Lotto Player In Wyckoff Splits $100K Jackpot Lotto Player In Wyckoff Splits $100K Jackpot
Lotto Player In Wyckoff Splits $100K Jackpot It was a happy Sunday for lotto players in Bergen and Passaic counties. Two tickets matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot on Sunday, August 13, splitting the $100,000 jackpot. The tickets were sold at Shoprite in Wyckoff and Jackpocket in Hewitt.  The winning numbers were: 02, 16, 27, 31 and 44 and the XTRA number was: 02.
Bicyclist, 48, Struck In Franklin Lakes Intersection Dies Bicyclist, 48, Struck In Franklin Lakes Intersection Dies
Bicyclist, 48, Struck In Franklin Lakes Intersection Dies UPDATE: A 48-year-old bicyclist from Wyckoff died following a collision with an SUV in Franklin Lakes, authorities said. The victim's bicycle and the 2020 Acura RDX driven by a 35-year-old borough woman collided at the intersection of Briarwoods Road at Bayberry Lane shortly before 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, Franklin Lakes Police Capt. Mark McCombs said. The driver herself rendered CPR and first aid until police arrived moments later, witnesses said. The bicyclist was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, where he was later pronounced dead, said McCombs, the police c…
Kevin Jonas Thrills LBI With Multiple Vacation Sightings (And An Ice Cream Parlor TikTok) Kevin Jonas Thrills LBI With Multiple Vacation Sightings (And An Ice Cream Parlor TikTok)
Kevin Jonas Thrills LBI With Multiple Vacation Sightings (And An Ice Cream Parlor TikTok) Kevin Jonas has Vacation Eyes, and LBI is lookin' summertime. The eldest JoBro was spotted at several businesses along the island last week, thrilling local fans for days. The Jersey boy was being tagged in multiple posts on social media while vacationing on LBI with his wife, Danielle, and their two daughters. The first sighting was apparently on July 25, when he stopped by Show Place Ice Cream Parlour in Beach Haven.  Show Place bills itself as a fun-filled, old-fashioned ice cream parlor where staff members don candy-striped vests with bow ties and sing to patrons. Kevin jumped run in…
Detectives Pursuing Celeb Trainer From 'RHONJ' For Sex With Girl, 14, Find Him Dead Detectives Pursuing Celeb Trainer From 'RHONJ' For Sex With Girl, 14, Find Him Dead
Detectives Pursuing Celeb Trainer From 'Rhonj' For Sex With Girl, 14, Find Him Dead UPDATE: Detectives in Florida were on their way to arrest New Jersey-bred celebrity trainer Darren Goodall for having sex with a 14-year-old student when he took his own life, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. The girl's father had brought them videos and photos of “inappropriate sexual activity” between his daughter and Goodall, 32, that he'd found on her phone, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said in an Aug. 1 release. The youngster had been a student at Goodall’s gym, Venom Fitness in Osprey, FL, the release says. Detectives seized all of Goodall's electronic devices as the invest…
Thieves Break Into Wyckoff Home, Swipe BMW, Crash After High-Speed Chase Thieves Break Into Wyckoff Home, Swipe BMW, Crash After High-Speed Chase
Thieves Break Into Wyckoff Home, Swipe BMW, Crash After High-Speed Chase Thieves broke into a Wyckoff home, snatched the owner's car keys, then led a chase that at one point hit 120 miles an hour before they crashed into an East Orange police car later on, authorities confirmed. Two of those responsible were also involved in an armed home invasion and the theft of another vehicle in Livingston, law enforcement sources said. The Wyckoff homeowners were away when borough police were called to their Van Houten Avenue residence at 4:45 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, Lt. Joseph Soto said. The thieves had pulled up in a black sedan and stole the owner’s four-door BMW from th…
HEROES: Midland Park Police Prevent Standoff, Convince Troubled Man To Get Help HEROES: Midland Park Police Prevent Standoff, Convince Troubled Man To Get Help
Heroes: Midland Park Police Prevent Standoff, Convince Troubled Man To Get Help Midland Park police quickly defused a potentially volatile situation involving a troubled resident on Monday. It was around 10 a.m. July 17 when police got a call of a 26-year-old suicidal man who'd barricaded himself in a home on Colonial Road near Park Avenue as a result of some type of family dispute, responders said. Not taking any chances, Midland Park police requested mutual aid from police in neighboring Waldwick and Wyckoff and alerted the Bergen County Regional SWAT and crisis negotiation teams. They quickly canceled the requests after convincing the man to come out on his own aro…
