Jersey City, NJ
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Man Struck By NJ Transit Train That Left From Hoboken Man Struck By NJ Transit Train That Left From Hoboken
Man Struck By NJ Transit Train That Left From Hoboken A man was taken to the hospital after being struck by an NJ Transit Montclair-Boonton line train in Dover over the weekend. The man was taken to Morristown Medical Center with unspecified injuries  just after 6 p.m. Friday, an NJ Transit spokesperson said. The train (1079) left from Hoboken at 5:12 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Mount Olive at 6:55 p.m. None of the 18 people on board were injured, the spokesperson said. They were accommodated by bus.

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by Paul Milo
Newark, NJ
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Man Struck By Montclair-Boonton Line Train In Morris County Man Struck By Montclair-Boonton Line Train In Morris County
Man Struck By Montclair-Boonton Line Train In Morris County A man was taken to the hospital after being struck by an NJ Transit Montclair-Boonton line train in Dover over the weekend. The man was taken to Morristown Medical Center with unspecified injuries  just after 6 p.m. Friday, an NJ Transit spokesperson said. The train (1079) left from Hoboken at 5:12 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Mount Olive at 6:55 p.m. None of the 18 people on board were injured, the spokesperson said. They were accommodated by bus.

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by Paul Milo
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
Man Hospitalized After Being Struck By Train In Dover Man Hospitalized After Being Struck By Train In Dover
Man Hospitalized After Being Struck By Train In Dover A man was taken to the hospital after being struck by an NJ Transit Montclair-Boonton line train in Dover over the weekend. The man was taken to Morristown Medical Center with unspecified injuries  just after 6 p.m. Friday, an NJ Transit spokesperson said. The train (1079) left from Hoboken at 5:12 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Mount Olive at 6:55 p.m. None of the 18 people on board were injured, the spokesperson said. They were accommodated by bus.

