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Red Lobster Restaurant Closings: 4 NJ Locations Among Dozens Shuttered Abruptly Nationwide Red Lobster Restaurant Closings: 4 NJ Locations Among Dozens Shuttered Abruptly Nationwide
Red Lobster Restaurant Closings: 4 NJ Locations Among Dozens Shuttered Abruptly Nationwide Red Lobster has abruptly closed dozens of locations across the United States. According to a Bloomberg, the fast-casual seafood restaurant has considered filing for bankruptcy. The following locations are listed as being temporarily closed on the Red Lobster website, with some set to be auctioned off. MD: Columbia, Laurel, Silver Spring, Gaithersburg NJ: Ledgewood, Lawrenceville, East Brunswick, Bridgewater PA: Erie VA: Newport News, Williamsburg, Colonial Heights TAGeX Brand, which bills itself as the world's largest after-marketplac…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police ID Pair Rescued From Maryland Small Plane Crash Police ID Pair Rescued From Maryland Small Plane Crash
Police ID Pair Rescued From Maryland Small Plane Crash A 66-year-old man and woman were rescued after being stranded 100 feet up for seven hours with serious injuries from a small plane that crashed into a power tower in Montgomery County Sunday, Nov. 27. The pilot, Patrick Merkle, 66, of Washington DC, and his passenger, Janet Williams, 66, of Marrero, LA, had apparently departed from Westchester County Airport in New York, in a Mooney Mike 20P single engine plane, before crashing in Gaithersburg around 6:45 p.m., officials said. Nearly 85,000 people were without power for about six hours, PEPCO records show. Update - Gaithersburg, Maryl…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Former HS Football Standout, Penn State Linebacker Bani Gbadyu, 34, Dies From Pancreatic Cancer Former HS Football Standout, Penn State Linebacker Bani Gbadyu, 34, Dies From Pancreatic Cancer
Former HS Football Standout, Penn State Linebacker Bani Gbadyu, 34, Dies From Pancreatic Cancer Former Maryland high school football standout and Penn State linebacker Bani Gbadyu has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 34. Friends and family of Gbadyu announced on Saturday, Oct. 22 that he died due to complications from cancer, leaving behind three young children and his wife, Molly. The terminal cancer diagnosis was delivered last month during a doctor’s visit, according to the York Daily Record. Former Penn State linebacker Bani Gbadyu is in the hospital. If you're able to lend a hand, here's a GoFundMe. https://t.co/6NR2KYRdAl — Roar Lions Roar (@RLRblog)…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Former Cuomo Staffer Killed After Being Kicked Out Of Lyft Former Cuomo Staffer Killed After Being Kicked Out Of Lyft
Former Cuomo Staffer Killed After Being Kicked Out Of Lyft A 43-year-old man who was struck and killed by a car after being ordered out of a Lyft in Delaware over the weekend has been identified as one of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's previous staffers. An argument broke out in the back of the car that Sid Wolf was riding in, and the Lyft driver stopped the car in the middle of the southbound lane on Coast Highway in Delaware, and demanded all six passengers get out around 1:45 a.m. Sunday, July 24, authorities said. Wolf, of Gaithersburg, MD, was struck by a 2016 Toyota Corolla being driven by a 27-year-old man, who changed lanes to avoid hitting the…

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by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine
News
Maryland Bound Plane Makes Emergency Landing In New Jersey Maryland Bound Plane Makes Emergency Landing In New Jersey
Maryland Bound Plane Makes Emergency Landing In New Jersey A Maryland-bound plane made an emergency landing in New Jersey after the cockpit became filled with smoke, officials said. The single-engine Piper PA-32 departed from Norwood Regional Airport in Norwood, Mass., and was headed toward Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, the FAA said. The plane landed safely around 11 a.m. in Teterboro after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit, authorities said.  The FAA is conducting the investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Support Surges For North Jersey Mom, 4-Year-Old Girl Seriously Injured In Crosswalk Crash Support Surges For North Jersey Mom, 4-Year-Old Girl Seriously Injured In Crosswalk Crash
Support Surges For North Jersey Mom, 4-Year-Old Girl Seriously Injured In Crosswalk Crash The community is rallying for a North Jersey mother and her 4-year-old daughter who were hit by a car in a marked crosswalk and seriously injured. Chatham's Alexandra Robinson, 41, was walking her daughter, Annabelle, to daycare when the two were hit in the crosswalk at Main Street and Coleman Avenue on Dec. 22. The driver — a 22-year-old man from Gaithersburg, Maryland — was issued traffic summonses for careless driving and failure to yield to a pedestrian in the crosswalk and released at the scene. Annabelle was taken to the hospital with a concussion, while her mother suffered a shatter…

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by Valerie Musson