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Fiery Small Plane Crash Kills Pilot, Passenger In Maine After Leaving North Jersey Airport: FAA
Two people were killed after a small plane that took off from a North Jersey airport crashed and burst into flames in Maine on Thursday, July 25. A spokesperson for the FAA said the single-engine Cirrus SR22 left Morristown Municipal Airport before it crashed on the approach to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport in Maine around 12:25 p.m. UPDATE: Livingston Woman ID'd As Woman Killed In Double Fatal Maine Plane Crash Steve Heckman, Maine-based Trenton Volunteer Fire Chief said the plane crashed at the north end of the airport runway, where it erupted in flames. The…
Business
Vegetables, Bagged Salads Sold In NJ Recalled Due To Listeria Concerns
A recall for a brand of vegetables and bagged salads has been expanded to 18 states due to possible Listeria contamination. Ohio-based Wiers Farm began its investigation in response to the Michigan Department of Agriculture's original findings, which led to the expansion. Products in the expanded recall were packed between Friday, July through Friday, July 12. Vegetables that are part of the recall include cucumbers, green bell and jalapeno peppers, green beans, and cilantro. They were sold in a variety of different stores, including Walmart. For a full list of products, click…
Police & Fire
6-Year-Old NJ Girl Dies When Piece Of Badminton Racquet Pierces Skull On Lake Vacation
What was supposed to be a fun game of badminton on a family vacation became a tragic nightmare for one Sussex County family earlier this month. The Morgan family was enjoying lunch during a trip to a lakeside cottage on Maine around noon Saturday, June 1 when they heard screaming. The aluminum shaft of a badminton racquet her 10-year-old brother was playing with became dislodged from the wooden handle, causing the shaft to strike 6-year-old Lucy Morgan, who had been sitting on the sidelines, in the head, piercing through her skull, Maine State Police said. The Stockholm girl was rushe…
Business
Trader Joe's Recalling Basil Sold In New Jersey Due To Salmonella Outbreak
Trader Joe's is recalling Infinite Herbs-brand organic basil that was sold across the country in 2.5-ounce clamshell packaging due to concerns of Salmonella contamination. This week, the supermarket giant issued an alert cautioning shoppers in 29 states, as well as Washington, DC, not to consume the product as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigates a reported outbreak of Salmonella. Trader Joes is recalling Infinite Herbs Organic Basil FDA According to the FDA, "Trader Joe’s has already voluntarily removed all Infinite Herbs-brand organic basil packed in 2.5-oz clamshell pa…
News
'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years' Coming Soon
In just over a month, what's being called the astronomy event of the decade will occur when a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and earth, completely blocking the face of the sun and the sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk. Many are planning road trips to places where the best viewing conditions are expected for what Space.com says will be "the longest and most visible for the US in 100 years," with a four-minute duration expected beginning…
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All Clear After Active Shooter Reported At Joint Air Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
An all-clear was given approximately 45 minutes after an active shooter was reported at Joint Air Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Thursday afternoon, Oct. 26. The military base reported the incident around 3 p.m., saying a shooter was in Building 5231. LOCKDOWN LOCKDOWN LOCKDOWN ACTIVE SHOOTER REPORTED ON JBMDL BLDG 5231. ALL PERSONNEL ARE TO LOCKDOWN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ALL PERSONNEL OUTDOORS SHOULD TAKE COVER. Posted by Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on Thursday, October 26, 2023 UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE ALL CLEAR JBMDL IS NO LONGER UNDER A LOCKDOWN CONDITION, WE HAVE CONFIRMED…
Weather
Cold Front Coming: Rainy Days Will Be Followed By Fall Temps Finally
After a day or two of rain, the weather will be feeling a lot more like fall here in the Northeast, meteorologists are saying. The temps this last week have hovered somewhere around 80 with sunny skies, but that's going to change by Sunday, Oct. 8, forecasters say. While Friday, Oct. 6 will be cloudy with patchy fog and a high near 75, a temperature change is expected overnight into Saturday, Oct. 7, as a cold front sweeps through the region, the National Weather Service says. Showers will develop Friday into Saturday before the weather turns windy and cooler. As the rain clears, the t…
Business
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…
Weather
Hurricane Lee Growing Larger Before Expected Northward Turn: Latest Projected Landfall Timing
Hurricane Lee is growing in size before it is expected to take a sharp northerly turn by midweek. Click here for a new, updated story: Hurricane Lee Track Shift Poses Increased Threat For Northeast, Possible New England Landfall As of around 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, Lee is located about 550 miles south of Bermuda with 115 mile-per-hour winds. A Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, it's moving northwest at 6 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane-force winds now extend 90 miles from Lee’s center, an increase from the weekend. Some slowing…
