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Garden State 'El Clasico': Real Madrid, FC Barcelona To Play At MetLife Stadium This Summer Garden State 'El Clasico': Real Madrid, FC Barcelona To Play At MetLife Stadium This Summer
Garden State 'El Clasico': Real Madrid, FC Barcelona To Play At MetLife Stadium This Summer One of the most famous sports rivalries in the world is coming to the Garden State this summer. Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona will play an edition of 'El Clasico' at MetLife Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 3, the Spanish soccer clubs announced on Tuesday, Mar. 19. Two of La Liga's biggest powerhouses will hold the friendly match as part of a preseason summer U.S. tour. This will be the fourth edition of Spain's most historic rivalry played in the U.S. The first was at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, with Lionel Messi and Barcelona defeating their Madrid rivals 3-2 on Monday, July 2…
Truck Slams Into Overpass On Saw Mill Parkway In Pleasantville: Was Following GPS, Police Say Truck Slams Into Overpass On Saw Mill Parkway In Pleasantville: Was Following GPS, Police Say
Truck Slams Into Overpass On Saw Mill Parkway In Pleasantville: Was Following GPS, Police Say Multiple lanes of a busy parkway in Northern Westchester had to be temporarily closed after a truck crashed into an overpass, police said. The incident happened on Saturday, Jan. 27 just before 1 p.m., when a box truck crashed into the Bedford Road overpass on the northbound Saw Mill River Parkway near Exit 28 in Pleasantville, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary. The collision damaged the truck's cargo area and caused debris to scatter on the parkway, forcing authorities to close the northbound lanes for a cleanup. The lanes were eventually reop…
Support Pours In For Family Of Madison College Student Killed Entering Wrong Home Near Campus Support Pours In For Family Of Madison College Student Killed Entering Wrong Home Near Campus
Support Pours In For Family Of Madison College Student Killed Entering Wrong Home Near Campus Support is pouring in for the family of a college student from Connecticut who was shot and killed attempting to enter the wrong house near the campus of the University of South Carolina. Updated story - New Info Released: Shooting Of CT 20-Year-Old Who Tried Entering Wrong Home Deemed Justifiable New Haven County resident Nick Donofrio, age 20, of Madison, was found dead having suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body, on the front porch of a home in Columbia, South Carolina on the 500 block of South Holly Street around 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, the city's police department said. …
Quadruple Arrest Made In Wild Lake Village Center Shooting Where Child Was Injured: Police Quadruple Arrest Made In Wild Lake Village Center Shooting Where Child Was Injured: Police
Quadruple Arrest Made In Wild Lake Village Center Shooting Where Child Was Injured: Police Four men have been arrested for a Columbia shooting last month where a child, and two innocent bystanders, were injured, authorities said. The men are Malachi Smith, 18, Tony Terrell Blunt Jr., 19, Byron Lamar Dickey Jr., 19, and another unidentified juvenile who was 17 at the time of the incident.  Investigators believe Smith and the unidentified juvenile agreed to meet with Blunt and Dickey for an illegal gun sale on Feb. 13, police said.  During their meeting, an argument broke out and escalated to shots being fired and Blunt was shot in the leg. A child was struck by a …
CT Woman Wins $100K In Lottery CT Woman Wins $100K In Lottery
CT Woman Wins $100K In Lottery A winning $100,000 CT Lottery scratch-off ticket sold at a Connecticut convenience store has been cashed in by one lucky player. On Wednesday, Dec. 15, New Haven County resident Vanessa Christopher, of Ansonia, cashed in a winning $100,000 "Winter Ice Multiplier" scratch-off ticket that was sold at the Branford Quick Mart on East Main Street. Later that day, two other CT Lottery players cashed in tickets worth more than $40,000.  In Hartford County, Southington resident Gerald Dandrow cashed in a "PLAY4 NIGHT" ticket worth $40,416 that was sold at the Southington Mobil Station on Quee…
Former US Navy Sailor With  Ties to Central PA Dies Of COVID Former US Navy Sailor With  Ties to Central PA Dies Of COVID
Former US Navy Sailor With Ties to Central PA Dies Of COVID A daughter is asking her community for help after her father loses his battle against COVID-19. Brandon C. Smith, 50, of Swatara Township, died at UPMC Pinnacle in Harrisburg on Sept. 29 at 1:15 a.m., according to his daughter. His daughter, Jordan Williams was at his side when he passed after a two and a half week long battle with COVID-19 with pneumonia. Smith was the son of the late Lloyd V. “Jack” Smith and Sheryl L. “Sherry” (Dickinson) Heim, of Mechanicsburg, according to his obituary. He attended Central Dauphin East High School. Smith served in the US Navy, serving on the USS JFK…
Man Gets Life In Prison For Killing NJ College Student Who Mistook His Car For Uber Man Gets Life In Prison For Killing NJ College Student Who Mistook His Car For Uber
