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Barstool's Portnoy Samples Slice From Longtime North Jersey Restaurateur Barstool's Portnoy Samples Slice From Longtime North Jersey Restaurateur
Barstool's Portnoy Samples Slice From Longtime North Jersey Restaurateur Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy finally made it to Casa D'Pizza. The self-proclaimed pizza connoisseur was hoping to stop by earlier in the summer, but the Denville pizzeria had already closed. Knowing the pizza was rated 8.8 on his company's One Bite pizza review app, he knew he had to come back. Late last month, he did. Portnoy explains the pizza at Casa D'Pizza starts in a traditional oven and is then transferred to a wood-fired oven. He was excited to dig in. "It's just a little heavier than I like for this type of thin," he said, "but still great pizza." His score? A 7.5. This wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Red Roof Inn Pizzeria Scores High On Portnoy's One-Bite Review Red Roof Inn Pizzeria Scores High On Portnoy's One-Bite Review
Red Roof Inn Pizzeria Scores High On Portnoy's One-Bite Review "Don't be fooled by the Red Roof Inn." That's Barstool CEO Dave Portnoy's message to anyone looking to try Michael Angelo's on Route 46 in Fairfield — located in the same building as the motel chain. Portnoy stands in front of the restaurant with the manager, who helped the owners open the place nine years ago after they left their longtime digs in Newark. The worker explains to the CEO that the eatery is known for its traditional Italian fare, but Portnoy was eager to dive in for another "One Bite" review. "Very few pizza places have as much to overcome as Michael Angelo's because it loo…

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by Cecilia Levine
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WILD CHASE: Masked Carjackers Ram Police Cruiser, Civilian Vehicles On Route 46 WILD CHASE: Masked Carjackers Ram Police Cruiser, Civilian Vehicles On Route 46
Wild Chase: Masked Carjackers Ram Police Cruiser, Civilian Vehicles On Route 46 Three carjackers were captured following a wild chase in which they rammed a Wayne police cruiser and several civilian vehicles on Route 46, authorities said. It began shortly after Montville police issued an alert for two vehicles, one of which had just been taken by thieves in ski masks, shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. A short time later, the masked bandits approached a Porsche at the Starbucks on Route 23 just south of the "spaghetti bowl" intersection in Wayne near Willowbrook Mall, Wayne Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. They abandoned their attempt after discovering it occupied,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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47 Guests Seized As Wayne Police Pull Plug On Illegal Pop-Up Party 47 Guests Seized As Wayne Police Pull Plug On Illegal Pop-Up Party
47 Guests Seized As Wayne Police Pull Plug On Illegal Pop-Up Party An illegal pop-up party in Wayne was beginning to heat up when an army of police suddenly burst in. A total of 47 party-goers were temporarily taken into custody after New Jersey State Police spotted advertisements posted by the organizers on social media and tipped off Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff. Nearly 500 guests were expected at the Saturday night bash in a vacant commercial building near the Willowbrook Mall, but police pulled the plug before that could happen, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Detectives who had eyes on the building before the scheduled start time watched several p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Dover Woman Dies In Fairfield Crash Dover Woman Dies In Fairfield Crash
Dover Woman Dies In Fairfield Crash A 51-year-old Dover woman was killed in a Fairfield crash Tuesday, June 14, authorities said. Marina Prudencio was in a Chevy Cavalier that collided with a Mazda CX5 on on Passaic Avenue around 5:05 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Fairfield Police Chief Anthony Manna said. Prudencio was pronounced dead at the scene while the driver of the Mazda was transported to Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, where she was treated and released. No charges were filed. The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Young Pilot Hospitalized After Helicopter Spun In Air, Crashed At Essex County Airport Young Pilot Hospitalized After Helicopter Spun In Air, Crashed At Essex County Airport
Young Pilot Hospitalized After Helicopter Spun In Air, Crashed At Essex County Airport A 33-year-old pilot was pulled from his helicopter after a crash at the Essex County Airport Saturday, June 4, police said. The pilot was taking off and heading to pick up a private charter when the a 2015 Bell Model 407 began spinning around 100 to 150 feet in the air around noon, Fairfield police said. Then, it hit the ground on the north side of the airport near Runway #28. The pilot, from Marietta, Georgia, was found still in the pilot seat, partially leaning out of the cockpit with head injuries. He was extricated and taken by the West Essex First Aid Squad to an ar…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Coffee Shop Manager Moonlighting As Food Runner Charged With Leading NJ Child Porn Ring Coffee Shop Manager Moonlighting As Food Runner Charged With Leading NJ Child Porn Ring
