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Two Lodi Stores Sell Winning Lottery Tickets In One Week
Bergen County lottery players cashed in big in the last week, taking home tens of thousands of dollars in winnings, state officials said.
Three prizes of $20,000 or more were claimed at retailers in Lodi and Ridgefield Park between July 28 and Aug. 3, 2025, according to the New Jersey Lottery.
The wins include:
$25,000 on a Crossword Bonanza ticket sold at Hometown Grill & Deli, 25 Union Street in Lodi on July 28
$20,000 on a Crossword ticket sold at Park Stationary, 204 Main Street in Ridgefield Park on July 28
$40,000 on a Mega Millions ticket sold at QuickChek #137, 116 Route 46 Ea…
Homeowner Kills Basement Tenant, 33, Trying To Force Way Into House: Prosecutor
The man killed overnight in Lodi was trying to break into the home he lived in when he was shot by someone inside, authorities said.
Amr Ali, 33, was a tenant living in the basement of the Girabaldi home, and was trying to force his way through the front door using a spear-type object around 11 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
After that failed, Ali attempted to break in through a window, the prosecutor said.
At that time, the 62-year-old homeowner, who was inside the home with two other family members, confronted Ali and “ultimately fired three shots a…
Wrestling Coach, 24, Killed In Woodcliff Lake Motorcycle Crash, Sources Say (Update)
A North Jersey wrestling coach was identified by Daily Voice sources as the motorcyclist killed in a Bergen County crash late last week.
Frank Fea, 24, of Middletown, NY, died following a crash at the intersection of Pascack Road and West Hill Road in Woodcliff Lake on Friday, Aug. 1, according to sources familiar with the incident.
Fea served as an assistant wrestling coach at Don Bosco Prep from 2022 to 2023, the school’s website says. He previously wrestled for Goshen High School and Castleton University.
Fea also worked as a resident coach at RedNose Wrestling School, where his younger…
NJ State Trooper Kills Ex-GF, New Firefighter BF, Himself: Report
A New Jersey State Police trooper shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and the firefighter she'd recently been dating before turning the gun on himself, NJ Advance Media and the New York Times report.
The Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office said only that Lauren Semanchik, 33, of Pittstown, and Tyler Webb, 29, of Forked River, were found dead in an Upper Kingtown Road home in Pittstown home Saturday, Aug. 2.
Citing Semanchik's mother, Jennine Semanchik, NJ Advance Media reports that the shooter was Ricardo Santos. The outlet had the information confirmed by a source with direct know…
Motorcyclist Killed In Friday Afternoon Woodcliff Lake Crash, Officials Say
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Bergen County on Friday afternoon, August 1, authorities said.
The accident occurred around 4:51 p.m. on Pascack Road in Woodcliff Lake, near the intersection of West Hill Road, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office's Deputy Chief of Detectives, Jeff Angermeyer.
Responding officers from Woodcliff Lake, along with local EMS and police from surrounding towns, arrived to find a motorcyclist critically injured. Despite life-saving efforts, the rider was pronounced dead at the scene, Angermeyer said.
Investigators say the motorcycle…
