Sussex County Native, Group Home Caregiver Jason Cassell Dies, 39 Sussex County Native, Group Home Caregiver Jason Cassell Dies, 39
Sussex County Native, Group Home Caregiver Jason Cassell Dies, 39 Sussex County native and group home caregiver Jason Cassell died suddenly on March 7 at the age of 39. Cassell was born in Belleville before moving to Kearny and settling in Newton several years ago, his obituary says. Cassell attended Newton High School and worked as a group home caregiver for Catholic Charities, his memorial says. He helped individuals with developmental disabilities through daily life activities and outings. Cassell previously worked in housekeeping and maintenance for Bristol Glenn and room sterilization at Hackettstown Hospital, his obit says. “He received several no…
Community Rallies For Kearny Toddler, Mom After Dad's Sudden Death Community Rallies For Kearny Toddler, Mom After Dad's Sudden Death
Community Rallies For Kearny Toddler, Mom After Dad's Sudden Death Support is surging for the family of Sean M. Lowry, who died on Feb. 9. A Belleville native, Sean was a lifelong Kearny resident who had a passion for music and movies, his obit says. More than anything, though, he loved his family: His daughter, Grace, and wife, Devonne. More than $5,700 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Devonne and Grace Lowry as of Tuesday morning. "Sean was often in pain, and lived a large portion of his life fighting with Desmoid Tumors, but no one anticipated that a hospital stay for something unrelated would result in his passing," reads the GoFundMe, launched…
Another Member Of Paterson's Notorious '230 Boys' Sent To Fed Pen For Dealing Heroin, Fentanyl Another Member Of Paterson's Notorious '230 Boys' Sent To Fed Pen For Dealing Heroin, Fentanyl
Another Member Of Paterson's Notorious '230 Boys' Sent To Fed Pen For Dealing Heroin, Fentanyl UPDATE: An ex-con who was captured by Paterson detectives became the latest member of the city’s notorious “230 Boys” gang to land in federal prison for slinging dope tied to dozens of overdose deaths. Cequan “Cee Cee” Wharton, 27, was sentenced to plea-bargained term of five years and three months, nearly all of which he must serve because there’s no parole in the federal prison system, for selling deadly fentanyl. He joins several other members of the violent street gang who were sent federal penitentiaries following an all-out law enforcement offensive on the streets of the Silk City and…
Armed Robbers Nabbed After Stolen Car Chase From Paterson To Newark Ends In Crash, Police Say Armed Robbers Nabbed After Stolen Car Chase From Paterson To Newark Ends In Crash, Police Say
Armed Robbers Nabbed After Stolen Car Chase From Paterson To Newark Ends In Crash, Police Say A police chase from Paterson to Newark ended with the arrests of three armed robbers after they crashed a stolen SUV on Route 21, authorities said. Detectives Yamil Pimienta and Mohammad Bashir stopped the Mazda CX5 – reported stolen out of Jersey City – near the corner of 10th Avenue and East 24th Street shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday. They’d gotten out and were approaching the vehicle when the driver first backed up a bit and then hit the gas and sped away, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The detectives chased the SUV through Clifton and Passaic on southbound Route 20, then …
MAJOR BUST: Authorities Smash Trafficking Ring, Seize $1 Million Worth Of Drugs, Arrest 20 MAJOR BUST: Authorities Smash Trafficking Ring, Seize $1 Million Worth Of Drugs, Arrest 20
Major Bust: Authorities Smash Trafficking Ring, Seize $1 Million Worth Of Drugs, Arrest 20 A barber shop and used car lot were fronts for a large-scale North Jersey drug trafficking ring, said authorities who seized nearly 21 pounds of fentanyl, 7½ pounds of cocaine, a loaded gun and more while arresting 20 people in Hudson, Bergen, Essex and Union counties. Nearly two dozen locations in New Jersey and New York were raided and nearly four pounds of meth, more than a pound and a half of fentanyl and $118,395 in cash were seized by a team headed by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force working with federal Homeland Security Investigations and the NYPD, they said Wednes…
Belleville Woman Struck, Killed By Dump Truck Belleville Woman Struck, Killed By Dump Truck
Belleville Woman Struck, Killed By Dump Truck A 44-year-old Belleville woman was struck and killed by a dump truck Wednesday afternoon. Ximena Aguilar was struck by an Interstate Waste Services truck near Washington Avenue and Little Street, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Belleville Police Chief Mark Minichini said. The truck driver remained at the scene and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene around 12:55 p.m., authorities said. No charges have been filed at this time. The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’…
Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine
Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine A gang of burglars used bricks and rocks to break into at least 40 pharmacies in Hudson, Bergen and several other counties, targeting specific prescription drugs that they could sell, federal authorities said. Ten men, all from Jersey City, were charged in the three-month spree following an investigation led by Secaucus police, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Tuesday. Surveillance video captured images of the burglars breaking into some of the victimized pharmacies in North Bergen, Jersey City, Guttenberg, West New York, Secaucus, Lyndhurst, North Arlington, Linden, Iselin, Madis…
BUSTED: Lyndhurst PD Nabs Ex-Con Wanted In Multi-Thousand-Dollar Clifton Thefts BUSTED: Lyndhurst PD Nabs Ex-Con Wanted In Multi-Thousand-Dollar Clifton Thefts
Busted: Lyndhurst PD Nabs Ex-Con Wanted In Multi-Thousand-Dollar Clifton Thefts GOTCHA! A Bloomfield ex-con wanted for shoplifting thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from a Clifton supermarket was captured by Lyndhurst police as he tried to swipe nearly $450 worth of soap in their town, authorities said. A team of Lyndhurst detectives and uniformed officers converged on the Stop & Shop after a security officer at the Lewandowski Street supermarket recognized Quaire Wilson, 31, and called them, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Wilson’s picture had been sent to area Stop & Shop stores following a pair of thefts of more than $1,000 each from a Clifton loc…
WINNERS: Mega Millions Tickets Good For $10K Sold At These 9 New Jersey Stores WINNERS: Mega Millions Tickets Good For $10K Sold At These 9 New Jersey Stores
Winners: Mega Millions Tickets Good For $10K Sold At These 9 New Jersey Stores Nine third-tier prizewinning tickets from the Tuesday, Jan. 12 Mega Millions drawing were sold across New Jersey. Each ticket matched four of the five white balls and the gold ball winning $10,000.  The winning numbers were: 12, 14, 26, 28, and 33. The Gold Mega Ball was 09, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02. Those tickets were purchased at the following locations: Atlantic County: New Farmers Market, 2732 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City; Atlantic County: Shore True Value Hardware, 515 New Rd., Somers Point; Bergen County: Quick Chek #168, 156 Hackensack Ave., Hackensack; Cumberland …
America Can't Afford To Lose These 5 New Jersey Restaurants, Website Says America Can't Afford To Lose These 5 New Jersey Restaurants, Website Says
America Can't Afford To Lose These 5 New Jersey Restaurants, Website Says Small businesses have certainly suffered amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  Some long-favorited restaurants closed temporarily, and that was difficult and tragic enough for their loyal patrons. Imagine if more closed for good. Five New Jersey eateries were named to Esquire's list of "100 Restaurants America Can't Afford to Lose." If you've been to any of them, you probably already know why. Cowan's Public, Nutley: The Irish pub with a speakeasy vibe was built on Centre Street in the 1920s and opened about 15 years later. What Esquire says: "The craft-beer, proper-drink, good-food re…
SHOOTOUT: Belleville Man Wounded In Clifton Gunfight SHOOTOUT: Belleville Man Wounded In Clifton Gunfight
Shootout: Belleville Man Wounded In Clifton Gunfight SEE ANYTHING? Authorities were searching for a gunman who wounded a Belleville man during a shootout on a Clifton street. Several shots were fired outside a Mahar Avenue home near Fleischer Place in the Botany Village neighborhood shortly before 10:30 p.m. Monday, police reported. A small-caliber bullet struck the 34-year-old victim, who was conscious when placed into an ambulance, responders said. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where he remained Tuesday in stable condition, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a…
'230 Boys' Members From Paterson Sent To Federal Prison For Dealing Heroin, Fentanyl '230 Boys' Members From Paterson Sent To Federal Prison For Dealing Heroin, Fentanyl
'230 Boys' Members From Paterson Sent To Federal Prison For Dealing Heroin, Fentanyl An all-out law enforcement offensive produced more federal prison sentences Monday against members of a violent gang from Paterson who admitted slinging deadly fentanyl and heroin on the streets of the Silk City. 230 Boys members Dwayne “D Black” Northern, 35, and Isaiah Hargrove, 21, must serve just about all of their plea-bargained sentences because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Northern got four years and three months, followed by three years of supervised release, during a video-conferenced sentencing by U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti in Newark. Hargrove, 21…