New Jersey
2.6-magnitude aftershock reported in Gladstone, New Jersey days after earthquake, USGS says
This story originally appeared on 6abc.
The United States Geological Survey reported a 2.6-magnitude aftershock in Gladstone, New Jersey, on Wednesday morning.
The aftershock was reported just before 10:30 a.m.
It comes just days after an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 startled millions of people in the East Coast on Friday morning.
The epicenter was near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey — about 60 miles northeast of Philadelphia. It had a depth of about 3 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Throughout the course of the day, several more aftershocks were felt in the area, and experts warned aftershocks could be felt for up to a week after the primary event.
Friday’s earthquake was the largest in the region area since 1973.
An earthquake between 4.0 and 4.9 is considered to be minor to moderate. There are an estimated 13,000 earthquakes in that range worldwide every year, according to a chart from Penn State University.
The next-strongest earthquake in the Philadelphia area was 4.6 magnitude, in Sinking Spring, Berks County on Jan. 16, 1994.
Over 120,000 people reported feeling Friday’s earthquake to USGS, all the way south to Delaware and north to Connecticut and upstate New York.
New Jersey
6 ethnic restaurant gems in NJ
Last week, my friend Peter who owns the Ewing Diner in Mercer County (and yes, delivers a consistently delicious breakfast daily to the morning crew) invited me to speak at the opening of the annual Greek Festival at St. George’s Church.
The kitchen team was nice enough to send me home with some delicious souvlaki, gyros, and tzatziki. Of course, the food was delicious.
And when it came up on the show, we were flooded with restaurant recommendations. We started with Greek and then turned to Mexican, Italian, and even Thai. I hope you didn’t miss my attempt at pronouncing some of the more authentic names.
Kostas in Tuckerton
Pru Thai in Clifton and Pennington
Jozanna’s in Middlesex Boro
Must-visit NJ restaurants with James Beard nominated chefs
New Jersey chefs and restaurants have continued to make the shortlist for James Beard Award semifinals for over a decade. Here are those must-try eateries open as of 2024.
Gallery Credit: Erin Vogt
The post above reflects the thoughts and observations of New Jersey 101.5 talk show host Bill Spadea. Any opinions expressed are Bill’s own.
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Testimony at Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial focuses on his wife's New Jersey home
A New Jersey businessman rescued the home of Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife from foreclosure just as the Democrat allegedly helped him secure a lucrative business relationship with Egypt, a lawyer testifying at his bribery trial said Monday.
Attorney John Moldovan told a Manhattan federal court jury that he was working for the businessman, Wael Hana, in July 2019 when he was asked to pay over $20,000 toward the Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, home’s mortgage.
Moldovan said Hana provided the money that he delivered to a bank to negate the need for a mortgage foreclosure lawsuit.
Menendez, 70, who has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, moved into the home after the couple married a year later. Hana and Menendez’s wife, Nadine, have pleaded not guilty in the case as well, although Nadine Menendez’s trial has been postponed until July after she was diagnosed with breast cancer and surgery was required.
In 2022, an FBI raid turned up 13 gold bars and over $480,000 in cash in the home, and a federal agent who led the raid testified extensively about it last week, saying tens of thousands of dollars were found stuffed in four jackets where the senator kept his coats. Other cash was found in bags and in a closet safe.
Prosecutors say the gold bars, cash and a luxury car found in the couple’s garage were bribery proceeds.
New Jersey
New Jersey Man Charged with Possession of Explicit Materials Involving Minors
Bergen County
By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Bergen County announced the arrest of Noel Q. Ricketts, 25, of East Rutherford, on charges of possession of explicit materials involving minors.
Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said the arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck.
Officials stated that on Friday, May 17, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at the residence of Noel Q. Ricketts during the course of an online explicit materials involving minors investigation.
According to officials, the investigation revealed that Ricketts used the Internet to view, download, and possess 3,700 items depicting explicit materials involving prepubescent and pubescent minors.
As a result of the investigation, officials said, Noel Q. Ricketts was arrested on Friday, May 17, in Paramus and charged with second-degree possession of explicit materials involving minors.
Officials say Ricketts was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.
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