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New Jersey's Last-Standing Sears Store Says It's Closing New Jersey's Last-Standing Sears Store Says It's Closing
New Jersey's Last-Standing Sears Store Says It's Closing And then there were none. New Jersey's last-standing Sears store, located in Jersey City, appears to be closing. The store at Newport Centre announced a store closing sale on Friday evening, Jan. 5 on Facebook. A voice answering service said the store was closed when Daily Voice called Friday at 7 p.m. Daily Voice has reached out to the Simon Property Group, who owns Newport Centre, and Sears corporate for comment. Sears Holdings filed for bankruptcy in 2018. The Jersey City store became the final Sears in New Jersey in 2020 after the store in Hackensack — a local landmark — shutter…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Flooding Closes Major Roadways Across NJ, Rescues Under Way (UPDATE) Flooding Closes Major Roadways Across NJ, Rescues Under Way (UPDATE)
Flooding Closes Major Roadways Across NJ, Rescues Under Way (Update) Heavy rain on Friday, Sept. 29 closed major roadways across New Jersey. Gov. Phil Murphy declared a State of Emergency in the late afternoon, as rain continued falling, leaving drivers trapped in flood waters across the state. Dunderhook Road at Paramus Road in Paramus remained closed due to flooding, leading the borough's Office of Emergency Management to urge an evacuation of the area late Friday afternoon. Meanwhile, a crew used a backhoe and a long stick to try and clear branches, leaves and other debris from a Saddle River tributary that runs beneath the road. Dunderhook Road at …

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
New Jersey Takes 'Shelter': New Amazon Prime Show Films All Across Garden State New Jersey Takes 'Shelter': New Amazon Prime Show Films All Across Garden State
New Jersey Takes 'Shelter': New Amazon Prime Show Films All Across Garden State Want to see New Jersey on the small screen? Amazon Prime has you covered. "Harlan Coben's Shelter", based on the bestselling young adult novel, debuted on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, Aug. 18. The show, which is set in the fictional Kassleton, New Jersey, filmed all over the Garden State, mostly in Kearny, last summer and fall. On "Shelter", Michael Bolitar moves to Kasselton following his father's sudden death and becomes embroiled in the mysterious disappearance of a student at his high school, with dark secrets being discovered, according to a synopsis. Besides Kearny, you can catch a …

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by Sam Barron
News
Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson Film In Jersey City Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson Film In Jersey City
Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson Film In Jersey City There's a "Pulp Fiction" reunion going down in Hudson County. Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson were spotted filming new movie "The Kill Room" together in Jersey City. Thurman was captured at Neptune Bakery on JFK and Neptune Avenue on Monday, May 2, according to Bayonne photographer Amelia Hill, of Madame Amelia Photography Studio. The comedy-thriller is about a money-laundering scheme that throws a hitman into the art scene — all very unexpectedly, according to the Hollywood Reporter. It was written by Jonathan Jacobson and will be directed by Nicol Paone. The movie …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
STUDY: These 6 NJ Areas Had Some Of The Nation’s Highest Move-Out Rates In 2020 STUDY: These 6 NJ Areas Had Some Of The Nation’s Highest Move-Out Rates In 2020
Study: These 6 NJ Areas Had Some Of The Nation’s Highest Move-Out Rates In 2020 Do you know someone who moved out of New Jersey last year? You’re certainly not alone — in fact, for the third year in a row, New Jersey topped the list of states with the highest move-out rates, an annual migration study shows. But that’s not all: six Garden State areas made the list of the 25 cities with the highest outbound migration rates for 2020 — in other words, the cities that had the most residents hit the road and move out of the state. United Van Lines’ 44th Annual National Migration Study is based on the number of household moves handled by the company within the 48 contig…

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by Valerie Musson