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4 Lottery Tickets Sold In North Jersey Split $238K Jackpot 4 Lottery Tickets Sold In North Jersey Split $238K Jackpot
4 Lottery Tickets Sold In North Jersey Split $238K Jackpot A total of four winning tickets were sold in North Jersey for Thursday's Jersey Cash 5 drawing, splitting a $238,180 jackpot, state lottery officials said.  Tickets were sold in Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic counties. The winning numbers were 17, 19, 22, 28 and 32 and the XTRA number was 05. The tickets, each one good for $59,545, were sold at the following locations: Bergen County: Happy Market, 369 Broad Ave., Leonia; Essex County: Quick Mart Food Store, 172 South Livingston Ave. Livingston; Morris County: Korner Store Inc., 14 Burnham Rd., Morris Plains; and P…

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by Paul Milo & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJSP Employee, Bergen County Native Killed In Route 46 Motorcycle Crash NJSP Employee, Bergen County Native Killed In Route 46 Motorcycle Crash
Njsp Employee, Bergen County Native Killed In Route 46 Motorcycle Crash A communication systems technician for New Jersey State Police died after being ejected from his motorcycle in a Budd Lake crash, local police said. John Zaki of Landing was headed eastbound on Route 46 when he was struck by a 2002 Toyota near Chamberlain Road on Sept. 29 around 2 p.m., Mount Olive police said. Responding officers found Zaki's motorcycle under the Toyota driven by Brielle Kraus, who was turning left onto the roadway from a driveway, authorities said. Zaki -- thrown from his bike -- was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center where he died of injuries sustained in the crash,…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Accused New Milford Rapist, Leonia Thief Among Fugitives Captured By Bergen Sheriff's Squad Accused New Milford Rapist, Leonia Thief Among Fugitives Captured By Bergen Sheriff's Squad
Accused New Milford Rapist, Leonia Thief Among Fugitives Captured By Bergen Sheriff's Squad Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton’s Fugitive Task Force tracked down and arrested seven defendants who skipped court or were wanted as fugitives, from shoplifters to an accused rapist. Last Thursday morning’s sweep featured participation from 14 different agencies and produced several leads expected to yield even more arrests, Cureton said Tuesday.Some had been released with conditions under New Jersey's 2017 bail reform law and simply didn't show up for court. The difference this time: Judges ordered that all seven remain held in the Bergen County Jail and not be released pending furth…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Teens In Leonia Police Chase Nabbed After 7-Eleven Crash In Bogota Hurls Sign Onto Roof Teens In Leonia Police Chase Nabbed After 7-Eleven Crash In Bogota Hurls Sign Onto Roof
Teens In Leonia Police Chase Nabbed After 7-Eleven Crash In Bogota Hurls Sign Onto Roof An overnight police chase Saturday that began in Leonia ended when the sedan crashed into a Bogota 7-Eleven while hurling a street sign onto the convenience store's roof. Leonia Police Officer Sihoon Chung tried stopping the 2007 Hyundai Sonata for speeding on Grand Avenue around 2:30 a.m. The 17-year-old driver from Union City turned west on Fort Lee Road and took off into Teaneck and then Bogota, Capt. Scott Tamagny said. Chung terminated the pursuit out of safety concerns, then found the vehicle involved in a crash at the 7-Eleven next to the Valero service station off the corner of Eas…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Edgewater Driver Charged With Carrying 72 THC Vape Cartridges Edgewater Driver Charged With Carrying 72 THC Vape Cartridges
Edgewater Driver Charged With Carrying 72 THC Vape Cartridges An Edgewater driver who at 20 already has an adult criminal history was carrying six dozen THC vape oil cartridges when he was stopped, borough police said. Marc A. Helewa, 20, told detectives who stopped him on Hilliard Avenue and Edgewater Place for having no front license plate and tinted windows that he had some pot in the center console of his 2014 Mercedes E350, Detective Sgt. Timothy Farrell said. Farrell, who made the stop with Detective Theodore Wetklow, said they found three cases of THC vape oil in the trunk. They charged Helewa with drug-related offense and sent him to the Berg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
NEW RANKINGS: These Bergen County School Districts Are Among Best In State NEW RANKINGS: These Bergen County School Districts Are Among Best In State
NEW Rankings: These Bergen County School Districts Are Among Best In State Did your district make the grade? Niche has released its 2020 list of "best school" rankings in America. The results are "based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education." Click here for more on methodology. Princeton, Millburn and Livingston hold the top three spots for best districts in the state. Here's how Niche ranked Bergen County schools on the list of the best district in New Jersey. No. 49: Leonia No. 46: Fort Lee No. 36: River Dell No. 35: Glen Rock No. 32: Ramsey No. 30: …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Leonia PD: Van Driver Didn't See Struck, Killed Pedestrian, 49 Leonia PD: Van Driver Didn't See Struck, Killed Pedestrian, 49
Leonia PD: Van Driver Didn't See Struck, Killed Pedestrian, 49 UPDATE: The driver of a van that struck and killed a pedestrian Thursday morning in Leonia didn't see her, authorities confirmed. The victim, 49-year-old Miryung Lim, was hit near the corner of Grand Avenue (Route 93) and Station Parkway shortly before 9:30 a.m., Police Chief Thomas Rowe said. She was taken to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, where she was pronounced dead, he said Thursday afternoon. The driver was headed west on Station Parkway, brought the Dodge van to rest at a stop sign at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Station Parkway, then turned onto southbound Grand Aven…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Leonia PD: Van Driver Didn't See Pedestrian, 49, Struck, Killed Leonia PD: Van Driver Didn't See Pedestrian, 49, Struck, Killed
Leonia PD: Van Driver Didn't See Pedestrian, 49, Struck, Killed A pedestrian was struck and killed Thursday morning by a van in Leonia, authorities confirmed. The victim, 49-year-old Miryung Lim, was hit near the corner of Grand Avenue (Route 93) and Station Parkway shortly before 9:30 a.m., Police Chief Thomas Rowe said. She was taken to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, where she was pronounced dead, he said. The driver was headed west on Station Parkway, brought the Dodge van to rest at a stop sign at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Station Parkway, then turned onto southbound Grand Avenue, the chief said. "As he was making the right turn …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Leonia PD: PalPark Driver Stabs Passenger In Leg, Then Flags Down Ambulance Leonia PD: PalPark Driver Stabs Passenger In Leg, Then Flags Down Ambulance
Leonia PD: PalPark Driver Stabs Passenger In Leg, Then Flags Down Ambulance A Palisades Park driver stabbed his passenger in the leg and then flagged down an ambulance in Leonia, said police who arrested him. Haori Jin, 36, stopped the Englewood Hospital and Medical Center ambulance on Fort Lee Road just after midnight Sunday, police Capt. Scott Tamagny said. The passenger was hospitalized with a knife wound that wasn’t life-threatening, Tamagny said. Police, meanwhile, arrested Jin, who the captain said had stabbed his passenger in the leg during an argument on Highwood Avenue in Leonia. Jin remained held Monday in the Bergen County Jail pending an appearance in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Politics
Bergen's Most Lopsided 2019 Primary Win: Incumbent Upper Saddle River Mayor Crushes Upstart Bergen's Most Lopsided 2019 Primary Win: Incumbent Upper Saddle River Mayor Crushes Upstart
Bergen's Most Lopsided 2019 Primary Win: Incumbent Upper Saddle River Mayor Crushes Upstart Incumbent Upper Saddle River Mayor Joanne Minichetti easily defeated an upstart candidate Tuesday in one of only eight municipalities in Bergen County that had contested primaries. In the most convincing defeat of all of Bergen's primary races, Minichetti got 75% of the vote (525) to a meager 171 for Erik Friis in the borough’s Republican runoff, according to unofficial results from the county Board of Elections. Her Republican running mates, Councilmen Jonathan Ditkoff and Douglas Rotella, were unopposed. Minichetti will face Marshall Grupp in the November election. He was unopposed in t…

