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8 people hurt, thrown to ground after deck collapse in Newark during family party
Splintered slabs of red wood were left in a pile on Kearny Street in Newark, the remnants of a porch that police said collapsed Sunday evening. Eight people were thrown to the ground as they were celebrating Dominican Mother’s Day, according to neighbors.
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Woman, 29, Arrested After Enrolling at NJ High School and Posing as Student
A 29-year-old woman in facing charges after she allegedly posed as someone almost half her age and enrolled in a New Jersey high school.
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‘Hadestown' Star Under Fire for Publicly Shaming Audience Member — Twice
An audience member for ‘Hadestown’ said she was using a sanctioned closed captioning device to help her understand and enjoy the show, and it was provided by the theater — but an actor onstage mistakenly thought she was using it to record.
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Body Parts in Suitcases Among Horrors Found in NYC Apartment in Search for 22-Year-Old Woman: Sources
Police called to a Brooklyn apartment about a foul smell made a gruesome discovery Wednesday afternoon, with suitcases in the home found to contain human body parts, according to police sources.
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NJ Art Gallery Battles With Community Over Nude Pink Mannequins
A battle that started over pink mannequins nearly cost a woman her New Jersey business. With its bright pink door and colorful flyers, the Dollhaus II gallery stands out on Cottage Street in Bayonne. It used to stand out even more, when an exhibit spilled outside the doorway and included two nude pink mannequins. Folks on the largely residential block…
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Watch: Woman Is NYC Bar Hero After Calmly Grabbing, Removing Opossum That Wandered Inside
It’s the story that made Sara Fulton a local celebrity for what she did at Temkin’s Bar in Greenpoint , where she’s known as a hero for saving all the terrified bargoers from a terrifying… opossum.
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Boy Scout Wakes to His Leg in Bear's Jaws While Camping With Troop at NY State Park
“Be Prepared” may be the motto for the Boy Scouts, but a 12-year-old from New York was anything but prepared for the encounter he had while on a recent camping trip, which resulted in his leg in the jaws of a black bear.
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Resident's 911 Call Led Police to Finding U-Haul Van Tied to Brooklyn Subway Gunman
Police investigating the Brooklyn subway shooting are searching for a person of interest who rented a U-Haul van — which they were able to quickly find thanks to an observant resident.
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NJ Man Promised Girlfriend Big House Christmas Display if He Beat Cancer — And He Did
The idea for the elaborate holiday display came in 2014, on a dare of sorts. It was a promise Russo made to his girlfriend after getting diagnosed with throat cancer, as she told him when he survives, he should build a light show — and so he did.
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Man With Alzheimer's Asks Wife to Marry Him After Falling in Love for a Second Time
Peter Marshall and his wife, Lisa, have been married for 12 years. But with Peter battling early onset Alzheimer’s that he was diagnosed with a few years ago, he doesn’t remember that wedding happening — he just knows that he loves Lisa.
