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Car Crash Setup Leads To Gunpoint Robbery: Hillside PD Car Crash Setup Leads To Gunpoint Robbery: Hillside PD
Car Crash Setup Leads To Gunpoint Robbery: Hillside PD A 34-year-old Chatham man was robbed of $50 at gunpoint after robbers planned a car crash while he was driving his Volkswagen in Hillside on the evening of Sunday, April 30, police said. At the intersection of Schley Street and Winans Ave, a silver BMW SUV stopped in the middle of the intersection, police said. As the driver of the Volkswagen attempted to avoid crashing into the BMW, a white Audi stopped behind the BMW, causing the Volkswagen to crash into it, police said. The driver of the BMW made a U-turn and pulled behind the Volkswagen, police said. He went up to the driver of the Volk…

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by Sam Barron
News
Powerball Ticket Food For $100K Sold In Union County Powerball Ticket Food For $100K Sold In Union County
Powerball Ticket Food For $100K Sold In Union County A winning Powerball ticket good for $100,000 was sold in Union County. The ticket from the Wednesday, Sept. 8 drawing wins the $50,000 third-tier prize, which was purchased with Power Play, multiplying it to $100,000. The ticket was sold at North Broad Food Mart located at 1410 North Broad St., in Hillside. The winning numbers were: 09, 22, 41, 47, and 61. The Red Power Ball number was 21. The Power Play was 2X.  The Powerball jackpot rolled to $409 million for the Saturday, Sept. 11 drawing.

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Montclair Principal Replaced After Showing Video Of Black Man Deemed Offensive Montclair Principal Replaced After Showing Video Of Black Man Deemed Offensive
Montclair Principal Replaced After Showing Video Of Black Man Deemed Offensive The principal of a Montclair middle school was ousted from his role after showing what his colleagues called an offensive video of a black man during a staff convocation, reports say. Renaissance at Rand Principal John Putrino showed the video of a man yelling about the tribulations that remote learning posed for children during a "welcome back" event over Zoom, Baristanet reports. Superintendent Dr. Jonathan Ponds had the tech team stop the video as the Zoom comment section became flooded with comments from staff calling the video offensive, the outlet said. Ponds subsequently emailed an …

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by Cecilia Levine