Janelle Burrell

Rain And Cold Not Dampening Spirit On Jersey Shore

It felt nothing like summer outside Saturday, but beach lovers and businesses were ready for Jersey Shore fun to resume.

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Edison Police Officer Michael Dotro in court on May 24, 2013 (credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

N.J. Cop Accused Of Firebombing Boss’ Home Pleads Not Guilty

Edison Police Officer Michael Dotro, 35, is accused of setting fire to his boss’ Monroe Township home early Monday morning.

2013/05/24

Senior Citizens Hit Hard By High Electric Rates In New York City

The numbers are in – New Yorkers are dishing out double for what most of the country pays for electricity, and if Con Edison gets its way, the rates could jump even higher.

2013/05/21

Lawsuit: Bronx Group Home Workers Branded Disabled Man With Potato Masher

The lawsuit claims 24-year-old Eduardo Sandoval was branded with a hot potato masher by at least one staffer at the Leake & Watts residential facility last June.

2013/05/20

Close-up of the damage from the Conn. Metro-North collision. (credit: Fairfield Police)

NTSB Probes Connecticut Metro-North Derailment That Injured 60

Investigators have begun their probe — and have not ruled out foul play — following the derailment and collision of two crowded Metro-North trains in Connecticut.

2013/05/18

Great Googa Mooga sign in Prospect Park. (credit: CBS 2)

Great Googa Mooga Food And Music Festival Kicks Off

Festival co-founder Jonathan Mayers of Superfly has promised a better experience for festival-goers in its second year.

2013/05/18

LI Students Only Allowed To Bring Clear Plastic Bags Into School Following Threat

Police said the message was written in black magic marker on the cafeteria window at Baldwin Senior High School on Ethel T. Kloberg Drive between 10:30 p.m. Friday and 8:07 a.m. Saturday.

2013/05/13

Milagros Day Worldwide Mother's Day Walk

Domestic Violence Victims, Survivors Commemorated In Mother’s Day Walk

Sunday was a day to dote on moms, but for one group, it was also a chance to pay tribute and give attention to a very important mission.

2013/05/12

Crane Returns To Top Of Luxury Condo Project Over 6 Months After Sandy

A huge metal crane that was toppled by Superstorm Sandy and left hanging precariously over the road was finally going back up Saturday.

2013/05/11

Wrong Kidney Removed From Patient At Mount Sinai Medical Center

Officials at Mount Sinai said the mistake happened in part because the 76-year-old patient had two bad kidneys, but the doctor took the wrong one out.

2013/05/10

The heavily polluted Gowanus Canal on March 2, 2010 in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Residents Near Troubled Gowanus Canal Not Happy With Sewage Tank Proposal

As though the murky water and putrid smell weren’t bad enough, neighbors who live near the Gowanus Canal are now concerned that they may be hit with yet another neighborhood nightmare.

2013/05/06

Starting line of 2013 TD 5 Boro Bike Tour. (credit: Monica Miller/WCBS 880)

Thousands Of Cyclists Take To The Streets For Five Borough Bike Tour

In all, organizers expect 32,000 riders to take on the course through all five boroughs. It is the biggest bike ride in the U.S.

2013/05/05

Police have released this sketch of a man wanted in two forcible touching incidents, and a third incident with an older child, in South Ozone Park. (credit: NYPD)

Police Canvass Queens Neighborhood With Child Sexual Predator On The Loose

Police on Saturday morning were stepping up their search for a sexual predator in Queens.

2013/05/04

Postal Inspector: Brooklyn Mailbox Targeted By Thieves Is Now Safe To Use

The U.S. Postal Service said a corner mailbox in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn was safe to use Tuesday, after thieves targeted the box in a fishing scheme.

2013/04/30

A "Welcome To Schuylerville" sign has triggered a controversy. Residents who live there say the Bronx neighborhood is actually Pelham Bay. (credit: CBS 2)

What’s In A Name? Some Bronx Residents Upset Over ‘Welcome To Schuylerville’ Signs

If you ask most who live here, they’ll tell you the “Welcome To Schuylerville” signs have their neighborhood all wrong. They said the signage has their part of the Bronx confused for another, a mix-up some see as a slight.

2013/04/29

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