Water Bead Toys Sold At Target Being Recalled After Infant Dies, Child Seriously Injured Water Bead Toys Sold At Target Being Recalled After Infant Dies, Child Seriously Injured
Water Bead Toys Sold At Target Being Recalled After Infant Dies, Child Seriously Injured One child is dead and a second required surgery after playing with a water bead toy that is now being recalled. Buffalo Games is recalling 52,000 "Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kits" due to the potential risk that children could swallow them and face severe, potentially life-threatening consequences, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced this week. If a water bead is ingested, it expands and can pose ingestion, choking and obstruction hazards inside a child's body, resulting in discomfort, dehydration, and the risk of death. The recalled toys were s…
SEEN THAT MOVIE BEFORE: Yet Another Tractor-Trailer Jackknifes On Notorious Route 287 Stretch SEEN THAT MOVIE BEFORE: Yet Another Tractor-Trailer Jackknifes On Notorious Route 287 Stretch
Seen That Movie Before: Yet Another Tractor-Trailer Jackknifes On Notorious Route 287 Stretch A diesel exhaust fluid tank ripped open when yet another tractor-trailer jackknifed overnight Tuesday on a notorious stretch of Route 287 near the New York State border in Mahwah, closing that side of the highway once more. "When is enough enough?" Mahwah Mayor Jim Wysocki asked. It was around 2:30 a.m. Aug. 15 when the Target rig went wrong on northbound Route 287 near mile marker 64. The rain-slicked roadway once again had to be closed so the tractor-trailer could be removed and a Bergen County Hazardous Materials unit could handle the fuel spill. No injuries were reported. Mahwah fir…
Target Opens Long-Awaited Small-Format Store On Jersey Shore Target Opens Long-Awaited Small-Format Store On Jersey Shore
Target Opens Long-Awaited Small-Format Store On Jersey Shore A long-awaited Target store in Monmouth County will have its grand opening this Sunday, July 16, officials announced. The twist? It's one of Target's newest "small-format" stores, located next to Best Buy at Eatontown Plaza on the busy corner of Routes 35 and 36. The store sits in a 60,000-square-foot space formerly occupied by Vingo Wines, China Buffet and Babies R Us. The small-format stores "live up to their name as some of our smallest Target stores, and for a good reason," the Target website says. "Their flexible designs let us bring the best of the Bullseye into urban neighborhoods,…
Niall Horan Stops By Jersey City Target Store (VIDEO) Niall Horan Stops By Jersey City Target Store (VIDEO)
Niall Horan Stops By Jersey City Target Store (Video) When in Rome? Former One Direction star Niall Horan momentarily swapped his Irish brogue for a New Jersey accent — well, sort of — while visiting a Target store in Jersey City last weekend. "We're here at Target in Joizy City," the 29-year-old pop star said in a TikTok video while promoting his new album, "The Show." Donning a Canadian tuxedo, the "Slow Hands" singer signed vinyl copies of his new album and snapped photos with fans. The album dropped Friday, June 9.
Kitchen Products Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Injury Concerns, Reports Of 'Severe Cuts' Kitchen Products Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Injury Concerns, Reports Of 'Severe Cuts'
Kitchen Products Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Injury Concerns, Reports Of 'Severe Cuts' Nearly 500,000 juicers are being recalled after reports of hundreds of malfunctions reported by consumers, some of which included injuries that required emergency treatment, according to federal officials.  The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Empower Brands is recalling approximately 469,000 Power XL Self-Cleaning Juicers due to both laceration and ingestion hazards. According to the CPSC, the juicers can rupture during use, striking users and posing a laceration hazard. They've also been known to leave small particle shavings in the juice, posing an ad…
Barbie Ferreira On 'Torturous' Bergen County Teen Years, Why She Left 'Euphoria' Barbie Ferreira On 'Torturous' Bergen County Teen Years, Why She Left 'Euphoria'
Barbie Ferreira On 'Torturous' Bergen County Teen Years, Why She Left 'Euphoria' A 26-year-old model and actress who got her start in Bergen County is sharing her story on a popular podcast for celebs — oh, and giving "Euphoria" fans the answer they've been waiting for. Barbie Ferreira — who played Kat Hernandez on the HBO show — tells "Armchair Expert" hosts Dax Shepard and Monica Padman on the Monday, April 3 episode why she left: "I didn't want to be the fat best friend." Further, Ferreira said her departure before the third season was a mutual decision, and that her character was slowly fading out. "I think there were places she could have gone. I just don’t think…
