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Queens Man Scammed Senior Citizen: Berkeley Twp PD Queens Man Scammed Senior Citizen: Berkeley Twp PD
Queens Man Scammed Senior Citizen: Berkeley Twp PD A 54-year-old Queens man was arrested and charged after he repeatedly scammed a senior citizen out of large sums of money in Berkeley Township, authorities announced Thursday, June 11. The woman said while she was on her computer,  she had a Microsoft error message “pop-up” take over her screen with a phone number to contact, Berkeley Township police said.. Upon contacting the fraudulent number, a male claiming to be from Microsoft advised the victim her bank accounts have been compromised, police said. Over the next several weeks, the victim was tricked into believing the scam ac…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
4-Alarm Fire Destroys New Brunswick Auto Shop, Spreads To Home 4-Alarm Fire Destroys New Brunswick Auto Shop, Spreads To Home
4-Alarm Fire Destroys New Brunswick Auto Shop, Spreads To Home A massive blaze destroyed an auto body shop early Friday, June 12 in New Brunswick, News12 New Jersey reports. The blaze broke out at Prestige Auto Service on Easton Avenue at approximately 3 a.m., with flames shooting through the roof. A nearby home was impacted and severely damaged too, according to the East Brunswick Independent Fire Company, which assisted at the scene. Prestige Auto owner Willie Azcona, who has been in business for nine years, tells News12 that he plans to rebuild. Click here for more from News 12 New Jersey.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Troubling Shift In How Long Americans Are Living Revealed In New Research Troubling Shift In How Long Americans Are Living Revealed In New Research
Troubling Shift In How Long Americans Are Living Revealed In New Research The old promise that each generation would live longer than the one before it is showing serious cracks. Americans born after 1970 are dying at higher rates from major causes than earlier generations did at the same ages, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. StudyFinds just reported that researchers tracked 45 years of US mortality data and found worsening patterns tied to heart disease, cancer, and external causes such as drug overdoses, suicides, homicides, and traffic crashes. The study analyzed mortality changes from 1979 to 2023 among …

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Widower Blames Dangerous Crossing In Hackensack Wife's Train Death, Sues City Widower Blames Dangerous Crossing In Hackensack Wife's Train Death, Sues City
Widower Blames Dangerous Crossing In Hackensack Wife's Train Death, Sues City The husband of a woman struck and killed by a train in Hackensack last summer has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against NJ Transit, Bergen County, the City of Hackensack, and multiple transportation agencies, claiming dangerous conditions existed at the crossing where the fatal incident occurred (see lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article). Pedro Antonio Lopez, individually and as administrator of the estate of Luz E. Lopez, filed the lawsuit in Bergen County Superior Court on May 21. Luz E. Lopez was struck and killed by a train on Aug. 7, 2025, near the railroad crossing at …

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Warren Buffett Issues One-Sentence Warning On Economy: What Billionaire Investor Said Warren Buffett Issues One-Sentence Warning On Economy: What Billionaire Investor Said
Warren Buffett Issues One-Sentence Warning On Economy: What Billionaire Investor Said One sentence from Wall Street’s most famous investor is drawing attention. Warren Buffett warned during a CNBC interview with Becky Quick at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting that stock-market speculation is looking less like investing and more like gambling. “The casino has gotten very attractive to people,” Buffett told CNBC, according to the network’s transcript of the interview, conducted on Saturday, May 2. Buffett, 95, compared the market to a church with a casino attached, with the church representing long-term investing and the casino representing short-term speculation. The war…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
First 'Most Wanted Fraudster' Surrenders To FBI: Here's What He's Accused Of First 'Most Wanted Fraudster' Surrenders To FBI: Here's What He's Accused Of
First 'Most Wanted Fraudster' Surrenders To FBI: Here's What He's Accused Of A new federal fugitive list just got its first catch. Said Abdullahi Ereg, 47, surrendered to the FBI at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Wednesday, June 10, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota said. The office said Ereg became the first person from the FBI's new Most Wanted Fraudsters List to be taken into custody. Ereg was indicted in 2024 on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, according to the Justice Department. The charges stem from the Feeding Our Future fraud case, an investigation into money meant to feed ch…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Maywood Market Named Best Grocery Store In New Jersey: Do You Agree? Maywood Market Named Best Grocery Store In New Jersey: Do You Agree?
Maywood Market Named Best Grocery Store In New Jersey: Do You Agree? A Bergen County grocery store has earned a statewide honor from a national food website. Lovefood.com recently released its list of the best grocery store in every U.S. state, naming Maywood's Marketplace as New Jersey's top pick. The publication highlighted the market's prepared foods, deli offerings and fresh produce. "Owned by Westside Market, which is based in New York, Maywood's Marketplace is both a grocery store and a place to pick up the next best thing to home-cooked meals," the site says. "The deli selections are particularly praised, with customers raving about the deliciou…

