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New Film Studio Approved For This North Jersey Town New Film Studio Approved For This North Jersey Town
New Film Studio Approved For This North Jersey Town West Orange is going to back to its movie-making roots. Last December, the township approved a redevelopment agreement to develop a film studio at the site credited with the birthplace film industry.  The studio will be build on 12.2 acres adjacent to Thomas Edison National Historical Park and behind the Edison Lofts on Main Street, the site of the original film production studio, Black Maria, from the late 1880s. Edison is credited as one of the inventors of motion pictures. "A film studio in downtown West Orange is the most appropriate historic location in the world and will bring p…

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by Sam Barron
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GOTCHA! NJ Duo Charged With Beating Gas Station Attendants In Armed Tri-County Robbery Spree GOTCHA! NJ Duo Charged With Beating Gas Station Attendants In Armed Tri-County Robbery Spree
Gotcha! NJ Duo Charged With Beating Gas Station Attendants In Armed Tri-County Robbery Spree Two men wanted for beating attendants during a two-day spree of quick-stop armed gas station robberies in three New Jersey counties were captured by federal agents, authorities said. Ex-con Ahmad Singletary, 24, and Joseph Young, 26, both of Newark, committed three of the robberies last Sept. 5, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Four more holdups -- also in a single day -- followed exactly a week later, the U.S. attorney said. Singletary "threatened, assaulted, and struck victims in the head" with a Ruger 9 mm P95 handgun, injuring all of them, a complaint filed by the ATF says. Th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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North Jersey Bar Facing 28 COVID Violations Could Lose Liquor License, Report Says North Jersey Bar Facing 28 COVID Violations Could Lose Liquor License, Report Says
North Jersey Bar Facing 28 COVID Violations Could Lose Liquor License, Report Says A North Jersey bar could have its liquor license revoked for repeated COVID-19 violations, a recent news report says. ZuluBa Lounge in West Orange was slapped with the charges Tuesday from the New Jersey Division of Alcohol Beverage Control, and has 30 days to respond, NJ.com reports. The Main Street bar was apparently over the 25 percent capacity limit on Nov. 21, and people were without face masks when investigators arrived.  Patrons were also allegedly being served from the bar, which at the time was banned under Gov. Phil Murphy's executive orders. ZulaBa was accused of simi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Two Found Dead In West Orange, No Foul Play Suspected: Mayor Two Found Dead In West Orange, No Foul Play Suspected: Mayor
Two Found Dead In West Orange, No Foul Play Suspected: Mayor Two people were found dead inside a vehicle near Main Street and Llewelyn Avenue in West Orange Saturday afternoon, Mayor Robert Parisi confirmed in a statement released to the public.  Parisi did not provide details on the circumstances or information about the victims but emphasized that foul play was not suspected. The bodies were removed by the medical examiner and the scene cleared, Parisi said.  A spokeswoman for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office did not have any information on the incident when reached Saturday afternoon.  This story will be updated as more informa…

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by Paul Milo