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NY Dental Hygienist Who Traveled To Bergen To Meet Child For Sex Could Be Freed Next Summer NY Dental Hygienist Who Traveled To Bergen To Meet Child For Sex Could Be Freed Next Summer
NY Dental Hygienist Who Traveled To Bergen To Meet Child For Sex Could Be Freed Next Summer UPDATE: A dental hygienist who was arrested in Bergen County after coming from Rockland to meet what he thought was a 14-year-old girl was sent to state prison for what could be less than a year. Dariush Ghamarnezhad, 42, of Pomona was among 16 men from Bergen, Passaic, Rockland and Westchester counties who were busted by authorities during a five-day 2019 sting operation dubbed “Operation Home Alone." Various law enforcement agencies united to nab men who they said tried to lure youngsters into sex through social media. Just about all of them were arrested when they showed up at a residen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
'D Brooks Special': Newark Airport Restaurant Drops Price Of $78 Meal To $18 After Online Post 'D Brooks Special': Newark Airport Restaurant Drops Price Of $78 Meal To $18 After Online Post
'D Brooks Special': Newark Airport Restaurant Drops Price Of $78 Meal To $18 After Online Post You too can eat and drink like a well-known New York Times columnist at Newark Airport, but now at a discounted rate. Smokehouse, located in Terminal A at the airport, announced on social media it is offering a hamburger, fries and a double shot of whiskey for $17.78.  Earlier report: NY Times Columnist Mocked For Alleged $78 Meal At Newark Airport The move comes in response to a post from David Brooks, who bemoaned that his meal consisting of those items cost $78. Just added to the Menu. We’re the topic of America right now! #youcantbeatourmeat Nina Dawkins Kevin W Wortham Maurice…

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by Sam Barron
News
H2oi Repeat? Wildwood Cops Put Kibosh On Deadly Car Event H2oi Repeat? Wildwood Cops Put Kibosh On Deadly Car Event
H2oi Repeat? Wildwood Cops Put Kibosh On Deadly Car Event Officials in Wildwood are making themselves loud and clear: "H2oi is not welcome here." H2oi, last year's pop-up car rally that left two people dead and others seriously injured, will not be happening this year. Wildwood police on Facebook this week said they've been closely monitoring small groups on social media who have been trying to plan a repeat of the event. "The Wildwood Police Department with the assistance of the City of Wildwood Solicitor were able to quickly identify the promoters of these groups and legally advise them to cease and desist their promotion of these unsanctioned …

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Popular Flemington Restaurant Halts Dine-In Service As Owners Pursue New Business Venture Popular Flemington Restaurant Halts Dine-In Service As Owners Pursue New Business Venture
Popular Flemington Restaurant Halts Dine-In Service As Owners Pursue New Business Venture A popular Flemington restaurant has halted its dine-in service, say the owners, who are pursuing a new business venture and accepting takeout orders only. Blue Fish Grill on Mine Street made the initial announcement in a social media post last month stating that their last day of dine-in service would be in early September. After 16 years of serving our community it is time for change. Change for the better, but change nonetheless. And we... Posted by Blue Fish Grill on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 “We will be closing the doors only to reopen a completely new restaurant,” reads the post. “N…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Number Of Victims Of Repeat Sex Trafficker Reaches Four In NJ, PA, Authorities Charge UPDATE: Number Of Victims Of Repeat Sex Trafficker Reaches Four In NJ, PA, Authorities Charge
Update: Number Of Victims Of Repeat Sex Trafficker Reaches Four In NJ, PA, Authorities Charge The number of alleged victims of a paroled sex trafficker from New Jersey has reached four, federal authorities said. Amin Sharif, 48, of Newark had been free for a year after serving nearly a decade in federal prison when he returned to pimping women and girls, authorities said. Federal agents seized Sharif on sex trafficking charges in January 2022, and have held him since then, while continuing an ongoing investigation that produced an indictment that cites the additional victims. Sharif "used several social media platforms and profiles to recruit women and minors to engage in sex acts…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: New Details Emerge In 'White Lives Matter' Attack On Asbury Church Concert Crowd UPDATE: New Details Emerge In 'White Lives Matter' Attack On Asbury Church Concert Crowd
Update: New Details Emerge In 'White Lives Matter' Attack On Asbury Church Concert Crowd A Toms River man made several social media posts recounting how he threw smoke bombs and shot bear spray at the attendees of an Asbury Park church's anti-racism concert while shouting "White lives matter, too," according to an indictment returned by a state grand jury. The allegations are among new details that emerged with the release of the indictment against Nicholas G. Mucci, 28, who was arrested five weeks after the Jan. 27 attack at the Trinity Episcopal Parish on Asbury Avenue.Search warrants executed at Mucci’s home turned up an AR-style assault rifle, several large-capacit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Sports
VA Olympian Gabby Douglas Signed By WME Sports Ahead Of 2024 Paris Olympics VA Olympian Gabby Douglas Signed By WME Sports Ahead Of 2024 Paris Olympics
VA Olympian Gabby Douglas Signed By WME Sports Ahead Of 2024 Paris Olympics She's in good company. Virginia's Gabby Douglas has been signed to WME Sports, the same agency that represents some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment, including New Jersey's Livvy Dunne. The news comes after the 2012 Olympic all-around champion and 2015 World all-around silver medalist announced she'd be returning to competitive gymnastics. While 27-year-old Douglas, who was born in Newport News and raised in Virginia Beach, did not join Team USA at the US Classic the first weekend of August 2023, she is apparently training for the 2024 Paris Games.  The last time Douglas c…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Cardi Cleared: NJ Rapper Won't Face Charges For Mic Toss Cardi Cleared: NJ Rapper Won't Face Charges For Mic Toss
Cardi Cleared: NJ Rapper Won't Face Charges For Mic Toss Cardi B can breathe a sigh of relief. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department announced no charges will be filed against Cardi B, a Tenafly resident, for tossing a microphone at a fan who threw a drink at her during a concert in Las Vegas last weekend. "After a thorough review of this case and with the consultation from the Clark County District Attorney’s Office, this case has been closed as having insufficient evidence," Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said in a statement. Footage of Cardi's mic toss has gone viral across social media. After the mic toss spread across social medi…

