Bayonne NJ, port of call Bayonne, four of the 27 Royal Caribbean passengers screened for coronavirus after the cruise ship docked in Bayonne on Friday morning were sent to hospitals for further evaluation, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said.
The other 23 were cleared and permitted to disembark from the Anthem of the Seas along with the ship’s other passengers, who said they were unaware of the coronavirus concerns until being alerted by news reports.
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Montclair NJ, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg for president. Congresswoman Sherrill represents New Jersey’s 11th District. Sherrill serves as Freshman Whip for the New Democrat Coalition, and sits on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. She is also the Chairwoman of the Environment Subcommittee for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee.
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Hawthorne NJ, Hawthorne Police, Hawthorne Fire, and Hawthorne EMS responded to aid the victim of a Friday morning, 01/24 motor vehicle crash with fire in the 200 block of Hutchinson Avenue, Hawthorne. A paramedic team from The Valley Hospital also responded to the incident. The exterior of a home located nearby sustained light damage as a result of heat & smoke emanating from the fire. Witnesses reported that the SUV struck a utility pole before bursting into flames.
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Pictured from left to right are Melanie Capello, Karen Haruthunian, and Kim Englishman of Christie’s International Real Estate Northern New Jersey.
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Paterson NJ, Christie’s International Real Estate Northern New Jersey, an exclusive partner of Christie’s International Real Estate, voted Christie’s Affiliate of the Year in 2017 and 2018, recently completed its annual holiday toy drive benefitting OASIS – A Haven for Women and Children, located in Paterson, NJ.
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South River NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that the former licensed operator of the South River Water Department, the public drinking water system for South River Borough in Middlesex County, pleaded guilty today to submitting false water samples and records to a lab that tests such samples for coliform bacteria for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
Robert Baker, 57, of Mine Hill, N.J., pleaded guilty today to a violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act, a third-degree crime, before Superior Court Judge Benjamin S. Bucca Jr. in Middlesex County. Under the plea agreement, the state will recommend that Baker be sentenced to 364 days in the county jail and a term of probation. Baker was suspended from his position after he was charged, and he later resigned. He is permanently barred from public employment in New Jersey. Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 24, but Baker was immediately remanded to custody today to begin serving time in the county jail.
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Bloomfield NJ,an Essex County, New Jersey, woman and a Canadian man were indicted today for their roles in a securities fraud scheme that induced victims to invest $30 million worth of cash and cryptocurrency based on fraudulent misrepresentations, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Edith Pardo, 68, of Bloomfield, New Jersey, and Boaz Manor, 46, of Toronto, Canada, are each charged with one count of conspiring to commit wire fraud, three counts of wire fraud, and one count of securities fraud in connection with a blockchain technology company. Pardo was arrested today by special agents of the FBI and is scheduled to appear this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven C. Mannion in Newark federal court. Manor remains at large.
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Monroe Township NJ, “When I turned 40, I reminded myself that I had always wanted a ‘life less ordinary’ and to follow my dreams no matter what. Sailing around the world was one of those dreams and the Clipper Race was the answer.” says Rajani Karuturi.
She continues: “It’s only after my kids moved out of the house, I started feeling a lack of fulfilment in life.” She started wondering ‘is this it’? and made the decision to sail the coastline of Australia as a way of ‘stepping out of her comfort zone’.
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Paterson NJ, A former commissioner with the now-defunct Paterson Municipal Utilities Authority was sentenced today to 35 months in prison for engaging in two separate schemes to steal funds from the Paterson Municipal Utilities Authority (MUA), U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
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Newark NJ, With the unemployment rate at a near 50-year low and employers expecting to hire 5.8 percent more college graduates from the Class of 2020 than from the previous graduating cohort, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2020’s Best Places to Find a Job as well as accompanying videos.
To determine the strongest local job markets in the U.S., WalletHub compared more than 180 cities across 31 key metrics. The data set ranges from job opportunities to employment growth to monthly average starting salary.
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Woodland Park NJ, A Passaic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for leading a conspiracy involving numerous moving companies that systematically extorted hundreds of customers, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Richard Bishara, 43, of Woodland Park, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Judge Wigenton imposed the sentence today in Newark federal court.
Continue reading Moving Company Head Sentenced To Five Years In Prison for Price Extortion Scam
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Hoboken NJ, NJ GOP State Committeeman Joshua Sotomayor Einstein launched his official campaign fundraising page today (https://politics.raisethemoney.com/jsotomayor-einstein). Sotomayor Einstein kicked off his campaign for Hudson County Republican Chairman to a packed room at Mulligan’s Pub in December. At the campaign launch was local media, the Pulse with Peter B., and a host of supporters, friends, and well-wishers. Sotomayor Einstein’s campaign is a grassroots effort to transform the local county GOP from a paper fiction into a real and active county level Republican Party.
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Paterson NJ. A sergeant with the Paterson Police Department was arrested today and charged with conspiring to violate the civil rights of an individual in Paterson and with falsifying a corresponding police report, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Police Officer Michael Cheff, 49, of Paterson, was arrested by the FBI this morning and charged by complaint with conspiring to deprive an individual of civil rights under color of law and with falsifying a police report. Cheff is scheduled to have his initial appearance this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Leda Dunn Wettre in Newark federal court.
Continue reading Paterson Police Sergeant Arrested for Stealing Cash During Searches
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Jersey City NJ, The former acting executive director of the Jersey City Employment and Training Program (JCETP) has been charged with embezzling JCETP funds, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
Sudhan M. Thomas, 44, of Jersey City, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with embezzling funds from an organization receiving federal funds. Thomas is expected to make his initial appearance on Jan. 9, 2020, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Leda Dunn Wettre in Newark federal court.
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Hawthorne NJ, A three (3) vehicle crash on Route 208 southbound near Lincoln Avenue in Hawthorne caused extensive delays in both directions of Route 208 late Monday afternoon, 01/06. Two (2) ambulances were required to transport injured vehicle occupants from the scene to local hospitals. All three (3) vehicles involved were removed from the highway by tow trucks. Traffic in the area had been slowed prior to the accident because Glen Rock Police was investigating a disturbance on a school bus parked on the southbound shoulder of the highway, just south of Lincoln Avenue. Hawthorne Police and Hawthorne EMS responded to the handle the crash.
I am pleased to announce that Rabbis and African-American Clergy from greater Montclair will meet in the next 48 hours to address the relationship between the Jewish and African-American communities. I cannot overstate how much these leaders have committed to addressing the incendiary cloud hanging over our community at the moment.
