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NJ TikToker Brags About Ripping Down Greek Flags (That She Thought Were Israeli) NJ TikToker Brags About Ripping Down Greek Flags (That She Thought Were Israeli)
NJ TikToker Brags About Ripping Down Greek Flags (That She Thought Were Israeli) A TikTok video of a woman bragging about ripping down Greek flags that she thought were Israeli flags hanging outside of a Montclair restaurant is going viral. As of Wednesday night, Oct. 16, the video shared by Ambamelia had more than 3.9M views on the platform. The incident happened at Efi's Gyro on Bloomfield Avenue in Montclair on March 11, despite the video being shared Tuesday, Oct. 15, the restaurant said in a statement shared to Instagram. "I don't stand for Zionism in Montclair," the woman says as she films. "There's a genocide, you know that, right?" Two employees came out and l…

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by Cecilia Levine
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JACKPOT! NJ Lotto Ticket Sold In Sussex County Wins Big JACKPOT! NJ Lotto Ticket Sold In Sussex County Wins Big
Jackpot! NJ Lotto Ticket Sold In Sussex County Wins Big It was a marvelous Monday for a lottery player in Sussex County. A ticket sold in Sussex matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 drawing on Monday, Oct. 14, winning $404,029.  The winning numbers were: 07, 21, 23, 36 and 39 and the XTRA number was: 02. The Bullseye number was 21. The ticket was sold at an Acme supermarket on Route 23 North.

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Man Sues FanDuel NJ Man Sues FanDuel
NJ Man Sues FanDuel A Bergen County man has filed a lawsuit against online sports betting website FanDuel alleging the company breached its own policy and failed to pay him his full winnings after he pulled out of an active bet. Michael Wadlow, 35, of Upper Saddle River (and soon Ramsey), filed the suit on Oct. 4 in New Jersey Superior Court alleging he self-excluded from a bet with a $5,800 cash-out option and was only refunded his inital $500 wager.  Wadlow says in self-excluding, he was relying on FanDuel's website, which says that "active and pending wagers will not be canceled" for anyone who self-ex…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Dream Come True': This Lawyer Just Became One Of New Jersey's Youngest Judges 'Dream Come True': This Lawyer Just Became One Of New Jersey's Youngest Judges
'Dream Come True': This Lawyer Just Became One Of New Jersey's Youngest Judges An Edison woman has reached her lifelong dream of being appointed a judge and she's one of the youngest in New Jersey's history. Malia Reichmann was sworn in as an Edison municipal court judge on Monday, Sept. 30, the township said in a news release. The 32-year-old is a lawyer who graduated from Columbia Law School. Reichmann said it's a "dream come true" to be a judge in her hometown. "Thank you to Mayor Sam Joshi and the Edison Township Council for entrusting me with upholding laws that make our community safe, beautiful, and a welcoming place for everyone," said Reichman…

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Stuffed Puppy Brings Life Full Circle For PAPD's First Hispanic Female Police Captain Stuffed Puppy Brings Life Full Circle For PAPD's First Hispanic Female Police Captain
Stuffed Puppy Brings Life Full Circle For Papd's First Hispanic Female Police Captain His name is Bingo, and he's so much more than a toy puppy. The stuffed animal was gifted to Priscilla Sanchez when she was 10 by her older brother gifted her the stuffed toy as he prepared for deployment to Iraq. “I held onto that puppy every night," said Sanchez, 33, adding that the puppy became a symbol of her brother's sacrifice. “I knew I wanted to follow the same path.” This year, days before welcoming her third son, Sanchez was promoted to the Port Authority Police Department's first female captain of Hispanic heritage. And this time, Sanchez's sons wer…

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Inside Madeline Gaudreau's Baby Shower: 'A Little Piece Of Heaven' Inside Madeline Gaudreau's Baby Shower: 'A Little Piece Of Heaven'
Inside Madeline Gaudreau's Baby Shower: 'A Little Piece Of Heaven' Some celebrations have resumed for the Gaudreau family, weeks after the DUI crash that killed hockey-playing brothers Matt and Johnny. Madeline Gaudreau, who was married to Matt, shared photos from her "dream" baby shower held over the weekend.  Hours after the deadly accident, news spread that Matt's widow was expecting baby boy Tripp. A sign welcoming guests to the shower reads, "A Little Piece of Heaven." Madeline called her shower the "Baby shower of my Dreams 🤍🕊️," in an album shared Sunday, Oct. 13.  The widow shouted out a friend for hosting and thanked Lexi Scaffidi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Possible Measles Exposures At NJ Longshoreman's Strike, Popular Italian Grocer: DOH Possible Measles Exposures At NJ Longshoreman's Strike, Popular Italian Grocer: DOH
Possible Measles Exposures At NJ Longshoreman's Strike, Popular Italian Grocer: DOH State health officials are warning residents of a confirmed measles case in New Jersey. The Health Department said that the patient is a Monmouth County resident, who presented with measles following recent international travel. Anyone who visited the below locations during the specified dates and times may have been exposed and should contact a health care provider immediately to discuss potential exposure and risk of developing the illness, the department said: Livoti’s Old World Market, 200 Mounts Corner Drive, Freehold, NJ 07728; Date & Time: September 30, 2024 between 5:30 P…

