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Ridgewood, NJ

Police & Fire

SWAT Raid Leads To Prostitution, Firearm, Drug Charges For Pair In Ridgewood: Police A Ridgewood man and woman are facing multiple charges following an investigation into alleged prostitution and drug-related activities in the village, authorities said. Antonio Gines, 44, and Gianna Murphy, 36, both of Ridgewood, were arrested on Jan. 8, after Ridgewood Police and the Bergen County Regional SWAT team executed a search warrant at their residence, according to Ridgewood Police Chief Lyons. The investigation began in December 2024, when police received information about potential prostitution occurring within Ridgewood. The search revealed evidence leading to several charges a…

by Cecilia Levine

01/10/2025

Pottstown, PA

Business

Kohl’s Closing 27 Stores Across US Kohl’s announced Thursday, Jan. 9, the closure of 27 underperforming stores, including locations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Virginia, as part of its 2025 real estate changes. The closures are expected to be finalized by April 2025 and are part of the company’s strategy to strengthen its store portfolio while adapting to evolving consumer trends. Among the affected locations are stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Virginia. Pennsylvania Pottstown – 351 W Schuylkill Rd. New Jersey East Windsor – 72 Princeton Hightstown Rd. Massachusetts Stoug…

by Jillian Pikora

01/09/2025

Hartford, CT

Business

Mall Brand Merger: JCPenney Unites With Forever 21, Aeropostale, Brooks Brothers Operator JCPenney is merging with a company that owns several other retailers that have also struggled as malls have declined in popularity across the U.S. The 123-year-old department store chain and SPARC Group have combined to form Catalyst Brands, the new company said in a news release on Wednesday, Jan. 8. SPARC Group is the operator of stores including Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers, Eddie Bauer, Forever 21, Lucky Brand, and Nautica. Former JCPenney CEO Marc Rosen will become the CEO of Catalyst Brands, which boasts more than $9 billion of revenue and about 60,000 employees at …

by Chris Spiker

01/09/2025

Cape May, NJ

News

Exclusive: Mom Found Dead In Fridge, Timeline Not Adding Up For Distraught Family Laura Hughes moved to New Jersey from Virginia in 2023 with the hope of being closer to her two teen daughters. "We thought it was a new beginning," said Cornel Alston, the father of her girls. Instead, the family is left mourning Hughes' loss days after the discovery of her remains, found stuffed in a refrigerator in a wooded area of the Belleplain State Forest on Sunday, Dec. 22. The timeline around 50-year-old Hughes' death isn't adding up for Alston, who says authorities have given him little information, compounding the pain of the loss. The NJ Courts website shows that Christop…

by Cecilia Levine

01/09/2025

Manchester-Lakehurst, NJ

Police & Fire

Driver Crossed Center Line In Crash That Seriously Injured Both Drivers In Ocean County: Police New details have been released in an Ocean County crash that left two cars severely mangled and both drivers seriously injured on Thursday, Jan. 8. Troy Sullivan, 62, of Absecon, was heading south on County Route 539 when he crossed the centerline and struck a 54-year-old Hamilton driver head-on around 5:25 p.m. near milepost 26, Manchester police said in a news release. Sullivan was in a grey 2014 Chrysler 200 and the other driver was in a blue 2021 Chevrolet Spark. The Chrysler continued 150 feet before coming to rest in the northbound travel lane, while the Chevrolet spun appro…

by Cecilia Levine

01/08/2025

Little Falls-Woodland Park, NJ

Business

'The Wait Is Over:' Popular Bar Blackjack Mulligan's Opens Third Location Blackjack Mulligan's Public House, a popular destination for food and drink enthusiasts across Bergen and Passaic counties, is expanding with the opening of its highly anticipated third location. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Blackjack Mulligan’s Hawthorne 🍀 (@blackjacks_hawthorne) "The Wait Is OVER!" the pub said in breaking the news. The new Woodland Park spot will host a soft opening on Thursday, Jan. 9, at 3 p.m., at 1145 McBride Avenue. It takes over the former McBride's space, which closed last July, and promises to bring…

by Cecilia Levine

01/08/2025

Englewood, NJ

Obituaries

Former Knicks Exec, Bergen County Dad Chris Bernard Dies, 47 Chris Bernard, a Bergen County, NJ dad, former Adelphi University Hall of Fame basketball star and CEO who once worked in a VP role for the NY Knicks, has died. He was 47 years old. As of Wednesday, Jan. 8, more than $220,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe launched to support Chris' wife, Amanda, and their three children, Roman, Jude, and Chloe, of Englewood. The campaign was launched by Dan Gladstone, a senior VP at the National Basketball Players Association. Chris' death spread shock and sadness through the basketball community on a national level. Tom Thibodeau on the passing of…

by Cecilia Levine

01/08/2025

Carmel, NY

Police & Fire

HS Put Into Lockdown During Police Chase In Hudson Valley: Suspect In Custody A vehicle pursuit that began on Interstate 84 led to a temporary hold-in-place at a Hudson Valley high school as a precautionary measure and also resulted in the arrest of an Orange County man. The incident started around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8 when a man was reported to be on the highway on I-84 West near I-684 trying to stop cars. When a Sheriff's Deputy and a New York State Trooper arrived at the location, the man got in a vehicle parked nearby and began driving away, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. The man, 34-year-old New Windsor resident Ian Assad …

by Ben Crnic

01/08/2025

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