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Pascack Valley, NJ
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2-Star Reviews Flood In For Gia Giudice's New NJ Restaurant 2-Star Reviews Flood In For Gia Giudice's New NJ Restaurant 2-Star Reviews Flood In For Gia Giudice's New NJ Restaurant
2-Star Reviews Flood In For Gia Giudice's New NJ Restaurant Gia Giudice's new restaurant has barely opened its doors, and diners are already divided over everything from the food and prices to a reported no-children policy. Il Vero, the new Westwood restaurant from the daughter of "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice and Maria Sausa, a catering and special events coordinator, has begun welcoming guests, with early reviews praising its atmosphere while raising complaints about service, pricing and the dining experience. While the Center Avenue restaurant has received a dozen five-star ratings, none of those Google reviewers included wr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lower Makefield-Yardley, PA
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NJ Deputy Attorney General Arrested In Pennsylvania For AI Child Sex Abuse Material NJ Deputy Attorney General Arrested In Pennsylvania For AI Child Sex Abuse Material NJ Deputy Attorney General Arrested In Pennsylvania For AI Child Sex Abuse Material
NJ Deputy Attorney General Arrested In Pennsylvania For AI Child Sex Abuse Material A New Jersey deputy attorney general has been arrested in Pennsylvania after investigators said he used artificial intelligence to create and distribute child sexual abuse material and shared images depicting real children, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 15. Brian Richard Fitzgerald, 51, of Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, was arrested at his home Thursday morning following an investigation by Bucks County Detectives and Lower Makefield Township police, according to District Attorney Joe Khan. Fitzgerald works as a deputy attorney general for the New Jersey Attorney General's O…

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by Jillian Pikora
West Babylon, NY
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Uninvited Teen Admits Killing 15-Year-Old At Long Island House Party: Authorities Uninvited Teen Admits Killing 15-Year-Old At Long Island House Party: Authorities Uninvited Teen Admits Killing 15-Year-Old At Long Island House Party: Authorities
Uninvited Teen Admits Killing 15-Year-Old At Long Island House Party: Authorities A Long Island teen who showed up uninvited to a house party admitted to fatally stabbing a 15-year-old boy after being asked to leave, prosecutors said. Aiden Zachary, 18, of Syosset, pleaded guilty Thursday, Oct. 15 to first-degree manslaughter in the killing of Liam Delemo, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Though he was not invited, Zachary showed up at a large house party in West Babylon around 10 p.m. Nov. 3, 2025, prosecutors said. He was 17 at the time. After being asked to leave, Zachary got into an altercation with Delemo, investigators said. As the dispute escal…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Lights Out: Pickup Truck Slams Into Bergen County Taco Bell, Cutting Electricity Lights Out: Pickup Truck Slams Into Bergen County Taco Bell, Cutting Electricity Lights Out: Pickup Truck Slams Into Bergen County Taco Bell, Cutting Electricity
Lights Out: Pickup Truck Slams Into Bergen County Taco Bell, Cutting Electricity A pickup truck slammed into a Taco Bell in Bergen County on Thursday morning, Oct. 15, sending the driver to the hospital and leaving the restaurant without power, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The Ford pickup crashed into the Taco Bell at 622 Market St. in Elmwood Park, damaging a utility pole and equipment cabinet along the roadway, Loving said. The driver was taken by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center. A possible medical episode may have caused the driver to lose control before the crash, according to Loving. Two tow trucks were needed to free the pickup …

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by Cecilia Levine
Mahopac, NY
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Bus Monitor Accused Of Assaulting 12-Year-Old Student In Putnam County Bus Monitor Accused Of Assaulting 12-Year-Old Student In Putnam County Bus Monitor Accused Of Assaulting 12-Year-Old Student In Putnam County
Bus Monitor Accused Of Assaulting 12-Year-Old Student In Putnam County A 65-year-old school bus monitor from Westchester County has been arrested after authorities said she physically assaulted a 12-year-old student aboard a moving school bus in Putnam County.  Yorktown resident Magalie Speranza was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 8, following an investigation into an incident aboard a Mahopac Central School District bus, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, Oct. 15.  The alleged assault happened on Friday, Oct. 2, while the bus was transporting students. According to the Sheriff's Office, Speranza physically assaulted the 12-yea…

