Some of the traits people remember about Tony Torres of Lyndhurst -- full of life, down to earth, a good listener -- he clearly got from his mom.Ginny Figueiredo lost her only child on Saturday when he died suddenly. Tony was 25 years old.As her friend and client struggles to make sense of it all, personal trainer Leah Fairchild has launched a campaign to help with ...

Jon and Luke Warbeck were inseparable.Ever since Luke was born 17 years ago, the father and son did nearly everything together. They rode dirt bikes, went camping and fished together. Jon -- formerly a Carlstadt firefighter -- became a Boy Scout leader when Luke, a Boonton High School junior, joined.The pair were on their way to the DMV for Luke to take his driver's test when an SUV ...

A Russian hockey star who once played for the NJ Devils has listed his Alpine dream home for for a whopping $17.99 million, the real estate company announced.Ilya Kovalchuk bought the 2-acre lot on Frick Drive in 2010 for $4.5 million, property records show. He constructed his mansion on the property -- but left the NHL in 2013 and returned to Russia with his wife ...

Dominique Franco of Park Ridge was on a mission to save the world.The senior University of Rhode Island nursing major was on track to a career in pediatric oncology. At 17, she launched a fundraiser that collected toys and hundreds of dollars for pediatric cancer patients.Franco's mission was tragically cut short on Saturday, when she died at 21 years old."The girl was out to save the ...

Goodbye, Horizon Diner. Hello, Chick-fil-A.The iconic Ramsey diner will soon be demolished and replaced by the fast food restaurant (including a drive-thru) NorthJersey.com reports.Owner Stafford Saites says no one in the family was interested in taking over the business.No word yet on opening date.

If it weren't for the Apple Watch, Christina Ling of Edgewater may not be alive.Ling had been experiencing flu symptoms and went to urgent care. all tests came back negative, she said in an interview with USA Today.After nearly two days of sleeping in bed, the mom's Apple Watch indicated that her heart rate was 150 beats per minute. Initially believing the watch was malfunctioning, Ling ...

Henry P. Becton Regional High School's first female superintendent who last summer was placed on administrative leave has filed a gender discrimination suit against the district, the school board and its president.Louise Clarke -- who was quietly placed on administrative leave last October -- says that she was verbally abused and harassed for being a woman in the high-level role, ...

Local police are warning parents of a new social media platform and smartphone app that is apparently aggressive in its quest to get users to share locations with contacts.Mappen's description in the App Store reads:“SEE WHERE YOUR FRIENDS ARE AND MEET UP. Mappen helps you plan your social life by showing you where friends are and what they’re doing so you can get together.” The ...

A Morris County couple admitted pocketing $152,820 in taxpayer-funded Superstorm Sandy relief by claiming their damaged Jersey Shore home as their primary residence, state authorities charged.The home that Carmine Fusco and Lauri Fusco, 50, own on West End Drive in Point Pleasant that was damaged by the historic storm is actually a summer/weekend property, state Attorney General Gurbir ...

An 11-year-old girl from Wayne died Monday after being hospitalized for flu-like symptoms.Halainah Grace Napolitano was taken to an urgent care center where she was treated for the flu, her mom Deanna Napolitano said on a GoFundMe.Three days later, Halainah was sent to the emergency room where doctors found a virus in her bloodstream -- attacking her heart, her mom said."We lost our ...