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Darien, CT

News

Scammers Target Data Breach Fears: How To Stay Safe Data breach scams are on the rise, with cybercriminals exploiting real breaches to trick victims into handing over personal information. These scams involve fake notifications sent by email, text, or phone calls, often claiming that your data has been exposed. Scammers use tactics like creating a sense of urgency or impersonating trusted entities, such as banks, government agencies, or credit-monitoring companies. The goal is to scare victims into clicking malicious links, providing login credentials, or even making payments for fake services. Michael Bruemmer, head of global data-br…

by Joe Lombardi

06/28/2026

Paramus, NJ

News

Hitler Baby Photo Found In NJ Middle School Yearbooks, Principal Says A New Jersey middle school collected its yearbooks after an image in the baby pictures section was identified as a baby photo of Adolf Hitler, school officials said. Students at East Brook Middle School in Paramus had already received their yearbooks before administrators discovered the image, Principal Ryan Aupperlee said in a letter to families sent Thursday, June 25. "Earlier today, after students had already received their yearbooks, we learned that the baby pictures section of the yearbook contained an image that was later identified as an infant photograph of Adolf Hitler," the princi…

by Cecilia Levine

06/27/2026

Hackensack, NJ

News

Hackensack's White Manna Could Soon Have New Address, Bigger Home One of Hackensack's most recognizable restaurants could soon be getting a new home. An application to relocate White Manna from its longtime location at 350 River St. to 112-120 Hackensack Ave., was approved at the June 10 meeting, as first reported by JerseyDigs. The application, submitted by Esther Realty, calls for relocating the historic diner to 112-120 Hackensack Ave. and constructing a roughly 1,950-square-foot, one-story restaurant featuring an expanded kitchen, takeout service area, ADA-accessible dining room and restroom, an additional restroom, and office space. Plans also includ…

by Cecilia Levine

06/26/2026

Hackensack, NJ

News

Nobody Wanted Luna — Until She Was On TV A senior dog who arrived at a New Jersey animal shelter sick, neglected and in need of urgent medical care has found her forever home after her story aired on News 12 New Jersey. And it all happened in a matter of hours. Eight-year-old Luna was surrendered by a Hackensack family to the shelter on March 6 because her family was moving and could not take her, Shelter Manager Meg Tedeschi said. When Luna arrived, her condition was severe. "Her feet were really swollen with puss-filled sores and she was missing a lot of hair with bald patches," Tedeschi said. "She was also severely overwei…

by Cecilia Levine

06/26/2026

Bayport-Blue Point, NY

Police & Fire

Sex Trafficking Uncovered During Domestic Call At New York Hotel: Police A domestic incident call led to the discovery of a suspected sex trafficking operation at a Long Island hotel. Now, the suspected ring leader has been indicted, prosecutors announced on Friday, June 26. Torrey Brown, who is undomiciled but formerly of Queens, was accused of trapping a woman inside a Long Island motel room, beating her, threatening her with a knife, and forcing her into commercial sex acts through violence and drugs, the Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Friday, June 26. The 35-year-old, also known as "Smiley," was arraigned on one count of …

by Jillian Pikora

06/26/2026

Atlantic City, NJ

News

New Nancy Guthrie Note Claims Video Evidence, Suspect Names A troubling family mystery has taken another unsettling turn. A mystery sender claims to have video and suspect information tied to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, the media outlet TMZ reported Friday, June 26. Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson, Arizona, home on Sunday, Feb. 1. She has not been found. TMZ reported that it received a new email from a person who claims to know the identities of Nancy Guthrie’s kidnappers. The outlet said it authenticated the email as coming from the same person who sent earlier messa…

by Joe Lombardi

06/26/2026

Jersey City, NJ

Obituaries

College Student From NJ Dies Week Before 20th Birthday As Organ Donor Sophia Lynn Donath, a college student from Jersey City, died unexpectedly on Saturday, June 20 — just one week shy of her 20th birthday, according to her obituary on the Magliaccio Funeral Home website. Now, more than $10,000 has been raised on a GoFundMe to establish a performing arts scholarship in her memory. A 2024 High Tech High School graduate, she was studying musical theater at the University of Miami while pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, according to her obituary. In her final act of kindness, Sophia became an organ donor, "giving others the gift of life," the GoFundM…

by Cecilia Levine

06/26/2026

Beacon, NY

Police & Fire

Man, 34, Dies After Cliff Diving Into Creek In Dutchess County A 34-year-old Orange County man failed to resurface after diving into a Dutchess County creek, leading to an extensive search that ultimately led to the recovery of his body, police said. The incident began at around 7:34 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, in the area just southeast of 508 Fishkill Ave. in Beacon. There, police, firefighters, and EMS crews were dispatched after receiving a report that a cliff diver had gone underwater and did not come back up, according to Beacon Police. First responders arrived about six minutes later, where witnesses told officers that 34-year-old New…

by Ben Crnic

06/26/2026

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