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Cancer-Causing Chemical Found In More Shampoo Products, Independent Laboratory's Study Reveals Cancer-Causing Chemical Found In More Shampoo Products, Independent Laboratory's Study Reveals
Cancer-Causing Chemical Found In More Shampoo Products, Independent Laboratory's Study Reveals An independent laboratory is reporting that it has found a cancer-causing chemical in more batches of shampoo products.  Many brands of dry shampoo products -- including some Dove, Nexxus, Suave, TIGI, and TRESemmé products -- had already been recalled by manufacturer Unilever containing the cancer-causing chemical benzene in an announcement made on Tuesday, Oct. 18. On Tuesday, Nov. 1, the independent laboratory Valisure, based in New Haven, CT, reported finding a high level of benzene in more batches of dry shampoo. It said that high levels of benzene were found in 70 per…

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by Ben Crnic
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NJ Husband Surrenders In Crash That Killed Wife, Passenger In CT: Police NJ Husband Surrenders In Crash That Killed Wife, Passenger In CT: Police
NJ Husband Surrenders In Crash That Killed Wife, Passenger In CT: Police A New Jersey man has been charged in connection with a double-fatal Connecticut crash that killed his wife and another passenger last summer in Connecticut, authorities said. Juan Fernandez, 38, of Union City, surrendered to police on Wednesday, Aug. 17, and was charged with two counts of negligent homicide, among other charges in connection with the crash on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021, in Middlesex County, on Route 15 in Woodbridge. Fernandez was behind the wheel of a Honda Accord that had seven people, including five people in the backseat, when he drove straight into a tree traveling at more …

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by Kathy Reakes & Cecilia Levine
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3 Navy Sailors Die By Suicide On Same Ship This Month: Report 3 Navy Sailors Die By Suicide On Same Ship This Month: Report
3 Navy Sailors Die By Suicide On Same Ship This Month: Report Three US Navy sailors stationed on the USS George Washington died by suicide within seven days of each other this month, The Washington Post reports. A fourth also died by suicide in 2021, the outlet says. Xavier Sandor, 19, a Shelton, CT native, was found unresponsive aboard the ship in Newport News on Friday, April 15, The Post says. Two other sailors on the ship reportedly died by suicide on April 9 and 10. Pentagon Secretary John Kirby addressed the deaths in a press conference this week. “Each death is tragic in its own right”, said Kirby. “Our thoughts and prayers cont…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Bird Flu Has Landed In NJ Bird Flu Has Landed In NJ
Bird Flu Has Landed In NJ There's a bird flu outbreak in the United States, but so far only wild ducks have been infected in New Jersey, specifically in Cape May, authorities said. While the outbreak is driving up the price of eggs and chicken nationwide, properly cooked foul is harmless to humans even when it's infected by the flu, agriculture experts say.  The current bird flu outbreak, first reported in a commercial turkey flock in Indiana, is considered the worst since 2015. In New Jersey, 21 Mallard ducks in Cape May have tested positive for the flu so far, according to USDA findings from February. A…

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by Jon Craig
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9 Charged With Stealing $1.3M Worth of Vehicles In NJ, NY, PA, CT, MA, Shipping Them Overseas 9 Charged With Stealing $1.3M Worth of Vehicles In NJ, NY, PA, CT, MA, Shipping Them Overseas
9 Charged With Stealing $1.3M Worth of Vehicles In NJ, NY, PA, CT, MA, Shipping Them Overseas An international ring of identity thieves stole $1.3 million worth of vehicles and watercraft from dealerships in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts using fraudulently obtained digital driver's licenses, authorities charged. Nine defendants used the stolen identities of U.S. citizens in Puerto Rico -- along with fake Puerto Rico driver’s licenses, Social Security cards, debit cards and birth certificates -- to obtain the licenses from motor vehicle agencies in Jersey City and North Bergen, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. They used thos…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Man Sentenced In Kidnaping Of Ex-GF At Gunpoint, Shooting At Jersey Shore Officer Man Sentenced In Kidnaping Of Ex-GF At Gunpoint, Shooting At Jersey Shore Officer
Man Sentenced In Kidnaping Of Ex-GF At Gunpoint, Shooting At Jersey Shore Officer A 31-year-old man from Connecticut has been sentenced to 14 years in New Jersey State Prison in connection with shooting at a police officer after a traffic stop, authorities said. Miguel Angel-Villegas, 31, of New Haven, reportedly threatened to kill his then-girlfriend if she didn't drive him from Connecticut to New Jersey, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.  After making the victim give a Tuckerton police officer a fake name during the Nov. 21, 2019, traffic stop, Angel-Villegas forced the woman -- at gunpoint -- to speed away, Billhimer s…

