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• Woman Struck By Car In Jersey City Remains In Critical Condition

  Chrissie Cole | September 30, 2009 2:46 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  A DeKalb woman remains in critical condition at Jersey City Medical Center after being struck by a pickup truck on Tuesday night. The woman, 25, suffered head trauma and other internal injuries...

• Bicycle Frames Recalled By Norco

  Chrissie Cole | May 19, 2009 11:10 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Norco Performance Bikes, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is voluntarily recalling Norco Bicycle Frames because they can crack and separate, causing a fall...

• 7 Year-Old Dies in One Car Accident

  Jenny Albano | February 19, 2008 12:38 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  A seven year-old girl died after a car crash that occurred on Monday, February 18 at around 12:30 P.M. The crash took place on the New Jersey Turnpike and injured the girl's mother and sister.Marianne Duffy, 38, of Chevy Chase, Md., was southbound on the highway in Mercer County, near Exit 8 in East Windsor, when she lost control of her car around 12:30 p.m. Monday, said state police Sgt....

• Seoul Shik Poom Recalls Frozen Salted and Dried Yellow Croaker

  Jenny Albano | January 24, 2008 10:05 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Seoul Shik Poom, Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Frozen Salted and/or Dried Yellow Croaker because it may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, which is a bacteria that can cause sever illness or even death.The following products are being recalled:Item # Description Weight (lbs) -BG1103 Bupsungpo) Fz. Salted Yellow Croaker (bag) 2.2Lbs-BG1121B Polar) Fz. Dried Yellow...

• Patients at Risk from Long Island Doctor Who Reused Needles

  Jenny Albano | November 15, 2007 6:13 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  At least 630 patients may be at risk for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C after a Long Island doctor reused needles and syringes on patients, states new York health officials.The at risk patients were only notified of the problem last week after a three-year investigation was finished. It is known that at least two of the doctors patients have already contracted hepatitis C, which is an...

• Everlasting Distributors, Inc. Recalls Blue Ocean Smoked Indian Sardine Tamban Due to Potential Contamination

  Jenny Albano | August 31, 2007 2:15 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Everlasting Distributors, Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Blue Ocean Smoked Indian Sardine Tamban in 8 oz. packaged frozen because it may be contaminated with the bacterium that causes botulism, which is a potentially life-threatening food-bourne illness.Blue Ocean Smoked Indian Sardine Tamban was distributed in New York and New Jersey areas and it reached consumers through...

• Everlasting Distributors, Inc. Recalls Smoked Mackerel Due to Potential Contamination

  Jenny Albano | August 17, 2007 11:18 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Everlasting Distributors, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Blue Ocean Smoked Mackerel because it may be contaminated with the bacterium that causes botulism. Botulism is a rare, but very serious food-borne illness that can cause paralysis and even death.Blue Ocean Smoked Mackerel was distributed in New York and New Jersey areas and it reached consumers through retail stores. Blue...

• Three Workers Killed in Indiana Mine Accident

  Courtney Mills | August 10, 2007 3:11 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Workers at a coal mine in Princeton, Indiana were mounting an air shaft in a transport when three were killed Friday morning. Although the details are still very sketchy, the transport appeared to have fallen in the shaft, and the men were killed as a result of the fall.The coroner, the only official charged with releasing any information on the scene, was not commenting on any details...

• Drunk Girlfriend Ran Over, and Killed Boyfriend

  Jenny Albano | July 24, 2007 3:00 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  On Saturday night, a man trying to stop his girlfriend from drinking and driving ended up being dragged under the girlfriend's car and died. Jesenia Vega was leaving a block party to drive home, when her boyfriend, Louis Wiederer, tried to stop her. According to a witness he told her,"You're going to get arrested, you can't drive like that." Wiederer was hanging onto the open side window of...

• Train Crew Fired Due to Man's Death

  Jenny Albano | July 11, 2007 12:18 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  A New Jersey Transit train crew was found to have violated operating procedures after a man's death in November, and as a consequence have been fired. The three crew members-the engineer, the conductor, and the assistant conductor- are appealing the ruling.NJ Transit rules require one member of the train crew to be at the rear door of the last car, observing the platform through the window. ...