Brynn Cartelli NBC’s “The Voice” is back in action, and it’s safe to say the singing competition is off to a strong start. The show, which kicked off its 14th season on Feb. 26, featured a whole new crop of talented artists in its season premiere, including 14-year-old Brynn Cartelli. The pop-country sounding singer, who hails…
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Norway’s ‘doomsday’ seed bank, which seeks to protect the world’s crops from natural disasters, on Monday said it had gathered more than a million varieties as it marked its 10-year anniversary. Dubbed the “Noah’s Ark” of food crops, the Global Seed Vault is located deep inside a mountain on Svalbard, a remote Arctic island in a…
Todd Frazier is staying in New York. After a brief stay in the Bronx, Frazier will play in Flushing this upcoming season after agreeing to terms on a two-year, $17-million contract with the Mets, according to sources. The deal is pending a physical, and The Athletic first reported the deal. Frazier became a fan favorite with…
A team of astrophysicists has discovered the first planet population outside the Milky Way. Image of the gravitational lens RX J1131-1231 galaxy with the lens galaxy at the center and four lensed background quasars. It is estimated that there are trillions of planets in the center elliptical galaxy in this image. Image credits: University of Oklahoma.…
PHILADELPHIA — A massive fight that left at least one fan bloodied and created chaos in the parking lots of Lincoln Financial Field broke out on Sunday just hours before kickoff between the Eagles and Minnesota Vikings. OPEN PHOTO GALLERY HERE. It is not clear at this point what started the fight, which took place around…
Television personality Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino and his brother, Marc
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Irish singer Dolores O’Riordan, who was well-known for as the lead singer of “The Cranberries,” has died in London, her publicist says. She was 46 years old. “Irish and international singer Dolores O’Riordan has died suddenly in London today,” her publicist said in a brief statement on Monday. It provided no further details about the cause…
On Tuesday night, the Travel Channel will air its episode
Professor Digby Tatum of the University of Sheffield claims that our brains have the biological equivalent of a Wi-Fi, allowing other, nearby people to pick up micro-signals, gathering more information about our personality and what we’re communicating. Our brain avoids eye contact because it gets overwhelmed by stimuli. Image via Wikipedia. The interbrain We’ve known for…
wordpress-photo Congratulations are in order for George H.W. Bush and wife Barbara, who just celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary and marked the longest marriage in presidential history! The former president married the former first lady on this day back in 1945 after meeting her when he was just 16 years old. After long-distance dating for a…
A New Jersey woman won $5 million with a scratch-off lottery ticket she purchased accidentally in New York City and didn’t even bother checking for two weeks. Oksana Zaharov, 46, of Edgewater, told New York Lottery officials she meant to buy $1 scratch-off ticket but was mistakenly issued a $10 Set for Life ticket by the…
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“House of Cards” will resume production in 2018 without Kevin Spacey, according to Ted Sarandos, the chief content officer of Netflix. The sixth and final season of the popular series will feature a lead role for Robin Wright, who plays the wife of Spacey’s character. Production on the sixth season of “House of Cards” came to…
Facebook on Monday unveiled a version of its Messenger application for children, aimed at enabling kids under 12 to connect with others under parental supervision. Messenger Kids is being rolled out for Apple iOS mobile devices in the United States on a test basis as a standalone video chat and messaging app. Product manager Loren Cheng…
“The Today Show” co-host Matt Lauer is the latest liberal accused of sexual assault. NBC’s Lauer was considered a morning show king, and according to MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” co-host Willie Geist was “the most powerful person at NBC News.” Just a few months prior to the news breaking about his workplace Wednesday, Lauer took on former…
Randy Levine has never been shy about speaking his mind–especially when money is on the table. The Yankees president has become known for boasting about his team–or against certainly players (Dellin Betances) when he feels it’s necessary. The latest to feel the wrath of Levine: President Donald Trump. The reason? Trump’s tax plan, which Levine is…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle *A large crowd has gathered outside Kensington Palace this morning to celebrate and discuss their feelings on the announced engagement of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle. The prince, fifth in line to the throne, will marry the American actress in spring 2018 and they’ll live at Nottingham Cottage in Kensington Palace,…
