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Bomb Scare Brings K9s, Major Police Presence To Bayonne Church, Pastor Says
A bomb scare brought a major police presence to a church in Bayonne over the weekend, according to the church's pastor.
Rev. Raul Gaviola, the pastor at St. Henry RC Church on W. 29th Street, detailed the incident in a post on Facebook, saying it happened after the 5:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, Sept. 21, as he was talking to parishioners.
"I was informed by a police officer that they received a call that there would be an active shooting, and a pipe bomb going off at St. Henry at 7pm," the pastor wrote.
Gaviola said K9 units and the Jersey City bomb squad were called to the church, whi…
CNN News Anchor From Shrewsbury Announces Husband's Death In Heartbreaking Post
Alisyn Camerota, A CNN anchor from Fairfield County, CT and with New Jersey roots is mourning the loss of her husband, she announced in a heartbreaking post on social media.
Camerota, who was born in Shrewsbury, NJ said on Friday, Sept. 20 on Instagram that her husband, Tim Lewis, died on July 27, 2024 — two years after being diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
Lewis' obituary on the Harding Funeral Home website says that he and Camerota live in Westport, CT.
"I cannot imagine any human being soldiering through a devastating diagnosis with more humor, humility and bravery than Tim," …
Woman In Her 20s Struck By Car, Run Over By Tractor Trailer On Route 17, Police Say
A woman in her 20s died after being struck by a car then run over by a tractor-trailer on Route 17 overnight in Paramus, authorities said.
Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said the crash happened around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, near Wendy's, as the possibly Hispanic woman was crossing the highway from east to west.
"After successfully crossing the northbound lanes and the roadway median, she entered the southbound lanes of Route 17," Guidetti said.
When the woman reached the middle lane of traffic, she was struck by a white Kia, driven by a 42-year-old man, and was then…