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Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
Major Gas Leak Reported In Amesbury (
Developing
)
Residents were being evacuated because of an active gas leak in Amesbury on the morning of Friday, Sept, 9, unconfirmed reports said. The incident was reported at 20 Pond Street around 11:20 a.m. by several accounts on Twitter. Amesbury gas line struck 20 Pond St — ActionPage (@ActionPage1) September 9, 2022 1-7 DENNETT EVACUATED. 2 LINES CHARGED. — Station 51 (@Station_51_) September 9, 2022 2022-09-09 11:32:00 | GAS LINE STRUCK | AMESBURY, MA | 20 POND ST | CREWS ON SCENE OF A GAS LINE BREAK 3 HOUSES HAVE BEEN EVACUATED 2 LINES STRETCHED AT THIS TIME NFI | G.B.D1/NEID2 — Gre…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
'Out Of Control' Six Flags Rollercoaster Leaves Riders Hurt
At least 16 people were reported hurt — most with minor injuries — when a roller coaster lurched forward at Six Flags Amusement Park, according to police and witnesses. The El Toro Roller Coaster, a high-speed wooden coaster, "jerked forward" while unloading riders at the Jackson amusement park around 7 p.m., Jackson police confirmed. ALSO SEE: 2-Year-Old Child Struck By Train At NJ Amusement Park Jackson Police Chief Matthew Kunz said most people initially declined medical attention, but six later requested to be treated for "bumps and bruises." Some were treated on scene and …
Dorchester, MA
News
Delta Planes Collide At Logan Airport In Runway 'Fender Bender': Report
A Delta Boeing 757 bound for Los Angeles clipped the wing of another plane as it taxied to a runway at Boston Logan International Airport recently, and a passenger live-tweeted the entire event. Samantha Butler, a UCLA professor returning home from a conference on Friday, Aug. 12, told WCVB about the surreal experience after her plane clipped the upper tail wing of another Delta jet parked nearby. "It was the strangest — like we were in rush hour traffic, and we had a fender bender," Butler said. "It was so strange. ... We’re taxiing out, and there is a crunch — just a crunching sound. An…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Retired NJ Doctor Found Guilty Of Selling Toxic Chemical As Weight-Loss Drug
An 85-year-old retired doctor from New Jersey was convicted of selling a toxic industrial chemical as a weight-loss drug, authorities said. William Merlino, of Mays Landing, was charged in December 2019 with one count of introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce, United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said Tuesday, Aug. 9. Merlino ran the business out of his home, packaging and selling Dinitriophenol (DNP) for human consumption from at least November 2017 until March 2019, the US Attorney said. The chemical, which has never been approved by the FDA, was first int…
Towson, MD
News
Twitter Fully Operational After Temporary Worldwide Outages That Affected Some Users
Twitter went down for thousands of users across the globe as many reported extremely slow loading times on the social media platform, if they were able to log in. The social media giant confirmed shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9 that its platform was struggling, posting a message online advising that they were working to make the fix. The breakdown of Twitter outages reported on Tuesday afternoon.downdetector.com “Twitter may not be loading for some of you,” Twitter Support said. “we’re working on a fix to get you back to your timelines ASAP.” It is unclear what caused the ou…
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Jury Finds Lehigh Valley Man Guilty Of Cyberstalking Government Worker, Ex-GF, Ex-Wife
A jury found a Lehigh Valley man guilty of cyberstalking three different victims, including a government worker, his ex-girlfriend, and his ex-wife, authorities announced. A five-day trial in Easton led to a jury finding Anthony Elonis, 39, of Bethlehem, guilty of three separate counts of cyberstalking on Friday, August 5, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Elonis was indicted by a Philadelphia grand jury in July after allegedly cyberstalking three victims between 2018 and 2021, the office said. The victims included a government employee in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Elonis’ forme…
Elizabeth, NJ
News
Cardinal Tobin Imposter Busted On Instagram: Report
If you interacted with Cardinal Joseph Tobin on Instagram, no you didn't. Tobin only has one social media account, and it's Twitter, the Archdiocese of Newark said. An imposter of his was recently busted on Instagram, NJ Advance Media reports. It wasn't clear what type of content the imposter was posting. "Cardinal Tobin only uses a Twitter account, which is monitored daily. The Cardinal’s official, and only, Twitter account is @CardinalJWTobin," the archdiocese said. "Any other communication allegedly from Cardinal Tobin on any other social media platform, such as a differing T…
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Repeat Arlington Child Porn Peddler, 27, Sent Sex Pics Of Toddlers: Prosecutors
A 27-year-old Arlington man with multiple convictions of sending and receiving child porn will spend the next decade in prison after he pleaded guilty to the charge in federal court, authorities said. Mason Lister was arrested in 2020 after police found he had traded sexual images of children as young as toddlers through social media, the Department of Justice said. Authorities raided his home and found a tablet with 85 pictures and videos of child pornography, prosecutors said. Lister pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography last month, and a judge sentenced him to 10 …
Paterson, NJ
News
North Jersey Chuck E Cheese Mouse Accused Of Racial Discrimination In Viral Tweet
A North Jersey Chuck E Cheese mouse is the latest children's character to be accused of racial discrimination. Video posted to Twitter appears to show the mouse high-fiving children on a stage but refusing to interact with a girl on the floor at the Wayne Chuck E Cheese Saturday, July 30. A woman who identifies herself as the 2-year-old girl's mom said the mouse was interacting with white children on a stage, but "purposely ignored" her daughter. "When confronted, he ignored me as well," the mom writes. The video had more than 2.7 million views as of Monday, Aug. 1. Chuck E Cheese issue…
Lower Paxton, PA
Lifestyle
'Everybody Knows You Live In NJ' Guitarist Stevie VZ Says To Dr. Oz In Viral Twitter Video
Stevie Van Zandt of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band made an appearance on the Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania's Twitter feed to invite Dr. Mehmet Oz to go surf on the Jersey Shore. In the brief clip, the musician questions why Dr. Oz is in Pennsylvania saying, "Yo, Dr. Oz! Stevie VZ here! What are you doing in Pennsylvania? Everybody knows you live in New Jersey and you’re just using your in-laws’ address over there. And you do not want to mess around with John Fetterman ― trust me. You’re a little out of your league. Nobody wants to see you get embarrassed. So come on back to Jersey where…
Towson, MD
News
Maryland Man Admits To Posing As Women To Entice Boys, Threatening Families
A Baltimore man who pretended to be a young girl to lure boys into sending explicit content to him has pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor, officials say. Matthew K. Walsh, 24, admitted that he created the fake profiles that he used to contact the boys from 2016 until 2021, according to the Department of Justice. The boys Walsh targeted ranged from 12 to 17 years old, they said. At least 40 victims have been identified as being abused by Walsh, and at least 30 of those had their content distributed to others. Walsh used several platforms to entice the boys to send the sexual i…
Lakewood, NJ
News
Six Flags Great Adventure Guests Heated Over Power Outage
Six Flags Great Adventure suffered a park-wide power outage Friday, July 22, officials said. Guests were being turned away from entering the park, according to the Six Flags' web page. Upset guests waiting in 90-degree temps took to Twitter to vent their frustrations. Just left the line myself. They haven’t offered any refunds or free future tickets? — Phillip Cathers (@Philster02) July 22, 2022 Utility crews are at the theme park, a spokeswoman said. Power was expected to be restored in the afternoon. Hurricane Harbor and Wild Safari were open and in operation.
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