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North Jersey Magician Finishes Second On 'America's Got Talent' North Jersey Magician Finishes Second On 'America's Got Talent'
North Jersey Magician Finishes Second On 'America's Got Talent' Anna DeGuzman and her array of card tricks came oh so close to winning "America's Got Talent." The 25-year-old Bergen County native finished in second place on "America's Got Talent" after dazzling viewers and judges with her array of impressive card tricks and devil-may-care attitude.  Judges praised her cardistry while also relating to how nervous she got when it was time for her big reveals. Tricks included her flashy shuffling and card balancing and being able to somehow make it so audience member and judge had the same card in an envelope. When her tricks worked, she jumped up and dow…
Sharks Tracked Days Apart Along Jersey Shore 'Seem To Be Buddies,' Scientist Says Sharks Tracked Days Apart Along Jersey Shore 'Seem To Be Buddies,' Scientist Says
Sharks Tracked Days Apart Along Jersey Shore 'Seem To Be Buddies,' Scientist Says It sounds like the beginning of a new shark attack movie. Simon and Jekyll are two sharks who have thoroughly have enjoyed their time together on the Jersey Shore. The pair were first tagged off the Southeast Coast of the United States in December 2022, and have since traveled nearly 4,000 miles up the East Coast in tandem. "This is potentially groundbreaking," Dr. Bob Hueter, the chief scientist at Ocearch said in a video shared by the Museum of Science. "White sharks lead a very solitary existence. We don't really expect to see these two sharks staying together. "But Simon and Jeky…
10-Foot Great White Shark Detected Off NJ Coast Memorial Day Weekend 10-Foot Great White Shark Detected Off NJ Coast Memorial Day Weekend
10-Foot Great White Shark Detected Off NJ Coast Memorial Day Weekend A 10-foot Great White shark surfaced off the New Jersey coast Memorial Day Weekend. Penny, who has been tracked by shark research center OCEARCH since April, surfaced several miles off of Ocean City around 6:45 a.m. Memorial Day, according to the org's shark-tracker. Penny made her way north since being tagged by OCEARCH in North Carolina just last month. She "pinged" off the coast of Maryland in mid-May and resurfaced just this weekend in New Jersey. A "Ping" happens when an animal tag breaks the surface of the water, sending data, OCEARCH says. Earlier this month, a slightly smaller Whi…
9-Foot Shark Surfaces Off NJ Coast 9-Foot Shark Surfaces Off NJ Coast
9-Foot Shark Surfaces Off NJ Coast A nine-foot white shark pinged off of the New Jersey coast over the weekend and early this week. According to shark research center OCEARCH, the dorsal fin of Simon — who weighs 434 pounds and measures nine feet and six inches in length — surfaced several times Sunday, April 30 and Monday, May 1 in Ocean County. Simon proceeded to swim up toward Long Island, pinging again around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 2. A "Ping" happens when an animal tag breaks the surface of the water, sending data, OCEARCH says. The juvenile shark was tagged in December 2022, in St. Simon's Island, GA. You can n…
COVID-19: NJ Deaths Linked, Mall Worker Tests Positive, Bergen County Cases Jump To 42 COVID-19: NJ Deaths Linked, Mall Worker Tests Positive, Bergen County Cases Jump To 42
Covid-19: NJ Deaths Linked, Mall Worker Tests Positive, Bergen County Cases Jump To 42 Both of New Jersey's coronavirus-related deaths have reportedly been linked. UPDATE: Murphy Announces Statewide Curfew Rita Fusco-Jackson, of Freehold, in her 50, was identified as the second fatality in New Jersey. She was being hospitalized at CentraState Medical Center. Fusco-Jackson's sibling was reportedly friends with the state's first fatality -- John Brennan, of Little Ferry -- and the virus spread through a family gathering, State Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli said.  Several other people at the gathering also tested positive for coronavirus. The number of presu…
Livingston Mall Announces Thanksgiving, Black Friday Hours Livingston Mall Announces Thanksgiving, Black Friday Hours
Livingston Mall Announces Thanksgiving, Black Friday Hours Livingston Mall, 112 Eisenhower Parkway, will open Thanksgiving night and reopen early the next day, Black Friday, a spokeswoman for the mall's owner, Simon, said.  The mall will be open from 5 p.m. Nov. 28 and will close at 1 a.m. Friday. It will reopen at 6 a.m. and remains open until 10 p.m.  Livingston Mall has more than 100 shops and eateries.