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Odell Beckham Jr.'s Former NJ Home With Sweeping NYC Views Sells For $2.288M Odell Beckham Jr.'s Former NJ Home With Sweeping NYC Views Sells For $2.288M
Odell Beckham Jr.'s Former NJ Home With Sweeping NYC Views Sells For $2.288M A North Jersey home formerly leased by NFL star Odell Beckham Jr. has been sold for $2.288 million.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐑 (@nicolejadoo_realestate) The 5-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom property at 999 Boulevard East in Weehawken offers 3,790 square feet of luxury living and breathtaking, unobstructed views of the New York City skyline. While it’s unclear how long Beckham leased the home, the property has gained attention for its connection to the NFL star. One of the main selling points of the home, wh…

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by Cecilia Levine
Sports
Aaron Judge Picks Up Dinner Tab For NJ's Tommy DeVito Aaron Judge Picks Up Dinner Tab For NJ's Tommy DeVito
Aaron Judge Picks Up Dinner Tab For NJ's Tommy DeVito Aaron Judge, the current King of New York sports, did a kind gesture for Giants rookie quarterback Tommy DeVito. DeVito, a Don Bosco graduate who lives in Cedar Grove, said in an interview with Peter Schrager, of FOX Sports, that he was recently dining in New York City when he noticed the Yankees slugger and 2022 MVP, at the table next to him. "I saw him out of the corner of my eye, but I didn't want to go say hello yet," DeVito said. "I waited for the end of the dinner. I went to go pay and the waiter came over and said 'Aaron paid for your tab.' " Peter Schrager chats with @…

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by Sam Barron
Sports
Tommy Trademarks: Giants QB Files Copyright To Sell Branded Pizza Tommy Trademarks: Giants QB Files Copyright To Sell Branded Pizza
Tommy Trademarks: Giants QB Files Copyright To Sell Branded Pizza No one ever accused Giants rookie quarterback Tommy DeVito, a Don Bosco graduate, of not trying to cash in on his fame. DeVito, who made national news after a dustup over a canceled autograph signing at a pizzeria, has filed new trademarks for "Passing Paisano" and "Tommy Cutlets" with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday, Dec. 20 through TD LLC, a limited liability company, based in New Jersey. Big Blue's newest star earned the nicknames after he expressed love for his mother's chicken cutlets while celebrating his Italian heritage on the field. DeVito, 25, lives at h…

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by Sam Barron
Sports
Tommy DeVito Hires Marketing Agency After Agent's Booking Snafu Tommy DeVito Hires Marketing Agency After Agent's Booking Snafu
Tommy DeVito Hires Marketing Agency After Agent's Booking Snafu Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito, a Don Bosco graduate, has hired a marketing agency to take over his personal appearances after an autograph signing at a Morristown pizzeria was canceled when his agent tried to double DeVito's fee. Maxx MGMT will now be handling DeVito's appearances, a rep for the agency confirmed. DeVito's agent, Sean Stellato, who had been making headlines for his "Goodfellas" cosplay, will still be negotiating his football contract, according to the New York Post. The move comes after Stellato tried to double DeVito's fee from $10,000 to $20,000 for an appearance at Con…

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by Sam Barron
Events
Meet Giants Legend Phil Simms In North Jersey Meet Giants Legend Phil Simms In North Jersey
Meet Giants Legend Phil Simms In North Jersey Phil Simms will be returning to his old stomping grounds next week. The Giants legend, who won two Super Bowls playing for Big Blue will be signing copies of "Once a Giant" on Thursday, Sept. 14 at Bookends in Ridgewood at 6 p.m. Longtime football writer Gary Myers, who wrote the book, will also be at the signing. "Once a Giant" chronicles the 1986 New York Giants, who dominated the NFL, going 14-2 and won Super Bowl XXI, the franchise's first Super Bowl. The book features new interviews with Simms, coach Bill Parcells, tight end Mark Bavaro and the team's defensive coordinator, Bill Belich…

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by Sam Barron
Obituaries
New North Jersey Dad Peter Eckert Dies 3 Days After Leukemia Diagnosis, 35 New North Jersey Dad Peter Eckert Dies 3 Days After Leukemia Diagnosis, 35
New North Jersey Dad Peter Eckert Dies 3 Days After Leukemia Diagnosis, 35 Peter Charles Eckert Jr., who died on Sunday, March 26, always wanted to be a father and was so excited to teach his newborn son, Cooper, how to swim and play baseball, according to his obituary.  Eckert, a Bergen County native, passed away three days after his 35th birthday, the same day he was diagnosed with an aggressive case of acute leukemia, and a month after Cooper was born.  Following his passing, the North Jersey community has rallied around his fiancée Kayla Moran. A GoFundMe to support Cooper had raised more than $60,000 from 592 donors, surpassing its goal as of Tuesday, April …