Man Gets Life In Prison For Killing NJ College Student Who Mistook His Car For Uber A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison for killing a college student from New Jersey who mistook his vehicle for her Uber. South Carolina senior Samantha "Sami" Josephson, 21, of Robbinsville, NJ, ordered an Uber ride home after a night out in Downtown Columbia around 2 a.m. March 29, 2019. Thinking Nathaniel Rowland's vehicle was her ride home, she hopped inside. Instead of bringing Josephson back to her apartment, 27-year-old Rowland used childproof locks on his a black Chevrolet Impala to keep her from escaping, and stabbed her 120 times, prosecutors said. Her body was f…
Newark Anti-Violence Activist's 15-Year-Old Daughter Kidnapped, Killed In South Carolina Newark Anti-Violence Activist's 15-Year-Old Daughter Kidnapped, Killed In South Carolina
Newark Anti-Violence Activist's 15-Year-Old Daughter Kidnapped, Killed In South Carolina The missing 15-year-old daughter of an anti-violence activist in Newark was found dead after leaving her home in South Carolina, authorities said. Sanaa Amenhotep had last been seen leaving her northeast Columbia home with an acquaintance on April 5, according to a release from the AWARE Foundation, Inc. and the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Her body was found early Thursday morning in a patch of woods in Lexington County, Richland County Sheriffs said during a video press conference. The teen’s father, Sharif Malik Amenhotep, is an active member of the Brick City Peace Collective…
'Sami's Law' Requires Signs On Uber, Lyft Vehicles To Protect NJ Riders 'Sami's Law' Requires Signs On Uber, Lyft Vehicles To Protect NJ Riders
'Sami's Law' Requires Signs On Uber, Lyft Vehicles To Protect NJ Riders New Jersey will soon require signs, QR codes and placards on Uber, Lyft and other ride-sharing vehicles to protect passengers from getting into the wrong car. “Sami’s Law” was named after Samantha “Sami” Josephson, a 21-year-old University of South Carolina student from Robbinsville who was kidnapped and stabbed to death in Columbia, SC in March 2019 by a man she mistook for an Uber driver. New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission Board on Thursday approved the measure, which takes effect once it’s published in the state register. The law will require rideshare vehicles to have a lighted or r…
Ryan Heilimann, Successful Business Owner In Area, Dies At 37 Ryan Heilimann, Successful Business Owner In Area, Dies At 37
Ryan Heilimann, Successful Business Owner In Area, Dies At 37 Ryan Allen Heilimann, a successful and highly regarded business owner in the area, died unexpectedly on July 1 at St Francis Hospital of Hartford. He was 37. The Staatsburg resident was a son, brother, grandson, nephew and uncle and owner of his own business. He was a caring and fair boss to his employees as well as an honest, detail-oriented professional to his customers, according to his obituary.  He was a fun, loyal teammate to all those he played hockey with from his start at age 12 with the Dutchess Hawks to FD Roosevelt High School varsity to juniors with the Troy, NY Uncle…
Paroled Gang Member Arrested On Drugs And Weapons Charges In Newark Paroled Gang Member Arrested On Drugs And Weapons Charges In Newark
Paroled Gang Member Arrested On Drugs And Weapons Charges In Newark A member of the Bloods street gang who is on parole for aggravated manslaughter was arrested Tuesday night in an ongoing crackdown of Newark’s drug trade, Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura said Wednesday. Al-Tariq Carter, 28, who was charged a decade ago in a shooting that left one man dead and another injured, was spotted by sheriff’s detectives who were staking out Nevada and West Kinney streets Tuesday. Carter, who was sitting on the passenger side of a Mercedes, was seen getting cash in exchange for items he handed to two people who approached the car. Detectives smelled burnt mari…
Construction Firm Cited For Exposing Employees To Hazards At Worksite In Bridgeport Construction Firm Cited For Exposing Employees To Hazards At Worksite In Bridgeport
Construction Firm Cited For Exposing Employees To Hazards At Worksite In Bridgeport A South Carolina construction company faces nearly $150,000 in proposed fines for exposing workers to hazards at a construction site in Bridgeport. Columbia, South Carolina-based LLE Construction LLC faces $146,554 in penalties, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), as reported here by Westfair.  OSHA inspectors observed employees installing shingles and a skylight without fall protection at the Bridgeport site, which was not specified. LLE also was cited for failing to provide fall protection, train employees to recognize fall ha…
Paterson PD: Officers Cut Open Dealer's Pants To Retrieve Stolen Handgun Paterson PD: Officers Cut Open Dealer's Pants To Retrieve Stolen Handgun
Paterson PD: Officers Cut Open Dealer's Pants To Retrieve Stolen Handgun PATERSON, N.J. -- A dealer selling from his car was carrying a loaded gun that Paterson police retrieved by cutting open his pants, authorities said. Officers Rene Alicea and Christopher Polonkay were on patrol late Friday when in an area known for violent crime, open-air drug sales and gangs,when they saw a man approach a silver Honda Accord driven by Jose R. Espinal-Henriquez, 23, of Paterson, in front of a Market Street liquor store, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The man, identified as Pedro Cruz, paid for a bag of pot, then walked away, he said. Espinal-Henriquez was startled an…