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Traumatized By Break-In, Rowan University Student Develops Emergency App Traumatized By Break-In, Rowan University Student Develops Emergency App
Traumatized By Break-In, Rowan University Student Develops Emergency App An MBA fellow at Rowan University has designed an app to enhance the security of students at the Glassboro campus. Siena Rampulla was a victim of an off-campus break-in in March 2022, as reported by Daily Voice.  Jorge L. Navaheredia, 29, of Sicklerville, had broken into several women's homes including Rampulla's, according to Glassboro police. He was caught hiding under a kitchen sink with panties, police said. A search of the suspect's vehicle turned up additional panties and mail from burglary victims, police said at the time. A pre-trial conference for Navaheredia is set for Feb. …
Here Are 5 Fun Things To Do With Kids In, Around New Haven Here Are 5 Fun Things To Do With Kids In, Around New Haven
Here Are 5 Fun Things To Do With Kids In, Around New Haven Are you looking for something fun to do with your kids in the Greater New Haven area? Look no further. The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History Located in the heart of New Haven, the museum offers an array of interactive exhibits, displays, and activities for children. From dinosaur bones and fossils to minerals and gems, the museum offers a variety of natural history exhibits.  In addition, the museum also houses a wide range of artifacts from cultures around the world. For more, click here. The Eli Whitney Museum Located in Hamden, the museum was founded by the inventor of the…
North Jersey Boy Draws On Passion For Technology With Christmas Light Display North Jersey Boy Draws On Passion For Technology With Christmas Light Display
North Jersey Boy Draws On Passion For Technology With Christmas Light Display The creative mind behind one of the brightest homes in Bergen County is only 10 years old. Ryan Pleeter, of Thurnau Drive in River Vale, was inspired to make a Christmas light display of his own by his uncle, Chris. "He asked for a few strings of pixel lights for Christmas and started researching on YouTube how to set up his own display at our house -- and the rest was history," his mom Briana Pleeter said. "Ryan is really into technology so this was a way to expand upon that passion." Ryan -- who has a YouTube channel dedicated to all-things technology -- started making the arches that l…
Former HS Quarterback In Westchester Appears On ABC's 'Shark Tank' Former HS Quarterback In Westchester Appears On ABC's 'Shark Tank'
Former HS Quarterback In Westchester Appears On ABC's 'Shark Tank' Ever need to be at two places at once? Or there's a meeting you just don't want to attend. A  23-year-old Westchester native where he was high school quarterback has the answer with his new app, aptly titled "Beulr," that allows you to do just that by using a "bot" to attend that meeting for you. The best part? You can watch Peter Solimine pitch his app for some cash on the Friday, Nov. 5 episode of "Shark Tank" on ABC at 8 p.m. On the popular show, Solimine will be pitching Beulr, which is an app that was originally built to skip early morning classes. Hence, the name. He became involve…
From The Garage To The Incubator: Engineers Have What It Takes To Be Entrepreneurs From The Garage To The Incubator: Engineers Have What It Takes To Be Entrepreneurs
From The Garage To The Incubator: Engineers Have What It Takes To Be Entrepreneurs The world is hungry for innovation. Existing systems and “ways in which things are done” have become stale, are inefficient, or non-inclusive of those who need the service. In short, they need fixing. Healthcare, the environment, housing, accessibility and many other areas of our lives would benefit from new ways to solve an old problem. Enter the engineer. Driven by an urge to “build a better mousetrap,” engineers should, and often do, see problems everywhere. They don’t take existing systems for granted. Instead, they see opportunities for improvement. Engineers, by definition, are entrep…
Film Made In Area Weaves Virtual Reality Throughout Storyline, Draws Thousands Of Views Film Made In Area Weaves Virtual Reality Throughout Storyline, Draws Thousands Of Views
Film Made In Area Weaves Virtual Reality Throughout Storyline, Draws Thousands Of Views An edgy sci-fi short film that was filmed in Litchfield County has thousands of views online just three days after its release. Jamie Monahan, the writer, director, and star of "Lucid," said the film takes place in a near-distant future and follows Charlie, a young woman undergoing virtual reality therapy after being sexually assaulted.  Streaming on Dust, the award-winning short has already had more than 70,000 views on YouTube, IGTV, and Facebook Watch, Monahan said. Monahan set out to make the film after becoming frustrated by the lack of complex female characters on screen, and curiou…
Sci-Fi Film Made In Area Weaves Virtual Reality Throughout Storyline, Draws Thousands Of Views Sci-Fi Film Made In Area Weaves Virtual Reality Throughout Storyline, Draws Thousands Of Views
Sci-Fi Film Made In Area Weaves Virtual Reality Throughout Storyline, Draws Thousands Of Views An edgy sci-fi short film that was filmed in Litchfield County has thousands of views online just three days after its release. Jamie Monahan, the writer, director, and star of "Lucid," said the film takes place in a near-distant future and follows Charlie, a young woman undergoing virtual reality therapy after being sexually assaulted.  Streaming on Dust, the award-winning short has already had more than 70,000 views on YouTube, IGTV, and Facebook Watch, Monahan said. Monahan set out to make the film after becoming frustrated by the lack of complex female characters on screen, and curiou…
Rave-Ready Post-Coronavirus Suit: The Future Of Concerts? Rave-Ready Post-Coronavirus Suit: The Future Of Concerts?
