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Jets Moving On From NJ's Aaron Rodgers: Reports Jets Moving On From NJ's Aaron Rodgers: Reports
Jets Moving On From NJ's Aaron Rodgers: Reports It looks like Aaron Rodgers' time with the New York Jets is coming to an end. Gang Green is not expected to bring the quarterback, who lives in Essex County, for the 2025 season, back after two disappointing seasons, according to multiple NFL insiders.  Fox NFL insider Jay Glazer said Rodgers flew to New Jersey to meet with the team about his future, only to be told it didn't involve him. The Jets practice facility is in Florham Park in Morris County. The 41-year old, who owns a mansion in Cedar Grove, was traded to the Jets in 2023, giving the fanbase Super Bowl aspirations, though h…

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by Sam Barron
Sports
Eagles Seek Revenge, Kendrick Ignites Halftime, Free Stream Offered: Your Super Bowl LIX Guide Eagles Seek Revenge, Kendrick Ignites Halftime, Free Stream Offered: Your Super Bowl LIX Guide
Eagles Seek Revenge, Kendrick Ignites Halftime, Free Stream Offered: Your Super Bowl LIX Guide America's biggest unofficial holiday is here and Super Bowl Sunday offers so much beyond what happens on the field inside the Caesars Superdome. The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs are set to kick off Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9. This showdown is a rematch of the NFL's 2023 championship game when the Chiefs beat the Eagles 38-35 at Super Bowl LVII in Glendale, Arizona. The Chiefs have been slight betting favorites at -1.5 on most sportsbooks since the matchup was finalized. That's a reversal from when they were about two-point underdogs in Super B…

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by Chris Spiker
Sports
$39.5M In Fake Sports Gear Seized In Massive Crackdown Before Super Bowl LIX $39.5M In Fake Sports Gear Seized In Massive Crackdown Before Super Bowl LIX
$39.5M In Fake Sports Gear Seized In Massive Crackdown Before Super Bowl LIX Authorities confiscated $39.5 million worth of counterfeit sports merchandise ahead of Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. More than 214,500 items were seized in the year-long crackdown, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a news release on Wednesday, Feb. 5. "Operation Team Player" targeted fake jerseys, hats, jewelry, and other memorabilia being sold to fans. Led by the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center), the operation involved Homeland Security Investigations, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and major sports leagues.  The initia…

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by Chris Spiker
Sports
Shell Game: NJ Aquarium's Turtle Picks Super Bowl LIX Winner—Eagles Or Chiefs? Shell Game: NJ Aquarium's Turtle Picks Super Bowl LIX Winner—Eagles Or Chiefs?
Shell Game: NJ Aquarium's Turtle Picks Super Bowl LIX Winner—Eagles Or Chiefs? A turtle living near the New York Giants stadium appears to be rooting against her hometown team's biggest rival in the Super Bowl. Thelma, a river turtle at SEA LIFE Aquarium New Jersey, made her prediction for Super Bowl LIX. The turtle has picked the Kansas City Chiefs to beat the Philadelphia Eagles, according to the East Rutherford aquarium. Staff members put the NFL teams' helmets in Thelma's tank to have her make a pick by eating pieces of lettuce inside the facemasks. "Without any hesitation, she quickly swam past the Eagles and decided that the Chiefs would be …

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by Chris Spiker
Schools
Go Birds? NJ School District's Delayed Opening For Eagles Super Bowl Has Parents Divided Go Birds? NJ School District's Delayed Opening For Eagles Super Bowl Has Parents Divided
Go Birds? NJ School District's Delayed Opening For Eagles Super Bowl Has Parents Divided Kids and their teachers in two Camden County school districts have another reason to be thankful the Philadelphia Eagles are in the Super Bowl. The Pennsauken Public School district and Gloucester City School District announced  two-hour delays for Monday, Feb. 10, the day after the Eagles play the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX. "We feel this allows our students, families, and staff the ability to enjoy the game and still attend school safely the next day," Pennsauken Public Schools said.  Pennsauken High School is just 14 miles from Lincoln Financial Field, where the…