Denzel Washington stressed the importance of having a positive father figure in the home while speaking recently about the mass incarceration of black males. The Oscar-winning actor told a reporter for The Grio during a special advanced screening in New York of his film “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” that positive change in the black community “starts…
An elephant that has starred in feature films and commercials crushed its owner to death in Thailand, zoo officials said Tuesday, setting off fresh debate over the kingdom’s animal tourism industry. The accident took place Monday morning in the northern city of Chiang Mai, just after owner Somsak Riengngen unchained the five-tonne elephant Ekasit. With a…
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higgins John Hillerman, the 84-year-old actor who most notably starred in Magnum, P.I. as Tom Selleck’s exacting sidekick Higgins, has died at his home in Houston. A spokesperson for the family confirmed the news, according to the Hollywood Reporter. At this time, the cause of death has not been released. RELATED: With a reboot in the…
Disney on Thursday announced plans for a new Star Wars trilogy as it builds on the beloved and profitable science fiction film franchise. “We have big ambitions for the Star Wars franchise,” Disney chief executive Robert Iger said during a quarterly earnings call. Disney just closed a deal with Rian Johnson, director of upcoming film “The…
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Actor and musician Corey Feldman, who has spoken out for years against pedophilia in the entertainment industry, took to Twitter Monday night to celebrate the “turning of the tide” on Hollywood sex abuse in light of the downfall of film producer Harvey Weinstein. “I have prayed endlessly 2 witness the turning of the tide, I only…
TRENTON — The two major-party candidates running to succeed Chris Christie as New Jersey’s governor — Democrat Phil Murphy and Republican Kim Guadagno — will face off Tuesday night in their first televised debate, exactly four weeks before Election Day. Here’s what you need to know about the first N.J. gubernatorial debate of 2017: WHAT TIME:…
In early Saturday morning tweets, President Donald Trump set his sights on left-leaning late-night television hosts. Comedians such as , and have increasingly made headlines for their political monologues and jokes directed at none other than the president of the United States Trump said the hosts were “always anti-Trump,” and he brought up a 1934 “equal…
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Former football star O.J. Simpson walked out of a Nevada prison early Sunday morning after serving nine years for a Las Vegas kidnapping and armed robbery. The 2007 hotel room heist in Las Vegas brought the conviction and prison time that Simpson avoided in the killings of his ex-wife and her friend after his 1995 acquittal…
Twitter’s verdict is in! Fans on social media let Megyn Kelly have it on Twitter during the premiere episode of “Megyn Kelly TODAY.” The new talk show replaced “TODAY’S Take” — with Al Roker and Tamron Hall — in the “TODAY” 9 a.m. hour on Sept. 25 after the host left her Fox News series “The…
Actress Lisa Spoonauer of “Clerks” died from an accidental overdose of painkillers, according to a report in TMZ, citing documents from the Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office. The actress, who played the role of Dante’s ex-girlfriend Caitlin Bree in the iconic 1994 Kevin Smith comedy, was also suffering from cancer, anemia, lung disease, and immune deficiency,…
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The events of Sept. 11, 2001, gave way to countless stories of tragedy, desperation and pain. They also also gave way to stories of bravery and unity. Amid the rubble and devastation of a terrorist attack that changed this country forever were people helping each other and first responders running toward certain danger. The country will…
By Deirdre Conroy, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan. Results may vary. Stokkete/shutterstock.com If you speak to someone who has suffered from insomnia at all as an adult, chances are good that person has either tried using marijuana, or cannabis, for sleep or has thought about it. This is reflected in the many variations…
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JACKSON,NJ-Spurred by complaints over eruvs installed by Orthodox Jewish residents in the township, the township of Jackson, New Jersey has issued a directive to residents to remove all obstructions in the public right of way.
