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Beverly Hills, CA

Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
BREAKING: Nationwide Search In Armed Maywood Jewelry Store Heist Ends With Four In Custody BREAKING: Nationwide Search In Armed Maywood Jewelry Store Heist Ends With Four In Custody
Breaking: Nationwide Search In Armed Maywood Jewelry Store Heist Ends With Four In Custody A nationwide search for the men who held up a Maywood jewelry store at gunpoint and fled on moped-style motorcycles has come to an end, with all four in custody, police said. Beiker A Aguilera Areyan, 19, of East Elmhurst, NY, Daniel A Rivas Alvarado, 23, of New York, NY, Yeison Amarante Bolivar,25, of Miami, FL, and Jhon C Requena Yerena, 26, of the Bronx, NY, are each facing charges in connection with the incident on April 23 at the West Pleasant Avenue jewelry store, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.   An investigation found that two of the men broke into t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Princeton, NJ
News
BREAKING: DA Recommends Menendez Brothers Of Princeton Resentenced BREAKING: DA Recommends Menendez Brothers Of Princeton Resentenced
Breaking: DA Recommends Menendez Brothers Of Princeton Resentenced Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has recommended brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, who spent their childhoods in New Jersey and New York, be resentenced after spending decades in prison for the shotgun murder of their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion. The brothers, now in their 50s, should be freed and placed on parole for the murders of their parents Jose and Kitty Menendez in August 1989, Gascón said at a news conference Thursday, Oct. 24, that comes amid worldwide viewership of a series on their story on Netflix. The case now moves forward to a Los A…

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by Zak Failla
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Lifestyle
Rapper Gives Small PA Hometown Shoutout On Major Podcast That Reaches Millions Of Listeners Rapper Gives Small PA Hometown Shoutout On Major Podcast That Reaches Millions Of Listeners
Rapper Gives Small PA Hometown Shoutout On Major Podcast That Reaches Millions Of Listeners He can rap, but he's got no sense of direction. At least that's what Cheltenham native, comic and actor Lil Dicky, who you may know as David Andrew Burd, said on this week's episode of "Armchair Expert." "The thing that I'm the least good at in life is geography, sense of direction, knowing where things are," the 35-year-old rapper said in the first 10 minutes of his interview with Monica Padman and Dax Shepard.  "You can plop me down in my hometown of Cheltenham Pennsylvania, if I didn't have a GPS I'd be sleeping in my car even if I'm an eight-minute drive from my home." In 2020, F…

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by Cecilia Levine
Brentwood, NY
Business
Food Fight: Popular Pizza Chain Shutters Long Island Location, Divides Foodies Food Fight: Popular Pizza Chain Shutters Long Island Location, Divides Foodies
Food Fight: Popular Pizza Chain Shutters Long Island Location, Divides Foodies A popular pizza restaurant that was at a Long Island mall for over 10 years has shuttered its doors suddenly, leaving customers confused (and some cheering). The California Pizza Kitchen, formerly located at 618 Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove, is no longer. On Tuesday, Dec. 13, Long Islanders began noticing the closure, with some customers receiving emails regarding it. It is unclear why the location closed. A recorded message when calling the location’s phone number confirmed the closure, recommending interested customers visit the Walt Whitman location in Huntington Station. In the …

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by Sophie Grieser
Northern Valley, NJ
Events
Meet Bernie Taupin In Northvale Meet Bernie Taupin In Northvale
Meet Bernie Taupin In Northvale The man behind some of the most iconic songs of all time is coming to Bergen County. Bernie Taupin, who writes songs and lyrics with Elton John, is signing copies of his new memoir "Scattershot" at Books and Greetings in Northvale on Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bernie Taupin (@bernietaupinofficial) In "Scattershot," Taupin writes in-depth about his partnership with John, growing up in England and his life in Beverly Hills, according to a synopsis. Taupin also tells stories about meeting John Len…

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by Sam Barron
Stamford, CT
Lifestyle
These Golden Globes Winners Have Ties To Fairfield County These Golden Globes Winners Have Ties To Fairfield County
These Golden Globes Winners Have Ties To Fairfield County It turns out that many of the winners of the 80th Golden Globe Awards have ties to the Nutmeg State.  The awards, held on Tuesday night, Jan. 10, were held in Beverly Hills and recognized several of 2022's best films and television shows, including movies such as The Fabelmans and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, as well as shows such as The White Lotus.  The several top winners with ties to Connecticut include:  The White Lotus creator Mike White, who attended Wesleyan University in Middletown, where he met his writing partner Zak Penn, according to Vulture; The Fabelm…

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by Ben Crnic
New Rochelle, NY
News
Movie Exec Admits To Bilking $30 Million From NY Investment Fund Movie Exec Admits To Bilking $30 Million From NY Investment Fund
Movie Exec Admits To Bilking $30 Million From NY Investment Fund A Hollywood big wig is facing decades in prison after admitting to bilking a New York investment fund out of more than $30 million “in a brazen plot that could be ripped from one of the films he distributed,” federal officials announced. Beverly Hills resident William Sadleir, age 67, pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud in connection with his participation in two schemes relating to investments made by a New York-based investment fund in Aviron Pictures. US Attorney Damian Williams said that Sadleir was the chairman and CEO of Aviron, which he oversaw from 2015 through December 2019…

