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NJ Pizzerias Named Best For Regional Style Are Nowhere Near NYC NJ Pizzerias Named Best For Regional Style Are Nowhere Near NYC
NJ Pizzerias Named Best For Regional Style Are Nowhere Near NYC They might be deep in New Jersey, but they've sure got New York state of mind. Six pizzerias, most in the central part of the Garden State, have been crowned by the Washington Post as having the best New York-style pizza. The eateries earned recognition as part of a new national database by the Post that categorizes the best restaurants in each state specializing in Chicago, Detroit, Neapolitan, New York, Roman, Sicilian, and Tavern-style pizza. According to the rankings, the pizzerias that are pros at serving up NY-style pies are: Roma Pizza, Ocean City Rome Pizza, Dunellen Scotto’s Pi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
Hurricane Lee Restrengthens: New Models Predict Timing, Expected Site Of Landfall Hurricane Lee Restrengthens: New Models Predict Timing, Expected Site Of Landfall
Hurricane Lee Restrengthens: New Models Predict Timing, Expected Site Of Landfall Hurricane Lee has restrengthened as it is just days away from affecting a massive stretch of coastline along the East Coast. Click here for the latest update - Here Comes Hurricane Lee: Watches, Advisories Stretch From NY Through New England As of early Monday morning, Sept. 11, Lee is located 340 miles north of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean with 120 mile-per-hour winds. Now a Category 3 storm, it's moving northwest at 7 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said. It could briefly return to Category 4 status Tuesday morning, Sept. 12 before returning to Category 2 sta…

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by Joe Lombardi
Sports
Aaron Rodgers Cheers On Fellow NJ Resident Tommy Paul At US Open Aaron Rodgers Cheers On Fellow NJ Resident Tommy Paul At US Open
Aaron Rodgers Cheers On Fellow NJ Resident Tommy Paul At US Open The US Open is the place to be for New Jersey residents on Sunday, Sept. 3. Aaron Rodgers, who famously moved to Montclair earlier this year, was among the celebs at this year's US Open, presumably cheering on Voorhees native, Tommy Paul. Paul, 26, advanced to the fourth round of the Open for the first time in his career, after beating Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Friday, Sept. 1. He lost in the fourth set, making 20-year-old Ben Shelton the youngest American quarter-finalist since Andy Roddick in 2002. There was no shortage of star power in the stands for Paul's match. Rodgers i…

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by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine
Business
New Ice Cream Recall Issued For Product Sold In Weis Market Stores New Ice Cream Recall Issued For Product Sold In Weis Market Stores
New Ice Cream Recall Issued For Product Sold In Weis Market Stores Another ice cream recall has been issued by a manufacturer in the region, this time due to an undeclared ingredient. Weis Markets Inc., headquartered in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, said it is recalling containers of Weis Quality Brownie Moose Tracks Ice Cream (48 ounces) because the product may contain undeclared egg.  People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to eggs run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume this product, according to an announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The product was distributed to all 197 Weis Mark…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Ice Cream Company With Illnesses Reported In Pennsylvania Recalls 91 Products Over Listeria Ice Cream Company With Illnesses Reported In Pennsylvania Recalls 91 Products Over Listeria
Ice Cream Company With Illnesses Reported In Pennsylvania Recalls 91 Products Over Listeria A popular ice cream company has recalled nearly all 100 of its products due to possible Listeria contamination. The Ice Cream House, located in Brooklyn, NY, is voluntarily recalling all 91 of its dairy ice cream products and non-dairy (parve) frozen dessert products, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The products being recalled were sold at the Ice Cream House in Brooklyn and through retail supermarkets in New York, New Jersey, and Ohio. The recall is related to the Soft Serve on the go cups which had been previously recalled by Real Kosher Ice Cream, Inc. Two…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Motorcyclist Killed In NY Crash Was Board Member At Sussex County Community College Motorcyclist Killed In NY Crash Was Board Member At Sussex County Community College
Motorcyclist Killed In NY Crash Was Board Member At Sussex County Community College A 54-year-old motorcyclist killed in a two-vehicle crash on a New York highway has been identified as a board member at a New Jersey college. David Castner, who died in the Saturday, Aug. 19 wreck in Deerkpark, on Route 209, sat on the Board of Trustees at Sussex County Community College. Castner, of Highland Lakes, was heading south on Route 209 when he attempted to make a left turn onto Third Street. He collided with a pickup truck that was turning onto the highway and was thrown from the vehicle. Despite attempted life-saving efforts by police and medics, Castner was pronounced dea…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Grand Opening Set For Fast-Casual Health Food Chain Just Salad's 2nd Morris County Location Grand Opening Set For Fast-Casual Health Food Chain Just Salad's 2nd Morris County Location
Grand Opening Set For Fast-Casual Health Food Chain Just Salad's 2nd Morris County Location Fast-casual salad chain Just Salad is celebrating the grand opening of its newest Morris County location. Based in New York City, Just Salad’s new eatery can be found in the Morris Marketplace at 191 E Hanover Ave. in Morristown, marking its second spot in Morris County and sixth in the Garden State. Its first Morris County is at 500 Rt. 23 North in Pompton Plains. The new Morristown spot occupies just over 2,000 square feet and includes a common area with outdoor patio seating. In addition to more than 15 specialty salads, the menu features a variety of fast-casual healthy wraps, warm bo…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Burglar With Hit List Of Asian Homeowners In NJ, NY, PA, DE Gets 50 Months In Federal Prison Burglar With Hit List Of Asian Homeowners In NJ, NY, PA, DE Gets 50 Months In Federal Prison
Burglar With Hit List Of Asian Homeowners In NJ, NY, PA, DE Gets 50 Months In Federal Prison UPDATE: A member of a second-story crew who targeted Asian and Asian-American homeowners in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware for burglaries was sentenced to a plea-bargained four years and two months in federal prison, authorities said. Randi Barr, 42, of Union County, NJ, was part of a group that worked from a hit list of dozens of homes based on “stereotype and opportunity,” federal authorities said. Local, state and federal law enforcement authorities who teamed up to smash the ring found notes in the defendants’ cars that had the home addresses of individuals of Asian des…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Hospitalizations Lead To Ice Cream Recall In 19 States: FDA Hospitalizations Lead To Ice Cream Recall In 19 States: FDA
Hospitalizations Lead To Ice Cream Recall In 19 States: FDA Hospitalizations have led a New York-based company to recall its packages of soft-serve ice cream — in 19 states, according to the Food and Drug Administration.  Two people have reported becoming ill in New York and Pennsylvania after consuming Soft Serve On The Go by Real Kosher Ice Cream of Brooklyn, NY, according to the FDA recall notice issued on Aug. 9. "Both individuals were hospitalized but no deaths have been reported to date," the FDA said. After the first patient in Pennsylvania became ill, the state's Department of Agriculture tested samples of the product, finding Listeria mono…

