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WATCH: NJ's Anthony Volpe's Big Grand Slam Helps Yankees Avoid Sweep WATCH: NJ's Anthony Volpe's Big Grand Slam Helps Yankees Avoid Sweep
Watch: NJ's Anthony Volpe's Big Grand Slam Helps Yankees Avoid Sweep A boy from Jersey is the king of Bronx. On Tuesday evening, Oct. 29, Anthony Volpe hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 3rd inning — the fourth game of the World Series — with the Yankees trailing the Dodgers 2-1, giving them a 5-2 lead in a game they won 11-4.  The Yankees, who came into the game trailing the series 3-0 and facing elimination, will now attempt to live another day when they face the Dodgers in Game 5 Wednesday, Oct. 30. Volpe grew up in Watchung and attended Delbarton High School, and is a lifelong Yankees fan, having attended the Bombers' last Wo…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Pair Of Home Invaders On The Loose In Central Jersey: Report Pair Of Home Invaders On The Loose In Central Jersey: Report
Pair Of Home Invaders On The Loose In Central Jersey: Report Police are on the lookout for a pair of home invaders who broke into a Central Jersey home and tried to steal a Jeep, MyCentralJersey reports. Woodbridge police received a 9-1-1 call at 6:39 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 about a burglary attempt on Goodrich Street in Iselin, the outlet said. Two hooded men saw the homeowner after walking into the kitchen. They snatched the keys and fob for the Jeep and a late model BMW, Woodbridge police told the outlet. The pair failed to start the Jeep before fleeing in a late-model suspected stolen orange or red Audi on Route 27 toward the Garden State Parkway, …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Israel’s Largest Bank Pays $900 Million In Offshore Tax Evasion Scheme, Soccer Payoffs Israel’s Largest Bank Pays $900 Million In Offshore Tax Evasion Scheme, Soccer Payoffs
Israel’s Largest Bank Pays $900 Million In Offshore Tax Evasion Scheme, Soccer Payoffs Israel’s largest bank and a Swiss subsidiary agreed in federal court in Manhattan on Thursday to pay $874.27 million to the U.S. Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and the New York State Department of Financial Services to settle offshore tax-evasion charges. At the same time, Bank Hapoalim B.M. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Hapoalim (Switzerland) Ltd., agreed to pay more than $30 million to the United States to resolve a federal investigation into their roles in laundering bribes and kickbacks to the world governing body for soccer. As part of the tax-evasion settlement, Bank Hapoalim B.M.&…

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by Jerry DeMarco