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Jersey Shore Man Sentenced In String Of Bank Robberies Jersey Shore Man Sentenced In String Of Bank Robberies
Jersey Shore Man Sentenced In String Of Bank Robberies A Colts Neck man who committed a string of bank robberies has been sentenced to 15 years in New Jersey State Prison, authorities said. Conor Kavanagh, 31, was convicted in connection with three robberies, all of which occurred within a month of each other in 2021, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago  Shortly after 1:15 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2021, an individual who was later identified as Kavanagh approached a teller window at the PNC Bank inside the Stop & Shop supermarket on Route 36 in Keyport. Kavanagh then passed a note indicating he …

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by Jon Craig
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These Popular NJ Restaurants Closed In 2022 These Popular NJ Restaurants Closed In 2022
These Popular NJ Restaurants Closed In 2022 New Jerseyans will be entering a new year without some of their longtime favorite restaurants. The establishments were more than just places to grab a bite. They were the go-to spot for every family occasion where patrons became close with the management and wait staff. They provided a taste of childhood and comfort. There was an attachment there, and leaving them in 2022 was sad for some. Here are some of the New Jersey restaurants that closed in 2022 that patrons will miss most: Inkwell Coffee House, Long Branch Brooklyn's Pizzeria, Edgewater Ice Cream By Mike, Ridgewood East, T…

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by Cecilia Levine
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WINNERS: Pair Of $50K Lottery Tickets Sold In Morris County WINNERS: Pair Of $50K Lottery Tickets Sold In Morris County
Winners: Pair Of $50K Lottery Tickets Sold In Morris County Winners — two lucky New Jersey lottery players in Morris County will take home $50,000 for Wednesday’s drawing! The first ticket matching four of the five white balls and the Powerball was sold at Stop & Shop on Littleton Road in Morris Plains, lottery officials said. The winning numbers were: 28, 34, 51, 53, and 56. The Red Power Ball number was 11. The Power Play was 2X. The second winning ticket matching four of the five white balls and the Double Play drawing was sold at Quick Chek on Route 206 and Mountain Avenue in Flanders. The winning nu…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
Nationwide Recall Issued For Cheese Products Due To Potential Listeria Contamination Nationwide Recall Issued For Cheese Products Due To Potential Listeria Contamination
Nationwide Recall Issued For Cheese Products Due To Potential Listeria Contamination A manufacturer has issued a nationwide recall for two of its brands of cheese because of potential contamination with Listeria, the Food and Drug Administration announced on Friday, Sept. 30. Old Europe Cheese, Inc. of Benton Harbor, Michigan is recalling its Brie and Camembert cheeses due to the concerns of Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.  Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stif…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Family Of NJ Grandmother Anguished Over Man Recorded Urinating On Her Grave Family Of NJ Grandmother Anguished Over Man Recorded Urinating On Her Grave
Family Of NJ Grandmother Anguished Over Man Recorded Urinating On Her Grave For months now, a Bergen County man has routinely visited a cemetery just across the New York state line and urinated on the grave of a woman he was briefly married to nearly 50 years ago, her survivors say. They have proof. Video secretly recorded by the late Linda Torello’s son shows a man identified as Dean Eichler, 68, of Bergenfield pulling into the Tappan Reformed Church Cemetery off Old Tappan Road in an SUV. The vehicle is left running as he approaches Torello’s grave while unzipping his fly. He looks around, then does his business. Then he ambles back to the SUV. Not only did …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bee Stings Knock NJ Man, 20, Unconscious Bee Stings Knock NJ Man, 20, Unconscious
Bee Stings Knock NJ Man, 20, Unconscious A 20-year-old man who was attacked by bees in Ridgewood was revived before being taken to the hospital, authorities said. The victim was unconscious but breathing, Police Chief Jacqueline Lutchke said after he was stung multiple times in the area of the Stop & Shop shopping center on Franklin Avenue shortly after 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21. "After receiving epinephrine he did begin to regain consciousness and was transported to The Valley Hospital for treatment," the chief said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Stop & Shop To Shutter Another NJ Store Stop & Shop To Shutter Another NJ Store
Stop & Shop To Shutter Another NJ Store Stop & Shop has announced the closure of its third New Jersey store this year. The Highland Park grocery store is slated to close sometime in 2023. A Stop & Shop spokesperson cited operating performance as the reason for not renewing the lease at 424 Raritan Ave. Stop & Shop closed stores in Paramus and Dayton earlier this year.

