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NJ's Aaron Rodgers Declines To Apologize To Jimmy Kimmel Over Epstein Claims NJ's Aaron Rodgers Declines To Apologize To Jimmy Kimmel Over Epstein Claims
NJ's Aaron Rodgers Declines To Apologize To Jimmy Kimmel Over Epstein Claims Aaron Rodgers does not believe Jimmy Kimmel is a pedophile. That was about the nicest thing the Essex County resident had to say about the late night talk show host. Rodgers appeared on his weekly spot on ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show," on Tuesday, Jan. 9, where he attempted to clarify his previous comments where he implied Kimmel was a patron of Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy financier and a convicted sex offender. The New York Jets quarterback, who purchased a mansion in Cedar Grove following his trade to Gang Green, said by saying Kimmel didn't want Epstein's client list to be released, he w…

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by Sam Barron
Weather
How Accurate Were NWS' Snowfall Predictions In North Jersey? Let's Compare Maps How Accurate Were NWS' Snowfall Predictions In North Jersey? Let's Compare Maps
How Accurate Were NWS' Snowfall Predictions In North Jersey? Let's Compare Maps The National Weather Service has released an automated analysis of snowfall after the Saturday, Jan. 6 storm. Let's see how accurate the NWS' prediction models were compared to the model released after the storm. The weather service initially said nearly all of Sussex County and large portions of Morris and Warren counties would get a foot of snow.  Wanatage in Sussex County was expected to get the most snow. A foot of snow or more fell there, but the areas around it like Sussex, Hamburg and Branchburg, Blairstown and Hardwick saw something closer to 8 or 10 inches, the NWS analysis s…

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
Snow Showers Could Close Out 2023 In Some Parts Of NJ, Mostly Dry Elsewhere: NWS Snow Showers Could Close Out 2023 In Some Parts Of NJ, Mostly Dry Elsewhere: NWS
Snow Showers Could Close Out 2023 In Some Parts Of NJ, Mostly Dry Elsewhere: NWS It won't be white but there will be flurries. New Year's Eve could come with snow (just a dusting of it) in parts of New Jersey, the National Weather Service says. We're gonna actually see our local star for a fair amount of today, which is something we haven't seen much of for the... Posted by US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly on Friday, December 29, 2023 The week will close out with sunny skies and temps near 50 on Friday, Dec. 29, according to the NWS. Temperatures will drop to around 45 on Saturday, Dec. 30, and slightly lower Sunday, Dec. 31. Sunday evening…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
WINNERS! Two North Jersey Powerball Players Net $50K WINNERS! Two North Jersey Powerball Players Net $50K
Winners! Two North Jersey Powerball Players Net $50K It was quite the day to be a Powerball player in North Jersey. Two Powerball tickets sold in North Jersey, one in Bergen County and the other in Essex County, matched four of five numbers plus the red powerball, winning $50,000 in the drawing held on Wednesday, Dec. 20. The tickets were sold at Shop Rite in Lyndhurst and Amazonia Multiservice in Newark. The winning numbers were 27, 35, 41, 56, 60 and the red powerball was 16.

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
FBI: Sex, Money, Murder Members Nabbed With Guns, Coke, More At Open-Air Brick City Drug Market FBI: Sex, Money, Murder Members Nabbed With Guns, Coke, More At Open-Air Brick City Drug Market
FBI: Sex, Money, Murder Members Nabbed With Guns, Coke, More At Open-Air Brick City Drug Market Five reputed members and associates of the Sex, Money, Murder gang were charged by federal authorities with peddling fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine at an open-air drug market in Newark. Drugs and loaded guns were seized during the arrests early last month of the quintet, who U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip Sellinger said slung the potentially lethal narcotics from the neighborhood at Kent and Brenner streets. He identified them as Fuquan Williams, 33; Dwight Dixon, 52; Nafee Patterson, 41; Jabriel Mason, 20; and Daqwuan Barkley, 29, all of Essex County. A federal magistrate judge in New…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Escaped Inmate: Essex County Prisoner Captured After 90 Minutes, Police Say Escaped Inmate: Essex County Prisoner Captured After 90 Minutes, Police Say
Escaped Inmate: Essex County Prisoner Captured After 90 Minutes, Police Say An Essex County prisoner was captured after being on the lam for 90 minutes on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 29, authorities said. The Essex County Sheriff's Office declined to disclose the name, age and reason for the prisoner's initial arrest but said officers began a search at 7 p.m. before he was taken back into custody at 8:30 p.m.

