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Speeding, Drunk Driver Charged In Crash That Killed NJ Baker: Cops
An Elizabeth man has been charged months after police say he drove drunk, crossed into oncoming traffic, and caused a head-on crash that killed another city resident.
Jorge Echeverri, 40, surrendered to the Elizabeth Police Department on Thursday, June 25, in connection with the crash that claimed the life of Michael Cosme, 51, of Elizabeth, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca, and Police Director Earl Graves announced.
Echeverri was heading along Elizabeth Avenue in a white Jeep Grand Cherokee with one passenger when he crossed the double yellow …
Fair Lawn Firefighter, Children's Book Author Berlando Drake Dies
The Fair Lawn Fire Department is mourning the loss of firefighter Berlando Drake, a member of Fire Company No. 3.
The company announced the eight-year member's death on Friday, June 26, and on June 15, announced she had been diagnosed with cancer months earlier.
Just 11 days earlier, Fire Company No. 3 had asked the community to rally around Drake after she was diagnosed with cancer. Friends, family, neighbors, and fellow firefighters gathered June 12 to help ease the financial burden of her illness.
Drake joined the department in 2018 and was assigned to Engine Company No. 3, according to…
College Student From NJ Dies Week Before 20th Birthday As Organ Donor
Sophia Lynn Donath, a college student from Jersey City, died unexpectedly on Saturday, June 20 — just one week shy of her 20th birthday, according to her obituary on the Magliaccio Funeral Home website.
Now, more than $10,000 has been raised on a GoFundMe to establish a performing arts scholarship in her memory. A 2024 High Tech High School graduate, she was studying musical theater at the University of Miami while pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, according to her obituary.
In her final act of kindness, Sophia became an organ donor, "giving others the gift of life," the GoFundM…
NJ Driver Cited After Tractor-Trailer Overturns, Spills Trash At I-87 Service Area: Police
A New Jersey woman was issued citations after the tractor-trailer she was driving rolled over on its side and spilled trash at a New York State Thruway service area in Ulster County, NY, police said.
The crash happened just before 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, when troopers responded to the Malden Service Area on Interstate 87 in Saugerties for a tractor-trailer rollover, New York State Police announced on Friday, June 26.
After arriving at the scene, investigators found the driver, 35-year-old Michelle Paulino Rosario of Kearny, New Jersey, had been operating a 2016 Freightliner when s…
SWAT Raid Near Hackensack Park Uncovers Heroin, Stolen Shotgun: Police
A 68-year-old Hackensack man is behind bars after police say they found heroin, a stolen shotgun, and multiple firearms inside his home near a local park, police said.
Joseph Ferro was arrested Thursday, June 25, after members of the Hackensack Police Department's Crime Suppression Bureau, assisted by the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team, executed a court-authorized search warrant at his Hackensack home near Columbus Park, Police Chief Michael Antista said.
The search uncovered heroin individually packaged for street-level sales, a digital scale, drug paraphernalia, a Winchester Ranger 12-g…
Lionel Richie Health Scare On Stage Causes Tour Opener To Abruptly End
The opening night of a major summer tour ended on an unsettling note.
Lionel Richie, 77, cut short the first show of his tour with Earth, Wind & Fire in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Wednesday, June 24, after saying he felt dizzy.
The concert was part of the “Sing A Song All Night Long” tour.
Richie stopped his set almost an hour in and sat down during a performance of “Dancing on the Ceiling.”
Richie told the crowd, “When you're feeling dizzy, sit your ass down,” according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
He then performed “Three Times a Lady” while seated before calling for an unpl…
