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14+ min ago (265+ words) "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Melissa Gorga will make an in-store appearance at Caraluzzi's Danbury Market next week. Gorga, who joined the Bravo reality show in 2011, will visit the supermarket's location at 102 Mill Plain Road in Danbury on Dec. 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., according to an Instagram post from Caraluzzi's. The event will celebrate products from'Gorga's cookie brand, Let's Sprinkle by MG, which are now being sold at Caraluzzi's locations. Attendees will be able to get their boxes of sprinkle cookies or coffee cake signed by Gorga during the event while supplies last, according to Caraluzzi's Instagram post. "I can't wait to meet everyone," Gorga said in a comment on Caraluzzi's Instagram post. Let's Sprinkle by MG launched in 2024. Gorga started the bakery brand because she has "always been obsessed with sprinkle cookies," according to the bakery brand's website. Let's…...

4+ hour, 15+ min ago (91+ words) t's early signing day and we're going to introduce you to the new members of the 2026 Syracuse Orange. What'd recruiting sites say?: 4 stars from ESPN, 3 stars from Rivals and 247. Rated as a top 60 defensive lineman in the class. How'd he get here?: Offers included Notre Dame, Florida State, Georgia Tech and UCF 2025 stats: Unknown. Had 9 sacks as a junior. Interesting nugget o'interest: Had a high jump of 6'7.5" in high school. Let's get a look at ya:...

11+ hour, 24+ min ago (457+ words) Sammi 'Sweetheart' Giancola married Justin May The pair tied the knot in a celebration in New Jersey The wedding comes three months after Giancola gave birth to the couple's first child together, a baby boy named Vincent Keith May Sammi 'Sweetheart' Giancola is married! The Jersey Shore alum, 38, wed Justin May in a romantic ceremony in New Jersey, PEOPLE confirms. TMZ was first to report the news. According to the outlet, the nuptials took place at the Park Chateau Estate & Gardens in East Brunswick, NJ, and most of the Jersey Shore cast was in attendance. The reality television star added, "[I] can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you," while noting to her followers that the news was "not an April Fools joke." Earlier this year, Giancola and May'announced they were expecting their first baby together'in a…...

17+ hour, 8+ min ago (257+ words) December 3, 2025 / 10:36 PM PST / CBS LA An Orange County father and his son are grateful that they survived a high-speed pileup in Huntington Beach that left one man dead and three others hospitalized." "I am going to replay it probably every time I get in my car," father Mark Ahrens said." The collision happened just before 3 p.m. at the intersection of Heil Avenue and Goldenwest Street, the Huntington Beach Police Department told CBS Los Angeles." Based on their preliminary investigation, officers believe the driver of a gray Tesla Model 3 sped through the intersection, lost control and collided with several vehicles. Debris from the crash also struck several other vehicles. In total, investigators believe at least seven cars, including Ahrens, were involved in the crash." Ahrens said he was singing Christmas carols with his son moments before the collision." "The light turned green…...

17+ hour, 56+ min ago (142+ words) Oratory kicked off its season with a 4-1 victory over West Orange at Essex County Codey Arena in West Orange, led by Tom Walden, who had a goal and an assist. Oratory got on the board first with a goal in the opening period and led 2-1 at the end of the second. Oratory put the game away with two more goals in the third period. Will Mazzei scored for Oratory, while Hudson Saunders chipped in two assists. Oratory goalie Tom LaFrance made 40 saves on 41 shots. Andrew Ruffo scored for West Orange off assists from Lukas Ahmadi and Justin Anderton. West Orange goalie Gabe Melendez made 22 saves on 26 shots. Generative AI was used to write an early draft of this article, using data from NJ.com sports. It was reviewed and edited by NJ.com staff....

19+ hour ago (170+ words) A man was injured Wednesday afternoon when he stepped off an Orange Line train that had stopped just outside the Roxbury Crossing station, MBTA officials said. Transit Police are investigating why the train halted at that location and how a door opened, allowing the man to exit, according to Richard Sullivan, a spokesperson for the department. The incident occurred at about 3:40 p.m. "The train door opens and an adult male intentionally steps/jumps off the train," Sullivan said in an email. One passenger, 14-year-old Dioni Acosta said he saw the man on the ground outside the train lying "motionless." But Acosta did not see him fall out. The man was not trapped beneath the train and did not require a technical rescue, according to Sullivan. His injuries are not considered life-threatening. By 6:30 p.m., Orange Line service had resumed with delays of about…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1297+ words) Editor's note: This story was shared as part of a content-sharing agreement between Mosaic.NJ.com and NJ Spotlight News. You can follow them on Facebook and Twitter (or X). New Jersey's school segregation is among the worst in America, in large part because the state is divided into so many districts " roughly 600, as compared to 180 in a more populated state like Georgia. Those partitions magnify residential segregation because students are required to attend school where they live. The core challenge is to get students out of their home neighborhoods, the plaintiffs in a desegregation lawsuit against New Jersey say. And one surprising solution now under discussion is a new fleet of charter schools that would draw racially diverse students from across school district lines. Unlike traditional district schools, charters have the ability to recruit over these boundaries. That makes them'very,…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago (242+ words) Published Dec 3, 2025 10:36 AM EST A rhesus macaque who spent a week on the lam in Mississippi in late October is finally settling into a new home over 990 miles from the original site of his escape. Popcorn Park Animal Refuge in Forked River, New Jersey, is now caring for Forrest, a young monkey from the Tulane National Primate Research Center in Covington, Louisiana. "The secret is out!" Popcorn Park posted to social media on December 2. "Because he had spent so much time outside of the facility, he could not return to the research program," Popcorn Park explained in their announcement. "That's when our team stepped in to offer him lifelong sanctuary." In addition to acclimating to his new surroundings, refuge officials wrote that Forrest has discovered he enjoys grapes and has started vocalizing, "a good sign that he is becoming more…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago (137+ words) ORANGE CITY, Iowa (KTIV) - Voters in Orange City, Iowa, went to the polls to fill two seats on the city council. The top two vote-getters, Mark Scallon and Andrew Bloemendaal, claimed the seats on the city council. Eight candidates ran for those seats in last month's general election, but nobody received the percentage of votes needed to win. The top four-vote getters in that election were placed on the ballot for Tuesday's runoff. They were Mark Scallon, Andrew Bloemendaal, Adam Howerzyl, and Tony Vande Brake. The unofficial results show that Scallon and Bloemendaal got the most votes and will sit on the council. Scallon got 383 votes, Bloemendaal got 343 votes, Howerzyl got 329 votes, and Vande Brake got 215 votes. Voting took place at the City Hall Community Room in Orange City....

2+ day, 56+ min ago (95+ words) ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. " Deputies in Orange County said a man is accused of robbing a taxi driver after being picked up from a bar in Orlando. Officials said the incident happened after Julian Guada left s bar on South Orange Avenue. According to a report, Guada urinated in the backseat of the taxi before grabbing cash from the center console and fleeing the scene. Deputies said they found a man matching the description provided by the victim, who then positively identified Guada as the suspect. Guada is now facing charges of robbery and grand theft....