Macaulay Culkin Coming To Newark For Special Screening Of 'Home Alone' Macaulay Culkin Coming To Newark For Special Screening Of 'Home Alone'
Macaulay Culkin Coming To Newark For Special Screening Of 'Home Alone' If you're home alone with nothing to do, you can set a date with the man who single-handedly took down the Wet Bandits. The 44-year-old Macaulay Culkin, star of the beloved holiday film classic "Home Alone," is going on tour to movie theaters across the country later this year. He'll screen the movie and talk with fans afterward.  Dubbed "A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin,” the tour will stop in Wallingford, Connecticut, Medford, Massachusetts, Erie, Pennsylvania, and other states. “Hear about his experiences on set, his favorite memories from filming, and his take on why th…
Newark Man Gets Nearly 11 Years For Firing Gun During Robbery: Feds Newark Man Gets Nearly 11 Years For Firing Gun During Robbery: Feds
Newark Man Gets Nearly 11 Years For Firing Gun During Robbery: Feds A 25-year-old Newark man was sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison on Thursday, Sept. 5 after he pleaded guilty to firing a gun during an armed robbery of an Essex County store in 2021, authorities said. In December 2021, Quayon Moore entered a store and pointed a gun at an employee, demanding the employee give Moore everything he had, US Attorney Phillip Sellinger said. Moore fired the gun toward the employee's direction and the bullet hit the wall behind the employee, Sellinger sad. While continuing to point the firearm at the employee, Moore took money from the cash register, and an iPh…
East Orange Man Gets Nearly 12 Years For Dealing Fentanyl, Cocaine: Feds East Orange Man Gets Nearly 12 Years For Dealing Fentanyl, Cocaine: Feds
East Orange Man Gets Nearly 12 Years For Dealing Fentanyl, Cocaine: Feds A 50-year-old East Orange man was sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison on Thursday, Sept. 5 after pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl, cocaine and possessing firearms, authorities said. Carlos Santiago had previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, and possession of firearms by a convicted felon, US Attorney Phillip Sellinger said.  On Oct. 24, 2022, federal agents encountered Santiago as he was moving controlled substances from a storage unit to his vehi…
Fanwood Teen Who Killed Newark Man At Train Station Captured In Poconos: Marshals Fanwood Teen Who Killed Newark Man At Train Station Captured In Poconos: Marshals
Fanwood Teen Who Killed Newark Man At Train Station Captured In Poconos: Marshals A New Jersey fugitive wanted in a deadly train station shooting and a home invasion was arrested in northeastern Pennsylvania, authorities said. U.S. Marshals took 19-year-old Damian Bass into custody, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Friday, Sept. 6. Bass' last known address was in Fanwood. Bass was charged with first-degree murder and two weapons offenses. He was accused of shooting and killing 43-year-old James Hailey of Newark. Marshals from Brooklyn, NY, and Scranton captured Bass in Chestnuthill Township, PA, on Thursday, Sept. 5. "We s…
NJ Real Estate Developer Fred Daibes Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud NJ Real Estate Developer Fred Daibes Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud
NJ Real Estate Developer Fred Daibes Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud Fred Daibes, a 67-year-old real estate developer previously convicted of bribing disgraced New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, pleaded guilty to bank fraud on Thursday, Sept, 5, authorities said. The former CEO and chairman of the board of directors at Mariner's Bank pleaded guilty in Newark federal court to making false entries in connection with a $1.8 million loan from his bank in 2008, US Attorney Phillip Sellinger said. Daibes said the line of credit was for someone else, when it was actually for his benefit, Sellinger said. The loan said the source of repayment would be from the p…
Man Shot In Downtown Newark: Police Man Shot In Downtown Newark: Police
Man Shot In Downtown Newark: Police A man is recovering after being shot in downtown Newark on the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 5, authorities said. At 4:40 p.m., police responded to the 700 block of Broad Street and found a man who had been shot, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The man said he observed two other men engaged in a verbal altercation before one of the men brandished a handgun, Fragé said.  The man attempted to flee the scene but ended up sustaining a non-life-threatening gunshot injury, Fragé said.  The man was transported to a nearby hospital in stable condition a…
