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Euthanasia Of NY's 'Peanut The Squirrel' Sparks Viral Outrage; Lawmaker Demands Investigation Euthanasia Of NY's 'Peanut The Squirrel' Sparks Viral Outrage; Lawmaker Demands Investigation
Euthanasia Of NY's 'Peanut The Squirrel' Sparks Viral Outrage; Lawmaker Demands Investigation Outrage is swirling after New York wildlife officials seized and later euthanized beloved social media sensation “Peanut” the squirrel. Chemung County resident Mark Longo, of Elmira, took to Instagram Wednesday, Oct 30, telling his 581,000 followers that Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) officers had seized the animal, which he rescued in 2017 after its mother was struck by a car. “Well internet, you WON. You took one of the most amazing animals away from me because of your selfishness,” he wrote. “To the people who called (DEC), there’s a special place in hell for you.” In a…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Next Of Kin Sought For NJ Man Killed In PA Crash: Coroner Next Of Kin Sought For NJ Man Killed In PA Crash: Coroner
Next Of Kin Sought For NJ Man Killed In PA Crash: Coroner The next of kin for a New Jersey man who recently was found dead is being searched for by the Lehigh County Coroners Office according to a release on Saturday, Nov. 2. Vyacheslav Chornyy, 56, of Hackettstown, NJ, was found dead inside his vehicle parked in the 6000 block of Warden Road, Lowhill Township, Lehigh County, PA, the coroner detailed in the release. "The cause and manner of death are pending further investigation," the coroner wrote noting that, "There are no suspicious circumstances in this investigation." The Pennsylvania State Police, Fogelsville Station ar…

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by Jillian Pikora
Weather
Multiple Systems Have Potential To Be Next Named Tropical Storm Of Hurricane Season Multiple Systems Have Potential To Be Next Named Tropical Storm Of Hurricane Season
Multiple Systems Have Potential To Be Next Named Tropical Storm Of Hurricane Season Three areas are being monitored for the potential to become the next named tropical storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, with one of them having a strong chance. In particular, an area in the southwest Caribbean has a high chance of development, according to an update Friday morning, Nov. 1 by the National Hurricane Center, rating the chance at 70 percent. It's expected to develop by the weekend with a depression possibly forming by early next week.  It's moving to the north/northwest slowly and and is expected to advance into the Gulf of Mexico next week.&…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Winning Numbers For Friday, Nov. 1 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $281 Jackpot Winning Numbers For Friday, Nov. 1 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $281 Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Friday, Nov. 1 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $281 Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Friday, Nov. 1 Mega Millions drawing. The estimated jackpot is $205 million with an $97.5 million cash option. The winning numbers were 11-22-42-46-51 with a Mega Ball of 04 and a Megaplier of 2X. MegaMillions If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, where there will be an estimated $303 million prize with a $141.8 million cash option. Lottery players have a 1 in 302,575,350 chance of winning a Mega Millions jackpot by matching all …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Driver Disregarded Crossing Gates Before Being Killed By Hoboken-Bound Train: Officials Driver Disregarded Crossing Gates Before Being Killed By Hoboken-Bound Train: Officials
Driver Disregarded Crossing Gates Before Being Killed By Hoboken-Bound Train: Officials NJ Transit officials have released the name of the motorist killed by a train earlier this week in Morris County. Michael Carbone, 77, of Pompton Plains, was struck by Montclair-Boonton Line train 1074 after he disregarded the crossing gates at the Ryerson Road crossing in Lincoln Park around 9:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 28, a spokesperson for NJ Transit said. A preliminary investigation found that the crossing gates were working as intended and were in the down position when Carbone drove his vehicle around the gates and positioned it directly into the path of the train, NJ Transit sai…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
AG IDs Man Killed After Police Respond To Bayonne Apartment AG IDs Man Killed After Police Respond To Bayonne Apartment
AG IDs Man Killed After Police Respond To Bayonne Apartment A 44-year-old Bayonne man was identified on Friday, Nov. 1 as the victim following a police encounter, the state Attorney General's Office said. At 12:18 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 16, police responded to an apartment on Broadway after a 911 caller reported hearing a lot of screaming from the apartment, the Attorney General's office said. Responding officers approached the apartment described by the caller and heard yelling coming from inside, authorities said. Officers encountered the man who had been yelling, later identified as Juan Poche, and requested medical assistance, authorities said. …