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by Ben Crnic
Englewood, NJ
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NJ Boy, 10, Thought News Report Of Aide's Sex Assault Was About Him: Lawsuit NJ Boy, 10, Thought News Report Of Aide's Sex Assault Was About Him: Lawsuit NJ Boy, 10, Thought News Report Of Aide's Sex Assault Was About Him: Lawsuit
NJ Boy, 10, Thought News Report Of Aide's Sex Assault Was About Him: Lawsuit A 10-year-old New Jersey boy read a news article in December 2023 about an after-school aide accused of sexually assaulting another child. Believing the story was about him, the boy revealed months of alleged abuse to his parents, according to a new lawsuit (attached at the bottom of this news article). The lawsuit, filed Monday, Oct. 12, in Bergen County Superior Court, accuses the City of Englewood, its school district and Board of Education of failing to protect the boy from Johnathan Jones, a former aide at Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School. Jones, then 21, was arrested in December 20…

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by Cecilia Levine
Manalapan-Englishtown, NJ
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Victims ID'd In Route 9 Crash: Prosecutor Victims ID'd In Route 9 Crash: Prosecutor Victims ID'd In Route 9 Crash: Prosecutor
Victims ID'd In Route 9 Crash: Prosecutor Two Ocean County residents have been identified as the victims in a crash on Route 9 Tuesday, Oct. 13, authorities said. Thomas Dumon, a 52-year-old Jackson resident and Kiera Cirkovic, a 22-year-old Jackson resident, were killed in the crash, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said. The crash occurred on Route 9 southbound near Symmes Drive in Manalapan, Manalapan police said.  The investigation is ongoing, authorities said.

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by Sam Barron
Parkesburg-Cochranville, PA
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Amish Woman, 23, Assaulted In Pennsylvania; Police Seek Truck With New Jersey Plates (UPDATE) Amish Woman, 23, Assaulted In Pennsylvania; Police Seek Truck With New Jersey Plates (UPDATE) Amish Woman, 23, Assaulted In Pennsylvania; Police Seek Truck With New Jersey Plates (UPDATE)
Amish Woman, 23, Assaulted In Pennsylvania; Police Seek Truck With New Jersey Plates (Update) A 23-year-old Amish woman was assaulted near the Lancaster-Chester county line in Pennsylvania in an incident that prompted an attempted abduction investigation and a search for a pickup truck that may have New Jersey license plates, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 15. The assault occurred between 4:05 and 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the 300 block of Creek Road in Sadsbury Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police Trooper James Grothey. The Pennsylvania State Police Lancaster Station is investigating the assault alongside the Lancaster County Criminal Investigation Unit and…

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by Jillian Pikora
Paulsboro-Gibbstown, NJ
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9-Year-Old Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor 9-Year-Old Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor 9-Year-Old Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor
9-Year-Old Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor A New Jersey mother and stepfather have been charged with murder following the death of a 9-year-old girl, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 15. At 1:10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, India Miller, 27, and Sean Scott, 45, both Paulsboro residents, called 911 after Miller said she heard a loud sound, similar to tires screeching, before Scott went outside and found the girl by their shed, at 1:10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns said. Miller said the girl was hit by a car while walking her dog, Johns said. The girl was transported to a local hos…

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by Sam Barron
Sussex-Wantage, NJ
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NJ Drag Show Canceled After Complaints Take Frightening Turn NJ Drag Show Canceled After Complaints Take Frightening Turn NJ Drag Show Canceled After Complaints Take Frightening Turn
NJ Drag Show Canceled After Complaints Take Frightening Turn A New Jersey drag show meant to raise money for a local Pride celebration has been canceled after complaints escalated into confrontations with a restaurant owner, organizers say. The "Spice It Up" drag show, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 17 at a restaurant in Wantage, was intended to raise money for Sussex County Pride's upcoming 10th annual celebration while supporting local businesses. But within hours of announcing the fundraiser on Monday, Oct. 12, the venue, a restaurant in Wantage, began receiving complaints on social media and by phone, according to a statement posted by Sussex …

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackettstown, NJ
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Lifesize Trump Cutout Sparks Debate As 40-Year NJ Restaurant Reportedly Closes Lifesize Trump Cutout Sparks Debate As 40-Year NJ Restaurant Reportedly Closes Lifesize Trump Cutout Sparks Debate As 40-Year NJ Restaurant Reportedly Closes
Lifesize Trump Cutout Sparks Debate As 40-Year NJ Restaurant Reportedly Closes A life-size cardboard cutout of President Donald Trump has become a talking point as a New Jersey restaurant that's been serving customers for more than 40 years reportedly prepares to close. Blackstones Bar & Grill, located along Route 46 in Hackettstown, is reportedly closing Thursday, Oct. 15, prompting a debate on social media over the restaurant's food, service and politics. One photo shared in a local Facebook group showed a sign outside the restaurant reading, "BLACKSTONES RETIRING AS OF THURSDAY 10/15." The restaurant, which says on its website that it has been in business sinc…

