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Bergenfield, NJ
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Bergenfield Magician Finishes Second On 'America's Got Talent' Bergenfield Magician Finishes Second On 'America's Got Talent'
Bergenfield Magician Finishes Second On 'America's Got Talent' Anna DeGuzman and her array of card tricks came oh so close to winning "America's Got Talent." The 25-year-old Bergen County native finished in second place on "America's Got Talent" after dazzling viewers and judges with her array of impressive card tricks and devil-may-care attitude.  Judges praised her cardistry while also relating to how nervous she got when it was time for her big reveals. Tricks included her flashy shuffling and card balancing and being able to somehow make it so audience member and judge had the same card in an envelope. When her tricks worked, she jumped up and dow…

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by Sam Barron
Norwich, CT
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Shark 'Buddies' Swim Through CT Waters Together, A 'Potentially' Groundbreaking Discovery Shark 'Buddies' Swim Through CT Waters Together, A 'Potentially' Groundbreaking Discovery
Shark 'Buddies' Swim Through CT Waters Together, A 'Potentially' Groundbreaking Discovery Even sharks like traveling with their friends.  A pair of young white sharks, Jekyll and Simon, appear to be traveling North American waters together, a finding that is in opposition to the commonly-held perception that sharks are solitary creatures, according to the Museum of Science.  "We don't really expect to see these white sharks staying together," said Bob Hueter, chief scientist at the non-profit marine research organization OCEARCH. "But Simon and Jekyll, they seem to be buddies in the sense that they're going to the same place at the same time." Researchers tracked shark buds of…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Quincy, MA
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Shark 'Buddies' Swim Through Mass Waters Together, A 'Potentially' Groundbreaking Discovery Shark 'Buddies' Swim Through Mass Waters Together, A 'Potentially' Groundbreaking Discovery
Shark 'Buddies' Swim Through Mass Waters Together, A 'Potentially' Groundbreaking Discovery Even sharks like traveling with their friends.  A pair of white sharks, Jekyll and Simon, appear to be traveling North American waters together, a finding that is in opposition to the commonly-held perception that sharks are solitary creatures, according to the Museum of Science.  "We don't really expect to see these white sharks staying together," said Bob Hueter, chief scientist at the non-profit marine research organization OCEARCH. "But Simon and Jekyll, they seem to be buddies in the sense that they're going to the same place at the same time." Researchers tracked shark buds off the …

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by Morgan Gonzales
Lakewood, NJ
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Sharks Tracked Days Apart Along Jersey Shore 'Seem To Be Buddies,' Scientist Says Sharks Tracked Days Apart Along Jersey Shore 'Seem To Be Buddies,' Scientist Says
Sharks Tracked Days Apart Along Jersey Shore 'Seem To Be Buddies,' Scientist Says It sounds like the beginning of a new shark attack movie. Simon and Jekyll are two sharks who have thoroughly have enjoyed their time together on the Jersey Shore. The pair were first tagged off the Southeast Coast of the United States in December 2022, and have since traveled nearly 4,000 miles up the East Coast in tandem. "This is potentially groundbreaking," Dr. Bob Hueter, the chief scientist at Ocearch said in a video shared by the Museum of Science. "White sharks lead a very solitary existence. We don't really expect to see these two sharks staying together. "But Simon and Jeky…

