Bootids Meteor Shower Will Be Visible For Days After Peak Viewing Bootids Meteor Shower Will Be Visible For Days After Peak Viewing
Bootids Meteor Shower Will Be Visible For Days After Peak Viewing The night sky is lining up one of its harder-to-predict shows. The June Bootids meteor shower is active through Thursday, July 2, and is expected to peak overnight Friday, June 26, into Saturday, June 27. The shower is usually quiet, producing only a few meteors per hour. But it has earned a reputation for surprises. Space.com reported that the June Bootids produced an outburst of up to 100 meteors per hour in 1998. Another burst in 2004 produced about 20 to 50 meteors per hour. A predicted outburst in 2010 did not happen, adding to the shower’s unpredictable reputation. ABC News report…
NY Soldier Run Over By 27-Ton Army Vehicle During Training Exercise: Report NY Soldier Run Over By 27-Ton Army Vehicle During Training Exercise: Report
NY Soldier Run Over By 27-Ton Army Vehicle During Training Exercise: Report New details have emerged about the death of a New York soldier who was killed during a training exercise in California earlier this month. Spc. Adrian Bonsey, 29, a combat engineer assigned to the 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, was struck and run over by a 27-ton M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a large-scale training exercise at the National Training Center on Tuesday, June 10, ABC News reports, citing an Army spokesperson. Bonsey was on foot in the Mojave Desert at about 4:30 a.m. during hours of limited visibility when the incident occurr…
Hackensack's White Manna Could Soon Have New Address, Bigger Home Hackensack's White Manna Could Soon Have New Address, Bigger Home
Hackensack's White Manna Could Soon Have New Address, Bigger Home One of Hackensack's most recognizable restaurants could soon be getting a new home. An application to relocate White Manna from its longtime location at 350 River St. to 112-120 Hackensack Ave., was approved at the June 10 meeting, as first reported by JerseyDigs. The application, submitted by Esther Realty, calls for relocating the historic diner to 112-120 Hackensack Ave. and constructing a roughly 1,950-square-foot, one-story restaurant featuring an expanded kitchen, takeout service area, ADA-accessible dining room and restroom, an additional restroom, and office space. Plans also includ…
Nobody Wanted Luna — Until She Was On TV Nobody Wanted Luna — Until She Was On TV
Nobody Wanted Luna — Until She Was On TV A senior dog who arrived at a New Jersey animal shelter sick, neglected and in need of urgent medical care has found her forever home after her story aired on News 12 New Jersey. And it all happened in a matter of hours. Eight-year-old Luna was surrendered by a Hackensack family to the shelter on March 6 because her family was moving and could not take her, Shelter Manager Meg Tedeschi said. When Luna arrived, her condition was severe. "Her feet were really swollen with puss-filled sores and she was missing a lot of hair with bald patches," Tedeschi said. "She was also severely overwei…
Teen In NJ Double E-Bike Murder Identified After Adult Court Waiver Teen In NJ Double E-Bike Murder Identified After Adult Court Waiver
Teen In NJ Double E-Bike Murder Identified After Adult Court Waiver An 18-year-old Garwood man will be tried as an adult in connection with the deaths of two juvenile girls who were struck while riding an electric bicycle in Cranford last year, authorities said Friday, June 26. Vincent Battiloro, whose identity had been withheld because he was a juvenile at the time of the incident, has been waived to adult court and is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Cranford Police Chief Matthew Nazzaro announced. ALSO SEE: Youth's YouTube Livestream May Implicate Him In Cranford Girls' Murders The c…
'Sophisticated' Multi-State Burglary Crew Targeted Indian, Asian Families In NJ: Police 'Sophisticated' Multi-State Burglary Crew Targeted Indian, Asian Families In NJ: Police
'Sophisticated' Multi-State Burglary Crew Targeted Indian, Asian Families In NJ: Police A burglary crew accused of targeting Indian and Asian families across several states has been linked to a Connecticut home break-in after police say stolen jewelry was recovered during traffic stops in New York City. Robinson Jean Paul Moncado-Patarroyo, 19, Yeison Estivan Gonzalez-Rodriguez, 20, Emerson Johan Rodriguez-Gomez, 25, and Daniel Alejandro Garcia-Arenas, 24, were arrested as part of the alleged burglary crew, Guilford police said.  The alleged quartet of crooks is accused of smashing the back windows of a home in Guilford while the family was away on a day trip, police said…
Motorcyclist Ejected, Killed In Route 33 Crash: NJSP Motorcyclist Ejected, Killed In Route 33 Crash: NJSP