Rave-Ready Post-Coronavirus Suit: The Future Of Concerts? If you’re hoping to someday enjoy nightlife again, a design firm that no one had ever heard of has just the thing. The hottest "socially responsible solution" to rockin' in the post-coronavirus world is the Micrashell. Inspired by true events, this hazmat suit of a costume aims to have club- and concert-goers “safely socialize in times of a pandemic” while looking like Comic Con gate crashers. The Micrashell, designed by Los Angeles/Spain-based Production Club, has everything to keep you from feeling lost in space:  N95-filtered air; high-quality speakers in a mostly see-through helmet;…
NJ Labor Department Rolls Out Chat Bot -- But Won't Connect To Live Agent NJ Labor Department Rolls Out Chat Bot -- But Won't Connect To Live Agent
NJ Labor Department Rolls Out Chat Bot -- But Won't Connect To Live Agent New Jersey's labor department has rolled out a chat bot intended to help the thousands of residents who filed for unemployment. Although the bot will guide users in the right direction and answer frequently asked questions, it won't connect to a live agent -- a problem reported by many frustrated residents. More than 1 million New Jersey residents filed for unemployment since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. As of May 2, $1.9 billion had been paid out to more than 700,000 workers, the department said. Another 300,000 were waiting for their benefits to be approved Thursday. Gett…
COVID-19: Former Google CEO To Reimagine How New York Operates COVID-19: Former Google CEO To Reimagine How New York Operates
Covid-19: Former Google CEO To Reimagine How New York Operates Gov. Andrew Cuomo has tabbed former Google CEO Eric Schmidt to help lead the charge in reimagining the “new normal” in New York as it begins to come out the other side of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Schmidt will be tasked with heading a 15-member blue-ribbon commission that will “Reimagine New York.” “We need a true visionary, and that’s Eric Schmidt,” Cuomo said. “He might be the best in the world. He saw a future no one else envisioned and developed a way to get there. So I’m asking him to work with us to bring that visionary aspect to our government and our society. “Th…
Did You Get One? Mysterious 'Ghost' Text Messages Confuse Thousands Did You Get One? Mysterious 'Ghost' Text Messages Confuse Thousands
Did You Get One? Mysterious 'Ghost' Text Messages Confuse Thousands Thousands of people were left in bewilderment after receiving waves of mysterious text messages dating back months ago. The “ghost messages” were sent to both iPhone and Android users this week, and reportedly were prevalent among all major cellular carriers. In total, approximately 168,000 messages were sent due to an “internal maintenance cycle,” according to CNN. According to The Verge, many of those messages were originally sent on or around Valentine’s Day 2019 but were never received at the time. The glitch was reportedly the fault of a third-party vendor. Syniverse, which pro…
Company Wants To Try Out Flying Car In Jersey City: Report Company Wants To Try Out Flying Car In Jersey City: Report
Company Wants To Try Out Flying Car In Jersey City: Report Ferries, tunnels, a bridge, helicopters, kayaks, jet skis, swimming, walking (when it's been cold enough) -- all have been used to cross the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey.  And now a California startup wants to add a retro-futurist option to the commuter menu: flying cars.  Jersey Digs reports that Kitty Hawk Corp. has sought permission to erect a test hangar and a dock somewhere along Hudson Street in Jersey City for its Flyer, a small fan-driven craft that zips along at a height of about 10 feet.  The company submitted an application with the state Departmen…
Hackers Target Weston Students In Phishing Scheme Hackers Target Weston Students In Phishing Scheme
Hackers Target Weston Students In Phishing Scheme Hackers have targeted students at a Fairfield County High School in a recent phishing scheme that came to light. Several students have received questionable emails that stated their accounts had been hacked. In reality, the accounts were fine and the messages were phishing emails by opportunistic scammers. The scammers reportedly sought to obtain information for iTunes gift cards, or demanding money to ensure that the student doesn’t lose access to the account This week, Craig Tunks, the director of digital learning of technology, sent a message to parents warning them of the scam. “The…
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Around The Towns: Coding Camp, Top Judge Honored, Engel Awards Health Center Money Around The Towns: Coding Camp, Top Judge Honored, Engel Awards Health Center Money