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by Cecilia Levine
Real Estate
North Jersey Shopping Center Sells For $47M North Jersey Shopping Center Sells For $47M
North Jersey Shopping Center Sells For $47M A North Jersey strip mall home to a Stop & Shop has sold for $47 million, Jersey Digs reports. The owner of the Essex Mall on Bloomfield Avenue in West Caldwell was represented by CBRE Group, Inc., who also procured the buyer, Milbrook Properties, the outlet said. Millbrook has properties along the East Coast, including nine in New Jersey. Click here for more from Jersey Digs.

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by Cecilia Levine
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WINNERS: Powerball Lottery Players Take Home $50K WINNERS: Powerball Lottery Players Take Home $50K
Winners: Powerball Lottery Players Take Home $50K Three lucky New Jersey Lottery tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball in the Wednesday, June 22, drawing. Each winning third-tier Powerball prize was worth $50,000.  Those tickets were sold at the following locations: Bergen County: 7-Eleven #29984, 231 Main St., Ridgefield Park; Middlesex County: Iselin Exxon, 1611 Oaktree Rd., Iselin; and, Passaic County: Stop & Shop #885, Field Stone Park, 130 Skyline Dr., Ringwood. The winning numbers for the Wednesday, June 22, drawing were: 06, 10, 31, 48, and 56. The Red Power Ball number was 12. The Power Play was…

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by Jon Craig
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Winning Mega Millions Tickets Sold In Hudson, Sussex Counties Winning Mega Millions Tickets Sold In Hudson, Sussex Counties
Winning Mega Millions Tickets Sold In Hudson, Sussex Counties Winners! Two Mega Millions lottery tickets worth $10,000 each were sold in Hudson and Sussex Counties. Tickets matching four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball for the Tuesday, March 22 drawing were sold at Garden State News on Bergenline Avenue in Union City and Stop & Shop on Town Center Drive in Sparta, New Jersey Lottery officials said. The winning numbers were: 08, 15, 21, 27, and 61. The Gold Mega Ball was 08, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03. The Mega Millions&…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Indicted For Bank Robbery Spree: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Indicted For Bank Robbery Spree: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Indicted For Bank Robbery Spree: Prosecutor A 29-year-old man from Colts Neck has been indicted in connection with a string of bank robberies on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Conor Kavanagh was indicted by a Monmouth County grand jury for three counts of armed robbery, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Shortly after 1:15 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2021, a person later identified as Kavanagh approached a teller window at the PNC Bank inside the Stop & Shop supermarket on Route 36 in Keyport, passed a note indicating he was in possession of a weapon, and made off with an unspecified q…

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by Jon Craig
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WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Worth $248K Sold In Morris County WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Worth $248K Sold In Morris County
Winner: Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Worth $248K Sold In Morris County Winner! A Jersey Cash 5 ticket worth more than $248,000 was sold in Morris County. A ticket matching all five numbers for the Thursday, March 3 drawing was sold at Stop & Shop on Littleton Road in Morris Plains, lottery officials said. The winning numbers were: 04, 05, 16, 18, and 24. The XTRA number was 03. The lucky winner will take home the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot of $248,101.

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by Valerie Musson
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WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Worth $100K Sold At Warren County Stop & Shop WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Worth $100K Sold At Warren County Stop & Shop
Winner: Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Worth $100K Sold At Warren County Stop & Shop It’s a winner! A Jersey Cash 5 ticket worth $100,000 was sold at a Warren County Stop & Shop. A ticket matching all five numbers for Tuesday’s drawing was sold at Stop & Shop on Route 22 in Phillipsburg, lottery officials said. The winning numbers were: 06, 18, 20, 21, and 31. The XTRA number was 04. The lucky winner will take home the $100,000 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot.

