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Police & Fire
22-Year-Old Emergency Responder Dies In Tuxedo Crash 22-Year-Old Emergency Responder Dies In Tuxedo Crash
22-Year-Old Emergency Responder Dies In Tuxedo Crash A 22-year-old emergency responder from Bergen County, NJ was killed in a crash in Orange County, NY on Sunday, April 28, police said Marcin Bednarz, who served in the Wallington Fire Department and was formerly a EMS member, was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Arden Valley Road in Tuxedo, N.Y. at 3:18 p.m., according to a New York State Police report. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Marcin Bednarz. Marcin was a active member... Posted by Wallington NJ Police Department on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Wallington FD Truck 1 FF Marcin …

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by Sam Barron
News
$1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In NY As Jackpot Hits $850M $1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In NY As Jackpot Hits $850M
$1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In NY As Jackpot Hits $850M The jackpot for next week's Mega Millions drawing has climbed to $850 million after there were no grand prize winners in the drawing held Friday night, Jan. 15. Eight $1 million second prizes were sold -- including one in New York, on Long Island, at Hick's Piccolo Gourmet Deli on Levittown Parkway in Hicksville. The other second-prize winners were in New Jersey (in Wallington and Sparta), as well as California, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin Friday night's winning numbers were 3-11-12-38-43, with 15 as the Mega Ball.

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
Services Set For Missing Woman, 26, Found In Hackensack River Services Set For Missing Woman, 26, Found In Hackensack River
Services Set For Missing Woman, 26, Found In Hackensack River Services for Wallington's Sylvia Lubak have been set. Visitation will be Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Warner-Wozniak Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass will be Thursday at The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Paterson followed by a private cremation. The 26-year-old's body was found Sunday in the Hackensack River and identified by Bogota Police on Monday, authorities told Daily Voice. Lubak was born in Poland and moved to the U.S. in 2000 when she was eight years old. She graduated from Becton HS, East Rutherford, Class of 2010, and then attended NYU.  Lubak had been living in Bogota …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Wallington Parents Charged In Distressed Infant's Death Prosecutor: Wallington Parents Charged In Distressed Infant's Death
Prosecutor: Wallington Parents Charged In Distressed Infant's Death Two Wallington parents were charged with child endangerment and drug possession after their infant was found unresponsive last week, authorities said. Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo announced that: Joseph Chmielewski, 40, an unemployed grocery clerk was charged with one count of endangering the welfare of a child Juliann Garner-Chmielewski, 35, an unemployed logistics manager, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, possession of drug paraphernalia and a disorderly persons offense On Feb. 9, a 9-1-1 call was placed from the couple's Strong Street home, reporting a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
POLICE: Body Pulled From River ID'd As Missing Woman, 26 POLICE: Body Pulled From River ID'd As Missing Woman, 26
Police: Body Pulled From River ID'd As Missing Woman, 26 Police identified the woman whose body was pulled from the Hackensack River over the weekend as a missing 26-year-old who had been living in Bogota. Bogota Police Detective Victor Negron said his department identified the body as Sylvia Lubak on Monday. Negron could not release more information due to an ongoing investigation. A missing persons report was filed in December 2017, which says she was last seen by her boyfriend, police said. "She was wearing blue or black snow pants and a black jacket with fur on the hood. Ms. Lubak also has several tattoos all over her body, one being a …

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by Cecilia Levine