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GUILTY: Parolee Nabbed By Lyndhurst PD Convicted In NJ, NY Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups GUILTY: Parolee Nabbed By Lyndhurst PD Convicted In NJ, NY Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups
Guilty: Parolee Nabbed By Lyndhurst PD Convicted In NJ, NY Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups A Union County parolee who was nabbed by Lyndhurst police after a months-long armed robbery spree of liquor and convenience stores in two states -- including one in which he fired a handgun -- was convicted by federal jurors in Newark of all 10 counts against him. Vincent Chan-Guillen, 32, had just been paroled from state prison after serving three years for drug and weapons convictions when the holdups began in August 2018. He committed nine altogether over the next three months, four of them at liquor stores in New Jersey and five others at establishments in New York, the U.S. District Co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Artichoke Basille Founder Bringing Three Pizzerias Of His Own To NJ Artichoke Basille Founder Bringing Three Pizzerias Of His Own To NJ
Artichoke Basille Founder Bringing Three Pizzerias Of His Own To NJ The founder of a fast-growing New York City pizzeria is bringing his own pizza concept to New Jersey with one store already open and two more in the works. Sally Boy's — owned by Sal Basile, who helped launch the ever-popular Artichoke Basille's — is now open on Broad Street in Red Bank.  Inside Sally Boy'sVinny DiStefano Sally Boy's pizzaVinny DiStefano Two other locations are planned for Atlantic City and Asbury Park, with more coming to Los Angeles and Miami, the pizzeria's website says. Sally Boy's is meant to be an all-encompassing experience. Appetizers range between $5 and $…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Pay More, View Better: AMC Changing Ticket Pricing Pay More, View Better: AMC Changing Ticket Pricing
Pay More, View Better: AMC Changing Ticket Pricing The nation’s largest movie theater chain is taking a page out of airlines’ books and will soon be selling tickets at variable prices based on where they are located in the auditorium. AMC Theatres announced “the next evolution of value pricing at the movies,” which will provide movie-goers with seating selections based on their sightline inside the theater. The three tiers will go as follows:  “Standard sightline” will be the most common and available at traditional costs. “Value sightline” seats will be primarily in the front row of the auditorium and will be available at a lower price, w…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
NJ Man Admits Hiring Hitman To Kill Teen He Shared Sexual Photos With Online: Feds NJ Man Admits Hiring Hitman To Kill Teen He Shared Sexual Photos With Online: Feds
NJ Man Admits Hiring Hitman To Kill Teen He Shared Sexual Photos With Online: Feds A Camden County man who shared sexually explicit photos with a 14-year-old child online admitted to paying $20,000 in bitcoin to have the child killed, authorities said. John Michael Musbach, 31, of Haddonfield, pleaded guilt to an indictment charging him with knowingly and intentionally using and causing another to use a facility of interstate and foreign commerce, that is the internet, with the intent that a murder be committed, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. In the summer of 2015, Musbach reportedly exchanged sexually explicit photographs and videos with the victim, a …

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by Jon Craig
Events
Viral TikTokers To Join Riverdance For NJ Performances Viral TikTokers To Join Riverdance For NJ Performances
Viral TikTokers To Join Riverdance For NJ Performances Right on time for St. Paddy's Day, Riverdance is coming to New Jersey — and it's bringing TikTok sensations along for the ride.  The Irish dance production that boasts a Grammy Award-winning score will run perform five times at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) from Friday, March 10 through Sunday, March 12. The shows are sponsored by M&T Bank. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Riverdance (@riverdance) Joining the cast will be  TikTok sensations Matthew and Michael Gardiner and Morgan Bullock, whose performance of …

