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'Papi, Keep My Bike': Mom Struggles To Fulfill Native Demarest Dad's Dying Wish 'Papi, Keep My Bike': Mom Struggles To Fulfill Native Demarest Dad's Dying Wish 'Papi, Keep My Bike': Mom Struggles To Fulfill Native Demarest Dad's Dying Wish
'Papi, Keep My Bike': Mom Struggles To Fulfill Native Demarest Dad's Dying Wish The Harley Davidson in her garage pretty much is all that her 8-year-old son, Avery, has left to remember his dad, Nicole Sealy says. It was Demarest native Sean Huster's first and only Harley, his dream bike. Huster financed it last December, just four months before he died unexpectedly on April 26, at 44 years old. His last words to Avery were: "Papi, keep my bike." The trouble is: His mom needs $15,000 to pay it off, which interest increasing each month. Sealy had raised more than $6,000 as of Wednesday through a GoFundMe campaign. But there's still a long way to go. "We were so exc…
UPDATE: Bergen County Jail In Total Lockdown, Five Inmates Quarantined With Mumps UPDATE: Bergen County Jail In Total Lockdown, Five Inmates Quarantined With Mumps UPDATE: Bergen County Jail In Total Lockdown, Five Inmates Quarantined With Mumps
Update: Bergen County Jail In Total Lockdown, Five Inmates Quarantined With Mumps The entire Bergen County Jail was in lockdown after five inmates were quarantined with suspected mumps, authorities reported Tuesday night. "Isolation means no additional inmates accepted and no one out until we're comfortable that there's no risk of exposure," County Executive Jim Tedesco said during a news conference in Hackensack.No staffers have shown any signs of infection, Tedesco said, adding that 1,000 doses of a vaccine were ordered for staff and inmates. "Inmates who are scheduled to get out [Wednesday] need to be inoculated," Tedesco said. "We want to make sure we don’t put this…
Randolph's Farmer Phil Who Groped Teens Gets 3 Years' Probation, Report Says Randolph's Farmer Phil Who Groped Teens Gets 3 Years' Probation, Report Says Randolph's Farmer Phil Who Groped Teens Gets 3 Years' Probation, Report Says
Randolph's Farmer Phil Who Groped Teens Gets 3 Years' Probation, Report Says A Randolph farmer who last year was accused of groping two female teens who worked on his farm was sentenced to three years' probation, the Daily Record reports. Phil Green, otherwise known as "Farmer Phil" of Sun High Orchards, pleaded guilty to two counts of child abuse-neglect in Morristown Superior Court on Friday. Judge Stephen Taylor ruled that Green must undergo psychosexual treatment and he may not have any unsupervised contact with minor employees, the report says. The 60-year-old farmer and his wife Brenda Bostrom managed the pick-your-own farm. Last September, a 17-year-ol…
Renowned French Chef Opens Bar & Grill At Hackensack Mall Renowned French Chef Opens Bar & Grill At Hackensack Mall Renowned French Chef Opens Bar & Grill At Hackensack Mall
Renowned French Chef Opens Bar & Grill At Hackensack Mall French chef Laurent Tourondel will helm LT Bar & Grill, set to open next spring at the Shops at Riverside in Hackensack. The restaurant will have a sushi bar as well as a curated menu including salads, steaks, burgers, classic cocktails and more. LT Bar & Grill’s new location spans 15,000 square feet on two floors, including a main dining room with seating for approximately 120 guests.  The second level, called "ABOVE,"  features an 8,000-square-foot private event space that accommodates up to 200 guests.  The restaurant will be located by the new mall grand entrance (where the …
TRIBUTE: 'Brain Cancer Warrior' Josephine Palman Of Woodland Park Dies, 13 TRIBUTE: 'Brain Cancer Warrior' Josephine Palman Of Woodland Park Dies, 13 TRIBUTE: 'Brain Cancer Warrior' Josephine Palman Of Woodland Park Dies, 13
Tribute: 'Brain Cancer Warrior' Josephine Palman Of Woodland Park Dies, 13 When Josephine Palman was young, she donated her long hair to those battling cancer. The Woodland Park teen affectionately known as Pepa, died on June 5 at at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick after a battle of her own with DIPG brain cancer. More than $36,700 had been raised as of Tuesday morning on a GoFundMe for Josephine's medical bills. Josephine, an eighth grader at Memorial Middle School, was remembered as a brain cancer warrior, having fought for 16 months. "She fought and never complained, always believing she would defeat DIPG, because she loved …
