Fairfield Wife Of Lucchese Ringleader Flaunted Luxe Life Before $2M Sports Betting Bust
Kim Zito was up early Sunday, Nov. 16, posting a photo of herself and her husband with a small red heart.
The post came just days after both were charged in an illegal $2 million sports betting ring, with Zito's 55-year-old husband, Joe Perna, acting as the operation's financier, according to New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin.
According to Platkin, Perna is a soldier in the notorious Lucchese crime family, and utilized Zito's 23-year-old son, a former Bergen Catholic football player, his ex-wife, Rosanna Magno, an insurance agent, and nearly a dozen former hig…
Passenger, 28, Killed, Driver Seriously Injured In I-78 Newark Crash: Njsp
A 28-year-old man died on Route 78 when the 26-year-old driver of the vehicle lost control and crashed overnight, authorities said.
An Elizabeth man was heading east when he lost control of the Honda he was navigating a curve on exit ramp 57 in Newark, and struck a concrete barrier at approximately 2:20 a.m., New Jersey State Police Tpr. II Christopher Postorino said.
His front seat passenger, Anthony D. Thomas, of Plainfield, was killed. The driver was hospitalized with serious injuries, Postorino said.
The crash remains under investigation, and no additional information is avai…
Rockaway Twp Mom Dies After Brain Cancer Battle, Remembered For Confetti Bombs, Kindness
Morris County mom Tracie Jen Hemingway-Kasko died peacefully at home on Nov. 10, according to her obituary on the Tuttle Funeral Home website. She was 55 years old.
Tracie, of Rockaway Township, is survived by her husband of 30 years, Kevin Kasko, and their children, Hunter, 16, and Ryan, 11. A devoted mother, she lived each day for her children, ensuring their happiness through her "boundless love and care," her obituary says.
Sadness spread throughout the community following Tracie's passing.
She was known for sending lotto tickets and handwritten “confetti bombs” to celebrate…
Chatham Loses Its Superman: Loved Ones Remember Kevin Myler's Big Heart
Kevin Francis Myler, Jr., a husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, died on Sunday, Nov. 9. He was 66 years old.
A GoFundMe launched by family friend Meghan Gyves says Kevin was “an incredible man” whose kindness, strength, humor, and love for his family “brought light to every room he entered.” As of Saturday, Nov. 15, the campaign had raised $19,400.
Born on Aug. 9, 1959, in Astoria, Queens, Kevin grew up on Long Island before graduating from Half Hollow Hills East High School and later earning his accounting degree from Pace University, according to his obituary on the Bradley…
Guns, Mags, Cash, Drugs Found In Little Ferry Traffic Stop: Cops
A Ridgefield man was arrested after Little Ferry police said they found two guns, cash, and bags of marijuana during a Friday morning, Nov. 14, traffic stop.
Little Ferry Officer James Serio was patrolling the area of Route 46 and Grand Street at 10:45 a.m. when he saw a 2013 Chrysler 300 with dark-tinted windows throughout, Little Ferry Police Chief James Walters said. Serio stopped the vehicle and spoke with the driver, identified as Jeremiah Turner, who said he was coming from Garfield and going to his girlfriend’s home in Ridgefield.
Serio reported a strong odor of marijuana e…
