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New Ice Cream Recall Issued For Product Sold In Weis Market Stores New Ice Cream Recall Issued For Product Sold In Weis Market Stores
New Ice Cream Recall Issued For Product Sold In Weis Market Stores Another ice cream recall has been issued by a manufacturer in the region, this time due to an undeclared ingredient. Weis Markets Inc., headquartered in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, said it is recalling containers of Weis Quality Brownie Moose Tracks Ice Cream (48 ounces) because the product may contain undeclared egg.  People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to eggs run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume this product, according to an announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The product was distributed to all 197 Weis Mark…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Hottest Temps Yet? Heat Wave Ahead For Northeast Hottest Temps Yet? Heat Wave Ahead For Northeast
Hottest Temps Yet? Heat Wave Ahead For Northeast If you live in the Northeast and experiencing a heat wave was on your summer bucket list, there could still be time to check that off. According to the National Weather Service, a heat wave is a period of abnormally hot weather that typically lasts more than two days. In the Northeast, a heatwave is three or more days of 90-degree weather. The only time the Northeast came close to that was once in late-July but not at all in June or August, records show.  New Jersey, Pennsylvania and parts of the mid-Atlantic will likely get to experience heat wave next week, though,&nb…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Paterson Jewelry Store Robbery Part Of Multi-State Crime Spree Involving DC Rapper: Feds Paterson Jewelry Store Robbery Part Of Multi-State Crime Spree Involving DC Rapper: Feds
Paterson Jewelry Store Robbery Part Of Multi-State Crime Spree Involving DC Rapper: Feds Three masked men who robbed a Paterson jewelry store of more than $1 million worth of merchandise at gunpoint last year were part of a violent East Coast crime ring that included a Washington, DC-based rapper, federal authorities said Wednesday. Trevor Wright – aka “Taliban Glizzy” – was among 16 defendants named in an indictment unsealed by federal authorities in the nation’s capital on Aug. 30. Mohammad Sheik had only just opened the Paradise Jewelry Store at the corner of Main Street and Delaware Avenue in Paterson several weeks earlier when the place was robbed last fall. It was one o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SEEN IT? Police Seek Help Finding Mail Bandits In South Jersey SEEN IT? Police Seek Help Finding Mail Bandits In South Jersey
Seen IT? Police Seek Help Finding Mail Bandits In South Jersey Police in South Jersey are looking for a Lincoln SUV with Pennsylvania plates involved in stolen mail from a U.S. Postal facility, authorities said. On Wednesday, Aug. 23, suspects in the SUV fled from police in a chase that was discontinued for safety reasons, Eveham police said. The USPS drop box involved is located behind the Marlton Post Office (123 E. Main Street). As of this date the total number of victims exceeds 30 with a total monetary loss of over $160,000, police said. Police urge anyone who may have deposited a bill payment or check in the drop box on Aug. 23, betwe…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Number Of Victims Of Repeat Sex Trafficker Reaches Four In NJ, PA, Authorities Charge UPDATE: Number Of Victims Of Repeat Sex Trafficker Reaches Four In NJ, PA, Authorities Charge
Update: Number Of Victims Of Repeat Sex Trafficker Reaches Four In NJ, PA, Authorities Charge The number of alleged victims of a paroled sex trafficker from New Jersey has reached four, federal authorities said. Amin Sharif, 48, of Newark had been free for a year after serving nearly a decade in federal prison when he returned to pimping women and girls, authorities said. Federal agents seized Sharif on sex trafficking charges in January 2022, and have held him since then, while continuing an ongoing investigation that produced an indictment that cites the additional victims. Sharif "used several social media platforms and profiles to recruit women and minors to engage in sex acts…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Burglar With Hit List Of Asian Homeowners In NJ, NY, PA, DE Gets 50 Months In Federal Prison Burglar With Hit List Of Asian Homeowners In NJ, NY, PA, DE Gets 50 Months In Federal Prison
Burglar With Hit List Of Asian Homeowners In NJ, NY, PA, DE Gets 50 Months In Federal Prison UPDATE: A member of a second-story crew who targeted Asian and Asian-American homeowners in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware for burglaries was sentenced to a plea-bargained four years and two months in federal prison, authorities said. Randi Barr, 42, of Union County, NJ, was part of a group that worked from a hit list of dozens of homes based on “stereotype and opportunity,” federal authorities said. Local, state and federal law enforcement authorities who teamed up to smash the ring found notes in the defendants’ cars that had the home addresses of individuals of Asian des…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Hospitalizations Lead To Ice Cream Recall In 19 States: FDA Hospitalizations Lead To Ice Cream Recall In 19 States: FDA
Hospitalizations Lead To Ice Cream Recall In 19 States: FDA Hospitalizations have led a New York-based company to recall its packages of soft-serve ice cream — in 19 states, according to the Food and Drug Administration.  Two people have reported becoming ill in New York and Pennsylvania after consuming Soft Serve On The Go by Real Kosher Ice Cream of Brooklyn, NY, according to the FDA recall notice issued on Aug. 9. "Both individuals were hospitalized but no deaths have been reported to date," the FDA said. After the first patient in Pennsylvania became ill, the state's Department of Agriculture tested samples of the product, finding Listeria mono…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Penn State Grad Found Dead In Los Angeles: Coroner Penn State Grad Found Dead In Los Angeles: Coroner
Penn State Grad Found Dead In Los Angeles: Coroner A 25-year-old Pennsylvania man and PSU grad was found dead in his Los Angeles County, California apartment, authorities say.  Elias 'Eli' Crone was found dead of asphyxia caused by hanging at 9:09 a.m. on Monday, July 31, 2023, according to the LA County Coroner's officer.  Eli was born in Wrightsville on June 8, 1998, authorities say. He studied at Lancaster Catholic High School where he played baseball and football, which he previously shared on social media.  He went on to graduate as a member of the class of 2020 at Penn State University, according to social media. He worked at El Serr…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Man With Warrants Resists Arrest In South Jersey Man With Warrants Resists Arrest In South Jersey
Man With Warrants Resists Arrest In South Jersey A 46-year-old Philadelphia man with warrants in Pennsylvania and New Jersey resisted arrest, authorities said. On Wednesday, Aug. 2 at 9:24 p.m., Gloucester Township Police officers made a motor vehicle stop on Route 42 Northbound. A passenger, later identified as James Jordan, was not wearing a seat belt and provided officers with a false name, police said. When questioned, Jordan allegedly became uncooperative with officers and began to tell officers that he was going to run into highway traffic, they said. Jordan was advised that he was being detained and pulled away from the officer’s…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
PA Employee Embezzled $1.2 Million From Furniture Store, DA Says PA Employee Embezzled $1.2 Million From Furniture Store, DA Says
PA Employee Embezzled $1.2 Million From Furniture Store, DA Says A high-ranking employee at a Pennsylvania furniture business is accused of embezzling more than $1 million from the company, authorities say.  Linda Mansi, 53, of Tuckerton, New Jersey, is charged with multiple felonies from Arnold Office Furniture and Sunline Supply in Bridgeport, said Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele's Office in a release Friday, July 28.  Jay and Jordan Berkowitz, the owners of the stores, approached police in February about a "significant theft" from the company's coffers, the DA said.  The Berkowitzes claimed Mansi — an employee sin…

