Morris County Teen Girl, Men Found With $15K In Marijuana 'Candy': Sheriff Morris County Teen Girl, Men Found With $15K In Marijuana 'Candy': Sheriff
Morris County Teen Girl, Men Found With $15K In Marijuana 'Candy': Sheriff A drug buy witnessed by detectives in Newark Thursday led to four arrests as well as the seizure of marijuana edibles with a street value of about $30,000, Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura said. Plainclothes sheriff’s officers were conducting surveillance at Broadway and Bloomfield Place as part of an ongoing operation to stop drug trafficking in Newark’s North Ward. The sheriff’s office says Louis Roselle, 36, of Newark, was standing at 95 Broadway when a Ford Edge approached and a man got out. Roselle handed the man -- 21-year-old Patrick Caloway of Morristown -- two green bags in e…
Sheriff's Officers In Newark Seize Guns, $30K In Marijuana 'Candy' Sheriff's Officers In Newark Seize Guns, $30K In Marijuana 'Candy'
Sheriff's Officers In Newark Seize Guns, $30K In Marijuana 'Candy' A drug buy witnessed by detectives in Newark Thursday led to four arrests as well as the seizure of marijuana edibles with a street value of about $30,000, Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura said. Plainclothes sheriff’s officers were conducting surveillance at Broadway and Bloomfield Place as part of an ongoing operation to stop drug trafficking in Newark’s North Ward. The sheriff’s office says Louis Roselle, 36, of Newark, was standing at 95 Broadway when a Ford Edge approached and a man got out. Roselle handed the man -- 21-year-old Patrick Caloway of Morristown -- two green bags in e…
Mahwah-Based DressBarn Closing All 650 Stores Mahwah-Based DressBarn Closing All 650 Stores
Mahwah-Based DressBarn Closing All 650 Stores DressBarn, the women's clothing chain, is closing all 650 of its stores after being in business for nearly 60 years. Parent company Ascena Retail Group based in Mahwah said it plans to focus on its more profitable brands, such as Ann Taylor and Lane Bryant. DressBarn CFO Steven Taylor said the chain "has not been operating at an acceptable level of profitability in today’s retail environment.” Dressbarn has locations in Bloomfield, Edgewater, Hackensack, Kearny, Paramus, Westwood, Clifton, Florham Park, Parsippany, Wayne, Succasunna, Rockaway, Watchung, Union and more. The closures w…
Westchester-Based Party City To Close 45 Stores Amid Global Helium Shortage Westchester-Based Party City To Close 45 Stores Amid Global Helium Shortage
Westchester-Based Party City To Close 45 Stores Amid Global Helium Shortage The party is over for dozens of Party City locations, with the company announcing plans to shutter 45 stores amid a global helium shortage. The company is based in Westchester County in Elmsford with its headquarters in Rockaway, New Jersey. In a statement, Party City CEO James Harrison said that closing stores is normal each year, but this year, it has chosen to close more locations than normal in 2019. The supplies company did not release a list of affected stores, but said they will take place throughout the year. “Each year, Party City typically closes 10 to 15 stores as a part of our…
Rockaway Woman Gets 5 Years For Fentanyl, Heroin Death Of Morristown Artist Rockaway Woman Gets 5 Years For Fentanyl, Heroin Death Of Morristown Artist
Rockaway Woman Gets 5 Years For Fentanyl, Heroin Death Of Morristown Artist A 30-year-old Rockaway woman must spend more than four years in state prison for providing the heroin and fentanyl that killed a user, authorities said. Natalia E. Zyga was convicted of strict liability for the drug-induced death of Sasha Truesdale, who overdosed last November on drugs that Zyga had given her, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said. Zyga must serve 85% of the five-year sentence handed down by Superior Court Judge Robert E. Hanna in Morristown before being eligible for parole. Under state law, someone who sells illegal drugs that kills the user c…
$30G Lotto Ticket Winner Sold In Haledon $30G Lotto Ticket Winner Sold In Haledon
$30G Lotto Ticket Winner Sold In Haledon New Jersey Lottery players claimed more than $113 million in prizes playing scratch-off games in March.  Tickets with top prizes worth more than $10,000 were sold at the following North Jersey locations: Rockaway, QuickChek, West Main Street: Instant Cash Millionaire, $1 million (purchased by Jean Ball of Rockaway). Elizabeth, K & J Food Mart, Spring Street: $1,000,000 Spectacular, $1 million Jersey City, Gateway Newstands, Washington Boulevard: 1522 Diamonds and Dollars, $200,000 Newark, News City, Washington Street,: $18,000,000 Silver Payout,…
Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In Rockaway, Parsippany Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In Rockaway, Parsippany
Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In Rockaway, Parsippany New Jersey Lottery players claimed more than $113 million in prizes playing scratch-off games in March.  Tickets with top prizes worth more than $10,000 were sold at the following North Jersey locations: Rockaway, QuickChek, West Main Street: Instant Cash Millionaire, $1 million (purchased by Jean Ball of Rockaway). Elizabeth, K & J Food Mart, Spring Street: $1,000,000 Spectacular, $1 million Jersey City, Gateway Newstands, Washington Boulevard: 1522 Diamonds and Dollars, $200,000 Newark, News City, Washington Street,: $18,000,000 Silver Payout,…
Wallington ShopRite Sells $30G Scratch-Off Winner Wallington ShopRite Sells $30G Scratch-Off Winner
Wallington ShopRite Sells $30G Scratch-Off Winner New Jersey Lottery players claimed more than $113 million in prizes playing scratch-off games in March.  Tickets with top prizes worth more than $10,000 were sold at the following North Jersey locations: Rockaway, QuickChek, West Main Street: Instant Cash Millionaire, $1 million Elizabeth, K & J Food Mart, Spring Street: $1,000,000 Spectacular, $1 million Jersey City, Gateway Newstands, Washington Boulevard: 1522 Diamonds and Dollars, $200,000 Newark, News City, Washington Street,: $18,000,000 Silver Payout, $200,000 Haledon, Photo World, Hale…
WINNER: Morris County Woman Scores $1M Scratch-Off Ticket WINNER: Morris County Woman Scores $1M Scratch-Off Ticket
Winner: Morris County Woman Scores $1M Scratch-Off Ticket Jean Ball of Rockaway has been a regular New Jersey Lottery player for years. Her lucky penny came through on a $20 Instant Cash Millionaire Scratch-Off ticket, scoring her the $1 million prize. Thinking she was mistaken, Ball checked several times to be sure before finally taking the ticket to Quick Check on West Main Street to confirm her good fortune. This was Ball's very first big win and told her mom immediately, who was overjoyed and knew she wouldn’t have to worry about her daughter's financial future. While at Lottery Headquarters filing her claim, Ball told officials that th…
Stewart's Reopens On Route 46, Car-Hop Service Returning Soon Stewart's Reopens On Route 46, Car-Hop Service Returning Soon
Stewart's Reopens On Route 46, Car-Hop Service Returning Soon Stewart's Root Beer Drive-In is back on Route 46 for one more season -- and soon the car-hop service will be, too. The all-American roadside eatery that opened more than 70 years ago closed in 2017 during talks of converting the restaurant into a Wendy's. But negotiation and approval delays has given owner Hugo Degidi another season, to many customers' delight. Crinkle-cut fries, frothy root beer floats, Coney Island hot dogs and cheeseburgers are among the favorite menu items at Stewart's. Stewart's, 449 US-46, Rockaway
Snapchat Threat Prompts Back-To-Back Rockaway Middle School Lockdown, Lock-In Snapchat Threat Prompts Back-To-Back Rockaway Middle School Lockdown, Lock-In
Snapchat Threat Prompts Back-To-Back Rockaway Middle School Lockdown, Lock-In A Snapchat message that prompted a lockdown at Rockaway's Copeland Middle School Tuesday also resulted in a lock-in Wednesday morning. Students and teachers were kept in the classrooms from 8 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. Wednesday morning as authorities searched lockers for weapons and dangerous items, Superintendent James McLaughlin said. The school went into lockdown mode Tuesday following the Snapchat sent out by a sixth-grader that said: "The sixth grade isn't going to be ready for this," followed by a surprised face, squirt gun and fire emoji, Police Chief Martin McParland told the Dail…
Lane Closures Planned On I-80 In Morris County Saturday Night Lane Closures Planned On I-80 In Morris County Saturday Night
Lane Closures Planned On I-80 In Morris County Saturday Night Lanes on I-80 in Rockaway, Roxbury and Jefferson will be closed overnight this weekend as part of the first phase of a bridge replacement project, the state Department of Transportation said.  One lane eastbound will be closed beginning at 8 p.m. and a second at 10 p.m. Later Saturday, a westbound lane will be closed, followed by a second westbound lane.  When the lanes are reopened Sunday morning, traffic on both sides will be shifted to the right shoulder so as to maintain three lanes in both directions while work begins in the center of the roadway. The lane configuration is ex…