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Cecilia Levine

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North Jersey Dad Who Died After Three-Week Cancer Fight Lived 'Rags To Riches' Tale North Jersey father and businessman Talath Witharane died after a three-week battle with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, according to his obituary. He was 50 years old. Witharane, of Franklin Lakes, met his wife, Erin, 21 years ago on a blind date, and together they raised their two children Evyn, 15, and Harry, 12. According to his obituary, Witharane "led the quintessential American rags to riches story." He was born in Sri Lanka and later worked his way up from a Taco Bell employee to president of RK Environmental, a food safety company with more than 200 employees. "One of t…

by Cecilia Levine

08/30/2022

News

Tonight: Popular Baltimore Comic Heads To AGT Semifinals A Baltimore comedian will be performing live in the America's Got Talent semifinals Tuesday, Aug. 30. Mike E. Winfield will showcase his jokes on the NBC show at 8 p.m., and asking the Baltimore community to support him by voting to advance him from the semi-finals of the show. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mike E. Winfield (@mikeewinfield) Winfield debuted on the show in May, and told the judges about the first time he got on stage, and froze. "The fact that I came back there must be something wrong with me," he said. After…

by Annie DeVoe and Cecilia Levine

08/30/2022

News

$50K Powerball Winner Sold At Passaic County Liquor Store A lottery ticket from the Monday, Aug. 29 Powerball drawing good for $50,000 was sold in Passaic County. The ticket wins the third-tier prize and was sold at Limonta Liquors, 293 Vernon Ave., in Clifton. The winning numbers for the Monday, August 29, drawing were: 13, 36, 43, 61, and 69. The Red Power Ball number was 18. The Power Play was 3X. There were 12,968 other New Jersey players who took home an estimated $79,997 in prizes ranging from $4 to $300. The Powerball jackpot rolls to $134,000,000 for the Wednesday, Aug. 31, drawing.

by Cecilia Levine

08/30/2022

Police & Fire

One Dead, Two Wounded In Newark Shooting One person was killed and two others hurt in a Newark shooting overnight, authorities said. Abdul Crowley, 23, was found with gunshot wounds on the 100 block of Mitchell Place around 12:50 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. Crowley was taken to Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and pronounced dead at 1:11 a.m. Two other shooting victims, a male and a female, were taken to the Center for treatment. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information …

by Cecilia Levine

08/30/2022

Lifestyle

Barstool's Portnoy Devours 'Underrated' North Jersey Slice In One Bite Review In his latest venture to New Jersey, Barstool CEO Dave Portnoy makes a quick stop in Morristown. He was told the pie at Pomodoro Ristorante & Pizzeria was just his style: Thin, crispy, bar-style. He got just that. The self-proclaimed foodie takes "one bite" out of pizza pies across the country and rates them. His company created the "One Bite" pizza review app for users to rate pizzerias. There, Pomodoro's earned a 6.9. Portnoy said that's too low and instead, gave it a 7.5. "That's bad scoring," Portnoy said, noting the crisp and thinness. "I could eat it ev…

by Cecilia Levine

08/30/2022

Lifestyle

This NJ Burger Joint Was Named Among Best In America Do you like them big? Or perhaps, juicy? Both are how one Bergen County restaurant serves its cheeseburgers which, according to Yelp, are the best in New Jersey. Marty's in Fort Lee also serves 'em fresh, with a focus on quality, its website says. "We cook and prepare your burgers the old fashion way, never frozen and never pre-packed. There are no shortcuts to how we serve our burgers." The menu is stuffed with something for everyone, from a classic burger to a BBQ burger piled high. Yelp compiled the rankings by looking at a large concentration of reviews mentioning “cheeseburger…

by Cecilia Levine

08/30/2022

Police & Fire

Woodbridge Victim Killed In Overnight Rahway Hit-Run: Police A Woodbridge Township resident was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash overnight in Rahway, authorities said. The unidentified individual was found at the intersection of St. George’s and W. Inman avenues around 3 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29, Rahway Police Sgt. Michael Daikalo said. Officers rendered medical aid to the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect vehicle was described as a dark-colored sedan with tinted windows, and is believed to be a Nissan. It is also believed to have a damaged front driver’s side bumper and a broken front driver’s side window. The Rahway PD …

by Cecilia Levine

08/29/2022

Police & Fire

'Suspicious Death' Probed In Burlington County Authorities have launched what they say is a "suspicious death" investigation after a woman's body was found in a Burlington County home, they said. The unidentified woman's body was found sometime in the afternoon of Monday, Aug. 29 in a home on the 200 block of Birch Hollow Drive in Florence Township, a spokesperson for the prosecutor's office said. No arrests have been made, however, the general public was not believed to be at risk. No further information was being released.

by Cecilia Levine

08/29/2022

Police & Fire

SWAT Team Helps Capture Gunman Wanted In Bar Shooting, 2nd Suspect At Large: Linden PD The Union County SWAT Team helped in capture a 27-year-old man accused of opening fire at a nightclub and wounding three people, while a second suspect remains at large, authorities said. Najir Paige got into a fight at the bar at Menga Lounge in Linden when he left, got a handgun from a car, came back and fired shots through the front door around 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, Linden police said. A 28-year-old man, 24-year-old woman and 23-year-old woman were injured in the attack. Paige was arrested on Aug. 24, when members of Union County S.W.A.T., with assistance from the Linden Police Depar…

by Cecilia Levine

08/29/2022

Police & Fire

US Marshals Nab DC Murder Suspect In Florida: Police A man wanted for killing a Washington DC mom of five last month was nabbed by US Marshals agents in Florida, authorities said. Wonell A. Jones, Jr., 34, had been wanted for killing 33-year-old Audora Williams on the 2900 block of Knox Place, Southeast Tuesday, July 19, DC Metro Police Chief Robert J. Contee II said. Williams was found lifeless suffering gunshot wounds inside of a home around 1:25 p.m. Her body was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Jones was wanted on a DC Superior Court arrest warrant charging him with First Degree Murder while Armed. Members o…

by Cecilia Levine

08/29/2022

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