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Red Bull Arena Brawl Draws Massive Police Presence, At Least 1 Injured Red Bull Arena Brawl Draws Massive Police Presence, At Least 1 Injured
Red Bull Arena Brawl Draws Massive Police Presence, At Least 1 Injured A brawl outside the Red Bull Arena during a doubleheader soccer match drew a massive police presence and left at least one person injured Sunday evening. More than 20,000 people were at the Harrison sports complex for the matches between Club Deportivo Olimpia vs. Futbol Club Motagua and Deportivo Independiente Medellin vs. America de Cali S.A., Secaucus police said. ¡Vergonzoso! El saldo que dejó la batalla campal entre aficionados de Olimpia y Motagua en Nueva Jersey. Unos 200 policías tuvieron que intervenir para controlar el pleito en las afueras del Red Bull Arena. https://t.co/qpP…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Shock, Sadness Spread: Young Harrison Police Officer Dies Shock, Sadness Spread: Young Harrison Police Officer Dies
Shock, Sadness Spread: Young Harrison Police Officer Dies People get to know their police officers in small towns like Harrison, where shock and sadness continued to spread with the news that one of its finest had suddenly died. Officer Elizabeth Yasmin Delacruz succumbed at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood following a medical procedure elsewhere, said Maureen Curran Kleinman, the manager of communications and marketing for Valley Health System. A graduate of Lincoln High School in Jersey City, and a graduate student in criminal justice at John Jay College in Manhattan, Delacruz served in the U.S. Marine Corps, She was appointed to her depar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police: 12 ATVs And 2 Handguns Recovered, 4 Charged In Newark Off-Road Vehicle Crackdown Police: 12 ATVs And 2 Handguns Recovered, 4 Charged In Newark Off-Road Vehicle Crackdown
Police: 12 ATVs And 2 Handguns Recovered, 4 Charged In Newark Off-Road Vehicle Crackdown More than a dozen ATVs and two handguns were recovered over the weekend in Newark’s crackdown on illegal off-road vehicles, leading to charges for four residents, police said. Nine ATVs and three dirt bikes were recovered since Friday, making a total of 32 illegal off-road vehicles confiscated since the start of the enforcement initiative on April 23, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Angel Aviles, 32, of Newark, was arrested and charged April 28 after he was seen near Broadway and Montclair Avenue riding a dirt bike found to be stolen out of Jersey City, O’Hara said. The…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Morris County Native, Parsippany Hills High School Grad Neeli Thadikonda Dies Suddenly At 23 Morris County Native, Parsippany Hills High School Grad Neeli Thadikonda Dies Suddenly At 23
Morris County Native, Parsippany Hills High School Grad Neeli Thadikonda Dies Suddenly At 23 Morris County native and Parsippany Hills High School graduate Neeliagni K. Thadikonda died suddenly at his home on April 23. He was 23. Born in Harrison, Thadikonda grew up in the Powder Mills section of Parsippany-Troy Hills, according to his obituary. Thadikonda earned a Bachelor’s Degree from William Paterson University after graduating from high school, his memorial says. Thadikonda is survived by his parents, Kiran and Suneetha (Sreehari) Thadikonda; and his brother, brother, Prithvi Thadikonda. Thadikonda’s funeral was held April 27 at the S.J. Priola Parsippany Funeral Service in …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
DWI Driver Was On Depressants During Route 22 Crash Near Phillipsburg Mall, Police Say DWI Driver Was On Depressants During Route 22 Crash Near Phillipsburg Mall, Police Say
DWI Driver Was On Depressants During Route 22 Crash Near Phillipsburg Mall, Police Say A Hudson County man was under the influence of depressants when he rear-ended another vehicle in Warren County, authorities said. Raphael M. Caetano, 24, crashed into the back of another car on Route 22 near the Phillipsburg Mall around 8:40 p.m. on Feb. 22, Lopatcong Township Police said. Caetano, of Harrison, subsequently failed a series of field sobriety tests and was taken into custody, where he was evaluated by a Drug Recognition Expert and determined to be under the influence of depressants, police said. Caetano was charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving. He wa…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Hudson County Authorities Seek Truck That Seriously Injured Bicyclist In Hit-Run Crash Hudson County Authorities Seek Truck That Seriously Injured Bicyclist In Hit-Run Crash
Hudson County Authorities Seek Truck That Seriously Injured Bicyclist In Hit-Run Crash Authorities in Hudson County are asking the public's help identifying a vehicle that injured a 44-year-old bicyclist in a hit-and-run crash Friday. The female cyclist was riding on Routes 1&9 south when the driver hit her near Jacobus Avenue just before 8 a.m., then fled the scene, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The Harrison woman was transported to the Jersey City Medical Center, where she was listed in critical but stable condition. The suspect vehicle is a container trailer with a red tractor, that has a business logo or white lettering on the passenger side door,…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine
Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine A gang of burglars used bricks and rocks to break into at least 40 pharmacies in Hudson, Bergen and several other counties, targeting specific prescription drugs that they could sell, federal authorities said. Ten men, all from Jersey City, were charged in the three-month spree following an investigation led by Secaucus police, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Tuesday. Surveillance video captured images of the burglars breaking into some of the victimized pharmacies in North Bergen, Jersey City, Guttenberg, West New York, Secaucus, Lyndhurst, North Arlington, Linden, Iselin, Madis…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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New Jersey's First Two 2021 Babies Born At Stroke Of Midnight New Jersey's First Two 2021 Babies Born At Stroke Of Midnight
New Jersey's First Two 2021 Babies Born At Stroke Of Midnight Happy New Year -- and happy birthday to these babies! While some were out celebrating the new year, others were going into labor. Two of New Jersey's first 2021 babies were born right at the stroke of midnight. One was baby boy Damon, born to Jessica and Steve Palaia, of Pompton Lakes at The Valley Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds and 6 ounces, and measured 19 ½ inches long. Baby Damon was born to Jessica and Steve Palaia, of Pompton Lakes, right at the stroke of midnight.The Valley Hospital Meanwhile, in Livingston, Jose and Juliana Miranda Sucuzhanay welcomed  Ella Andrea at Saint Barn…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
North Jersey Pizzeria Ah' Pizz Opens Third Location North Jersey Pizzeria Ah' Pizz Opens Third Location
North Jersey Pizzeria Ah' Pizz Opens Third Location Popular North Jersey pizzeria Ah' Pizz has opened a third location. The new digs are located at 334 Route 46 East / Service Road in Wayne. The pizzeria's flagship store opened in Montclair in 2010, with a goal of bringing Neapolitan pizza to the area.The second opened in Harrison in 2017. What's so special about the pies? The dough is made only with finely ground Italian wheat flour, natural Neapolitan yeast, sea salt and water, the restaurant's website explains. The dough must be kneaded and formed by hand and may be no more than 3 mm thick. The pizza must be baked for less th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Startup Wireless Internet Company Bringing WiFi To Newark Residents, Hiring Locals Startup Wireless Internet Company Bringing WiFi To Newark Residents, Hiring Locals
Startup Wireless Internet Company Bringing WiFi To Newark Residents, Hiring Locals The need for high-speed wireless internet has never been greater as the global COVID-19 pandemic forces thousands of Newark residents to work and learn remotely.  In an effort to help, local wireless company Andrena has partnered with Salman Capital, a leader in urban real estate development and owner of Newark’s Pavilion Towers. Andrena is expanding its high-speed internet into Newark at $25 per month and is hiring local residents as it expands, CEO and co-founder Neil Chatterjee said. Only about one-third of Newark's households have an Internet subscription, according to this s…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
And The Band Played On: ‘Knucklehead’ Coronavirus Crimes Continue, NJ Authorities Report And The Band Played On: ‘Knucklehead’ Coronavirus Crimes Continue, NJ Authorities Report
And The Band Played On: ‘Knucklehead’ Coronavirus Crimes Continue, NJ Authorities Report They've come in all ages, from young teens to middle-age adults, and continue being either arrested or ticketed for coronavirus-related crimes, New Jersey authorities say. In what has become a daily rundown, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal released back-to-back lists of offenders in a span of less than 48 hours Sunday and Monday. They included a 16-year-old Wegmans customer who deliberately coughed on a woman more than three times her age and a 54-year-old musician playing Pink Floyd covers for a crowd gathered on his lawn. Here are the latest: Terrance Edwards, 34, of New Brunswi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
NJ Restaurant Juicy Platters Giving Free Meals To Health Care Workers NJ Restaurant Juicy Platters Giving Free Meals To Health Care Workers
NJ Restaurant Juicy Platters Giving Free Meals To Health Care Workers Halal and Mediterranean eatery Juicy Platters is offering a free meal to all healthcare workers “on the front lines” of the COVID-19 crisis. The giveaway was announced in an Instagram video by the restaurant’s founder, Jaffar Wahdat, affectionately known as ‘Juicy Jaffar.’ "You guys are on the front lines," he said in the touching video. “I have a baby sister that works in an emergency room down in Philly, and I know how hard you guys are working.” Halal and Mediterranean eatery Juicy Platters is offering a free meal to all healthcare workers “on the front lines” of the COVID-19 crisi…

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by Valerie Musson