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Hoboken's Longstanding Italian Bakery Giorgio's Shutters
Longtime Italian bakery Giorgio’s Pasticceria in Hoboken will soon call it quits after more than four decades in business.
The Washington Street staple, which has been around since 1974, has been listed and sold, according to The Hoboken Girl.
The property comprises a two-level commercial space and a brownstone with three residential units on a 1,748-square-foot lot, “perfect for bakery, restaurant, retail or office,” according to the Realtor.com listing.
The building was listed for sale shortly after Easter Sunday, and the bakery’s last day open will be Nov. 7, the outlet says.
But Giorg…
Sussex County Native, Beloved Father And Uncle Brian Ashley Dies At Age 39
Sussex County native and beloved father and uncle Brian K. Ashley died unexpectedly on Sept. 9 at the age of 39.
Born in Newton, Ashley worked as a certified heavy equipment operator at Service Concrete in Hamburg and later spent five years with Fields of Green Landscaping in Sparta before moving to Milford, PA, his obituary says.
Ashley was a big fan of the Dallas Cowboys and enjoyed watching Nascar, his memorial says.
Ashley is survived by his loving son, Otis Ellison; his mother, Laura L. Fountaine; his father, Brian D. Ashley; his brother, Dan Ashley; his sisters, Heather Ashley and he…
Still Unsolved: Police Seek Clues Decades After Finding Man’s Body On Madison Train Platform
Investigators continue to search for clues nearly four decades after the finding the body of a murdered man on a Madison train platform.
The body of James Wescoe, 34, was found on the train platform by an employee at the Madison Train Station in Madison around 3:15 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21, 1982, the Morris County Prosecutor’s office said.
Wescoe, of Charnwood Avenue in New Providence, NJ, had been at the Park Tavern in Madison around 12:30 that morning, authorities said.
Wescoe was last seen alive walking alone on Lincoln Avenue around 12:50 a.m.
The case was ruled a homicide, and no ar…
