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Woman Killed In Home Explosion On 95th Birthday Was North Jersey’s ‘Cookie Lady,’ Family Says
To many of those in North Jersey, Maria V. Mallozzi was “the cookie lady,” her family says.
That’s because, for 18 years, customers could count on seeing her cheerful smile behind the counter at Angelo’s Bakery in Newton, which her family owned until late 1996. In her younger years, she worked at and lived above an older family business, Vitiello’s Bakery in Newark, her obituary says.
Tragically, Maria died in the explosion at her home on Dove Island Road in Stillwater Township just after 7 a.m. on Sunday, July 16, her 95th birthday.
One of her grandchildren, Elizabeth, 33, reflects on th…
'Your Soul Lives On:' North Jersey Educator, Mom Of 4 Dies From Knee Surgery Complications, 40
Morris County is mourning the unexpected loss of a beloved educator and mother of four after complications from a recent knee surgery.
Rebecca L. Koo died on Thursday, July 6, her obituary says. She was 40.
Born in Denville, Rebecca spent time in Jefferson, Randolph, and Roxbury before settling in Dover 14 years ago.
Rebecca attended Ellen T. Briggs Elementary School in Lake Hopatcong and graduated from Roxbury High School. She was a Brownie, a skilled softball player, and a 4-H club member.
After high school, Rebecca attended the County College of Morris and worked for more than two dec…
Winner: Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Sold In Hunterdon County
Who's the lucky winner? A New Jersey Lottery ticket worth $50,000 was sold in Hunterdon County.
A ticket matching four of the five white balls and the Powerball for the Monday, July 17 drawing was sold at Gronsky’s Milk House on West Main Street in High Bridge, lottery officials said.
The winning numbers were: 05, 08, 09, 17, and 41. The Red Power Ball was 21, and the Power Play was 4X.
Meanwhile, three other second-tier prizewinning tickets worth $50,000 were sold in Bergen, Passaic, and Middlesex Counties, officia…
