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Cecilia Levine

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UPenn Wharton Grad, Former Sports Writer Kat O'Brien Says She Was Raped By MLB Player In 2002 Former sports reporter Kat O'Brien has opened up about being raped by a Major League Baseball player when she was 22 years old. O'Brien -- who graduated from UPenn's Wharton School of Business -- kept the incident a secret until now, when she told her story in a "New York Times" essay. The now-40-year-old writer says she had just graduated from Notre Dame and was working as a (mostly high school) sports reporter for "The Fort Worth Star-Telegram" in 2002. She was in a hotel room with an interview subject for a longer piece on foreign-born athletes in the U.S., when things took a frigh…

by Cecilia Levine

06/23/2021

Lifestyle

Philly Ice Cream Shop Dating Back To 1800s Ranks Among Best In America A Philadelphia ice cream shop with roots in the 1800s was named among the creme de la creme. Bassett's was ranked the best ice cream spot in all of New Jersey, according to a recent list of "The Best Ice Cream in Every State" by "Food & Wine." Open since 1861, Bassett's is the longest-running family-owned operation in America, the website says. Click here for a complete timeline and to meet the family that keeps Bassett's running. "A staple of the historic Reading Terminal Market since the market's earliest days, this is still some of the country's finest ice cream, b…

by Cecilia Levine

06/23/2021

Lifestyle

NJ Ice Cream Shop With Funky Flavors Ranks Among Best In America An artisan ice cream shop in Central Jersey is the creme de la creme, one website says. The Bent Spoon in Princeton was ranked the best ice cream spot in all of New Jersey, according to a recent list of "The Best Ice Cream in Every State" by "Food & Wine." View this post on Instagram A post shared by the bent spoon (@thebentspoon) "From custard stands down the shore to the nearly fossilized drugstores in Bergen County, you're never far from an iconic ice cream experience in the Garden State," according to "Food & Wine." The shop wa…

by Cecilia Levine

06/23/2021

Sports

Baseball Community Remembers Pottstown Boy, 12, Parents Killed In Fire Shock and sadness continued to spread following the death of a 12-year-old boy and his parents killed in a Pottstown fire. Tyler Norton and his parents, Joseph, 48, and Bernadette Norton, 47, were found on the second-floor of their East 5th Street home by firefighters Sunday night. All three tragically perished. May God Bless the Norton and Gaffney Families as they mourn the loss of these three special family members. Bernadette,... Posted by Vinyl Closet Records on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 Tyler played baseball with the Central Perk Youth Association - CPYA, who remembered him as a "ded…

by Cecilia Levine

06/23/2021

Police & Fire

1 Dead, Gunman At Large In Chester County Shooting The gunman who killed a man in an early-morning Chester County shooting remained at large as of Tuesday night, authorities said. Troopers form the Pennsylvania State Police, Embreeville Barracks were dispatched to the 1900 block of Valley Drive in Sadsbury Township around 2 a.m. Tuesday on reports of a shooting, Trooper Kevin Kochka said. There, they found one man -- who had been shot several times -- lifeless, Kochka said. The gunman fled the scene. The public was not in danger. This investigation is being conducted by the Pennsylvania State Police, Troop J Major Case Team, with th…

by Cecilia Levine

06/22/2021

Business

Yard House Opening This Month At Willowbrook Mall, 150 Employees Needed Yard House is opening later this month at the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne. The bar and grill is known for its curated menu of more than 100 beers on tap and is expected to bring 150 jobs to the community. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Yard House (@yardhouse) This will be Yard House's 83rd location in the U.S., and is set to open June 28. Each Yard House is built around its expansive bar, which serves as the centerpiece of the restaurant. A selection of taps are reserved for local and regional beers. In Wayne, these include N…

by Cecilia Levine

06/22/2021

News

'Jersey Shore' Star's Ex Pointed Gun At BF, Dropped N-Word In Latest Arrest, Police Reports Say Jenn Harley -- the ex-girlfriend of "Jersey Shore" star Ronnie Magro -- was arrested on charges of domestic battery and assault with a deadly weapon Saturday night in Las Vegas. Harley's new boyfriend, Joseph Ambrosole, told police she threatened to shoot him and called him the N-word, then cocked the gun, KTNV13 reports citing police papers. The couple was reportedly arguing earlier in the night at popular Las Vegas bar and things escalated after a night of drinking, several news reports say citing police, the outlet says. After security at a strip club asked the couple to leave, Harley a…

by Cecilia Levine

06/22/2021

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850-Pound Shark Spotted Swimming Along Jersey Shore Last Weekend An 850-pound shark was spotted swimming along the Jersey Shore last weekend. Freya -- a sub-adult female white shark -- "pinged" in off the coast of Atlantic City on June 18 around 11:35 a.m., according to shark-tracking organization OCEARCH. 11ft, 850lb white shark Freya is swimming tight to @AtlanticCityGov. Be advised. Track her movements here: https://t.co/0AwJIuFQeM#whiteshark #atlanticcity #shark pic.twitter.com/bXbCn7ruB0 — OCEARCH (@OCEARCH) June 18, 2021 Sharks will "ping" when their dorsal fin is above the surface long enough to be detected by a satellite. Researches at OCEA…

by Cecilia Levine

06/22/2021

Police & Fire

30-Year-Old Man Dead, Another Injured In Elizabeth Shooting A 30-year-old man died and another victim was injured in an overnight shooting in Elizabeth. Police responding to the 400 block of Elizabeth Avenue found Eliezer Martinez, Jr. and another man with gunshot wounds around 1:30 a.m., Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca and Police Director Earl Graves said. Martinez was rushed to Trinitas Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead shortly before 2 a.m., while the second victim was taken to University Hospital in Newark for emergency treatment. The investigation into th…

by Cecilia Levine

06/22/2021

Lifestyle

NJ College Student Aims To Inspire On TikTok After Video In Mom's Classroom Goes Viral A North Jersey college student is hoping to be one of the brighter lights in the TikTok community. Liam Cassidy first downloaded the video-sharing app during quarantine as a way to pass the time, and began filming his own videos shortly thereafter. It wasn't long before they starting going viral. "Everything that happens in my head I try to capitalize on," said Cassidy, a 21-year-old Montville native, and bio major at Seton Hall University. "I keep a note page in my phone and I just keep adding to it with whatever funny things come in my head." And later, he translates those ideas into…

by Cecilia Levine

06/22/2021

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