COVID-19: Only These Four States - All In Northeast - Meet Safety Benchmarks For Reopening COVID-19: Only These Four States - All In Northeast - Meet Safety Benchmarks For Reopening
Covid-19: Only These Four States - All In Northeast - Meet Safety Benchmarks For Reopening A new study has found that only four states are safely reopening their economies. The states -- New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and New Hampshire -- have met at least four out of the five benchmarks that show a community is making strong progress in battling the spread of COVID-19, according to a Vox analysis of COVID rates and best practice recommendations. The Vox study, published Wednesday, July 8, found states are not prepared to fight a future wave of the pandemic. Reopening states too quickly puts people at a greater risk of infection and, possibly, death, the study argued…
So Much For Snow: Expert Expects Rain, Rain And More Rain So Much For Snow: Expert Expects Rain, Rain And More Rain
So Much For Snow: Expert Expects Rain, Rain And More Rain Snow lovers “were likely looking out the window and counting the flakes" Monday morning, meteorologist Joe Cioffi. All melted quickly in most areas, except in higher elevations to the northwest, he said. From here, most of New Jersey can expert a raw, cold day, with temperatures holding mostly in the mid-30s and, in some spots, the lower 40s, Cioffi said in his latest forecast. Winter storm warnings remained in place for the Catskills and Berkshires, northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont and New Hampshire. Even in areas that get some snow, “it will be changing to rain, anyway,” Cioffi said. …
This Woman From Jersey City Is The New Jeopardy! Champ. Who Is .... This Woman From Jersey City Is The New Jeopardy! Champ. Who Is ....
This Woman From Jersey City Is The New Jeopardy! Champ. Who Is .... A financial planner from Jersey City crushed it on the high-brow quiz show Jeopardy! Wednesday night, defeating the returning champ with a $34,600 haul.  Elise Nussbaum beat out the winner from Tuesday, a New Hampshire medical student, and her fellow newcomer to the show, an engineer from Boston.  When she squares off against challengers Ryan Carmichael, of Queens, N.Y., and Miami resident Darrin Hall Thursday, it seems likely many Jersey City residents will be tuning in to cheer on their hometown gal.  Jeopardy! airs weeknights at 7 p.m. on WABC 7. 
Ridgefield Park Bakery Named Among Best In New Jersey Ridgefield Park Bakery Named Among Best In New Jersey
Ridgefield Park Bakery Named Among Best In New Jersey A Bergen County doughnut shop and cupcake shop took the cake for the sweetest bakeries in New Jersey. Dawn Foods' third annual Sweetest Bakeries in America search had people voting on their favorite doughnut shops, bakeries and cake/cupcake shops from July 1 to Sept. 30. The winners were crowned earlier this month. D'Ercole Donuts (pronounced dee-ehr-coh-lay) in Northvale, Baked Meringue in Ridgefield Park and Crust N Krumbs Bakery in Vineland took the cake for New Jersey. Sweet Crunch Bake Shop in New Hampshire was voted best bakery in the U.S. Apple Cider doughnuts from D'Ercole Do…
Police Say Short Hills Man Was Driving At 142 MPH: Report Police Say Short Hills Man Was Driving At 142 MPH: Report
Police Say Short Hills Man Was Driving At 142 MPH: Report A man from Short Hills was arrested in New Hampshire for allegedly driving more than 70 mph over the speed limit, The Boston Globe reported.  Eric Joseph, 51, was headed home when state police pulled over his 2018 Jeep Cherokee on I-95 Saturday morning. Joseph was traveling at 142 mph, more than double the posted speed limit of 65 mph, according to police.   Joseph was charged with reckless operation and is scheduled to appear in court in September. 
