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North Jersey Co-Owner Of Exotic Snack Website, 33, Killed In Crash North Jersey Co-Owner Of Exotic Snack Website, 33, Killed In Crash
North Jersey Co-Owner Of Exotic Snack Website, 33, Killed In Crash Friends and loved ones are remembering a 33-year-old Passaic County resident who was killed in a crash in Atlantic County. Craig Doka of Oak Ridge was found dead in a vehicle that was on fire off Route 30 in Absecon on Sunday, Apr. 28, according to the Absecon Police Department. He was 33 years old. Doka was a co-owner of the website Order Exotic Snacks, which specializes in selling international foods and beverages. He had been posting videos of himself trying some of the exotic treats from all over the world. View this post on Instagram …
IN PLAIN SIGHT: Postal Carrier Collected Disability While Operating Morris Travel Agency: Feds IN PLAIN SIGHT: Postal Carrier Collected Disability While Operating Morris Travel Agency: Feds
IN Plain Sight: Postal Carrier Collected Disability While Operating Morris Travel Agency: Feds A Morris County postal carrier collected $155,000 in disability benefits from the federal government while continuing to operate the travel agency that she founded nearly 20 years ago, authorities charged. Pamela VanSyckle, 60, of Oak Ridge, was released on $100,000 unsecured bond following a first appearance in U.S. District Court in Newark on Wednesday. VanSyckle -- who owns and operates Kingdom Konsultants Travel -- is charged with federal employee compensation fraud and making false statements. VanSyckle began receiving disability benefits in September 2020 for an injury that she clai…
North Jersey Native, Beloved Son, Brother Chris Fecko Dies In Motorcycle Crash On 23rd Birthday North Jersey Native, Beloved Son, Brother Chris Fecko Dies In Motorcycle Crash On 23rd Birthday
North Jersey Native, Beloved Son, Brother Chris Fecko Dies In Motorcycle Crash On 23rd Birthday Lifelong North Jersey resident and beloved son, brother and friend Christopher Fecko died at Garnet Medical Hospital in Middletown, NY after he got into a motorcycle crash while celebrating his 23rd birthday on June 25. Born in Belleville, Fecko lived in Oak Ridge and graduated from Jefferson Township High School in 2016, where he won the Baseball State Championship during his senior year, his obituary says. Fecko was an aspiring welder and worked at Airside Sheetmetal in Andover at the time of his death, his memorial says. Fecko was known for his love of all things outdoors, including hun…
Memorial Service Set For Bergen Police Veteran, 51, Who Loved Intensely, Had Everyone's Back Memorial Service Set For Bergen Police Veteran, 51, Who Loved Intensely, Had Everyone's Back
Memorial Service Set For Bergen Police Veteran, 51, Who Loved Intensely, Had Everyone's Back He was as strong as he was emotional. He wore his heart on his sleeve and always had a special smile and knowing look to go with an immense kindness for others. That’s what many will remember when they gather in Van Saun Park this Thursday for a memorial service for River Edge Police Detective Sgt. Chris Cheevers. Cheevers, who died last week at 51, “intensely loved those who survive him,” his obituary says, “especially his wife Tara, his five children Avery, Katie, Joseph, Owen, and Kiersten, his siblings and cousins, their extended families and the many friends he made over his lifetime i…
NJ Woman's Brutally Honest Adoption Ad For 'Neurotic Mess' Chihuahua Goes Viral NJ Woman's Brutally Honest Adoption Ad For 'Neurotic Mess' Chihuahua Goes Viral
NJ Woman's Brutally Honest Adoption Ad For 'Neurotic Mess' Chihuahua Goes Viral A New Jersey woman is gaining national attention for a Facebook post she penned in hopes of getting her "neurotic mess" but "kind of cute to look at" foster dog adopted. Tyfanee Fortuna has been fostering Prancer, a Chihuaua, through Oak Ridge-based Second Chance Pet Adoption League since November. The 25-year-old Clinton resident began working at animal shelters when she was 12 years old, and currently has eight other foster pets at home. She's had dozens over the years, each one eventually going to a new, loving home. Rehoming Prancer, however, has proven difficult, Fortuna said. P…
Police: Sussex County Man, 40, Shattered Glasses, Lights, Back Door Window During Bar Dispute Police: Sussex County Man, 40, Shattered Glasses, Lights, Back Door Window During Bar Dispute
Police: Sussex County Man, 40, Shattered Glasses, Lights, Back Door Window During Bar Dispute A Sussex County man went on a rampage at an Oak Ridge bar, breaking glasses, lights and shattering the building’s back door window, authorities charged.  Adam Waciura, 40, of Sparta, caused the damage during an altercation at the Daily Planet in Oak Ridge on Feb. 6, Jefferson Township Police said. Waciura is accused of shattering several glasses, a pool table light and a back door window, police said. He left and tried twice to return but was stopped by other bar patrons, police said. Waciura, who sustained several cuts and bruises during the altercation, was subsequently arrested an…
Restaurant 'Fables' At Passaic County's 'Fairy Tale Forest' Opening This March Restaurant 'Fables' At Passaic County's 'Fairy Tale Forest' Opening This March
Restaurant 'Fables' At Passaic County's 'Fairy Tale Forest' Opening This March Dreams are really coming true in Passaic County. Oak Ridge theme park Fairy Tale Forest, which has been closed for 14 years, will be opening by Memorial Day, NorthJersey.com reports. The long-awaited BYOB restaurant "Fables," located inside of the park, will open March 4, the report says. Fables will offer farm-to-table modern American cuisine in a casual but high-energy atmosphere, according to consulting executive chef, Christine Nunn. The family-friendly restaurant is also set to open an organic juice and snack bar in April. If Fables proves successful, the children’s park will reopen…