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Ben Simmons Lists Philadelphia, South Jersey Homes Ben Simmons Lists Philadelphia, South Jersey Homes
Ben Simmons Lists Philadelphia, South Jersey Homes Philadelphia 76er Ben Simmons is outta here. The point guard has listed his Moorestown, NJ and Philadelphia residences. Simmons recently asked to be traded, despite having four years left on his $177 million contract. He purchased an all-black farmhouse in Los Angeles for $17.5 million. The first residence go on the market was Simmons' Philadelphia condo. The high-rise home in the Ritz-Carlton Residences is listed for $3.1 million. Simmons also apparently listed his Moorestown, NJ home. Here’s a picture of the for sale sign outside Ben Simmons’ residence in Moorestown. pic.twitter.c…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
PA Realtor Accused Of Killing Dad, GF In Surf City Had Been Cut From Will, Report Says PA Realtor Accused Of Killing Dad, GF In Surf City Had Been Cut From Will, Report Says
PA Realtor Accused Of Killing Dad, GF In Surf City Had Been Cut From Will, Report Says A Pennsylvania woman accused of killing her dad and his girlfriend in his Jersey Shore home early this week had been cut from his will, NJ Advance Media reports citing police documents. Sherry Lee Heffernan, 55, of Landenberg, PA, is accused of stabbing her dad, John Enders, 87, and Francoise Pitoy, 75, in his Surf City home, the Ocean County Prosecutor previously said. She was charged with two counts of murder and weapons offenses after the couple's bodies were found in the North 7th Street home Sunday. Heffernan, a real estate agent, apparently told her dad she wanted to be the broker of…

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by Cecilia Levine
Real Estate
LOOK INSIDE: $39M New Jersey Mansion Sells For $4.6M LOOK INSIDE: $39M New Jersey Mansion Sells For $4.6M
Look Inside: $39M New Jersey Mansion Sells For $4.6M Glory, glory, hallelujah: New Jersey's $39 million Gloria Crest Estate has finally sold -- after eight years on the market for $4.6 million.  Listed in Englewood, since 2013, the opulent eight-bedroom mansion -- originally one of new Jersey's most expensive properties --  plummeted in value years before the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. "The NY Post" reported more details on the "measly" final sale price in this story Tuesday, noting that the buyers made out hugely -- with an 88% "discount" from the original asking price.  "The Post" noted that multiple real estate ag…

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by Jon Craig
Real Estate
SOLD! Snooki Sells 'Shore Flip' Home For $740K SOLD! Snooki Sells 'Shore Flip' Home For $740K
Sold! Snooki Sells 'Shore Flip' Home For $740K Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi sold her Ocean County home for nearly twice as much as she bought it for. MTV's "Jersey Shore" star and husband Jionni bought their $370,000 Brick Township home for $370,000 in November 2015. They sold it for twice that in January 2021, the New York Post reports. The home was just 1,795 square feet when they first purchased it. But after a complete overhaul that the couple documented on YouTube, the house grew to be more than 4,000 square feet. Click here for more from the NY Post.

