Melissa Rauch, born on June 23, 1980, in Marlboro Township, New Jersey, gained prominence for her role as Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz on the award-winning CBS sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” (2009–2019). After graduating from Marymount Manhattan College in 2002, she began performing in New York’s comedy scene before making her television debut in the mid-2000s. Rauch later expanded her career into film and voice acting, appearing in projects like “The Bronze” (2015) and “Night Court” (2023). H

Sean Clarkin went in a Dollar General in Vernon Township, New Jersey, for cleaning supplies when he came face-to-face with a black bear and helped direct it out of the store. | WTHR-TV