TRIBUTE: State Sen. Anthony Bucco Of Boonton Dead At 81 TRIBUTE: State Sen. Anthony Bucco Of Boonton Dead At 81
Tribute: State Sen. Anthony Bucco Of Boonton Dead At 81 New Jersey Senate Republican Conference Leader Anthony R. Bucco (R-Morris) died Monday. He was 81 years old. Bucco died of a heart attack at Saint Clare's Hospital in Denville, a spokesperson for the family said in a statement. A Boonton native, Bucco served in the New Jersey New Jersey Senate since 1998 representing the 25th Legislative District. Bucco served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1957 to 1965. He married his wife Helen Jayne in 1959 and had one son, Anthony Mark, an attorney who followed in his father's footsteps on the political trail. Sen. Tom Keane, Jr. (R-Union) remembered B…
10 Delicious Soft Serve Spots In North Jersey 10 Delicious Soft Serve Spots In North Jersey
10 Delicious Soft Serve Spots In North Jersey Happy National Soft Serve Ice Cream Day! Aug. 19 just so happens to be one of the hottest days of 2019. If you celebrate the holiday you may be able to cool off. Here are 10 delicious, local soft serve ice cream spots in Bergen County. All have 4.5 or 5 stars on Yelp. Alpine Creamery, Sparta Carmella Ice Cream, Fairfield Vegan, dairy-free soft serve from Carmella Ice Cream.souxsie • Instagram Cliff's Homemade Ice Cream, Ledgewood Curly's Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Riverdale Red, white and blue from Curley's.Curley's Ice Cream Dover Dairy Maid, Dover Ice Cream by Mike, Ridge…
Drivers On 287 In Boonton Give Turtle A Brake As It Crosses Roadway Drivers On 287 In Boonton Give Turtle A Brake As It Crosses Roadway
Drivers On 287 In Boonton Give Turtle A Brake As It Crosses Roadway  A slow-walking pedestrian in Boonton briefly backed up traffic during the morning rush hour Wednesday.  Many motorists, however, probably weren't too upset with him (or her), since this pedestrian is greenish, cold-blooded and on four legs.  A large turtle was spotted in the roadway at Exit 44 off I-287 around 8 a.m., State Police confirmed. The animal had safely crossed by the time a trooper arrived, a spokesman said.  Turtles become more active in the summer, when they're ready to lay eggs, the state Department of Environmental Protection says. As a result, they're o…
Convicted Hackensack Drug Dealer Gets 12 Years In Morris County Jail Convicted Hackensack Drug Dealer Gets 12 Years In Morris County Jail
Convicted Hackensack Drug Dealer Gets 12 Years In Morris County Jail A Hackensack man with a history of narcotics trafficking was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison, authorities said. Michael T. Swanson, 42, dealt cocaine in Morris and surrounding counties before he was caught. He pleaded guilty to distribution of cocaine and conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances, according to the Morris County Prosecutor's Office. Swanson, in 2011, had been convicted of similar offenses in Passaic County. He must serve at least 53 months before earning parole eligibility. Swanson, who was dealing drugs out of Morris County between January 2017 and …
Unknown Substance Leaks Bring HazMat Response To Boonton Chemical Plant Unknown Substance Leaks Bring HazMat Response To Boonton Chemical Plant
Unknown Substance Leaks Bring HazMat Response To Boonton Chemical Plant A hazardous materials team responded to a Boonton chemical plant Wednesday morning after three drums were found to be leaking an unknown substance during a scheduled fire inspection, authorities said. Substance samples from a pair of unlabeled 55-gallon drums and a third marked as flammable, at Adron Inc. on Fanny Road, indicated no direct hazard to the public, Parsippany Police Sgt. Brian Conover said. Parsippany police, Morris County Haz-Mat, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office (Fire and Environmental Unit), NJ Department of Environmental Protection, Rockaway Neck Fire D…
Boonton HS Mourns Sudden Death Of Elijah Rodriguez, 15 Boonton HS Mourns Sudden Death Of Elijah Rodriguez, 15
Boonton HS Mourns Sudden Death Of Elijah Rodriguez, 15 The Boonton High School community is mourning the sudden loss of Elijah Rodriguez, who died on May 9. He was 15 years old. Elijah's teachers and friends remembered him as being an excellent student who lit up the classroom.  "Elijah you were one of the kindest and smartest students I have had in my 25+ years of teaching in Boonton," Lillan Whitney-Morley wrote on his obituary. "You always put a smile on your face when I called you 'Our Walking Google Machine.' Nothing ever got passed you and you were smarter than all of us put together." A Paterson native, Elijah's obituary reme…
Woodland Park's Michael Saldutti Leaves Behind 2 Young Sons, Wife Woodland Park's Michael Saldutti Leaves Behind 2 Young Sons, Wife
