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Sussex County Native, PA Father Of 2 Dylan Suess Dies Suddenly At 29
Sussex County native and father of two Dylan J. Suess died suddenly at Morristown Medical Center on Sunday, March 7. He was 29.
Born in Westwood, Suess spent time in Little Ferry, Missouri, and Wantage before settling in Milford, PA in 2019, his obituary says.
In 2010, Suess graduated from High Point Regional High School, where he played hockey, baseball and football and served as a “life member of the Suess Gang,” his memorial says.
Suess had used his creative side to work as a manager at Sherman Williams in Newton, his obit says.
He was known for his passion for animals and the outdoors…
State Police: Sussex County Man Ejected, Seriously Injured In Route 284 Motorcycle Crash
A Sussex County man was seriously injured after crashing a motorcycle into a snowbank off Route 284 Sunday morning, state police said.
John Veres Jr., 50, was driving a Honda motorcycle northbound on Rt. 284 when he veered to the right and hit a snowbank near milepost 2.3 in Wantage around 11:10 a.m., NJSP Philip Curry told Daily Voice.
Veres Jr., of Montague, was ejected in the crash and sustained serious injuries, Curry said.
The road was closed for about three hours following the crash, which remains under investigation, Curry said.
Passaic County Man, 30, Pleads Guilty To Sussex County Recycling Plant Burglaries
A Passaic County man who stole cash and a vehicle during separate burglaries at a Sussex County recycling plant pleaded guilty in virtual court Wednesday, prosecutors said.
Drew J. Canning, 30, admitted to breaking into Riverdale Environmental Recycling in Wantage numerous times between March 2019 and February 2020, Sussex County Prosecutor Francis A. Koch said.
Canning, of Pompton Lakes, took keys from the office and unlocked the facility's gate before driving a truck with a plow back to his home and keeping the plow, Koch said.
On another occasion, Canning scraped the signs off the truck…
Shuttered Sussex County Diner Owner Sets Opening Date For Revamped Gourmet Burger Joint
A gourmet burger joint will soon open its doors at the revamped former location of a beloved Sussex County diner.
After Double S Diner in Wantage closed Oct. 13, owners Keith Yodice, 48, of Franklin and Norbey Arango, 45, of Wantage have transformed the space and are projecting a Nov. 16 opening date for their new restaurant, Cow Patty’s.
The eatery is a modernized burger joint with a uniquely fresh quality rarely found in the area, Yodice says.
“All of our beef, meat, hotdogs, bacon, everything beef comes from a mile up the road at Green Valley Farms,” Yodice told Daily Voice. “It’s 100 …
Police: Trio Selling Heroin, Ecstasy Busted In Sussex County Traffic Stop
Two women and a man accused of selling heroin and ecstasy were arrested following a traffic stop in Sussex County Wednesday, authorities said.
Lisa M. Repici, 31, of Newton, Dominick J. Wilson, 34, of Paterson and Shaunamarie C. Orlando, 30, of Wantage were charged with various possession and distribution offenses for heroin and ecstasy after the Newton stop, police said.
Repici and Wilson were being held at the Morris County Jail. Orlando was issued a summons and has been released, authorities said.
The stop was made as part of an investigation into local narcotics sales by the Newton Pol…
Sussex County Driver, 26, Killed In Route 80 Parsippany-Troy Hills Construction Truck Accident
A 26-year-old Wantage man was killed after he struck the back of a parked construction vehicle on Route 80 in Parsippany-Troy Hills Monday night, state police said.
Frank Orlando Jr., 26, of Wantage was driving a Chevy pickup truck when he struck the back of an international construction truck driven by Salvatore Fucci, 57, of Manchester on Route 80 near mile marker 46.3 just after 8:30 p.m., Sgt. Philip Curry told Daily Voice.
Fucci -- whose truck had been stopped for a mobile construction detail -- sustained minor injuries. Orlando's passenger, a 31-year-old Newton woman, suffered moderat…