Fire Breaks Out At Massive New Jersey Amazon Warehouse Fire Breaks Out At Massive New Jersey Amazon Warehouse
Fire Breaks Out At Massive New Jersey Amazon Warehouse More than 100 Amazon workers were evacuated in a warehouse fire Tuesday night, authorities said. Several fire departments and first aid crews responded to the blaze at the Hightstown-Cranbury Station Road location on reports of smoke in the building around 11:30 p.m. Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. The fire was located and extinguished, Ciccone said alongside Chief Michael J. Owens of the Cranbury Police Department. No injuries were reported and 1 million-square-foot building apparently reopened Wednesday, Amazon spokesperson Jenna Hilze…
COVID-19: Increase In Asymptomatic Workers Closes New Jersey Amazon Warehouse COVID-19: Increase In Asymptomatic Workers Closes New Jersey Amazon Warehouse
Covid-19: Increase In Asymptomatic Workers Closes New Jersey Amazon Warehouse Amazon has temporarily closed a New Jersey warehouse after an in-house COVID-19 testing system found an increase of asymptomatic positive cases among workers, CNBC reports. Employees of the Robbinsville (Mercer County)warehouse, also known as PNE5, were told Saturday that the site would close until Dec. 26, the news outlet said. Workers will be paid for shifts missed due to site closure, Amazon spokesperson Lisa Levandowski told CNBC. "This is exactly why we built the program," she said, "to identify asymptomatic cases and ensure that we can take swift action to prevent spread." The …
Report: Amazon Driver Dumping Packages In NJ Woods Told Police They Were Feces Report: Amazon Driver Dumping Packages In NJ Woods Told Police They Were Feces
Report: Amazon Driver Dumping Packages In NJ Woods Told Police They Were Feces An Amazon driver caught dumping packages into a South Jersey wooded area tried telling police the items were feces, according to a recent news report. The deliveryman later identified as Desmond Gould, 23, of Delaware, was spotted by a Logan Township (Gloucester County) police officer on Route 130 Nov. 2, throwing a large box from the van into the woods, NJ.com reports. An affidavit says Gould told the officer he was throwing his feces into the woods, but after the officer checked, he found that they were really undelivered packages that Gould had no intention of delivering, police said. A…
If Lt Mark Richardson Calls You About Missing Jury Duty, Hang Up If Lt Mark Richardson Calls You About Missing Jury Duty, Hang Up
If Lt Mark Richardson Calls You About Missing Jury Duty, Hang Up It’s the phone scam that won’t die: A caller who claims to be from the local sheriff’s office threatens to arrest you if you don’t pay fines for ducking jury duty. He says his name is Lt. Mark Richardson. Heading into what will be its fifth year, the scam is still fooling people throughout the U.S. Hoping the scare tactic works, the caller warns that you’re in big trouble because you failed to report for jury duty. Then he offers you a way out: Just buy Amazon or iTunes gift cards for such-and-such an amount, then give him the numbers on the back of the card. "Yeah, right," you say. …
Priority Males: Feds Charge North Jersey Pair With $6M Postage Scam Priority Males: Feds Charge North Jersey Pair With $6M Postage Scam
Priority Males: Feds Charge North Jersey Pair With $6M Postage Scam The owners of a North Jersey company altered hundreds of thousands of labels intended for envelopes and slapped them on large boxes, deliberately short-changing the government by more than $6 million in postage, federal authorities said following their arrests. Jack Koch, 44, of Elmwood Park, and Steven Koch, 43, of Pompton Lakes, were scheduled for video-conferenced first appearances before a federal magistrate judge Tuesday afternoon in Newark, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. The elder Koch, who went by the name “Ismail Yilmaz,” and his brother, who used the alias “Selim Memis,” owned…
Palisades Park Police Sergeant's New Book Examines Changing Role Of Law Enforcers In Film Palisades Park Police Sergeant's New Book Examines Changing Role Of Law Enforcers In Film
Palisades Park Police Sergeant's New Book Examines Changing Role Of Law Enforcers In Film A history of how law enforcement was portrayed on the big screen in the first half of the 20th century had never been written -- until now. A Palisades Park police veteran who's also a prolific author has just released his fifth book, "Law Enforcement in American Cinema, 1894-1952," which examines the history of police and policing on the big screen during that period. "Film is a site where public sentiments toward the police are both created and reflected," Sgt. George Beck wrote. Cineastes have often focused on the way gangsters and other criminals are romanticized in movies -- or film, …
