An unspecified bomb threat forced the closure of Marlboro Township Schools in New Jersey Thursday as authorities worked to identify the source and veracity of the threat. The superintendent for Marlboro Township Schools, which enrolls nearly 5,000 students in pre-K-8th grade, initially called for a two-hour delayed opening for schools in the district, citing the emailed bomb threat. “This decision
Sen. Robert Menendez may blame his wife if he takes the stand during his trial, claiming she was the one getting the money and hiding the truth from him, according to court filings.
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A police officer was shot in a quiet New Jersey suburb Monday after an
A crash involving a mini school bus and an SUV demolished both vehicles in Westchester County’s Yorktown Friday, according to authorities and video from the scene. It wasn’t clear how many kids were on the bus at the time of the 9:30 a.m. crash on Old Yorktown Road, nor was it known where the bus was headed. There was also
More than 50 aftershocks have been recorded after a 4.8-magnitude earthquake in New Jersey shook the tri-state area last Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Now, the USGS is deploying ‘aftershock kits’ in the area to better document data from aftershocks. Eight kits will be deployed this week to track where the aftershocks originate, how long they last, and how
Law enforcement officers converged on a Queens intersection where a grenade was found outside a Chase Bank Tuesday, authorities said. No injuries were reported. Traffic was halted in the area, near 112th Street and Liberty Avenue, after a call about the suspicious device came in around 11:20 a.m. Hours later, it still appeared to be shut down. A bomb squad
We are mere hours away from one of the most exciting celestial events – a total solar eclipse. During a total solar eclipse, the moon passes in front of the sun, blocking at least part of it from view. The last total solar eclipse was on Aug. 21, 2017. While the New York City area is not in the path
So what’s the science behind what happens to cause an earthquake? Here’s a look at the anatomy of the New Jersey quake and try to explain the why and how of it all.
New Jersey and New York City dwellers were abruptly shaken Friday morning by an escalating, rumbling vibration. It was the second time this year that an earthquake struck the region, triggering panicking phone calls from Manhattan to Albany to Long Island, Montclair and Brooklyn. An earthquake is usually a foreign experience to New Yorkers, and it naturally sounded the alarms
Did you feel it? A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck New Jersey Friday, triggering frenzied phone calls from all the way from Manhattan to Albany to Long Island, Montclair and Brooklyn. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit 4.3 miles north-northeast of White House station, in Hunterdon County. It reverberated throughout the entire tri-state area, based on witness reports. No
Authorities are looking for yet another man who randomly punched a woman in the face in Manhattan, this time in Union Square, as the hunt others in a string of similar unprovoked attacks in recent weeks. This case, which was reported by police Thursday but happened March 20, marks at least the sixth such attack since that date. Earlier this