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Grove Street, Clifton, NJ

Obituaries
Daughters Of Pepsi-Loving Truck Driver Killed In Fiery Route 3 Crash Have Special Request Daughters Of Pepsi-Loving Truck Driver Killed In Fiery Route 3 Crash Have Special Request
Daughters Of Pepsi-Loving Truck Driver Killed In Fiery Route 3 Crash Have Special Request Next time you drink a Pepsi, think of Luis "Papo" Santiago. His daughters, in a heartfelt tribute shared to GoFundMe, are asking for just that after the 55-year-old Linden resident was killed in a fiery crash on Route 3 in Clifton on Monday morning, July 22. Santiago's truck clipped an NJ Transit bus carrying 29 passengers in the eastbound lanes then crashed into a barrier near Valley Road and Grove Street, causing the vehicle to erupt in flames, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said. Santiago's body was found after firefight…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Grounds Worker From Essex County Spends All Year Planning Massive Halloween Display Grounds Worker From Essex County Spends All Year Planning Massive Halloween Display
Grounds Worker From Essex County Spends All Year Planning Massive Halloween Display James Joanow was just two years old when he and his dad began decorating his grandparents' lawn for Halloween. Back then there were only a few items.  Joanow slowly grew his collection of Halloween decorations, and now — 16 years later — completely transforms the Bloomfield home with ghouls and goblins galore. "I plan for this all year," said Joanow, 18, who works for the West Essex Regional Schools Buildings and Grounds Department. "I write my ideas down, and buy decorations for different scenes I want to do." Joanow grew up visiting dentist Wayne Gangi's Grove Street Hallo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Thieves Don’t Even Wait, Steal Brand-New Sedan While Clifton Family Unloads Groceries Thieves Don’t Even Wait, Steal Brand-New Sedan While Clifton Family Unloads Groceries
Thieves Don’t Even Wait, Steal Brand-New Sedan While Clifton Family Unloads Groceries Members of a Clifton family were unloading groceries from their brand-new sedan Wednesday night when a group of brazen thieves pulled up, stole the car and led police on a chase into Newark that ended in a crash, authorities said. A Clifton police cruiser and an SUV involved in the theft crashed on Avon Avenue in Newark during the pursuit, Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The officer was OK, but the thieves evaded capture, he said. It all happened in an instant. The family was unloading groceries from their 2020 Hyundai Sonata at the corner of Grove Street and Robin Hood …

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by Jerry DeMarco