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Man Exposed Himself To Girls As Young As 14 At NJ Mall: Police Man Exposed Himself To Girls As Young As 14 At NJ Mall: Police
Man Exposed Himself To Girls As Young As 14 At NJ Mall: Police A 23-year-old man is accused of exposing himself to girls as young as 14 and harassing multiple female shoppers inside a New Jersey mall on Tuesday, July 14, authorities said. At 7 p.m., officers responded to the Bridgewater Commons after receiving reports of a man harassing female patrons and exposing himself inside the shopping center, Bridgewater police said. Assisted by mall security, the officers quickly located the suspect and identified him as Josue Orellana, 23, of Bound Brook, and determined Orellana exposed himself to and harassed multiple female victims ranging in age f…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
2 Girls Fight Off Knife-Wielding Attacker In Attempted Sex Assault At State Park: Police 2 Girls Fight Off Knife-Wielding Attacker In Attempted Sex Assault At State Park: Police
2 Girls Fight Off Knife-Wielding Attacker In Attempted Sex Assault At State Park: Police A 23-year-old man is accused of threatening two young girls with a knife before trying to sexually assault them at Kettletown State Park, where police said the girls fought back with rocks, escaped, and found help from other visitors. Darius Moreno, of Southbury, was arrested after the attack, which happened around 3:30 p.m. Monday at the Southbury park, according to a report from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Environmental Conservation Police. Investigators said the girls were hiking along Kettletown Brook when Moreno came up behind one of them, put he…

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by Josh Lanier
Business
'The Crown Isn't Slipping': Princess Cafe Fights To Stay Open After Sudden Shutdown In NJ Town 'The Crown Isn't Slipping': Princess Cafe Fights To Stay Open After Sudden Shutdown In NJ Town
'The Crown Isn't Slipping': Princess Cafe Fights To Stay Open After Sudden Shutdown In NJ Town A whimsical New Jersey cafe known for princess teas, storybook parties, and magical family experiences is fighting to stay open after being forced to shut its doors amid a zoning dispute. La Bella Princess Café on Bloomfield Avenue in Verona was founded by mother-daughter duo Martha Peralta and Karissa Teixeira. Peralta and Teixeira say they invested nearly $250,000 into bringing their vision to life before the business was ordered to cease operations following a July 9 Verona Board of Adjustment hearing. "We built that space with close to a quarter of a million dollars …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Hegseth Orders Testosterone Screenings For US Service Members: 'The High-T Department Of War' Hegseth Orders Testosterone Screenings For US Service Members: 'The High-T Department Of War'
Hegseth Orders Testosterone Screenings For US Service Members: 'The High-T Department Of War' The Pentagon is adding a new annual health check for much of the active-duty force, framing it as a matter of combat readiness. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in a video posted to X on Wednesday, July 15, that active-duty service members age 30 and older will receive annual testosterone deficiency screenings. Troops under 30 may volunteer for the testing. The screenings will be incorporated into the military's existing Periodic Health Assessment. Service members whose results show a deficiency may be offered testosterone replacement therapy. Treatment will remain optional, the 46…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Family Of NJ Mom Gunned Down By Cops Speaks Out After Bodycam Release Family Of NJ Mom Gunned Down By Cops Speaks Out After Bodycam Release
Family Of NJ Mom Gunned Down By Cops Speaks Out After Bodycam Release The family of a 55-year-old mother shot and killed by police last March at her New Jersey home said her death was avoidable and the result of "feverish and unconstitutional policing." Joshua Moskovitz, an attorney for Susanne Clarke's family, issued a statement after the New Jersey Attorney General's Office released bodycam footage and audio recordings of the deadly encounter, which showed officers trying to kick in Clarke's front door and her running while holding a knife. Clarke had originally called 9-1-1 because she believed she was having a heart attack, but when police arrived, she sp…

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by Sam Barron
Lifestyle
Win $2M In 'Monopoly' Competition Show On Netflix: How To Apply Win $2M In 'Monopoly' Competition Show On Netflix: How To Apply
Win $2M In 'Monopoly' Competition Show On Netflix: How To Apply You could soon play a game of Monopoly that's larger than life with a $2 million prize on the line. Netflix has greenlit "Monopoly," a competition series that will pit 12 contestants against each other in an enormous version of the classic board game. The streaming giant announced that it's looking for potential competitors to take part in the show, which will debut in fall 2027. Applications are now open for people hoping to become one of the 12 players selected for the series. To apply, you must upload a one-minute video explaining why you want to be on the show, along with…