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by Sam Barron
Villas-Lower Township, NJ
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10-Foot Great White Shark Detected Off NJ Coast Memorial Day Weekend 10-Foot Great White Shark Detected Off NJ Coast Memorial Day Weekend
10-Foot Great White Shark Detected Off NJ Coast Memorial Day Weekend A 10-foot Great White shark surfaced off the New Jersey coast Memorial Day Weekend. Penny, who has been tracked by shark research center OCEARCH since April, surfaced several miles off of Ocean City around 6:45 a.m. Memorial Day, according to the org's shark-tracker. Penny made her way north since being tagged by OCEARCH in North Carolina just last month. She "pinged" off the coast of Maryland in mid-May and resurfaced just this weekend in New Jersey. A "Ping" happens when an animal tag breaks the surface of the water, sending data, OCEARCH says. Earlier this month, a slightly smaller Whi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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9-Foot Shark Surfaces Off NJ Coast 9-Foot Shark Surfaces Off NJ Coast
9-Foot Shark Surfaces Off NJ Coast A nine-foot white shark pinged off of the New Jersey coast over the weekend and early this week. According to shark research center OCEARCH, the dorsal fin of Simon — who weighs 434 pounds and measures nine feet and six inches in length — surfaced several times Sunday, April 30 and Monday, May 1 in Ocean County. Simon proceeded to swim up toward Long Island, pinging again around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 2. A "Ping" happens when an animal tag breaks the surface of the water, sending data, OCEARCH says. The juvenile shark was tagged in December 2022, in St. Simon's Island, GA. You can n…

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by Cecilia Levine
Brentwood, NY
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White Shark Pings Off Long Island Coast White Shark Pings Off Long Island Coast
White Shark Pings Off Long Island Coast A 9-foot white shark pinged off the Long Island coast Tuesday morning, May 2. According to shark research center OCEARCH, the dorsal fin of Simon — who weighs 434 pounds and measures 9 feet, 6 inches in length — surfaced very close to the Bay Shore coast around 10:30 a.m. A "Ping" happens when an animal tag breaks the surface of the water, sending data, OCEARCH says. The juvenile shark was tagged in December 2022, in St. Simon's Island, GA. You can now track white shark Simon on the OCEARCH Global Shark Tracker! He’s currently hanging out near where we first met him a few days ago.htt…

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by Cecilia Levine
Edison, NJ
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COVID-19: NJ Deaths Linked, Mall Worker Tests Positive, Bergen County Cases Jump To 42 COVID-19: NJ Deaths Linked, Mall Worker Tests Positive, Bergen County Cases Jump To 42
Covid-19: NJ Deaths Linked, Mall Worker Tests Positive, Bergen County Cases Jump To 42 Both of New Jersey's coronavirus-related deaths have reportedly been linked. UPDATE: Murphy Announces Statewide Curfew Rita Fusco-Jackson, of Freehold, in her 50, was identified as the second fatality in New Jersey. She was being hospitalized at CentraState Medical Center. Fusco-Jackson's sibling was reportedly friends with the state's first fatality -- John Brennan, of Little Ferry -- and the virus spread through a family gathering, State Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli said.  Several other people at the gathering also tested positive for coronavirus. The number of presu…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
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Livingston Mall Announces Thanksgiving, Black Friday Hours Livingston Mall Announces Thanksgiving, Black Friday Hours
Livingston Mall Announces Thanksgiving, Black Friday Hours Livingston Mall, 112 Eisenhower Parkway, will open Thanksgiving night and reopen early the next day, Black Friday, a spokeswoman for the mall's owner, Simon, said.  The mall will be open from 5 p.m. Nov. 28 and will close at 1 a.m. Friday. It will reopen at 6 a.m. and remains open until 10 p.m.  Livingston Mall has more than 100 shops and eateries. 

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by Paul Milo
Jersey City, NJ
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Newport Mall Announces Thanksgiving, Black Friday Hours Newport Mall Announces Thanksgiving, Black Friday Hours
Newport Mall Announces Thanksgiving, Black Friday Hours The Newport Centre Mall in Jersey City will be open Thanksgiving night and will reopen early the next day, Black Friday, a spokeswoman for the mall's owner, Simon, said Monday.  The mall will open Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, at 5 p.m. and it will remain open until 1 a.m. The mall reopens that day, Black Friday, at 6 a.m. and closes at 10 p.m.   Newport Centre has more than 130 shops, restaurants and other stores, as well as a movie theater. The mall is located at 30 Mall Drive.  

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by Paul Milo