New Jersey
2-alarm fire breaks out at housing community in New Jersey
TRENTON, New Jersey (WPVI) — A 2-alarm fire at the Trent Center Senior Housing Community in Mercer County sent a handful of people to the hospital on Saturday.
The blaze broke out around 1:30 p.m. at the building complex in Trenton, New Jersey.
On Saturday night, investigators could still be seen inspecting the property to try and identify what caused the flames.
“It’s a shame,” noted Vanessa Spann from Camden.
Spann lives on the 12th floor of the building and told Action News that hearing the fire alarm isn’t uncommon.
“The fire alarms go off, just like usual, but it’s just a test. The fire company comes, turns it off, and that’s it. This time it was a real fire,” she said.
Residents were quickly evacuated from the 15-floor building once firefighters were on the scene.
Trenton Fire Director Kenneth Douglas said three people were rescued from the building and taken to a local hospital.
One person suffered from cardiac arrest and is expected to be okay.
The other two people were transported to the hospital for observation, officials say.
A firefighter also suffered minor injuries during this incident and was transported to the hospital.
“One firefighter that suffered minor injuries, the person was treated on the scene, but was transferred also to the hospital,” noted Douglas.
Douglas says the biggest task with the fire was handling the smoke, which billowed to the top of the high-rise, through the halls, and stairwells.
By 6 p.m., most of the residents were allowed back inside the complex.
“I left my windows open, hopefully, it’s gone,” Spann said, referring to the smoke.
She says that she’s praying for the residents who can’t return home and her neighbors who are in the hospital.
The Red Cross is assisting three families who were impacted by the fire. It is unclear how many residents are displaced as of Saturday night.
There is also no word yet on what caused the blaze. An investigation into the incident is underway.
New Jersey
Unanswered questions from N.J. Transit – and a mother’s nightmare | Opinion
By Martin Dunn
On July 24, I appeared in front of the NJ Transit Board of Directors to ask questions about the death of a teenager on the tracks near Mays Landing nearly a decade ago. I specifically asked: Is the investigation into the case of 18-year-old Tiffany Valiante still ongoing, or, if it is closed, why has crucial evidence – including personal belongings — not been returned to the family?
New Jersey
FIFA names Club World Cup 2025 venues; New Jersey to host final
The revamped 32-team tournament will be held at 12 venues across the US a year before it hosts the FIFA World Cup 2026.
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final will be held in New Jersey, home of the NFL’s New York Giants and New York Jets, world football’s governing body has announced.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced the venue lineup for the revamped tournament on Saturday.
The expanded 32-team tournament, which will feature leading clubs from around the world, will be held around the United States from June 15 to July 13.
A total of 12 venues will be used for the tournament with only two of them on the West Coast – the Rose Bowl in Pasadena near Los Angeles and Lumen Field in Seattle.
The tournament is taking place at the same time as the regional CONCACAF Gold Cup which will be held mainly on the West Coast.
The open-air stadium for the final, which opened in 2010 and has a capacity of 82,500, held the Copa America Centenario final in 2016 when Chile denied Lionel Messi’s Argentina for a second time in a penalty shootout. It will also host the FIFA World Cup 2026 final.
The other venues which will host games are – Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta), Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte), TQL Stadium (Cincinnati), Hard Rock Stadium (Miami), GEODIS Park (Nashville), Camping World Stadium (Orlando), Inter&Co Stadium (Orlando), Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia) and Audi Field (Washington, DC).
Coming to the USA in 2025 🇺🇸#TakeItToTheWorld | #FIFACWC pic.twitter.com/ocAOgy87Fl
— FIFA Club World Cup (@FIFACWC) September 28, 2024
The Club World Cup will feature title-winning teams from each of FIFA’s continental confederations.
The draw for the tournament will be held in December, with 30 of the 32 places already secured through the qualification procedure.
Real Madrid, Manchester City and Bayern Munich are among the 12 European teams who have qualified for the tournament while Argentina’s River Plate and Boca Juniors and Brazil’s Flamengo are among six South American teams.
“This new FIFA competition is the only true example in worldwide club football of real solidarity and inclusivity, allowing the best clubs from Africa, Asia, Central and North America and Oceania to play the powerhouses of Europe and South America in an incredible new World Cup which will impact enormously the growth of club football and talent globally,” Infantino said.
The tournament will be viewed as a key test ahead of the World Cup 2026 and there will be a focus on security issues after crowd problems at July’s Copa America games at the stadiums in Charlotte and Miami.
FIFA has yet to announce any broadcast deals or sponsorship contracts for the tournament and the competition has faced some opposition within the game.
FIFPRO and the European Leagues body filed a joint complaint to the European Commission against FIFA over the introduction of the tournament into the international match calendar.
Opponents of the new tournament have said it adds further congestion to an already crowded schedule and increases the workload of players.
The last version of the Club World Cup featured seven teams in a knockout format and was won by Manchester City who beat Brazil’s Fluminense in the final in Saudi Arabia.
FIFA plans to hold the expanded tournament every four years, although no host has yet been chosen for the 2029 edition.
New Jersey
NJ superintendent, school admin husband rake in $600K annually – but actually live in Florida, possibly violating state law
Two New Jersey educators who together make over $600,000 per year reportedly live 1,200 miles away in sunny Florida — which may be a violation of state law.
Teresa Segarra, the superintendent of Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School in Newark, and her husband, Jose Segarra, the school’s business administrator, only make a few in-person visits to the school each year, anonymous sources told NJ.com.
The outlet reviewed voting and housing records showing the couple’s full-time address is actually Coral Gables, just outside of Miami.
The Segarras, both 79, rake in over $600,000 combined annually, making them two of the state’s highest paid educators.
Teresa Segarra is the state’s fourth highest paid superintendent, with a salary of $301,600. In 2023, though, she made a total of $323,636, according to NJ.com.
She is paid more than 600 other school district leaders statewide.
Jose Segarra earns $257,802 annually, which is more than all but 22 of the state’s school superintendents, NJ.com reported.
The New Jersey First Act, which took effect in 2011, bars public employees from living out-of-state, and includes cops, public school teachers, and administrators.
Exemptions have been granted, but records showed the Segarras never filed for one.
The Post could not reach the couple for comment Saturday.
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