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Hurricane Lee Restrengthens: New Models Predict Timing, Expected Site Of Landfall
Hurricane Lee has restrengthened as it is just days away from affecting a massive stretch of coastline along the East Coast. Click here for the latest update - Here Comes Hurricane Lee: Watches, Advisories Stretch From NY Through New England As of early Monday morning, Sept. 11, Lee is located 340 miles north of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean with 120 mile-per-hour winds. Now a Category 3 storm, it's moving northwest at 7 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said. It could briefly return to Category 4 status Tuesday morning, Sept. 12 before returning to Category 2 sta…
Weather
'Exceptionally Dangerous Weather Event': Lee Becomes Powerful Hurricane, May Hit Cat 5 In Days
Tropical Storm Lee has strengthened to a hurricane earlier than expected with its current path taking it toward the Atlantic Coast, possibly reaching Category 5 status. Lee, located in the Central Atlantic, is now packed with 110 mile-per-hour winds, making it a Category 2 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center. "A more significant threat from Hurricane Lee to the US East Coast could unfold during the middle or end of next week if the storm turns toward the coast," according to AccuWeather.com. Lee is expected to continue strengthening over the next couple of days, beco…
Weather
New Tropical System Expected To Become Major Hurricane Threatens East Coast
A new tropical system has developed and is expected to become a major hurricane threatening the East Coast by this weekend. Tropical Depression 13, now in the Central Atlantic is headed on a northwestern path, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm is expected to create "stronger surf and rip currents" along the Eastern Seaboard, from Florida to Maine, AccuWeather said. Depending on the path it takes, the expected time frame for potential impacts to the United States and Atlantic Canada is from Wednesday, Sept. 13 through Saturday, Sept. 16, possibly as a Category 4 hurricane, …
Sports
NBA Player Surprises NJ Baker
The San Antonio Spurs may have wildly missed the NBA’s playoff bubble, but that didn’t stop one of their rookie guards from getting his favorite bubble tea not far from his New Jersey hometown. Hackensack native Dominick Barlow, 19, an undrafted rookie, picked up by the Spurs out of the Atlanta-based Team Overtime, returned to his hometown roots and enjoyed a treat from Zai’s Cappuccino Bubble Tea in Bergenfield, according to a post made on Monday, April 17 by members of the ecstatic business. Though the Spurs limped to the worst record in the Western Conference this season - tied with the …
Business
Honda Recalls 564K SUVs For Cold Weather Rust Risk Concern
Hundreds of thousands of Honda SUVs are being recalled due to concerns that road salt could cause the frame of the vehicle to rust and unintentionally detach parts of the rear suspension. Officials announced this week that Honda is recalling nearly 564,000 CR-V models that were produced between 2007 and 2011 that were sold in states where salt and other de-icing chemicals are used to clear roads during winter storms. According to Honda, “in salt-belt states where de-icing agents are used to maintain the roadway, the de-icing agents, along with mud and water, could enter the rear frame throu…
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New York Bans Pet Stores From Selling Dogs, Cats, Rabbits
In an effort to end the "puppy mill pipeline," New York has banned pet stores from selling dogs, cats, and rabbits. The legislation, which was signed into law on Thursday, Dec. 15, will prohibit the sale of these animals in pet stores across the state and instead encourage them to make space available to show pets up for adoption, according to Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, a Democrat who represents District 67 in Manhattan. The ban comes as many pet stores across the nation have stopped selling live animals and have instead turned to selling items that pet owners need …
Lifestyle
Report Reveals 'Best Sandwich' In New Jersey
Ah, the age old question: Pork Roll or Taylor Ham? No matter what you call it, the breakfast sandwich was revealed to be the most popular in New Jersey by a new Reader's Digest report. View this post on Instagram A post shared by You Don't Know Jersey (@youdontknowjersey) "The star of this breakfast sandwich, usually served with egg and American cheese, goes by Taylor Ham in the northern part of the state," the report reads. "It was named after New Jersey Senator John Taylor, who developed the smoked pork product in 1856." Some other high…
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Teen Boy Dead, Sister Rescued After Sand Collapses In On NJ Beach