U.S. News Ranks New Jersey 12th Best State U.S. News Ranks New Jersey 12th Best State
U.S. News Ranks New Jersey 12th Best State In our hearts, New Jersey might be the best state but according to U.S. News, there are 11 others ahead of us. The Garden State shines for its education, health care, opportunity and crime/corrections, according to the website's annual report.  New Jerseyans earn a median income of $40,567 and 46 percent of residents are college-educated. The state was ranked at No. 49 for fiscal stability (yikes), Illinois at 50. Washington holds the top seed for its infrastructure, economy, healthcare and education with New Hampshire in second -- ranked No. 1 for crime/corrections and opportunity. …
Mystery Of Sedan Found Smashed, Abandoned In Glen Rock Solved, Driver Charged Mystery Of Sedan Found Smashed, Abandoned In Glen Rock Solved, Driver Charged
Mystery Of Sedan Found Smashed, Abandoned In Glen Rock Solved, Driver Charged Glen Rock police tracked down an unlicensed Paterson driver who they said crashed a relative’s unregistered, uninsured sedan in town and left it there, authorities said. The 2007 Honda Accord was found smashed and abandoned on Waldron Avenue after it struck a fire hydrant around 2 a.m. last Wednesday, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Police found several cellphones inside and began investigating. The owner of the car, 25-year-old Ajay S. Rathour of Paterson originally reported the vehicle as stolen, Ackermann said. Rathour later admitted that Ray J. Acevedo, 32, …
Glen Rock Police Work With NH, Massachusetts Colleagues To Pursue Fugitive Burglary Suspect Glen Rock Police Work With NH, Massachusetts Colleagues To Pursue Fugitive Burglary Suspect
Glen Rock Police Work With NH, Massachusetts Colleagues To Pursue Fugitive Burglary Suspect Glen Rock detectives were working with authorities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire to find a fugitive who they said burglarized a borough home. George N. Spates IV, 30, of Londonderry, N.H. broke into the Nottingham Road residence on Dec. 30, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Working with authorities in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, Detective Sgt. Jim Calaski and Detective Lucas Doney recovered some of the stolen property and obtained an arrest warrant for Spates, Ackermann said. Spates, who was also wanted in New Hampshire, was believed to be somewhere in Massachusetts, the chief sa…
Whole Foods Recalls Prepared Foods Over Salmonella Contamination Concerns Whole Foods Recalls Prepared Foods Over Salmonella Contamination Concerns
Whole Foods Recalls Prepared Foods Over Salmonella Contamination Concerns Whole Foods has announced a voluntary recall of prepared food containing baby spinach that may be contaminated with salmonella. Salads, sandwiches, wraps and pizza, as well as products purchased from a Whole Foods salad bar or hot bar containing baby spinach through Wednesday, Jan. 23, are among the products affected, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA noted that the bulk of the contaminated food was sold in the Northeast, including the tri-state area. The affected products, including salads, pizza, sandwiches and wraps, were sold at stores in Connecticut, Flor…
NH Man Charged With Online Sex With Lyndhurst Minor Extradited To NJ NH Man Charged With Online Sex With Lyndhurst Minor Extradited To NJ
NH Man Charged With Online Sex With Lyndhurst Minor Extradited To NJ A New Hampshire paint technician was charged with having online sexual conduct with an underage Lyndhurst teen. Blake Ryan Ballinger, 27, became the target of an investigation beginning in January after the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency “received information that an adult male named Blake had inappropriate sexual contact with a juvenile,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Monday. Work by members of Calo’s Special Victims Unit and Lyndhurst Police Department produced arrest warrants late last month charging him with aggravated sexual assault and child endan…
Effort Underway To Save Lives On I-95 Effort Underway To Save Lives On I-95
Effort Underway To Save Lives On I-95 Law enforcement agencies up and down the east coast are teaming to protect motorists on I-95 as part of the National Drive to Save Lives Campaign. State police agencies from 15 east coast states - including New York and Connecticut - are teaming in an effort to “keep one of the country’s most highly-traveled interstates, I-95 safe and fatality-free" Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21. There will be an increased police presence on the interstate during the two-day detailed effort, with officers and troopers focusing on seat belt violations, safety restraint use, speeding, impaired …
Wealthy New Jerseyans Will Be Hit 2nd Hardest In U.S. By GOP Tax Bill Wealthy New Jerseyans Will Be Hit 2nd Hardest In U.S. By GOP Tax Bill
Wealthy New Jerseyans Will Be Hit 2nd Hardest In U.S. By GOP Tax Bill A new study finds that New Jersey has had the second most millionaires in the U.S. for the last seven years. The 2017 Phoenix Wealth & Affluent Monitor (W&AM) shows that as of mid-2017, the top 1 percent of U.S. households -- those having $5 million or more in investable assets or liquid wealth -- increased by eight percent to more than 1.1 million. The richest Americans are concentrated in states that were carried by Democrats in at least three of the last four presidential elections, according to the study.  That means that the GOP tax bill will have a greater impact on wealthy r…