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Newly Minted Millionaire: Bergen County Lotto Player Hits Big Newly Minted Millionaire: Bergen County Lotto Player Hits Big
Newly Minted Millionaire: Bergen County Lotto Player Hits Big A Bergen County resident's decision to play NJ Lottery very much paid off. The winner of Jersey Cash 5 $1.4 million jackpot drawn on Thursday, April 20, recently came forward to their claim their prize. The player said he only plays NJ Lottery when the jackpot is more than $1 million. While going by Krauszer's in Park Ridge, they saw the jackpot was $1.4 million and knew they had to put some skin in the game.  The next day, the player saw a sign at Krauszer's noting a player had won the jackpot. The lottery player thought fast and pulled into a nearby Dunkin' where he opened the lotte…

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by Sam Barron
Neighbors
Community Rallies Around Passaic County Man Battling Brain Injuries Community Rallies Around Passaic County Man Battling Brain Injuries
Community Rallies Around Passaic County Man Battling Brain Injuries Steve Hinkle, a 28-year-old Woodland Park resident, has been courageously battling since he was diagnosed with having an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in his brain. Last December, Hinkle suffered a stroke and a brain bleed, which sent him to intensive care and rendered him immobile, facing a lengthy recovery. When he was 15, a cluster of blood vessels in his brain burst, forcing him into a coma and causing him to suffer memory less. Hinkle had to relearn how to breathe without medical aid, walk and talk. Despite the injury, Hinkle was able to graduate high school on time.  In c…

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by Sam Barron
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Two NJ Residents Burned By Dunkin': Suits Two NJ Residents Burned By Dunkin': Suits
Two NJ Residents Burned By Dunkin': Suits Two separate lawsuits have been filed against the Dunkin' franchises by New Jersey residents claiming they suffered severe burns from the store's mishandling of hot beverages. In February, Darryn Stewart, a Passaic resident, filed a lawsuit in Superior Court in Passaic County against the Dunkin' in Clifton claiming the staff was reckless, careless and negligent in failing to secure his hot beverage in a takeout tray and failing to properly the secure the tops of the containers when he visited Dunkin' in Sept. 2021. Stewart suffered severe burns that required medical and hospital care, accor…

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by Sam Barron
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Armed Man Posing As Prosecutor Demands Nearly $10K Cash From Victim: Morris County Sheriff Armed Man Posing As Prosecutor Demands Nearly $10K Cash From Victim: Morris County Sheriff
Armed Man Posing As Prosecutor Demands Nearly $10K Cash From Victim: Morris County Sheriff Recognize him? The Morris County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to identify a man they say pretended to be a prosecutor, wielded a firearm, and demanded nearly $10,000 cash for “bail money” from a victim in a grandparent’s scam. On Friday, Oct. 21, the man called the victim pretending to be a New York Prosecutor, stating that her grandson was in a car accident with a pregnant woman and needed $9,850 cash for bail money, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office said in a release a week later. The suspect told the victim to meet him at the Morris Plains Municipal Building with the cash. He is then…

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by Valerie Musson