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Westfield Resident Scott Menke Wins Big on ‘Wheel of Fortune’
WESTFIELD, NJ — A lifelong love of games and a rare experience of having appeared on multiple game shows paid off recently when Westfield resident Scott Menke reached the final round of “Wheel of Fortune,” and had to solve the final phrase. Hostess Vanna White lit up the board with a few letters, but Menke, 36, still had several letters to identify to solve the puzzle in the April 19 episode. He picked a few consonants, spurring show host Pat Sajak to remark, “Sounds like you made up your mind.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER With seconds to...
'Something positive': Passaic gets funds to create fourth splash park
PASSAIC — The city's Colonel Johnson Park made the state Department of Environmental Protection's list for Green Acres funds. The DEP approved the city's $2.15 million grant request to convert the existing park into a splash park. The funds are part of this year's $117 million Green Acres funds allotment.
Live rabbit left in freezer at N.J. research lab after botched euthanasia, feds say
A Union County research facility associated with the pharmaceutical giant Merck failed to properly euthanize a rabbit, then left the animal in a freezer, according to a federal inspection report. A federal Department of Agriculture report filed last month details the incident, which was deemed a “critical violation,” at an...
Stew Leonard's sets opening date for Clifton location. Here are the details
The Stew Leonard's grocery store chain is set to open its second New Jersey location at the Styertowne Shopping Center in Clifton on May 17. The new Clifton store will employ will more than 300 individuals and expand that to another 200 to support seasonal sale. Stew Leonard’s Wines &...
With some help, a cat colony made Bayonne Dry Dock its home. Then it disappeared
Neither side of the fence was the proper home for a clowder of cats. On one side, the cats lived amid heavy industry, dodging vehicles, nursing their kittens and rapidly reproducing inside the Northeast’s largest dry dock. On the other side, the feral felines were fed regularly by local cat-lovers near a 9/11 memorial and a parking lot used by visitors and voyagers on upcoming cruises.
Animal Shelter Morale Sinks After Manager is Bitten, Hospitalized And Fired
In her thirty years working with animal rescues, Darcy Del Castillo had never been hurt by a dog. She prided herself on her ability to read a dog’s mood, to judge a dog’s body language, to pick up the cues that would keep herself and those she worked with safe, particularly around big animals. It was a confidence borne of her years working at shelters in Elizabeth and Newark and with the Union County Animal Cruelty Taskforce.
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