An 18-year-old boy died and his 17-year-old sister was rescued when sand collapsed in on them while they were digging at a New Jersey beach Tuesday, May 17, authorities said. Levy Caverley, of Maine, was identified as the victim by Toms River police. He and his family were spending the afternoon at the beach, and he and his sister were digging a hole near the Seaview Road entrance on the barrier island when it collapsed in around 4:10 p.m., local police said. The girl was rescued while Levy was pronounced dead. Assisting on scene were Silverton EMS, Toms River EMS, Toms River F…
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Bird Flu Has Landed In NJ
There's a bird flu outbreak in the United States, but so far only wild ducks have been infected in New Jersey, specifically in Cape May, authorities said. While the outbreak is driving up the price of eggs and chicken nationwide, properly cooked foul is harmless to humans even when it's infected by the flu, agriculture experts say. The current bird flu outbreak, first reported in a commercial turkey flock in Indiana, is considered the worst since 2015. In New Jersey, 21 Mallard ducks in Cape May have tested positive for the flu so far, according to USDA findings from February. A…
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Maine Driver Busted Near GWB With 25 Pounds Of Pot, 'Ghost' Gun, $50,705 Cash, Prosecutor Says
A driver from Maine was stopped by detectives with more than 25 pounds of marijuana in bulk, a homemade “ghost gun” and $50,705 in suspicious cash in Fort Lee, authorities said. Carleton E. Dixon, 39, of New Vineyard was arrested after detectives Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella’s Narcotics Task Force stopped and searched his black 2012 Chevrolet Silverado on Tuesday, Feb. 8, the prosecutor said. The contraband, weapon and cash were all seized, he said (You can legally possess up to six ounces of pot under New Jersey law. Any weight over that subjects you to criminal charges). Dixon r…
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Metal Found In These Drinks Forces FDA Recall In CT, NY, NJ, PA
Metal fragments and washers found in Minute Maid and Coca-Cola products have forced the US Food and Drug Administration to issue a voluntary recall in eight states. The products were distributed in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, Maine and New Jersey, according to the FDA. The recalled Minute Maid products, first reported by Food Safety News, are: Berry Punch: Date codes Jan0422 NP and Jan0522 NP, Batch 0010323455 and 0010259344 (recall F-0276-2022) Strawberry Lemonade: Date code: Jan0322 NP, Batch: 0010259346 (recall F-0277-2022) Fruit Punch: Date…
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These States Have Highest COVID Rates To Start November
The Northeast seems to be trending in the right direction when it comes to COVID cases to start out November. New data from the CDC shows the states with the highest COVID cases reported in the last 7 days. The 12 states with the highest number of new cases in the last week (per 100,000) are New Hampshire: 622 North Dakota: 611 Montana: 866 Wyoming: 414 Alaska: 667 Minnesota: 2941 Maine: 1348 Idaho: 1244 Utah: 2152 Colorado: 2747 New Mexico: 1161 West Virginia 849 Hey Utah, once again we’re trending in the wrong direction. Utah now among top 10 states in nation with new COVID cas…
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Where NJ, PA Rank On New List Of Safest States In America
A new Consumer Affairs report determined the safest states in the U.S., with New Jersey taking the top spot. Using data from the FBI and the U.S. Census Bureau, the website scored each state based on violent and property crime rates, the number of law enforcement officers per capita, and law enforcement budgets. The top 10 states were broken down by each state’s safest large city, safest medium-sized town, and safest small town, the website said. 1. New Jersey Safest small town: Mantoloking Safest midsize town: Matawan Safest large city: Toms River 2. New Hampshire 3. Rhode Island 4. M…
Weather
New Forecast: Huge Hurricane Larry Churning In Atlantic; Latest Projected Path
Forecasters are watching powerful Hurricane Larry churning in the Atlantic Basin, warning it could wind up being an even stronger storm than Ida, which left a trail of destruction through multiple states. The latest projected track for the Category 3 storm, packed with 115 mile-per-hour winds, still keeps it well off the US coast. But impacts from Larry "will be far-reaching even though the storm may stay hundreds of miles away from the Atlantic beaches from Florida to Maine, AccuWeather says. Potential for severe thunderstorms and flash flooding across parts of the Northeast on Wednes…
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Hurricane Larry Should Make Waves, Blow Some Wind, But That's Most Likely It, Forecasters Say
Hurricane Larry is making waves -- big ones -- as he spins his way up the Atlantic, but it's still highly doubtful he'll come close enough to do any serious damage to the East Coast, the National Weather Service repeated Monday. Doubling down on its predictions of the Labor Day weekend, the service said the worst we could see in our area are "significant swells" in the Atlantic. These will be "likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions," according to its latest report. Bermuda could take a hit, most likely on Thursday, but that wasn't a sure thing, forecasters said. …
Weather
How Hard Will Tropical Storm Henri Hit New Jersey?
