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Pilots Balked At Quieter Teterboro Flight Path: Now Hackensack Is Fighting Back Pilots Balked At Quieter Teterboro Flight Path: Now Hackensack Is Fighting Back Pilots Balked At Quieter Teterboro Flight Path: Now Hackensack Is Fighting Back
Pilots Balked At Quieter Teterboro Flight Path: Now Hackensack Is Fighting Back Hackensack officials are demanding changes to flight paths into Teterboro Airport, saying nearly half of all arrivals use a runway that sends low-flying planes over the city's homes, schools and parks, even though an alternate route is available. The City Council passed a resolution Tuesday, Oct. 6, urging the Federal Aviation Administration and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to require eligible aircraft to use an approved alternate approach along Route 17. The resolution also calls for flights to be distributed more evenly among the airport's runways. The alternate approach…

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Freak Accident At NJ Gun Range Triggered By Hot Shell Casing Freak Accident At NJ Gun Range Triggered By Hot Shell Casing Freak Accident At NJ Gun Range Triggered By Hot Shell Casing
Freak Accident At NJ Gun Range Triggered By Hot Shell Casing A 66-year-old New Jersey man accidentally shot himself in the thigh after a spent shell casing fell inside his shirt at a shooting range, authorities said. Silvano Cruz, of Carteret, was injured at RTSP Shooting Range at 2438 Route 22 on Saturday, Oct. 10, Township of Union Deputy Police Chief Barry Cohen said. Officers responding to a medical aid call found Cruz suffering from a gunshot wound to his thigh, Cohen said. An investigation determined that a shell casing ejected from a handgun had fallen inside Cruz's shirt, leading to the accidental discharge, police said. The injury was …
PA Teen Flees Cops During Car Meet At NJ Kohl's, Police Say PA Teen Flees Cops During Car Meet At NJ Kohl's, Police Say PA Teen Flees Cops During Car Meet At NJ Kohl's, Police Say
PA Teen Flees Cops During Car Meet At NJ Kohl's, Police Say A 17-year-old Pennsylvania boy was arrested after police say he tried fleeing officers during a reckless driving gathering in a New Jersey parking lot early Sunday, Oct. 11. Police responded to the Kohl's parking lot at 3 Millcreek Drive in Secaucus around 4:34 a.m. after receiving reports of several vehicles driving recklessly, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Officers attempted to stop one of the vehicles, but the driver fled, police said. Police eventually stopped the vehicle and arrested the 17-year-old driver from Pottstown, PA, on charges of eluding and riot: failure to disp…
NJ Fire Chief Killed In Turnpike Crash, Driver Arrested Fleeing Scene: NJSP NJ Fire Chief Killed In Turnpike Crash, Driver Arrested Fleeing Scene: NJSP NJ Fire Chief Killed In Turnpike Crash, Driver Arrested Fleeing Scene: NJSP
NJ Fire Chief Killed In Turnpike Crash, Driver Arrested Fleeing Scene: Njsp A 47-year-old fire chief was killed after he was struck by a vehicle on the New Jersey Turnpike early Tuesday morning, Oct. 13, according to state officials and those who knew him. Brian Flanagan was working within a marked construction zone on the New Jersey Turnpike in Edison when a GMC SUV entered the area and hit him just after 3:50 a.m., Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Anthony Bernardi, the driver of the GMC, fled the scene, Postorino said. Bernardi, an Edison resident, was arrested and charged with aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homici…
Man Arrested On Prostitution Charge At NJ Hotel: Cops Man Arrested On Prostitution Charge At NJ Hotel: Cops Man Arrested On Prostitution Charge At NJ Hotel: Cops
Man Arrested On Prostitution Charge At NJ Hotel: Cops A 22-year-old man was arrested on a prostitution charge after police spotted him in the parking lot of a New Jersey hotel earlier this month, authorities said. Darwin Sanoquiz-Chavez, of Secaucus, was arrested after officers saw him acting suspiciously in the parking lot of the Red Roof Inn along the Meadowlands Parkway in Secaucus on Tuesday, Oct. 6, around 1:08 a.m., Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Sanoquiz-Chavez was charged with engaging in prostitution, issued a complaint summons and released from police custody, authorities said.

