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Two Victims ID'd In Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Two Victims ID'd In Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
Two Victims ID'd In Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Two of the six construction workers killed in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse have been identified. Brawner Builders employees Miguel Luna, 49, and Maynor Yassir Suazo, 38, Sandovol were making repairs to concrete on the bridge when a Singaporean ship, the Dali, lost power and struck a beam, causing the collapse and sending them into the Patapsco River below around 1:30 a.m., according to multiple news reports and loved ones. The US Coast Guard on Tuesday evening, March 26 said that all six of the missing construction workers are presumed dead and the search has transitioned to a reco…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Woman, 28, Killed By Car In Ocean County Town Leaves Behind 2 Children: Family Woman, 28, Killed By Car In Ocean County Town Leaves Behind 2 Children: Family
Woman, 28, Killed By Car In Ocean County Town Leaves Behind 2 Children: Family A family in Honduras is asking for support after a woman was hit and killed by a car in Lakewood on Monday, Jan. 8. Lakewood police said 28-year-old Ana Gabriella Mayorga-Baires was struck while she was walking at the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Erica Road just after 5:30 p.m. She was rushed to a hospital and pronounced dead at around 6:15 p.m. A 67-year-old man said he didn't see Mayorga-Baires before hitting her, but he stayed at the scene to wait for first responders. No charges or summonses have been filed, and the crash remains under investigation. A GoFund…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
American Dream: Pizza Chefs From Italy Open Bergen County Restaurant American Dream: Pizza Chefs From Italy Open Bergen County Restaurant
American Dream: Pizza Chefs From Italy Open Bergen County Restaurant Five immigrants, three of whom are pizza chefs from Italy, have opened a Bergen County restaurant in pursuit of the American Dream. Culto Italiano, or the Italian vibe, opened on Dec. 1 at 49 W. Church Street in Bergenfield.The three pizza chefs are 31-year-old Corrado Cervelli, 23-year-old Angelo Riccio, Gianni Massaro. The other two owners are Tammy Castellanos and her husband, Ariel Castellanos, of Rutherford. Tammy and Ariel Castellanos with Corrado Cervelli, Angelo Riccio, and Gianni Massaro at their new restaurant, Culto Italiano. Courtesy of Tammy Castellanos …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: 3rd NYC Man Jailed In Violent NJ Gas Station Holdup UPDATE: 3rd NYC Man Jailed In Violent NJ Gas Station Holdup
Update: 3rd NYC Man Jailed In Violent NJ Gas Station Holdup UPDATE: A 19-year-old Honduran national was the wheelman for a duo who pistol-whipped a Bergenfield gas station attendant during a robbery earlier this year, authorities said. And that’s not all for Bronx resident Cesar Herrera Valerio. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement filed a detainer a short time after Valerio was booked into the Bergen County Jail, records show. ICE places detainers on immigrants believed to be illegally living in the United States. Federal judges in Newark then hold hearings to determine whether – and, if so, when -- they'll be deported. For now, Valerio joins…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Netflix Is About To Start Charging You To Share Your Password Netflix Is About To Start Charging You To Share Your Password
Netflix Is About To Start Charging You To Share Your Password Sharing your Netflix password will soon come with a price. Starting in early 2023, Netflix will allow only one "home account" and charge for every "sub account" added to that account — up to five, the company announced. The new payment plan was rolled out as an experiment in Argentina, Dominican Republic, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, where customers paid $2.99 to add a sub account. Netflix did not immediately say how much sub accounts will cost Americans.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Boy, 14, Abandoned In Morris County Home Was Living Alone For Months, Police Say Boy, 14, Abandoned In Morris County Home Was Living Alone For Months, Police Say
Boy, 14, Abandoned In Morris County Home Was Living Alone For Months, Police Say A 14-year-old boy found abandoned in a Morris County home last week had been living on his own for several months, authorities said. The boy was seen riding his bike without lights in Morris Township just after 4:10 a.m. on June 11, Police Capt. Robert Shearer said in a release. Morris Township Sergeant Boeninghaus began to follow the boy, who quickly went inside a nearby home, Shearer said. The sergeant spoke with a neighbor, who allegedly stated that the boy lived nearby but didn’t have a legal guardian. A follow-up investigation determined that the boy came from Honduras to the United …

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by Valerie Musson
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'TERRIFIED': Central NJ Dad Ripped Away From Family By ICE In Traffic Stop Faces Deportation 'TERRIFIED': Central NJ Dad Ripped Away From Family By ICE In Traffic Stop Faces Deportation
'Terrified': Central NJ Dad Ripped Away From Family By ICE In Traffic Stop Faces Deportation A Middlesex County family is desperate to keep their father in the U.S. after he was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in a traffic stop. Melvin Herrera of North Brunswick, who is an undocumented immigrant, was arrested last November for an expired registration of a vehicle that wasn't even his, ABC7 reports. Herrera was driving a van in Plainfield for his job as a construction worker, and instead of being ticketed, he was arrested and handed over to ICE. The breadwinner and father of three -- whose younger kids, William, 12, and Valerie, 4, have autism -- i…

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by Cecilia Levine