Motorcyclist Ejected, Killed In Route 33 Crash: Njsp A 47-year-old Howell motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Route 33 in Millstone Township Thursday, June 25, authorities said. At 7:03 p.m., troopers responded the scene Jose Cruz, Jr. was operating a Honda motorcycle west on Route 55 when a Ford SUV made a lefthand turn onto Route 55 from Conover Boulevard and Cruz's bike struck the side of the Ford, Caitlin Brennan, a spokeswoman for the New Jersey State Police said. Cruz was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, Brennan said. The driver of the Ford sustained minor injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital, Br…
DWI Driver Who Killed Popular NJ Restaurant Owner Learns Fate: Prosecutor DWI Driver Who Killed Popular NJ Restaurant Owner Learns Fate: Prosecutor
DWI Driver Who Killed Popular NJ Restaurant Owner Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 51-year-old Seaside Park woman was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide in the death of Robert Popovics, authorities announced Friday, June 26. At 9:30 p.m., on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, Seaside Heights police responded to Dupont Avenue and the Boulevard after a dark colored Sedan driven by Genell McInaw struck Popovics and fled the scene, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.  Popovics, 75,  was unconscious in the roadway with serious bodily injuries, Billhimer said. Popovics was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Cent…
Speeding, Drunk Driver Charged In Crash That Killed NJ Baker: Cops Speeding, Drunk Driver Charged In Crash That Killed NJ Baker: Cops
Speeding, Drunk Driver Charged In Crash That Killed NJ Baker: Cops An Elizabeth man has been charged months after police say he drove drunk, crossed into oncoming traffic, and caused a head-on crash that killed another city resident. Jorge Echeverri, 40, surrendered to the Elizabeth Police Department on Thursday, June 25, in connection with the crash that claimed the life of Michael Cosme, 51, of Elizabeth, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca, and Police Director Earl Graves announced. Echeverri was heading along Elizabeth Avenue in a white Jeep Grand Cherokee with one passenger when he crossed the double yellow …
New Nancy Guthrie Note Claims Video Evidence, Suspect Names New Nancy Guthrie Note Claims Video Evidence, Suspect Names
New Nancy Guthrie Note Claims Video Evidence, Suspect Names A troubling family mystery has taken another unsettling turn. A mystery sender claims to have video and suspect information tied to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, the media outlet TMZ reported Friday, June 26. Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson, Arizona, home on Sunday, Feb. 1. She has not been found. TMZ reported that it received a new email from a person who claims to know the identities of Nancy Guthrie’s kidnappers. The outlet said it authenticated the email as coming from the same person who sent earlier messa…
Support Swells For HS Grad Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash In Ocean County Support Swells For HS Grad Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash In Ocean County
Support Swells For HS Grad Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash In Ocean County Emma Forker was just 19 years old when she was killed in a crash on the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County Tuesday, June 23. Forker graduated Haddon Township High School in 2025 and was enrolled at Camden County College, according to a GoFundMe set up to support her family. At 8:22 p.m., a Honda passenger vehicle was traveling south on the Garden State Parkway in Lacey Township when the driver lost directional control of the car, ran off the roadway to the right and struck multiple trees, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Forker was ejected from the…
NJ Driver Cited After Tractor-Trailer Overturns, Spills Trash At I-87 Service Area: Police NJ Driver Cited After Tractor-Trailer Overturns, Spills Trash At I-87 Service Area: Police
NJ Driver Cited After Tractor-Trailer Overturns, Spills Trash At I-87 Service Area: Police A New Jersey woman was issued citations after the tractor-trailer she was driving rolled over on its side and spilled trash at a New York State Thruway service area in Ulster County, NY, police said. The crash happened just before 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, when troopers responded to the Malden Service Area on Interstate 87 in Saugerties for a tractor-trailer rollover, New York State Police announced on Friday, June 26. After arriving at the scene, investigators found the driver, 35-year-old Michelle Paulino Rosario of Kearny, New Jersey, had been operating a 2016 Freightliner when s…