Woodland Park's Michael Saldutti Leaves Behind 2 Young Sons, Wife The community is rallying around the wife and children of Woodland Park's Michael Saldutti, who died on May 12 at 36 years old. More than $9,200 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Saldutti's wife Andrea and their two boys Nekolaus-Edward and Sebastian-Michael as of Thursday afternoon. "You never think it would be YOU who would get that type of dreaded phone call," said Lisa Anderson, the campaign's founder. "A phone call that will turn your family’s life upside down. "In the early morning hours of Friday, May 10th, my sister Andrea was informed Mike was in the hospital in ICU on life suppor…
Vernon Dad Adam Secola Dies, 33 Vernon Dad Adam Secola Dies, 33
Vernon Dad Adam Secola Dies, 33 Adam A. Secola of Vernon died peacefully on May 9, surrounded by his family. He was 33 years old. A life celebration starting with a memorial gathering will be held on May 15 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., with sharing words offered at 6:30 p.m. at the Leber-Lakeside Funeral Home in Landing. A Boonton native, Adam was a pipe fitter with local union #274 in Parsippany, his obituary says. He lived in Byram before moving to Vernon nine years ago. He enjoyed golfing, hiking, riding motorcycles and spending time with his family. Adam is survived by his daughters Grace and Rosie; wife, Ryann; his fathe…
Rare Train Car Vandalized In Boonton, Museum Offers $5K Reward For Info Rare Train Car Vandalized In Boonton, Museum Offers $5K Reward For Info
Rare Train Car Vandalized In Boonton, Museum Offers $5K Reward For Info A train car that has just been painstakingly restored by the Whippany Railway Museum at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars was heavily damaged in an act of vandalism, the museum said in a statement.  The Lackawanna Railroad parlor/commuter car No. 2454 was among other cars and locomotives restored by the popular train museum that had been damaged in the attack.  "The rail preservation/restoration community is devastated," the museum said.  The damage occurred at the Boonton Rail Yard - United Railroad Historical Society property in Boonton.  The Whippany Railwa…
$1,000 Reward: Police Seek 'Armed, Dangerous' Man Charged In Boonton Stabbing $1,000 Reward: Police Seek 'Armed, Dangerous' Man Charged In Boonton Stabbing
$1,000 Reward: Police Seek 'Armed, Dangerous' Man Charged In Boonton Stabbing A reward of up to $1,000 was offered for information leading to the arrest of the man who police said assaulted a female the night before stabbing a man in downtown Boonton. The Morris County Sheriff's CrimeStoppers is asking for help locating Carlos E. Paguada, 28, who Boonton police said is considered armed and dangerous.  Paguada is accused of stabbing a man in the abdomen and then slashing him across the face near the intersection of Church and Main streets before fleeing on a BMX-style bicycle around 1 p.m. Monday. He was last seen wearing a red hoodie, blue jeans and w…
SEEN HIM? Man Wanted In Downtown Boonton Stabbing Assaulted Female Night Before, Police Say SEEN HIM? Man Wanted In Downtown Boonton Stabbing Assaulted Female Night Before, Police Say
Seen HIM? Man Wanted In Downtown Boonton Stabbing Assaulted Female Night Before, Police Say Police on Tuesday released a surveillance photo of a 28-year-old suspect who they said assaulted a female the night before stabbing a man in downtown Boonton. Carlos E. Paguada should be considered armed and dangerous, authorities warned. Paguada is accused of stabbing a man in the abdomen and then slashing him across the face near the intersection of Church and Main streets before fleeing on a BMX-style bicycle around 1 p.m. Monday. He was last seen wearing a red hoodie, blue jeans and white Adidas sneakers with a brown toe, police said. The stabbing victim -- who said he knew Pagua…
SEEN HIM? Man Wanted In Downtown Boonton Stabbing Assaulted Female Night Before, Police Say SEEN HIM? Man Wanted In Downtown Boonton Stabbing Assaulted Female Night Before, Police Say
Seen HIM? Man Wanted In Downtown Boonton Stabbing Assaulted Female Night Before, Police Say Police on Tuesday released a surveillance photo of a 28-year-old suspect who they said assaulted a female the night before stabbing a man in downtown Boonton. Carlos E. Paguada should be considered armed and dangerous, authorities warned. Paguada is accused of stabbing a man in the abdomen and then slashing him across the face near the intersection of Church and Main streets before fleeing on a BMX-style bicycle around 1 p.m. Monday. He was last seen wearing a red hoodie, blue jeans and white Adidas sneakers with a brown toe, police said. The stabbing victim -- who said he knew Paguada pe…