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NJ Man Transported Irish Citizens Who Entered US Illegally: Feds NJ Man Transported Irish Citizens Who Entered US Illegally: Feds
NJ Man Transported Irish Citizens Who Entered US Illegally: Feds A 43-year-old Union man was charged last month with unlawfully transporting Irish citizens who entered the United States illegally, authorities said. On Sunday, Sept. 8, nine citizens of Ireland crossed into the United States illegally near Drew Road in Richford, Vermont, federal prosecutors said. Murray picked up the nine citizens near the US-Canada border and transported them in his SUV, with two young children unrestrained in the rear cargo compartment, authorities said. Murray faces up to five years of imprisonment if convicted of unlawfully transporting citizens of another country, aut…

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by Sam Barron
Weather
Scorching Heat, Severe Storms: Your Forecast Leading Up To Labor Day In NJ, PA Scorching Heat, Severe Storms: Your Forecast Leading Up To Labor Day In NJ, PA
Scorching Heat, Severe Storms: Your Forecast Leading Up To Labor Day In NJ, PA The heat is going to ramp up before summer winds down in the Northeast. Heat advisories, warnings, and watches are in place this week across New Jersey and Pennsylvania as temperatures climb up to the high 90s, even feeling close to 100 degrees in some places, AccuWeather and the National Weather Service report. Tuesday, Aug. 27 is sunny with a high of 89 while Wednesday, Aug. 28 will be as hot as 97 degrees, the NWS said. According to AccuWeather, Real Feel temps could creep into the 90s on Tuesday, and up to 105 Wednesday. A heat advisory was in effect through 8 p.m. Wednesday for Bergen…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Mailman Found Guilty Of Taking Bribes To Transport Drugs: Feds NJ Mailman Found Guilty Of Taking Bribes To Transport Drugs: Feds
NJ Mailman Found Guilty Of Taking Bribes To Transport Drugs: Feds A 49-year-old former mailman and Union resident was convicted in federal court on Thursday, Aug. 15 of taking bribes to deliver drugs through the mail, authorities said.  For five years, from 2015 to 2010, Emerson Pavilus received cash payments in exchange for helping individuals intercept packages containing illegal narcotics and other illicit materials while working as a mailman in Flanders, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. Pavilus provided his conspirators with addresses for vacant houses along his mail route to which they could ship illegal packages, Sellinger said. P…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Man Exposed Himself, Publicly Urinated Outside Urologist's Office: Denville PD Man Exposed Himself, Publicly Urinated Outside Urologist's Office: Denville PD
Man Exposed Himself, Publicly Urinated Outside Urologist's Office: Denville PD A 30-year-old Union man was arrested and charged for publicly urinating outside a urologists office in Denville on Friday, Aug. 2. Officers responded to Garden State Urology at 282 Route 46 on a report of a man who had exposed himself in front of the office and also urinated on the property, Denville police said in a release. During their investigation, police obtained surveillance footage, allowing them to identify the suspect, police said. He was issued a summons for lewdness and public urination and was released pending a court appearance, police said.

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by Sam Barron
News
Details In Housing Discrimination Cases Against People With Disabilities Released By NJ AG Details In Housing Discrimination Cases Against People With Disabilities Released By NJ AG
Details In Housing Discrimination Cases Against People With Disabilities Released By NJ AG The New Jersey Attorney General's Office has announced eight more cases of management companies and housing providers who discriminated against tenants on the basis of disability. The companies and housing providers denied rental opportunities to people with disabilities, permitted severe or pervasive harassment of tenants based on disability, or denied reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, in violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD), according to AG Matthew Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) The eight Findings of Probable Cau…

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
Flood Watch Issued In These NJ Counties Ahead Of Downpours Flood Watch Issued In These NJ Counties Ahead Of Downpours
Flood Watch Issued In These NJ Counties Ahead Of Downpours A flood watch has been issued by the National Weather Service across much of New Jersey ahead of drizzles expected to turn into downpours. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain is expected with both showers and thunderstorms producing heavy downpours Friday afternoon, July 12 through Saturday afternoon, July 13, the National Weather Service said. Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Essex Gloucester Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic, Union, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren, are all under a flood watch. 🌧⚠️ Not much change to the forecast with this morning's update. We …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Air Quality Alert Issued Across These NJ, PA Counties Air Quality Alert Issued Across These NJ, PA Counties
Air Quality Alert Issued Across These NJ, PA Counties An air quality alert has been issued for several areas across New Jersey and Pennsylvania  through late Friday, June 14. The most serious alert, an Air Quality Action Day, has been issued from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. across Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, and Union counties. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued a code orange air quality alert Friday for North Central and Southwestern, NJ, along with Middlesex, Mercer, Camden, and G…

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by Cecilia Levine