Bensalem, PA
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Rita's New Summer Menu Features Frozen Treats Inspired By Iconic Drink, Comedies Rita's New Summer Menu Features Frozen Treats Inspired By Iconic Drink, Comedies Rita's New Summer Menu Features Frozen Treats Inspired By Iconic Drink, Comedies
Rita's New Summer Menu Features Frozen Treats Inspired By Iconic Drink, Comedies Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard is serving up a new summer menu inspired by some of TV's most popular comedies. The eastern Pennsylvania-based chain launched a limited-time promotion celebrating its new Shirley Temple Ice on Monday, July 20. "A Shirley Good Time" is part of a partnership between Rita's and TBS. The treats are available through Sunday, Aug. 23, at participating Rita's locations. "Summer has always been about creating memories with family and friends, and that's exactly what this partnership is all about," said Carmela Hughley, a senior vice president of ma…

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by Chris Spiker
National Interest
WATCH: The Awkward Trump Moment Everyone Waited For At World Cup WATCH: The Awkward Trump Moment Everyone Waited For At World Cup WATCH: The Awkward Trump Moment Everyone Waited For At World Cup
Watch: The Awkward Trump Moment Everyone Waited For At World Cup Borja Iglesias won't be going to prison after all — at least if his pre-World Cup joke was true. After video of the Spain striker saying he'd shake President Donald Trump's hand, telling Spanish outlet Panenka he "didn't want to go to prison" went viral, the two came face-to-face during the World Cup trophy ceremony at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, July 19, after Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in extra time to capture its second FIFA World Cup title. Trump joined FIFA President Gianni Infantino and other FIFA officials on stage after the match, greeting Spain's players as they made their way thr…

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by Cecilia Levine
National Interest
US Marshals Take Down 'Most Wanted' Sex Offender In Boat Off NY/NJ Coast US Marshals Take Down 'Most Wanted' Sex Offender In Boat Off NY/NJ Coast US Marshals Take Down 'Most Wanted' Sex Offender In Boat Off NY/NJ Coast
US Marshals Take Down 'Most Wanted' Sex Offender In Boat Off NY/NJ Coast A convicted sex offender who disappeared during his Rhode Island trial more than 20 years ago was captured aboard a sailboat off the coast of New York and New Jersey, federal authorities announced Thursday, July 16. Ronald L. Fischer, one of Rhode Island's most wanted fugitives, was arrested after an intensive investigation by the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force, the FBI, and multiple law enforcement agencies, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. During the past 48 hours, investigators developed and confirmed new leads that placed Fischer in New York, authorities said. Inve…

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by Cecilia Levine
Forked River-Lacey, NJ
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Family Of Lacey Mom Gunned Down By Cops Speaks Out After Bodycam Release Family Of Lacey Mom Gunned Down By Cops Speaks Out After Bodycam Release Family Of Lacey Mom Gunned Down By Cops Speaks Out After Bodycam Release
Family Of Lacey Mom Gunned Down By Cops Speaks Out After Bodycam Release The family of a 55-year-old mother shot and killed by police last March at her New Jersey home said her death was avoidable and the result of "feverish and unconstitutional policing." Joshua Moskovitz, an attorney for Susanne Clarke's family, issued a statement after the New Jersey Attorney General's Office released bodycam footage and audio recordings of the deadly encounter, which showed officers trying to kick in Clarke's front door and her running while holding a knife. Clarke had originally called 9-1-1 because she believed she was having a heart attack, but when police arrived, she sp…

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by Sam Barron
Union City, NJ
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81-Year-Old Sexually Assaulted 11-Year-Old At Union City Flea Market: Prosecutor 81-Year-Old Sexually Assaulted 11-Year-Old At Union City Flea Market: Prosecutor 81-Year-Old Sexually Assaulted 11-Year-Old At Union City Flea Market: Prosecutor
81-Year-Old Sexually Assaulted 11-Year-Old At Union City Flea Market: Prosecutor An 81-year-old Williamstown man is charged with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old, authorities announced Wednesday, July 15. Mamdouh Ghattas sexually assaulted the victim at a flea market in Union City in June 2022, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. Ghattas was apprehended Port Authority Police Department at Newark Liberty International Airport and transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance, Mello said. He is charged with sexual assault by contact and endangering the welfare of a child, Mello said.

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by Sam Barron
South Brunswick, NJ
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South Brunswick Cop Learns Fate For Stealing From PBA: Prosecutor South Brunswick Cop Learns Fate For Stealing From PBA: Prosecutor South Brunswick Cop Learns Fate For Stealing From PBA: Prosecutor
South Brunswick Cop Learns Fate For Stealing From PBA: Prosecutor A 53-year-old South Brunswick police officer has been sentenced to five years in prison after admitting to stealing $75,000 from his Policeman's Benevolent Association chapter, authorities announced Wednesday, July 1. Jason Gassman pleaded guilty to theft earlier this year, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said.  An investigation into Gassman was launched after he stole bedding valued at $100 from an Ocean Township department store, Santiago said. Gassman had served as his local PBA's treasurer since 2009, stealing more than $75,000 over the last six years by using the chap…