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by Sam Barron
Sports
Watch Super Bowl LIX For Free Without Subscription Or Login: Here's How Watch Super Bowl LIX For Free Without Subscription Or Login: Here's How
Watch Super Bowl LIX For Free Without Subscription Or Login: Here's How Fans can watch Super Bowl LIX for free as Fox brings football's biggest game to one of its streaming services for the first time. Fox Sports will stream the Super Bowl for free in 4K on Tubi, the network announced in a news release. Tubi is an ad-supported streaming service that Fox has owned since 2020. Tubi's app is available to download on streaming devices like Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and Roku, along with mobile stores for iOS and Android. Viewers don't need to pay for a subscription and they don't need to be cable or satellite subscribers to access Tubi. The free stream will include…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Game Over For Venu Sports: ESPN, FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery Scrap Joint Streaming Venture Game Over For Venu Sports: ESPN, FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery Scrap Joint Streaming Venture
Game Over For Venu Sports: ESPN, FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery Scrap Joint Streaming Venture Three giant media companies have abandoned their plans to launch Venu Sports, a service that aimed to drastically shake up the streaming industry by bundling many sports channels together, officials said. Venu Sports has officially been discontinued, ESPN said in a news release on Friday, Jan. 10. The massive venture was a partnership between the "Worldwide Leader in Sports," FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery. The companies released a brief statement announcing the end of Venu Sports. "After careful consideration, we have collectively agreed to discontinue the Venu Sports joint ven…

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by Chris Spiker
Sports
Legendary Sportscaster Greg Gumbel Dies At 78 Legendary Sportscaster Greg Gumbel Dies At 78
Legendary Sportscaster Greg Gumbel Dies At 78 Greg Gumbel, a distinguished sports broadcaster renowned for his extensive career with CBS Sports, has died at the age of 78. A cause of death has not yet been released. Gumbel's career spanned several decades, during which he became a familiar and trusted voice in American sports broadcasting.  He was particularly known for his work as a play-by-play announcer for NFL games and as the studio host for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. His calm demeanor and professionalism endeared him to colleagues and audiences alike. Gumbel's contributions to sports broadcasting were significan…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Convicted In Super Bowl Sunday Assault: Somerset County Prosecutor Man Convicted In Super Bowl Sunday Assault: Somerset County Prosecutor
Man Convicted In Super Bowl Sunday Assault: Somerset County Prosecutor A 38-year-old Manville resident was convicted on Monday, Nov. 18, of attacking an employee at a bar with a beer bottle on Super Bowl Sunday, authorities said. Junior Suriel-Gonzalez was asked to leave an unnamed establishment in Manville on Sunday, Feb. 11, when he grabbed the beer bottle and assaulted the employee, swinging it over the top of his head, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. Suriel-Gonzalez was removed from the bar and fled in his car, authorities said. He was arrested early the next morning by the Manville Police Department, authorities said. He was convicted of mu…

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by Sam Barron
Sports
New York Jets Fire Robert Saleh: Report New York Jets Fire Robert Saleh: Report
New York Jets Fire Robert Saleh: Report The New York Jets have fired coach Robert Saleh, ESPN reports. Gang Green has started the season 2-3, losing to the Minnesota Vikings 23-17 on Sunday, Oct. 6.  With 40-year-old Aaron Rodgers at quarterback, the Jets were considered all-in with Super Bowl aspirations, hoping to break their 14-year playoff drought, the longest active streak in professional sports. Saleh finishes his tenure with a 20-36 record. Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich is expected to be named interim coach. Saleh and his family live in Morristown in a 7-bedroom, 10-bathroom mansion that sits on 6.64 acres of f…

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by Sam Barron
Obituaries
'RIP To The Queen:' Condolences Pour In For Toms River Icon Sondra Fortunato, 'Miss Liberty' 'RIP To The Queen:' Condolences Pour In For Toms River Icon Sondra Fortunato, 'Miss Liberty'
'RIP To The Queen:' Condolences Pour In For Toms River Icon Sondra Fortunato, 'Miss Liberty' Sondra Fortunato, an iconic New Jersey entertainer and model known to many as "Miss Liberty USA," has died. Condolences were widely posted online on Thursday, Jan. 11 for the well-known local celebrity from Toms River, including the town's Republican party organization. "Dear sweet Sondra, I first met you when I was about 12 years old. I'm now 66. We girls would see you in Seaside buying the latest fashion's," one mourner wrote. "We were all fascinated by your stunning appearance. You truly were the first Barbie doll!  "As the years went by it was a delight to see you in Toms River wh…

