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23,000 Fentanyl Doses, 30 Homemade Guns Seized In NJ Latin Kings Takedown: Feds 23,000 Fentanyl Doses, 30 Homemade Guns Seized In NJ Latin Kings Takedown: Feds
23,000 Fentanyl Doses, 30 Homemade Guns Seized In NJ Latin Kings Takedown: Feds More than 23,000 doses of fentanyl, nearly 30 homemade firearms and a host of parts designed to create fully-automatic machine guns were seized in the takedown of a drug and gun trafficking network run by New Jersey members of the Latin Kings, federal authorities announced. Nine reputed members of the ring were charged with a variety of drug and weapon offenses that include creating and selling private-made firearms (PMFs), more commonly known as “ghost guns," U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. PMFs were actually being made on 3D printers at the moment law enforcers raided one of sever…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Wegmans Recalls Some Vegetable Products Due To Salmonella Concerns Wegmans Recalls Some Vegetable Products Due To Salmonella Concerns
Wegmans Recalls Some Vegetable Products Due To Salmonella Concerns Check your refrigerator. Wegmans has issued a voluntary recall on its products containing micro greens, sweet pea leaves, and cat grass due to concerns they may be contaminated with salmonella. The recall involves the following products: Wegmans Organic Baby Kale & Baby Spinach with Sweet Pea Leaves 5 oz (UPC: 0-77890-52377-3) with a best by date of 12/20/22 Wegmans Organic Farm & Orchard Micro Greens 1.75 oz (UPC: 0-77890-25036-5) with best by dates 12/17/22 and 12/24/22 Wegmans Organic Farm & Orchard Cat Grass (UPC: 0-77890-50938-8 The recalled productsFDA The recall…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Priest-Turned-Bookstore Owner From Jersey Shore Convicted In Virginia Of Having Sex With Teen Priest-Turned-Bookstore Owner From Jersey Shore Convicted In Virginia Of Having Sex With Teen
Priest-Turned-Bookstore Owner From Jersey Shore Convicted In Virginia Of Having Sex With Teen A former Virginia priest from New Jersey has been convicted of sexually assaulting a teen in 1985, authorities announced. Scott Asalone, 65, was arrested in Asbury Park — where he owned a bookstore — in March 2020. A grand jury in Virginia indicted Asalone three days earlier on what is known there as "carnal knowledge of a minor" between 13 and 15 years old. The incident involves a former parishioner in 1985 while Asalone was a member of the clergy assigned to St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Purcellville,  Asalone was removed from public duties in 1993 and dismissed from …

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Ho, Ho, No: Lidl Recalling Advent Calendars Due To Salmonella Contamination Scare Ho, Ho, No: Lidl Recalling Advent Calendars Due To Salmonella Contamination Scare
Ho, Ho, No: Lidl Recalling Advent Calendars Due To Salmonella Contamination Scare The countdown to Christmas got off to a rough start for Virginia-based Lidl US, which announced a voluntary recall of certain advent calendars due to a fear of Salmonella contamination, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Lidl US, which has more than 12,000 stores in 32 countries, announced that it will be recalling 8.4-ounce “Favorina-branded Advent Calendars (Premium Chocolate With a Creamy Filling)” due to the potential contamination. The recall was announced on Tuesday, Dec. 6. 
“This product is being voluntarily recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination,"…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Frozen Raspberries Sold In Maryland Recalled Due To Potential Hepatitis A Contamination Frozen Raspberries Sold In Maryland Recalled Due To Potential Hepatitis A Contamination
Frozen Raspberries Sold In Maryland Recalled Due To Potential Hepatitis A Contamination More than 1,250 cases of a frozen raspberry product sold in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia are being recalled due to possible Hepatitis A contamination, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced. Exportadora Copramar is recalling 1,260 cases of 10-pound James Farm frozen raspberries after FDA testing led to the discovery of Hepatitis A in some of the products. Specifically, the FDA indicated the presence of the virus James Farm branded frozen raspberries identified by the UPC Code (found on the top of the carton) “76069501010,” and Lot Code “22-165” (found on the…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Remains Of Missing NJ Teen A Half-Century After She Disappeared Authorities ID Remains Of Missing NJ Teen A Half-Century After She Disappeared
Authorities ID Remains Of Missing NJ Teen A Half-Century After She Disappeared Authorities have identified the body of a North Jersey girl who was reported missing a half-century ago. On Easter Sunday 1972, 16-year-old Nancy Carol Fitzgerald sat down for dinner with her family. The next day, she disappeared and was never heard from again. Following an intensive long-term investigation involving numerous interviews and extensive DNA analysis, human remains recovered near the Henry Hudson Bike Trail in Atlantic Highlands in 1988 have now been positively identified as belonging to Nancy – although precisely how and why she died is still unknown. “Tod…