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by Cecilia Levine
Potomac, MD
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Trump Changes Course On Fort Hood Shooter Execution Livestream Plan Trump Changes Course On Fort Hood Shooter Execution Livestream Plan Trump Changes Course On Fort Hood Shooter Execution Livestream Plan
Trump Changes Course On Fort Hood Shooter Execution Livestream Plan President Donald Trump has announced a change to the Pentagon’s plan for the public to watch the Fort Hood mass shooter’s execution. Trump said in a Truth Social post Thursday, Oct. 15, that former Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan’s firing squad execution will proceed as scheduled but will not be livestreamed. Immediate families of the victims may attend in person if they choose.  The decision reverses the broadcast plan Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday, Oct. 8. It changes public access to the execution, while retaining the firing squad method Trump approved. "He will die,…

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by Joe Lombardi
Bethesda, MD
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New Nationwide No Kings Day Set: Here's When, Where New Nationwide No Kings Day Set: Here's When, Where New Nationwide No Kings Day Set: Here's When, Where
New Nationwide No Kings Day Set: Here's When, Where A brand-new nationwide No Kings mobilization is coming, with a different focus from the mass protests that brought the movement national attention. Organizers have scheduled No Kings: Vote Early for Saturday, Oct. 17, according to the official No Kings website. The day centers on voter participation ahead of the midterm elections Tuesday, Nov. 3. The coalition describes the events as nonpartisan gatherings intended to help eligible voters check their registration, understand their options, and make a voting plan. Readers can visit NoKings.org, select Find an Event, and search by ZIP code f…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mastic-Shirley, NY
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Long Island Mortgage Company Owner, 55, Killed In Motorcycle Crash Into Parked Jeep Long Island Mortgage Company Owner, 55, Killed In Motorcycle Crash Into Parked Jeep Long Island Mortgage Company Owner, 55, Killed In Motorcycle Crash Into Parked Jeep
Long Island Mortgage Company Owner, 55, Killed In Motorcycle Crash Into Parked Jeep A 55-year-old Long Island businessman was killed when his motorcycle struck a parked Jeep, throwing him from his bike on Monday afternoon, Oct. 12, police said. The crash happened around 1:20 p.m. on William Floyd Parkway near Ridgewood Drive in Shirley, according to Suffolk County Police. Robert Haufler, of Holbrook, was riding a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle southbound when he lost control and struck the driver's side of a parked 2016 Jeep, police said. Haufler was ejected from the motorcycle and rushed to NYU Langone Hospital–Suffolk in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead. Long Island Bus…

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by Jillian Pikora
Norwalk, CT
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Nationwide Acetaminophen Recall Covers More Than 112,000 Bottles Nationwide Acetaminophen Recall Covers More Than 112,000 Bottles Nationwide Acetaminophen Recall Covers More Than 112,000 Bottles
Nationwide Acetaminophen Recall Covers More Than 112,000 Bottles A nationwide recall involving more than 100,000 bottles of a familiar pain reliever could warrant a closer look inside your medicine cabinet. Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc. is voluntarily recalling 112,932 bottles of Amazon-branded Extra Strength Acetaminophen after consumers reported discolored caplets, according to the FDA enforcement report. The affected product contains 500 milligrams of acetaminophen per caplet and was distributed across the US. The recall covers specific lots in three bottle sizes: 200-, 500-, and 1,000-count containers. The FDA lists the recall as ongoing and has no…

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by Joe Lombardi
Reading, PA
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Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Double Homicide, Family Says: Reports Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Double Homicide, Family Says: Reports Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Double Homicide, Family Says: Reports
Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Double Homicide, Family Says: Reports A Pennsylvania mother charged with killing her husband and 3-year-old son at Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos had tapped retirement savings to fund the family's three-week vacation and home renovations before the killings, according to her stepmother, who now believes the deaths were planned. Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, of Towanda, appeared happy during a video call with relatives shortly before her husband, Charles "Chaz" Harrison, 36, and their son, Tristan, were found stabbed to death inside the resort on Monday, Oct. 12, her stepmother, April Thetga, told the New York Post in an intervie…