Bride-To-Be Goes Viral In Search For Mother's Wedding Dress Believed Swapped By Newark Cleaners Bride-To-Be Goes Viral In Search For Mother's Wedding Dress Believed Swapped By Newark Cleaners
Bride-To-Be Goes Viral In Search For Mother's Wedding Dress Believed Swapped By Newark Cleaners For 30 years, Samantha Pereira's mother had been preserving her wedding dress in a box in her house. The bride-to-be, a Rutgers grad formerly of Union Township, explained that she had planned on trying it on for her own wedding. But when Pereira took the dress out of the box last month, she and her mother discovered that someone else's dress was inside. "My mother was heartbroken and tears when she finally opened up her wedding dress which she had preserved for 30 years so I can try on for my wedding," Pereira captioned a video shared to Facebook and TikTok. "When we opened up the box we …
Bomb Threat On American Airlines Flight Diverts Plane From NJ To PA: Report Bomb Threat On American Airlines Flight Diverts Plane From NJ To PA: Report
Bomb Threat On American Airlines Flight Diverts Plane From NJ To PA: Report An American Airlines flight was diverted from Newark, New Jersey on its way to Dallas, Texas on Wednesday morning, Sept. 4, according to flight logs.  The flight, AA 1603, was diverted to Pittsburgh International Airport allegedly due to a bomb threat, as WPXI Channel 11 reported.  A flight attendant using the restroom supposedly spotted a "barely legible note written in pink pen on the door that said 'there’s a bomb on board,'" the outlet reported citing the FBI.  The plane left EWR at 8:06 a.m., diverting and landing at PIT at 10:15 a.m., flight logs show. The landing at …
Toddler Killed After Dog Attack In Newark: Prosecutor Toddler Killed After Dog Attack In Newark: Prosecutor
Toddler Killed After Dog Attack In Newark: Prosecutor An 18-month old toddler was killed after being attacked by a dog in Newark on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 3, authorities said. Police responded to the 100 block of 2nd Avenue around 9:30 p.m., and found the girl severely injured, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. She was taken to University Hospital where she was pronounced dead, authorities said. The Essex County Prosecutor Office's Homicide Task Force is investigating, authorities said.
Newark Infant's Death Under Investigation: Authorities Newark Infant's Death Under Investigation: Authorities
Newark Infant's Death Under Investigation: Authorities A 7-month-old infant died in Newark on Sunday, Sept. 1, authorities said. At 9 p.m., police responded to Avon Avenue and South 10th Street and found an unconscious and unresponsive infant, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The infant was pronounced dead, authorities said. The investigation remains ongoing, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.
Man Killed In Newark Shooting: Prosecutor Man Killed In Newark Shooting: Prosecutor
Man Killed In Newark Shooting: Prosecutor A 33-year-old Newark man was fatally shot on the early morning of Monday, Sept. 2, authorities said. Darryl Craft was found unconscious and unresponsive near 139 Chadwick Ave. at 12:10 a.m., the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. He was taken to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead soon after, authorities said. Just Found Out My Lil Cousin #LilAnt Was Killed This Morning 😞😢 My Mom Called Me With The Bad News... Posted by Scott Dwayne Emanuel on Monday, September 2, 2024 The investigation is ongoing, authorities said. 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 nuttyyyyyyyyy !!!!!noooooooo…
Newark Man Identified In Deadly Shooting At NJ Transit Station Newark Man Identified In Deadly Shooting At NJ Transit Station
Newark Man Identified In Deadly Shooting At NJ Transit Station Authorities have identified a Newark man who was shot and killed at the New Jersey Transit station in Long Branch. James Hailey, 43, was killed in the shooting, a Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office spokesperson said on Thursday, Aug. 29. Long Branch police responded to the train station's platform at around 7:39 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 26. Officers found Hailey and he was rushed to a nearby hospital. He was pronounced dead at 8:34 p.m. The New Jersey Transit commuter rail station in Long Branch, NJ. Google Maps Investigators haven't said what led up to the shootin…