Hackensack, NJ
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Death Of Beloved 'Beulah The Elephant' Known At NJ Fairs Sparks Outrage Death Of Beloved 'Beulah The Elephant' Known At NJ Fairs Sparks Outrage
Death Of Beloved 'Beulah The Elephant' Known At NJ Fairs Sparks Outrage The death of a beloved traveling elephant known at New Jersey agricultural fairs has sparked outrage among animal activists and rights groups. The beloved Beulah the elephant, who you may recognize from the Sussex County and Meadowlands State Fairs, died last week. She was being used for photo ops at The Big E in West Springfield, Mass. when she took her final breath on Sept. 15, suffering a heart attack while on display at 54 years old, a fair spokesperson said. R.W. Commerford & Sons (Beulah's handler) canceled the exhibit abruptly and later announced Beulah's death, extreme animal r…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
PETA Offering Reward For Info On Raccoon Burned To Death In Plainfield PETA Offering Reward For Info On Raccoon Burned To Death In Plainfield
PETA Offering Reward For Info On Raccoon Burned To Death In Plainfield The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of whomever burned a trapped raccoon to death in Plainfield recently.  “The terror and agony that this animal must have felt when set on fire are almost unimaginable,” said PETA Senior Director of Cruelty Casework Stephanie Bell. “PETA urges anyone with information about this horrific crime to come forward immediately so that this raccoon’s killer can be held accountable and stopped from hurting anyone else.” The dead animal was found curbside a…

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by Paul Milo
Armonk, NY
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PETA Celebrates Police Department In Westchester For Rescuing Deer PETA Celebrates Police Department In Westchester For Rescuing Deer
PETA Celebrates Police Department In Westchester For Rescuing Deer A police department in the area will be receiving an award from PETA after two officers rescued a deer that found itself caught in a makeshift hammock. A Compassionate Police Department Award is on its way from PETA to the Yonkers Police Department after officers Matthew Donaldson and David MacDonald rescued the buck, whose antlers were caught in a makeshift hammock outside a home on Arthur Place on Monday morning. The two were able to tranquilize the animal and free him from his confinement behind an Arthur Place home.  On a video released by the department, the officers can be seen assis…

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by Zak Failla
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Dog Suffers Third Degree Burns From Heating Pad At Ridgefield Park Vet Dog Suffers Third Degree Burns From Heating Pad At Ridgefield Park Vet
Dog Suffers Third Degree Burns From Heating Pad At Ridgefield Park Vet UPDATE: Investigators are eyeing two dogs burned by a heating pad at the Ridgefield Park Animal Hospital. For Cris Repoles, there's nothing worse than seeing her bulldog Cooper suffer. That's why she took him to the Ridgefield Park Animal Hospital in the first place. But Repoles says the past three months have been nothing but pain for both herself and the dog, who suffered third-degree burns from heating pads during ACL surgery at the vet in December. To make matters worse for Repoles, head doctor Paul Kim initially treated the burns as skin allergies, as they looked similar to the condi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
Neighbors
Wayne Olympic Bobsledder Is Latest PETA Advocate Wayne Olympic Bobsledder Is Latest PETA Advocate
Wayne Olympic Bobsledder Is Latest PETA Advocate Just ahead of her Olympic competition in Pyeongchang, barrier-breaking athlete Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian of Wayne appears in a new video and public service announcement for PETA. The campaign encourages fans to be champions for animals and always treat their dogs like family. "As a bobsledder, my team is the most important thing to me," said Fenlator-Victorian in the PSA.  "You know who else feels that way? Our dogs! … They need to feel loved and know that they're a part of our team." Fenlator-Victorian piloted the Jamaican women’s bobsled team in its first-ever Olymp…

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by Cecilia Levine
Pascack Valley, NJ
Neighbors
Happy Birthday To River Vale's Bill Maher Happy Birthday To River Vale's Bill Maher
Happy Birthday To River Vale's Bill Maher RIVER VALE, N.J. — Happy birthday to Bill Maher of River Vale, who turns 62 on Saturday. He was born in New York City on Jan. 20, 1956 and was raised in River Vale, graduating from Pascack Hills High School in Montvale in 1974. He double majored in English and history at Cornell University, graduating in 1978. His father, William Aloysius Maher Jr. was a network news editor and radio announcer, and his mother, Julie (Berman) Maher, was a nurse. He is best known for the HBO political talk show "Real Time with Bill Maher" (2003–present), and is also a comedian, writer, producer, p…

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by Cecilia Levine