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Ocean County, NJ

Fireball Traveling 34,000 MPH Over NYC Caused Loud Boom Heard Across Tristate: NASA Fireball Traveling 34,000 MPH Over NYC Caused Loud Boom Heard Across Tristate: NASA
Fireball Traveling 34,000 MPH Over NYC Caused Loud Boom Heard Across Tristate: NASA The mysterious boom heard and felt across the tristate area may have been caused by a meteor passing through the area, NASA says. Locals reported hearing thunder-like booms and rattling just after 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 16.  The USGS ruled out earthquakes, and residents across the tri-state reported witnessing fireballs to the American Meteor Society. After hours of anticipating, NASA confirmed a "daylight fireball" over New York City at 11:17 a.m. Reports filed on the American Meteor Society website permitted "a very crude determination of the trajectory of the meteor," …
Northern Westchester Man Struck, Killed On Shoulder Of Garden State Parkway Northern Westchester Man Struck, Killed On Shoulder Of Garden State Parkway
Northern Westchester Man Struck, Killed On Shoulder Of Garden State Parkway A 50-year-old man from Northern Westchester was killed when he was struck by an SUV in New Jersey on the shoulder of the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County, authorities said. Daniel Cintron, of Ossining, was pronounced dead at the crash scene where he had been standing next to a disabled vehicle, New Jersey State Police said. A second pedestrian, also standing outside of the vehicle, suffered moderate injuries when the crash occurred about 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5. He was identified by state police as Frank Puglisi, 21, of Staten Island. Roberto Sandoval-Guerrero, 37, of Toms Rive…
Drug Ring Sold THC-Laced Sour Patch Candy, Other Sweets In Rockland, Bergen, Prosecutor Says Drug Ring Sold THC-Laced Sour Patch Candy, Other Sweets In Rockland, Bergen, Prosecutor Says
Drug Ring Sold Thc-laced Sour Patch Candy, Other Sweets In Rockland, Bergen, Prosecutor Says Authorities smashed a drug ring that they said sold THC-laced Sour Patch candies and other sweets loved by kids on the black market in Rockland and Bergen counties, on Staten Island and at the Jersey Shore. Various federal, state, county and local law enforcement agencies combined to bring charges against two dozen people while seizing one of the largest amounts ever of illegally-produced THC-infused products in the New York-New Jersey area, authorities announced Tuesday. Seized during the year-long “Operation On the Ropes” investigation were: 1,200 THC-infused “Sour Patch Watermelon” can…
Number Of Measles Cases In Rockland Climbs Again Number Of Measles Cases In Rockland Climbs Again
Number Of Measles Cases In Rockland Climbs Again The measles outbreak that began in September in Rockland County continues as the number of cases has climbed again. The Rockland County Department of Health reported 105 confirmed measles cases as of Tuesday, Jan. 8, as well as four suspected cases that are being monitored. The outbreak began with visitors to and from Israel in September where more than 2,600 people have reportedly been affected.  Since then the number had continued to grow weekly as unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children and adults were exposed, the department said. The majority of the cases has mainly affected t…
Kosher Deli, Rite Aid Among North Jersey Locations Exposed To Measles Kosher Deli, Rite Aid Among North Jersey Locations Exposed To Measles
Kosher Deli, Rite Aid Among North Jersey Locations Exposed To Measles A person who was exposed to the measles in Ocean County possibly brought the highly contagious illness to North Jersey, the New Jersey Health Department said. The three places in Passaic County visited by the local resident on November 17 and 18 are: Passaic Chill Youth Drop In Center, 217 Brook Ave., Passaic on Nov. 17 between 8:30 p.m. and midnight Junior’s Kosher Deli, 215 Main Ave., Passaic, on Nov. 18 between 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Rite Aid, 78 Main Ave., Passaic on Nov. 18 between 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. The Passaic County exposure is associated with the outbreak in Ocean County, in whi…
Northvale ShopRite Sells Winning Lottery Ticket Northvale ShopRite Sells Winning Lottery Ticket
Northvale ShopRite Sells Winning Lottery Ticket A Bergen County ShopRite sold a winning Jersey Cash 4 lottery ticket. The winner will split the jackpot of $409,076 four ways with the three other winning tickets. The ticket was sold at the ShopRite in Northvale on Livingston Street for the Aug. 30 drawing. The winning numbers were: 02, 09, 16, 22 and 28 and the XTRA number was: 05. The other tickets were sold in Burlington, Hudson and Ocean counties.
Doing For Others Was Life Of Former Bergen Woman, 80 Doing For Others Was Life Of Former Bergen Woman, 80
Doing For Others Was Life Of Former Bergen Woman, 80 FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- Fairview native Marilyn B. Mays worked in customer service for two decades and spent even more time contributing to her community -- be it in Cliffside Park, Paramus or her more recent Jersey Shore community. Mays, 80, died at her home earlier this month. Born in Fairview, Mays was a proud graduate of Lincoln School. She later moved to Cliffside Park and was graduated from the high school. She and her husband, Lawrence, lived in Paramus for 43 years before moving to River Pointe in Manchester 10 years ago. Mays worked for the New York Telephone Company and, after raisi…