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Cecilia Levine

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Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At North Jersey QuickChek A New Jersey Lottery ticket was sold in North Jersey. The ticket from Sept. 30 Jersey Cash 5 drawing is worth $154,598. The ticket was sold at the Quick Chek on North Avenue in Fanwood. The winning numbers were 03, 17, 22, 23, and 40 and the XTRA number was 02. The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for the winning ticket sold.

by Cecilia Levine

10/01/2021

News

Man Bedbound For 19 Hours After Airline Refuses To Load $60K Wheelchair From Logan Airport A man was bedbound for 19 hours after an airline broke his wheelchair in Boston and then refused to load it onto a plane in Charlotte, NC, he and his New Jersey wife said on social media. Matt Wetherbee, age 34, tweeted from a bed during a layover at Charlotte Douglas International Airport that American's crew at Boston Logan International Airport had damaged his chair. Then, the crew in Charlotte refused to load it onto the plane he was boarding with wife and Kaitlyn Kiely -- an Old Tappan, NJ native -- due to a lack of space. The couple made headlines in 2018, when Keily pushed Wetherbee…

by Cecilia Levine

10/01/2021

Police & Fire

Arrest Made In Killing Of New Brunswick's Cedric Paige A 38-year-old man has been charged in the death of Cedric Paige, a beloved New Brunswick man shot earlier this week, authorities said. Joe Williams is accused of shooting 37-year-old Paige multiple times around 1:50 a.m. Sept. 26, in Fernwood Court, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Paige was transported from the scene to a nearby hospital with multiple gunshot wounds, where he was pronounced dead. Williams was arrested on Sept. 28, and charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose. Community m…

by Cecilia Levine

10/01/2021

Police & Fire

Bergen Man Busted With Cocaine, Handgun In Hudson, Prosecutor Says A Bergen County man was nabbed with nearly half a pound of cocaine and a handgun following a three-week investigation, authorities in Hudson County said. Detectives initiated an investigative stop of George Suarez, 36, of Lodi, near 29th Street and Summit Avenue in Union City, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Suarez was found in possession of nearly 60 grams of cocaine at the time, she said. A subsequent search of his home in Lodi resulted in the seizure of approximately 200 additional grams of cocaine and a .380 caliber handgun, the prosecutor said. Suarez was arrested on sev…

by Cecilia Levine

09/30/2021

Police & Fire

Hudson County Man Sexually Assaulted Girl Between Ages 6,9: Prosecutor A 51-year-old Hudson County man was arrested for sexually assaulting a girl while she was between the ages of 6 and 9, authorities said. Charles D. Rodriguez, of Union City, was arrested on Sept. 29, on charges of sex assault and child endangerment, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Jersey City just before 7 p.m. without incident. Prosecutor Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit for the investigation and arrest. Anyone wishing to report a sex crime should call the Hudson County Pros…

by Cecilia Levine

09/30/2021

News

3 Powerball Tickets Good For $50K Sold In NJ Three Powerball tickets good for $50,000 were sold in New Jersey. The tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn for the Wednesday, Sept. 29 drawing, winning the third-tier prize. Those tickets were sold at the following locations: Middlesex County: Krauszer’s Food Store, 119 Avenel St., Avenel Passaic County: The Liquor Depot, 534 Van Houten Ave., Clifton; Union County: BP Gas, 1101 East Jersey St., Elizabeth. The winning numbers were 02, 07, 11, 17, and 32. The Red Power Ball number was 11. The Power Play was 3X. The Powerball jackpot rolls to $620 milli…

by Cecilia Levine

09/30/2021

Business

Closing Sale Under Way At One Of NJ's Last 'Office Depot' Stores A closing sale is under way at one of the last Office Depot stores in New Jersey. When the Edison location closes in November, only the Union store will remain. The official closing date is Nov. 13, NJ Advance Media reports. The Edison store is located at 1095 Route 1.

by Cecilia Levine

09/30/2021

Schools

NJ Schools Sup't Who Once Beat Man With Bat Charged With Sexually Assaulting Family Friend A New Jersey schools superintendent who previously admitted beating another man with a baseball bat has been accused of sexually assaulting a family friend while she slept at his house last year. Michael S. Knox, 51, was arrested on Aug. 27 in the Oct. 4, 2020 incident, and charged with second-degree sexual assault, as first reported by The Trentonian. Knox was a superintendent for Fairfield Township schools. His name has been removed from its website. The victim had offered to drive Knox home from a party because he had been drinking, and offered to stay overnight at his Willingboro …

by Cecilia Levine

09/30/2021

Police & Fire

Woman Sexually Assaulted By Armed Man In D&R Canal State Park, Authorities Say Authorities have released a composite sketch of a weapon-wielding suspect sought in the sexual assault of a woman walking in Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park on Tuesday. The woman was walking on a path adjacent to the canal when she was approached by the man between 4:30 and 5 p.m., Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said alongside local police. The man apparently took the woman to a different location on the Plainsboro-South Brunswick border, where he sexually assaulted her, authorities said. The suspect is believed to be a Hispanic male, approximately 5’5” or 5’6”…

by Cecilia Levine

09/29/2021

Police & Fire

Worker Electrocuted In Jersey City A worker was electrocuted Wednesday morning in Jersey City, officials confirmed. The 29-year-old man was operating a lift machine that struck a power line at 20 St. Pauls Ave., City Spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. He suffered injuries to his hands and toes and was taken to a local hospital. The incident was reported around 9 a.m. OSHA was notified and will be investigating, Wallace-Scalcione said. The contractor provided proof of permits for construction, but was issued a summons for sidewalk closure without a permit and a summons for no signage for the sidewalk closure.

by Cecilia Levine

09/29/2021

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