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by Chris Spiker
Sports
NJ's Aaron Rodgers 'Made Dumb, Factually Inaccurate Joke About Jimmy Kimmel': ESPN NJ's Aaron Rodgers 'Made Dumb, Factually Inaccurate Joke About Jimmy Kimmel': ESPN
NJ's Aaron Rodgers 'Made Dumb, Factually Inaccurate Joke About Jimmy Kimmel': ESPN Aaron Rodgers will continue to appear on ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show" after setting off a firestorm when he implied late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel was a patron of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Following Rodgers' comments on Tuesday, Jan. 2, Kimmel took to Twitter and threatened a lawsuit against the quarterback, who bought a mansion in Cedar Grove after he was traded to the Jets, and McAfee apologized for the exchange the next day.  Mike Foss, an ESPN senior vice president who oversees “The Pat McAfee Show,” issued a statement to several media outlets on Friday, …

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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
Sports
FRIGHTFUL SCENE: TV Cameraman From Jersey Shore Hit In Face With Thrown Ball In Yankee Game FRIGHTFUL SCENE: TV Cameraman From Jersey Shore Hit In Face With Thrown Ball In Yankee Game
Frightful Scene: TV Cameraman From Jersey Shore Hit In Face With Thrown Ball In Yankee Game The crowd at Yankee Stadium went silent and then erupted in cheers Wednesday when a cameraman who was hit square in the face with a misthrown ball raised his hand while being carted off. Pete Stendel of Long Branch, NJ, was in the camera well next to the Yankee dugout when the Baltimore Orioles tried to turn a double play off a ground ball by rookie shortstop Anthony Volpe in the fifth inning of the July 5 night game. The ball hit Stendel, 68, flush and he immediately fell backward. Everything stopped for nearly 15 minutes before he was carried onto the field from the Yankee dugout on a s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Sports
Aaron Rodgers Lands In NJ, Introduced As New Jets QB Aaron Rodgers Lands In NJ, Introduced As New Jets QB
Aaron Rodgers Lands In NJ, Introduced As New Jets QB Aaron Rodgers is ready for takeoff. The new New York Jets quarterback met with the media at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center in Florham Park on Wednesday, April 26.  Rodgers was traded to the Jets on Tuesday, April 25 after 18 years with the Green Bay Packers, where he won a Super Bowl and was named MVP four times. WE GOT HIM.@AaronRodgers12 is OFFICIALLY a member of the New York Jets.📰 https://t.co/A5wWuEXqQS pic.twitter.com/41IPSHx4fG — New York Jets (@nyjets) April 26, 2023 "This is a surreal day for me after spending 18 years in the same city," Rodgers said. "There's a lot…

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by Sam Barron
Sports
Ex-NY Jet Arrested On Assault Charges Ex-NY Jet Arrested On Assault Charges
Ex-NY Jet Arrested On Assault Charges Former New York Jet Darron Lee has been arrested on assault charges in Ohio, records show. The 20th pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, Lee found himself in trouble with the law on Monday, April 3. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio — where Lee starred as a standout linebacker for the Buckeyes before being drafted by the Jets — have released few details about the incident as of Tuesday, April 4. Charging documents obtained by TMZ Sports paint a disturbing picture of the alleged abuse involving the the 28-year-old 230-pound linebacker, who the outlet says violently attacked his mom and th…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Jason Kelce's Big Announcement Is Actually Teeny Tiny Jason Kelce's Big Announcement Is Actually Teeny Tiny
Jason Kelce's Big Announcement Is Actually Teeny Tiny Eight pounds. Five ounces. Twenty-one inches long. Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce's big Instagram announcement is actually teeny tiny. Bennett Llewellyn Kelce joined Kelce and his wife, Kylie, and their two other children on Thursday, Feb. 23. The Kelce's famously brought their OBGYN to the Super Bowl in case baby girl made her big arrival. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kylie (McDevitt) Kelce (@kykelce) Kelce family, party of five.