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by Jillian Pikora
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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NJ ShopRite Site Gets New Life As Hindu Temple Plans Win Approval NJ ShopRite Site Gets New Life As Hindu Temple Plans Win Approval NJ ShopRite Site Gets New Life As Hindu Temple Plans Win Approval
NJ ShopRite Site Gets New Life As Hindu Temple Plans Win Approval A former ShopRite supermarket in Bergen County is set to become a Hindu temple under a redevelopment plan approved by the Fair Lawn Planning Board.  The property at 17-17 to 17-77 River Road in Fair Lawn, which also includes a Walgreens and a strip shopping center, is owned by BAPS Clifton Fair Lawn LLC.  Plans call for converting the vacant supermarket into a house of worship known as a Mandir, with prayer rooms, classrooms, a recreation area for children, multipurpose halls and living quarters for a priest and his family.  The project also includes a 1,620-square-foot entr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
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Route 4 Dump Truck Crash Downs Wires, Trapping Driver Route 4 Dump Truck Crash Downs Wires, Trapping Driver Route 4 Dump Truck Crash Downs Wires, Trapping Driver
Route 4 Dump Truck Crash Downs Wires, Trapping Driver A dump truck struck multiple utility poles on Route 4 in Paramus, bringing down live electrical wires that trapped its driver and causing major traffic backups in both directions, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports Wednesday morning, Oct. 14. The crash happened on the eastbound side of the highway between Spring Valley Road and Forest Avenue. Live wires fell onto the truck, temporarily trapping the driver, who was not injured, Loving said. Eastbound traffic was restricted to the left lane as police, firefighters, rescue crews and utility workers responded. A separate cra…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elmont, NY
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Fugitive ‘Blood Feud’ Murderer Captured In New York After 25 Years On The Run: Authorities Fugitive ‘Blood Feud’ Murderer Captured In New York After 25 Years On The Run: Authorities Fugitive ‘Blood Feud’ Murderer Captured In New York After 25 Years On The Run: Authorities
Fugitive ‘Blood Feud’ Murderer Captured In New York After 25 Years On The Run: Authorities A murderous fugitive from Albania wanted for two “blood feud” murders and another killing has been arrested in New York, authorities said. Valentin Ftoni was on the run for more than 25 years before law enforcement caught up with him Thursday, Oct. 8, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Ftoni had been convicted in absentia for killings in 2000 and 2001, according to Albanian news outlet CNA. He murdered a husband and wife in 2000 for “blood feud reasons” and another man in 2001, CNA reported. Upon his return to Albania, Ftoni faces 25 years in prison on both convictions, the U.S. Marshals sai…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Asbury Park, NJ
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New Social Security Benefit Change Announced: What Recipients Should Know New Social Security Benefit Change Announced: What Recipients Should Know New Social Security Benefit Change Announced: What Recipients Should Know
New Social Security Benefit Change Announced: What Recipients Should Know Around 76 million Americans have a new number to factor into next year’s household budgets. The Social Security Administration announced on Wednesday, Oct. 14, that benefits will increase by 3.6 percent for 2027 through its annual cost-of-living adjustment, known as COLA. The adjustment translates to roughly $75 more per month for the average retired worker. Average disability and survivor benefits are expected to increase by about $59 monthly. Those are averages, not uniform increases for every recipient. The dollar change depends on the person’s benefit amount. For example, a monthly be…

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by Joe Lombardi
Harrisburg, PA
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Husband Of Harvard-Stanford UPMC Doctor Charged With Murder, Arson As Daughter Slept Husband Of Harvard-Stanford UPMC Doctor Charged With Murder, Arson As Daughter Slept Husband Of Harvard-Stanford UPMC Doctor Charged With Murder, Arson As Daughter Slept
Husband Of Harvard-Stanford Upmc Doctor Charged With Murder, Arson As Daughter Slept A Harvard and Stanford graduate who became a UPMC pediatrician was killed by her husband, who then set her body on fire inside their Harrisburg home while their 7-year-old daughter slept upstairs, police said. Jonathan Alan Gatto, 41, was charged with first-degree murder, aggravated arson, arson, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence, and endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the killing of his wife, Dr. Julia Pederson, 41, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Gatto is being held at Dauphin County Prison without bail following his arrest on Tuesday, Oct…

