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Amazon Fresh Opens In Shuttered Bergen County Kmart (LOOK INSIDE) Amazon Fresh Opens In Shuttered Bergen County Kmart (LOOK INSIDE)
Amazon Fresh Opens In Shuttered Bergen County Kmart (Look Inside) Bergen County is home to yet another Amazon Fresh store. The 40,000-square-foot store on Memorial Drive, which replaced the Kmart that closed in 2016, is the third in New Jersey. The two others are located in Paramus and Eatontown. The Amazon Fresh store in Lodi features the company's latest brick-and-mortar design unveiled last year in Chicago and Southern California.  Amazon Fresh Amazon Fresh Other businesses at the shopping center include Blink Fitness, the Little Gym of Lodi, KPOT Korean BBQ, and Aldi. ShopRite is located about one mile away on Main Street. The Amazon F…
Amazon Fresh Opening Second NJ Grocery Store In Former Toys 'R' Us Building Amazon Fresh Opening Second NJ Grocery Store In Former Toys 'R' Us Building
Amazon Fresh Opening Second NJ Grocery Store In Former Toys 'R' Us Building A new Amazon supermarket is about to open in Monmouth County, officials said. The Amazon Fresh in Eatontown will officially open on Thursday, June 20, the company said in a news release. It will be the second Amazon Fresh location in New Jersey after one opened in Paramus in July 2022. The Eatontown store is located at 137 Route 35 in a 35,500-square-foot space once occupied by Toys“R”Us. "This new, affordable grocery store in the community will offer wide selection of quality groceries and a convenient shopping experience," Amazon said in its release. "We’re also proud to support the…
NJ Scammer Admits Selling Bogus Tom Brady Super Bowl Rings NJ Scammer Admits Selling Bogus Tom Brady Super Bowl Rings
NJ Scammer Admits Selling Bogus Tom Brady Super Bowl Rings A 24-year-old New Jersey man pleaded guilty to fraud for pretending to be a New England Patriots player to buy and sell Super Bowl rings engraved with Tom Brady's last name, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday, Feb. 2. Scott V. Spina Jr., of Roseland, could face decades in prison when he's sentenced May 23, for charges of mail fraud, three counts of wire fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft, authorities said. Spina's guilty plea comes one day after the quarterback announced his retirement after 22 seasons and seven Super Bowl titles. Spina ordered three replica Super Bo…
Jersey City Native, Arizona State Coach Suspended, Fined $20K Jersey City Native, Arizona State Coach Suspended, Fined $20K
Jersey City Native, Arizona State Coach Suspended, Fined $20K Arizona State basketball coach and Jersey City native Bobby Hurley was suspended for Monday night's game and fined $20,000 following a confrontation with officials during last weekend's game against Stanford, ESPN reports. "The actions of the head coach and student-athletes were in clear violation of the Conference's standards of conduct, and will not be tolerated," Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff said Sunday.  "The Pac-12 and its membership has established regulations requiring all institutional personnel, especially head coaches, to conduct themselves in a sporting manner, and t…
NJ Man Busted By FBI For Selling Bogus Tom Brady Super Bowl Rings NJ Man Busted By FBI For Selling Bogus Tom Brady Super Bowl Rings
NJ Man Busted By FBI For Selling Bogus Tom Brady Super Bowl Rings A New Jersey man admitted posing as a former New England Patriots player in order to buy and sell specially made Super Bowl rings that he claimed were given to Tom Brady's family as gifts, federal authorities charged. Scott V. Spina Jr., 24, of Roseland ordered three replica Super Bowl LI rings engraved with the name "Brady," then sold them to an auction house for $100,000, receiving a significant profit, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California said in a release. One ring reportedly sold for more than $337,219 at an auction. Spina took a deal from the government …
TikTok Finds NJ Man Kidney Donor Months After He Discovers Long-Lost Son TikTok Finds NJ Man Kidney Donor Months After He Discovers Long-Lost Son
TikTok Finds NJ Man Kidney Donor Months After He Discovers Long-Lost Son A North Jersey man's will to live has been renewed after finding his long-lost son, granddaughter and then a kidney donor over social media all within the last several months. Jamie Fatato, of Weehawken, began suffering from kidney failure 15 years ago while visiting his mom in Florida, his girlfriend, Mariam "MJ" Mirbaba said. The kidney Fatato received from his brother back then began failing in 2018. Since then, 49-year-old Fatato has spent five hours a day, three days a week on dialysis trying to find a new kidney.  The search was exhausting, and Fatato was losing hope. But, las…
NBA Legend Kobe Bryant, Daughter Among Nine Killed In Helicopter Crash NBA Legend Kobe Bryant, Daughter Among Nine Killed In Helicopter Crash
NBA Legend Kobe Bryant, Daughter Among Nine Killed In Helicopter Crash This story has been updated. NBA legend and former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant was among nine people, including his teenage daughter,  killed in a helicopter crash in southern California, authorities said. The crash happened just northwest of downtown Los Angeles at about 9:45 a.m. Pacific time on Sunday, Jan. 26. The private chopper burst into flames after crashing amid foggy conditions in the hills over Calabasas. The cause of the crash is under investigation.  Initial reports had listed the number of casualties as five. In an afternoon press conference, the Los Angeles…