12 Raids, 9 Arrests: Major Passaic County Drug Bust Uncovers Heroin, Guns Galore, Officials Say
Nine people, including a 17-year-old, were arrested after a sweeping drug investigation across Passaic County led to the seizure of seven guns, more than 500 rounds of ammunition, and large quantities of drugs, authorities announced Friday, Nov. 13.
Investigators executed search warrants at 12 locations in Paterson, Passaic, Haledon, and Hawthorne on Tuesday, Nov. 10, following a three-month investigation into cocaine and other drug distribution, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said.
The raids uncovered 37 ounces of cocaine, 20 grams of heroin, five pounds of marijuana and THC prod…
Stranger Follows Woman For Several Blocks In Jersey City Then Sexually Assaults Her: Prosecutor
An arrest has been made in a Jersey City sexual assault in which a woman was followed for several blocks by a stranger last month, authorities said.
Franklin Martinez, 46, of Orange, was arrested Thursday, Nov. 12, in connection with the Oct. 17 incident, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said on Friday, Nov. 13.
Jersey City police were notified of the assault on Wallis Avenue shortly before 7 p.m., Mello said. The woman reported that an unknown man had followed her for several blocks before sexually assaulting her, according to the prosecutor's office.
Martinez was arrested a…
Alpine Elects 'Rhonj' Newcomer To School Board: Meet Vanessa Barrera
Vanessa Barrera hasn't even made her "Real Housewives of New Jersey" debut yet, but she's already won a seat at a very different table: the Alpine Board of Education.
Barrera, who joins Season 15 of the Bravo reality series as a friend of the cast, secured one of two open seats in the Tuesday, Nov. 3 election.
Described by Bravo as Alpine's "Social Mayor," Barrera received 272 votes, or 36.12%, finishing just 12 votes behind incumbent Maria DiBiase, who led the race with 284 votes, or 37.72%, according to the election results provided to Daily Voice. Anthony Fasano finished third with …
Husband Of Union City 'Top Chef' Star Dies
The husband of "Top Chef" star Leah Cohen and co-founder of a popular New York City restaurant has died at 44 years old, leaving behind his wife and their two young sons.
Ben Byruch, who records show lived with Cohen in Union City, NJ, died Monday, Nov. 10, according to a Maplewood, NJ-based GoFundMe campaign launched by Lonny Sweet and Cassandre Pallas to support his family.
Byruch was the creative force behind Pig & Khao, the Southeast Asian restaurant he built alongside Cohen, who finished sixth on Season 5 of Bravo's "Top Chef," which aired from 2008 to 2009.
The couple …