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by Jillian Pikora
Saratoga Springs, NY
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Tiger Attack Update: Identity Of Man Killed At Wildlife Park Enclosure Revealed Tiger Attack Update: Identity Of Man Killed At Wildlife Park Enclosure Revealed Tiger Attack Update: Identity Of Man Killed At Wildlife Park Enclosure Revealed
Tiger Attack Update: Identity Of Man Killed At Wildlife Park Enclosure Revealed The man killed after entering a tiger enclosure at a wildlife park has been identified as investigators examine how he reached the animal. William Chapman died at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster, England, on Saturday, Oct. 10, according to the BBC, whose report includes his photograph. Eyewitnesses described him as being in his 20s; the report did not provide an exact age. South Yorkshire Police said officers received reports of a man entering the enclosure around 1:35 p.m. local time. He was pronounced dead at the scene despite medical personnel’s efforts. Police confirmed Chapman …

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by Joe Lombardi
Red Lion, PA
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Rock Singer Reveals Serious Diagnosis, Shares Emotional Message Rock Singer Reveals Serious Diagnosis, Shares Emotional Message Rock Singer Reveals Serious Diagnosis, Shares Emotional Message
Rock Singer Reveals Serious Diagnosis, Shares Emotional Message A familiar voice in rock and metal has shared a heartbreaking health update, explaining the difficult weeks behind her silence. Amanda Somerville, 47, revealed an inoperable brain tumor in an Instagram announcement on Sunday, Oct. 11. “My dear Somervillains,” Somerville began. “I owe you a personal word. Many of you have heard by now - the news has been traveling faster than I have - and I'm sorry it's taken me this long to speak to you directly. "These past weeks have been a blur of hospitals, scans, biopsies and difficult conversations, and I needed time to understand what we're facing b…

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by Joe Lombardi
Saint James-Nesconset, NY
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Early Flu Concerns Grow As Activity Climbs Early Flu Concerns Grow As Activity Climbs Early Flu Concerns Grow As Activity Climbs
Early Flu Concerns Grow As Activity Climbs Flu activity is picking up as fall gets underway, putting this year’s protection timing in focus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says flu activity remains low nationally but is increasing. Its latest FluView report captures that trend. Clinical laboratories reported that 3.4 percent of tested respiratory specimens were positive for influenza. Flu diagnoses accounted for 0.4 percent of emergency department visits in a separate surveillance system. Those figures show flu is circulating, but they do not establish that a widespread early season is already underway. The CDC…

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by Joe Lombardi
Hartford, CT
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Amelia Earhart Mystery Could Be Solved As Researchers Reach Remote Island Amelia Earhart Mystery Could Be Solved As Researchers Reach Remote Island Amelia Earhart Mystery Could Be Solved As Researchers Reach Remote Island
Amelia Earhart Mystery Could Be Solved As Researchers Reach Remote Island Researchers have arrived on a remote Pacific island to investigate an underwater object that may be Amelia Earhart's long-lost airplane. A 17-person expedition team reached Nikumaroro on Monday, Oct. 12, Purdue University announced. The five-day journey to the uninhabited island between Hawaii and Australia covered about 950 miles. The researchers are preparing to examine the "Taraia Object," which they believe could be the remains of Earhart's Lockheed Electra 10-E in a lagoon. "It is incredibly rewarding to be this close to completing our inspection of the Taraia Object and pot…

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by Chris Spiker
Hartford, CT
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Overboard Cruise Passenger Found Alive During Overnight Sea Rescue: Video Overboard Cruise Passenger Found Alive During Overnight Sea Rescue: Video Overboard Cruise Passenger Found Alive During Overnight Sea Rescue: Video
Overboard Cruise Passenger Found Alive During Overnight Sea Rescue: Video A Royal Caribbean cruise passenger was rescued after going overboard and spending hours in the sea off the coast of Greece. The 44-year-old woman from El Salvador fell from the Odyssey of the Seas about 83 miles southwest of the Greek island of Zakynthos on Friday, Oct. 9, the Hellenic Coast Guard said. The incident happened on a week-long cruise that departed Civitavecchia, Italy, on Sunday, Oct. 4, according to CruiseMapper. The Coast Guard launched a search involving rescue boats, passing ships, and a Greek Air Force helicopter. A cargo ship helping with the search sp…

