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Insect Infestation At NJ School Prompts Emergency Pesticide Use Insect Infestation At NJ School Prompts Emergency Pesticide Use Insect Infestation At NJ School Prompts Emergency Pesticide Use
Insect Infestation At NJ School Prompts Emergency Pesticide Use An insect infestation prompted an emergency pesticide application at a South Jersey school, according to a notice issued to parents, guardians and staff. The pesticide was applied at Aura School, located at 900 Clems Run in Glassboro, on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 3:30 p.m., according to the emergency pesticide use notice.  WPVI reported that the infestation was caused by fleas. The district said it discovered an insect infestation in the school's media center, which qualified the problem as an emergency threatening the health or safety of a student or staff member. The district said…

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College Student Survives 8-Story Fall While Dancing On Sofa College Student Survives 8-Story Fall While Dancing On Sofa College Student Survives 8-Story Fall While Dancing On Sofa
College Student Survives 8-Story Fall While Dancing On Sofa A 21-year-old University of Georgia senior survived a fall from an eighth-floor apartment window after apparently striking a metal bench on the way down, police said. Kristen Sargent fell at Rambler Athens Apartments at 558 W. Broad St. around 7:37 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, according to an Athens-Clarke County Police Department field case report.  The incident happened just after the Georgia Bulldogs had won a game against the Oklahoma Sooners, Sargent's father, Richard Sargent, told WSB-TV. Richard said he later heard his daughter talking to one of her friends: “Hey, I'm alive. I…

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Target Slashes Prices On Nearly 2K Items Amid Inflation Pressure Target Slashes Prices On Nearly 2K Items Amid Inflation Pressure Target Slashes Prices On Nearly 2K Items Amid Inflation Pressure
Target Slashes Prices On Nearly 2K Items Amid Inflation Pressure Target is cutting prices on nearly 2,000 items as families continue tightening their budgets amid stubborn inflation and economic stress. The retailer announced the latest round of price reductions in a news release on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The cuts cover clothing and shoes for women, men, infants, and toddlers, along with bedding and other home products. Some items are now priced at least 20% lower than in the fall of 2025, according to Target. "Guests are looking for great products at an incredible value, and that's an important part of what we aim to deliver every day," said chief me…

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New Brunswick Driver Was Drunk, Speeding On Wrong Side Of Road In Deadly Head-On Crash: Cops New Brunswick Driver Was Drunk, Speeding On Wrong Side Of Road In Deadly Head-On Crash: Cops New Brunswick Driver Was Drunk, Speeding On Wrong Side Of Road In Deadly Head-On Crash: Cops
New Brunswick Driver Was Drunk, Speeding On Wrong Side Of Road In Deadly Head-On Crash: Cops A New Brunswick man was drunk, speeding and driving on the wrong side of the road when he caused a head-on crash that killed another driver, authorities said. Alexcis Merino, 25, was charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter and second-degree vehicular homicide on Tuesday, Sept. 29, Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera and New Brunswick Police Chief Vincent Sabo said. The crash happened on Jersey Avenue near Triangle Road in New Brunswick around 2:47 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, authorities said. Merino was driving a 2017 Honda Accord when he collided head-on with a 2009 Toyota Co…

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Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast
Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast A Bronx-raised attorney and her husband, a Long Island native, were among four American tourists killed in an explosion near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Florida Hoxha grew up in the Bronx and was a senior attorney at the New York Legal Assistance Group, according to ABC News. Her husband, Ian Alexander Kirkpatrick, was from Huntington and attended Huntington High School from 2003 to 2007, according to his LinkedIn profile. Hoxha and Kirkpatrick were killed alongside Hoxha’s brother, Florin Hoxha, and his wife, Erisa Cani, on Friday, Sept. 25, when an early-morning explosion destroyed a…

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Man Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Banking Job: Report Man Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Banking Job: Report Man Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Banking Job: Report
Man Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Banking Job: Report A man with ties to Connecticut is among seven men accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a woman at a Cornell University fraternity house. A new report says he had lost his job following the allegations.  The woman alleges the assaults happened at the Chi Phi house at the Ithaca, New York, university after two men pressured her to take drugs on Oct. 19, 2024. The former Cornell student's lawsuit names Diego Sarabia as one of the men involved. Court records show that Sarabia’s summons and complaint were mailed to his mother’s home in Bethel, Connecticut. The complaint identifies him as a …

