Friday - March 27, 2026

News Tipoffs - New Jersey Editors

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Attorney General James Demands Refunds for Optimum Customers Facing MSG Blackouts
ALBANY, New York, Feb. 6 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Demands Refunds for Optimum Customers Facing MSG Blackouts February 6, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, and New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin today took action to secure automatic refunds for customers of Altice USA (Altice), the owner of Optimum, who have been denied access to MSG Net  more
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Joins Tri-State AGs to Urge Refunds for Optimum Customers Facing MSG Blackouts
TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 6 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Joins Tri-State AGs to Urge Refunds for Optimum Customers Facing MSG Blackouts For Immediate Release: February 6, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General View Letter TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Connecticut Attorney General  more
Attorney General Tong Demands Refunds for Optimum Customers Facing MSG Blackouts
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Demands Refunds for Optimum Customers Facing MSG Blackouts # Altice's Optimum Cable Charged Customers for MSG Channels They Cannot Access (Hartford, CT) -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, New York Attorney General Letitia James and New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin today took action to secure automatic refunds for customers of Altice   more
CPSC Issues Recall Alert Involving Slide-In & Freestanding Electric Ranges
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Slide-In and Freestanding Electric Ranges Hazard: Front-mounted knobs on the recalled ranges can be activated by accidental contact by humans or pets, posing a fire hazard. Remedy: Repair Recall Date: February 06, 2025 Units: About 500,000 Consumer Contact: LG at 800-399-3265 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at lgrange.recall@lge.com,   more
EPA Announces Appointment of Mike Martucci to Region 2 Administrator
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: New York, N.Y. - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that President Donald J. Trump has appointed Michael Martucci as the Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2. As Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2, Mike is overseeing the EPA's work to carry out important priorities of the administration's environmental agenda and protect the people of t  more
HSI Los Angeles, Cherry Hill, and Honolulu special agents arrest members of online neo-Nazi group on child exploitation enterprise charges
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * HSI Los Angeles, Cherry Hill, and Honolulu special agents arrest members of online neo-Nazi group on child exploitation enterprise charges LOS ANGELES -- On Jan. 30, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents, in coordinated operations in New Jersey and Hawaii, arrested two individuals on federal charges of participating in a neo-Nazi child e  more
Labor Department Issues Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims for Week Ending Feb. 1, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Feb. 1, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 219,000, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 207,000 to 208,000. The 4-week moving average was 216,  more
N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Four Defendants Charged With Cyberstalking, Kidnapping, And Murder In Parking Lot Of Bronx Shopping Center
NEW YORK, Feb. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Danielle R. Sassoon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Frank A. Tarentino, the Special Agent in Charge for the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"); and Jessica S. Tisch, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ("NYPD"), announced today the unsealing of a Superseding Indictment in   more