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WINNER: Lottery Ticket Good For $496K Sold In Passaic County WINNER: Lottery Ticket Good For $496K Sold In Passaic County
Winner: Lottery Ticket Good For $496K Sold In Passaic County A Jersey Cash 5 ticket good for $496,702 was sold in Passaic County. The winning numbers from Thursday's drawing were 18, 29, 35, 40, and 41 and the XTRA number was 02. The ticket was purchased from Union Food Stores on Union Boulevard in Totowa.

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by Cecilia Levine
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'The Opposite Of Dangerous: Pharmacy Tech Slain In Paterson Avoided Guns, Gangs 'The Opposite Of Dangerous: Pharmacy Tech Slain In Paterson Avoided Guns, Gangs
'The Opposite Of Dangerous: Pharmacy Tech Slain In Paterson Avoided Guns, Gangs Small minds will often wonder when someone is shot and killed in an inner city whether that person somehow had something to do with his or her own death. A chorus of voices rose this weekend, however, after word spread that the man known as “Rei”  -- Ravel Trejo -- had been gunned down outside a city shopping center. Trejo, 32, worked as a pharmacy tech at the CVS on Union Boulevard in Totowa. He was "a cool dude, a down-to-earth person,” wrote friend Mel Taylor. “He wasn’t with that goofy s**t.” “He wasn’t with that s**t at all,” Destinee Corina added. “That’s what makes me so mad!” Na…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian Seriously Injured Near Accident Scene In Totowa Pedestrian Seriously Injured Near Accident Scene In Totowa
Pedestrian Seriously Injured Near Accident Scene In Totowa A pedestrian was hospitalized with what responders said they believed were life-threatening injuries after she was struck by a car Thursday night in Totowa while a police officer was investigating a nearby crash that occurred moments earlier. The freak accident occurred in front of the Delta gas station on Union Boulevard and Boyle Avenue around 5 p.m. The officer was writing his report when the woman was hit. The Totowa First Aid Squad took her to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center. The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office responded along with borough police and EMS.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Mob Wives' Daughters Open North Jersey Pizzeria 'Mob Wives' Daughters Open North Jersey Pizzeria
'Mob Wives' Daughters Open North Jersey Pizzeria Two women whose mothers starred on VH1's "Mob Wives" and fathers were sent to jail for organized crime are opening a new pizzeria in North Jersey. RaMona Rizzo and Karen Gravano announced on social media "Pizza Nostra" will open Friday on Union Boulevard in Totowa. Last year, "Real Housewives" star Kathy Wakile opened Pizza Love in Franklin Lakes. RaMona Rizzo is happy to be in the food industry, carrying on family traditions.RaMona Rizzo The executive chef is Ryan Vargo of Edgewater, who told NorthJersey.com the pizzeria will be a "family place" serving old-school Italian food with a …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Totowa Woman Scarred For Life After Finding Dead Rodent In Arizona Drink, Suit Says Totowa Woman Scarred For Life After Finding Dead Rodent In Arizona Drink, Suit Says
Totowa Woman Scarred For Life After Finding Dead Rodent In Arizona Drink, Suit Says A Totowa woman hoping for a refreshing beverage said she cracked open a can of Arizona to discover a dead rodent, according to a lawsuit filed in Superior Court. Samantha Corrado says she bought the drink at the Union Boulevard CVS in August 2016, finished the whole drink and then noticed that the can still weighed more than she was used to, the suit says. She looked in and saw the dead rodent, which was not specified in the lawsuit. Corrado said she has since been plagued with psychiatric and psychological issues and thus is suing Arizona Beverages USA, CVS Pharmacy, the bottling company …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Totowa Man Charged In Stabbing Death Outside Totowa QuickChek Totowa Man Charged In Stabbing Death Outside Totowa QuickChek
Totowa Man Charged In Stabbing Death Outside Totowa QuickChek Authorities charged a 33-year-old Totowa man with the overnight stabbing death of another man outside the borough QuickChek. An on-duty Totowa police officer saw Damien Edwards stab 35-year-old Justin Parker outside the Union Boulevard store entrance around 3:30 a.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Totowa Police Chief Robert Coyle said in a joint announcement. Edwards was ordered held in the Passaic County Jail on murder and weapons counts pending a detention hearing Monday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson, they said. “The officer immediately called in the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Victim Stabbed To Death At Totowa QuickChek Victim Stabbed To Death At Totowa QuickChek
Victim Stabbed To Death At Totowa QuickChek UPDATE: Authorities charged a 33-year-old Totowa man with the overnight stabbing death of another man outside the borough QuickChek. https://southpassaic.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/totowa-man-charged-in-stabbing-death-outside-totowa-quickchek/737432/ ORIGINAL STORY: A stabbing at a Totowa QuickChek overnight Sunday left the victim dead. The assailant fled the Union Boulevard convenience store after stabbing the victim several times in the shoulder and leg just after 3:30 a.m., responders said. Witnesses said police had a suspect in custody soon after. Responding police conducted CPR bef…

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by Jerry DeMarco