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by Sam Barron
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Three Tickets Sold In North Jersey Split Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot Three Tickets Sold In North Jersey Split Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot
Three Tickets Sold In North Jersey Split Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot It was a happy Halloween for three lottery players in North Jersey. Three tickets, sold in Bergen County, Newark and Jersey City, matched all five numbers drawn splitting the $166,806 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the drawing on Thursday, Oct. 31, with each ticket worth $55,602.  The tickets were sold at Acme in Allendale, Welsh Farms in Newark and Green Deli in Jersey City. The winning numbers were: 05, 17, 28, 30 and 31 and the XTRA number was: 02. The Bullseye number was 31.  · 

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by Sam Barron
Weather
Brief Cold Front Coming, Warm Weather Sticking Around In NJ, PA: Forecasters Brief Cold Front Coming, Warm Weather Sticking Around In NJ, PA: Forecasters
Brief Cold Front Coming, Warm Weather Sticking Around In NJ, PA: Forecasters A cold front will end the summer-like warmth in the Northeast — for now, forecasters say. "For the next seven to 10 days at least, warm days will outnumber chilly ones, relative to the historical average," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson said. "This means that when all the days are tallied up, temperatures will be several degrees above that historical average, which is slowly trending downward during November." The last few days have certainly felt like summer, but the weekend will be feeling more like autumn, forecasters say. Temperatures on Friday will be in the high 70s …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
140-Acre Wildfire Possibly Sparked By Halloween Fireworks Continues To Rage In Morris County 140-Acre Wildfire Possibly Sparked By Halloween Fireworks Continues To Rage In Morris County
140-Acre Wildfire Possibly Sparked By Halloween Fireworks Continues To Rage In Morris County A Morris County wildfire that residents say may have been caused by fireworks set off on Halloween night had spread to nearly 140 acres as of Friday, Nov. 1. The Craigmeur Lookout near Notch Road in Rockaway Township had been 30% contained as of 8 p.m. Friday, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. Residents were asked to avoid the area, the NJFFS said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wyckoff Fire Department (@wyckoff_fire_department) The blaze threatened 13 structures and eight structures on Green Pond Road were evac…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
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Hoboken PATH Station Closing In February For Repairs: Port Authoit Hoboken PATH Station Closing In February For Repairs: Port Authoit
Hoboken PATH Station Closing In February For Repairs: Port Authoit As part of a repair project, the Port Authority announced the PATH Hoboken station will be closed from Thursday, Jan. 30 to Tuesday, Feb. 25. The move comes as part of the agency's two-year $430 million PATH Forward program. During the closure, the Port Authority will carry out critical safety repairs and improvements across several elements of the 116-year-old system. The Port Authority said the full station closure enables it to complete track and station work on an expedited basis that would otherwise necessitate severe schedule reductions and service suspensions repetitively over a prol…

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by Sam Barron
Business
Dunkin Celebrating Grand Reopening Of Jersey City Location Dunkin Celebrating Grand Reopening Of Jersey City Location
Dunkin Celebrating Grand Reopening Of Jersey City Location A Dunkin in Jersey City is celebrating its new facelift. Dunkin will be hosting a grand reopening celebration for its location at 725 State Route 440 on Thursday, Nov. 7.  To celebrate the grand reopening, Dunkin’ is offering 100 days of free coffee to the first 100 Dunkin’ Rewards members in line at the location, beginning at 9 a.m.  100 days of free coffee recipients will receive a free medium hot or iced coffee for 100 consecutive days on the Dunkin’ app. To qualify, guests must be a Dunkin’ Rewards member or must sign up on the day of the event and will receive the promotiona…

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by Sam Barron
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Rise In Walking Pneumonia Cases Prompts CDC Warning Rise In Walking Pneumonia Cases Prompts CDC Warning
Rise In Walking Pneumonia Cases Prompts CDC Warning Cases of walking pneumonia have spiked significantly, especially among children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning in a brand-new advisory. The agency said increases in M. pneumoniae-associated pneumonia infections began late this past spring, peaked in August, and have remained high.  The CDC said it's using various surveillance tools "to better understand any differences in demographics, severity of illness, and outcomes as compared to M. pneumoniae infections prior to the COVID-19 pandemic." The agency said it's also contacting heal…

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by Joe Lombardi