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NJ Security Guard Guilty Of Hitting Homeless Shoplifter With Cop Car: Prosecutor
A 57-year-old Rutherford Family Dollar security guard was convicted on Wednesday, Feb. 26 of hitting a shoplifter with a police car, authorities said.
Frederic Parisi was convicted of aggravated assault, endangering an injured victim and impersonating police officer for the 2020 incident which left the victim, Hector Rodriguez with life-threatening injuries, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said.
On Friday, March 13, 2020, Parisi, a security guard at the Family Dollar store at 131 Clinton Ave. chased Rodriguez in a police car, struck him with the vehicle and then sprayed him in …
'Round Pie On A Square Day:' Popular NJ Pizzaiolo Defends His Product To Portnoy
Dave Portnoy walked into Casano’s Pizza Parlor expecting a crisp, New Haven-style pie—instead, he got what he called a “napkin pizza.”
The Barstool boss stopped by the retro-style, Rutherford pizzeria, which doesn’t sell pizza by the slice, for his latest One Bite review. The shop, owned by Dave Ligas, is named after his late grandmother, Marie Rene Casano, a longtime waitress at Mama Lucia’s in Newark.
Portnoy tried a New Haven-style pie and a round pie—but there was one small problem.
It was square pie day.
After Portnoy sampled two pies, Ligas explained that because he had ordered a ro…
John Zisa, Legendary North Jersey Football Coach, Dies At 61
John Zisa, a football coach throughout North Jersey, died on Sunday May 19, at the age of 61, according to his obituary.
Zisa was born and raised in Paterson and moved to Fair Lawn in 1974, his obituary reads. He coached for more than 26 years at Paterson Catholic, Paramus Catholic, Rutherford and Westwood, according to his coaching biography.
R.I.P. John Zisa words can’t express how much you will be missed. No single person has had a more profound impact on my... Posted by Nick Campanile on Monday, May 20, 2024
In 1980, before his senior year of high school, Zisa dove into a pool,…
Trio Of Winners! Three North Jersey Powerball Players Score $50K
Three North Jersey Powerball players kicked off their week with a bang.
The trio, two in Bergen County and one in Passaic County, matched four numbers plus the red Powerball in the drawing held on Monday, March 25, winning $50,000.
The tickets were sold at Leprechaun News in Rutherford, ShopRite in Elmwood Park and Stop and Shop in Ringwood.
The winning numbers were 7, 11, 19, 53, 68 and the red Powerball was 23.
American Dream: Pizza Chefs From Italy Open Bergen County Restaurant
Five immigrants, three of whom are pizza chefs from Italy, have opened a Bergen County restaurant in pursuit of the American Dream.
Culto Italiano, or the Italian vibe, opened on Dec. 1 at 49 W. Church Street in Bergenfield.The three pizza chefs are 31-year-old Corrado Cervelli, 23-year-old Angelo Riccio, Gianni Massaro. The other two owners are Tammy Castellanos and her husband, Ariel Castellanos, of Rutherford.
Tammy and Ariel Castellanos with Corrado Cervelli, Angelo Riccio, and Gianni Massaro at their new restaurant, Culto Italiano. Courtesy of Tammy Castellanos
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Luck O' The Irish: Leprechaun News In North Jersey Sells $20K Lotto Ticket
A lottery ticket sold at Leprechaun News in Bergen County found a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
A lottery ticket worth $20,000 was sold at the Rutherford store on Friday, April 14, matching four of the five white balls, the Gold Mega Ball.
Another $20,000 winning ticket was sold at Goldy's in Bayonne. Both tickets were purchased with the Megaplier option.
A ticket that won a player a $10,000 prize was purchased at Quick Stop Food Stores in Hillsborough. The winning numbers for the drawing were: 23, 27, 41, 48, and 51. The Gold Mega Ball was 22, and the Megaplier M…
