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‘If You Cut Me, I’ll Kill You’: Bergen Barber Who Shaved John Gotti Closes After 40 Years ‘If You Cut Me, I’ll Kill You’: Bergen Barber Who Shaved John Gotti Closes After 40 Years
‘If You Cut Me, I’ll Kill You’: Bergen Barber Who Shaved John Gotti Closes After 40 Years After more than 40 years in the same chair on the same street, Carlstadt barber Vito Quattrocchi says it’s time to close his shop’s doors. “It’s not an easy thing to say,” Quattrocchi wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday, Aug. 12. “Because that shop wasn’t just a place of business — it was a part of my life, and yours.” Quattrocchi, of Vito's Barber Shop on Hackensack St., said he’s seen little boys grow into young men, young men into grandfathers, and has been there for first communions, graduations, weddings, and “everything in between.” He’s shared laughs, heard stories, and sat quietly w…

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Obituaries
Bergen County Mom, 40, Dies After 2-Year Cancer Battle, Leaves Behind 2 Young Sons Bergen County Mom, 40, Dies After 2-Year Cancer Battle, Leaves Behind 2 Young Sons
Bergen County Mom, 40, Dies After 2-Year Cancer Battle, Leaves Behind 2 Young Sons Bergen County mom Kelly McGrath Baratta died Friday, Aug. 8, after a two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. She was 40 years old. A devoted wife and mother, McGrath-Baratta found her greatest joy in her husband Gerard and their two sons, Leo, 7, and Luca, 2 ½, according to her obituary on the Becker Funeral Home website. A kid at heart, she loved summers in LBI, planning family activities, and recently made a dream trip to Disney World happen before her passing, her obituary reads. She worked for years as a successful event planner, known for her eye for detail and creativity. McGrath…

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Bergen County Scores Hat Trick Of $1M Lottery Prizes In One Week Bergen County Scores Hat Trick Of $1M Lottery Prizes In One Week
Bergen County Scores Hat Trick Of $1M Lottery Prizes In One Week Bergen County’s winning streak is on fire with a third $1 million New Jersey Lottery ticket sold in less than a week, officials said. The latest win came Saturday, Aug. 9, when a player matched five numbers in the Cash 4 Life drawing, missing only the Cash Ball, to claim the $1 million cash option.  The ticket was bought at Leprechaun News on Park Avenue in Rutherford. The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus. The winning numbers for the Aug. 9 Cash 4 Life drawing were 10, 16, 24, 45 and 48. The Cash Ball was 04. It’s the third million-dollar win in Bergen County in less than a week…

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Former First Daughter Ashley Biden Files For Divorce From NJ Husband: Report Former First Daughter Ashley Biden Files For Divorce From NJ Husband: Report
Former First Daughter Ashley Biden Files For Divorce From NJ Husband: Report Former first daughter Ashley Biden has filed for divorce from her husband of 13 years, Dr. Howard Krein, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Biden, daughter of former President Joe Biden, filed paperwork in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on Monday, Aug. 11, one of her representatives confirmed to the outlet. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ashley Biden (@ashleyblazerbiden) Just two months earlier, on June 2, she posted a photo album to Instagram with the caption: “May 2025. Heartbroken yet HOPEFUL. MAY I have the courage t…

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NYC Vet Tech, 25, Killed In Puerto Rico While On Trip To See Bad Bunny, Family Says NYC Vet Tech, 25, Killed In Puerto Rico While On Trip To See Bad Bunny, Family Says
NYC Vet Tech, 25, Killed In Puerto Rico While On Trip To See Bad Bunny, Family Says A New York City family is mourning the sudden death of 25-year-old Kevin Mares, who was killed while on vacation in Puerto Rico for a Bad Bunny concert. Mares, described by his father Hector Mares as a “deeply loved son” and “pillar of strength” by his family, was in Puerto Rico this past weekend celebrating with friends when he was “tragically caught in the crossfire of a shooting” and died instantly. The Queens man had been planning to propose to his girlfriend of six years this fall, according to the GoFundMe launched by his father. Kevin and his girlfriend, Angie. GoFundMe phot…

