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Cecilia Levine

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Iga Świątek Crushes Freehold's Amanda Anisimova To Win Wimbledon Title Iga Swiatek has done it again — and in dominant fashion. The moment @iga_swiatek became a #Wimbledon champion ✨ pic.twitter.com/lST96YG9L0 — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 12, 2025 The Polish tennis star, seeded eighth, defeated New Jersey native Amanda Anisimova in straight sets — 6-0, 6-0 — to win her first Wimbledon Grand Slam Final on Center Court Saturday, July 12. Anisimova, the 13th seed, stunned fans earlier in the tournament with a major semifinal upset against Aryna Sabalenka, but couldn’t keep the momentum going against Świątek, who delivered a near-flawless performance. "Y…

by Cecilia Levine

07/12/2025

Police & Fire

Body Of Driver Recovered After Truck Plunges Off Delaware Memorial Bridge Into River (Update) The body of a driver whose tractor-trailer plunged into the Delaware River after a crash on the Delaware Memorial Bridge early Friday, July 11 was recovered Saturday morning, July 12, officials confirmed. In an update Saturday, Delaware River and Bay Authority spokesman James Salmon said that the Bobtail tractor and a deceased male occupant were recovered from the Delaware River at approximately 11:10 a.m. The driver's identity has not yet been released. All bridge lanes are open to traffic. "Delaware State Police Marine dive unit and Holloway Terrace Fire Company were instrumental in…

by Cecilia Levine

07/12/2025

Police & Fire

Arrest Made In Atlantic City Murder: Prosecutor A 40-year-old man was shot and killed outside an Atlantic City apartment complex late last month, and now a local man has been arrested and charged with his murder, authorities said. Kelsey Smith, 37, of Atlantic City, was arrested on Friday, July 11, and charged with Murder and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. He was advised of the charges while detained at the Atlantic County Justice Facility, officials said. The charges stem from a shooting on Thursday, June 26, when police responded around 8:53 p.m. to a 911 call about a man lying o…

by Cecilia Levine

07/12/2025

Police & Fire

FBI Helps Bust Bogus Contractors Who Stole Half-a-million Dollars From Clifton: Cops Two bogus contractors accused of stealing nearly $600,000 from the City of Clifton have been arrested and extradited to New Jersey, following a multi-year investigation by local police and the FBI, authorities said. Robert J. Richard, 73, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, and William A. McInteer, 58, of Brumley, Missouri, posed as a legitimate city vendor and diverted $592,757.43 into a third-party bank account that had no ties to the vendor or the city, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson said. The investigation began in September 2022, when Clifton city officials discovered a large fraudule…

by Cecilia Levine

07/11/2025

News

Toddler Airlifted With Severe Burns After Falling Into Campfire In NJ Park, GoFundMe Says A family camping trip in New Jersey ended in tragedy when a 1-year-old boy fell into a campfire and suffered third-degree burns, according to a GoFundMe launched by a close family friend. Josué Velasco, who is 1 year and 8 months old, was airlifted to a pediatric burn hospital after the accident on Saturday, July 5, the fundraiser says. He remains in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and is being treated for extensive burns to his hands, arms, chest, abdomen, and legs. The incident happened while Josué was attending a family camp in New Jersey. Initial information indicates it occurred in Belle…

by Cecilia Levine

07/11/2025

Police & Fire

Naked Repeat Offender Roamed Apartment Halls, Harassed Pets With Dog Whistle: Lyndhurst PD A Lyndhurst man accused of exposing himself at a local business earlier this week is now facing additional lewdness charges after police say he was caught walking around naked in his apartment building and using a dog whistle to harass his neighbors’ pets. Several residents of the Wall Street West apartment complex contacted police after seeing Jeff R. Johnson allegedly walking nude through the hallways, according to the Lyndhurst Police Capt. Vincent Auteri said. They also reported that Johnson had been intentionally blowing a dog whistle to provoke animals living on the same floor. Detect…

by Cecilia Levine

07/11/2025

News

'Daughter Was Murdered, Not Suicidal': Shocking New Lawsuit Filed Over NJ Train Death The parents of an 18-year-old New Jersey woman who died after being hit by a train say she was abducted, assaulted, and murdered — and not suicidal, as officials claimed. Now they’re taking NJ Transit and other state agencies to court. Stephen and Dianne Valiante, the parents of Tiffany Valiante, filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Thursday, July 10 in Atlantic County Superior Court, nearly 10 years after their daughter was struck and killed by a NJ Transit train in Galloway Township. The lawsuit names NJ Transit, its police department, the New Jersey Office of the Chief State Medical Examine…

by Cecilia Levine

07/11/2025

Police & Fire

'Floor It... F— The Cops': New Charges Filed In Crash That Killed Young NJ Couple New charges have been filed, and disturbing new details have emerged in the crash that killed a young couple last March in Toms River, including video of one of the passengers filming and encouraging the teenage driver as he hit 118 mph and ran a red light, authorities said. Carlos Martinez, who was 17 at the time of the crash, was allegedly behind the wheel of a white BMW when he blew through the red light at Route 37 and Route 166 on Friday, March 7, killing Kiley Armstrong, 21, and Evan Fiore, 23, a couple described by their families as "inseparable" and planning to marry. However, new d…

by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine

07/11/2025

Obituaries

Little Ferry Nightlife Icon DJ Ammo Dies Suddenly, Shockwaves Spread Through NYC Club Scene Friends, family, and fans are mourning the sudden loss of Mossna M. Varasteh, a Bergen County native known worldwide as DJ Ammo, whose reach spanned from New York City to Asia. Varasteh, 42, died on Tuesday, July 8. He had gone to bed, gotten up around 5 a.m., gone back to sleep and was found unresponsive just hours later, his loved ones said. An exact cause has not yet been identified. Ammo had recently returned from performances in Japan, Germany, Amsterdam, and Aruba, and was still DJing major New York City events just weeks before his passing. He got his start in the summer after 8th g…

by Cecilia Levine

07/11/2025

Police & Fire

Elmwood Park Teen's 'Drive-By' Shooting Story Falls Apart, Now He's Facing Charges: Prosecutor A 15-year-old boy who claimed to be the victim of a drive-by shooting in Elmwood Park accidentally shot himself, authorities now say, and is facing criminal charges. The shooting happened on Saturday, July 5, around 5:04 p.m. on Donor Avenue, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. When police arrived, they found the teen with gunshot wounds to his hand and leg. He was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson, treated, and later released. At first, the teen claimed he was shot in a drive-by, Musella said. But investigators say that wasn’t true. “The investigatio…

by Cecilia Levine

07/11/2025

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