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Clifton Man Dead In ATV Crash Clifton Man Dead In ATV Crash Clifton Man Dead In ATV Crash
Clifton Man Dead In ATV Crash A 40-year-old Clifton man died after a Pennsylvania ATV crash, authorities said. Jason Borys was driving the ATV when it veered off the road in Penn Forest Township and crashed just before 8 p.m. Saturday, authorities said. He was pronounced dead a short time after. "Adverse" weather conditions and alcohol may have been factors in the crash, authorities said, although the cause remains under investigation. Born in Englewood, Borys was a Warehouse Specialist for Grimco in Carlstadt for several years, and lived most of his life in Clifton, his obituary says. Visiting is scheduled for Frida…
North Plainfield Woman, 29, Killed By Wrong-Way  NJ Turnpike Driver, State Police Say North Plainfield Woman, 29, Killed By Wrong-Way  NJ Turnpike Driver, State Police Say North Plainfield Woman, 29, Killed By Wrong-Way  NJ Turnpike Driver, State Police Say
North Plainfield Woman, 29, Killed By Wrong-Way NJ Turnpike Driver, State Police Say A 29-year-old North Plainfield woman died after a wrong-way driver on the New Jersey Turnpike hit her car head-on early Monday morning, authorities said. UPDATE: A GoFundMe campaign has been started to help with funeral expenses  Kristen Leary was headed southbound in Woodbridge when she was hit by a 23-year-old State College, Pennsylvania man hit her near milepost 94.1 around 1:45 a.m., a New Jersey State Police spokesman said. The wrong-way driver was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick with serious injuries, State Police said. Neither car contained pa…
'We Hate Our New Normal,' Says Phillipsburg Family Of Boy, 10, With Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome 'We Hate Our New Normal,' Says Phillipsburg Family Of Boy, 10, With Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome 'We Hate Our New Normal,' Says Phillipsburg Family Of Boy, 10, With Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
'We Hate Our New Normal,' Says Phillipsburg Family Of Boy, 10, With Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome The Phillipsburg community is fighting for the family of a local boy who has been violently ill since February. More than $4,800 had been raised on a GoFundMe as of Monday for the Turdo family. Andrew Turdo, 10, has been hospitalized six times since February with cyclic vomiting syndrome, prompting his mother, Maryanne Turdo, to quit her job, according to the online campaign. His father, Scott Turdo, is nearly out of time from his job with the corrections department. The Turdos of Phillipsburg.Turdo Family "Constantlly being admitted to the hospital, loss in income, and ever-changing …
NEW EATS: Restaurant Openings In Bergen, Passaic Counties NEW EATS: Restaurant Openings In Bergen, Passaic Counties NEW EATS: Restaurant Openings In Bergen, Passaic Counties
NEW Eats: Restaurant Openings In Bergen, Passaic Counties A steakhouse. A doughnut shop. Several cafes.  Get ready for the litany of new eateries opening soon in Bergen and Passaic counties. Here are some new places to try. These openings were originally reported by BoozyBurbs.com. Brisket from Reilly's rib cage, opening in Hillsdale's former Starbucks location.Reilly's Rib Cage Reilly's Rib Cage, Hillsdale: A year after announcing the closing its Bergenfield location, this locally-owned BBQ joint will open in the shuttered Starbucks in Hillsdale. Opening will be sometime in 2020. 126 Broadway, Hillsdale The Bodega Deli & Grill, Hackens…
WATCH: Paul McCartney Rocks Jersey City Waterfront Restaurant WATCH: Paul McCartney Rocks Jersey City Waterfront Restaurant WATCH: Paul McCartney Rocks Jersey City Waterfront Restaurant
Watch: Paul McCartney Rocks Jersey City Waterfront Restaurant Sir Paul McCartney had a packed house singing and dancing -- and recording -- at an invitation-only party on the Hudson River waterfront over the weekend. Wife Nancy Shevell, an Edison native, joined the gum-chewing, 77-year-old musical legend as he removed his jacket and launched the band into the Beatles' "I Saw Her Standing There" at the Hudson House in Jersey City Saturday night. The event was reportedly a farewell party for Shevell's family's Elizabeth-based New England Motor Freight company, which filed for Chapter 11 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newark earlier this year. McCartney an…