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Obituaries
Hometown Hero, Morris County Dad Fred Detoro Dies, 52 Hometown Hero, Morris County Dad Fred Detoro Dies, 52
Hometown Hero, Morris County Dad Fred Detoro Dies, 52 Selfless is a word most used to described Fred Detoro of Flanders. The longtime firefighter became an organ donor when he died on June 15 at Saint Clare's Hospital. The community is rallying for Detoro's family -- having raised more than $530 for them on a GoFundMe as of Sunday morning. "He had a servants soul," campaign founder Danielle Seib wrote. "Fred was a man who would give his last dollar to someone if they needed it." Detoro was a lifelong member of the Flanders Fire Department. He served as a chief and president, also as the fire marshal, construction official, EMS captain and O…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Lifestyle
Meet The 3 New Jersey Contestants On 'Big Brother' This Season Meet The 3 New Jersey Contestants On 'Big Brother' This Season
Meet The 3 New Jersey Contestants On 'Big Brother' This Season Three people with New Jersey roots will be featured on "Big Brother" 21, airing later this month. The two-night premier will at 8 p.m. on June 24 and 25. Cast members are recorded 24/7 for the entire season for a chance to win $5,000. One house guest is voted off each week. These are the New Jersey cast members on this season. Isabella Wang, 22 from Mount Olive: A public health analyst who describes herself as spontaneous, reckless and generous. Christie Murphy, 28 of Keyport: A boutique owner who describes herself as an edgy, outgoing overachiever. Nick Maccarone, 27 of Sewell: A ther…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
Mt. Olive PD: Handcuffed Suspect Nabbed After Bolting Into Woods Mt. Olive PD: Handcuffed Suspect Nabbed After Bolting Into Woods
Mt. Olive PD: Handcuffed Suspect Nabbed After Bolting Into Woods A man in handcuffs didn't get very far after Mount Olive police said he bolted during an arrest. Officers responding to a suspicious-person call Wednesday night found 19-year-old Johnathon Cruz of Oxford parked in his 2015 Acura at the end of Lenape Trail, Cpl. Marianne Wurtemberg said. A computer check turned up an active warrant from the Sussex County Sheriff’s Office, she said.  Cruz was cuffed, but as the officer unlocked his patrol vehicle, he took off into the woods, Wurtemberg said. Mt. Olive officers set up a perimeter, summoned a Morris County sheriff's K9, then found C…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Real Estate
Even Bigger Walmart Coming To Roxbury's Ledgewood Mall Even Bigger Walmart Coming To Roxbury's Ledgewood Mall
Even Bigger Walmart Coming To Roxbury's Ledgewood Mall Walmart in Roxbury will close next month as demolition begins, making way for an even bigger Supercenter projected to open next fall, the DailyRecord reports. The pharmacy will close April 26 and transfer prescriptions to the Flanders store in Mount Olive, and the store itself will close May 10. The new 170,000-square-foot mall will be 50,000 square feet larger than the current facility, which opened in 1999, the report says. The project is part of Walmart's $96 billion company investment to improve New Jersey stores this year, according to a recent announcement.  Among 13 other…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
Paramus School Bus Driver Indicted In Fatal Route 80 Crash Paramus School Bus Driver Indicted In Fatal Route 80 Crash
Paramus School Bus Driver Indicted In Fatal Route 80 Crash A 78-year-old school bus driver was indicted Wednesday for causing a Route 80 crash with a dump truck last May that killed a Paramus fifth-grader and a teacher while injuring 40 students. Hudy Muldrow of Woodland Park is facing two counts of reckless vehicular homicide, 25 counts of assault by auto and a summons listing 16 counts of assault by auto, authorities said. East Brook Middle School fifth-grader Miranda Vargas and teacher Jennifer Williamson were killed when the bus was struck by the dump truck as Muldrow tried to reach a U-turn area designated for emergency responders by cutting a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Lifestyle
Former Schools Admin, Fiancé Roll Gourmet Shaved Ice Truck Into Morris County Former Schools Admin, Fiancé Roll Gourmet Shaved Ice Truck Into Morris County
Former Schools Admin, Fiancé Roll Gourmet Shaved Ice Truck Into Morris County Kona Ice is rolling into Morris County. Local resident Steve Good, a former school district administrator, is teaming up with his fiancé and her two kids, shifting good times into overdrive. The mobile truck was born in 2007 in Kentucky. Kona Ice now has hundreds of trucks on U.S. roads, and has given back more than $60 million to neighborhood schools, organizations and sports teams. Beyond fundraisers, popular spots for the Good's truck include stops throughout Dover, Mount Olive, Chester, Mendham, Wharton, Picatinny Arsenal, Roxbury, Mine Hill, Netcong and Lake Hopatcong State Park of W…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Business
Jersey Shore Mexican Joint Replacing Indian Restaurant In Parsippany Jersey Shore Mexican Joint Replacing Indian Restaurant In Parsippany
Jersey Shore Mexican Joint Replacing Indian Restaurant In Parsippany A new fast-casual Mexican restaurant will be replacing Baadshah Indian Restaurant on Route 46 in Parsippany. Bubbakoo's Burritos is expected to open mid-April at next to Blink Fitness in the Morris Hills Shopping Center on Route 46. The restaurant offers the usual fast-casual burrito fare such as burritos, bowls, tacos, salad, nachos and quesadillas -- but with 16 different protein options. Those include fried chicken, barbecue pork, Buffalo shrimp and grilled steak, as well as some more unusual flavors such as ghost pepper chicken and sriracha pork. Vegetarian options include a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Lifestyle
North Jersey Communities Named To List Of 100 Safest Places To Live In America North Jersey Communities Named To List Of 100 Safest Places To Live In America
North Jersey Communities Named To List Of 100 Safest Places To Live In America Safewise put several Bergen, Morris and Passaic County communities on the map as the safest places to live in America using newly-released crime data. The website considered crime rates and what people in these areas fear the most to compile its list of 100 cities, which saw 504 total offenses in 2017, the report says. New Jersey claimed 30 percent of "America’s 100 safest cities" list while Connecticut took second place with 14, and two of those are in the top three. Assault was the most common violent crime, but more people fear robbery, according to the State of Safety. The sa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Mount Olive PD: License Plate Left Behind Leads To Drunk Driver Mount Olive PD: License Plate Left Behind Leads To Drunk Driver
Mount Olive PD: License Plate Left Behind Leads To Drunk Driver A license plate that fell off a hit-and-run vehicle that damaged a fence led Mount Olive police directly to a driver who they said was drunk when she answered the door. Margaret Anderson-Elbolini, 52 of Hackettstown, was behind the wheel of a vehicle that veered off River Road and hit the fence around 6:15 p.m. Saturday, according to a Mount Olive police report. Responding officers found the license plate and traced the vehicle's registration to a home in Vasa Park, it says. Anderson-Elbolini appeared drunk when she answered the door, so police gave her a field sobriety test, acc…

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by Cecilia Levine