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Woman Held Captive In Attic For 6 Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA Woman Held Captive In Attic For 6 Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA Woman Held Captive In Attic For 6 Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA
Woman Held Captive In Attic For 6 Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA A landlord checking a water leak found a woman who had been held in a Massachusetts attic for six weeks, where she was forced to have sex with men, prosecutors said. The discovery happened September 20 at a multifamily home on Summer Street in Malden. Police found the woman naked and malnourished on a mat in the unfinished attic, prosecutors said.  Agents arrested Jordende Pierre, 29, last week and charged him with trafficking a person for sexual servitude, kidnapping, and indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or older, authorities said.  “She clearly had not eaten, she was…

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Luxury Cars Pushed Into NJ Floodwaters Probed In Insurance Fraud Scheme: Report Luxury Cars Pushed Into NJ Floodwaters Probed In Insurance Fraud Scheme: Report Luxury Cars Pushed Into NJ Floodwaters Probed In Insurance Fraud Scheme: Report
Luxury Cars Pushed Into NJ Floodwaters Probed In Insurance Fraud Scheme: Report Officials are investigating a potential insurance fraud scheme involving luxury cars that may have been deliberately pushed into floodwaters during the Nor'easter in Bergen County, Daily Voice has learned. Edgewater Borough Administrator Greg Franz told PIX11 there is evidence that people pushed vehicles into the water after flooding had already begun. Franz stressed to Daily Voice that the activity is alleged and said officials had been monitoring the area throughout the weekend as cars appeared in the floodwaters, some of which were documented in social media posts. "No victims of a crim…

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NJ Man Enters Stranger's Home Half-Naked, Exposes Himself To Girl: Prosecutor NJ Man Enters Stranger's Home Half-Naked, Exposes Himself To Girl: Prosecutor NJ Man Enters Stranger's Home Half-Naked, Exposes Himself To Girl: Prosecutor
NJ Man Enters Stranger's Home Half-Naked, Exposes Himself To Girl: Prosecutor A 23-year-old New Jersey man entered a stranger's home nude from the waist down before exposing himself to a girl in her bedroom, authorities said. Ernesto Lozano-Zane, of Red Bank, entered the Little Silver home through an unlocked front door shortly before 10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. Lozano-Zane went upstairs and entered a bedroom occupied by the juvenile, who alerted the rest of her family to his presence, Santiago said. Little Silver police responding to the home found the homeowner on the front lawn restraining Lozano-Zane and…

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Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable' Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable' Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable'
Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable' Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asked a Massachusetts judge to acquit her in the deaths of her three children, weeks after a jury failed to reach a verdict. Clancy returned to Plymouth Superior Court on Tuesday, Sept. 29, for the first time since her trial ended in a mistrial on Sept. 4. Judge William Sullivan did not immediately rule on the request. Prosecutors have not decided whether to seek a second trial. The next hearing is set for Nov. 2.  Defense attorney Kevin Reddington argued that prosecutors had not proved Clancy killed the children. “This entire case is based on speculation,” he s…

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Eagles Legend Brian Dawkins Fires Back After DHS Uses His Image In Migrant Video Eagles Legend Brian Dawkins Fires Back After DHS Uses His Image In Migrant Video Eagles Legend Brian Dawkins Fires Back After DHS Uses His Image In Migrant Video
Eagles Legend Brian Dawkins Fires Back After DHS Uses His Image In Migrant Video NFL Hall of Famer Brian Dawkins had a clear message for the Trump administration after the Department of Homeland Security posted a propaganda video featuring him.  Keep his name out of your mouth. DHS shared a montage of the Philadelphia Eagles legend's highlights captioned, "Our time has come." The video was shared in resposne to reports of a "huge migrant caravan" approaching the southern border of the United States, ESPN reports. #HelloBlessedPeople🙏🏽I have respectfully not given permission to anyone other than those I currently do business with to use my NIL. Be Blessed! …

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NJ Runaway From 'Begging Naked' Documentary Found Dead In Central Park: NYPD NJ Runaway From 'Begging Naked' Documentary Found Dead In Central Park: NYPD NJ Runaway From 'Begging Naked' Documentary Found Dead In Central Park: NYPD
NJ Runaway From 'Begging Naked' Documentary Found Dead In Central Park: Nypd A New Jersey native whose life on the streets of New York City was chronicled in the 2007 documentary "Begging Naked "has been found dead in Central Park, authorities said. Elise Bainbridge Hill, 63, was found unconscious and unresponsive with trauma to her head near East Drive and East 74th Street around 9:43 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, according to the NYPD. EMS pronounced her dead at the scene.  Hill was the focus of the 2007 documentary "Begging Naked," directed by Karen Gehres, which is available to rent on Prime Video for $1.99. The film chronicled Hill's life after she ran away from …

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