Cops add new wrinkle to Palisades Mall “dare you to jump” story

Police now say 21-year-old Park Ridge resident Nicholas DiBlasi, who allegedly jumped from the second floor of the Palisades Mall to the first floor, incurring minor injuries in the process, was bet $50 by a friend to pull the stunt. Originally police said his friends merely “dared” him to jump, but in an interview with […]

Scamming Grandma — A Billion Dollar Industry

Scamming Grandma — A Billion Dollar Industry

BY DIANE DIMOND  Ruth is a retired schoolteacher living in Indianapolis. She’s led an exciting and rewarding life as a wife and mother. She dedicated a few years to serve as an elementary school teacher in Congo along with her husband. Even today, as a 93-year-old widow, she remains active thanks to a recently acquired […]

Richard Harris Adamovich-Zeitlin—–Intel Semifinalist

BY BARRY WARNER The Intel Science Talent Search, a program of the Society for Science & the Public, is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competition. It honors exceptional high school seniors for their scientific research and their potential as future leaders in the scientific community. Each year more than 1,800 students attending […]

MY FRIENDS DARED ME! 21-year-old attempts crazy stunt at mall, gets injured, arrested

The perils of prolonged adolescence and public intoxication were on display at the mall this Sunday, as a 21-year-old responded to a “dare” from friends by jumping off the second story of the mall walkway to the first floor approximately 20 feet below. The individual, Nicholas DiBlasi, 21, of Park Ridge, NJ was found by Clarkstown PD […]