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by Cecilia Levine
Real Estate
$7.9M Sale Finalized For NJ Medical Office Building $7.9M Sale Finalized For NJ Medical Office Building
$7.9M Sale Finalized For NJ Medical Office Building A North Jersey medical office building has sold for $7.9 million, JLL Capital Markets announced Thursday, June 11. The 37,770-square-foot building, known as 601 Hamburg, was sold by March Associates to Pinnacle Group of Hudson Valley, according to JLL. The three-story property was developed in 2002 by March Associates, which has used part of the building as its corporate headquarters since then. The building is 97 percent leased outside of March Associates, mostly to medical tenants, according to JLL. Tenants include Denville Diagnostics/Star MRI, Wayne Dental Arts and Spectrum Therape…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
These 12 NJ Towns Could See The Worst World Cup Traffic Saturday These 12 NJ Towns Could See The Worst World Cup Traffic Saturday
These 12 NJ Towns Could See The Worst World Cup Traffic Saturday New Jersey's first-ever FIFA World Cup match is just days away, and soccer fans, err, football fans, already know who will be making history at MetLife Stadium. Brazil and Morocco will face off in Group C play at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, marking the first World Cup game ever played in New Jersey. Fans heading to the match should prepare for major delays around the Meadowlands. East Rutherford police told Daily Voice that the heaviest traffic is expected within a five-mile radius of MetLife Stadium before and after the game. That zone includes East…

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by Chris Spiker and Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Evicted Tenant Kills Landlord, Himself Hours After Separate South Jersey Shooting: Prosecutor Evicted Tenant Kills Landlord, Himself Hours After Separate South Jersey Shooting: Prosecutor
Evicted Tenant Kills Landlord, Himself Hours After Separate South Jersey Shooting: Prosecutor A man who had recently been evicted from a South Jersey home returned to the home to kill the landlord before taking his own life less than a mile away, just after a separate shooting in a nearby town on Wednesday, June 10, authorities said. Lumberton police responded to a report of a shooting on Curry Court at approximately 4:15 p.m., where arriving officers found Damon Nesmith, 53, dead inside the home, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Lumberton Township Police Chief Anthony D. Nippins. Nesmith was pronounced dead at the scene. Tyrone McLean, 56, …

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Costco Defends $4.99 Rotisserie Chicken Amid False Advertising Lawsuit: 'Fatally Flawed' Costco Defends $4.99 Rotisserie Chicken Amid False Advertising Lawsuit: 'Fatally Flawed'
Costco Defends $4.99 Rotisserie Chicken Amid False Advertising Lawsuit: 'Fatally Flawed' Costco is firing back at a lawsuit accusing the wholesale giant of falsely claiming that its popular $4.99 rotisserie chicken has "no preservatives." The retailer asked a federal court in California to dismiss the proposed class-action lawsuit, The Seattle Times reported. Two California women filed the lawsuit back in January, arguing that Kirkland Signature Seasoned Rotisserie Chicken contains sodium phosphate and carrageenan. Costco attorney Charles Sipos said the claim is "fatally flawed" because the two ingredients are not categorized as preservatives under…

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by Chris Spiker
News
Underage DWI Driver Admits Killing NY Officer In Crash While Going To Work Underage DWI Driver Admits Killing NY Officer In Crash While Going To Work
Underage DWI Driver Admits Killing NY Officer In Crash While Going To Work A New York man admitted he was drunk while underage, speeding, and ran a red light before crashing into and killing a police officer as she drove to work, prosecutors announced on Thursday, June 11. Matthew Smith, now 21, of Hauppauge, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and numerous related charges for the Jan. 31 crash that killed Officer Patricia Espinosa and seriously injured his passenger, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said. "Patricia Espinosa, a wife and mother who dedicated her life to protecting others, was killed on her way to work, leaving her daugh…

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by Jillian Pikora