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Teen ODs On Fentanyl, Dies While Video Chatting, Police In Fairfax County Say A Fairfax County teenage girl overdosed and died while video-chatting with a friend, police said. The girl went unconscious at an apartment on the 2900 block of John Marshall Drive in Seven Corners around 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5, Fairfax County police said. The friend on the other line alerted a family member, who found the girl unresponsive and called 9-1-1, police said. The teen was rushed to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine. As little as 2mg is enough to amount to a deadly dos…

by Cecilia Levine

12/06/2023

Police & Fire

Mystery Solved: NJ Man Killed Woman Then Dumped Her Body, Cops Say Harrowing details are beginning to surface in the death of a South Jersey woman. After being charged with second-degree disturbing human remains, 53-year-old Carlos Acevedo, of Camden, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Cathleen McGrath, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. McGrath, of Haddon Township, was found dead near 8th Street and Atlantic Avenue in Camden City on Nov. 15, at approximately 2 p.m., after having been missing for several weeks. Philly Folks - my friend’s niece, Cathleen McGrath, has …

by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine

12/06/2023

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Motel Rapist, 23, Sodomized Woman At Knifepoint In Fairfax County: Cops Police have made an arrest in a September rape at a Fairfax County motel, they said. Erick Vladamir Chacon Martinez, 23, had arranged to meet the victim at the Quarry Inn Motel at 7179 Lee Highway on Sept. 16, county police said. When the victim opened the door, Chacon Martinez pulled out a knife and threatened the victim, police said. The suspect then sexually assaulted her. The victim was able to escape the room and call 911. Surveillance footage of Chacon Martinez leaving hotel was found and shared with the community. During a review of digital evidence, detectives ident…

by Cecilia Levine

12/06/2023

Weather

Snow Flurries Fall Across North Jersey: What To Expect, Timing Parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania were expected to see a dusting of snow Wednesday, Dec. 6. The National Weather Service was showing wintry weather in northwest New Jersey, the Lehigh Valley, and the Poconos, with flurries already falling as of 2 p.m. We can expect to see some light snow showers and flurries throughout the day Wednesday, with the greatest chance across... Posted by US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 Parts of Bergen and Passaic counties were also expected to get light snow Wednesday afternoon, and Thursday afternoo…

by Cecilia Levine

12/06/2023

Schools

PA Cheerleader Concussed By Bullies' Brutal Beatdown, Fund Says Support is on the rise for a Perkiomen Valley High School cheerleader who was allegedly attacked by other students in the lunch room earlier this month. A GoFundMe for sophomore Gianna Messina says she was attacked by two people on Friday, Dec. 1, over problems at the lunch table, after lunch. "They both jumped up behind her and took her to the ground," reads the fund launched by Kylie Boyle. "They continued to beat her with their fists and feet. They pulled her hair and threw her phone at her as a school counselor tried to cover her but they would not stop." Gianna suffered a concussion, …

by Cecilia Levine

12/06/2023

Police & Fire

Video Shows Man Snatching Purse Containing $3,000 In Newark Building Police in Newark are seeking the man who was captured on surveillance footage stealing a woman's purse, containing $3,000. It happened around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, as the woman tried to enter her apartment building on 13th Avenue in Newark, police said. The man can be seen standing idly, before snatching the woman's bag, which contained $2,800 worth of money orders and $200 in cash, police said. The suspect was described as a Black man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and a white cobra snake on the back, with white Yeezy Boost 350 sneakers and carrying a black cross body …

by Cecilia Levine

12/06/2023

Police & Fire

Group Of Kids Threw Rocks At Man's Car Before He Was Stabbed 2X At NJ Mall Parking Garage: Cops A 56-year-old man was stabbed twice after a group of juveniles threw rocks and other objects at his car at a Hudson County mall, authorities said. Police said only that the man suffered two puncture wounds, one to his lower abdomen and another to the upper left side of his stomach, around 7:40 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, in a parking garage at Newport Centre in Jersey City. "It appears the incident occurred after 5-6 juveniles allegedly threw rocks and other objects at his vehicle," a city spokeswoman said. Responding officers administered aid until EMTs arrived and transported the victim …

by Cecilia Levine

12/06/2023

News

See How North Jersey Hospitals Rank For Safety In America Several hospitals across North Jersey were graded for safety by a hospital safety watchdog group. The Leapfrog Group released the Fall 2023 hospital grades on Tuesday, Dec. 5. An expert panel of doctors selects 22 evidence-based measures of patient safety to come up with grades for the nearly 3,000 hospitals and acute care centers nationwide. Click here for more on the methodology. Here's how hospitals in Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Union, and Essex counties were graded for safety by the Leapfrog Group this year: A: Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Hackensack Meridian Hackensac…

by Cecilia Levine

12/06/2023

Business

NJ Couple's Eatery That Tells Family Tale Named Among 50 Best New Restaurants In America A chef's New Jersey restaurant that he says tells the story of his family is getting national accolades. Lita, in Aberdeen, by Chef David Viana and his girlfriend Neilly Robinson, is representing the Garden State on Esquire's list of "50 Best New Restaurants in America." Inside Lita ET Schindler You may recognize Viana and Robinson from Heirloom Kitchen in Old Bridge, and Heirloom at The St Laurent, in Asbury Park. Lita is named after Viana's mother, Rosa Lita, came to Newark from Portugal in the 1970s. Viana's love of food, especially Portuguese classics, come from his m…

by Cecilia Levine

12/06/2023

Business

Brothers Close Jersey City Restaurant: 'Difficult Decision Not Made Lightly' A Jersey City restaurant owned by two brothers will be closing after eight years. Just Beclaws, which opened in 2015 at 280 1st St., will close on Saturday, Dec. 23. Brothers Francis and Nambinh Tran shared the news with "mixed emotions," and cited market factors among the reasons for their closing. Click here for the full statement from the Tran brothers. Francis and Nambinh said they were introduced to the restaurant industry when their family opened “Miss Saigon” in Jersey City more than 20 years ago. "The brothers wanted to offer locals and visitors the family-style dinner experience …

by Cecilia Levine

12/06/2023

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