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Carjackers Drag Driver Onto Highway Near GWB Before Fleeing With Luxury SUV Carjackers Drag Driver Onto Highway Near GWB Before Fleeing With Luxury SUV
Carjackers Drag Driver Onto Highway Near GWB Before Fleeing With Luxury SUV An Englewood motorist narrowly escaped serious injury — or worse — when he was dragged nearly 20 feet onto Route 4 by a pair of carjackers who sped off in his Range Rover, authorities said. The 34-year-old victim had gotten out and gone to the attendant to get change for the electric tire inflator when the incident occurred at the BP station on westbound Route 4 near the George Washington Bridge shortly before 10:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21, Englewood Police Lt. Fred Pulice said. As he did, a dark-colored Audi sedan with four occupants pulled in front of the Range Rover, Pulice said. Two go…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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North Jersey Gas Station Owner Who Died Of COVID, Pneumonia Was 'Loving Family Man' North Jersey Gas Station Owner Who Died Of COVID, Pneumonia Was 'Loving Family Man'
North Jersey Gas Station Owner Who Died Of COVID, Pneumonia Was 'Loving Family Man' A beloved local North Jersey gas station owner died after a battle with COVID-19, those who knew him said. Anthony Balloutine, 42, of Totowa, died on Nov. 23 after several weeks of fighting COVID-19 and pneumonia, according to a GoFundMe launched for his family. "While quarantined with COVID-19 at home, his lungs were being attacked and his breathing was becoming more labored with every day that passed," the page's founder Kristin Karam wrote.  "He was then admitted to the hospital and about a week later he was in critical condition and needed to be put on a ventilator. Anthony had a trac…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Some Blame COVID: Paterson Man Gunned Down, City Homicides Break 30-Year High Some Blame COVID: Paterson Man Gunned Down, City Homicides Break 30-Year High
Some Blame COVID: Paterson Man Gunned Down, City Homicides Break 30-Year High A man found shot dead in a Paterson gas station parking lot Wednesday became the 23rd victim gunned down in the Silk City this year. The body of Michael Richardson, 33, was found on the ground of the BP station at Broadway and Summer Street, in a neighborhood rife with drugs and gangs, shortly after 3 p.m., authorities said. He'd been shot in the head, said detectives who were searching for a juvenile who reportedly fled the scene. Richardson was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and city Police Chief Ibrah…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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WINNER: $50K Lottery Ticket Sold At North Bergen Gas Station WINNER: $50K Lottery Ticket Sold At North Bergen Gas Station
Winner: $50K Lottery Ticket Sold At North Bergen Gas Station A winning $50,000 New Jersey Lottery ticket was sold in North Bergen. The ticket matched our of the five white balls and the Powerball in Saturday's drawing. The ticket was sold at  North Bergen NJPO, on Tonnelle Avenue (the BP station). The winning numbers were 14, 16, 37, 48, and 58. The Red Power Ball number was 18. The Multiplier number was 02.  More than 23,400 New Jersey players took home an estimated $116,152 in prizes ranging from $4 to $200. The Powerball jackpot rolls to $158,000,000 for the next drawing to be held Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 10:59 p.m.

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by Cecilia Levine