Essex prosecutor beats drunk driving rap, pleas to reckless driving
Assistant Essex County Prosecutor Bryashia Atchison-Henderson avoided a dunk driving conviction and the possible loss of her job on April 2 after pleading guilty to reckless driving and paying a $340 fine. Atchison-Henderson was arrested for driving drunk on Saturday, March 8, after Edgewater police found her passed out in...
N.Y. Lottery: NYC man wins $2M Mega Millions prize. Here’s how much he got...
Daniel Van Voorhis of Fishkill, Dutchess County, claimed the $2 million second prize on the New York Lottery’s Mega Millions game, according to officials. Van Voorhis matched the first five numbers drawn on Jan. 23. The winning numbers were: 30, 42, 49, 53, 66 and Mega Ball 04. Van...
2 Kids, Firefighter Injured After Numerous Cars Crash On Highway: Newark PD
At 5:13 p.m., officers responded to McCarter Highway near Exit 4 after a driver stopped suddenly on the northbound side of the highway, causing the driver behind that vehicle to stop short, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The second vehicle was then struck from behind, Miranda said. This...
Essex County prosecutor urges court to dismiss NJ man’s bid for exoneration
Essex County prosecutors are fighting the exoneration plea of a man whose life sentence ex-Gov. Phil Murphy commuted in January.
Santillo’s pizzeria owner asks for support following medical emergency
For two years, community members have rallied around Al Santillo's Brick Oven Pizza in Elizabeth after a fire destroyed the shop. Now, the pizzeria is asking for support for a different reason. Beloved shop owner Al Santillo was hospitalized recently after suffering a medical emergency. In a post on Santillo's Facebook page, Santillo's daughter-in-law, Jenni Santillo, said her father-in-law was...
Woman gives birth on flight from Jamaica to New York, airline says
A woman gave birth on a Caribbean Airlines flight out of Kingston, Jamaica, to John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens over the weekend, the airline said in a statement. It happened Saturday, aboard flight BW005. The airline said the flight was on its final approach just before noon when...
This New York Eatery Became A Tourist Magnet After Appearing On TV
You know that moment when a place already feels familiar before you ever see it in person? That is Katz’s Delicatessen in New York, and it hits you the second the neon pops into view on Houston Street. The smell of pastrami and rye hits first, a warm, savory...
Mamdani signs ‘emergency’ order to block concerts, food festivals at NYC parks during FIFA...
Soccer mega-fan Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an emergency order that will block events including some concerts and food festivals from city parkland during the FIFA World Cup. The city Parks Department adopted the rule at the request of the NYPD , denying new permits for special events on park property during the tournament, which runs from June 11 to July 19. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani made...
N.J. police chase ends with a crash and 2 in handcuffs
Two people were arrested after a police chase in Elizabeth on Saturday, authorities said. Police officers received an alert of a “felony vehicle” driving near Grove and South Broad streets on Saturday afternoon, Elizabeth City spokeswoman Ruby Contreras said in an email. When officers found the car, they...
Layoff warnings sent to Bayonne hospital workers but company rules out June cuts
Hudson Regional Health issued the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) last week to 967 employees at Bayonne University Hospital, according to the New Jersey Department of Labor.
