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Found! Missing NJ Student, 19, Safe And Sound, Taken To Hospital For Evaluation
UPDATE: Morgan Panzer, a 19-year-old Bergen Community College freshman from Nutley whose parents reported her missing on Wednesday, was found Friday evening in Clifton, a family member confirmed.
"They found her in the Wendy's by the Clifton Commons," he told Daily Voice around 5:30 p.m. "She's OK. She heading to Clara Maas Medical Center (in Belleville).
"A huge shout out to the Nutley and Clifton police departments."
It was a police officer's wife who spotted her, in fact.
Morgan hadn't strayed far.
Her father, Richard Panzer, had confirmed that Morgan was spotted at least twice on T…
$1.2M Lottery Ticket Winner Sold In North Jersey
A New Jersey Lottery ticket winning nearly $1.2 million was sold in North Jersey.
The Jersey Cash 5 ticket from the Tuesday, Nov. 23 drawing was sold at White Oak Liquors, 418 Union Ave., Belleville in Essex County.
The winning numbers were: 09, 14, 17, 28, and 29 and the XTRA number was: 04.
The ticket was worth $1,253,763 and the retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for the winning ticket sold.
Burglars Posing As Contractors Nabbed After Lyndhurst Police Pursuit Into Newark Ends In Crash
Two burglars who tried to blend in as home-repair contractors in Lyndhurst were arrested following a police pursuit that ended when they crashed a stolen commercial truck in Newark, authorities said.
Credit for the capture goes to area residents, Lyndhurst police said.
The driver, Nathaniel Barreto, 39, of Newark took off on foot after the crash but was quickly grabbed, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said.
Passenger Philip Zaragoza, 41, also of Newark, said he was having withdrawal from using heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine and was quickly taken to an area hospital, he said.
Officer Anthony G…
North Jersey School Bus Driver, Dad David Linfante Dies, 43
North Jersey school bus driver and beloved father of three David F. Linfante died suddenly on Sept. 29 at the age of 43.
Linfante was a lifelong Belleville resident and worked as a bus driver for the town’s board of education, his obituary says.
More than $13,500 had been raised as of Tuesday on a GoFundMe for Linfante’s funeral expenses as well as financial support for his wife, Donna, and children, Anakin, Payton, and Kevin.
“David’s loss was sudden and tragic,” reads the fundraiser, launched by Mariah Tingolie, who says Linfante is a brother-in-law. “There will never be another in the w…
Five NJ Gas Stations Pay $138,000 For Overcharging Customers
Five North Jersey gas stations were caught overcharging customers -- including claiming that regular gas was premium -- and now must pay up, state authorities said.
In a settlement aimed at protecting consumers, Sukhdev Singh and his stations in Newark and Belleville will pay the state more than $138,000 collectively, and promised not to do it again, under an agreement that kept formal charges from being filed, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said.
Bruck identified the stations on Monday as:
KP Fuel, 864 Mt. Prospect Ave, Newark;
BK Fuel, 108 Bloomfield Ave, Newark;
Mil…
Five Gas Stations Pay NJ More Than $138,000 For Overcharging Customers
Five North Jersey gas stations overcharged customers -- including claiming that regular gas was premium -- state authorities said Monday.
In a settlement aimed at protecting consumers, Sukhdev Singh and his stations in Newark and Belleville will pay the state more than $138,000 collectively, and promised not to do it again, under an agreement that kept formal charges from being filed, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said.
Bruck identified the stations as:
KP Fuel, 864 Mt. Prospect Ave, Newark;
BK Fuel, 108 Bloomfield Ave, Newark;
Millennium Fuel, 113-119 Franklin Street…
Pair Of $1 Million Lottery Tickets Sold In NJ
Two lottery tickets each worth $1 million were sold in New Jersey.
One ticket was from a Powerball drawing and the other was from a Mega Millions drawing.
The winning numbers from Saturday's Powerball drawing were 05, 36, 39, 45, and 57. The Red Power Ball number was 11 and the Power Play was 2X.
The winning Powerball ticket was purchased from Raceway #2117, 60 Raritan Ave., Highland Park in Middlesex County.
The winning numbers from Friday's Mega Millions drawing were 17, 32, 40, 59, and 61. The Gold Mega Ball was 18, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03.
The second-tier prizew…
