South Hackensack Teacher's Aide Charged With Sexually Assaulting Girl
MAYWOOD, N.J. – A South Hackensack teacher’s aide was arrested Thursday and charged with sexually assaulting a young girl, authorities said.Philip Cerone, 27, of Maywood, was being held in the Bergen...
View ArticleChild Safety Seat Checkpoint Moves From Hackensack To Paramus
PARAMUS, N.J. — The child safety seat checkpoint formerly held at the Riverside Square Mall in Hackensack has a new home.Beginning Friday, Oct. 20, the child seat fitting location will be the Paramus...
View ArticleHillsdale PD: Washington Twp Man Faked Brain Tumor To Collect Donations
HILLSDALE, N.J. -- A Washington Township man pretended he had a cancerous brain tumor to scam people out of several hundred dollars in donations, authorities charged.Joseph O'Connell, 29, was charged...
View ArticleTeaneck PD: 4-Foot-11-Inch Bank Robbery Suspect Passed Threatening Note
TEANECK, N.J. -- (UPDATE) A Teaneck woman was arrested minutes after she robbed a local bank on Thursday, police said.Clinique Sinclair, 32, remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Friday charges...
View ArticlePort Authority PD: Fort Lee DWI Driver Registers 3x Legal Limit On GWB
FORT LEE, N.J. -- A DWI motorist from Fort Lee staggered out of her car after exiting the George Washington Bridge before dawn Friday, then registered three times the legal limit on a blood alcohol...
View ArticleStew Leonard's, Movie Theater To Replace Paramus Park Mall Sears
PARAMUS, N.J. — Stew Leonard's and a 12-screen movie theater were submitted in a Paramus redevelopment plan for the Paramus Park Mall Thursday, NorthJersey.com reports.The plan shows that the...
View ArticleCharges Upgraded After Victim In Fort Lee Hit-Run Dies
FORT LEE, N.J. – Charges against an Elmwood Park man were upgraded after a pedestrian in a hit and run crash near the George Washington Bridge died, authorities said Friday.Carmine Lombardi, a...
View ArticleBergen County Zoo In Paramus Welcomes Brother Mountain Lion Cubs
PARAMUS, N.J. – The Bergen County Zoo in Paramus has two new inhabitants.A pair of brother mountain lion cubs were welcomed to the zoo Friday.The cubs -- attained from the Washington Department of...
View ArticleCliffside Park HS Teacher's Controversial 'Speak American' Clip Goes Viral
CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- A short video clip in which a Cliffside Park High School teacher appears to tell students they shouldn't speak Spanish went viral Friday.A student walks out during the...
View ArticleFarm Fresh: These Four Places Have Bergen's Best Cider Doughnuts
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. -- Nothing beats the feel of fall and nothing tastes better in the crisp cool air than a steaming bag of apple cider doughnuts. How can you eat just one?Paired with a hot cup of...
View Article'Sweet' News Bergen County: Saturday Is National Dessert Day
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. -- Got a sweet tooth? Then gobble up all you can for National Dessert Day Saturday, Oct. 14.It is, after all, a great excuse to indulge.Where's your favorite sweet spot in Bergen?...
View ArticleRoad Rage: Driver Mows Down Pedestrian, Fair Lawn Police Say
FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- A 29-year-old Park Ridge man was in surgery after being deliberately run over by a Fair Lawn driver during a road-rage incident before dawn Saturday, borough authorities told Daily...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Man In Connection With Fair Lawn Molotov Cocktail Fire
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — A joint investigation of a June fire in which a man threw a Molotov type cocktail through the window of the Fair Lawn Knights of Columbus building led to the arrest of a Paterson...
View ArticleWeekly Wrap-Up: These Were Bergen County's Biggest Stories
No time for news? The following stories topped news in Bergen and Passaic counties this week:GARFIELD SHOOTING: Garfield police charged two couples – one from town and the other from Newark -- in...
View ArticleYou Can't Handle The Spook! Waldwick House Draws Spectators Year After Year
WALDWICK, N.J. – For about 25 years, Dennis Morton has been spooking out Waldwick kids – and parents too – passing by his West Prospect Street home around Halloween.“I had a mother tell me that she...
View ArticleSupport Surges For Midland Park Man Who Fell From Third-Floor Porch
MIDLAND PARK, N.J. –The community is rallying around a man from Midland Park who was severely injured in a fall from a third-story porch.Mikey Florance fractured his face, back and leg in the fall,...
View ArticleGlen Rock Parents Freaked Out By Costume Clad Dog Walker
GLEN ROCK, N.J. — An individual dressed in a bear costume with a GoPro camera strapped to its chest and a large dog in tow was observed standing outside of a Glen Rock elementary school at afternoon...
View ArticleUp, Up, Away: Lyndhurst Firefighters Make Safety Fun For 1,400 Youngsters
LYNDHURST, N.J. -- Continuing a tradition that dates back nearly a half-century, Lyndhurst firefighters made fire safety fun for nearly 1,400 young children.Presented to youngsters from pre-K through...
View ArticleAlmost Every House On This Hackensack Street Goes All Out For Halloween
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Ellyn Ward knew she had big shoes to fill if she was going to move into the house that she ultimately chose on Clinton Place in Hackensack.The house was formerly occupied by the...
View ArticleHackensack Dad's Halloween Display Will Blow Your Mind, Haunt Your Dreams
HACKENSACK, N.J. — If you've been there, you know the Hackensack house we're talking about.You know, the one on Poplar Avenue with a mountain of skulls more than 10 feet high, inspired by Vlad the...
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