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by Zak Failla
Fort Lee, NJ
News
HOOP SCHEMES: Onetime Phenom, Ex-NJ Net Among 18 Charged By Feds With $4M NBA Health Care Fraud HOOP SCHEMES: Onetime Phenom, Ex-NJ Net Among 18 Charged By Feds With $4M NBA Health Care Fraud
Hoop Schemes: Onetime Phenom, Ex-NJ Net Among 18 Charged By Feds With $4M NBA Health Care Fraud Disgraced onetime phenom Sebastian Telfair and more than a dozen other NBA veterans are charged with scamming the league's health plan out of millions of dollars, federal authorities announced Thursday. Darius Miles and Glen Davis are also among the 18 defendants named in an indictment returned by a grand jury in Manhattan that alleges they filed nearly $4 million in fake medical and dental claims to the NBA’s Health and Welfare Benefit Plan for active and retired players. Former New Jersey Nets shooting guard Terrence Williams ran the scam, supplying letters that justified medical services…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
COVID-19: Matthew Broderick's Sister, Former Morris County Pastor Tests Positive COVID-19: Matthew Broderick's Sister, Former Morris County Pastor Tests Positive
Covid-19: Matthew Broderick's Sister, Former Morris County Pastor Tests Positive Janet Broderick, the sister of Hollywood actor Matthew Brockerick and former pastor of a Morris County church, has tested positive for coronavirus. Broderick left St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Morristown after nearly a decade to become rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills. She tested positive for coronavirus after attending the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes conference, according to a statement on her church's website. After being treated for a "severe form of pneumonia," Broderick remains hospitalized in stable condition at Cedars Sinai Medical Cent…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fort Lee, NJ
Business
Rags To Riches To Rags Again: Goodbye, Barneys Rags To Riches To Rags Again: Goodbye, Barneys
Rags To Riches To Rags Again: Goodbye, Barneys It was the store that boasted Madison Avenue swagger, an international magnet for dapper men and distinguished women who dressed like characters from “Mad Men” and “Sex & the City.” And in less than two weeks, Barneys New York will be no more. Relegated to history will be the flagship store at 660 Madison Avenue. Same for the Woodbury Common outlet on Long Island, not to mention the Fifth Avenue corporate offices and the company’s remaining stores in San Francisco and Beverly Hills. They'll join the original Chelsea location at 101 Seventh Avenue and nearly a dozen other stores nationwi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
News
Matthew Broderick's Pastor Sister Who Helmed Jersey City Church Leaving For Beverly Hills Matthew Broderick's Pastor Sister Who Helmed Jersey City Church Leaving For Beverly Hills
Matthew Broderick's Pastor Sister Who Helmed Jersey City Church Leaving For Beverly Hills Former Grace Church Van Vorst pastor Janet Broderick is returning to her family roots in California where she will be at the helm of the All Saints' Beverly Hills Church Broderick, the sister of actor Matthew Broderick, has been the pastor of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Morristown for nearly a decade. St. Peter's had not announced a new rector as of Thursday morning. The California church welcomed Broderick in a video posted on its website. A New York City native, Broderick grew up an actress and was the teen host of NBC's "Talking With a Giant." She said certain acting tricks len…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
Matthew Broderick's Pastor Sister Will Be Missed By Morristown Church Parishioners Matthew Broderick's Pastor Sister Will Be Missed By Morristown Church Parishioners
Matthew Broderick's Pastor Sister Will Be Missed By Morristown Church Parishioners Parishioners of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Morristown say things won't be the same without pastor Janet Broderick, who is preparing for a new role in California. Broderick, the sister of actor Matthew Broderick, will be leaving after a decade at the church to become the rector of another one in Beverly Hills. The California church welcomed Broderick in a video posted on its website. "The CD Meeting will not be the same," Katie Dempsey said on Facebook. "All the best to a true individual with an authentic spirit and a sense of humor that will be missed." A New York City native, B…

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by Cecilia Levine
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Neighbors
TMZ: Wyckoff Jonas Brother Dropped $6.6M On Beverly Hills Mansion TMZ: Wyckoff Jonas Brother Dropped $6.6M On Beverly Hills Mansion
TMZ: Wyckoff Jonas Brother Dropped $6.6M On Beverly Hills Mansion Wyckoff native Nick Jonas shelled out $6.6 million on a Beverly Hills mansion at the beginning of his relationship with now-fiancé Priyanka Chopra, TMZ reports. The media outlet called the 4,129-square-foot home an "architectural masterpiece" with five bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, a floating guest wing, canyon views and a terrace that wraps around the swimming pool. Newsroom Post tweeted out photos of the pad on Oct. 24. The couple apparently has a wedding date set for next month.

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by Cecilia Levine