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NJ Man, 67, Drowns In Backyard Pool
A 67-year-old retiree from Wood-Ridge was in cardiac arrest when he was pulled from a backyard pool, family members said.
Dennis R. Haggerty was in the above-ground pool on Windsor Road when he suffered the attack shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday, July 6, loved ones said.
A family member and a neighbor quickly got him out, they said.
CPR was conducted and a defibrillator used on Haggerty, who was later pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center, Wood-Ridge Police Capt. Joseph Biamonte said.
"Denny" Haggerty was described by many as kind, loving, gentle and generous.
Formerly …
Jackpot! North Jersey Lotto Players Win Big
Lotto players in North Jersey did very well this past weekend.
A lotto player in Passaic County was very lucky in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot on Friday, June 30. One ticket sold at The Greeting Place in Clifton matched all five numbers, netting the charmed winner $140,818.
The winning numbers were: 15, 16, 35, 38 and 39 and the XTRA number was: 02.
Saturday, July 1, brought more fortune as a one New Jersey Lottery ticket matched four of the white balls and the Power Ball, winning a lotto player in Bergen County $50,000.
That ticket was sold at Meadowlands Wine & Liquor …
Winners: 5 NJ Mega Millions Lottery Players Take Home $10K
There were five third-tier prizewinning tickets sold for the Tuesday, Nov. 1, drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball to win $10,000 prizes.
Those tickets were purchased at the following locations:
Bergen County: Woodridge Wine and Liquor, 206 Hackensack St., Wood Ridge;
Bergen County: Woodridge Wine and Liquor, 206 Hackensack St., Wood Ridge;
Burlington County: Jasmine’s Family Convenience Store, 1301 Hornberger Ave., Roebling;
Camden County: Sicklerville News, 521 Williamstown Rd., Sicklerville; and,
Essex County: 7-Eleven #21390, 38 Passaic Ave., N…
Faulty DNA Test: NJ Man Gets New Trial In Beating, Burning Of Woman, 70
DNA evidence found under the fingernails of a 70-year-old Bergen County woman bludgeoned and burned in her home wasn’t reliable enough to convict a man who’s now serving a life sentence for her murder, a state appeals court ruled.
Daniel Rochat, 46, of Wood-Ridge, has already been moved from New Jersey State Prison in Trenton to the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack in anticipation of a new trial following the Appellate Division ruling.
He remains charged with various counts of murder and felony murder, as well as aggravated arson, desecrating human remains, burglary, hindering arrest and f…