Around The Towns: Coding Camp, Top Judge Honored, Engel Awards Health Center Money State Sen. Jamaal T. Bailey, Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow and AT&T New York President Amy Kramer visited the AT&T & NSSA Girls of Color Coding Camp to speak to 30 young participants on the importance of girls engaging in a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and career path.  The two-week program, held at the Benjamin Turner Middle School, is Mount Vernon’s only middle school coding program exclusively for young girls of color.  Sen. Bailey, Assemblyman Pretlow and Kramer toured the program where students and teachers demonstrated what the young w…
Emmanuel 'Jimmy' Figueroa, 34, Of Jersey City, Loved All Things Tech Emmanuel 'Jimmy' Figueroa, 34, Of Jersey City, Loved All Things Tech
Emmanuel 'Jimmy' Figueroa, 34, Of Jersey City, Loved All Things Tech Emmanuel James Figueroa of Jersey City died Friday at the age of 34.  He is remembered for his quiet demeanor, soulful eyes and friendly smile. "Manny," as he was known to his friends (Jimmy to family) will also be remembered for his love of soccer, Star Wars and technology of all kinds.  He is predeceased by his father, Luis Figueroa. He is survived by his mother, Sandra Ortiz Sierra; brother Noel; grandmother Carmen Pagan; and his aunts and uncles Carmen Ortiz, Melissa Franqui and Shawn Morrissey, Jesenia Franqui and Jose A Cruz, Ubeline and Yolanda Rivera. He is also survived b…
The Robots Are Coming: Here's What You'll Now See At Stop & Shop Stores On Long Island The Robots Are Coming: Here's What You'll Now See At Stop & Shop Stores On Long Island
The Robots Are Coming: Here's What You'll Now See At Stop & Shop Stores On Long Island Robots are rolling in the aisles at Stop & Shop stores across Long Island The supermarket chain's parent company, Ahold Delhaize USA, announced in January plans to place robots in Stop & Shop stores to support efficiency and safety in the stores. The robots are named Marty and their job is to call attention to hazards like when liquid, powder and large foodstuffs spill, then report when action to fix the problem is necessary. The new technology is designed to alert store employees of spills and safety hazards in the stores, said Jennifer Brogan, Stop & Shop's Director of Extern…
Stop & Shop To Pioneer Doghouse For Pet-Owning Customers At Area Store Stop & Shop To Pioneer Doghouse For Pet-Owning Customers At Area Store
Stop & Shop To Pioneer Doghouse For Pet-Owning Customers At Area Store Stop & Shop will pilot a DogSpot house at an area store starting Thursday, June 6. The company based in Quincy, Massachusetts will run a 12-week test of the DogSpot house in Nassau County at the 65 Shore Road store in Port Washington. If all goes well, it then may put the doghouses in other stores, Supermarket News reported. DogSpot is a high tech app-connected dog house with temperature control, camera monitoring is lockable and self-sanitizing, where your dog can stay while you shop. A mobile app allows you to keep an eye on your dog while you when they are in the shelter. Here's the…
Pay-By-Phone Smart Parking Heads To Scarsdale Pay-By-Phone Smart Parking Heads To Scarsdale
Pay-By-Phone Smart Parking Heads To Scarsdale Parking in Scarsdale is about to get a little smarter – and easier – for motorists and shoppers, as the village plans to make use of a new mobile application that will simplify paying for parking. According to village officials, Scarsdale will soon team up with Pango, a company that created a system that allows motorists to park and pay using their cell phones. Pango eliminates the need for parking machines, the need to rifle through vehicles for loose change, and can be customized and adjusted to fit one’s need. The service is expected to take effect as of June 1. "After an examination of…
Where Are Late Rockaway Mayor's iPhone, Laptop? We May Never Know Where Are Late Rockaway Mayor's iPhone, Laptop? We May Never Know
Where Are Late Rockaway Mayor's iPhone, Laptop? We May Never Know Police have called off the investigation of late Rockaway Mayor Michael Dachisen's township-issued laptop and iPhone, which went missing after his sudden death last August. Local authorities said there is no security risk and are concentrating on more important matters, the DailyRecord reports. Councilman Jeremy Jedynak, now mayor, said the investigation was a priority being that the laptop and iPhone potentially held "sensitive information," the report says. Business Administrator Patricia Seger, however, said they were mainly used for sending emails. Police Chief Martin McPartland said …
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp Experiencing Outages Worldwide Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp Experiencing Outages Worldwide