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by Jon Craig
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Rocket Launching From NASA Flight Facility Will Be Visible Across East Coast Rocket Launching From NASA Flight Facility Will Be Visible Across East Coast
Rocket Launching From NASA Flight Facility Will Be Visible Across East Coast A NASA rocket launching from Virginia on Friday, Dec. 9 will be briefly visible across the East Coast (see map above or click here for times). Rocket Lab USA’s first Electron rocket is set to launch at 6 p.m. The mission, named “Virginia is for Launch Lovers,” will deploy radio frequency monitoring satellites for HawkEye 360. The 59-foot-tall Electron rocket will lift off from Launch Complex 2 at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island. With this mission, NASA is helping foster a growing low-Earth space economy and continues Wallops' 35-year history of support to…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Armed Ex-Con Once Involved In Police Shootout Seized After South Hackensack Motel Standoff Armed Ex-Con Once Involved In Police Shootout Seized After South Hackensack Motel Standoff
Armed Ex-Con Once Involved In Police Shootout Seized After South Hackensack Motel Standoff It was a close call when an ex-con who was once wounded in a shootout with police barricaded himself in a South Hackensack motel room, authorities said. Dereen Wofford, 43, who'd been accused of threatening two people with a gun, had a cell phone in his hands as he emerged from a room where he'd been living and then quickly advanced on officers who'd responded to the Travelodge Motel on Huyler Street, Chief Robert Chinchar said. Exercising restraint, the officers got Wofford into custody without incident, the chief said. They also seized an all-black .177 caliber BB gun from his waistband,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Recall Issued For Popular Ice Cream Product Sold In NJ Due To Undeclared Allergens Recall Issued For Popular Ice Cream Product Sold In NJ Due To Undeclared Allergens
Recall Issued For Popular Ice Cream Product Sold In NJ Due To Undeclared Allergens A popular ice cream product sold throughout the region is being recalled due to reported undeclared allergens, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced. Weis Markets has issued a voluntary recall of 48-ounce containers of its “Weis Quality Sea Salt Caramel Ripple Ice Cream,” which could potentially contain undeclared soy and coconut allergens. Officials say that anyone who has an allergy or severe sensitivity to soy or coconut allergens could run the risk of serious or life-threatening reactions if they are consumed. According to the FDA, the products may have been distributed in…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Nicole Expected To Become Hurricane, Bring Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast Nicole Expected To Become Hurricane, Bring Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast
Nicole Expected To Become Hurricane, Bring Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast Tropical Storm Nicole is expected to strengthen to hurricane status before bringing drenching rain and gusty winds to the Northeast. Packed with maximum sustained winds of around 70 miles per hour with higher gusts, the center of Nicole will move near or over the Bahamas by midday Wednesday, Nov. 9, and approach the east coast of Florida within the hurricane warning area Wednesday night, the National Hurricane Center said. For the latest projected timing and track for Nicole from AccuWeather.com, click on the first image above. Nicole's center is then expected to move across…

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by Joe Lombardi
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$550M Sought From Thieves In Federal Catalytic Converter Crackdown $550M Sought From Thieves In Federal Catalytic Converter Crackdown
$550M Sought From Thieves In Federal Catalytic Converter Crackdown Catalytic converter thieves across the US could soon have to cough up $550 million as part of a federal, state and local crackdown on the thefts and resales that turned a massive profit, authorities announced. The Department of Justice announced on Wednesday, Nov. 2 that it will be seeking forfeiture from those responsible for the trend of vehicle parts being stolen and resold for massive profits. In total, 21 people in five states have been charged following busts, searches, and seizures in the following states, according to the DOJ: California; Oklahoma; Wyoming; Minnesota; New Jersey;…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Pennsylvania Ranks Among The Best States To Own Electric Vehicles, Website Says Pennsylvania Ranks Among The Best States To Own Electric Vehicles, Website Says
Pennsylvania Ranks Among The Best States To Own Electric Vehicles, Website Says The US government plans to ban the sale of gas-powered cars in 2035, which might have you wondering when you should make the switch to an electric vehicle.  Bumper, an app for car owners, just released its second iteration of Best and Worst States to Own Electric Cars.  The company's study ranks states on eleven metrics relating to both EV infrastructure and incentives—including the cost to recharge an EV, the number of public charging stations, and the current transaction sale price of new EVs to determine which states are the best to own an EV, you can read more about the method…

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by Jillian Pikora