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by Sam Barron
Lifestyle
Fan Files Police Report After NJ's Cardi B Throws Mic At Las Vegas Concert Fan Files Police Report After NJ's Cardi B Throws Mic At Las Vegas Concert
Fan Files Police Report After NJ's Cardi B Throws Mic At Las Vegas Concert Now the police are involved. A police report has been filed naming Cardi B, a Tenafly resident, after she threw a microphone at a fan who threw a drink at her at a Las Vegas concert on Saturday, July 29.  Footage of the incident has gone viral across social media. In a statement, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said a woman came to a police station claiming she was struck by an item that was thrown from the stage while she attended an event at the 3500 block of Las Vegas Boulevard. The statement does not name Cardi B. "The incident has been documented on a police report and no arrest o…

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by Sam Barron
Lifestyle
NJ's Billy McFarland Wants You To Live With Him As He Plans Fyre Festival 2 — No, Seriously NJ's Billy McFarland Wants You To Live With Him As He Plans Fyre Festival 2 — No, Seriously
NJ's Billy McFarland Wants You To Live With Him As He Plans Fyre Festival 2 — No, Seriously Billy McFarland is still trying to make Fyre Festival happen. McFarland, who was raised in Short Hills, is planning Fyre Festival 2 in the Hamptons in August, and he's letting someone witness the craziness firsthand.  Fyre Festival 1 very much did not go as planned. In a video posted to social media platforms on Thursday, July 20, McFarland said he is offering eight people the chance to live with him for two weeks in August as he plans Fyre Festival 2. "You'll be there for all the crazy buildup, for the jet skis, the flights, the actual event itself, and of course the afterparty," McFarla…

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by Sam Barron
Obituaries
Hunterdon County Environmental Biologist, Talented Drummer Thomas Peck Dies, 44 Hunterdon County Environmental Biologist, Talented Drummer Thomas Peck Dies, 44
Hunterdon County Environmental Biologist, Talented Drummer Thomas Peck Dies, 44 Hunterdon County is mourning the loss of a lifelong resident, environmental biologist and talented drummer. Thomas Rudolph Peck died Tuesday, July 11 at Hunterdon Medical Center aged 44. Born in Somerville, Thomas lived in Clinton Township his entire life, his obituary says. After graduating from both North Hunterdon Regional High School in Annandale and Blair Academy in Blairstown, Thomas earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies from Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. He was incredibly passionate about his work as an environmental field biologist, which showed in …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
'Forgotten Baby' Prank: Police Called To Paramus Malls Aren't Laughing 'Forgotten Baby' Prank: Police Called To Paramus Malls Aren't Laughing
'Forgotten Baby' Prank: Police Called To Paramus Malls Aren't Laughing Shades of "Raising Arizona." As pranks go, the forgotten baby on the car roof is particularly cruel because of the scare it gives people.  That's why police weren't laughing when someone drove a Tesla with New York plates through the parking lots of all three major malls in Paramus on Monday with looked like a genuine baby in a car seat on the roof. Not only is the stunt callous, they said. Depending on who the punk'd bystanders are, the gagman could end up getting thrown a beatin'. "Although incidents of baby car seats left in parking lots and on vehicles has occurred in our shopping ma…

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by Jerry DeMarco