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Second Chance, First Class: Ravens Fans Get VIP Treatment At Metlife Following Big Lottery Win
Some Baltimore Ravens fans were given the second chance of a lifetime courtesy of a Maryland Lottery promotion that gave them a taste of the good life. The lucky winners - Raymond and Debbie Jones from Salisbury, Lenny and Darlene Brown from Woodstock, and Juan Garcia and his daughter Melanie from Riverdale - traveled with the team to the Big Apple to take on the New York Giants over the weekend, where they were treated to lavish hotel accommodations, got to meet some players, and were given $1,000 to splurge in the city. Oh, and the Ravens won the game easily to climb to 9-5 as they c…
Obituaries
Joseph Youtz, Lifelong Budd Lake Resident, Dies At 52
Joseph Youtz, who spent his entire life in the Budd Lake area, died on Monday, Dec. 9 in Hackettstown at the age of 52, according to an obituary from Cochran Funeral Home. Born in Dover, Youtz graduated from Mount Olive High School, where he excelled as an athlete, later attending Jersey City State College, where he played football, his obituary reads. Youtz later went to work his family construction business, according to his obituary. Youtz was a devoted husband to his wife, Kim, and his daughter Madison, his obituary reads. He enjoyed playing softball, rooting on the Mets and Jets a…
Police & Fire
Two Football Coaches Among 6 Dead In Newark Wreck (
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The New Jersey high school football community is mourning the loss of two Hudson Catholic coaches who were among six people killed in a fiery crash in Newark over the weekend, officials said. Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop confirmed in a statement on X that two of the victims were Hudson Catholic football coaches. They were later identified as head coach Lamar McKnight and assistant coach Brad Cunningham, according to various news outlets and high school sports teams. McKnight, a Jersey City native, took over as Hudson Catholic’s head coach last December. A standout athlete at Lincoln High …
Sports
Giants Grant Low-Performing QB Daniel Jones' Release As Tommy DeVito Prepares For Season Debut
NY Giants QB Daniel Jones' request to be released by the team has been granted, ESPN reports. Jones, who was drafted in the first round with the sixth overall pick in 2019, was benched during the Giants' bye week and later took responsibility for not producing more wins, the outlet reported. New Jersey's Tommy DeVito will make his season debut this Sunday, Nov. 24 when the Giants face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Jones has the worst record as a starter since joining the team with a record of 24–44–1, and the lowest touchdown percentage of 3.1%, ESPN says. Click here for more from ESPN.
Sports
Jets Fire General Manager Amid Dismal Season
The New York Jets housecleaning continues. Weeks after firing head coach Robert Saleh, the Jets, who play in East Rutherford and practice in Florham Park, have fired general manager Joe Douglas amid a dismal 3-8 record, ESPN reported. Douglas was already on the outs at 1 Jets Dr., having not been consulted when the team fired Saleh amid a 2-3 start, ESPN said. Gang Green has gone 1-5 since firing Saleh and naming Jeff Ulbrich interim coach. Douglas was hired as general manager in June 2019 with the goal of turning the Jets around, though the team has gone 30-64 with no winning season…
News
Fighter Jets To Fly Over MetLife Stadium For Navy Vs. Notre Dame Football Game
The fleet of fighter jets that many people heard and saw as they flew into Teterboro Airport on Friday, Oct. 25 are expected to fly over MetLife Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 26. Five F/A-18s will be up in the air over the East Rutherford stadium just before kickoff, set for noontime, local police said. Their departure time is not immediately clear (and if you take a video, email it to clevine@dailyvoice.com or DM it to @dailyvoicenewjersey on Instagram). Saturday's game is the 97th between Notre Dame and the U.S. Navy, and the second to happen at MetLife Stadium. Click here for details.