With some residents in town complaining about the eruvs, poles, attached to each other by thin wire to mark out areas where they may carry objects such as keys, strollers and even babies, according to Jewish religious law, the township was at a loss on how to enforce the new objects popping up around town.
According to sources within the township, the matter has been under legal review for several weeks, but this week, the township began issuing code violations and warnings to anyone who obstructed the public right of way between the public street and a homeowner’s property, typically encompassing the curbs, public easements, sidewalks and varying distances beyond the sidewalks.
Many residents complained on social media this week about receiving violations notices for eruvs, basketball hoops and even landscaping that resided in the public right of way.
Violations cited township ordinance 372-8 and 372-10, stating that the failure to remove the objects from the public space could lead to fines up to $2,000 and 90 days in jail.
We reached out to the township officials, including Mayor Michael Reina, Township Business Administrator Helene Schlegel and the five member township council township and received the following response from Administrator Schlegel:
Please be advised that Township ordinance § 372-8 states, “No person shall encumber or obstruct any street or public place with any article or thing whatsoever unless permission has been first obtained in writing from the Township Committee of the Township of Jackson.” We are simply fairly and equitably enforcing the existing ordinance as written.
According to township ordinance, 372-10, fines could range from $100 to $2,000 and could land the violator in jail for up to 90 days.
Township code officials have issued “Notice of Violation and Order to Correct” notices to residents. We asked the township to confirm the number of violations issued, but have not received a response.
“Basketball hoop in street or right of way. Must be removed,” read one violation we obtained from a surprised resident.
An attachment to the violations from the township identified basketball hoops, advertising signs, real estate signs, poles and eruv wires, and for sales signs as obstructions that could land a homeowner with a violation notice.
The cast of the Jersey Shore was reunited to film a commercial for Burger King’s chicken parm sandwich. Absent from the video was Ronnie Ortiz, who according to TooFab, was not available for the shoot.
“The reunion was for a Burger King commercial and it was shot on East Coast, but he is in a holding position right now because he’s filming on the West Coast,” his rep told TooFab.
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Seaside Heights’ own Bikini Boys won this year’s Belmar Sandcastle competition.
“In a fiery blaze we we soared above our competition and won the Belmar Sandcastle Competition today in Belmar, NJ. Here is what we made today an “Etch A Dragon”! Hope you enjoy please like and share!” they posted on Facebook.
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SEASIDE HEIGHTS-Last night’s Parrot Beach concert was rained out, but it has been rescheduled.
“Parrotbeach concert has been rescheduled from tonight to July 26th. Hello Jimmy Buffett fans and citizens of Margaritaville. Due to the weather forecast for thunderstorms this evening, which have a 50% chance of being right and 50% chance of being wrong, we rescheduled Parrotbeach’s concert to Wednesday, July 26th. That is also a fireworks night. Double the fun. And all free,” the borough said.
After seven aborted missions, NASA is going to try again to launch a rocket that will generate colorful artificial clouds in the night sky over the Atlantic coast as part of a study on how air moves in the upper atmosphere. The launch is planned for Friday night, sometime between 9:05 p.m. and 9:20 p.m., weather…
JACKSON – Metropolis is under attack and the Justice League team of superheroes needs help. That is the scenario that riders of Six Flags Great Adventure’s new 4D ride Justice League: Battle for Metropolis – which opened for season pass holders on Thursday – are faced with as they don 3D glasses and head into a…
Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen’s entry into the commercial space race has been revealed. Allen posted a picture of a plane nicknamed the “Roc” on Twitter, showing an extremely unusual and enormous plane that he hopes will eventually launch rockets into space. The Roc has six engines, two fuselages, 28 wheels and is built by Allen’s company…
New Jersey residents on Friday should be able to end their week with some pretty nice weather that should carry into Saturday. Friday should be mostly sunny with highs near 77. After 2 p.m., however, there is a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Forecasters say highs will reach 79 in Vineland, Trenton and Newark. There…