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by Sam Barron
News
WINNER: NJ Wawa Sells $50K Powerball Ticket WINNER: NJ Wawa Sells $50K Powerball Ticket
Winner: NJ Wawa Sells $50K Powerball Ticket It was a lucrative Monday, Nov. 27 for a Powerball player in Essex County. The ticket sold at a Wawa in Fairfield matched four of the five numbers plus the Powerball, winning $50,000. There were only nine $50,000 winners throughout the country. The winning numbers were 2, 21, 38, 61, 66 and the Powerball was 12.

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Lyndhurst Man Wanted On Warrants Charged With Trashing Relative's Home, Fighting Police Lyndhurst Man Wanted On Warrants Charged With Trashing Relative's Home, Fighting Police
Lyndhurst Man Wanted On Warrants Charged With Trashing Relative's Home, Fighting Police A Lyndhurst man wanted for trashing a relative's home ran from police, then fought with them before being subdued, authorities said. Officers responding to a call from a Stuyvesant Avenue home learned that Faiz Mohammad, 27, had become irate and vandalized the place, causing $1,300 worth of damage before fleeing, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Police were looking out for Mohammad when he returned, prompting the relative to hide in a bathroom and call police, Auteri said. He fled again but was spotted soon after by Officer Matthew Dudek on 5th Avenue, the lieutenant said. Dudek ended u…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police ID Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Montclair Police ID Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Montclair
Police ID Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Montclair Police in Montclair have identified the pedestrian fatally struck by a vehicle over the weekend. Vivian Folkenflik, 83, of the Township, was struck at Bellevue Avenue and Park Street around 12:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Montclair Police Chief Todd Conforti said. Folkenflik was transported to Mountainside Medical Center and pronounced dead at 1 p.m. The driver remained at the scene. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Offi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Online NJ Romance Scammer Who Conned Woman Out Of $66,000 Gets More Than Two Years, No Parole Online NJ Romance Scammer Who Conned Woman Out Of $66,000 Gets More Than Two Years, No Parole
Online NJ Romance Scammer Who Conned Woman Out Of $66,000 Gets More Than Two Years, No Parole An Essex County man who helped swindle what he called a “filthy rich woman” out of nearly $66,000 in an online romance scam was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison. Mahmoud Bowler, 40, of Newark, and an unidentified co-conspirator whom he grew up with in Ghana double-teamed the Florida victim over the course of nearly three years after connecting with her on an online dating site using a bogus profile name. Bowler then turned around and screwed his partner, keeping the majority of the money that they'd collected from the victim, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Phillip R. Sellinger said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Three-Time NJ Bank Robber Who Held Up Cellphone Store After Release Gets 27½ Years This Time Three-Time NJ Bank Robber Who Held Up Cellphone Store After Release Gets 27½ Years This Time
Three-Time NJ Bank Robber Who Held Up Cellphone Store After Release Gets 27½ Years This Time An ex-con from Essex County who robbed an East Orange cellphone store after he'd just served 13½ years for holding up banks in Fair Lawn, Clifton and Belleville is headed back to federal prison for more than twice as much time. Kenneth Graham, who has diabetes, received a “compassionate release” into home confinement in November 2020 after serving 13½ years of a 17-year sentence for the trio of bank holdups. Graham, 50, of Newark, had been free all of two months, authorities said, when he walked into a Boost Mobile store in downtown East Orange and announced a robbery in the middle of the a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
Gov. Murphy Mocks NJ School District That Canceled Halloween Celebrations Gov. Murphy Mocks NJ School District That Canceled Halloween Celebrations
Gov. Murphy Mocks NJ School District That Canceled Halloween Celebrations Gov. Phil Murphy has taken a political stance that would help him with voters, if only kids who love Halloween could vote. The governor tweeted his displeasure after the South Orange-Maplewood School District in Essex County announced it was canceling all Halloween activities and that no one will be wearing costumes. Seriously? We can't let kids celebrate Halloween? Give me a break https://t.co/BQiezE5OoZ — Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) October 24, 2023 Murphy's tweet has been viewed more than 1 million times. Superintendent Ronald Taylor said the district weighed whether school-sp…

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by Sam Barron