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Details Released In Route 80 Rockaway Wreck That Closed Highway For Hours
Two men from East Orange were seriously injured after a tractor-trailer triggered a six-vehicle pileup on Route 80 in Morris County Friday, March 28, state police said.
The crash happened around 7:37 a.m., in the westbound lanes near milepost 35.2 in Rockaway Township, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said.
A Chevrolet pickup truck hauling a trailer, a Toyota sedan, a Ford pickup, a Ford box truck, and a GMC dump truck were all slowing for traffic when a tractor-trailer slammed into the rear of the GMC, authorities said.
That impact set off a chain reaction, sending the GMC int…
Garfield Travel Agent Stole $896K From 82 Clients, 3 Friends She Impersonated: Prosecutor
A Bergen County woman is facing a laundry list of charges after allegedly stealing nearly $900,000 through identity theft and bogus travel bookings, authorities said.
Bhavna Anand, 39, of Garfield, was arrested on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Saddle Brook following a months-long investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes Unit, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, according to Prosecutor Mark Musella.
It began in May 2024, when the Lodi Police Department flagged an alleged theft scheme involving Anand.
Investigators say that between January 2017 and Dece…
Cocaine Found On Lyndhurst Man During Traffic Stop, Cops Say
A traffic stop in Lyndhurst ended with a man behind bars after officers found suspected cocaine and drug paraphernalia in his vehicle, authorities said.
At approximately 3:46 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25, Officer Anthony Giaquinto pulled over a black Toyota SUV on Rutherford Avenue near Livingston Avenue for driving without a visible license plate, the Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said.
The driver, identified as Juan Martinez, 48, of Lyndhurst, appeared visibly nervous, Auteri said.
Officer Giaquinto was soon joined by Sgt. William Kapp and Officer Sal Wartel. The officers ob…
NJ Genius, CA Court Admin Will Take On 4-Day PA 'Jeopardy!' Champ
A New Jersey native with a powerhouse research résumé is stepping onto the "Jeopardy!" stage — and she’s got her sights set on dethroning a four-time champion.
Neha Narayan, a West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North grad (Class of 2020) and current Brown University senior, will face off Thursday, March 27 against Josh Weikert, a four-day Jeopardy! winner and politics professor from Pennsylvania with $59,202 in winnings under his belt. The third contestant is David Weir, a retired court administrator from Palm Springs, CA.
Josh Weiker, Neha Narayan, and David Weir
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