Cops ID Retired Haverstraw Nypd Detective Charged In GWB Murder
A retired NYPD detective has been arrested and charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Hudson Valley, NY father of two on the George Washington Bridge, authorities said.
Victor Romero, 62, of Haverstraw, NY, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 21, in connection with the shooting death of fellow Rockland County resident Koran Irvine, 46, of Valley Cottage, ABC7 reported.
Romero, a retired NYPD narcotics detective, voluntarily reported to the department's 33rd Precinct in Manhattan for questioning Wednesday morning after investigators identified him as a possible suspect, the o…
Former Trump Plaza Site In Atlantic City Purchased By Dem Political Boss, Powerbroker
One of Atlantic City's most prominent oceanfront properties has a new buyer: George Norcross.
Norcross, a Democratic political figure and New Jersey power broker, announced plans to invest in the former Trump Plaza site on Wednesday, Oct. 21, drawing praise from Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr., who said the purchase signals growing investor confidence in the city.
The property, located along the Boardwalk in the heart of Atlantic City, has remained a major redevelopment opportunity since the former casino was imploded in 2021.
"I am ecstatic that George Norcross, his family, and h…
Patients Remember Milford Doctor Who Delivered Babies Anywhere, Anytime
Jeremy Clarke Hewens, MD, a family physician who cared for patients in Milford and the surrounding Delaware Valley for more than 35 years, died at his home in Holland Township, New Jersey, on Sunday, Oct. 4, at the age of 76. He was surrounded by family (scroll down for tributes).
Jeremy was born on November 12, 1949, in Dover, New Jersey, to Blanche and Francis Hewens. He grew up in Mendham, New Jersey, the youngest of four children and the only boy. His three older sisters all became educators. He graduated from West Morris Regional High School in 1968. At 16, Jeremy met Jean, and they we…
Giant, Hannaford, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Back Online After Cyberattack: Company
Websites for Giant, Food Lion, Stop & Shop, Hannaford, and other major grocery chains are back online after a cyberattack disrupted services for more than a week, their parent company confirmed on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Ahold Delhaize, the Netherlands-based grocery giant, confirmed that the cybersecurity incident first reported on Monday, Oct. 12, was caused by malicious activity within its IT infrastructure.
The company took websites, apps, and other systems offline as a precaution, affecting grocery customers across Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Connecticut, Massa…
Family, Prosecutor Give Different Accounts Of Woman's Final Moments On Route 17
A GoFundMe has been set for the family of a Bronx woman who was killed on Route 17.
Krisiann Reyes Rivera was a passenger in a 2015 Buick involved in a collision with a 2024 Acura towing a U-Haul trailer on Route 17 south near Westfield Garden State Plaza around 5:09 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Following the initial crash, Rivera got out of the Buick, approached the Acura and struck one of its windows, Musella said.
The Acura's driver, Estuardo G. Rodriguez, 31, of Tarrytown, NY, then accelerated, striking Rivera and knocking her to the ground bef…
Food Safety Alert Issued For Recalled Dessert Product
A frozen-dessert recall is prompting shoppers to check their freezers before serving a popular treat.
Lidl US is recalling one lot of Gelatelli Coffee & Vanilla Gelato with Coffee Sauce & Cookie Pieces because it may contain Listeria monocytogenes.
The FDA posted the company announcement on its website.
The recalled gelato was sold at Lidl stores in Delaware, Washington, DC, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia.
Consumers should check for 16-fluid-ounce containers of Gelatelli Coffee & Vanilla Gelato with Coffee Sa…
NJ Transit Bus Nearly Plunges Off Ridgewood Cliff, Driver Escapes Through Window
An NJ Transit bus nearly plunged over a steep, rocky embankment in Bergen County on Friday afternoon, Oct. 16, but a steel guardrail and several large boulders stopped it from going over the edge, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports.
The out-of-service bus was traveling down a steep hill on Glenwood Road in Ridgewood, just above NJ Transit's Ho-Ho-Kus train station, when the incident occurred, Loving said.
The driver, who was the only person aboard, managed to escape through an emergency window before firefighters arrived and was not injured.
Out of an abundance of caution, NJ Tra…
Man Charged In $20K Tenafly Check Fraud Scheme Years After Route 80 Police Chase
A New Jersey man once arrested following a high-speed pursuit on Route 80 has been charged again, this time in a nearly $20,000 check fraud scheme, authorities said.
Nicholas G. Didio-Slaaen, 27, of Garfield, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 15, following a two-year investigation by Tenafly Police Detective Michael Vecchiarelli, Deputy Chief Michael deMoncada said.
The investigation began in August 2024, when a victim mailed a legitimate $2,500 check to a contractor for work performed, deMoncada said.
The check was intercepted, altered to list Didio-Slaaen as the payee, and deposited into his p…
Glen Cove Murderer Who Stabbed Mother-In-Law To Death Learns His Fate: Authorities
A Long Island man who stabbed his estranged mother-in-law to death after a family birthday celebration was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 15 to decades in prison, authorities said.
Erick Corado Gonzalez, 29, of Glen Cove, got 25 years to life behind bars for murdering Ana Espinoza outside a West Hempstead restaurant, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
Espinoza, 51, and other family members had been celebrating her adult daughter’s birthday at La Candela II on Sept. 28, 2024, prosecutors said. Gonzalez, the daughter’s estranged husband, was not invited, authorities said.
As the fa…
