A 63-year-old immigrant from South Korea was killed by an SUV in Dumont on September 25 as she was crossing a street near her dry cleaning business. According to NorthJersey.com, Eun Ok Jo, who became an immigration success story after moving to the country 30 years ago, was walking at East Madison Avenue and Howard Street shortly after 9:30 a.m. …
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Ramapo, a town in Rockland County, New York, has a population of more than 126,000 and has a total area of 61.9 square miles. The town sits north of Bergen and Passaic Counties in New Jersey, southeast of Orange County, N.Y., south of the town of Haverstraw, and west of Clarkstown and Orangetown. Ramapo encompasses about one-third of Rockland County’s …
Man Files Lawsuit Against BMW and Bridgestone Over “Dangerous” Tires
A man in New Jersey has filed a lawsuit against BMW and Bridgestone for selling tires that “suffer catastrophic failure after mere months of use”, according to Courthouse News Service. The man is attempting to have his case converted to a class action lawsuit so other consumers can join him in his fight. According to Courthouse News Service, David Greene …
Bethenny Frankel Divorce Case Heats Up Child Custody Battle
Realty television star and talk show host Bethenny Frankel was in a Manhattan courthouse earlier this month for divorce proceedings. Frankel is in the process of divorcing her estranged husband Jason Hoppy, who she separated from in January. Radar Online reported that the former couple is fighting over custody of their three-year-old daughter Bryn, with the case headed for trial, …
Dozens of People Injured in Brooklyn Bus Accident
A Brooklyn bus accident with a Metropolitan Transportation Authority vehicle injured 41 people on September 9. According to CBS News, the accident occurred at 4:40 p.m., at Albany Avenue and Herkimer Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of the borough. Dozens of people on the bus were injured according to the FDNY, with many people transported to area hospitals. In all, …
Clint Eastwood’s Wife Files For Legal Separation
According to the Associated Press, Clint Eastwood’s second wife filed for legal separation last week from the movie star. The AP reported that Dina Eastwood filed a petition to separate from Clint in the Monterey County Superior Court in California. In her petition, she is seeking spousal support and physical custody of the couple’s 16-year-old daughter Morgan. The AP reported …
Man Killed in Palisades Interstate Parkway Car Accident
According to CBS News, a man was killed in a multi-car accident on August 14 on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Rockland County. At around midnight, a speeding vehicle caused the three-car crash, as it went off the highway’s northbound lanes, near Exit 6, before hitting a tree and splitting into two pieces. CBS reports that the car was destroyed …
Divorce Rate Tied to More Men Living Alone
A recent Huffington Post article, using information provided by the U.S. Census, shows that more American men are living alone than ever before, possibly due to divorce. According to the HuffPost, Census data shows that the number of men between the ages of ages of 15 and 64, who are the head of a one-person household, has risen since 1970. …
Bronx Nursing Home Employee Charged with Endangering Resident
According to CBS News, a nurse was indicted last month on criminal charges after he allegedly beat a disabled resident at a Bronx nursing home. CBS News reported that Lennox Seymour, 46, of Nanuet, was charged with endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person, which carries up to a four-year prison sentence. Seymour is a licensed LPN and worked …
Vincent Cassel and Monica Belluci Separate, Plan Divorce
According to USA Today, actors Monica Belluci and Vincent Cassel have separated and plan to divorce after 14 years of marriage. Cassel’s representatives confirmed the 46-year-old actor and his wife are separating by “mutual agreement”, according to USA Today. Cassel, who has starred in Black Swan, Ocean’s Twelve and Eastern Promises, and Bellucci, who has starred in The Passion of …