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp Experiencing Outages Worldwide Millions of users of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have been experiencing outages throughout the world. Those outages were first reported just before 7 a.m. Sunday, April 14. The main Facebook.com domain remained unavailable just before 9 a.m. WhatsApp messages aren’t being sent or received, and the Instagram app is not updating. A month ago, on March 14, Facebook experienced its worst outage ever, with outages lasting up to 24 hours. Users of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp headed to Twitter to share that they’re having issues, with the hasthtag #FacebookDown trending.…
FOX Signs Bergen County's Jackie DeAngelis As Business Correspondent FOX Signs Bergen County's Jackie DeAngelis As Business Correspondent
FOX Signs Bergen County's Jackie DeAngelis As Business Correspondent FOX Business Network (FBN) has signed Bergen County native Jackie DeAngelis as a financial correspondent. Beginning April 22, the former CNBC reporter and anchor will cover breaking business news out of FBN’s headquarters in New York, network president Brian Jones announced. Prior to joining FBN, DeAngelis -- formerly of Alpine, Fort Lee and Englewood -- spent 13 years at CNBC as she the network’s chief energy correspondent and anchor of online commodities program, "Futures Now."  DeAngelis contributed market reports across CNBC’s daily programming as well as covered the eco…
Westchester Municipality Makes Elite Eight In 'Strongest Towns In America' Westchester Municipality Makes Elite Eight In 'Strongest Towns In America'
Westchester Municipality Makes Elite Eight In 'Strongest Towns In America' Iona College may have fallen to the University of North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament opening road, but New Rochelle has made it into the Elite Eight round of a competition naming the “Strongest Town in America.” After taking down Sheboygan, Wisconsin to earn their spot in the second round, New Rochelle is now matched up against Portsmouth, N.H. for a seat in the Final Four of the competition, which is being hosted by the national nonprofit Strong Towns. According to officials, the “Strongest Town contest is a month-long, bracket-based competition designed to spotlight communities from ar…
New Scanning Technology Will Be Tested At Sam’s Club Stores New Scanning Technology Will Be Tested At Sam’s Club Stores
New Scanning Technology Will Be Tested At Sam’s Club Stores A newly developed form of scanning technology will soon be tested at Sam’s Club retail stores - and the technology could drastically reduce the need for barcode scanning for club members. The bulk retailer filed a patent for the technology, which is anticipated to optimize the Scan & Go service. Sam’s Club members will now have the ability to scan products by holding their smartphone anywhere over the product rather than have to find and scan the tiny barcode. The news was announced this week by Eddie Garcia, Vice President of product and member experience, in a blog post on the Sam’s C…
Lawsuit: Faulty iPad Battery Sparked Fire That Killed Parsippany Man Lawsuit: Faulty iPad Battery Sparked Fire That Killed Parsippany Man
Lawsuit: Faulty iPad Battery Sparked Fire That Killed Parsippany Man Apple is facing a lawsuit from the children of a Parsippany man claiming a faulty battery pack in an iPad started a fire that ultimately led to his death, Apple Insider reports. The civil suit was filed by Bradley Ireland's daughter Julia Ireland Meo and son Benjamin Ireland of Rutherford with the U.S. District Court. The suit claims that the 64-year-old sustained severe injuries in the blaze and died the following day, on Feb. 22, 2017. "The subject tablet was unreasonably dangerous and unsafe for its intended purpose by reasons of defects in its design and/or its manufacture and/or …
Netflix Hiking Prices For 58M US Subscribers Netflix Hiking Prices For 58M US Subscribers
Netflix Hiking Prices For 58M US Subscribers Streaming shows and movies are about to get more expensive for more than 55 million Americans. For the second time in two years, Netflix announced that it will be raising subscription prices in the United States, affecting an estimated 58 million customers. Netflix’s basic standard definition plan is going up from $8 to $9 a month, its standard HD plan is going up from $11 to $13 a month, and its premium 4K plan is going up from $14 to $16 a month.  The basic plan lets users stream one show or movie on a single device at a time in standard definition; the standard plan allows users to…
Being Stalked? Here's What Steps You Should Take, Westchester DA Says Being Stalked? Here's What Steps You Should Take, Westchester DA Says
