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Paramus, NJ

Real Estate

NJ Mansion Tax: Lawmakers Just Quietly Passed A New Bill That Makes Selling Way More Expensive New Jersey’s luxury real estate market was thrown into turmoil after lawmakers passed a sweeping mansion tax bill on Monday, June 30, shifting the state’s high-end realty transfer fee from buyers to sellers and adding steep new tiers up to 3.5%. Under the new law, Assembly Bill 5804, sellers of homes over $1 million will absorb what had historically been a 1% buyer-paid fee, with significant increases for higher-value properties. The rates for sellers rises to: 2% over $2 million 2.5% over $2.5 million 3% over $3 million 3.5% over $3.5 million That means a seller of a $4 million home will …

by Cecilia Levine

07/02/2025

Phoenixville, PA

News

$21K Raised For PA/NJ Police Officer's Widow ID'd After Suicide In Township Parking Lot More than $21,000 has been raised for the widow of a Pennsylvania police officer and New Jersey-trained lawman who died by suicide outside the Upper Providence Township campus, according to a recently verified GoFundMe campaign. Christian Flynn, a full-time Upper Providence Township Police Officer and longtime firefighter with the Limerick Fire Department, and seasonal officer in Sea Isle City in New Jersey, died by suicide outside the municipal campus on Monday evening, June 2, authorities announced. “There was no danger to the public at any time,” Upper Providence police wrote in an…

by Jillian Pikora

07/02/2025

North Andover, MA

Police & Fire

Officer Shot By Fellow Cop While Being Served Restraining Order ID'd As New Mom A North Andover police officer is recovering in the hospital after she was shot by a fellow officer during a call to her home involving a restraining order. Officer Kelsey Fitzsimmons was off-duty when three of her coworkers, including a supervisor, came to her house on Phillips Brooks Road in North Andover on Monday, June 30, to serve her with a court-approved restraining order, authorities said. That’s when, authorities say, something went wrong. "When one of the officers was escorting Ms. Fitzsimmons during the service of the court order, an armed confrontation took place," said Essex Co…

by Josh Lanier

07/01/2025

Yonkers, NY

News

Jury Reaches Verdict On 4 Of 5 Counts In Sean Combs Trial They reached four verdicts, but left the biggest one hanging. Click here for a new, updated story - Sean Combs Found Guilty On 2 Of 5 Counts In NY Sex Trafficking Trial Jurors in the federal trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs told the court in New York they have reached decisions on four of the five charges facing the embattled music mogul, who remains detained in Brooklyn on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. The holdout count is Count 1: racketeering conspiracy, the most serious of the charges and the one that could carry a life sentence if Combs is convicted. Combs, age 55, has …

by Joe Lombardi

07/01/2025

Westport, CT

Police & Fire

CT Psychiatrist Sexually Assaulted Patient: Police A Connecticut psychiatrist was arrested this week and charged with sexually assaulting a patient, police said. Dr. Lazaro Pomeraniec, of Westport, was arrested by Fairfield police on Monday, June 30, and charged with sexual assault in the fourth degree. Police did not provide details of the allegations to protect the victim's identity. Dr. Pomeraniec was released on a $25,000 fine, police said. Investigators ask anyone with information on the case or who believes they may have been a victim to contact the Fairfield Police Special Victims Unit at (203) 254-4804. This is a deve…

by Josh Lanier

07/01/2025

Hackensack, NJ

News

Sex Slave Sting: Women Held In NJ Homes, Forced Into Brothels, AG Says Eight people have been charged with racketeering and human trafficking for running a prostitution ring out of several homes in Trenton and Camden, authorities said. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced the charges on Tuesday, July 1, following a months-long investigation that began in May 2024. At least 15 victims were located during raids at five properties, investigators said. According to the criminal complaints, Vilma Deleon Bracamonte, also known as “Janet,” 55, of Hamilton, and Maria Soledad Xec Chan, 42, of Trenton, were the alleged ringleaders. They face charges …

by Cecilia Levine

07/01/2025

Wantagh, NY

News

Boy, 12, Airlifted After Scooter Crash With SUV On Long Island A 12-year-old boy was airlifted to the hospital after being struck by an SUV while riding a scooter on Long Island. The crash happened in Wantagh, at the intersection of Sunrise Highway and Old Mill Road, at around 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 1, Nassau County Police said. The boy was heading east on Sunrise Highway, attempting to cross Old Mill Road on a scooter, when he was hit by a Honda SUV. The vehicle was being driven by a 30-year-old woman making a left turn from Sunrise Highway. The driver remained at the scene. The injured boy was transported by police helicopter to Cohen Children’s M…

by Michael Mashburn

07/01/2025

Mount Sinai, NY

News

Body Pulled From NY Harbor Is Man Missing Since 2010, Widow Confirms A Long Island widow has finally received the closure she's been seeking for nearly 15 years. Human remains discovered in a submerged vehicle in Mount Sinai Harbor on Monday, June 30, are those of Robert “Bob” Long, who disappeared in 2010, his wife Joanne confirmed on Facebook. "My husband's remains have been recovered," she said on the "Please Help Find Bob Long" Facebook group. "I would like to express my gratitude for your unwavering support, dedication, compassion, and respect during these difficult years." The discovery was made at around 5 p.m. Monday when volunteer dive teams from E…

by Michael Mashburn

07/01/2025

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