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by Cecilia Levine
Sports
Two NJ Natives Head To Super Bowl LVII Two NJ Natives Head To Super Bowl LVII
Two NJ Natives Head To Super Bowl Lvii Hard work is paying off for Michael Burton and Isiah Pacheco. Both New Jersey natives are Kansas City Chiefs players, and will make their Super Bowl debuts Sunday, Feb. 12 when against the Philadelphia Eagles. Burton, 31, grew up in Long Valley, playing football for West Morris Central High School before scoring a spot on the team at Rutgers, from 2011 to 2014. He went on to play for the Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints, and Washington Redskins, before signing with the Chiefs in April 2021. Pacheco, 23, is a Bridgeton native and was a standout…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
FAKE NEWS: Man Who KO's Roadside Brawler In Viral Video ISN'T Former NY Jet Shaun Ellis FAKE NEWS: Man Who KO's Roadside Brawler In Viral Video ISN'T Former NY Jet Shaun Ellis
Fake NEWS: Man Who KO's Roadside Brawler In Viral Video ISN'T Former NY Jet Shaun Ellis If you believed that former New York Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis is the man in a now-viral video who dropped a driver with a jab during a bare-knuckle roadside brawl, you're not the only one. The identification of Ellis in the clip of two men squaring off -- and one falling like a sack of potatoes when he's popped seconds later -- is the handiwork of a superfan prankster known as "Incarcerated Bob." Both men had their dukes up when the winner in the flat cap, polo shirt and brown shoes feigned a left and snapped a right jab right to the kisser.  Boom! goes the dynamite. "That’s not Sh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Philadelphia Community Mourns Sudden Death Of Popular Musician Killed At Wawa Philadelphia Community Mourns Sudden Death Of Popular Musician Killed At Wawa
Philadelphia Community Mourns Sudden Death Of Popular Musician Killed At Wawa A Philadelphia community is mourning the sudden loss of a local musician and bartender after he was tragically stabbed to death in his car at a Wawa parking lot on Valentine's Day. Roger Segal, 49, had been sitting in his car eating food he'd just purchased from the store on the 1600 block of S. Christopher Columbus Boulevard before someone told store employees to check on him around 4:25 a.m., 6abc reports. Fire and EMS workers broke the back driver's side window to rescue the man and rush him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the outlet said. Segal had been working a Super B…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
TV Trailblazer, Cultural Icon: Beloved Betty White Dies On New Year's Eve at 99 TV Trailblazer, Cultural Icon: Beloved Betty White Dies On New Year's Eve at 99
TV Trailblazer, Cultural Icon: Beloved Betty White Dies On New Year's Eve at 99 TRIBUTE: At a time when nothing seems unanimous anymore, no objections have ever been heard to the love the public had for Betty White -- nor the sadness that swept over those learning that the trailblazing TV legend had died on New Year's Eve. Many insisted the news was fake -- we've heard it before -- but TMZ confirmed that this time it's for real: White died on Friday of natural causes. The most popular golden girl had tweeted earlier this week that she was looking forward to going diamond in mid-January. People Magazine even had a special cover story that proclaimed: "Betty White Turns…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Sports
NFL Great Lawrence Taylor Busted For Sex Offender Reporting Violation NFL Great Lawrence Taylor Busted For Sex Offender Reporting Violation
NFL Great Lawrence Taylor Busted For Sex Offender Reporting Violation New York Giants Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor was charged in Florida with failing to register as a sex offender, according to multiple news reports. TMZ Sports broke the news that Taylor, 62, was booked and released by the Broward County Sheriff's Office late Thursday. Taylor was listed as a sex offender a decade ago after admitting he had sex with a 16-year-old girl who he said he thought was 19. As a registered sex offender, he must alert law enforcement to any changes in his living situation. Taylor retired in 1993 with 132.5 sacks, two Super Bowl rings, 10 selections to the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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
UPDATE: Springsteen Was 'Visibly Swaying,' Refused Breath Test, Federal Summonses Say UPDATE: Springsteen Was 'Visibly Swaying,' Refused Breath Test, Federal Summonses Say
Update: Springsteen Was 'Visibly Swaying,' Refused Breath Test, Federal Summonses Say A federal park ranger who arrested Bruce Springsteen after stopping the veteran rocker on the Jersey Shore reported that he “strongly” smelled of alcohol, had “glassy eyes” and was “visibly swaying back and forth” during a DWI field test. Springsteen also refused a breath test following the Nov. 14 stop at the Gateway National Recreation Area near the Sandy Hook Lighthouse shortly after 4 p.m., Park Service Officer R.L. Hayes wrote on a trio of summonses. “The Boss,” 71, reportedly was chatting with fans that sunny Saturday on the federally-owned, six-mile-long barrier split in Middletown b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Feds Bust Springsteen For DWI At Sandy Hook Feds Bust Springsteen For DWI At Sandy Hook
