Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
North Jersey Union Officer Admits Embezzling From Local North Jersey Union Officer Admits Embezzling From Local
North Jersey Union Officer Admits Embezzling From Local A bus driver who served as finance officer for a North Jersey transportation workers union admitted in federal court Tuesday that he swiped $117,000 of the local’s money. Angel L. Garcia, 57, of Tampa, FL, pleaded guilty by videoconference to embezzling from the operating account of the Amalgamated Transit Workers Union Local 1614 in Sussex County. Garcia was a bus driver who held a part-time position as a financial secretary for five years at Local # 1614, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. “He alone was responsible for maintaining the check book and other financial documents of the unio…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Sports
Brady To Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sports Radio Host Says Brady To Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sports Radio Host Says
Brady To Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sports Radio Host Says Tom Brady is signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Wednesday, sports talk-radio host Colin Cowherd reported Tuesday afternoon. After six Super Bowl wins in 20 years with the New England Patriots, the future Hall of Famer announced Tuesday morning that he wasn't re-resigning with them. Pundits on Monday speculated that the only true destination the "GOAT" could end up if he left was in Tampa Bay. “I have somebody telling me this morning – this is very interesting – this is not a football source, it's an icon source, it is somebody in Tom’s stratosphere who knows Tom and is a famous perso…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brentwood, NY
Business
Potbelly Sandwich Shop To Open At Smith Haven Mall Macy's Potbelly Sandwich Shop To Open At Smith Haven Mall Macy's
Potbelly Sandwich Shop To Open At Smith Haven Mall Macy's Get ready to belly up to a yummy sandwich when a new Potbelly Sandwich Shop opens at the Macy's store located at Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove early next year. The restaurant chain, known across the country for serving up sandwiches and soups, says it will open four restaurants in Macy's stores, but Lake Grove, is the only Long Island location. “This franchise agreement marks a major milestone in our multi-unit franchise growth,” said Peter Ortiz, vice president of Franchise Development at Potbelly. “A development deal with one of the nation’s premier retailers is a testament to our focus …

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
News
Long Island's MacArthur Airport Adds More Florida Flights Long Island's MacArthur Airport Adds More Florida Flights
Long Island's MacArthur Airport Adds More Florida Flights More flights will go to Florida from Long Island's MacArthur Airport starting in November. The flight will run through March, according to the Town Of Islip. The flight schedule includes ones to Fort Lauderdale throughout the year, not seasonally, and an increase in Orlando flights from one to two times a day, every day but Tuesday, Frontier will also add flights to Tampa, West Palm Beach, and Fort Myers, and year-round to Raleigh-Durham and Atlanta, formerly seasonal destinations. In total 19 additional flights, compared to its previous fall schedule have been added to Frontier's schedul…

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by Donna Christopher
Fairfield, CT
Lifestyle
Maritime Aquarium Show Features Cars Named For Fish Maritime Aquarium Show Features Cars Named For Fish
Maritime Aquarium Show Features Cars Named For Fish The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk’s second annual Auto Show will feature a variety of cars named after fish. The one-day event, called “Barracudas, Marlins & More Show Cars from the Sea,” is scheduled for Saturday, June 8. It will feature a series of automobiles aptly named for fish, as the aquarium welcomes only rare and “exquisite” car models whose names or nicknames were inspired by aquatic animals. Some examples of the automobiles named for aquatic animals include: 1937 Gougeon Streamliner, a futuristic teardrop-design concept car often called a “whale” 1954 Frazer “Orca Special,” …

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by Valerie Musson
Fairfield, CT
Sports
Fairfield Native Elliot Herman Helps Final Four-Bound UConn Women Make NCAA History Fairfield Native Elliot Herman Helps Final Four-Bound UConn Women Make NCAA History
Fairfield Native Elliot Herman Helps Final Four-Bound UConn Women Make NCAA History The UConn women's basketball team will make history with an NCAA record 12th consecutive Final Four appearance when it faces Notre Dame on Friday night, April 5. That’s two more than John Wooden’s UCLA men's teams managed.  So many people share in this moment and hope for an unprecedented 12th title in a span of only 25 years. Among them is Fairfield native Elliot Herman. The Fairfield Ludlowe grad (Class of ’15), who is now a senior at UConn majoring in Communications with a Marketing minor, has served as one of several student managers for the team over the past two years. Herman h…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
Hackensack, NJ
Obituaries
Joan Steinbrenner, Wife Of Late Yankees Owner, Dies At 83 Joan Steinbrenner, Wife Of Late Yankees Owner, Dies At 83
Joan Steinbrenner, Wife Of Late Yankees Owner, Dies At 83 Joan Steinbrenner, the New York Yankees' vice chairperson and widow of late former team owner George Steinbrenner, died Friday surrounded by family in Tampa, FL. Known for her philanthropic work, the 83-year-old Steinbrenner was married to “The Boss” for 54 years, from 1956 until he died in 2010. “Joan was a compassionate and caring matriarch whose profound love for her family and those in the community always inspired us,” the Steinbrenner family said in a statement. “Her elegance and grace touched everyone around her, and we know her spirit will live on through her legacy of good works.&n…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield, CT
News
ID Released For Man Hit, Killed By Car After Stepping Out Of Vehicle On I-95 During Storm ID Released For Man Hit, Killed By Car After Stepping Out Of Vehicle On I-95 During Storm
ID Released For Man Hit, Killed By Car After Stepping Out Of Vehicle On I-95 During Storm A 24-year-old man who was a passenger in a car that was disabled in the left lane of I-95 was struck and killed by a passing vehicle has been identified. Alfredo Javier Lopez Marrero, of Tampa, Florida, was killed around 2:40 a.m. Friday while standing outside of the disabled vehicle on northbound I-95 just south of exit 40 in Milford, said the Connecticut State Police. The incident, which closed the highway for more than four hours, happened when the second vehicle came upon the disabled vehicle and struck Marrero before hitting the vehicle. Another passenger, Nicole Genesis Santiago…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Victim Identified In Fatal I-95 Crash Victim Identified In Fatal I-95 Crash
Victim Identified In Fatal I-95 Crash This story has been updated. A 24-year-old man who was a passenger in a car that was disabled in the left lane of I-95 was struck and killed by a passing vehicle has been identified. Alfredo Javier Lopez Marrero, of Tampa, Florida, was killed around 2:40 a.m. Friday while standing outside of the disabled vehicle on northbound I-95 just south of exit 40 in Milford, said the Connecticut State Police. The incident, which closed the highway for more than four hours, happened when the second vehicle came upon the disabled vehicle and struck Marrero before hitting the vehicle. Another passe…

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by Kathy Reakes
Rutherford, NJ
Police & Fire
Cirque Du Soleil Performer Injured On Trampoline During Meadowlands Show Cirque Du Soleil Performer Injured On Trampoline During Meadowlands Show
Cirque Du Soleil Performer Injured On Trampoline During Meadowlands Show EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Parents and children gasped in shock when a Cirque du Soleil performer missed a trampoline jump and slammed her head on a perimeter bar during a show Friday night in East Rutherford. The mishap came after organizers previously postponed the Meadowlands performance in the wake of a company aerialist’s death two months ago. "There were four men and two women. It was the intermission, and they were building up for their finale," one parent said after Friday's incident.  "The one girl jumped two stories onto the trampoline, then went up -- and on her way…

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by Jerry DeMarco