Blackjack Mulligan's Public House will be replacing Kirker's Inn in Hawthorne.Kirker's Inn has been a Diamond Bridge Road institution for nearly 50 years. It was sold last April by longtime  owner Virginia "Ginger" Phiefer to Paul Casale.Locals say the German bar and grille shuttered sometime this fall. The phone at Kirker's Inn was not in service when Daily Voice called ...

An unattended bedroom candle may have caused a Sussex County house fire that injured one person overnight.The Lakeview Drive home in Andover was fully-engulfed in flames when patrol officers responded to the scene around 2:40 a.m. Monday, Andover police said.The 2nd-alarm blaze brought the Andover Township Fire Department along with the Newton Fire Department, Sparta Fire ...

A winning New Jersey Lottery ticket was sold in Lake Hopatcong.The Jersey Cash 5 ticket was from Friday's drawing and has a jackpot of $66,935.The winning numbers were 13, 19, 20, 26 and 34 and the XTRA number was 02.The ticket was sold at B & J Market on Edison Road.

Don't be fooled by the higher temps Monday and Tuesday -- it's about to get colder and snowier in much of New Jersey.Monday will be warm and wet with conditions expected to change to rain and sleet Tuesday evening, before turning to snow sometime after midnight Tuesday, the National Weather Service said.Between one and three inches of snow are being forecast in a quick-hitting storm ...

Bonchon Chicken in Lodi is open for business.The Essex Street Korean fried chicken joint offers a full Asian fusion menu and a wide selection of Korean dishes such as Bibimbap, Japchae, Bulgogi and more.An American-inspired line features Bonchon sliders, wraps and seasoned fries. Founded in South Korea in 2002 and established in the U.S. in 2006, Bonchon -- ...

Cousin Vinny's in Wood-Ridge has closed.The Italian restaurant opened last June, replacing Angeloni's Restaurant & Pizzeria on Valley Boulevard.Cousin Vinny's officially shuttered Sunday, Dec. 1.The 3,600-square-foot building is listed with Delaney Restaurant Realty and has an asking price of $1.25 million.

A bogus call brought the Morris County SWAT team and local police to a Pequannock home overnight, authorities said Someone called police reporting that there was a barricaded subject on Berry Street, who had either injured of killed someone inside around 12:30 a.m., Monday, Pequannock Police Capt. Dan Commune said.The caller said that they would shoot at police if they responded ...

Christmas came early for a 12-year-old Garfield middle schooler.Marvin Monroig Jr. was on stage leading his sixth grade class in a holiday sing-a-long last Friday when he felt someone's arm wrap around his shoulder.At first, he just kept singing. But when he looked over, he saw his father, 31-year-old U.S. Army soldier and Garfield police officer Marvin Monroig Sr.Completely shocked, ...

Authorities have identified the victim found dead in a car trunk in Bayonne as a 34-year-old Jersey City man.Michael Rumberger was unresponsive when police found his body in the trunk of a Lincoln Town Car around 11 p.m. Saturday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.The discovery was made about an hour after authorities received a report of possible criminal ...

The Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School (SCVTHS) will feel quite different come 2020.After a 32-year career at the school, Principal Diane Ziegler will be retiring at the end of the month.Ziegler started as an English teacher and 16 years later, became the supervisor of curriculum and instruction. She remained in that role for eight years before becoming ...