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Melanie, NJ Folk Singer, Woodstock Performer, Dies At 76 Melanie, NJ Folk Singer, Woodstock Performer, Dies At 76
Melanie, NJ Folk Singer, Woodstock Performer, Dies At 76 Melanie, a folk singer-songwriter whose music took her from the Jersey Shore to international success in the 70's, has died at 76 years old. Melanie Safka died on Tuesday, Jan. 23, according to a Facebook post by her family. A cause of death was not given. The Long Branch native was born on Monday, Feb. 3, 1947, her IMDb page said. Her children called her a powerful performer and loving parent. "She was one of the most talented, strong, and passionate women of the era and every word she wrote, every note she sang reflected that," Leilah, Jeordie, and Beau Jarred said.  "Our world is …

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by Chris Spiker
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'Fierce And Fearless' Media Critic Eric Boehlert ID'd As Bicyclist Killed By NJ Transit Train 'Fierce And Fearless' Media Critic Eric Boehlert ID'd As Bicyclist Killed By NJ Transit Train
'Fierce And Fearless' Media Critic Eric Boehlert ID'd As Bicyclist Killed By NJ Transit Train A media critic and trusted journalist has been identified as the bicyclist struck and killed by a train early this week in Montclair, news reports say. Eric Boehlert, 57, was struck by Montclair Boonton Line Train 1087 just before Watchung Avenue Station around 9:40 p.m., according to his wife, Tracy Breslin, and NJ Transit officials. .@EricBoehlert’s death is terrible news. I’m devastated for his family and friends and will miss his critical work to counteract misinformation and media bias. What a loss. — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 6, 2022 Soledad O'Brien remembered Boehl…

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Police & Fire
Rapper Fivio Foreign Charged With Assaulting Pregnant Girlfriend At Edgewater Condo Rapper Fivio Foreign Charged With Assaulting Pregnant Girlfriend At Edgewater Condo
Rapper Fivio Foreign Charged With Assaulting Pregnant Girlfriend At Edgewater Condo The rapper known as Fivio Foreign remained held in the Bergen County Jail on charges that he assaulted his pregnant girlfriend over the weekend. Police arrested Maxie Lee Ryles III, 30, following the alleged incident at his apartment in The Alexander luxury high-rise in Edgewater on Saturday, records show.  Ryles's 24-year-old girlfriend, who is pregnant with their second child, told police that Ryles punched her in the back of the head, kicked her and hit her with a glass bottle before pushing her into the hallway without clothes, records show. He, in turn, said she set him up. A Centra…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
TOUCHDOWN! Rapper Post Malone's Diverted Teterboro Flight Lands Safely At Stewart Airport In NY TOUCHDOWN! Rapper Post Malone's Diverted Teterboro Flight Lands Safely At Stewart Airport In NY
Touchdown! Rapper Post Malone's Diverted Teterboro Flight Lands Safely At Stewart Airport In NY After spending nearly 5 hours in the air burning fuel, a jet that blew two tires after taking off from Teterboro carrying rapper Post Malone and 15 other people Tuesday morning landed safely at New York's Stewart Airport in Orange County around 3:50 p.m. A fleet of ambulances and other responders -- including an AirMed One medical chopper from Hackensack University Medical Center -- were lined up on the tarmac but weren't needed as the plane touched down safely. The London-bound Gulfstream IV blew its two left front tires after takeoff from Teterboro around 10:40 a.m. The pilot originally …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Neighbors
Happy Birthday To Englewood's Alicia Keys Happy Birthday To Englewood's Alicia Keys
Happy Birthday To Englewood's Alicia Keys ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Happy Birthday to Englewood resident and Grammy Award-winner Alicia Keys! Keys, who has sold more than 30 million albums throughout her career, turns 37 on Thursday., Jan. 25.  Keys' debut album, Songs in A Minor, was released in the United States in 2001. It sold more than 12 million copies and earned her five Grammy Awards in 2002.  In 2010, VH1 named Keys one of the top 100 artists of all time. Billboard magazine placed her number ten on their list of Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years. She is 15-time Grammy® Award-winning singer/songwriter/producer, …

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