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NJ Man Critically Injured Cliff Jumping With Fiancée In Italy NJ Man Critically Injured Cliff Jumping With Fiancée In Italy NJ Man Critically Injured Cliff Jumping With Fiancée In Italy
NJ Man Critically Injured Cliff Jumping With Fiancée In Italy Jacob Fleig, a Berlin resident, is fighting for his life in Italy after being critically injured while cliff jumping on Monday, Oct. 5, according to a GoFundMe set up to support his family. Fleig, whose LinkedIn page shows he studied biochemistry at Rowan University, was vacationing on the Amalfi Coast with his fiancée. He is in the intensive care unit and has undergone numerous life-saving procedures and surgeries, his brother Jimmy Dorner wrote on the fundraiser. Dorner said the goal is to get him medically stable so he can be transported back to America for future surgeries, therapy, and…

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Power Grid Emergency Issued In NJ: What To Know About Unusual October Alert Power Grid Emergency Issued In NJ: What To Know About Unusual October Alert Power Grid Emergency Issued In NJ: What To Know About Unusual October Alert
Power Grid Emergency Issued In NJ: What To Know About Unusual October Alert The world's largest power grid operator has issued an emergency alert as unusually warm October weather and widespread equipment outages put pressure on electricity supplies across the region, including New Jersey and Pennsylvania. PJM Interconnection issued a Maximum Generation Alert and Load Management Alert for Tuesday, Oct. 13, as higher electricity demand and planned equipment outages put pressure on the regional power supply. The alerts mean power companies are being asked to keep as much equipment running as possible, including postponing maintenance that could take power plants or t…

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Pringles Offers Can-Shaped Urn, 200 Years Of Crisps To Die-Hard Fans: How To Win Pringles Offers Can-Shaped Urn, 200 Years Of Crisps To Die-Hard Fans: How To Win Pringles Offers Can-Shaped Urn, 200 Years Of Crisps To Die-Hard Fans: How To Win
Pringles Offers Can-Shaped Urn, 200 Years Of Crisps To Die-Hard Fans: How To Win Pringles is offering its biggest fans a Halloween giveaway to literally die for: an urn. The snack brand unveiled the custom Pringles can-shaped urn as part of a contest that started on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Fans can enter the giveaway through Thursday, Oct. 22. The unusual giveaway is inspired by the inventor of the Pringles can, whose ashes were buried in one of the containers in 2008. The unique urn is made of precious metal and features a personal engraving, along with a removable lid. Fans must sign a "will and taste-ament" at OnceYouDrop.com, pledging to have the…

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Pringles Offers Can-Shaped Urn, 200 Years Of Crisps To Die-Hard Fans: How To Win Pringles Offers Can-Shaped Urn, 200 Years Of Crisps To Die-Hard Fans: How To Win Pringles Offers Can-Shaped Urn, 200 Years Of Crisps To Die-Hard Fans: How To Win
Pringles Offers Can-Shaped Urn, 200 Years Of Crisps To Die-Hard Fans: How To Win Pringles is offering its biggest fans a Halloween giveaway to literally die for: an urn. The snack brand unveiled the custom Pringles can-shaped urn as part of a contest that started on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Fans can enter the giveaway through Thursday, Oct. 22. The unusual giveaway is inspired by the inventor of the Pringles can, whose ashes were buried in one of the containers in 2008. The unique urn is made of precious metal and features a personal engraving, along with a removable lid. Fans must sign a "will and taste-ament" at OnceYouDrop.com, pledging to have the…

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Popular NJ Deli Faces State-Imposed Penalty Over Words It's Used For 25 Years Popular NJ Deli Faces State-Imposed Penalty Over Words It's Used For 25 Years Popular NJ Deli Faces State-Imposed Penalty Over Words It's Used For 25 Years
Popular NJ Deli Faces State-Imposed Penalty Over Words It's Used For 25 Years A popular New Jersey deli is blasting the state after being hit with a proposed $1,000 penalty over its use of kosher-related terms, which the business says it has used for more than 25 years. The Kibitz Room, located at 100 Springdale Road in Cherry Hill, received a notice of violation and settlement offer from the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs dated Wednesday, Oct. 7. The notice followed a Sept. 16 inspection in which investigators found that the deli had violated state consumer protection laws and regulations governing how food is advertised as kosher, according to the document…