Crash Closes Pulaski Skyway In Both Directions, Heavy Delays Reported Crash Closes Pulaski Skyway In Both Directions, Heavy Delays Reported Crash Closes Pulaski Skyway In Both Directions, Heavy Delays Reported
Crash Closes Pulaski Skyway In Both Directions, Heavy Delays Reported A crash shut down the Pulaski Skyway in both directions Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 6, causing heavy delays, according to traffic alerts. The crash was reported near the US 1&9 Truck Route/Raymond Boulevard in Newark as of 2:25 p.m. All northbound and southbound lanes were closed. Motorists were being advised to expect delays in the area.

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Mail Truck Slams Into NJ Home, Mayor Says A postal vehicle crashed into a Passaic County home Monday morning, Oct. 5, damaging the house but causing no serious injuries, Haledon Mayor Michael Johnson said. The crash happened in Haledon, where police, firefighters, borough Business Administrator Mohammad Ramadan and Code Enforcement Officer Arianna Claudio responded, according to Johnson. Johnson did not provide additional details about what caused the crash or the extent of the damage.
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Rutgers Grad, Snowboard Racer Alex Borgo Dies Suddenly At 31 A North Jersey contractor, former competitive snowboard racer and Rutgers University graduate died unexpectedly on Friday, Oct. 2. Alessandro “Alex” Borgo, of Montclair, was 31, according to his obituary on the Caggiano Memorial-Home website. Born in Brazil, Borgo moved to the United States at 5 years old and graduated from Rutgers in 2018, his obituary reads. He worked with his father, Valdeci, at Borgo Construction and raced snowboards while at Rutgers. Off the slopes, Borgo enjoyed fishing, paddleboarding, tanning by the water and listening to country music. Borgo is survived by his pare…
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Dad Gunned Down Wife, Daughter In NJ Before Turning Gun On Himself In NJ Mansion: Prosecutor The Grodnick family has been identified as the victims of a double murder suicide in Somerset County, authorities announced Tuesday, Oct. 6. David Grodnick, 61, killed his wife, Lora, 62, and daughter, Sloane, 24 before killing himself, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Meredith McKay, and Montgomery Township Chief of Police Silvio Bet said. On Thursday, Oct. 1, Montgomery Township police conducted a welfare check on the residence, but were unable to contact the residents, authorities said. On Friday, Oct.…
Viral Video Shows Armless Man's Arrest Following Apparent Predator Sting In NJ Viral Video Shows Armless Man's Arrest Following Apparent Predator Sting In NJ Viral Video Shows Armless Man's Arrest Following Apparent Predator Sting In NJ
Viral Video Shows Armless Man's Arrest Following Apparent Predator Sting In NJ A viral video shows an online predator-hunting group helping police arrest an armless man accused of trying to meet an underage decoy in New Jersey. Footage of Carlos Simon-Vega's 5 arrest on Sunday, Oct. 5, was shared by self-proclaimed child predator catchers EDPWatch, which said it carried out the sting. "We’re in North Bergen, New Jersey with Carlos Simon," a member of the group told the camera as officers searched him in an apartment. "As you guys can see, he has no arms. He came over here to meet a 15-year-old girl. He wanted to do some very bad things to her and he is under arrest." …

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Parking Cameras Are Popping Up Across NJ: Here's Who Decides If You're Ticketed Drivers who make a habit of stopping “just for a minute” where they shouldn’t may soon want to think twice. A growing number of New Jersey towns are turning to SafetySticks, solar-powered devices from Municipal Parking Services (MPS) that use cameras, artificial intelligence, and license plate recognition to detect and document illegal parking. The gray SafetySticks could easily be mistaken for ordinary poles, making their cameras easy to miss. The pole-mounted devices are designed for places where one illegally parked car can create a bigger problem, including crosswalks, bus stops, bike …

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Three Amish Measles Victims ID’d; Here's Why They Weren’t Vaccinated Three Amish Lancaster County residents who died during Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak have been identified, and none was unvaccinated because of their religious beliefs. The victims — Ivan S. Miller, Mary S. Stoltzfus, and Katie L. Lapp — were two infants too young to receive the measles vaccine and a 20-year-old woman whose leukemia treatment left her unable to get it. Their obituaries were published by Shivery Family Funeral Homes. Lapp was the unvaccinated Lancaster County resident whose death was announced by the Pennsylvania Department of Health on Wednesday, Sept. 30, as the state’s…

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Headlights May Go Dark In Ford's Latest Recall: What To Know More than 41,000 Ford SUVs and trucks are being recalled because a headlight problem can cause several exterior lights to dim or stop working. Ford Motor Company issued the recall for 41,748 vehicles, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report filed on Tuesday, Sept. 22. The affected vehicles include certain 2025 through 2027 Expedition SUVs and F-Series Super Duty trucks. The headlight assemblies may contain LED chips that were contaminated at a supplier's manufacturing facility. Depending on the vehicle and headlight type, the problem can caus…

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Headlights May Go Dark In Ford's Latest Recall: What To Know Headlights May Go Dark In Ford's Latest Recall: What To Know Headlights May Go Dark In Ford's Latest Recall: What To Know
Headlights May Go Dark In Ford's Latest Recall: What To Know More than 41,000 Ford SUVs and trucks are being recalled because a headlight problem can cause several exterior lights to dim or stop working. Ford Motor Company issued the recall for 41,748 vehicles, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report filed on Tuesday, Sept. 22. The affected vehicles include certain 2025 through 2027 Expedition SUVs and F-Series Super Duty trucks. The headlight assemblies may contain LED chips that were contaminated at a supplier's manufacturing facility. Depending on the vehicle and headlight type, the problem can caus…

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Trump: Iran Can 'Take Out' 2 US Cities, Calls Rising Costs 'Small Price To Pay' President Donald Trump suggested Iran could "take out" two major US cities as he defends the US-Israeli war with Iran and tries to prevent huge Republican losses in November's midterm elections. Trump made the remarks during a campaign rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Monday, Oct. 5. He told his supporters that he hoped Republicans would score a "tremendous victory" in the midterms while arguing that higher prices caused by the Iran war were "a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe." He then suggested Iran could attack Los Angeles and San Diego. "They c…