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
LAST CALL: Popular Hoboken Bar Frequented By Eli Manning Shutters LAST CALL: Popular Hoboken Bar Frequented By Eli Manning Shutters
Last CALL: Popular Hoboken Bar Frequented By Eli Manning Shutters A popular Hoboken bar frequented by Giant Eli Manning has closed. Hudson Tavern owner Thomas Brennan announced last Saturday was the joint's last day in business. "It has been so gratifying to be that home away from home to several generations in Hoboken," he wrote.  "I am touched and proud that for many of you, when you look back on some of your happiest occasions, they have taken place here. "See you around the neighborhood." The 14th Street bar -- which has closed temporarily a handful of times during the pandemic -- is on the market for $2.4 million. Manning was spotted at…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Community Mourns Loss Of Retired NJ, PA Couple Killed In Surfside Building Collapse Community Mourns Loss Of Retired NJ, PA Couple Killed In Surfside Building Collapse
Community Mourns Loss Of Retired NJ, PA Couple Killed In Surfside Building Collapse A couple with ties to the Philadelphia area and the Jersey Shore were among the dozens of victims killed in the Surfside, Florida building collapse. David and Bonnie Epstein were on the 9th floor of the Champlain Towers South with their dog, Chase, loved ones say. They previously lived in Bucks County, PA and Brooklyn, NY, and spent summers in Ventnor, NJ, according to 6abc. David and Bonnie had one child, 26-year-old Jonathan, their pride and joy, according to David's business partner, Richard Oller. Jonathan penned a heartfelt tribute to his parents on Facebook. Heartbroken to shar…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
NJ Catholic Diocese Sells Sprawling Luxury Home Of Former Archbishop For Less Than $1M (PHOTOS) NJ Catholic Diocese Sells Sprawling Luxury Home Of Former Archbishop For Less Than $1M (PHOTOS)
NJ Catholic Diocese Sells Sprawling Luxury Home Of Former Archbishop For Less Than $1M (Photos) The controversial retirement home formerly occupied by Newark Archbishop John J. Myers sold for $910,000, church officials announced. The 7,300-square-foot home at 51 Lower Kingtown Road in Pittstown (Hunterdon County) sits on more than eight acres of land and features many luxury amenities, according to the real estate listing (click here for photos). Those include two elevators, a heated outdoor pool, an indoor exercise pool, four fireplaces, a central vacuum and more. The home has five bedrooms, five bathrooms and a three-car garage, with two distinct living areas that share a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Real Estate
Crown Jewel Of $7.5M NJ Listing Might Be Family's Secret Squash Court (PHOTOS) Crown Jewel Of $7.5M NJ Listing Might Be Family's Secret Squash Court (PHOTOS)
Crown Jewel Of $7.5M NJ Listing Might Be Family's Secret Squash Court (Photos) A squash court wasn’t part of the plan for Evan Lamp when he was renovating his Short Hills dream home in 2010.  But when he saw the measurements of the garage he was building, he knew he could make a U.S. regulation court work, too. And so, underneath his four-car garage at 85 Stewart Road, Lamp built a squash court to the World Squash Federation's standards.  The project was the only commercial construction done on a residential property Short Hills, and the court itself among the few in-home squash courts in North Jersey. Lamp's court became the cornerstone of his home, where two of h…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Iconic Montclair Jazz Club 'Trumpets' Sold To Developer For $1.2M Iconic Montclair Jazz Club 'Trumpets' Sold To Developer For $1.2M
Iconic Montclair Jazz Club 'Trumpets' Sold To Developer For $1.2M Longtime Montclair jazz club Trumpets sold last April to a North Jersey real estate firm for $1.2 million after two years on the market, Montclair Local reports. Located across from the Walnut Street train station, the 6 Depot Sq. building was purchased by Hanini Group of Newark, according to the outlet.  The developers plan to turn the facility into a restaurant with outdoor dining, a cafe, double the two apartments on the property, the outlet said. The liquor license was not included with the purchase, Montclair Local reports. Trumpets opened in 1985 and was purchased by Kristine Massar…

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by Cecilia Levine
Real Estate
LOOK INSIDE: Beastie Boys' Adam Horovitz Lists NJ Home & Pontoon Party Boat For $975K LOOK INSIDE: Beastie Boys' Adam Horovitz Lists NJ Home & Pontoon Party Boat For $975K
Look Inside: Beastie Boys' Adam Horovitz Lists NJ Home & Pontoon Party Boat For $975K Beastie Boys star Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz has listed his North Jersey home after 15 years. Horovitz and his wife, Kathleen Hanna, purchased the Hewitt (Passaic County) home for $799,000 in 2006, and have it listed on Zillow at $975,000, "People" reports. The couple have reportedly spent most of the COVID-19 pandemic at their home in Pasadena, California. Built in 1955, the Emerson Road home sits on Upper Greenwood Lake -- right on the New York border -- and has three beds and three baths. It also boasts floor-to-ceiling windows and a double slick dock with a pontoon party boat, …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Bergen Broker Gets 18 Months In Fed Pen For 'Short Sale' Scam Bergen Broker Gets 18 Months In Fed Pen For 'Short Sale' Scam
Bergen Broker Gets 18 Months In Fed Pen For 'Short Sale' Scam A Bergen County real estate broker was sentenced to a year and a half in federal prison for his role in a $4.6 million “short-sale” scheme. Steve Young Kang, 66, of Ridgefield, and others sold properties to an accomplice, Mehdi Kassai, for substantially less than they were worth, Acting Principal Assistant U.S. Attorney and Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Rahul Agarwal said. The conspirators used false documents, straw buyers and cosmetic property damage, while also restricting the ability of others to bid on and buy those properties, Agarwal said. Kassai then “sold many of those propert…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Senseless Death Of Fair Lawn Man Outside Satin Dolls Devastates Friends, Loved Ones Senseless Death Of Fair Lawn Man Outside Satin Dolls Devastates Friends, Loved Ones
Senseless Death Of Fair Lawn Man Outside Satin Dolls Devastates Friends, Loved Ones The senseless death of a Fair Lawn man outside a famed North Jersey strip club this weekend shocked and saddened many -- but likely none more so than his young niece. Marko Guberovic, 38, adored Tessa, who friends called "the absolute light of his life." Just a small sampling of sweet and sometimes silly selfies he took with the blond-haired pre-teen showed the love they shared. Guberovic was killed around 3:30 a.m. Saturday following a fight with a group of men outside Satin Dolls, the Route 17 club made famous as the "Bada Bing" in the legendary TV show "The Sopranos." Five Ridgefield …

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by Jerry DeMarco