September 17 Morning News
NJ.COM REPORTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THAT “RECKITT”, THE MAKER OF BRANDS LIKE MUCINEX, LYSOL, AND FINISH HAS ANNOUNCED A 600 MILLION DOLLAR MAJOR EXPANSION IN ESSEX COUNTY. THE PLANS INCLUDE A NEW SCIENCE AND INNOVATION CENTER ON THE CAMPUS OF RECKITT’S NORTH AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN NUTLEY. THIS NEW BUILDING WILL OPERATE AS THE COMPANY’S “GERM HUB”: A DESIGNATED SPACE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN DISINFECTION AND MICROBIOLOGY, AS WELL AS SURFACE, LAUNDRY AND PERSONAL CARE. THE COMPANY HOPES THAT BRINGING TOGETHER R&D, SCIENTIFIC CAPABILITIES AND COMMERCIAL EXPERTISE UNDER ONE ROOF WILL SHORTEN THE TIME IT TAKES TO CREATE A PRODUCT. RECKITT SAID IT WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN ADVANCING THE COMPANY’S PORTFOLIO, INCLUDING LYSOL.
NJ.COM REPORTED WEDNESDAY EVENING THAT SIX MEN CONNECTED WITH A VIOLENT ARMED ROBBERY AND SEXUAL ASSAULT THAT TOOK PLACE IN EDGEWATER IN JUNE 2026 HAVE BEEN CHARGED BY BERGEN COUNTY AUTHORITIES. ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT FROM THE BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE, MULTIPLE VICTIMS WERE ROBBED AT GUNPOINT AND KNIFEPOINT ON JUNE 24, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 AM, AT A BUSINESS LOCATED ON OLD RIVER ROAD. VICTIMS WERE PHYSICALLY AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, AND ROBBED OF CASH, MULTIPLE PHONES, IDENTIFICATION, AND CREDIT CARDS. AFTER A WEEKS-LONG, NATIONWIDE INVESTIGATION BY THE BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS SQUAD AND THE EDGEWATER POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE SIX SUSPECTS WERE IDENTIFIED. THE SIX CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INCIDENT ARE YORWIN JESUS DUDAMEL GIL, 24 OF ELMHURST, ILLINOIS; JEIDER JOSE GONZALEZ, 25 OF CHICAGO; CARLOS OSORIO RONDON, 22 OF AURORA, COLORADO; LISANDRO RAMIREZ ACOSTA, 26 OF RICHMOND HILL, NEW YORK; JHON DERVIS SIMANCAS MELEAN, 30 OF CHICAGO; AND JOSE A. UZCATEGUI PACHECO, 24 OF CHICAGO. THE ARRESTS TOOK PLACE BETWEEN JULY AND SEPTEMBER 2026 ACROSS MULTIPLE STATES, WITH ALL SIX DEFENDANTS EXTRADITED TO NEW JERSEY AND REMANDED TO THE BERGEN COUNTY JAIL BY SEPTEMBER. OFFICIALS SAID ALL HAVE MADE FIRST APPEARANCES IN BERGEN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT IN HACKENSACK AND ARE DETAINED PENDING TRIALS.
TAPINTO.NET REPORTED THAT DINGO, AN 8-YEAR-OLD DOG, HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE MONDAY AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE YARD. THE FAMILY IS ASKING RESIDENTS OF WOODLAND PARK AND PATERSON TO KEEP AN EYE OUT. ACCORDING TO HIS FAMILY, DINGO DISAPPEARED SEPTEMBER 14TH AND WAS LATER SEEN ALONG HUGO AVENUE IN WOODLAND PARK AND DIXON AVENUE IN PATERSON. HE MAY RUN FROM STRANGERS, SO RESIDENTS WHO SPOT DINGO ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT FAMILY, WHICH IS BETTER THAN CHASING OR APPROACHING HIM. DINGO IS MICROCHIPPED AND A NEUTERED MALE. HIS FAMILY DESCRIBES HIM AS A PIT BULL, ROTTWEILER, AND DOBERMAN MIX WITH A BROWN COAT, TAN MARKINGS ABOVE HIS EYES, WITH A WHITE PATCH ON HIS CHEST AND A SCAR ON ONE OF HIS BACK LEGS. ANYONE WHO SEES DINGO OR HAS INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE HE IS CAN CONTACT HIS FAMILY AT 551-265-7637 OR 973-223-3247.
NEW JERSEY NEWS 12 REPORTED ON SEPTEMBER 15 THAT A MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED FOR A MURDER COMMITTED BACK IN 2018. ACCORDING TO THE ESSEX COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, THE MAN, AHIGJAH BROOMES, MURDERED HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND, AKIRAH TOWNES, IN MONTCLAIR ON BLOOMFIELD AVENUE. TOWNES WAS A 20-YEAR-OLD KEAN UNIVERSITY STUDENT WHO WAS LEAVING FOR VIRGINIA BEACH WHEN SHE WAS STABBED MULTIPLE TIMES AND LATER PRONOUNCED DEAD AT ST. JOSEPHS MEDICAL CENTER. BROOMES, NOW 29, WAS CONVICTED IN MARCH FOR UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON AND MURDER. HE IS SENTENCED TO 55 YEARS AND MUST COMPLETE AT LEAST 85% OF HIS SENTENCE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE.
TAPINTO.NET REPORTED THAT PATERSON IS MARKING NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, WHICH IS OBSERVED ANNUALLY FROM SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH. THE CITY IS RECOGNIZING THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY FOR THEIR CULTURE, HISTORY, AND CONTRIBUTIONS. THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL SPONSORED THE RECOGNITION. THE 2026 CITY RESOLUTION HIGHLIGHTS THE THEME “UNIDO, SOMOS” OR “TOGETHER, WE ARE MORE”. THE RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGES THE CONTRIBUTIONS THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY HAS MADE IN AREAS INCLUDING EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, CIVIL RIGHTS, THE ARTS, AGRICULTURE, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE MILITARY. THE OBSERVANCE ONCE BEGAN AS A WEEK-LONG CELEBRATION IN 1968 AND WAS EXTENDED TO A MONTH-LONG PERIOD IN 1998. SEPTEMBER 15TH MARKS THE INDEPENDENCE DAY OF GUATEMALA, COSTA RICA, EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS, AND NICARAGUA. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY MEXICO ON SEPTEMBER 16TH AND CHILE ON SEPTEMBER 18TH. THIS RECOGNITION COMES AS PATERSON CELEBRATES HISPANIC CULTURE MONTH AND ITS HISTORIES, CULTURES, AND CONTRIBUTIONS.