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News
NEW RANKINGS: These North Jersey High Schools Among Nation's Best In U.S. NEW RANKINGS: These North Jersey High Schools Among Nation's Best In U.S.
NEW Rankings: These North Jersey High Schools Among Nation's Best In U.S. Where does your high school rank nationally? Now, you can find out. More than 17,000 schools nationwide are numerically ranked, up from last year's 2,700 schools in this year's U.S. News & World Report rankings of the best high schools in the nation. The six factors weighed in the rankings were graduation rates, number of AP courses offered, college readiness, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, and underserved student performance. "Our mission with the Best High Schools rankings has always been to educate families about the schools in their district," said…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Leonia PD: Officer Recognizes Burglar Caught On Video, Arrest Made At Probation Office Leonia PD: Officer Recognizes Burglar Caught On Video, Arrest Made At Probation Office
Leonia PD: Officer Recognizes Burglar Caught On Video, Arrest Made At Probation Office A Leonia police officer investigating a burglary at the borough recreation center recognized the culprit on surveillance video, leading to his arrest a short time later, authorities said. Tyquan Foster, 23, was wearing the same clothing when Detective Michael Jennings, Detective Sgt. Chris Garris and Capt. Scott Tamagny found him reporting to his probation officer, Police Chief Thomas Rowe said. Recreation Department employees discovered the burglary early Monday and notified police. Video shows Foster breaking in through the front door on Saturday and forcing his way into the main office,…

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by Jerry DeMarco