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Cecilia Levine

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Nursing Home Patient's Death Ruled Homicide: Baltimore PD The death of a 75-year-old longterm care center patient who died after being knocked down by an employee last May has been ruled a homicide, authorities in Baltimore said. Ellsworth Johnson-Bey was knocked down by a contract worker at a home on the 5000 block of Frankford Road the afternoon of May 18, 2022, city police said. Johnson-Bey had suffered a broken hip during the assault and was transported to an area hospital, where he was admitted. On Sept. 5, at approximately 05:37 a.m., a hospital staff member told police that Johnson-Bey had died. His body was taken to the Medical Exami…

by Cecilia Levine

01/13/2023

Police & Fire

Shooter Who Killed Woman In Bed In Bayonne Gets 25 Years: Reports A 31-year-old Jersey City man was sentenced to 25 years in New Jersey State Prison for the 2019 killing of a 26-year-old Bayonne woman. Anthony Shuler pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated manslaughter last August in the shooting death of Diamond Robinson, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Police responding to reports of a domestic violence incident found Robinson with a gunshot wound early Sept. 22, 2019, Suarez said. She was pronounced dead at the scene. A neighbor told abc7 she ran into the hallway after hearing gunshots and crossed paths with Shuler. She then …

by Cecilia Levine

01/13/2023

News

These Bus Lines Won't Run As Loudoun County Transit Workers Strike For Third Day Many bus lines in Loudoun County won't run Friday, Jan. 13 as transit workers strike for the third day in a row. The workers have remained on the picket lines this week, staying in their cars overnight demanding better benefits and higher pay from employer Keolis. Click here for a list of impacted lines. Members and leaders of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 met with Keolis on Thursday, Jan. 12 in hopes of reaching a fair contract, the union said in a release. “The offer from Keolis did not come close to addressing the key outstanding issues in bargaining, prompting striking Loudoun C…

by Cecilia Levine

01/13/2023

Police & Fire

Bodycam Footage Shows Police Shocking DC Teacher With Stun Gun Before He Died A Washington DC teacher can be seen on bodycam footage yelling for help and resisting arrest in an encounter with police in Los Angeles who ultimately shock him with a stun gun before he went into cardiac arrest and died earlier this month. Anderson, 31, had been wanted for possible DUI after a car crash on Venice and Lincoln Boulevards around 3:40 p.m. on Jan. 3, police said. He apparently fled the scene on foot, was speaking unintelligently and was acting erratically, ignoring commands from police, they said. "As officers contacted Anderson, he began to resist, resulting in a …

by Cecilia Levine

01/13/2023

News

NJ College Dropout Pitches Dinner Time Invention On 'Shark Tank' Tog Samphel always had a knack for design, and he didn't need a college degree to do it. In 2004, the Clifton resident dropped out of Montclair State University because he was offered a job with AOL. And for the duration of his 15-year career, Samphel never needed nor wanted to complete his college degree. There was one thing he wanted to do, though, and that was invent something. Well, since 2020, Clifton's Samphel did both: He invented a product called "Anytongs" and finished his degree at Montclair State University. Later this month, he's making his pitch and telling his story on "Shar…

by Cecilia Levine

01/13/2023

News

'You're Going To Be A Dad!' Allentown Trench Collapse Victim Learns In Final Moments Of Rescue "You're going to be a dad!" Those were the words that the construction worker heard as he was being pulled out of the Allentown trench he'd been trapped inside for hours. The unnamed victim became trapped Wednesday, Jan. 11, while digging in the backyard of a home at 15th and Gordon streets when the trench caved in around 2 p.m., officials said. It took hours to get him out, but as they did around 10:15 p.m., his wife delivered the happy news, that she was pregnant with their first child, city officials said.

by Cecilia Levine

01/12/2023

Business

Diner Replacing Flapjax In Wallington Who could ever say no to more pancakes and eggs? Another diner is preparing to open in Bergen County. This one, in Wallington. The checkerboard, turquoise and red diner will be located at 417 Paterson Ave., the former location of Flapjax, which closed in 2020. While an opening date has not yet been set, it could happen sometime next month, BoozyBurbs said. Follow the Wallington Diner for updates on Facebook.

by Cecilia Levine

01/12/2023

Police & Fire

Police ID Teen Boy Killed In Philadelphia Shooting Authorities have identified the 16-year-old boy shot and killed Wednesday, Jan. 11 in Philadelphia. Semaj Richardson was found with a gunshot wound to the torso on the 1400 block of West Erie Avenue around 5:30 p.m., city police tell Daily Voice. He was taken by police to Temple University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:53 p.m. No weapon has been recovered and no arrest has been made. The investigation is active and ongoing with Homicide Detectives Division.

by Cecilia Levine

01/12/2023

Business

Childhood Besties' Cookie Dreams Come True In New Jersey Teddy Gailas and Peter Phillips' wildest childhood dreams are coming true. The two longtime friends who used to challenge each other with who could make the better cookie ultimately combined efforts to open Chip City in Queens, NY, in 2017. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chip City Cookies (@chipcitycookies) Five years later, Chip City is coming in hot to the New Jersey market with three locations: Hoboken: 113 Washington St., opening in February Ridgewood: 305 E Ridgewood Ave., opening Jan. 28 Newark: 2 Gateway Center, openin…

by Cecilia Levine

01/12/2023

Police & Fire

Video Shows Parkway Crash That Purportedly Struck Trooper On Scene Of Another Accident A crash that injured a New Jersey State trooper on the scene of another accident was captured on dashcam footage, according to New Jersey State Police and The Lakewood Scoop. The footage shows a vehicle plowing into another car that then overturns, and gets pushed several feet near mile marker 89.4 in Lakewood at 6:40 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11. CAUGHT ON VIDEO: A multi-accident on the GSP (mm 98) involving an overturned vehicle was caught on dashcam. It was at this accident a NJ Trooper was struck and injured. He was transported to JSUMC for treatment. pic.twitter.com/xhcXuD8T99 — The Lak…

by Cecilia Levine

01/11/2023

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