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Cecilia Levine

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Montclair Bus Driver Hospitalized In Crash With 14 Students The driver of a Montclair school bus was hospitalized with minor injuries after an accident Friday morning. Fourteen Hillside School students were on board when the bus struck a utility pole and fire hydrant around 9:05 a.m. at the intersection of Park Street and Wildwood Avenue, Sgt. Terence Turner said. A passenger vehicle was also involved. No other injuries were reported. The crash was under investigation.

by Cecilia Levine

10/15/2021

Police & Fire

Somerset County Man Tried Selling Child Porn On Social Media, Prosecutor Says A Somerset County man was arrested for child porn possession and trying to sell the images over social media, authorities said Thursday. Agents with the US Department of Homeland Security and other local officials raided Siddh B. Shah's Winding Way home in Hillsborough on Sept. 30, seizing computers and other electronic devices, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, said. An investigation found Shah had uploaded more than 200 images depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of a child, Robertson said. The investigation also found that Shah was selling the child p…

by Cecilia Levine

10/14/2021

Police & Fire

Tanker Truck Crash With Major Fuel Spill Closes Route 78 A tanker truck that crashed and spilled more than 100 gallons of fuel closed a portion of Route 78 Thursday afternoon, developing reports say. The crash happened in Berkeley Heights at Diamond Hill Road around 12:50 p.m., closing the westbound side of the highway. Major delays were reported.

by Cecilia Levine

10/14/2021

Real Estate

'Sabrina The Teenage Witch' House Listed For $1.95M In New Jersey It's no coincidence the "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" house hit the market just before Halloween. The home at 64 E. Main St. in Freehold played the Westbridge, MA home where the show featuring Melissa Joan Hart and talking cat Salem was set. The $1.95 million Victorian home is listed as a commercial building with two move-in-ready office/mix use spaces. The 6,800-square-foot property has a wraparound porch, three finished floors and an attic waiting to be finished. Click here for the complete listing.

by Cecilia Levine

10/14/2021

Police & Fire

'Disgusting': Bergen County Man Dumped At Least 3 Deer Carcasses In Newark, Police Say A Bergen County man was arrested for repeatedly dumping deer carcasses in Newark, authorities said. Paul A. Bartella, 60, of North Arlington, is accused of leaving the carcasses in Newark three times across the city since June, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. He was arrested on warrants Wednesday night, after an incident on Verona Avenue near Broadway, police said. He did the same on Aug. 3 on Chester Avenue and Riverside avenues, and on June 24, on the 200 block of Oraton Street, O'Hara said. VICE detectives charged Bartella with disposal of solid waste, transpor…

by Cecilia Levine

10/14/2021

Lifestyle

North Jersey Man Brings Halloween Dreams To Life With Homemade Haunted House Halloween Night looks a lot like Matt Kaprielian's childhood dream. The Park Ridge resident has smoke blowing across the lawn and animatronic skeletons rattling a cemetery gate. He has a casket from an actual funeral home and a mannequin painted to look like a corpse inside. Kaprielian's got tombstones and rats, jack-o-lanterns and ghouls. And most importantly, Kaprielian has hundreds of trick-or-treaters. The 30-year-old New Milford native grew up helping his mom transform their house for spooky season. They made the decorations themselves and spent days perfecting them, hanging them up…

by Cecilia Levine

10/14/2021

Police & Fire

NJ Dad Who Sexually Assaulted Daughter Tries Fleeing With Her To Canada, Prosecutor Says A Hudson County dad who sexually assaulted his daughter tried fleeing to Canada with her, despite there being a no-contact order in place, authorities said. Authorities are not releasing the names of the father or his partner -- who accompanied him to Canada -- to protect the minor. Both defendants were charged with endangering the welfare of a child after US Customs and Border Protection stopped them at the Canadian border on Monday, Oct. 11, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. On Feb. 5, the victim’s father was charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of…

by Cecilia Levine

10/14/2021

Weather

Summer's Ghost Haunts Region Making For Unseasonably Warm Weekend, Forecasters Say Summer's ghost seems to be haunting us right before Halloween. Record highs for fall are expected this weekend with temps in the upper 70s or low 80s across the region, according to the National Weather Service. The average temperatures for mid-October are about 15 degrees cooler. Potential high record temps.National Weather Service Soak up the sun while you can, because showers and thunderstorms are possible Saturday afternoon and evening, the NWS said. Sunday is looking more like fall, with temps in the mid 60s.

by Cecilia Levine

10/13/2021

Police & Fire

Bergen Man Sexually Assaulted Essex County Teen He Met On Dating App, Prosecutor Says A Bergen County man was charged with sexually assaulting an Essex County teen he met on a dating app, authorities said Wednesday. Bradley O'Dell, 57, exchanged messages online with the 13-year-old victim before arranging to meet in-person, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Belleville Police Chief Mark Minichini said. O'Dell sexually assaulted the victim on three separate occasions during September in Lyndhurst, Belleville and Nutley, Minichini and Stephens said. O'Dell was charged following an investigation by the Belleville Police Department with sexual …

by Cecilia Levine

10/13/2021

News

Baltimore, Maryland Crash Victims Identified In Pickup Truck Collision Off Garden State Parkway Authorities have identified the two people killed in a Tinton Falls crash Saturday night. The victims were identified as 35-year-old Daniela Acevedo and 40-year-old Angel Luis Acevedo, both of Baltimore, Maryland, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor;s Office. A pickup truck driver heading north on the parkway drove off the roadway, over a patch of grass and hit a Toyota on Asbury Avenue around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Monmouth County officials said. The 40-year-old Toyota driver from Baltimore and his 35-year-old passenger were killed, authorities said. The pickup driver gave poli…

by Cecilia Levine

10/13/2021

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