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by Sam Barron
News
Giants GM Joe Schoen, Players, Announcer Escape Mall Of America Shooting: Reports Giants GM Joe Schoen, Players, Announcer Escape Mall Of America Shooting: Reports
Giants GM Joe Schoen, Players, Announcer Escape Mall Of America Shooting: Reports Giants General Manager Joe Schoen, some players and an announcer made it safely out of the Mall of America during a massive fight and shooting that killed a 19-year-old victim Friday, Dec. 23, the New York Post reports. The team was staying in a hotel adjacent to the Bloomington, MN mall when the fight broke out Friday evening, the team's vice president of communications Pat Hanlon tells the Associated Press.  Players were not believed to have been in the area of the shooting near Nordstroms and everyone was accounted for and back at the hotel after the fact. Announcer Bob Papa sent out t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Beloved Morris County Native, Montclair State Grad Dies After Decade-Long Cancer Battle, 30 Beloved Morris County Native, Montclair State Grad Dies After Decade-Long Cancer Battle, 30
Beloved Morris County Native, Montclair State Grad Dies After Decade-Long Cancer Battle, 30 Beloved Morris County native and Montclair State University graduate Nicolas A. “Nick” Lucchesi died at Morristown Memorial Hospital on Saturday, April 9 after battling cancer for more than a decade. He was 30. Born in Morristown, Nick graduated from Whippany Park High School in 2009, his obituary says. Nick then went on to attend Bloomsburg University and Montclair State University, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Business Administration, his memorial says. Nick was most recently working as a senior office coordinator at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Ni…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Tampa Bay Bucs WR Antonio Brown Accused Of Using Fake Vax Cards Tampa Bay Bucs WR Antonio Brown Accused Of Using Fake Vax Cards
Tampa Bay Bucs WR Antonio Brown Accused Of Using Fake Vax Cards Whether Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown will play against the Giants on Monday night has become a bigger question than before. The Tampa Bay Tribune reported Thursday that Brown is accused of obtaining a phony COVID-19 vaccination card so he could avoid NFL requirements. The report sources Brown's personal chef, Steven Ruiz, with whom the 33-year-old Pro Bowl receiver allegedly had a falling out over an uncollected debt. Ruiz said Brown showed him bogus vaccination cards that he'd gotten for himself and his girlfriend before the beginning of the Super Bowl champions' train…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Point Pleasant Beach Reopening Friday Without Rides, Games, Amusements Or Dine-In Point Pleasant Beach Reopening Friday Without Rides, Games, Amusements Or Dine-In
Point Pleasant Beach Reopening Friday Without Rides, Games, Amusements Or Dine-In Point Pleasant Beach's boardwalk and northern beaches will reopen this Friday, but not the rides, games or amusements, authorities announced Tuesday.  Restaurants will have only takeout and the inlet will be open to socially responsible fishing, Mayor Paul Kanitra said. The mayor said he and other borough officials toured the boardwalk with merchants and their security personnel Tuesday morning "following the success of a very safe Memorial Day weekend." The group discussed "the logistics needed for social distancing" and "determined that the proper pieces were in place for an op…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Sports
Good News For Giants, Jets Fans: Pro Sports Can Resume In NJ, Murphy Says Good News For Giants, Jets Fans: Pro Sports Can Resume In NJ, Murphy Says
Good News For Giants, Jets Fans: Pro Sports Can Resume In NJ, Murphy Says Pro sports teams -- namely, the Giants and Jets -- can return to training and competition in the Garden State amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Tuesday. “Professional sports teams in NJ may return to training and even competition – if their leagues choose to move in that direction,” Murphy tweeted, before announcing the decision at a news conference. “We have been in constant discussions with teams about necessary protocols to protect the health and safety of players, coaches, and personnel,” he added. Murphy last week said he thought pro sports could soon resume in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Neighbors
State Trooper Warms Hearts Of Family Waiting In Cold At MetLife Stadium State Trooper Warms Hearts Of Family Waiting In Cold At MetLife Stadium
State Trooper Warms Hearts Of Family Waiting In Cold At MetLife Stadium EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — A small gesture went a long way at MetLife Stadium Sunday. A family was huddling together in the cold weather, waiting to watch the Giants play the Redskins Sunday, when it was approached by New Jersey State Police Detective Dennis Cappello. "He greeted us with a warm tone of voice and asked us if we were doing okay in this frigid weather," the family said.  "We all loudly greeted him with excitement that an officer stopped by just to say hello. "Now that is officer and community working together to bridge the gap." The family was in for o…

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by Cecilia Levine