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by Chris Spiker
Weather
Dangerous Haze Spreads Across Northeast: What To Know Dangerous Haze Spreads Across Northeast: What To Know
Dangerous Haze Spreads Across Northeast: What To Know That milky haze spreading across the sky may soon become more than an eerie sight. Click here for a new, updated story - Hazardous Haze: How To Protect Yourself, When Skies Will Clear Smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires is drifting across the Midwest and Northeast, posing a risk of poor air quality in heavily populated areas on Wednesday, July 15. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre listed 835 active fires on Tuesday, July 14. The country had recorded 3,472 fires this year, burning more than 4.7 million acres. The US National Weather Service Eastern Region Headqu…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Wayne Apartment Burglar Caught After Weeks On The Run, Accomplice Sought: Cops Wayne Apartment Burglar Caught After Weeks On The Run, Accomplice Sought: Cops
Wayne Apartment Burglar Caught After Weeks On The Run, Accomplice Sought: Cops A Paterson man has been arrested in connection with the burglary of a May Wayne apartment, but police say his alleged accomplice remains on the run. Wayne police responded to an apartment on Hinchman Avenue on the afternoon of May 27, after a reported burglary, Wayne Police Capt. Daniel Daly said. Officers found the apartment door had been pried open to gain entry. Wayne detectives canvassed the area for witnesses and surveillance video, ultimately developing leads that indicated two men committed the burglary, police said. Detective Tom Cydzik, with assistance from the Paterson Police Depa…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
NJ Family Dead In NY Plane Crash: State Police NJ Family Dead In NY Plane Crash: State Police
NJ Family Dead In NY Plane Crash: State Police A 2-year-old New Jersey girl, her mother, and her grandfather pilot were killed in a small plane crash just after taking off from the Adirondack Regional Airport in New York this week. Giuliana Hillgrube, her 33-year-old mother Gabriella, and her 70-year-old grandfather Gabriele Jasper, were identified on Wednesday, July 15 as the victims of the crash two days prior, according to New York State Police. Jasper, a Brick Township-based spine doctor and Toms River resident, was piloting the plane, police said. Hillgrube and her daughter, of Forked River, were passengers. Less than two week…

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by Joe Wilkinson
News
Mysterious Giant Planet Emerges From Decade-Old Telescope Data Mysterious Giant Planet Emerges From Decade-Old Telescope Data
Mysterious Giant Planet Emerges From Decade-Old Telescope Data A young star system has surrendered a giant secret that it spent more than a decade hiding in plain sight. Astronomers announced on Wednesday, July 15, that they had discovered Beta Pictoris d, a cold gas giant orbiting a star about 63 light-years from Earth, according to Scientific American. The planet is estimated to have two to four times Jupiter’s mass. It is only slightly larger than Jupiter, despite its far greater mass. Two research teams detected the world independently while studying Beta Pictoris, a young star already known to host two giant planets and a sprawling disk of debris…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
AT&T Customers To Pay More As Monthly Fee Jumps: Here's Why AT&T Customers To Pay More As Monthly Fee Jumps: Here's Why
AT&T Customers To Pay More As Monthly Fee Jumps: Here's Why AT&T wireless customers are about to pay more in monthly fees. The company will increase its Administrative & Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee from $3.99 to $4.99 per line on Wednesday, Aug. 5, according to its website. AT&T said the fee helps cover expenses associated with exchanging communications with other providers, as well as cell site rent and maintenance costs. The fee also covers some government charges imposed on AT&T. The charge is also related to wireless tower mandates, state consumer privacy laws, public rights-of-way acquisition, and federal privacy requ…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Route 4 Reopens After Car Fire Halts Morning Commute Route 4 Reopens After Car Fire Halts Morning Commute
Route 4 Reopens After Car Fire Halts Morning Commute Traffic was moving again on Route 4 in Paramus after a vehicle fire shut down part of the highway during the morning commute on Wednesady, July 15, but backups lingered well after the flames were extinguished. Video shared by JerseyTalks on Instagram shows a vehicle engulfed in flames in the eastbound lanes near Plaza East, just east of the Route 17 overpass. The footage was originally recorded by Instagram user @just.k3ndraa. The blaze broke out around 7:30 a.m., snarling the morning rush before all lanes reopened. As of 9:15 a.m., New Jersey Department of Transportation traffic maps stil…

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by Cecilia Levine