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$1M Powerball Ticket Sold In Hasbrouck Heights $1M Powerball Ticket Sold In Hasbrouck Heights
$1M Powerball Ticket Sold In Hasbrouck Heights The New Jersey Lottery has made yet another millionaire. A $1 million Powerball ticket from the Monday, Aug. 11 Powerball drawing was sold in the Garden State. The ticket was sold at Minit Mart on the 300 block of Boulevard in Hasbrouck Heights, lottery officials confirmed. A $50,000 ticket was sold at BK One Stop Shop, a convenience store on East 9th Avenue in Roselle. The winning numbers were 6, 16, 33, 40, 62 and the red Powerball 2. The Power Play multiplier was 2x, according to the New Jersey Lottery. While no one nationwide matched all six numbers, New Jersey was one of just three s…

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NJ Mom Dies After 7-Year Cancer Battle, Leaves Legacy Of Love NJ Mom Dies After 7-Year Cancer Battle, Leaves Legacy Of Love
NJ Mom Dies After 7-Year Cancer Battle, Leaves Legacy Of Love Compassionate. Courageous. Charismatic. This is how Lauren Gerardo-Marotta is being remembered. The 37-year-old New Providence mother died Tuesday, Aug. 5, at Morristown Medical Center after what her family described as “a courageous 7-year battle with leukemia." Lauren fought “not for herself, but for more time with the people she loved most,” according to her obituary on the Paul Ippolito Funeral Home website.  Lauren graduated from New Providence High School in 2006 before earning a Bachelor of Science in Family and Child Sciences from Florida State University, her obituary sa…

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Police & Fire
Dad Of Four ID'd As Driver Killed In Fiery NJ Turnpike Crash Dad Of Four ID'd As Driver Killed In Fiery NJ Turnpike Crash
Dad Of Four ID'd As Driver Killed In Fiery NJ Turnpike Crash The driver killed in a fiery crash involving multiple vehicles on the New Jersey Turnpike in Mercer County has been identified by his family as a father of four. A GoFundMe campaign launched by Catherine Torres says Pablo Ramon Puntiel Jr. died in the crash at approximately 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 7 in East Windsor. As previously released by New Jersey State Police, a Kenworth semi-trailer struck the back of a Ford F-150, then hit the side of a Mercedes-Benz. The Ford F-150 struck the back of a Freightliner, and during the crash, its rear wheel dislodged and struck a Ford van, …

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Ex-NJ Police Chief Sentenced For Sexual Assaults On Subordinates — Some Inside Headquarters: AG Ex-NJ Police Chief Sentenced For Sexual Assaults On Subordinates — Some Inside Headquarters: AG
Ex-NJ Police Chief Sentenced For Sexual Assaults On Subordinates — Some Inside Headquarters: AG A former New Jersey police chief has been sentenced to seven years in New Jersey state prison for sexually assaulting and abusing multiple subordinates over more than a decade, authorities announced. Former Manville Chief Thomas Herbst, 57, of Bridgewater, was ordered by New Jersey Superior Court Judge Peter J. Tober to serve 85 percent of his sentence — about six years — on the sexual assault charge, and a mandatory minimum of five years on counts of official misconduct before he is eligible for parole, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said Monday, Aug. 11. The senten…

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Real Estate
$2.4M NJ Home Was Once A Church — Now It Has A Lazy River $2.4M NJ Home Was Once A Church — Now It Has A Lazy River
$2.4M NJ Home Was Once A Church — Now It Has A Lazy River From the outside, 301 Station Avenue looks like a charming English cottage.  Step inside the Haddon Heights, and you’ll find one of the most unique homes on the market in South Jersey — complete with a lazy river. Built in 1925 as the First Church of Christ, Scientist, the 4,725-square-foot property was designed by New York architect Bernhardt E. Muller in an English cottage style.  Listing agent Michala Costello of Compass said the exterior is “so unassuming,” but the interior — once the worship area — is “just stunning and gorgeously beautiful.” Lovingly converted into a priva…

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