Important Takeaways:
- The New Jersey Forest Fire Service says exactly 2,283 acres burned in New Jersey and 5,000 acres scorched across state lines into New York.
- The weather is playing a major role in the fight to contain the wildfire. The Forest Fire Service says they grounded helicopters dumping water because of the wind. The rocky, hilly and forested terrain are adding to the difficulty. But this cold weather they say, actually helps.
- “As the temperatures drop humidity will come up a little bit more thus allowing the fuels to absorb a little bit the ambient moisture in the air thus allowing them to moisten a little bit and slow down fire progression,” said Christopher Franek from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.
- This is still a coordinated effort. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says this is the largest wildfire to affect New York state since 2008. She’s deployed the National Guard to help.
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Important Takeaways:
- New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy issued a Drought Watch on Thursday and urged residents and business to conserve water as dry conditions continue.
- Firefighters across the Northeast have been busy working to extinguish wildfires that erupted in Connecticut and New Jersey over the past several days as abnormally dry conditions persist in the region.
- “The lack of measurable rain is translating into dangerous fire concerns across the Northeast,” FOX Weather Meteorologist Marissa Torres said.
- The FOX Forecast Center said dry brush is largely to blame for allowing the fires to spread. However, winds and low relative humidity are also helping to fuel the flames.
- “Parts of Connecticut are reporting less than a half-inch of rain so far this month,” Torres continued. “No rain, as we mentioned, is expected this week.”
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Important Takeaways:
- The tornado watch — which is not as urgent as a tornado warning — is effective through 2 p.m. Friday and includes Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren counties.
- A wind advisory has also been issued for nearly the entire state, with occasional gusts up to 50 mph expected. The strongest gusts are expected along the Jersey Shore.
- In addition to the possibility of tornadoes, New Jersey faces a slight risk of severe thunderstorms and flash flooding along with a strong likelihood of dangerous rip currents on Friday.
- They also say some of the storm cells could pack large hail, frequent lightning and heavy downpours.
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Important Takeaways:
- The New Jersey mother accused of drowning her daughters, ages 1 and 3, told investigators she “needed to kill the children for religious purposes” after having “concerning thoughts” days leading up to the Tuesday night attacks at her Lakewood apartment that also included stabbing one of the girls.
- “The sad truth is Naomi Elkins has a well-documented history of severe mental illness which has absolutely played a major role in these devastating events,” the family’s statement said.
- Elkins told investigators she used a serrated knife to stab the 1-year-old girl in the stomach and back before she placed the child on a couch while she ran a bath, authorities said.
- Medics called police and performed CPR on the girls, but both were pronounced dead at the scene minutes later.
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Important Takeaways:
- At least 51 aftershocks have rattled New Jersey since an earthquake hit our region more than a week ago.
- The most recent pair of aftershocks were recorded on Friday morning in Somerset County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
- On April 5, a 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck Hunterdon County, with its tremors felt across the Northeast, including in Philadelphia.
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Important Takeaways:
- The earthquake was centered near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey
- A 4.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the Northeast Friday morning, shaking buildings from Philadelphia to New Jersey to New York City to Connecticut to Westchester, New York.
- John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport are all on a ground stop while runways are inspected for damage.
- The New York City mayor’s office said there’s no immediate reports of damage in the city but crews are still assessing the impacts.
- Cars at the Holland Tunnel between New Jersey and Manhattan are being temporarily held so the tunnel can be inspected, according to the Port Authority.
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Important Takeaways:
- Three people are killed and more than 600,000 are without power after fierce storm across the northeast
- Three people died after a storm plummeted into the northeast on Monday, leaving destruction across several states and almost 600,000 still without power.
- The storm’s heavy rainfall – up to six inches in some areas – left significant flooding across the region, with many roads blocked due to debris and fallen trees.
- A flood and travel advisory were issued in New York City and high winds alerts are in place from North Carolina to Maine.
- More than 500 US flights were cancelled on Monday due to the storm, with New York City’s LaGuardia Airport and Boston Logan International Airport the most affected.
- In Rhode Island, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers closed parts of Providence´s hurricane barrier system to prevent flooding from storm surge, Mayor Brett Smiley said.
- In northeastern and central Pennsylvania, heavy rain that fell overnight flooded ponds, streams and creeks in several counties, forcing authorities to close several major roadways.
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Mark 13:12 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.
Important Takeaways:
- NJ councilman Russell Heller killed in murder-suicide at PSE&G facility
- Local New Jersey council member Russell Heller was shot dead in his car, exactly one week after the slaying of Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, according to reports.
- Reports say he was a senior distribution supervisor who had been with the company for 11 years, and a councilman in Milford, a small borough in Hunterdon County.
- Gary Curtis, 58, was identified as the suspect in the shooting and found at 10:20 a.m. inside a car in Bridgewater, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office said.
- Police are still searching for a motive for Heller’s killing. The utility company has not given any indication about what, if any, working relationship he and Curtis had, according to PIX 11.
- No clear motive or suspect has been identified by police in Dwumfour’s death.
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Romans 1:28 “And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.”
Important Takeaways:
- New Jersey requiring schools to teach middle schoolers about ‘anal sex,’ ‘pregnancy options’
- The New Jersey Department of Education is imposing sex education standards that require school districts to teach middle school students about anal sex and pregnancy options like abortion or face potential “disciplinary action.”
- The new standards expect students by the end of grade eight to be able to “describe pregnancy testing, the signs of pregnancy, and pregnancy options, including parenting, abortion, and adoption” and be able to define “vaginal, oral, and anal sex.”
- Melissa Varley, superintendent of the Berkeley Heights Public Schools, told Fox News that while parents can have their children opt out, the sex education requirements still have to be taught in her school district.
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Rev 6:6 NAS “And I heard something like a voice in the center of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not damage the oil and the wine.”
Important Takeaways:
- Over 60 tons of ground beef recalled due to possible E. coli contamination
- Approximately 120,872 pounds of ground beef products have been recalled due to possible E. coli contamination, KTLA sister station WKBN reported.
- According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s website, Lakeside Refrigerated Services, of Swedesboro, New Jersey, announced Monday that it is recalling the beef after the problem was discovered during routine testing of imported products produced from Feb. 1 through April 8.
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