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by Valerie Musson
Business
North Jersey Stop & Shop Unveils Revamped Store (PHOTOS) North Jersey Stop & Shop Unveils Revamped Store (PHOTOS)
North Jersey Stop & Shop Unveils Revamped Store (Photos) A Bergen County Stop & Shop has reopened after a renovation. The newly-remodeled store on Washington Avenue in Dumont is noticeably brighter, more modern, and offers new features. They're all centered around delivering fresh, healthy, and convenient options made to make grocery shopping easier. Highlights of the remodeled Dumont store include: Expanded produce department offering more ways to eat healthily Remodeled bakery department complete with delicious cakes, cupcakes, and other treats Upgraded seafood departments with a service case that offer fresh filets An updated deli …

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by Cecilia Levine
Real Estate
North Jersey Stop & Shop Shutters North Jersey Stop & Shop Shutters
North Jersey Stop & Shop Shutters A longtime North Jersey Stop & Shop store has shuttered, NorthJersey.com reports. The "difficult" decision to close the Route 17 store in Paramus was made from a financial perspective after a review of store performance, a Stop & Shop communications manager told the news outlet. The store was an Acme in the 1980s and a Grand Union in the 1990s, before Stop & Shop took over in the early 2000s, according to the Acme Style Blog.  The borough's Planning Board in 2019 approved a renovation project for the Stop & Shop store -- as well as the KMart store on the…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Victim Of Startling Road Rage Incident Gets Helping Hand From Paramus Detective Victim Of Startling Road Rage Incident Gets Helping Hand From Paramus Detective
Victim Of Startling Road Rage Incident Gets Helping Hand From Paramus Detective Eric Lopez was riding his scooter to work at Stop & Shop in Paramus earlier this month when a driver cut him off, yelled at him and then threw something at him, authorities said. Startled and shocked, Lopez lost control of the scooter, hit a curb and toppled over. The front wheel of the scooter was broken and Lopez’s knee was bruised. He limped the scooter over to his job and worked the entire shift -- in pain, worried about how he would get himself to and from work and how much money the repairs would cost. Lopez’s case hit home for the Paramus police detective assigned to it, Mark Pi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Suspect In 3 Armed Bank Robberies Arrested In Central Jersey Getaway Pickup: Prosecutor Suspect In 3 Armed Bank Robberies Arrested In Central Jersey Getaway Pickup: Prosecutor
Suspect In 3 Armed Bank Robberies Arrested In Central Jersey Getaway Pickup: Prosecutor A 29-year-old man from Colts Neck man has been arrested in connection with a series of bank robberies during the past month, authorities said. Conor Kavanagh, 29, was charged with three counts of first-degree armed robbery, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said on Monday. An investigation was initiated after the first of three bank robberies, which took place shortly after 1:15 p.m. on Nov. 13 at the PNC Bank inside the Stop & Shop supermarket on Route 36 in Keyport, the prosecutor said. At that time, a man later identified as Kavanagh approached …

