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Union City Man Critical After Hit By Motorcycle That Fled Scene: Prosecutor
A 54-year-old Union City man is in critical condition after he was struck a motorcycle in a hit and run crash in West New York on Saturday, Aug. 17, authorities said. At 3:40 p.m., West New York police responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a motorcycle on Bergenline Avenue and 57th Street and found the victim with life-threatening injurie, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The occupant of the motorcycle fled the scene on foot, Suarez said. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital where he remains in critical condition, Suarez said. The…
Police & Fire
West New York Man Fudged Accident Report To Collect Insurance: Prosecutor
A 31-year-old West New York man was charged with insurance fraud on Thursday, Aug. 8, after he altered an accident report in 2023 to make it look like he had insurance at the time of the crash, authorities said. Anthony Ayala purchased an insurance policy with Progressive Insurance on June 27, 2023 and then filed a claim alleging his Jeep Wrangler was involved in a single vehicle crash in Allamuchy, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Ayala submitted altered New Jersey State Police reports to support the claim, Suarez said. An investigation revealed the crash occurred on June …
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US Marshals Capture West New York Sex Assault Suspect In Hackensack
A West New York man was arrested on Friday, Aug. 9 and charged with sexually assaulting a woman in the town last month, authorities said. Carlos Ruiz Castro was apprehended in Hackensack by United States Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. On Saturday, July 27, at 1:30 a.m., a 40-year-old woman said Castro grabbed by her by the hair and sexually assaulted by her near Hudson Avenue and 51st Street, Suarez said. Castro was charged with aggravated sexual assault, kidnapping, aggravated criminal sexual contact and…
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Spat Over Storm Drain Paving Continues For Hoboken Mayor, County Exec
The accidental paving of a storm drain in Hoboken has led to war of words between Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla and Hudson County Executive Craig Guy. The storm drains on Park Avenue were recently paved over as the city prepared for rainfall as part of a repaving project. Bhalla called it unacceptable and said the county executive's office has been ignoring him. Guy accused Bhalla of being dishonest and said staff had been in constant contact with city officials. The mayor hit back in a letter to Guy, laying out the major deficiencies in the project. "This is extremely …
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County Paved Over Hoboken Storm Drains Right Before Storm Drenched Region: 'Unacceptable'
As the region prepared for major rainfall this week, Hoboken faced a glaring issue: storm drains being paved over. Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla said Hudson County paved over storm drains as part of a repaving project on Park Avenue in the city. "This is completely unacceptable on the part of Hudson County," Bhalla said on X, formerly known as Twitter. "To be clear - my office, along with multiple councilmembers have raised the major drainage issues left behind by the County’s contractor on Park Ave for days and have been ignored. "Hoboken deserves better and I ask County Executiv…
Weather
Towns With The Most Rainfall In New Jersey
The National Weather Service has released the rainfall totals from the Tuesday, Aug. 6 storm. Residents across the Northeast woke up Wednesday, Aug. 7 to several inches of water — in some places, feet. Here are the towns that got the most amount of rain: Bergen County: Ridgewood 5.79 inches Bogota 5.60 inches Oakland 3.86 inches Leonia 3.81 inches Lyndhurst 3.77 inches Hillsdale 3.56 inches Hasbrouck Heights 3.42 inches Hackensack 2.9…
Politics
Jersey City Mayoral Aide Fired After Supporting Sister's Anti-Gay Political Campaign
An aide to Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop was fired after a show of support for his sister's political campaign known for its anti-gay rhetoric. Local political leaders, including Hudson County Executive Craig Guy and Rep. Rob Menendez, D-NJ, also called for Jonathan Gomez-Noriega's resignation from the city's LGBTQ+ task force after it was revealed he made four donations to his sister, Valentina Gomez. Valentina is running for the Republican nomination for Missouri Secretary of State. Her brother's donations totaled $1,200. View this post on Instagram …
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Two Arrested After Man Fatally Shot In North Bergen: Prosecutor
Two people were arrested after a 31-year-old man was fatally shot in North Bergen on Monday, Aug. 5, authorities said. At 9 a.m., North Bergen police responded to Meadowview Avenue and 61st Street and found Juan Ortiz, a North Bergen resident, with an apparent gunshot wound, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. On Tuesday, Aug. 6, James Baker, a 24-year-old Secaucus resident and Arwa Elmhodli, a 21-year-old North Bergen resident were arrested and charged with murder, robbery and numerous weapons offenses, Suarez said. The defendants are being detained at the Hudson County Corr…
Weather
Tracking Hurricane Debby, Severe Storms Expected To Slam Northeast This Week
The Northeast is in for a wild week of weather. AccuWeather forecasters say episodes of drenching rain and heavy winds are working their way across the country and are expected to arrive in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland on Tuesday, Aug. 6. AccuWeather The above AccuWeather map shows which part of the region will be most impacted by the storms arriving Tuesday afternoon and lasting into the evening. Those include the Pennsylvania-Maryland border, South Jersey, and the Philadelphia and Baltimore areas. Tuesday will be sunny and hot with a high of 90 before storms roll in,…
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Woman Sexually Assaulted In West New York: Prosecutor
A 40-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in West New York on Saturday, July 27, authorities said. At 1:30 a.m., the woman encountered a man at Hudson Avenue and 51st Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The woman said the man grabbed her by the hair and sexually assaulted her, Suarez said. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the West New York Police Department are investigating, authorities said. Anyone with information is asked to contact 201-915-1234.
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Two North Jersey Lotto Players Split $150K Jackpot
It was a terrific Thursday for two North Jersey lottery players. Tickets sold in Hudson County and Passaic County matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 drawing on Thursday, July 25, splitting the $150,000 jackpot, earning eah player $75,000. The tickets were sold at Mini Mart Deli & Grocery in Union City and Smart Saving in Passaic. The winning numbers were: 04, 11, 23, 27 and 40 and the XTRA number was: 02. The Bullseye number was 27.
Lifestyle
Trailer Drops For Bob Dylan Biopic Filmed In New Jersey (
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You've spotted them filming in the Garden State for months. Now you're one step closer to seeing it on the big screen. The first trailer for "A Complete Unknown," a biopic of the early career of Bob Dylan was unveiled on Wednesday, July 24. The movie, which stars Timothee Chalamet as the legendary singer/songwriter, was filmed all over New Jersey, including in Hudson, Essex, Passaic and Cape May counties from the end of March through May, Steven Gorelick, the director of the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission said. Regular sightings of Chalamet and other s…
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