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by Sam Barron
Penns Grove-Carneys Point, NJ
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Penns Grove Mother Of 2 Young Kids Killed In Crash Penns Grove Mother Of 2 Young Kids Killed In Crash Penns Grove Mother Of 2 Young Kids Killed In Crash
Penns Grove Mother Of 2 Young Kids Killed In Crash Carly Corrar, a 30-year-old Penns Grove woman, was killed in a car crash on Route 295 on Friday, June 26. Corrar leaves behind her two sons, Damian, 4 and Alex, who is nearly two, according to a GoFundMe set up to support her family. "Her sudden passing has left an immeasurable void in their lives and has created many unexpected challenges for her family," Tiffany Lacsina, who organized the GoFundMe wrote. The fundraiser will go toward helping her two children, along with other expenses. At 9:34 a.m., troopers responded to Route 295 southbound in Oldmans Township after a Chevro…

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by Sam Barron
Newark, NJ
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Newark Code Enforcement Officer Admits To Taking Bribes: AG Newark Code Enforcement Officer Admits To Taking Bribes: AG Newark Code Enforcement Officer Admits To Taking Bribes: AG
Newark Code Enforcement Officer Admits To Taking Bribes: AG A 51-year-old Newark woman pleaded guilty to taking bribes to overlook code violations, authorities announced Friday, June 26. Sonia Rogers pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. As part of a plea agreement, she is expected to sentenced to 364 days in jail, followed by probation, Davenport said. Rogers ordered the closure of a retail establishment, threatened to fine the owners, and requested bribes of cash and free store merchandise in exchange for reopening the store and not levying the threatened fines, Davenport said. In Sep…

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by Sam Barron
Toms River, NJ
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Toms River Resident, French Citizen Voted Illegally In NJ: Feds Toms River Resident, French Citizen Voted Illegally In NJ: Feds Toms River Resident, French Citizen Voted Illegally In NJ: Feds
Toms River Resident, French Citizen Voted Illegally In NJ: Feds A 39-year-old Toms River man pleaded guilty to voting illegally in a federal election, authorities announced this week. Eliezer Kadoch pleaded guilty to voting by an alien in a federal election Wednesday, June 24, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer said. Kadoch admitted to voting in the 2022 midterm elections to elect someone to the House of Representatives, Frazier said. Kadoch is a citizen of France and not a United States citizen. He faces up to six months in prison when he is sentenced in October, Frazer said.

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by Sam Barron
Aberdeen, MD
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Popular MD-Based Cheese Line Pulled Amid Expanding Health Alert Popular MD-Based Cheese Line Pulled Amid Expanding Health Alert Popular MD-Based Cheese Line Pulled Amid Expanding Health Alert
Popular Md-based Cheese Line Pulled Amid Expanding Health Alert A growing food safety alert is putting a wide range of cheese products under the microscope across several East Coast states. Clover Hill Dairy announced on Thursday, June 18, that it is expanding an earlier recall to include all Clover Hill Dairy brand cheeses because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, according to a company announcement published by the US Food and Drug Administration. The Mechanicsville, Maryland-based company had previously recalled its Soft Ricotta/Requeson cheese. That Tuesday, June 9, recall has now broadened to include all Clover Hill Dairy chees…

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by Joe Lombardi
Vineland, NJ
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Pop-Up Party Leads To Cop Being Assaulted: Vineland PD Pop-Up Party Leads To Cop Being Assaulted: Vineland PD Pop-Up Party Leads To Cop Being Assaulted: Vineland PD
Pop-Up Party Leads To Cop Being Assaulted: Vineland PD A 40-year-old Phillipsburg woman was arrested for assaulting a police officer following a large pop-up party in Vineland, authorities announced Wednesday, June 17. On Saturday, June 13, officers responded to 2135 E. Oak Rd. and were met with multiple parking issues and several hundred people attending an unpermitted event at the residence, Vineland police said. Amy Smith was arrested and charged with aggravated assault on police and resisting arrest after  striking and biting one of the officers on the scene who was attempting to assist the subject getting medical treatment by&nbs…

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by Sam Barron
National Interest
NJ Rioter Who Bit ICE Agents Faces Federal Charges; Fireworks, Gas Canisters Hurled At Cops NJ Rioter Who Bit ICE Agents Faces Federal Charges; Fireworks, Gas Canisters Hurled At Cops NJ Rioter Who Bit ICE Agents Faces Federal Charges; Fireworks, Gas Canisters Hurled At Cops
NJ Rioter Who Bit ICE Agents Faces Federal Charges; Fireworks, Gas Canisters Hurled At Cops A New Jersey man has been federally charged after allegedly biting and kicking ICE officers outside Delaney Hall, where state officials say a small group of protesters also threw fireworks and gas canisters at law enforcement during escalating demonstrations. Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Friday, May 29, that Brendan John Geier was charged following an encounter outside the Newark immigration detention center. "We will not tolerate the vicious attacks on ICE officers we've seen in New Jersey the last few days," he said. "Assault a federal officer, you'll be held accoun…

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by Cecilia Levine