Police: Meeting With Phillipsburg Ex Takes Frightening Turn For Woman Hiding In Hotel Bathroom Police: Meeting With Phillipsburg Ex Takes Frightening Turn For Woman Hiding In Hotel Bathroom Police: Meeting With Phillipsburg Ex Takes Frightening Turn For Woman Hiding In Hotel Bathroom
Police: Meeting With Phillipsburg Ex Takes Frightening Turn For Woman Hiding In Hotel Bathroom The ex-girlfriend of a Phillipsburg man hid in the bathroom on a Pennsylvania inn to call 911 after he kidnapped and assaulted her during what she thought was a meeting about possibly getting back together, authorities said. Benaiah Hyatte, 22, was arrested after walking out of the Seipsville Inn, an AirBnb in Palmer Township, where he took the victim after kidnapping her, Palmer police said. Records show Hyatte had been on probation in a first-time offenders program for a Berks County forgery case. The Corliss Street resident was arraigned on a dozen criminal charges including k…
Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen Opens At Rutgers Newark Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen Opens At Rutgers Newark Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen Opens At Rutgers Newark
Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen Opens At Rutgers Newark Struggling students at Rutgers Newark won't have to live on a prayer for food much longer. Jon Bon Jovi's Soul Kitchen will be opening a third location on campus in January 2020. The rocker and his wife Dorothea Hurley opened the first pay-if-you-can restaurant in Red Bank in 2011. Customers are asked to pay a suggested $12 donation to cover their meal and someone else's. If they can't, they are asked to volunteer.  Most of the labor and nearly all of the food come from donations. The couple later opened the second JBJ Kitchen in Toms River and are planning on a Jan. 23 opening date…
Police: High-Speed Sussex County Chase Ends In Route 206 Crash Police: High-Speed Sussex County Chase Ends In Route 206 Crash Police: High-Speed Sussex County Chase Ends In Route 206 Crash
Police: High-Speed Sussex County Chase Ends In Route 206 Crash A Pennsylvania man was being held in the Sussex County jail after taking off during a Stanhope traffic stop, leading officers in a high-speed chase on Route 206 into Byram and throwing cocaine out of the window of his car before crashing, authorities said. James, A. Martin, 52, of Pocono Pines, PA, was taken to Newton Medical Center with minor scratches to his face after Monday night's pursuit, Stanhope police said. Police stopped Martin near the Dollar General store on Route 183 after they spotted his vehicle swerving in and out of his lane, suspecting intoxication around 11:45 p.m., autho…
Prosecutor: Ex-Boyfriend Of Missing South Jersey Woman Stephanie Parze Dead By Suicide Prosecutor: Ex-Boyfriend Of Missing South Jersey Woman Stephanie Parze Dead By Suicide Prosecutor: Ex-Boyfriend Of Missing South Jersey Woman Stephanie Parze Dead By Suicide
Prosecutor: Ex-Boyfriend Of Missing South Jersey Woman Stephanie Parze Dead By Suicide The ex-boyfriend recently named a person of interest in the disappearance of Freehold's Stephanie Parze was found dead by apparent suicide Friday morning in his home, authorities said. John D. Ozbilgen was released from jail after being charged with possession of child pornography, which turned up when police searched his house in connection with 25-year-old Parze's Oct. 30 disappearance, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said. Ozbilgen sent threatening and profanity-laced messages to Parze the day before she went missing, Monmouth County prosecutors said during the hearing. Parze f…
'He Fought Until The Very Last Minute': Little Ferry Boy, 7, Dies After Lifelong Battle 'He Fought Until The Very Last Minute': Little Ferry Boy, 7, Dies After Lifelong Battle 'He Fought Until The Very Last Minute': Little Ferry Boy, 7, Dies After Lifelong Battle
'He Fought Until The Very Last Minute': Little Ferry Boy, 7, Dies After Lifelong Battle Not one minute passed where Little Ferry's Leart Dervishaj wasn't fighting The 7-year-old, born with Schimke Immuno Osseous Dysplasia -- a rare form of dwarfism -- died at Hackensack University Medical Center around 8:35 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21. "He fought," said his mom, Rezarta Osmani, "he fought so hard every last minute." Last month, Osmani donated her kidney to Leart. But the organ needed to removed in less than 12 hours and the boy required more surgeries. He under went several more surgeries in the last three weeks, later developing pneumonia and multiple other infections. Desp…
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