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Paramus, NJ
Politics
New Jersey Dramatically Shifts Right In 2024 Presidential Election
The rightward shift of the country in the 2024 presidential election happened right in the Garden State. Vice President Kamala Harris defeated President-Elect Donald Trump in New Jersey, 51% to 47% with 94% of the results in, which marks a 12-point shift from 2020, when President Joe Biden defeated Trump, 57% to 41%. Trump had the best performance by a Republican in New Jersey since George W. Bush earned 46% of the vote in 2004, the last time Republicans won the popular vote. Bergen County saw a 13-point shift from 2020, with Harris carrying the affluent suburban county by only three…
Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Arsonist Charged With Starting Lyndhurst Brush Fire During Critical Time
A 27-year-old man has been arrested on accusations he started a brush fire over the weekend while the state was under a Stage 3 fire restriction in Lyndhurst, police said. Officers were called to the 600 block of Fourth Street on reports of a small brush fire around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The fire had already been extinguished by a local resident, but a witness said he saw a man start the blaze before walking away, Auteri said. The witness provided a detailed description of the suspect, whom responding officers were able t…
Livingston, NJ
Police & Fire
Update On 192-Acre Livingston Wildfire: State Remains Under Stage 3 Fire Restriction (
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A 192-acre wildfire that erupted in North Jersey this weekend has been 90% contained, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. WILDFIRE UPDATE: Industrial Wildfire - Livingston Twp., Essex County At 8 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27, the New Jersey... Posted by New Jersey Forest Fire Service on Sunday, October 27, 2024 The fire broke out Saturday afternoon, Oct. 26 along Route 10 near Mount Pleasant Avenue and Eisenhower Parkway in Livingston. The fire was initially reported to be 70 acres threatening 48 structures then grew to 120 acres, and finally 192, the NJFFS said. As of Sunday…
Millburn-Short Hills, NJ
Real Estate
Short Hills Homes Top List Of Most Expensive Properties Recently Sold In Essex County
Two Short Hills homes that sold for $6.8 million top the list of the most expensive properties sold in the last 30 days in Essex County. According to Redfin, home prices were up 14.9% compared to last year in Essex County for September 2024. Homes sold for a median price of $650,000. All of the most expensive homes sold in Essex County in the last 30 days are located in Short Hills (scroll down for the list). Tony Verducci, co-founder of the NJ Luxury Real Estate Group, was the listing agent on several of Short Hills' most recent luxury sales. He says many buyers in the uppe…
Elizabeth, NJ
News
Winner
! Powerball Ticket Sold In Elizabeth Wins Big
It was a sensational Saturday for Powerball players in Union County and Essex County. Tickets sold in the two counties matched four numbers plus the red Powerball in the drawing held on Saturday, Oct. 19, winning $50,000. The tickets were sold at Super Discount Liquor in Elizabeth and B2 Liquors in Newark. The winning numbers were 7, 16, 19, 45, 64 and the red Powerball was 25.
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Birthday Party Fire Kills 2 Girls In Newark (
Update
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The bodies of two severely burned girls ages 6 and 8 were found at a Newark home following a fire over the weekend, officials said. Witnesses told detectives that there had been a birthday party for one of the girls on the second floor of the home and they'd been playing with fire near a couch in the hallway of the Eckert Street home on Saturday, Oct. 20, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Firefighters responding around 12:30 a.m. found the girls unresponsive and severely burned inside. They performed CPR, but the children were reported dead at the scene, authorities said. …
Secaucus, NJ
Police & Fire
Two Hudson County Men Get Lengthy Sentences For Gas Station Robberies: Feds
Two Hudson County men were sentenced to years in prison on Tuesday, Oct. 15 for their role in a series of robberies at gas stations in 2022, authorities said. From January to February 2022, Wendell Bradley, a 27-year-old Bayonne resident, – either alone or with Joseph Brown, a 26-year-old Jersey City resident – would drive to a gas station, pull up to a gas pump, ask the gas station attendant to put gas in the car’s tank, and, while the tank was being filled, would pull a gun on the attendant and demand money, US Attorney Philip Sellinger said. On Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, in Union, Brown po…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Homicide Roundup: Prosecutor Releases Names Of 14 Accused Killers In Newark Summer Murders
It's been a busy four months for the Essex County Prosecutor's Homicide Task Force. Fourteen suspects have been arrested in 12 Newark committed from Saturday, June 1 through Monday, Sept. 30, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Frage said. On Tuesday, June 4, Ty'Shon Young, a 27-year-old Newark resident was killed in a double shooting on the 200 block of South Orange Avenue, authorities said. An investigation by detectives from the Prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force led to the arrest of Timothy Young, 34, for the murder, authorities said.…
East Orange, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Fatally Stabbed in East Orange: Prosecutor
A 51-year-old man was fatally stabbed in East Orange on the morning of Sunday, Oct. 13, authorities said. At 11:29 a.m., East Orange police responded to an apartment on the 500 block of Main Street and found William Gilliam with apparent stab wounds, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and East Orange Police Chief Phyllis Bindi said. Gilliam was pronounced dead soon after, authorities said. This incident is being investigated by the Prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force, which includes detectives from the East Orange Police Department, authorities said.
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Popular Newark Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver: Prosecutor
Police have made an arrest in a hit-and-run crash that killed a popular Newark man. Ahmed Bouda, 29 has been charged after authorities said he struck and killed Corey Claybrook around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 14 on the 600 block of Springfield Avenue then fled the scene, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Frage said. Claybrook died approximately one hour later. Bouda was found by officers a short time later and was charged with death by auto, leaving the scene of a crash, and failure to render aid to a victim. He was lodged in th…
South Amboy, NJ
News
Jackpot
: $284K Lottery Ticket Purchased At South Amboy Gas Station
A lottery ticket worth more than a quarter of a million dollars was sold at a Middlesex County gas station, officials said. The Jersey Cash 5 ticket was purchased at the Exxon gas station on Route 35 and Route 9 North in South Amboy, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release on Friday, Oct. 11. The $284,169 winner was in the drawing on Thursday, Oct. 10. The winning numbers were 3, 4, 5, 24, and 27. The XTRA number was 4 and the Bullseye number was 3. This is the third Jersey Cash 5 jackpot winner of the month. A record $2,439,721 prize was won from a tick…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Accused Newark Killer Smiles Wide In His Mugshot
A 21-year-old accused killer from Newark and Phillipsburg flashed a huge grin as authorities snapped his photo during processing. Zyion Williams-Jones is accused of shooting Darryl Craft at midnight on Monday, Sept. 2 at Bergen Street and Chadwick Avenue, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Frage said. Craft was rushed to University Hospital, where he was soon pronounced dead, authorities said. An investigation determined Williams-Jones was the person responsible and he was charged with murder and multiple weapons offenses, au…
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