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by Jon Craig
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Hackensack Driving School Instructor Fights Off Carjacker Hackensack Driving School Instructor Fights Off Carjacker
Hackensack Driving School Instructor Fights Off Carjacker HERO: A Hackensack driving school instructor fought off a violent carjacker as he tried to drag another tutor from her vehicle, authorities said. Adult students were taking lessons in the Stop & Shop parking lot on West Pleasantview Avenue when Isiah T. Pringle, 31, of Albany approached one of the vehicles, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Pringle opened the door and tried to pull out the driver, who was seat-belted in, he said. Another driving instructor intervened and was punched by Pringle as he shouted at the woman to drive away, the captain said. “Pringle then grabbed a broomstick that…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hackensack School Driving Instructor Beaten While Rescuing Colleague From Violent Carjacker Hackensack School Driving Instructor Beaten While Rescuing Colleague From Violent Carjacker
Hackensack School Driving Instructor Beaten While Rescuing Colleague From Violent Carjacker HERO: A violent carjacker was trying to drag a Hackensack driving school instructor out of a vehicle when a colleague came to her rescue, authorities said. Adult students were taking lessons in the Stop & Shop parking lot on West Pleasantview Avenue when Isiah T. Pringle, 31, of Albany approached one of the vehicles, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Pringle opened the door and tried to pull out the driver, who was seat-belted in, he said. Another driving instructor intervened and was punched by Pringle as he shouted at the woman to drive away, the captain said. “Pringle then grabbed a brooms…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police Seek Raritan PNC Bank Robber Police Seek Raritan PNC Bank Robber
Police Seek Raritan PNC Bank Robber Authorities in Hunterdon County are seeking the public's help in locating a bank robber. Police responded to the PNC Bank inside of the Stop & Shop on State Highway 31 in Raritan around 1:35 p.m. Thursday, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor Office said. The offender passed a note to the teller demanding money. The teller complied with the request and the offender fled the area, authorities said. The suspect is described as a black male, 5’5” tall, approximately 160 pounds, wearing a black hooded sweater with light grey or white mask covering his face. There were no injuries, and no weap…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Muffins Sold At 7-Eleven, Stop & Shop Walmart Recalled Over Listeria Concerns Muffins Sold At 7-Eleven, Stop & Shop Walmart Recalled Over Listeria Concerns
Muffins Sold At 7-Eleven, Stop & Shop Walmart Recalled Over Listeria Concerns Muffins sold under seven different brand names were recalled over listeria concerns. Give and Go Prepared Foods (U.S.A.) Corp. on Wednesday announced the nationwide recall of certain products sold at 7-Eleven, Stop & Shop and Walmart. The products could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems, according to the FDA. The products being recalled include: Uncle Wally’s Twin Muffins - Blueberry, 3.75 ounces, UPC number 759313…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Woman Stabbed At Jersey Shore Stop & Shop Store, Reports Say Woman Stabbed At Jersey Shore Stop & Shop Store, Reports Say
Woman Stabbed At Jersey Shore Stop & Shop Store, Reports Say Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to a report of a stabbing in Monmouth County, authorities said. A woman reportedly was stabbed at mid-afternoon on Tuesday in front of a Stop & Shop store on Route 36 in Keyport, according to initial reports. The victim was taken to an area hospital by EMS, reports said. She had not been identified. A crime scene area was set up in front of the store, an unconfirmed report said. No other details were immediately available. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
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Mega Millions Player Takes Home $10,000 In Central Jersey Mega Millions Player Takes Home $10,000 In Central Jersey
Mega Millions Player Takes Home $10,000 In Central Jersey A third-tier New Jersey Lottery ticket good for $10,000 was sold in Central Jersey. The ticket from Friday's Mega Millions drawing was purchased at Stop & Shop at 1600 Perrineville Road in Monroe Township (Middlesex County). The winning numbers were 08, 31, 32, 34, and 45. The Gold Mega Ball was 19, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02. The Mega Millions jackpot rolls to $82 million.

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by Jon Craig
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Nine Lottery Tickets Good For $10K Sold Across New Jersey Nine Lottery Tickets Good For $10K Sold Across New Jersey
Nine Lottery Tickets Good For $10K Sold Across New Jersey Nine third-tier prizewinning New Jersey Lottery tickets were sold across the Garden State. The tickets from the Friday, Jan. 15 Mega Millions drawing matched four of the five white balls and the gold ball winning $10,000.  Those tickets were purchased at the following locations: Cumberland County: Cumberland Liquors, 803 Landis Ave., Bridgeton; Gloucester County: Xpress Mart, 107 Egg Harbor Rd., Sewell; Gloucester County: Wawa #775, 1445 S. Black Horse Pike, Williamstown; Hudson County: Roniraj Inc., 3563 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City; Middlesex County: Stop & Shop #810, 1600 P…

