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'Project Runway' Fashion Designer From Hillside Penned Heartbreaking Final Facebook Post
Sha’Vi Lewis, a New Jersey native and contestant on Season 18 of "Project Runway," has died, his family confirmed.
Lewis, a fashion designer known for his bold, creative designs, passed away on Monday, Feb. 26, according to a Facebook post by his aunt. He was 34 years old.
MY FABULOUS TALENTED NEPHEW Sha'Vi Lewis IS GONE FROM THIS PLACE. I WON'T HEAR HIS GREETINGS TO ME ANYMORE "HEY AUNTIE... Posted by Deirdra DivaDoll Elkerson on Tuesday, February 25, 2025
A cause of death has not yet been revealed.
Born Franklin Shavi Lewis Frierson Jr., Lewis was raised in Hillside, where he de…
Hillside Burglar Steals $1,700 In Vapes From Union Township Shop, Cops Say
A 38-year-old Hillside man was arrested and charged with breaking into a vape shop in Union Township on Thursday, Sept. 26, and other burglaries that occurred last month, authorities said.
At 5:07 a.m., police responded to Kush Smoke Shop on Route 22 and found the front door of the business had been shattered by a large rock, and saw a person, later identified as Hasan Williams-Chapman running from the business, Union Township police said.
Williams-Chapman was ordered to exit the store and respond to police and he was handcuffed and taken into custody, police said. A search of Williams-Chap…
Jersey City Teens In Stolen Vehicle Ram Into Cop Car, 3rd Bails In Secaucus Police Vehicle
Two Jersey City teens were apprehended and one remains at large after being pursued by police while driving a stolen vehicle in Secaucus on the early morning of Monday, July 8, authorities said.
At 2:42 a.m., police spotted a 2018 Jeep Wrangler that had been stolen from Jersey City last month at a gas station on Route 3, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. When police converged on the stolen car, the driver, a 15-year-old, intentionally rammed two occupied Secaucus police vehicles, injuring one officer, Miller said.
The driver and two passengers fled the scene on foot, Miller said. On…
Passenger Killed, Driver Seriously Injured In Route 80 Crash
A 38-year-old passenger was killed and the driver seriously injured in an overnight crash on Route 80, authorities confirmed.
Richard Bahamonte of Hillside was pronounced dead at the scene of the eastbound crash near the Teaneck/Ridgefield Park border west of Exit 68 just after 3 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, NJ State Police said.
The driver, Julio Brito, 40, of Hasbrouck Heights, lost control of the Honda, which careened off the road, slammed into a concrete barrier and ended up on its roof, they said.
State Police and medics from Holy Name Medical Center tried to resuscitate both occupants.
B…
Winners! Two North Jersey Powerball Players Score $50K
Two North Jersey Powerball players, one in Middlesex County and one in Union County, had a lucrative ending to 2023.
Their tickets matched four of the five numbers, plus the Powerball, in the drawing held on Saturday, Dec. 30, winning $50,000.
The tickets were sold at Fiesta Pilipino Restaurant and Grocery in Colonia and Seabra Foods in Hillside. The winning numbers were 10, 11, 26, 27, 34, and the Powerball was 7.
Three Arrested After Stolen Gun Recovered: Bayonne Police
Three men were arrested in Bayonne on Thursday, Oct. 26 after a stolen gun out of Elizabeth was recovered, Bayonne police said.
Police initially pulled over a BMW on 55th Street and Broadway after observing the driver making numerous traffic violations, police said. Police observed, Micah Brown, a 20-year-old Hillside resident, Nazareth Henry, a 20-year-old Hillside resident and Marquis Cenatus, 27-year-old Elizabeth resident, furtively moving inside the vehicle, police said, even after officers ordered them to remain still.
Police recovered a semi-automatic handgun equipped with a large ca…
Husband Kills Wife's Lover Then Himself In Newark Murder-Suicide: Sources
A man fatally shot his wife's lover and then himself over the weekend in Newark, sources tell Daily Voice.
Terrance Carroll, 51, killed Isaiah Cobb, 33, of Hillside, before turning the gun on himself around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, June 10, on the 100 block of Shephard Avenue in Newark, according to Daily Voice sources with direct knowledge of the incident.
Cobb was pronounced dead at the scene while Carroll was pronounced dead at the hospital. Carroll's wife was also hospitalized after he assaulted her, according to sources.
Carroll's loved ones remembered him as a devoted dad of five who "pu…
Fugitive Arrested In Atlantic City Shooting: Police
A 52-year-old Atlantic City man wanted in a shooting has been arrested, authorities said.
John Coles was charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses in the March 23 shooting, Atlantic City police said on Monday, April 10.
Officers located Coles in the 1400 block of Atlantic Avenue. Coles was arrested without incident, police said.
The shooting incident originated on March 23. At 8:20 a.m., patrol officers responded to the 1400 block of Memorial Avenue for gunshots being fired. Two days later, the victim, 42, from Hillside, walked into the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Cit…
US Marshals Capture Pair In 16-Year-Old Jersey City Boy's 2021 Murder
Two men have been charged in connection with the March 2021 murder of a 16-year-old Jersey City boy, authorities announced Monday, Dec. 12.
Members of the US Marshals Service captured Khalil Kelley, 23, at his job in Hillside on Friday, Dec. 9, while Roger Pickett Jr., 22, was charged at the Hudson County Jail where he's detained on charges relating to a Nov. 1, 2022 shooting death, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Both men are facing charges of murder and related offenses in connection with the March 29, 2021 shooting death of Kaheem Taylor, Suarez said.
Jersey City …
$1 Million Lottery Winner Sold At North Jersey Deli
The New Jersey Lottery has made another millionaire.
The winning second-tier ticket from the Friday, May 27 Mega Millions drawing was sold at Algarve Bakery & Deli in Hillside.
The winning numbers for the Friday, May 27, drawing were: 03, 14, 40, 53, and 54. The Gold Mega Ball was 08, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03.
Eighteen additional players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500.
Two of those tickets were purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prizes to $1,500. Moreover, 27,211 other New Jersey players took home $116,680 in prize…
Newark Vet Charged With Animal Cruelty After 2 Dogs Die In His Care, Prosecutor Says
A veterinarian in Newark has been charged with animal cruelty after two dogs died in his care, authorities said.
Ehren Seth Yablon, who owns the Newark Veterinary Hospital on Wilson Avenue, told one dog owner that her pet died during surgery but surgery was never performed, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said.
In another instance, a puppy that tested positive for parvo, a highly-infectious disease, Yablon, 44, of Hillside, placed in the same kennel with its two siblings, where the animal died, Stephens said.
Yablon proceeded to charge that dog's owner with ser…
