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22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Essex County Crash 22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Essex County Crash
22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Essex County Crash A 22-year-old motorcyclist was killed in an Essex County crash Tuesday, Sept. 27, authorities said. Jordan A. Mayrant, of Bloomfield, was riding on Bloomfield Avenue when his Yamaha YZF collided with an Audi Q5 at High Street in Glen Ridge around 4 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Glen Ride Police Chief Sean Quinn said. Mayrant was taken to University Hospital, Newark, where he was pronounced dead at 4:45 p.m. No charges have been filed against the Audi driver. The investigation is active and ongoing.

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Dominos Pizza Delivery Driver Carjacked At Gunpoint NJ Dominos Pizza Delivery Driver Carjacked At Gunpoint
NJ Dominos Pizza Delivery Driver Carjacked At Gunpoint A pizza delivery driver was carjacked at gunpoint in Essex County, authorities said. The Dominos driver was approached from behind by an unknown individual, who placed a hard object believed to be a handgun to his back and demanded the vehicle on Ella Street in Bloomfield on Sept. 25, Public Safety Director Samuel DeMaio said. The suspect fled on Ella Street and went east on Bloomfield Avenue.  The car was recovered the following day around 1:20 a.m., in Newark. The incident remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bloomfield Retailer Sells Lotto Ticket Winner Bloomfield Retailer Sells Lotto Ticket Winner
Bloomfield Retailer Sells Lotto Ticket Winner A winning New Jersey Lottery ticket was sold in Bloomfield. The Jersey Cash 5 ticket was sold at Remax Health & Beauty on Bloomfield Avenue. The ticket wins Thursday's jackpot of $64,956. The winning numbers were 05, 16, 23, 40 and 42 and the XTRA number was 05. The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Help Wanted Sign Seeking 'Males Only' Stirs Controversy In Bloomfield Help Wanted Sign Seeking 'Males Only' Stirs Controversy In Bloomfield
Help Wanted Sign Seeking 'Males Only' Stirs Controversy In Bloomfield Dozens weighed in after seeing a photo online of a help wanted sign posted on the front door of a Bloomfield sandwich shop inviting "males only" to apply.  "All jobs should be open to all that can perform the work safely. Not by race gender religion or sex," wrote one man of the sign, which appeared on the front door of NY Gyro King on Bloomfield Avenue.  Others spoke in a similar vein, while some commenters, assuming the employers' restriction was religious in nature, defended them.  "The workers are Muslim, you are not allowed to mix males with females unless they are fami…

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by Paul Milo