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Crack Pie? Meth Cake? Dumont Rocker Geoff Rickly Killin' It At New Gig Crack Pie? Meth Cake? Dumont Rocker Geoff Rickly Killin' It At New Gig Crack Pie? Meth Cake? Dumont Rocker Geoff Rickly Killin' It At New Gig
Crack Pie? Meth Cake? Dumont Rocker Geoff Rickly Killin' It At New Gig “If Milkbar made Crack Pie, then this is Meth Cake.”  What Dumont's Geoff Rickly was referring to was the Original Gooey Butter Cake made by Brooklyn's Gooey & Co in one of his new articles as the head coffee writer and bean critic at "Food. Curated." Last November, founder Liza de Guia -- Rickly's rumored girlfriend -- introduced him as the website's coffee writer and bean critic: Every few weeks, Geoff will round-up his thoughts on single origin coffees for the home aficionado – plus highlights, techniques & new discoveries in the coffee world. So far, Rickly wrote a r…
Hudson Valley Native Gerit Hillegas, 24, Survived By Son Hudson Valley Native Gerit Hillegas, 24, Survived By Son Hudson Valley Native Gerit Hillegas, 24, Survived By Son
Hudson Valley Native Gerit Hillegas, 24, Survived By Son Goshen native Gerit Claire Hillegas died on Jan. 27. She was 24. Gerit of Maybrook was working as a certified nursing assistant for Campbell Hall Rehabilitation Center before the birth of her son Ryker. She is survived by her son, Ryker Joseph Carney; father Robert L. Hillegas; mother Melissa E. Monroe-Hillegas; sister Jamie E Hillegas; significant other and Ryker's father Cory J Carney; beloved cat Moo; and her dear and loving friends. She was predeceased by grandparents Donald and Bernice Hillegas, and James and Janet Monroe; uncles, Todd K. Monroe and Donald L. Hillegas, beloved dog Die…
Danielle Niemann Of Monroe Dies, 46 Danielle Niemann Of Monroe Dies, 46 Danielle Niemann Of Monroe Dies, 46
Danielle Niemann Of Monroe Dies, 46 Danielle Simone Niemann of Monroe died on Feb. 11. She was 46 years old. The beloved daughter of Paul and Kathleen Simone, she was born in Queens, New York in 1971. Danielle was a devoted mother to her son Nicolas.  While Danielle herself was fighting her own battle, she still managed to keep her sense of humor no matter what her pain level was. She still managed to brighten the room even under her darkest conditions. She is survived by her parents Paul and Kathleen Simone; her son Nicolas of Monroe; and her brother Paul and his wife Veronica Fuentes-Simone; and her niece Ava Simone. Da…
New York Foreclosures At All-Time High, America At All-Time Low New York Foreclosures At All-Time High, America At All-Time Low New York Foreclosures At All-Time High, America At All-Time Low
New York Foreclosures At All-Time High, America At All-Time Low Foreclosure auctions in the U.S. are at an 11-year low -- but not in New York. It's quite the opposite, as foreclosure auctions are at an 11-year high, according to a new report by ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest multi-sourced property database. ATTOM Data Solutions released its Year-End 2017 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 676,535 U.S. properties in 2017, down 27 percent from 2016 and down 76 percent from a peak of nearly 2.9 million in 2010 to the lowest le…
Danbury Man Wins $100,000 Lottery Ticket Danbury Man Wins $100,000 Lottery Ticket Danbury Man Wins $100,000 Lottery Ticket
Danbury Man Wins $100,000 Lottery Ticket A Danbury man won $100,000 in the Connecticut Lottery last week. Antonio Teixeira purchased the Cash5 ticket from the White Street Getty gas station Quick Stop on Friday, Feb. 9. Congratulations, Antonio!
Bergenfield's Crystal Walcott Spill Dies Suddenly; Support Surges For Kids Bergenfield's Crystal Walcott Spill Dies Suddenly; Support Surges For Kids Bergenfield's Crystal Walcott Spill Dies Suddenly; Support Surges For Kids
Bergenfield's Crystal Walcott Spill Dies Suddenly; Support Surges For Kids Bergenfield native Crystal Janine Walcott Spill died suddenly Friday. She was 31 years old. She leaves behind her husband, David Spill (Bogota native), and children, Aria, 6, and Colton, 2. Family friend Andrew DeTerlizzi started a GoFundMe to help the family, which had amassed more than $4,500 as of Saturday night. "I can’t begin to comprehend the pain their family is going through and all the questions he is asking himself trying to figure out if this actually happened or if this is just some sort of nightmare," he said.  "Crystal loved her kids so much and to think about…
Carly Brengard Of Pompton Lakes Dies Carly Brengard Of Pompton Lakes Dies Carly Brengard Of Pompton Lakes Dies
Carly Brengard Of Pompton Lakes Dies Carly Jean Brengard of Pompton Lakes died on Feb. 13. She was 30 years old. Services will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24 at The Pompton Reformed Church.
2 Bergen County Residents Named NJ Superior Court Judges 2 Bergen County Residents Named NJ Superior Court Judges 2 Bergen County Residents Named NJ Superior Court Judges
2 Bergen County Residents Named NJ Superior Court Judges Two Bergen County residents are among the 27 New Jersey Superior Court judges confirmed on Thursday. According to the New Jersey Law Journal, the two judges are: Carol Catuogno of Franklin Lakes: an assistant Bergen County prosecutor who has been with the office since 1998. She currently is a trial section chief. From 1991 to 1998, she was an assistant district attorney with the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office in Staten Island, New York. Mitchell Steinhart of Fair Lawn: a staff attorney for the Bergen County Board of Social Services since 1987. From 1986 to 1987, he was with Pow…
Fair Lawn Native's Son Survived Parkland Shooting; Texts Revealed Fair Lawn Native's Son Survived Parkland Shooting; Texts Revealed Fair Lawn Native's Son Survived Parkland Shooting; Texts Revealed
Fair Lawn Native's Son Survived Parkland Shooting; Texts Revealed “Stay under the desk, away from floors and windows and do exactly what your teacher tells you to.” Those were Fair Lawn native Robin Honigstock Krooks' words of advice to her son, Noah, a ninth grader at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Honigstock Krooks graduated from Fair Lawn High School in 1985. Noah survived the shooting that took the lives of 17 people including Woodcliff Lake's Alyssa Alhadeff. His father, Howard S. Krooks, shared the text messages he exchanged with Noah during the massacre on Facebook in an open to letter to Congress and Trump. *** It i…
WATCH: Fair Lawn Mom Has Sweet Reaction To Surprise Makeover WATCH: Fair Lawn Mom Has Sweet Reaction To Surprise Makeover WATCH: Fair Lawn Mom Has Sweet Reaction To Surprise Makeover
Watch: Fair Lawn Mom Has Sweet Reaction To Surprise Makeover A 36-year-old mom from Fair Lawn was surprised by a local hair dresser in Zumba Fitness class Saturday with a free makeover. Angel Martinez of The Originals Salon in Ridgewood knows Julissa Warren because from the gym -- Retro Fitness in Fair Lawn. He said he chose the mom of two because she's so kind to others and deserved something for herself. Steven K. Gambutti, the owner of The Originals Salon, says giving away free makeovers reminds him and his staff why they went into the beauty industry. "This is the only profession I know of where we can literally change someone's whole outl…
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