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by Mac Bullock
Weather
Severe Weather Watch Issued As Thunderstorms Threaten Region, More Sweltering Heat Ahead Severe Weather Watch Issued As Thunderstorms Threaten Region, More Sweltering Heat Ahead
Severe Weather Watch Issued As Thunderstorms Threaten Region, More Sweltering Heat Ahead A severe weather watch was issued by the National Weather Service across much of the region Thursday, July 27. As temps hovered around 95 degrees, thunderstorms were taking aim across parts of Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Virginia. Thunderstorms were expected in the afternoon, with showers likely in the evening and overnight. Temps were expected to surge through Saturday, July 29. Temps are expected to surge on Friday.AccuWeather Heat map AccuWeatherAccuWeather Friday, July 28 will be sunny with a high near 95, but could feel as hot as 103, the NWS says. Saturday will h…

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
FLOOD WATCH: Here's How Much Rain Could Fall In NJ, PA FLOOD WATCH: Here's How Much Rain Could Fall In NJ, PA
Flood Watch: Here's How Much Rain Could Fall In NJ, PA The National Weather Service has issued flood watches and advisories for much of the region Sunday, July 9. Most of New Jersey and areas west of Philadelphia are expected to see about 2 inches of rain between Sunday, July 9 and Tuesday, July 11, AccuWeather reports.  The Poconos, North Western New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley could see up to four inches of rain. Rainfall mapAccuWeather Storms were expected to begin in North Jersey in the evening hours, and remain strong through Monday, July 10, forecasters say. A severe thunderstorm watch was also issued for much of New Jersey as of S…

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by Cecilia Levine