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Paramus, NJ

Lifestyle

Jason Statham Movie Upsets 'Snow White' At Box Office Not even the mirror on the wall saw this box office result coming. The new Jason Statham movie, "A Working Man" was #1 at the box office this past weekend, edging out Disney's heavily hyped and very expensive "Snow White." "A Working Man" made $15.2 million to "Snow White's" $14.2 million. "Snow White," which fell 66% in its second weekend, has been beset by controversy. The movie faced criticism over the casting of Rachel Zegler, who is Latina, for playing a character described as having skin as white as snow, and over its portrayal of dwarfs, with Peter Dinklage calling "Snow White" …

by Sam Barron

03/31/2025

Hartford, CT

Business

National Burrito Day 2025: Where To Score Free Burritos, Hot Deals, New Menu Items Several national chains are offering special deals on a huge day for burrito lovers. With National Burrito Day coming on Thursday, Apr. 3, plenty of restaurants of all sizes are offering deals to celebrate. Some have freebies, while others have new items on the menu. Here's how some nationwide companies are marking National Burrito Day: The Burrito Vault Returns Chipotle is bringing back its popular Burrito Vault game, giving away more than $1 million in free burritos. Starting at 9 a.m. on Monday, Mar 31, rewards members in the US and Canada can play by guessing the correct burrito i…

by Chris Spiker

03/31/2025

Bristol, PA

Police & Fire

Coroner IDs Motorcyclist Killed By Wrong-Way Driver On PA Turnpike Officials have identified the motorcyclist who they say was struck and killed by a wrong-way driver on the PA Turnpike Sunday, March 30. Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio identified the biker as John Joseph Sweeney, 50, of Bristol, PA. Sweeney had gone out with a group of five other riders when he was struck by a wrong-way driver, a 24-year-old woman from Perth Amboy, NJ, according to Buglio and Pennsylvania State Police. The crash happened around 10:10 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-476 at mile marker 67.1 in Washington Township, PSP said. Following an autopsy, Buglio ruled the …

by Cecilia Levine

03/31/2025

Patchogue-Medford, NY

Police & Fire

Long Island Man Trying To Save 100+ Felines From Fire Dies With Them Instead, Friends Say They called him "The Cat Man." And in the end, he died exactly how he lived — risking everything to save the animals he loved. Posted by Chris Arsenault on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 Chris Arsenault, 65, was found dead alongside more than 100 cats after running back inside his Long Island rescue, Happy Cat Sanctuary, in a desperate attempt to save them from a fire early Monday, March 31, friend Jenny Ubinas said on Facebook. Arsenault’s body was recovered by firefighters at the scene of the blaze, which broke out at his Medford sanctuary near Dourland Road and Clifford Lane, Suffolk C…

by Michael Mashburn

03/31/2025

Accokeek, MD

News

Fraudulent Texts Pretend To Be From USPS A new scam is targeting people with fraudulent text messages pretending to be from the United States Postal Service (USPS) — and officials are urging caution. The US Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) is warning customers about a rise in phishing and smishing attacks, where fraudsters send fake texts and emails that appear to come from USPS. The messages often claim that a package is delayed or that a payment is due, directing recipients to click a link that steals personal information. Postal inspectors say these scams are becoming more advanced, but there are clear warning signs: Smishi…

by Joe Lombardi

03/31/2025

Franklin Township, NJ

Police & Fire

NJ Cops ID Pilot Killed In Small Plane Crash Authorities have identified the pilot killed in a small plane crash in Somerset County over the weekend. Pankaj Mohan, 61, of Lawrenceville, was operating a Cirrus SR22 that crashed in a wooded area of Franklin Township at approximately 10:35 a.m. Sunday, March 30, according to the FAA and Franklin Township Police Capt. Vincent Wilson. The plane departed Princeton Airport and was headed for Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina, the FAA said. Only Mohan was on board. Following the crash, Franklin Township's former mayor, Chris Kelly, told the Franklin Reporter & A…

by Cecilia Levine

03/30/2025

Somerville, MA

Politics

Tufts Student Arrested By Agents In Massachusetts, Moved to Louisiana Detention Center: Report A Tufts University student who was arrested by federal agents in Massachusetts last week was later located in a detention center more than 1,500 miles away in Louisiana, CNN reported. Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, was walking to meet friends for dinner after breaking her Ramadan fast on Tuesday, March 25, in Somerville, Massachusetts, when six plainclothes officers approached her and took her into custody. Officers hid their faces with cloth coverings and masks before putting her in handcuffs and into the back of an unmarked police car. The incident was recorded on surveillance video and circul…

by Josh Lanier

03/30/2025

Monsey, NY

News

Wig-Making Influencer Arrested In Horrific Brooklyn Crash That Killed Family: Cops, Sources A former Brooklyn wig influencer has been charged in a horrific crash that killed a mother and two of her young daughters while critically injuring her son on Ocean Parkway, while driving on a suspended license, according to the NYPD and Daily Voice sources. Miriam Yarimi, 32, was arrested Saturday, March 29, after police say she blew through a red light at Quentin Road and Ocean Parkway and slammed into a Toyota Camry before plowing into a family in a marked crosswalk just after 1 p.m. The victims — Natasha Saada, 34, and her daughters Diana, 8, and Deborah, 5 — were pronounced dead at Mai…

by Cecilia Levine

03/30/2025

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