, and Minnesota, bringing the number to 34 states, in addition to Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven-day rolling average or a state with a 10 per…
COVID-19: Travelers From 10 More States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List, Bringing Total To 31 COVID-19: Travelers From 10 More States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List, Bringing Total To 31
Covid-19: Travelers From 10 More States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List, Bringing Total To 31 Travelers from 10 more states with high positive testing rates for COVID-19 have now been added to the joint quarantine order for out-of-state travelers to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Alaska, Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Virginia and Washington were added to the list on Tuesday, July 21, bringing the total number of states to 31. Minnesota came off the list. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven-day rolling average or a state with a 10 percent…
COVID-19: Travelers From Four More States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List COVID-19: Travelers From Four More States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List
Covid-19: Travelers From Four More States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List Travelers from four more states with high positive testing rates for COVID-19 have now been added to the joint quarantine order for out-of-state travelers to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The newly-added states as of Tuesday, July 14 are Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio and Wisconsin, bringing the total number of states on the list to 22. Delaware, which had been added to the list a week ago along with Kansas and Oklahoma, has now been removed. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven…
COVID-19: Travelers From Three More States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List COVID-19: Travelers From Three More States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List
Covid-19: Travelers From Three More States Added To NY/NJ/CT Quarantine List Travelers from three more states with high positive testing rates for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have now been added to the joint quarantine order for out-of-state travelers to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The newly-added states as of Tuesday, July 7 are Delaware, Kansas and Oklahoma, bringing the total number of states on the list to 19. The quarantine applies to any person arriving from a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven-day rolling average or a state with a 10 percent or higher positivity rate over a 7-day rolling average. …
Sheriff: Self-Proclaimed Pedophile, Ex-Lafayette BOE Member Found With Disturbing Child Porn Sheriff: Self-Proclaimed Pedophile, Ex-Lafayette BOE Member Found With Disturbing Child Porn
Sheriff: Self-Proclaimed Pedophile, Ex-Lafayette BOE Member Found With Disturbing Child Porn An Oklahoma man and self-proclaimed pedophile who once served on the Lafayette Board of Education was arrested on child pornography charges, authorities said. Walter Stumpf, 66, was arrested Sept. 9 after an investigation found he visited websites featuring stories about raping and killing kids, had sexual fantasy stories between himself and children saved on his home computer and had been uploading child porn to internet sites, the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) announced in a statement. Stumpf, who served on the Lafayette School Board for three years, told investigators he enjoye…
Ridgewood's Ali Stroker Makes History With Tony Award Win: 'For Every Kid With A Disability' Ridgewood's Ali Stroker Makes History With Tony Award Win: 'For Every Kid With A Disability'
Ridgewood's Ali Stroker Makes History With Tony Award Win: 'For Every Kid With A Disability' Ridgewood's Ali Stroker made history Sunday night when she became the first person in a wheelchair to win a Tony Award. The "Glee" star accepted the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical, for her portrayal of Ado Annie in Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!" The 31-year-old from Ridgewood was paralyzed from the chest down in a car accident when she was 2.  Stroker didn't let her limitation stop her from pursuing her passion to perform and used her win as an opportunity to inspire others like her. “This award is for every kid who is watching tonight wh…
Get The Tissues: Military Sister Surprises Twins At Lodi Little League Game Get The Tissues: Military Sister Surprises Twins At Lodi Little League Game
Get The Tissues: Military Sister Surprises Twins At Lodi Little League Game A pair of twins who thought they had won a Nintendo Switch during a raffle during a Lodi Little League game instead got a much bigger surprise: A visit from their sister and her husband, who both serve in the U.S. Air Force. Nine-year-old twins Justin and Ryan Wilson see their sister Justine Asbridge and her husband Micheal once a year on average, NorthJersey.com reports. The twins apparently had been asking their father Ray Wilson when their sister would be coming home, according to the story. Justine is stationed in Oklahoma and Micheal is in Greenland, the article says. CLICK HERE FOR…
Saddle Brook Dad Recovers After Emergency Brain Surgery On Business Trip Saddle Brook Dad Recovers After Emergency Brain Surgery On Business Trip
Saddle Brook Dad Recovers After Emergency Brain Surgery On Business Trip SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — Discovering that a loved one needs emergency surgery is never easy. Last month, it was even more difficult for Christynn Henriquez of Saddle Brook, whose husband was on business in Oklahoma when he began suffering from stroke-like symptoms last month. Yuniel "Nuni" Henriquez, who shares two girls with Christynn, needed emergency surgery -- before his family had time to get to him. Doctors found an abscess in his brain caused by two different bacterias and, while Nuni is doing much better, he's still in Oklahoma. "I was truly hoping to be able to transpor…