Clifton Man Dead In 5-Car North Plainfield Crash Clifton Man Dead In 5-Car North Plainfield Crash Clifton Man Dead In 5-Car North Plainfield Crash
Clifton Man Dead In 5-Car North Plainfield Crash A 31-year-old Clifton man died in a five-car crash in North Plainfield, authorities said. John Melo was found unresponsive after losing control of his vehicle and hitting several others in the left and center lanes of Route 22 near West End Avenue around 1:05 p.m. Monday, North Plainfield Police Chief William Parenti said. First responders administered medical aid on Melo before he was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in Somerset, where he died just before 1:50 p.m., police said. A commercial-type vehicle that fled the scene was also involved in the crash, authorities said. Othe…
Newton PD: Drunk, Belligerent Man Injures 4 In Liquor Store Attack Newton PD: Drunk, Belligerent Man Injures 4 In Liquor Store Attack Newton PD: Drunk, Belligerent Man Injures 4 In Liquor Store Attack
Newton PD: Drunk, Belligerent Man Injures 4 In Liquor Store Attack Three women and one man were injured by a drunk and belligerent 49-year-old man who assaulted them outside of a Newton liquor store, local police said. Newton police responded to Spring Liquors for a reported fight around 5:10 p.m. Saturday, where they found the group of people and a man, later identified as Vincent Scardino, of Andover, Newton police said. "All four victims indicated that they were physically assaulted by Scardino after he had been yelling derogatory names at the females and making inappropriate statements towards them," police said. "None of the victims were familiar with…
Hopatcong Man Wins $100G Playing North Carolina Lottery Hopatcong Man Wins $100G Playing North Carolina Lottery Hopatcong Man Wins $100G Playing North Carolina Lottery
Hopatcong Man Wins $100G Playing North Carolina Lottery A Hopatcong man won $100,000 playing the North Carolina Lottery. Junde Zhang bought his lucky 100X The Cash ticket for $20 at gas station convenience store in North Carolina. He claimed his prize Friday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required federal and state withholdings, Zhang took home $70,756.
Pilot Killed In NYC Crash Was Respected Ex-Fire Chief Heading Back To Linden Airport: Reports Pilot Killed In NYC Crash Was Respected Ex-Fire Chief Heading Back To Linden Airport: Reports Pilot Killed In NYC Crash Was Respected Ex-Fire Chief Heading Back To Linden Airport: Reports
Pilot Killed In NYC Crash Was Respected Ex-Fire Chief Heading Back To Linden Airport: Reports The helicopter pilot killed in a midtown Manhattan crash-landing Monday afternoon was conducting executive travel and headed back to a New Jersey airport, reports say. Tim McCormack, a volunteer firefighter from Clinton Corners in Dutchess County in New York's Hudson Valley,  had taken off around 1:30 p.m. from the 34th Street heliport on the east side where he dropped his boss off and was en route to Linden Airport -- the Agusta A109E's home base -- before the crash, officials said. Investigators believe that McCormack -- who received his instructor certificate for “Rotorcraft-Helicopter”…
Glen Rock Girls Donate $500, 2 Pet Oxygen Masks To Volunteer Firefighters Glen Rock Girls Donate $500, 2 Pet Oxygen Masks To Volunteer Firefighters Glen Rock Girls Donate $500, 2 Pet Oxygen Masks To Volunteer Firefighters
Glen Rock Girls Donate $500, 2 Pet Oxygen Masks To Volunteer Firefighters A group of young Glen Rock runners saw the fruits of their labors when they presented the borough's volunteer fire department with a $500 check and a pair of pet oxygen masks. The third, fourth and fifth graders from the Coleman School's Girls on the Run team came up with the idea themselves for this year's community impact project. Girls on the Run, an international organization, includes the project in its curriculum but leaves the specifics up to the individual teams. Animals have long held a special place in the hearts of the girls on the Coleman team, which is why the girls felt raisi…
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