SNEAK PEEK: Amazon Fresh Store Replacing North Jersey Fairway Market SNEAK PEEK: Amazon Fresh Store Replacing North Jersey Fairway Market
Sneak PEEK: Amazon Fresh Store Replacing North Jersey Fairway Market An in-store Alexa, Dash Carts and Order Ahead are just some of the features of the Amazon Fresh, recently approved for the former site of Fairway Market on Route 46. Amazon opened a pair of the innovative supermarket last August Woodland Hills and Irvine, CA, which opened in August.  The one coming to Woodland Park will be similar to those, NorthJersey.com reports. Here's what you can expect.  The Amazon Dash Cart, for example, allows shoppers to to skip the checkout line, and Alexa features to assist with shopping lists and better navigate the aisles, the Amazon websit…
Clean Your Home Thoroughly For Less with These Dyson-Alternative Vacuums Clean Your Home Thoroughly For Less with These Dyson-Alternative Vacuums
Clean Your Home Thoroughly For Less with These Dyson-Alternative Vacuums You don't need to own an expensive vacuum to get that floor-cleaning job done. These three JASHEN models will help you efficiently vacuum your floors without breaking the bank. So if it's time to replace your basically-broken vacuum or if you just want an upgrade, these cordless options have got you covered. JASHEN V12S Cordless Stick VacuumDaily Voice Shop 1. JASHEN V12S Cordless Stick Vacuum With its built-in motor and quiet suction, the JASHEN cordless stick vacuum will clean your rug or hard floor for 40 minutes straight on a full charge. It has a high-efficiency filtration system w…
Amazon 4-Star Store Makes New Jersey Debut On Prime Day Amazon 4-Star Store Makes New Jersey Debut On Prime Day
Amazon 4-Star Store Makes New Jersey Debut On Prime Day New Jersey has its first-ever 4-star Amazon store. The store opened Tuesday, Oct. 13 -- on Amazon Prime Day -- at the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne.  Everything in store is rated 4 stars and above by customers, is a top seller, or is new and trending on Amazon.com. The 4-star store carries highly-rated products from the top categories across all of Amazon.com including devices, consumer electronics, kitchen, home, toys, books, games, and more.  The new Passaic County store is the 26th 4-star store in the U.S. Features like “Bring Your Own Pumpkin Spice,” “Stay Connected Home T…
Amazon Delivery Station Opens In Bergen County Amazon Delivery Station Opens In Bergen County
Amazon Delivery Station Opens In Bergen County A new Amazon delivery station has opened in Bergen County, creating 300 full- and part-time jobs. The 231,000 square-foot building opened this week at 118 Moonachie Ave., in Carlstadt. The new jobs all pay at least $15.75 per hour in addition to hundreds of driver opportunities for Amazon’s Delivery Service Partners and Amazon Flex drivers. This is the third delivery station to open in the last several weeks in North Jersey -- the others in West Caldwell and Newark. Delivery stations power the last mile of our order process and help speed up deliveries for customers. Packages are s…
Feds: NJ Firm Pays $345G For Short-Changing Foreign Nationals In Trump-Opposed Visa Program Feds: NJ Firm Pays $345G For Short-Changing Foreign Nationals In Trump-Opposed Visa Program
Feds: NJ Firm Pays $345G For Short-Changing Foreign Nationals In Trump-Opposed Visa Program A Middlesex County staffing firm has agreed to pony up $345,000 to settle federal allegations that it underpaid highly-skilled foreign nationals who were brought to the U.S. to work under a special visa program currently under fire from the Trump Administration. Edison-based Savantis Solutions didn’t admit or deny the Justice Department’s allegations, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said. Instead, it agreed to pay back wages and interest to current and former company employees who entered the United States on H-1B visas. Although federal authorities didn’t specify their nation…
Amazon Opens Another North Jersey Facility This Week Amazon Opens Another North Jersey Facility This Week
Amazon Opens Another North Jersey Facility This Week Amazon is opening another new delivery station in North Jersey this week.  The 640,000 square-foot building Newark facility on Delancy Street will create 100 full- and part-time jobs all paying at least $15 an hour. Hundreds of driver opportunities for Amazon’s Delivery Service Partners and Amazon Flex drivers are also opening up. Last week, Amazon opened a delivery station in West Caldwell, making this the second delivery station to open in Essex County this month. Delivery stations power the last mile of our order process and help speed up deliveries for customers. Packa…