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by Cecilia Levine
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BUSTED: Lyndhurst PD Nabs Ex-Con Wanted In Multi-Thousand-Dollar Clifton Thefts BUSTED: Lyndhurst PD Nabs Ex-Con Wanted In Multi-Thousand-Dollar Clifton Thefts
Busted: Lyndhurst PD Nabs Ex-Con Wanted In Multi-Thousand-Dollar Clifton Thefts GOTCHA! A Bloomfield ex-con wanted for shoplifting thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from a Clifton supermarket was captured by Lyndhurst police as he tried to swipe nearly $450 worth of soap in their town, authorities said. A team of Lyndhurst detectives and uniformed officers converged on the Stop & Shop after a security officer at the Lewandowski Street supermarket recognized Quaire Wilson, 31, and called them, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Wilson’s picture had been sent to area Stop & Shop stores following a pair of thefts of more than $1,000 each from a Clifton loc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Worth $100K Sold In Somerset County WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Worth $100K Sold In Somerset County
Winner: Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Worth $100K Sold In Somerset County A Jersey Cash 5 ticket good for $100,000 was sold in Somerset County. The ticket from the Thursday, Dec. 24 drawing was sold at Stop & Shop in Franklin Park. The winning numbers were: 03, 05, 11, 15, and 25 and the XTRA number was: 02.  The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Firefighters Douse Smoky Oven Blaze At Bergen-Based Italian Food Distributor Firefighters Douse Smoky Oven Blaze At Bergen-Based Italian Food Distributor
Firefighters Douse Smoky Oven Blaze At Bergen-Based Italian Food Distributor Firefighters doused a smoky commercial oven blaze at an Italian food distributor's plant in East Rutherford. Damage was contained to the one oven in a 30-by-30-foot room at MamaMancini's on Branca Road off Route 17 near the Meadowlands after the fire broke out shortly before 8 a.m. -- although the heat melted the strip-door curtains. No injuries were reported. "A swift response by our members helped with keeping the fire contained," the East Rutherford Fire Department said in a social media post. "The fire went to two alarms for manpower relief." MamaMancini's markets and distribute pre-p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Stop & Shop Hiring For More Than 5,000 Positions Stop & Shop Hiring For More Than 5,000 Positions
Stop & Shop Hiring For More Than 5,000 Positions Stop & Shop is looking to fill more than 5,000 regional positions. The available positions across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island are permanent and include store roles in bakery, deli, grocery, seafood, produce, front end, night crew and online pickup.  Stop & Shop is also hiring home delivery drivers and shoppers, as well as selectors at its distribution centers. These 5,000 new positions are in addition to the 5,000 Stop & Shop sought to fill at the start of the pandemic in March.  In total, Stop & Shop has invested more than …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Packed Garbage Truck Tips On Route 17 Ramp Packed Garbage Truck Tips On Route 17 Ramp
Packed Garbage Truck Tips On Route 17 Ramp A fully loaded garbage truck tipped over on a Route 17 exit ramp late Wednesday morning. The driver was hospitalized with back and neck injuries after climbing from the rig, which rolled onto its side on the ramp from southbound Route 17 onto eastbound Linwood Avenue in Ridgewood by the Stop & Shop at the Paramus border shortly after 11 a.m. Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS were joined by Paramus police. A heavy duty wrecker righted and removed the truck and a DPW crew cleaned up the mess. The ramp was reopened shortly after 2 p.m. Route 17 ramp to Linwood Avenue in Ridgewo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Free NJ Narcan Giveaway Begins Thursday, No ID Or Script Needed Free NJ Narcan Giveaway Begins Thursday, No ID Or Script Needed
Free NJ Narcan Giveaway Begins Thursday, No ID Or Script Needed Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella will visit a local pharmacy to answer questions Thursday when New Jersey begins a three-day giveaway of the overdose-reversal drug Narcan. State residents can obtain a packet containing two doses of the nasal spray anonymously without a prescription or appointment through Saturday (Sept. 24-26) for free at participating pharmacies. The free doses will be available at 322 pharmacies, including several locations of Acme, CVS, Rite Aid, Sav-On, ShopRite, Stop & Shop, Walgreens, Walmart, Weis Markets and independent pharmacies throughout the state, auth…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Worth $10K Sold in Morris County Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Worth $10K Sold in Morris County
Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Worth $10K Sold in Morris County It’s a winner! A Jersey Cash 5 ticket worth $10,000 was sold in Morris County. A ticket matching four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball for Friday’s drawing was sold at Stop & Shop on Littleton Road in Morris Plains. The winning numbers were: 03, 15, 42, 48, and 56. Gold Mega Ball was 13, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02.  The lucky winner will take home the third-tier prize of $10,000.

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by Valerie Musson