Tropical Storm Henri is expected to reach hurricane strength over Long Island on Sunday -- but what does this mean for New Jersey? According to the National Weather Service, lots and lots of rain. North Jersey is at the highest risk for flooding, but the entire region remains at some risk, the NWS said Saturday morning. Posted by US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly on Saturday, August 21, 2021 Tropical storm force winds remain possible in Middlesex and Monmouth counties Saturday night into Sunday morning, meteorologists say. A Hurricane Warning has been issued for Lon…
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NJ, NY, PA Among States Sharing Historic $4.3B Purdue Pharma Settlement
Oxycontin-maker Purdue Pharma has reached an historic $4.3 billion settlement with New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and a dozen other states that one attorney general said involved the “most that individuals have ever paid for breaking the law.” New Jersey expects to receive more than $110 million from the deal, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Thursday. As part of the settlement, the Sackler family must surrender ownership of the bankrupt drug company. They also must release more than 30 million family and Purdue Pharma documents that outline their roles in an opioid epidemi…
News
First Fort Dix Federal Inmate Death From
Covid-
19 Reported
An inmate who was placed in isolation at the Fort Dix federal prison after testing positive for COVID-19 last month died on Friday, authorities said. Myron Crosby, 58, was the first of more than 1,400 inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Burlington County who were diagnosed with the virus to die, U.S. Bureau of Prisons records show. He’d been serving a 14-year federal sentence at the low-security facility since Sept. 17, 2019 on a conviction out of Maine for having and conspiring to sell heroin, the Department of Justice said in a release. Crosby -- who had long-term, …
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Covid-
19: NJ Joins Six Other States In Youth Hockey Travel Ban
New Jersey has joined six other northeastern states in banning interstate travel for youth hockey activities. Gov. Phil Murphy announced the new restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus on Thursday. The ban takes effect on Saturday and continues through Dec. 31, Murphy said. Other states joining the hockey travel ban are Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut and Massachusetts. The new rule comes as COVID-19 positivity rates have begun to climb in the Garden States. About one in every 10 tests taken last weekend turned up positive, state offici…
Politics
If Democrats Wrest Control Of US Senate, NJ's Menendez Lands Key Leadership Post
When the dust settles, and the fate of the U.S. Senate majority is decided, New Jersey's senior senator could land one of the top leadership posts. But it's likely to take days -- or even weeks -- to know the outcome as Senate races in Georgia and North Carolina remained too close to call on Wednesday. Bob Menendez, a U.S. senator since 2006, is widely considered the leading contender to become chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee. But that's only if Democrats retake a majority of seats in the Senate -- which they lost control of six years ago. According to Politico and ot…
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Feds Charge More Than 300 In U.S. With Violent Crimes ‘Under Guise’ Of Peaceful Protests
More than 300 “violent opportunists” nationwide are being prosecuted federally for crimes committed “under the guise of peaceful demonstrations” against racial injustice, the U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday. They include a saboteur who inadvertently engulfed himself in flames when he poured liquid from a gas can onto three U.S. Supreme Court vehicles in Washington, D.C., the department said in a release. Several defendants “leveraged social media platforms to incite destruction and assaults against law enforcement officers,” the release says. Nearly three dozen defendants are ch…
Weather
Dueling Forecasts: New, Old Farmers' Almanacs Clash On Winter Weather Predictions
Want an early read on the weather outlook for the winter of 2020-21? The new and old Farmers' Almanacs have each released their winter weather forecasts -- and they're not exactly in agreement. One says the northeast will see a light winter while the other says cold and snowy. "If you love the cold of winter, you’re going to love our forecast if you live in the northern half of the country," the Farmers' Almanac said, noting a major blizzard the second week of February will be among several big storms in the area. “This storm may bring up to 1-2 feet of snow to cities from …
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