Feds Bust Springsteen For DWI At Sandy Hook A federal park ranger who arrested Bruce Springsteen after stopping the veteran rocker on the Jersey Shore reported that he “strongly” smelled of alcohol, had “glassy eyes” and was “visibly swaying back and forth” during a DWI field test. Springsteen also refused a breath test following the Nov. 14 stop at the Gateway National Recreation Area near the Sandy Hook Lighthouse shortly after 4 p.m., Park Service Officer R.L. Hayes wrote on a trio of summonses. “The Boss,” 71, reportedly was chatting with fans that sunny Saturday on the federally-owned, six-mile-long barrier split in Middletown b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Belichick Declining Presidential Medal Of Freedom, Cites 'Tragic Events' Of Last Week Belichick Declining Presidential Medal Of Freedom, Cites 'Tragic Events' Of Last Week
Belichick Declining Presidential Medal Of Freedom, Cites 'Tragic Events' Of Last Week New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick said that he's declining the Presidential Medal of Freedom because of the "tragic events" at the U.S. Capitol. "Recently, I was offered the opportunity to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which I was flattered by out of respect for what the honor represents and admiration for prior recipients," Belichick said in a statement released Monday. "Subsequently, the tragic events of last week occurred and the decision has been made not to move forward with the award," he added. "Above all, I am an American citizen with great reverence for our na…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Former NFL Star Charged With DWI After Franklin Lakes Crash Former NFL Star Charged With DWI After Franklin Lakes Crash
Former NFL Star Charged With DWI After Franklin Lakes Crash Former NFL defensive end Rob Burnett was arrested and charged with DWI after crashing his truck a couple blocks from his Franklin Lakes home, authorities said. Burnett, 53, was driving a 2020 Dodge Ram that veered off Summit Avenue and crashed in a wooded area off Route 208 near Lynn Drive shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday, Capt. John Bakelaar said. He escaped without injury before being processed and released on DWI charges, the captain said. Malanga Towing removed the truck. The Livingston-born Burnett was drafted by the Cleveland Browns out of Syracuse University in 1990. He remained…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Thousands Of Chicken Wings Tossed In Route 287 Mishap Thousands Of Chicken Wings Tossed In Route 287 Mishap
Thousands Of Chicken Wings Tossed In Route 287 Mishap Fortunately the Super Bowl is still 111 days away. Loads of flatties and drummies got trashed after a truck full of frozen chicken wings tipped Monday morning off Route 287. Firefighters got the driver of Paterson’s Menella’s Poultry Company out through the passenger side after the crash closed the ramp from northbound Route 208 to northbound 287 in Franklin Lakes around 9 a.m. He was hospitalized with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, responders said. The boxed and bagged wings were removed through the ripped-open roof by a Bobcat loader and tossed into a roll-off flatbe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Joe Montana Subdues Kidnapper In Home, Rescues Grandchild Joe Montana Subdues Kidnapper In Home, Rescues Grandchild
Joe Montana Subdues Kidnapper In Home, Rescues Grandchild Living legend Joe Montana and his wife grabbed an intruder who entered their home and snatched one of their grandchildren from a woman's arms, TMZ Sports reports. The 39-year-old woman entered a Malibu, CA home where the couple was staying through an unlocked door, grabbed the child and was stopped by the Hall of Fame quarterback and his wife, Jennifer. They took the baby as the woman fled the home, the report says. LA County sheriff's deputies who were in the neighborhood on another matter were flagged down. They found the woman a few blocks away, took her into custody and booked her on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Sports
Brady To Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sports Radio Host Says Brady To Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sports Radio Host Says
Brady To Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sports Radio Host Says Tom Brady is signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Wednesday, sports talk-radio host Colin Cowherd reported Tuesday afternoon. After six Super Bowl wins in 20 years with the New England Patriots, the future Hall of Famer announced Tuesday morning that he wasn't re-resigning with them. Pundits on Monday speculated that the only true destination the "GOAT" could end up if he left was in Tampa Bay. “I have somebody telling me this morning – this is very interesting – this is not a football source, it's an icon source, it is somebody in Tom’s stratosphere who knows Tom and is a famous perso…

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by Jerry DeMarco