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UPDATE: Ferocious Fire Displaces Dozens in Bayonne UPDATE: Ferocious Fire Displaces Dozens in Bayonne
Update: Ferocious Fire Displaces Dozens in Bayonne UPDATE: A ferocious late-night fire that consumed one Bayonne home and spread to three others displaced nearly two dozen people, authorities confirmed. No serious injuries were reported in the blaze, which ignited in a West 11th Street home off Avenue C shortly before 11 p.m. Friday, June 7, and quickly spread. Flames fully engulfed the main home and began to spread, bringing dozens of firefighters from neighboring communities. The fire was declared under control around 1:30 a.m. The speed and intensity of the blaze forced the city's bravest to "pull everything out and go on the offensive…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Knifepoint Robber Beats Fleeing 7-Eleven Customer In Bayonne: Police Knifepoint Robber Beats Fleeing 7-Eleven Customer In Bayonne: Police
Knifepoint Robber Beats Fleeing 7-Eleven Customer In Bayonne: Police A 15-year-old boy was arrested for robbing a 7-Eleven store customer at knifepoint then beating him when he fell trying to flee in Bayonne, authorities said. The teen approached a 29-year-old man from behind as he was leaving the Avenue C store on Sept. 24, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. The boy demanded that the victim give him all of his money and, as the victim attempted to flee, he fell to the ground where the actor proceeded to kick him and threaten to kill him if he didn’t surrender his money, Amato said. The victim complied and the teen fled. Police ultimately identified the …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Mega Millions Tickets Totaling $3 Million Sold In North Jersey Mega Millions Tickets Totaling $3 Million Sold In North Jersey
Mega Millions Tickets Totaling $3 Million Sold In North Jersey A pair of lucky Mega Millions tickets altogether worth $3 million were sold in North Jersey. The two second-tier prizewinning tickets were sold in Tuesday's, April 12 drawing. One is worth $1 million and the other $2 million, the latter of which was purchased with the Megaplier option. The tickets were sold at the following locations: Hudson County ($2 million): A Sharp Deli, 636-638 Avenue C, Bayonne; and, Passaic County ($1 million): Jackpocket, 355 Warwick Turnpike, Hewitt. The winning numbers for the Tuesday, April 12, drawing were: 02, 08, 14, 20, and 31. The Gold Mega Ball was…

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by Cecilia Levine
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VIDEO: Tennessee Woman Charged In Racial Incident Caught On Camera In Bayonne VIDEO: Tennessee Woman Charged In Racial Incident Caught On Camera In Bayonne
Video: Tennessee Woman Charged In Racial Incident Caught On Camera In Bayonne WARNING: This article contains offensive racial slurs and expletives. A 60-year-old Tennessee woman who recently moved to Bayonne is facing charges after shouting racial slurs at a neighbor trying to help her, authorities said. The Jan. 4 incident was captured by Tameka Bordeaux, in which Claudia Emanuele can be heard saying: "[N-word] b***h went after me for no reason at all.  "I came out of my apartment to talk to the mailman and wanted to know where my mail was, and she had to be an intrusion -- not minding her business -- a procrastinator, instigator. "Nasty wig-headed black b***h." …

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by Cecilia Levine