Sports
NJ Brothers, Former Rutgers Teammates Play First NFL Game Against Each Other In 'Melton Bowl'
One of football's most famous stadiums was the site of a special reunion for a family from hundreds of miles away in South Jersey. Bo and Max Melton, two brothers from Mays Landing, played against each other for the first time in the NFL on the not-so-frozen tundra of Lambeau Field on Sunday, Oct. 13. Arizona Cardinals cornerback Max traveled to Green Bay, Wisconsin, to take on Packers wide receiver Bo in what many fans called the "Melton Bowl." The brothers' parents and two other siblings made the trip to Lambeau for the family feud on the gridiron. "It's very, very special," th…
Police & Fire
Teen Football Player Airlifted After Losing Feeling In Legs In Sussex County, Police Say
A 13-year-old boy was airlifted to the hospital after he was injured playing football on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 21, in Sussex County authorities said. At 8:11 p.m., the boy was playing football at Station Park in Sparta Township when he temporarily lost feeling in his legs, Sparta Township Police Captain Thomas Snyder said. An Atlantic Air helicopter transported the boy to Morristown Medical Center, Snyder said. The young athlete regained feeling in both legs before the helicopter arrived, but was still hospitalized for for further evaluation, Snyder said.
Sports
Meet ESPN's Mike Greenberg In North Jersey
ESPN personality Mike Greenberg is coming to North Jersey to finally settle your sports arguments once and for all. Greenberg is hosting a book signing for his new book "Got Your Answers: The 100 Greatest Sports Arguments Settled," on Monday, Sept. 23 at Bookends in Ridgewood at 6 p.m. Greenberg will be joined by co-author Paul Hembekides. The book features Greenberg and Hembekides settling the 100 most-debated questions in sports while also offering up 100 lists that will tell you the best in football, baseball, hockey and boxing, according to a synopsis. Greenberg and Hemebekides re…
Police & Fire
Boy Killed In Post-Scrimmage NJ Crash With Opposing Coach Identified (
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Football communities in South Jersey were left reeling following a post-scrimmage crash that left a coach and 9-year-old player dead on Thursday, Sept. 12. A GoFundMe campaign identifies the athlete killed as Easton Beisler, who played for Upper Township. Vineland police previously said a boy identified only as E.B. was riding in an SUV that collided with motorcyclist Addiel Ortiz, 31, at Maple Avenue near Becker Drive at around 5:53 p.m., Vineland police said. Ortiz was riding a Honda CBR 1000 motorcycle east on Maple when the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse heading…
Police & Fire
Post-Scrimmage Crash Kills Youth Football Coach, Opposing Player In Vineland
A youth football coach and a young player on an opposing team were killed in a crash in Vineland after a scrimmage on Thursday, Sept. 12, authorities said. UPDATE: Boy Killed In Post-Scrimmage NJ Crash With Opposing Coach Identified Addiel Ortiz, 31, and a 9-year-old boy identified only as E.B. died in the crash on Maple Avenue near Becker Drive at around 5:53 p.m., Vineland police said. Investigators said Ortiz was riding a Honda CBR 1000 motorcycle east on Maple when a 2019 Chevrolet Traverse heading west on Maple turned left into the Joseph E. Romano Sports Complex.…
Obituaries
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…
News
Former Bergen County HS Athlete Sean Sidle Dies Suddenly, 19: 'Nightmare'
Sean Sidle, a former St. Joseph's Regional High School athlete from Maywood, died on Monday, July 22. He was 19 years old. A GoFundMe campaign launched by Sean's mother, Victoria, said that his death was sudden, and "a nightmare for any mother and father to have to go through." Sean's obituary on the Beaugard-McKnight Funeral Home website says he graduated from St. Peter the Apostle Grammar School in River Edge in 2019, and then from St. Joseph Regional High School, Montvale, where he played football and wrestled, in 2023. An aspiring mechanic, Sean just started a job …
News
Heart Of 14-Year-Old Athlete Struck By Car In NJ Will Help Others Live
The organs of a 14-year-old boy struck by a car while riding his bicycle will help others live. One day after his 8th-grade graduation, Vincent Pieczynski was hit by a car while riding his bike home on Route 38 in Southampton, according to a GoFundMe page for his family. More than $47,000 was raised as of Saturday, June 22, according to the GoFundMe campaign. Vincent, affectionately known as Vinny Pie, was being remembered as a "kind, smart, strong and hard-working young man," writes campaign organizer Devin Cuoco. "Vincent was the best son, brother and friend a guy could a…
Obituaries
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,…