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by Jon Craig
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Princeton University Ranked Best College In America By U.S News Princeton University Ranked Best College In America By U.S News
Princeton University Ranked Best College In America By U.S News U.S. News & World Report has released its latest rankings of the best colleges in America. Princeton University was ranked No. 1 in the nation. The calculations were based on nine broad measures of quality: graduation and retention, graduation rate performance, graduate indebtedness, social mobility, faculty resources, expert opinion, financial resources, student excellence, and alumni giving. The following universities were named: 2. Columbia University: New York, NY (tie) 2. Harvard University: Cambridge, MA (tie) 2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Cambridge, MA (tie) …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Driver Held For Extradition To NJ After Crash-Filled Pursuit From Bergen Ends In Westchester Driver Held For Extradition To NJ After Crash-Filled Pursuit From Bergen Ends In Westchester
Driver Held For Extradition To NJ After Crash-Filled Pursuit From Bergen Ends In Westchester UPDATE: A Connecticut driver who authorities said led officers and troopers on a high-speed chase from Bergen to Westchester counties – ramming police cars from both states along the way -- remained jailed Monday pending extradition to New Jersey. Mahwah police initially began chasing an Acura MDX driven by Henry L. Cofrancesco Jr., 51, of Hamden, CT, on southbound Route 287 last Thursday afternoon. South Nyack and New York State Police joined the pursuit at speeds that law enforcement sources said ranged from 75 to 90 miles an hour.  The chase continued through Rockland County and cr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paramus Medical Building Bomb Threat Blamed On CT Man Whose Ex-Pal Was Getting Procedure Paramus Medical Building Bomb Threat Blamed On CT Man Whose Ex-Pal Was Getting Procedure
Paramus Medical Building Bomb Threat Blamed On CT Man Whose Ex-Pal Was Getting Procedure A New Haven man called in a bomb threat to a Paramus medical office where a former friend was having a procedure, said authorities who arrested him. Anthony Spencer, 32, left “several threatening phone messages” at the northbound Route 17 medical office, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. “During one of these phone calls he stated that there was a bomb in the building,” Ehrenberg said. “Responding police units searched the building and found no suspicious items.” Detective Sgt. Mike Cebulski identified and tracked down Spencer, who was “upset that a former friend of his was having a medi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities Smash Major NJ Trafficking Ring, Seize $1 Million Worth Of Drugs, Arrest 20 Authorities Smash Major NJ Trafficking Ring, Seize $1 Million Worth Of Drugs, Arrest 20
Authorities Smash Major NJ Trafficking Ring, Seize $1 Million Worth Of Drugs, Arrest 20 A barber shop and used car lot were fronts for a large-scale North Jersey drug trafficking ring, said authorities who seized nearly 21 pounds of fentanyl, 7½ pounds of cocaine, a loaded gun and more while arresting 20 people in Hudson, Bergen, Essex and Union counties. Nearly two dozen locations in New Jersey and New York were raided and nearly four pounds of meth, more than a pound and a half of fentanyl and $118,395 in cash were seized by a team headed by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force working with federal Homeland Security Investigations and the NYPD, they said Wednes…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Libyan Charged In Airline Bombing That Killed 270, Including 119 From Daily Voice Area Libyan Charged In Airline Bombing That Killed 270, Including 119 From Daily Voice Area
Libyan Charged In Airline Bombing That Killed 270, Including 119 From Daily Voice Area Federal authorities announced charges Monday against an accused Libyan terrorist on the 32nd anniversary of the Flight 103 bombing over Scotland that killed 270 people. Abu Agila Mohammad Masud is charged with terrorism-related crimes in the 1988 bombing over the village of Lockerbie that killed 190 Americans in all, Attorney General William Barr said Monday. The victims in modern-day history’s worst attack on Americans before 9/11 included 33 New Jerseyans and 61 New York State residents, as well as 11 from Massachusetts, nine from Pennsylvania and five from Connecticut (see list below). …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Trio Arrested, Handgun Recovered Atlantic City Trio Arrested, Handgun Recovered
Atlantic City Trio Arrested, Handgun Recovered A report of a man seen loading a handgun resulted in the arrest of three men in Atlantic City this weekend, including two from out-of-state, authorities said. The 9-1-1 caller provided a detailed description of the man and the vehicle he was in on the 1800 block of Atlantic Avenue, according to Atlantic City police. In the vehicle, patrol officers found a handgun and ammunition on the passenger side floorboard and a small amount of marijuana. Police arrested Stephen Jenkins, 34, of New Haven, Connecticut, on several weapons charges and for possession of a controlled substance, they said. J…

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by Jon Craig