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$8K, Oxy, More Drugs Seized From Passaic County Dealers After Wayne Investigation: Cops
A concerned resident tipped Wayne police off, who launched an investigation with help from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, the Haledon Police Department, the Pompton Lakes Police Department and the Wayne Police Patrol Division, police said. Police began surveillance on Louis C. Colao, 50, of Prospect Park, and Armando...
Justice Served: Anthony Dello-Russo Sentenced to Seven Years for Fatal Overdose
MORRIS PLAINS — Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Hanover Township Police Chief Michael Loock confirmed the sentencing of Anthony Dello-Russo, 28, of Morris Plains, for first-degree Strict Liability for Drug Induced Death and other charges. On June 5, 2024, Dello-Russo entered guilty...
12 North Jersey residents arrested for alleged gun trafficking as 74 firearms seized
PATERSON — New York authorities seized 74 firearms — including 17 assault weapons — in busting an alleged North Jersey gun-trafficking ring coordinated by a 24-year-old Paterson man who reportedly got help from his 42-year-old mother. Twelve of the 13 people arrested in the takedown lived in Paterson, Hackensack, Wayne, and Passaic, according...
Main Street in Sparta Closed Due to Downed Wires
SPARTA, NJ- Main Street a/k/a County Road 517 in Sparta is closed at the intersection of Roamin Way near the Ogdensburg border. Police report tree limbs and several utility poles are down. According to police JCP&L arrived on the scene at 2 p.m. According to JCP&L they anticipate the repairs will be completed "by late tonight/tomorrow morning." Motorists are asked to avoid the area and follow detours. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
This new bakery and bar in Bloomfield, NJ looks incredible
Bloomfield, New Jersey has gotten a little sweeter in the past few months since Ladyfingers Bakery and Bar opened up. Located on Broad Street, not only is it a full bakery, they also serve brunch foods, craft coffee, custom desserts, and cocktails. Here’s just a peak at some of what...
Warren Women Plead Guilty of $1.3 Million School Embezzlement
NEWARK, NJ-- Two Warren women, including a former assistant dean and a former employee of an Essex County graduate school pleaded guilty to defrauding their former employer of more than $1.3 million, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Teresina DeAlmeida, 59, of Warren, New Jersey and Rose Martins, 44, of East Hanover, New Jersey, pleaded guilty Friday to wire fraud conspiracy, before U.S. District Judge Julien Xavier Neals in Newark federal court. Silvia Cardoso, 61, of Warren, pleaded guilty to the same charge on July 25, 2024, before Judge Neals.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE...
Westfield Golfers Summers, Blake Continuing Hectic Summer Schedules and Succeeding
WESTFIELD, NJ — It has been an eventful week for former Westfield High School golfers Colin Summers and Barnes Blake. Summers, a Fairfield University senior and 2021 NJ.com Boys' Golfer of the Year, finished in a two-way tie for fourth with a score of 1-under-par (71-70-71--212) to finish five strokes back behind fellow amateur and winner Rutgers sophomore Derek Gutierrez at the 104th New Jersey Open Championship presented by Donnelly Industries at his home course Plainfield Country Club in Edison Thursday.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The 19-year-old Gutierrez won by three strokes over...
Morris Plains man sentenced to 7 years in prison for 2023 drug overdose death
A Morris Plains man was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for selling fentanyl-laced drugs to a Hanover man who died of an overdose in 2023, officials said. Anthony Dello-Russo, 28, will have to serve roughly four years and three months before he is eligible for release on parole, which aligns with...
New York Jets training camp: An inside look at positional drills
FLORHAM PARK, NJ—Ok, so perhaps the third installment of New York Jets training camp 2024 wasn’t exactly as raucous as the previous episode. Without paying fans in the stands, hype and noise made way for the usual professionalism and calm witnessed since voluntary OTAs. “Not that there’s anything...
Focused on Fenway: Mahwah’s Kyle Teel is one of MLB’s Top Prospects
Jersey Sports Zone caught up with Boston Red Sox catching prospect Kyle Teel during the AA Portland Sea Dogs road trip to Somerset. Watch the story on a player who could be New Jersey’s next household name in MLB!. Kyle Teel went from Mahwah to the University of Virginia...
Old home makes way for new homes
ORANGE — It took about an hour for the 143-year-old building at 179 Central Place to come down. “It was built in 1881,” said Walter D. McNeil Jr., executive director of the Orange Housing Authority. “You can imagine, the building materials were not the best.”. It was...
Livingston School Board Appoints Brooke Benavides as Principal at Riker Hill Elementary School
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Brooke Benavides, the former principal of Lincoln Elementary School in Nutley, has been selected to serve as the new principal at Riker Hill Elementary School in Livingston. Her appointment, which was approved during a public Livingston Board of Education meeting on Thursday, comes shortly after former principal Justin Toomey announced his resignation from the position after five years of service to Livingston Public Schools to begin a new chapter of his career as the new Superintendent of Schools in Hanover Township.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Benavides said she is “incredibly...
17-year-old chef stuns at NJ ramen spot
Ramen is one of those foods that please practically everyone. You can tell how popular it is from the way a new ramen spot pops up monthly all over New Jersey. All over the country. But this ramen place in Westfield and Millburn has something something special: The chef. So...
Nutley Farmers Market: Jersey Fresh Produce & More Sunday July 28 9am-2pm
Nutley Farmers Market, Sunday, July 28 9am-2pm (507 Franklin Avenue, Nutley) This week and every week, get your favorite Jersey Fresh summer produce, tasty food, cold beverages, flowers, and handmade goods!CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Closing out July is musical guest The Paradise Vendors! Attention Essex County Seniors 60+: From 10am to 2pm, eligible residents can apply for Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) vouchers to purchase fresh fruit and vegetables at any NJ farmers market through October 27, 2024. Eligible residents can earn no more than $27,861 annually / $2,322...
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