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by Chris Spiker
Reading, PA
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Mom Killed Husband, 3-Year-Old Son At Great Wolf Lodge In Poconos: Police Mom Killed Husband, 3-Year-Old Son At Great Wolf Lodge In Poconos: Police Mom Killed Husband, 3-Year-Old Son At Great Wolf Lodge In Poconos: Police
Mom Killed Husband, 3-Year-Old Son At Great Wolf Lodge In Poconos: Police A family vacation at Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos ended with a father and his 3-year-old son stabbed to death inside their hotel room, and the child's mother charged with both killings, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, of Towanda, Pennsylvania, is charged with two counts of criminal homicide in the deaths of her husband, Charles "Chaz" Harrison, and their 3-year-old son, identified in court documents only as T.H. The killings happened inside Room 2030 at Great Wolf Lodge, located at 1 Great Wolf Drive in Scotrun, Monro…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bedford, NY
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Driver Injured, Pulled From Wreckage After Head-On Crash In Westchester Driver Injured, Pulled From Wreckage After Head-On Crash In Westchester Driver Injured, Pulled From Wreckage After Head-On Crash In Westchester
Driver Injured, Pulled From Wreckage After Head-On Crash In Westchester Firefighters used specialized rescue equipment to separate two vehicles after a head-on collision left one person trapped inside a car in Northern Westchester. The crash happened on McLain Street in Bedford Hills on Monday, Oct. 12, around 5:30 p.m., according to the Bedford Hills Fire Department.   Firefighters were dispatched to the scene alongside Katonah-Bedford Hills EMS and a Westchester EMS paramedic unit. When crews arrived, they found two vehicles that had collided head-on, with one person needing to be pulled from the wreck.  The department said the rescue was…

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by Ben Crnic
Hackensack, NJ
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Pilots Balked At Quieter Teterboro Flight Path: Now Hackensack Is Fighting Back Pilots Balked At Quieter Teterboro Flight Path: Now Hackensack Is Fighting Back Pilots Balked At Quieter Teterboro Flight Path: Now Hackensack Is Fighting Back
Pilots Balked At Quieter Teterboro Flight Path: Now Hackensack Is Fighting Back Hackensack officials are demanding changes to flight paths into Teterboro Airport, saying nearly half of all arrivals use a runway that sends low-flying planes over the city's homes, schools and parks, even though an alternate route is available. The City Council passed a resolution Tuesday, Oct. 6, urging the Federal Aviation Administration and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to require eligible aircraft to use an approved alternate approach along Route 17. The resolution also calls for flights to be distributed more evenly among the airport's runways. The alternate approach…

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by Cecilia Levine
Kings Park, NY
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LI Men Killed In Shockingly Similar Car Crashes At Highway Toll Booth Identified: State Police LI Men Killed In Shockingly Similar Car Crashes At Highway Toll Booth Identified: State Police LI Men Killed In Shockingly Similar Car Crashes At Highway Toll Booth Identified: State Police
LI Men Killed In Shockingly Similar Car Crashes At Highway Toll Booth Identified: State Police Both drivers who died in fiery crashes into a highway toll booth on Long Island last month were identified Tuesday, Oct. 13 by police. Vijay P. Cheema, 74, of Fort Salonga, died in the Monday, Sept. 14 crash into the Sunken Meadow State Park toll booth on the north end of Sunken Meadow State Parkway in Kings Park, New York State Police said. Gregory W. Salone, 70, of Kings Park, died Monday, Sept. 21 after crashing into the exact same toll booth exactly one week later, state police said. Cheema’s death in the first crash was ruled a suicide, according to state police. Investigators did not…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Union, NJ
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Freak Accident At NJ Gun Range Triggered By Hot Shell Casing Freak Accident At NJ Gun Range Triggered By Hot Shell Casing Freak Accident At NJ Gun Range Triggered By Hot Shell Casing
Freak Accident At NJ Gun Range Triggered By Hot Shell Casing A 66-year-old New Jersey man accidentally shot himself in the thigh after a spent shell casing fell inside his shirt at a shooting range, authorities said. Silvano Cruz, of Carteret, was injured at RTSP Shooting Range at 2438 Route 22 on Saturday, Oct. 10, Township of Union Deputy Police Chief Barry Cohen said. Officers responding to a medical aid call found Cruz suffering from a gunshot wound to his thigh, Cohen said. An investigation determined that a shell casing ejected from a handgun had fallen inside Cruz's shirt, leading to the accidental discharge, police said. The injury was …

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by Cecilia Levine