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by Jillian Pikora
Weather
Tornado May Have Touched Down In These PA, NJ Towns Tornado May Have Touched Down In These PA, NJ Towns
Tornado May Have Touched Down In These PA, NJ Towns A tornado may have hit Lehigh Valley and Delaware River towns Monday, Aug. 7. The National Weather Service sent survey teams to evaluate an area west of Milford in New Jersey, as well as areas in eastern Allentown, western Bethlehem, and Hellertown/Coopersburg in Pennsylvania. A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania until 11 PM EDT Posted by US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly on Monday, August 7, 2023 Storm Photos and comments shared by residents show the severity of the damages the strong storms caused: …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Victim Escapes Cinderblock Cell Made By NJ Abductor Posing As Police Officer: FBI (PHOTOS) Victim Escapes Cinderblock Cell Made By NJ Abductor Posing As Police Officer: FBI (PHOTOS)
Victim Escapes Cinderblock Cell Made By NJ Abductor Posing As Police Officer: FBI (Photos) A 29-year-old former New Jersey man named Negasi Zuberi is in custody after police say he kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman he kept locked in a cinderblock room. Zuberi was posing as a police officer when he kidnapped his victim, a sex worker, then drove her 450 miles to his home in Klamath Falls, Oregon, the FBI's Portland Field Office said. CINDER BLOCK CELL KIDNAPPING The @FBI says 29-year-old Negasi Zuberi kidnapped a prostitute off Aurora Ave in Seattle and held her captive in a cinder-block cell at his home in Oregon. FBI believes there may be more victims. INFO: https://t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Blue Ivy Steals The Show At Beyonce's MetLife Concert (WATCH) Blue Ivy Steals The Show At Beyonce's MetLife Concert (WATCH)
Blue Ivy Steals The Show At Beyonce's MetLife Concert (Watch) She's following in her mother's footsteps. Footage of Blue Ivy Carter, the 11-year-old daughter of Beyonce and Jay-Z, dancing on stage during mom's shows at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford last weekend as part of the Renaissance World Tour is going viral on social media. Crowd went crazy for Blue Ivy 💙 #RENAISSANCEWORLDTOUR pic.twitter.com/NJE0fYV5bK — Dom was in CLUB RENAISSANCE 🪩 (@BeykandaForever) July 30, 2023 Blue Ivy joins Beyonce on stage during "My Power" and "Black Parade," and also proudly displayed her New York roots with her attire while doing her dad's (and Diamond Dall…

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by Sam Barron