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Gen Z Leads Black Friday Frenzy At Garden State Plaza, Smashing Sales Records
Shoppers flocked to the Westfield Garden State Plaza this Black Friday, making it the mall's most successful event since 2018, mall officials said.
The center opened its doors at 7 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 29, but eager crowds had already formed long lines outside popular stores like UGG, Sephora, Lululemon, Aritzia, and Macy’s, according to Wesley Rebisz, senior general manager of Westfield Garden State Plaza.
Extended hours, from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., gave shoppers more time to score deals, with the mall remaining packed well past 9 p.m.
Rebisz attributed the record turnout to effective promoti…
Two-Family Home Sells For $100K Over Asking In North Jersey (Photos)
A two-family home in North Jersey sold for nearly $100,000 over asking.
The home at 10 Union Ave., in Clifton was listed at $649,900, but the new owners closed on $750,000 this week, listing agent Juan Gamarra said.
"The Clifton market is always a hot market, specifically if it's a two-family home centrally located," Gamarra said. "This particular home had many qualities that made it very unique. The multiple car parking, the convertible garage as well as a finished basement gave the property a value of its own, and I think me and my team did a great job highlighting that to every pros…
NJ Navy Vet Who Received Pig Kidney Transplant, Heart Pump Dies After 47 Days
Lisa Pisano, the 54-year-old New Jersey resident and second-ever recipient of a pig kidney and mechanical heart, has died.
Pisano received the heart pump on April 4, and eight days later, got the pig's kidney. She lived with it for 47 days, as reported by the New York Times, before her death on Sunday, July 7.
Lisa Pisano.
NYU Langone Health
A U.S. Navy veteran and doting grandmother, Pisano was born in Lakewood but lived in Ocean Gate and Bayville, according to her obituary on the Mastapeter Memorial Home website.
Her obituary remembered her as a "hero to the medical communit…