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Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
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Man Killed In Sussex County Hunting Accident ID'd As Hamburg Police Officer
A 38-year-old man shot and killed in a hunting accident Tuesday was identified as a Hamburg police officer. Jason Franco was deer hunting with his family when he was shot near Havens and Lott roads in Wantage, around 12:30 p.m., and later pronounced dead, state police, sources and local officials told Daily Voice. Hamburg police Lt. Jason Tangorra, who hired Franco in April 2018, remembered him as a dutiful officer. "Jason Franco was loved by his family and his colleagues from all surrounding agencies," Tangorra said. "This was a complete tragedy and he will be missed." Franco worked…
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
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Covid-
19: Sussex County Diner 'Waiting Patiently' To Reopen Rips Into Murphy On Facebook
A Sussex County diner that's been closed since March is patiently waiting to reopen. Under Gov. Phil Murphy's current orders, the Victoria Diner on Route 206 in Branchville can only have six people inside at a time. While the owners certainly plan on reopening their train car diner, they are not holding back on expressing their frustrations. “Once this fool allows more than the 25 percent [capacity] we will certainly be open," a Facebook post pinned to the top of the page reads. “So hopefully this idiotic bloviating anal aperture sees the light after the election." With just six booths an…
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
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Passaic County Man, 30, Pleads Guilty To Sussex County Recycling Plant Burglaries
A Passaic County man who stole cash and a vehicle during separate burglaries at a Sussex County recycling plant pleaded guilty in virtual court Wednesday, prosecutors said. Drew J. Canning, 30, admitted to breaking into Riverdale Environmental Recycling in Wantage numerous times between March 2019 and February 2020, Sussex County Prosecutor Francis A. Koch said. Canning, of Pompton Lakes, took keys from the office and unlocked the facility's gate before driving a truck with a plow back to his home and keeping the plow, Koch said. On another occasion, Canning scraped the signs off the truck…
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
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Shuttered Sussex County Diner Owner Sets Opening Date For Revamped Gourmet Burger Joint
A gourmet burger joint will soon open its doors at the revamped former location of a beloved Sussex County diner. After Double S Diner in Wantage closed Oct. 13, owners Keith Yodice, 48, of Franklin and Norbey Arango, 45, of Wantage have transformed the space and are projecting a Nov. 16 opening date for their new restaurant, Cow Patty’s. The eatery is a modernized burger joint with a uniquely fresh quality rarely found in the area, Yodice says. “All of our beef, meat, hotdogs, bacon, everything beef comes from a mile up the road at Green Valley Farms,” Yodice told Daily Voice. “It’s 100 …
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
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Police: Trio Selling Heroin, Ecstasy Busted In Sussex County Traffic Stop
Two women and a man accused of selling heroin and ecstasy were arrested following a traffic stop in Sussex County Wednesday, authorities said. Lisa M. Repici, 31, of Newton, Dominick J. Wilson, 34, of Paterson and Shaunamarie C. Orlando, 30, of Wantage were charged with various possession and distribution offenses for heroin and ecstasy after the Newton stop, police said. Repici and Wilson were being held at the Morris County Jail. Orlando was issued a summons and has been released, authorities said. The stop was made as part of an investigation into local narcotics sales by the Newton Pol…
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
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Owners To Reinvent Shuttered Sussex County Diner
A Sussex County diner that fell victim to COVID-19 is expected to reopen as a new restaurant, NJ.com reports. The Double S Diner in Wantage closed Oct. 13 after nearly 60 years in business. Owners Norbey Arango and Keith Yodice, however, will be transforming the Route 23 eatery into a "specialized restaurant," which means cutting down the extensive menu to a few perfected items, according to NJ.com. Yodice told reports that the pandemic caused business at Double S to drop by more than 60 percent since March. Setting up an outdoor dining area in recent months didn't appear to…
Elizabeth, NJ
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Covid-
19: Running List Of North Jersey Schools With Reported Cases
Less than a month into the academic year, several New Jersey schools have transitioned to online learning due to positive COVID-19 cases among staff members and students. Some started off the year with virtual learning only, others had a hybrid schedule in place. It wasn't long before the virus began creeping into schools, though, forcing many to change their plans. Here is a list of every known school in Bergen and Passaic County where a COVID-19 case has been reported. Did we miss one? Email
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Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
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Serial Sussex County Sex Offender, 66, Arrested Twice After Judge OKs Ankle Bracelet Removal
A serial sex offender was back in jail weeks after a Sussex County judge granted approval for to remove his ankle bracelet after three years of compliance while wearing it. Richard Boydston, 66, of Vernon, was first arrested in April 2017 for luring a detective posing as a 14-year-old girl. He was arrested again the following month on accusations that he sexual assaulted three young girls for several years. Boydston was indicted in both cases and released from ail with an ankle monitor, but has not appeared in court since 2018, nor showed up on Zoom, Assistant Prosecutor Laura Nazzaro …
Paterson, NJ
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Witnesses Sought From Route 3 Dump Truck Crash That Killed 1-Year-Old Girl
Authorities turned to the public for help Wednesday investigating a dump truck crash from last month that killed a 1-year-old girl on Route 3 in Clifton. Jamie Yarrish, 25, of Clifton had little Jaelynn with her when a 2005 Mack Conventional Cab dump truck struck her 2019 Honda Civic on the westbound highway near Allwood Road the morning of Aug. 15.The truck, operated by Chad Hines, 40, of Wantage, then struck a 2013 Subaru Outback operated by a f54-year-old Nutley man. Yarrish's Civic then collided with a 2020 Chevrolet Traverse driven by another man, 35, also from Nutley. Jaelynn died af…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Sussex County Driver, 26, Killed In Route 80 Parsippany-Troy Hills Construction Truck Accident
A 26-year-old Wantage man was killed after he struck the back of a parked construction vehicle on Route 80 in Parsippany-Troy Hills Monday night, state police said. Frank Orlando Jr., 26, of Wantage was driving a Chevy pickup truck when he struck the back of an international construction truck driven by Salvatore Fucci, 57, of Manchester on Route 80 near mile marker 46.3 just after 8:30 p.m., Sgt. Philip Curry told Daily Voice. Fucci -- whose truck had been stopped for a mobile construction detail -- sustained minor injuries. Orlando's passenger, a 31-year-old Newton woman, suffered moderat…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Police: Three Adults, One Teen Egged Morris County Home Causing More Than $500 In Damage
Three adults and a teen who egged a Morris County home causing nearly $500 in damages were arrested, thanks to surveillance footage of them buying the eggs from a Hackettstown Wawa, authorities said. A Long Vally home owner called police to the scene after discovering eggs had been thrown at their house -- cracking and staining the siding and window screens, Washington Township Police Lt. Mark Niemynski said. Detectives traced the suspect's car to Wawa in Hackettstown, where surveillance footage showed three adults and a teen purchasing the eggs, authorities said. Nicholas Lazorczyk, 19, o…
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
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DWI Sussex County Driver With Record Hits Car, Totals His Own
A man from Wantage with a substantial criminal record was drunk when he struck a vehicle on Route 23 and totaled his own, reports say. Jeffrey Salazar, 50, was driving northbound in a Dodge pickup truck near Tractor Supply when he swerved into traffic and collided with a silver Toyota on Thursday, May 28 around 6:30 p.m., New Jersey Herald reports. The Toyota’s passenger side was severely damaged; however, neither the identity of the driver nor the extent or their injuries has been disclosed, the report says. Witnesses told police Salazar ran a black vehicle off of the road before striking…
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