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Employee Details Hostage Situation In South Jersey ShopRite Employee Details Hostage Situation In South Jersey ShopRite
Employee Details Hostage Situation In South Jersey ShopRite A ShopRite employee has detailed the situation the brought a major police presence to a New Jersey ShopRite on Saturday night, Oct. 12. A Lawnside ShopRite employee said a couple was arguing loudly around 6:50 p.m. The man was holding a knife to his female partner's stomach, the employee said. Multiple agencies arrived around 7 p.m. One agency brought K9 units, which the employee said helped apprehend the man, who came out on a stretcher, the employee said. Barrington police said only that one person was arrested.

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'Largest International Expansion:' United Airlines Adds 5 New Flights At Newark Airport 'Largest International Expansion:' United Airlines Adds 5 New Flights At Newark Airport
'Largest International Expansion:' United Airlines Adds 5 New Flights At Newark Airport In the largest international expansion yet, United Airlines has added flights to eight new cities, five of them at Newark Airport. Starting in May 2025, United will launch five new nonstop flights from its hub in Newark/New York to destinations no other U.S. airline serves including Nuuk, Greenland; Palermo, Italy; Bilbao, Spain; Madeira Island, Portugal and Faro, Portugal.  The airline is also adding three new nonstop routes from Washington D.C./Dulles, including its first-ever flight to Dakar, Senegal operating year-round and new seasonal nonstop flights to Nice, France, and Ven…

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PA Lab Must Pay $7.3M To NJ After Charging $1,000 For $3 For Drug Tests: Comptroller PA Lab Must Pay $7.3M To NJ After Charging $1,000 For $3 For Drug Tests: Comptroller
PA Lab Must Pay $7.3M To NJ After Charging $1,000 For $3 For Drug Tests: Comptroller A Pennsylvania-based lab has been ordered to pay $7.3 to the state of New Jersey after overcharging New Jersey’s Medicaid program for urine drug testing services, officials said. Atlantic Diagnostic Laboratories (ADL) in Bensalem violated Medicaid regulations when it charged Medicaid as much as $1,035 per drug test while charging other payers as little as $2.38 for the same test, New Jersey's State Comptroller's office (OSC) said citing an audit report. Medicaid paid ADL between $63.40 and $180.40 for these same services. ADL also improperly billed for tests that the physician or …

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Oscar Winning Director's Netflix Movie Casting Young Basketball Players For NJ Shoot Oscar Winning Director's Netflix Movie Casting Young Basketball Players For NJ Shoot
Oscar Winning Director's Netflix Movie Casting Young Basketball Players For NJ Shoot Kathryn Bigelow, the director behind movies like "The Hurt Locker," "Point Break" and "Zero Dark Thirty" is filming a new movie in Newark and your children can be a part of it. The untitled Netflix project is looking for girls ages 12 to 16 to play basketball players in a scene that shoots in Newark from Wednesday, Oct. 23 to Thursday, Oct. 24, according to a casting notice. According to Deadline, the movie will be set at the White House as a national crisis unfolds. The movie stars Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Jared Harris, Greta Lee, Gabriel Basso, Anthony Ramos, Tracy Letts, accord…

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'Perfectly Imperfect:' Pup Surrendered To NJ Rescue Blissfully Unaware Of Abnormalities 'Perfectly Imperfect:' Pup Surrendered To NJ Rescue Blissfully Unaware Of Abnormalities
'Perfectly Imperfect:' Pup Surrendered To NJ Rescue Blissfully Unaware Of Abnormalities All that Rabbit wants is love. The Frenchie mix was surrendered to the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge in Oakland weighing just 16 pounds.  Rabbit's entire spine, chest, and front legs are abnormal. However, he is neurologically appropriate and shows no sign of pain, RBARI said.  "He walks crouched on his front elbows, appearing to always be in a play bow stance," RBARI said in a Facebook post seeking an adopter or foster home for Rabbit. Rabbit remains at Country Willow Veterinary Hospital for full diagnostics, x-rays, and his neuter. In the meantime, RBARI for a" foster…

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by Cecilia Levine