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Franklin Lakes, NJ

NJ Restaurant Owner, 'Green Book' Actor ID'd As Victim Whose Body Was Found Dumped In NYC NJ Restaurant Owner, 'Green Book' Actor ID'd As Victim Whose Body Was Found Dumped In NYC
NJ Restaurant Owner, 'Green Book' Actor ID'd As Victim Whose Body Was Found Dumped In NYC Bergen County actor and restaurant owner Frank Vallelonga Jr. was identified as the alleged overdose victim whose body was found dumped on a Bronx sidewalk earlier this week, authorities said. Vallelonga, 60, a longtime Paramus resident more recently of Franklin Lakes, lived in a long shadow cast by his late father, Frank Sr., an actor known for his recurring role on "The Sopranos" -- and whose nickname, "Tony Lip," gave his son's Italian pasta and pizza joint its name. According to Bronx court reports, a city man loaded the lifeless body into a vehicle owned by Vallelonga's younger brother…
NJ Auction House Owner Among Trio Charged In Scheme To Sell Stolen ‘Hotel California’ Notes NJ Auction House Owner Among Trio Charged In Scheme To Sell Stolen ‘Hotel California’ Notes
NJ Auction House Owner Among Trio Charged In Scheme To Sell Stolen ‘Hotel California’ Notes Three men who surrendered to authorities in Manhattan to face charges stemming from the theft of handwritten notes and lyrics to the classic rock and roll album “Hotel California" include the CEO of a Bergen County-based auction house.  An indictment returned by a grand jury in Manhattan accuses Edward Kosinski of Franklin Lakes and two alleged co-conspirators with scheming to profit from the stolen material produced by singer-songwriter Don Henley, who co-founded the Eagles with the late Glenn Frey in the early 1970s. According to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, both Kosinski…
Cancer-Fighting NJ Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son Cancer-Fighting NJ Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son
Cancer-Fighting NJ Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son North Jersey single mom Joanne Bastante-Howard worked tirelessly for years to help provide critical resources for kids who, like her young son, John, have Down syndrome. Bastante-Howard, a former advertising and marketing whirlwind, was personally responsible for raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to help obtain critical medical, education and therapeutic services for those in need through the non-profit she founded, America's Special Kidz (A.S.K.). Parents of children with a wide range of circumstances -- including autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, and mitochondrial disease…
'Unthinkable Situation': NJ Mom Suffers Severe Stroke After Son Is Born With Brain Tumor 'Unthinkable Situation': NJ Mom Suffers Severe Stroke After Son Is Born With Brain Tumor
'Unthinkable Situation': NJ Mom Suffers Severe Stroke After Son Is Born With Brain Tumor It’s a situation almost impossible to fathom: A New Jersey mom suffers a severe stroke less than a month after her son is born with a brain tumor. The holiday season for the Niessen family of Warren County has begun with two ongoing battles. Tanya Niessen suffered her stroke in May. In August, she and her husband, Tom, learned that their son Bradan had a medulloblastoma. Bradan has been in and out of the pediatric intensive care unit with various complications as he undergoes chemotherapy at Goryeb Children’s Hospital in Morristown following brain surgery. Tanya, meanwhile, had a cran…
Cancer-Fighting NJ Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son Cancer-Fighting NJ Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son
Cancer-Fighting NJ Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son North Jersey single mom Joanne Bastante-Howard has worked tirelessly for years to help provide critical resources for kids who, like her young son, have Down syndrome. Bastante-Howard, a former advertising and marketing whirlwind, is personally responsible for raising more than $100,000 to help obtain critical medical, education and therapeutic services for those in need through the non-profit she founded, America's Special Kidz (A.S.K.). Parents of children with a wide range of circumstances -- including autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, and mitochondrial disease -- have turned t…
Cancer-Fighting NJ Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son Cancer-Fighting NJ Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son
Cancer-Fighting NJ Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son North Jersey single mom Joanne Bastante-Howard has worked tirelessly for years to help provide critical resources for kids who, like her young son, have Down syndrome. Bastante-Howard, a former advertising and marketing whirlwind, is personally responsible for raising more than $100,000 to help obtain critical medical, education and therapeutic services for those in need through the non-profit she founded, America's Special Kidz (A.S.K.). Parents of children with a wide range of circumstances -- including autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, and mitochondrial disease -- have turned t…
Mobster Sent To Federal Prison For Beating Husband Of ‘Real Housewives Of NJ’ Cast Member Mobster Sent To Federal Prison For Beating Husband Of ‘Real Housewives Of NJ’ Cast Member
Mobster Sent To Federal Prison For Beating Husband Of ‘Real Housewives Of NJ’ Cast Member A Lucchese crime soldier was sentenced Thursday to a plea-bargained 2½ years in federal prison for throwing the current husband of former “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member Dina Manzo a beating in exchange for an extravagant gift from her well-known ex. John Perna, 44, of Cedar Grove testified last October that Thomas Manzo hired him in 2015 to assault David Cantin, who was dating Dina at the time. Perna told a federal judge he was armed with a “slapjack” when he and another Lucchese associate followed Cantin to a Passaic County strip mall and attacked him on July 18, 2015. In exc…