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by Cecilia Levine
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FAKE NEWS: Man Who KO's Roadside Brawler In Viral Video ISN'T Former NY Jet Shaun Ellis FAKE NEWS: Man Who KO's Roadside Brawler In Viral Video ISN'T Former NY Jet Shaun Ellis
Fake NEWS: Man Who KO's Roadside Brawler In Viral Video ISN'T Former NY Jet Shaun Ellis If you believed that former New York Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis is the man in a now-viral video who dropped a driver with a jab during a bare-knuckle roadside brawl, you're not the only one. The identification of Ellis in the clip of two men squaring off -- and one falling like a sack of potatoes when he's popped seconds later -- is the handiwork of a superfan prankster known as "Incarcerated Bob." Both men had their dukes up when the winner in the flat cap, polo shirt and brown shoes feigned a left and snapped a right jab right to the kisser.  Boom! goes the dynamite. "That’s not Sh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Sports
Peter Stroud From Family Of North Jersey Soccer Players Signs With Red Bulls Peter Stroud From Family Of North Jersey Soccer Players Signs With Red Bulls
Peter Stroud From Family Of North Jersey Soccer Players Signs With Red Bulls He's coming home. The New York Red Bulls have brought a familiar face on board after signing New Jersey native Peter Stroud to a long-term contract with the club that could keep him with the team through 2027. View this post on Instagram A post shared by New York Red Bulls (@newyorkredbulls) The 20-year-old midfielder has spent time overseas in England playing for West Ham United’s youth team and most recently played three seasons at Duke University, where he was a two-time ACC Midfielder of the Year award winner. He has also made appearanc…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Movie Filming In Hoboken Brings Actor Ron Perlman Out For Brunch: Report Movie Filming In Hoboken Brings Actor Ron Perlman Out For Brunch: Report
Movie Filming In Hoboken Brings Actor Ron Perlman Out For Brunch: Report Actor and producer Ron Perlman was spotted in Hoboken over the weekend — and there could be many more chances to catch a glimpse of him and other celebs, Hoboken Girl reports. The 72-year-old actor grabbed brunch at Halifax and went for a stroll along the waterfront, the outlet said citing anonymous readers.  Yes, that was Ron Perlman — here's why he was in Hoboken: https://t.co/2Cue3KuWIC pic.twitter.com/fF7LhaYrGS — The Hoboken Girl (@thehobokengirl) January 9, 2023 Perlman allegedly is back in Mile Square as "Day of the Fight" — a film about a boxer's first fight after his prison re…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Gyro King' Of North Jersey Seized By Federal Marshals In Labor Department Dispute 'Gyro King' Of North Jersey Seized By Federal Marshals In Labor Department Dispute
'Gyro King' Of North Jersey Seized By Federal Marshals In Labor Department Dispute The operator of four North Jersey restaurants was seized by federal Marshals on Thursday for defying several court orders that he provide information that the U.S. Department of Labor has repeatedly failed to get from him, authorities said. Samad Uddin -- also known as Saman Khan -- owns Wyckoff-based Manhattan Halal Gyro King, which was incorporated four years ago and offers dine-in, delivery and catering services at "Gyro King" restaurants in Elmwood Park, Teaneck and two in Paterson. The Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division had requested information from Uddin as part of a complianc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Pete Davidson Movie Filming In NJ Needs Actors, Partial Nudity Required Pete Davidson Movie Filming In NJ Needs Actors, Partial Nudity Required
Pete Davidson Movie Filming In NJ Needs Actors, Partial Nudity Required Miramax is looking to add three new members to the cast for a new movie starring Pete Davidson, the production company stated in a casting call. Davidson is set to star in the feature film "The Home", a thriller film that follows a character easing into his community service assignment at a retirement home community, according to Backstage. Miramax is looking to cast two elderly actors, one man and one woman, where partial nudity will be required. The studio is also looking to cast a middle aged asian woman around 40-50 for a day player cast role as well. The movie is set to shoot in the N…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Victim Of Fiery Crash On Cross Bronx Expressway Was Special Ed. Teacher From NJ Victim Of Fiery Crash On Cross Bronx Expressway Was Special Ed. Teacher From NJ
Victim Of Fiery Crash On Cross Bronx Expressway Was Special Ed. Teacher From NJ A 49-year-old special education teacher from New Jersey has been identified in a fiery crash on the Cross Bronx Expressway early Tuesday, Nov. 29, police said. Shelly Vilsaint's Range Rover collided with a tractor trailer contracted by the U.S. Postal Service in the westbound lanes around 12:35 a.m. near the Major Deegan Expressway, according to police and the New York Post. Vilsaint was sitting in her car behind the trailer when another tractor trailer slammed into her vehicle, igniting a fire that spread to the first tractor trailer. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Neither t…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
13 Chinese Nationals Charged With Multiple Acts Of Espionage By Feds In Washington, NJ, NY 13 Chinese Nationals Charged With Multiple Acts Of Espionage By Feds In Washington, NJ, NY
13 Chinese Nationals Charged With Multiple Acts Of Espionage By Feds In Washington, NJ, NY Thirteen people, including members of China’s security and intelligence services, have been charged with trying to recruit professors and others in the United States to act as agents for their country, federal authorities in New York, New Jersey and Washington, DC announced. Tales of international intrigue include allegations that the defendants plotted to steal documents from a federal prosecutor's office to subvert a criminal investigation into a major Chinese company. Some of them are also charged in a spy-versus-spy encounter involving a $41,000 bribe in Bitcoin paid to an American…

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by Jerry DeMarco