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Police & Fire
Authorities ID Jersey City Mom Who Died Hours After Infant
Both a newborn baby girl and her mom died after a home delivery in Jersey City over the weekend, authorities said. Sandra Provost, 41, gave birth to a baby girl who was pronounced dead at 33 Suburbia Ct. at 6:05 Saturday morning, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Provost was transported to Jersey City Medical Center, where she died that afternoon, Suarez said. Authorities did not say whether or not Provost's condition was related to the birth of her new daughter. The baby's age was unknown, Suarez's office said. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regi…
Business
Iconic Italian Elizabeth Restaurant Spirito's For Sale
Spirito's in Elizabeth is on the market. The old-school Italian restaurant dates back to the Great Depression, and has earned a reputation as one of the most beloved Italian eateries in the state. The listings started popping up earlier this week. The restaurant, building and land are for sale -- along with the liquor license and second- and- third-floor apartments. Several health code violations closed Spirito's over the summer. NJ.com said a call to owner Mike Spirito was not returned before publication.
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Last Weekend Was So Cold That Mountain Creek Had Earliest Opening Ever
The frigid temperatures served some skiers and snow boarders well at Mountain Creek. The Vernon resort cranked out some fresh powder to open one slope last Saturday and Sunday (both days a high of 38 degrees), the earliest opening in Mountain Creek history. The weekend event was best suited for freestyle skiers and snow boarders who are "more inclined to appreciate terrain park features," Mountain Creek Resort's director of sales and marketing, Evan Kovach, told NJ.com. The resort turned on snow-making machines last Tuesday night, the news outlet reported. By Thursday afternoon, nearly 2 …
Police & Fire
S. Plainfield Cancels Labor Day Parade, Explosive Devices Found Near Route
Officials in South Plainfield Monday have cancelled a Labor Day parade and other activities over what officials described only as a "security concern." Officials did not immediately provide any information about the nature of the threat. A large police presence was seen Monday in Spring Lake Park and the parade route was closed off, according to a published report. NJ.com reported that the parade was cancelled when about half a dozen pipe bomb-like devices were found on a property near the parade route. No direct threat was made but a man in his 50s is in police custody, NJ.com …
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Star Lenny Dykstra Spent 9 Hours Searching Linden Dumpster For Dentures
Lenny Dykstra has his dentures -- after nine hours of digging through a Linden dumpster. The former Phillies and Mets player put his dentures in a napkin while taking down subs at Jersey Mike's on over the weekend, he said on Twitter. It wasn't until he got home that he realized his left his nearly $800,000 dentures -- made from actual bone marrow -- at the restaurant, NJ.com reports. Dykstra and wrestler "Sprinkles the Clown" stayed at the restaurant overnight looking for the precious set of teeth. Sprinkles the Clown helps Lenny Dykstra dig through dumpsters for his teeth.Lenny Dyks…
Police & Fire
Newark Police Officer Indicted In Fatal Shooting Following High-Speed Chase
A Newark police officer has been indicted on manslaughter, assault, official misconduct and other charges for shooting and killing a fleeing suspect earlier this year, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office announced Tuesday night. Crespo was being held at the Essex County jail and was expected to make an initial court appearance tomorrow or Thursday. Around 11:30 p.m. Jan. 28, a car containing Gregory Griffin, 46, and Andrew Dixon, 35, was stopped at Clinton Avenue and Thomas Street. The officer believed she saw a gun in the vehicle, authorities said. Griffin and Dixon fled the stop and …
Police & Fire
Killer Who Strangled 4-Year-Old Son, Girlfriend In Jersey City Gets 60 Years In State Prison
A 29-year-old Jersey City man will spend most of the century behind bars for killing his girlfriend and the couple's toddler son three years ago, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said in a statement Tuesday. Jose Santos-Alvarez was sentenced to 20 years for the slaying of Monika Potoczniak, 27, on Oct. 7, 2015. That same day he also strangled the couple's four-year-old son Christopher, Suarez said. He was sentenced to 40 years for the boy's murder. Under New Jersey's No Early Release Act, Santos-Alvarez must serve 51 years in state prison before he will be eligible for parole, i…
Schools
Teacher's Aide In Union City Charged With Sexual Contact: Report
A 56-year-old teacher's aide has been accused of grabbing the buttocks of a student at Emerson Middle School, NJ.com reported Friday. Oscar Acebo-Solis, 56, was charged with criminal sexual contact and endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the incident, which occurred March 8, according to an criminal complaint.
Schools
SUP'T: Morris County HS Speaker Told Students Hitler Was 'Good Leader'
A good leader with bad moral character and intentions. That's how a guest speaker described Hitler to a room full of Madison High School student athletes over the weekend, NJ.com reports. The speaker was not identified by Superintendent Mark Schwarz in a letter co-signed by three other district officials sent to parents, nor was the presentation screened in advance, he said. Schwartz called the presentation “unnecessarily provocative and insensitive," the news outlet said. The Saturday assembly was aimed at promoting “positive leadership values and a culture of sportsm…
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: Retired Fire Chief From Tenafly Swiped Artifacts From Museum To Sell On eBay
A retired Bayonne battalion chief was arrested for stealing artifacts from the Chief John T. Brennan Fire Museum and selling them online, said authorities who charged him. Paul Avery, 64 of Tenafly, was charged last Thursday with theft after an investigation found he sold several items on eBay including three helmets and a speaking trumpet, police told several media outlets. Avery, who earns an annual pension of $130,000, worked at the museum painting and building cabinets, the New York Post reports. He worked for the department for 36 years and retired in 2017. A fire captain who wor…
Business
Report
: Bergen County Restaurants Ranked Among Most Expensive In New Jersey
Filet mignon. Crab meat cocktails. Lots and lots of wine. That's what's on the menu at the most expensive restaurants in Bergen County. According to a list published in NJ.com, several area restaurants account for the priciest meals in New Jersey. The media outlet found the average prices at every restaurants and then the total price for two appetizers, two entrees, two drinks and a dessert. The following restaurants had the highest totals of the 27 on the list (figures represent dinner for two) 22. The Saddle River Inn, $149 17. The River Palm Terrace, Edgewater, Fair Lawn and Mahw…
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FBI: Suspicious Package For Cory Booker Intercepted In Florida
A suspicious package addressed to New Jersey Senator Cory Booker was recovered at a mail processing facility in Florida Friday morning, the FBI said. The package marks the 11th recovered this week "similar in appearance to the others" addressed to Trump critics, including Alec Baldwin. A 12th package intended for former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper was later intercepted in Manhattan, the FBI said. The package addressed to Booker's Camden office and apparently contained a pipe-bomb, NJ.com reports. Booker on Wednesday tweeted: "These targeted acts of terr…
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