Newark, NJ
Lifestyle
3 North Jersey Athletes On 'American Ninja Warrior' 3 North Jersey Athletes On 'American Ninja Warrior'
3 North Jersey Athletes On 'American Ninja Warrior' Three North Jersey athletes are competing for $1 million on "American Nina Warrior." Season 11 of the NBC show's finals will air Monday night at 8 p.m. -- with 90 people (and three from New Jersey) vying for the grand prize. Many of the athletes have been on before. Here are some you may recognize, either from television of your neighborhood. Sean Bryan: Cranford native, Seton Hall Prep. grad, 34 years old. This will be Bryan's fourth season. Sean Bryan@papalninja Joe Capobianco: Lives in Gillette (Long Hill, Morris County) 25 years old. Works as the director at the Centercourt Ninja …

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
News
Scratch-Off Tickets Worth More Than $10K Sold At 6 North Jersey Retailers Scratch-Off Tickets Worth More Than $10K Sold At 6 North Jersey Retailers
Scratch-Off Tickets Worth More Than $10K Sold At 6 North Jersey Retailers Scratch-off tickets with prizes worth more than $10,000 were purchased at 17 New Jersey retailers last month. The winnings totaled $6.05 million. These are the six North Jersey stores where the top-tier New Jersey Lottery scratch-off tickets were sold in July. BERGEN: Oprandy's Wine & Liquor, North Dean Street, Englewood: $5 million (won by Nonie Briggs of Bergenfield) BERGEN: KCC Dollar Mart, South Washington Avenue, Bergenfield: 1557 Crossword $20,000 ESSEX: Scotland Arms Liquors, Scotland Road, Orange: 1490 Big Money Spectacular $30,000 PASSAIC: Ringwood Wine & Liquors, Sk…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Lifestyle
Pastrami On Rye? We Got You Covered! 5 Sandwich Spots To Try In Union County Pastrami On Rye? We Got You Covered! 5 Sandwich Spots To Try In Union County
Pastrami On Rye? We Got You Covered! 5 Sandwich Spots To Try In Union County Traced back to 18th century England, the sandwich in all its iterations can satisfy most any palate.  There are the classics: turkey and Swiss, tuna salad, pastrami on rye and chicken parm. Then there are the specialties: grilled veggies, smoked turkey and brie, the fat sandwich.  New Jersey has them all. Here are five places in Union County where you can find your favorite or try something new. Cioffi’s, 762 Mountain Ave., Sprinfield. Founder Antonio Cioffi arrived in America with $20 in his pocket in 1957 and fulfilled his American Dream. Yes, they do pizza, but you’d be giving Cioffi’…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Chase: Suspected Car Thief From Jersey City Among 6 Nabbed In Morris County Police Chase: Suspected Car Thief From Jersey City Among 6 Nabbed In Morris County
Police Chase: Suspected Car Thief From Jersey City Among 6 Nabbed In Morris County Five juveniles and a Jersey City man who tried stealing several cars out of Long Hill were arrested after leading nearly a dozen law enforcement agencies on a chase through local neighborhoods before dawn Thursday, authorities said. Police responding to an attempted break-in on Birchwood Drive found a stolen vehicle out of Jersey City around 4 a.m., Long Hill Police Lt. James Marczewski said. Meanwhile, another resident called police reporting five people running through her yard, the lieutenant said. Police nabbed two of the five in the woods along Midvale Avenue, then found the other thr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Chase: Agencies Team Up To Nab Six Suspected Car Thieves In Long Hill Police Chase: Agencies Team Up To Nab Six Suspected Car Thieves In Long Hill
Police Chase: Agencies Team Up To Nab Six Suspected Car Thieves In Long Hill Five juveniles and a man who tried stealing several cars out of Long Hill were arrested after leading nearly a dozen law enforcement agencies on a chase through local neighborhoods before dawn Thursday, authorities said. Police responding to an attempted break-in on Birchwood Drive found a stolen vehicle out of Jersey City around 4 a.m., Long Hill Police Lt. James Marczewski said. Meanwhile, another resident called police reporting five people running through her yard, the lieutenant said. Police nabbed two of the five in the woods along Midvale Avenue, then found the other three nearby. …

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by Cecilia Levine