Flat Tire, Popped Airbags Don't Deter Wayne Driver Trying To Outrace Franklin Lakes PD Flat Tire, Popped Airbags Don't Deter Wayne Driver Trying To Outrace Franklin Lakes PD
Flat Tire, Popped Airbags Don't Deter Wayne Driver Trying To Outrace Franklin Lakes PD A repeat offender tried to outrace a Franklin Lakes police officer with a flat tire and his airbags deployed, authorities said. Needless to say, he didn't get far. Officer Kevin Shutrop spotted the crippled Toyota Camry at the traffic circle at Franklin Lake and High Mountain roads shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, Police Mark McCombs said. The officer tried pulling him over, but the driver -- identified as Wilkins Perdomo. 34, of Wayne -- tried to keep going, the captain said. Perdomo lost and then regained control of the sedan after it barreled off and then back onto southboun…
Jonas Brother Stops By North Jersey Ice Cream Shop Jonas Brother Stops By North Jersey Ice Cream Shop
Jonas Brother Stops By North Jersey Ice Cream Shop New Jersey native and oldest of the three Jonas Brothers, Kevin, was spotted grabbing a sweet scoop of ice cream at a Morris County creamery. The Stirling Fountain on Main Avenue in Stirling commemorated his visit with several selfies and a social media post on Sunday, July 2: View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Stirling Fountain (@stirling_fountain_ice_cream) “Look who stopped by the shop,” reads the post. “The Stirling Fountain is Jonas Brother approved! Come back soon @kevinjonas!” A native of Wyckoff, Kevin now lives in De…
16-Year-Old Swimmer Drowns At Notorious Teen Hangout Known As 'Devil's Hole' 16-Year-Old Swimmer Drowns At Notorious Teen Hangout Known As 'Devil's Hole'
16-Year-Old Swimmer Drowns At Notorious Teen Hangout Known As 'Devil's Hole' A teenager drowned Saturday at a notorious off-limits summer hangout in North Jersey known as "Devil's Hole." Rescuers searched the wooded area and steep cliffs along the treacherous watering hole off Little Falls Road in Cedar Grove's Community Park for nearly an hour the night of July 8 before pulling the 16-year-old victim's body from the water. CPR was begun and continued as the Newark teen was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Cedar Grove police said. They were originally told that the victim was 18, township police said, but he was actually 16. They also said…
Firefighters Find Furry Friends At Ramsey House Blaze Firefighters Find Furry Friends At Ramsey House Blaze
Firefighters Find Furry Friends At Ramsey House Blaze Firefighters scooped up a trio of dogs during a townhouse blaze in Ramsey. The two-alarm fire ignited in the kitchen of a Windsor Lane home in the Bears Cove development just off Route 17 around 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 5. It was quickly knocked down and placed under control. No injuries were reported. Firefighters were rotated through rehab in the intense 90-degree heat. Mutual aid responders included members of Ramsey Rescue and their firefighting colleagues from Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Mahwah and Wyckoff, as well as Ramsey EMS. ****** NOTE: The responding departments listed in the story …
Neighbors Help Hydrate Firefighters Dousing Garage Blaze In Mahwah Neighbors Help Hydrate Firefighters Dousing Garage Blaze In Mahwah
Neighbors Help Hydrate Firefighters Dousing Garage Blaze In Mahwah Neighbors brought water bottles and firefighters from Rockland joined their colleagues on the New Jersey side of the border in dousing a garage blaze in Mahwah. The fire broke out on Sherwood Avenue, a mile from the state line, shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 5. Working swiftly in the 90-degree heat, crews needed less than 10 minutes to keep the blaze from doing serious damage to the home just 10 feet away. Mahwah Rescue and the township's other fire companies all responded.  Mutual aid responders either at the scene or in coverage included firefighters from Allendale, Franklin Lak…
Bergen Mom Who Sold 80 Dozen Cookies In First Day Of Biz Goes Brick-And-Mortar Bergen Mom Who Sold 80 Dozen Cookies In First Day Of Biz Goes Brick-And-Mortar
Bergen Mom Who Sold 80 Dozen Cookies In First Day Of Biz Goes Brick-And-Mortar Alyson Levine hasn't ever gotten to watch her customers enjoy the ooey gooey deliciousness she makes for them. At best, the Wyckoff mom will get a text saying the chocolate chip cookies were amazing. But it's not the same as watching the joy firsthand. Later this summer, Levine will get to do just that when she brings Hands Down Cookies — the cookie business she launched remotely during the pandemic — to a storefront in Hawthorne. "I'm really excited to be around people and see people smile when they eat my cookies," the mom of two said in a call with Daily Voice. Alyson Levine, of Ha…