Being Stalked? Here's What Steps You Should Take, Westchester DA Says Each year, more than a million people are stalked, according to new statistics that have been released by officials. Officials said that one in six women and one in 19 men have been stalked in their lifetime. An estimated 1,006,970 women and 370,990 men are stalked annually. Adults between 18 and 29 years old are the primary targets of stalking, comprising 52 percent of all victims. The average stalking case lasts about two years. The majority of stalking victims are stalked by someone they know: 61 percent of female victims and 44% of male victims of stalking are s…
Video: CT Starts Lamont Era As Greenwich Multimillionaire Is Inaugurated Governor Video: CT Starts Lamont Era As Greenwich Multimillionaire Is Inaugurated Governor
Video: CT Starts Lamont Era As Greenwich Multimillionaire Is Inaugurated Governor Connecticut welcomed a familiar face into office on Wednesday as Greenwich multimillionaire Democrat Ned Lamont officially was sworn into office as the state’s new governor. The state's 89th governor delivered his "State of the State" on Wednesday afternoon after taking his Oath of Office, which was filled with optimism as he promised to “reinvent Connecticut" with job opportunities, improved technology, livelier cities and improved transit into Manhattan. "Connecticut, it’s time to return to our inventive and entrepreneurial roots,'' Lamont said. "Our future lies in doubling down on w…
Surprise, Surprise: Amazon Plans To Split HQ2 Between Two Cities, One Could Be NYC, Report Says Surprise, Surprise: Amazon Plans To Split HQ2 Between Two Cities, One Could Be NYC, Report Says
Surprise, Surprise: Amazon Plans To Split HQ2 Between Two Cities, One Could Be NYC, Report Says Speculation has swirled since September 2017 when Amazon, the Seattle-based global giant Internet retailer, announced it was seeking proposals from cities and metropolitan areas across North America to compete for its second headquarters. The 500,000 square-foot facility known as HQ2 was expected to include $5 billion in private investment and create as many as 50,000 new high-paying jobs. But now comes a dramatic plot twist. Call it HQ2 times two. The Wall Street Journal is reporting Amazon will evenly split its second headquarters among two cities, dividing the number of jobs …
Up To 3,000 Amazon Go Stores Could Be On The Way Up To 3,000 Amazon Go Stores Could Be On The Way
Up To 3,000 Amazon Go Stores Could Be On The Way While many traditional brick-and-mortar stores are falling by the wayside, due in large part to the boom in online shopping, web giant Amazon is contemplating opening thousands of cashier-less stores in the coming years. Reports emerged earlier this week that Amazon is planning to open as many as 3,000 cashier-less Amazon Go stores by 2021, following a cautious initial rollout of the product, with just three stores in Seattle and one in Chicago. Amazon launched its first Amazon Go store this week, a checkout-free grocery store that opened its flagship store in Seattle earlier this year afte…
'Grey's Anatomy'-Inspired Research Project Wins North Jersey Student National Award 'Grey's Anatomy'-Inspired Research Project Wins North Jersey Student National Award
'Grey's Anatomy'-Inspired Research Project Wins North Jersey Student National Award An 18-year-old student from Closter is among 20 from across the country being recognized for a recent project that has the capacity to benefit society. Nicole Moiseyev won a $10,000 Davidson Fellows Scholarship for her "Grey's Anatomy"-inspired project, The Effects of the Orphan Drug Act on Rare Disease Research and Drug Development: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design. "Even more so than the scholarship itself," said Moiseyev, a rising Duke University freshman, "the recognition awarded to me for my research encourages me to continue pursuing projects su…
North Jersey Teen Wins $25G For Groundbreaking Correlation Between MS, Osteoporosis North Jersey Teen Wins $25G For Groundbreaking Correlation Between MS, Osteoporosis
North Jersey Teen Wins $25G For Groundbreaking Correlation Between MS, Osteoporosis A North Jersey teen is one of 20 students from across the U.S. to be recognized for projects that have the potential to benefit society. Deena Shefter of Ridgewood, 17, won a $25,000 Davidson Fellows Scholarship for her project, Modeling the Effects of Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide on Pre-Osteoblast Differentiation. The Bergen Academies student's fascination with diseases of the nervous system inspired her to investigate the connection between multiple sclerosis (MS) and osteoporosis, conditions that affect millions of people globally.  Considering that osteoporosis and MS impact different…