Coffee Shop Manager Moonlighting As Food Runner Charged With Leading NJ Child Porn Ring A Route 23 donut shop manager who moonlights as a food runner for a Route 46 Tex-Mex restaurant was also leading a child porn trafficking network, authorities charged. Imad Uddin, 24, of Paterson shared child sex abuse videos on Facebook Messenger, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Videos shared by Uddin depict making children ranging from two to 12 years old "engaged in sexual acts," Berdnik said in a joint news release with Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes. Members of his sheriff’s Internet Crime Against Children Task Force arrested Uddin, a Bangladeshi immigrant, a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Four NJ Smoke Shops Raided, Five Busted For Selling Pot, THC Edibles Four NJ Smoke Shops Raided, Five Busted For Selling Pot, THC Edibles
Four NJ Smoke Shops Raided, Five Busted For Selling Pot, THC Edibles A group of owners and operators sold pot and THC products out of smoke shops in Englewood, Butler, Randolph, and Scotch Plains, charged authorities who busted them during a series of raids. Detectives assisted by the DEA seized seizure of hundreds of pounds of marijuana, THC edibles and THC wax/oil, along with $305,000 in illicit proceeds, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. They arrested co-owners Michael Ligus, 24, and Damian Harry Wesler Sr., 44, along with Damian H. Wesler Jr., 22, all of Ringwood, and were arrested, along with Anthony Garcia, 45, of Secaucus and Ezekiel Pau…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Grand Jury: Police Justified Shooting Fleeing Driver Who Pointed Gun On NJ Highway Intersection Grand Jury: Police Justified Shooting Fleeing Driver Who Pointed Gun On NJ Highway Intersection
Grand Jury: Police Justified Shooting Fleeing Driver Who Pointed Gun On NJ Highway Intersection UPDATE: Police were justified in shooting a fleeing motorist when he pointed a gun at them at a convergence of highways in Wayne, a state grand jury has found. Bradley G. Pullman, 48, of Queens is seen on dashcam video pointing the gun out of his Lexus sedan following a high-speed chase that ended at the “spaghetti bowl” intersection of Route 46, 23 and 80 near the Willowbrook Mall. The video was among the evidence reviewed by the grand jury, along with witness testimony, reports and autopsy results, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. Grand jury reviews are mandated …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Grand Jury: Police Justified Shooting Fleeing Driver Who Pointed Gun On NJ Highway Intersection Grand Jury: Police Justified Shooting Fleeing Driver Who Pointed Gun On NJ Highway Intersection
Grand Jury: Police Justified Shooting Fleeing Driver Who Pointed Gun On NJ Highway Intersection UPDATE: Police were justified in shooting a fleeing motorist when he pointed a gun at them at a convergence of highways in Wayne, a state grand jury has found. Bradley G. Pullman, 48, of Queens is seen on dashcam video pointing the gun out of his Lexus sedan following a high-speed chase that ended at the “spaghetti bowl” intersection of Route 46, 23 and 80 near the Willowbrook Mall. The video was among the evidence reviewed by the grand jury, along with witness testimony, reports and autopsy results, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. Grand jury reviews are mandated p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Corn Pudding? Baklava Pistachio? Unique Ice Cream Shop Opens In North Jersey Corn Pudding? Baklava Pistachio? Unique Ice Cream Shop Opens In North Jersey
Corn Pudding? Baklava Pistachio? Unique Ice Cream Shop Opens In North Jersey A unique, new ice cream shop has opened in North Jersey. Boza Creamery is a small-batch micro creamery located in Fairfield (Essex County), its website says. "We use real ingredients, real desserts and just basic simple dairy to make our rich decadent ice cream," it reads.  "Every ingredient is considered when being added to our products. It all begins with an idea." Some of its unique and specially crafted flavors include: Mama's Cookies: Remember how Mom made you cookies? How you always knew her cookies were the best? Our approach to an iconic ice cream flavor begins with…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Wayne PD: Officers Nab Accused Ambulance Thief Burglarizing Route 23 Starbucks Wayne PD: Officers Nab Accused Ambulance Thief Burglarizing Route 23 Starbucks
Wayne PD: Officers Nab Accused Ambulance Thief Burglarizing Route 23 Starbucks A repeat offender caught driving a stolen ambulance last year was arrested by Wayne police after he broke into a Starbucks on Route 23 overnight, authorities said Wednesday. Officers Kevin MacDonald, Michael Sweeney and Trevor Costabile found Jonathan Roman, 35, hiding in a storeroom after responding to a burglar alarm at the Willowbrook Mall-area café shortly after 3:30 a.m. Monday, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Roman, of Paterson, had stashed more than $500 that he’d stolen from shop registers in a refrigerator, Daly said. An alarm company representative told police a burglar was seen o…

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by Jerry DeMarco