Deaths Lead To Recall Of Hoverboards Sold At Target Due To Possible Fire Hazard Deaths Lead To Recall Of Hoverboards Sold At Target Due To Possible Fire Hazard
Deaths Lead To Recall Of Hoverboards Sold At Target Due To Possible Fire Hazard Tens of thousands of scooters and hoverboards are being recalled nationwide due to faulty batteries that could pose a fire hazard and already led to the death of two young girls in Pennsylvania. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced this week that approximately 53,000 42-volt Jetson Rogue self-balancing scooters/hoverboards are subject to recall due to their lithium-ion battery backs that can overheat and cause a fire. Officials say that a 10-year-old girl and her 15-year-old sister died from a fire on April 1, 2022 in Hellertown, Pennsylvania, which the Hellertown Borough…
Millions Of Fisher-Price 'Rock 'n Play Sleepers' Recalled As Death Toll Approaches 100 Infants Millions Of Fisher-Price 'Rock 'n Play Sleepers' Recalled As Death Toll Approaches 100 Infants
Millions Of Fisher-Price 'Rock 'n Play Sleepers' Recalled As Death Toll Approaches 100 Infants Fisher-Price has issued a fresh recall of millions of its “Rock ’n Play Sleepers” after there were at least eight new infant fatalities reported to bring the death toll to around 100. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Fisher-Price has re-issued a recall of 4.7 million of its product that could lead to infants rolling from their back to their stomach or side while unrestrained, raising the chances of injury or death. Officials say that the initial recall was announced in April 2019, though parents and caretakers have continued to utilize the faulty product, desp…
Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Gets 11 Mandatory Years Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Gets 11 Mandatory Years
Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Gets 11 Mandatory Years UPDATE: A previously-convicted child porn collector from Atlantic City was sentenced Thursday to more than 11 years in federal prison -- without parole -- for doing it again, authorities said. Cory Newman, a 46-year-old former U.S. Navy petty officer, must serve out just about all of the sentence handed down on Jan. 5 because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Newman had previously spent more than four years behind bars following a 2007 conviction on similar charges when he showed up on law enforcement radar once again, authorities said. Agents of Homeland Security Invest…
Target Recalls 204K Weighted Blankets After Children Die From Asphyxiation Target Recalls 204K Weighted Blankets After Children Die From Asphyxiation
Target Recalls 204K Weighted Blankets After Children Die From Asphyxiation Hundreds of thousands of weighted blankest sold online and at Target brick-and-mortar locations across the country are being recalled due to the potential a child could die by asphyxiation following a pair of reported deaths. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that it is recalling approximately 204,000 “Pillowfort Weighted Blankets” that pose a threat because a child could become entrapped inside by unzipping and entering the blanket, potentially creating a fatal situation. As of Thursday, Dec. 22, a 4-year-old girl and a 6-year-old girl became entrapped inside the…
Taser-Armed Target Shoplifter Cornered, Captured By Closter Police: Authorities Taser-Armed Target Shoplifter Cornered, Captured By Closter Police: Authorities
Taser-Armed Target Shoplifter Cornered, Captured By Closter Police: Authorities A possibly armed shoplifter who was confronted by police outside a Target in Closter dropped two bundles of merchandise and took off on foot, authorities said. Keith Primm, 29, of the Bronx had just exited the Closter Plaza store when the officers pulled up, Lt. Vincent Aiello said. A caller had told police that Primm, who was also carrying a backpack, was “possibly displaying a weapon,” the lieutenant added. Primm told the responding officers that he’d bought the items in the bags, then dropped them and ran towards Vervalen Street, Aiello said. Backups arrived as Primm made his way acros…
Target Store Worker From South Jersey Believed Killed By Ex-BF In Philly Target Store Worker From South Jersey Believed Killed By Ex-BF In Philly
Target Store Worker From South Jersey Believed Killed By Ex-BF In Philly Friends, loved ones, and neighbors are pitching in to aid an area family in their moment of tragedy.  Sahmya Garcia, 20, was shot ten times outside a SEPTA station in Philadelphia early on Tuesday, Nov. 8, as multiple outlets have reported.  Her ex-boyfriend, 41-year-old Marcus Burney, was arrested at the scene after being shot in the leg by police, many sources report. He is charged with murder and awaiting a preliminary hearing on Nov. 29, state court records show.  Just hours before her murder on Tuesday, Garcia had filed a protection-from-abuse order against Burney in a city court, re…