Bergenfield Hit-Run: Stop Sign Sent Flying, Crossing Guard Nearly Struck
BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- Police were searching for a hit-and-run driver whose car downed a Bergenfield stop sign and nearly struck a crossing guard Wednesday afternoon."It missed me by about two seconds,"...
View ArticleEmerson Couple Says ‘I Do’ At Valley Hospital Before Major Surgery
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. – The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood was recently transformed into a special wedding venue for one patient and his partner.“Mark DeBenedectis expressed to Cheel 4 Neuro Charge Nurse...
View ArticleHackensack Native Brett Verdicchio Dies, 39
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Brett Anthony Verdicchio, a Hackensack native, died on Jan. 7 in Del Ray Beach, Fla. He was 39 years old.Brett was raised in Campbell Hall, N.Y., and shined as an athlete throughout...
View ArticleNorthern Highlands HS Graduate Carolyn Edwards Dies In Florida, 41
UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. — Carolyn Ann Edwards of Upper Saddle River and Denville died on Jan. 5, in Hollywood, Fla. She was 41.Carolyn was born in Seoul, Korea and raised in Upper Saddle River by her...
View ArticleNo Serious Injuries In Three-Vehicle Route 46 Crash In Ridgefield Park
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- (UPDATE) A 62-year-old Clifton man was hospitalized after being extricated from his truck following a three-vehicle collision that jammed Route 46 in Ridgefield Park during...
View ArticleTeaneck Appoints Acting Fire Chief
TEANECK, N.J. -- With their designee as fire chief declining the job, Teaneck officials appointed Deputy Chief Jordan Zaretsky to the position of acting chief.Browning declined hours before Tuesday's...
View ArticleDriver Flips Car In Ridgewood
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- A driver declined to be taken to a hospital after she rolled her car in downtown Ridgewood early Thursday.Village police, firefighters and EMS responded to the rollover at Garber...
View ArticleClifton Firefighters Limit Damage To Catholic School In Overnight Blaze
CLIFTON, N.J. -- Firefighters limited damage from an overnight fire Thursday at a Clifton parochial school that officials said would likely remain closed until Monday.The apparent electrical fire,...
View ArticleParamus Barber Cares For Newborn, 2-Year-Old As Wife Remains Hospitalized
WOOD-RIDGE, N.J. – Less than two weeks after her daughter was born, Danielle Guido of Wood-Ridge suffered a thunderclap headache during a family photoshoot, and was rushed to the hospital.“Danielle...
View ArticleSingle Clifton Mom From Poland Shares Inspiring Story Of Power, Immigration
CLIFTON, N.J. — For many people in distress, Aneta Vogelgesang of Clifton's business is the only answer.They come in by the dozen nearly every day, embarrassed by the thick strands sprouting from...
View ArticleWorld Leader In Car Care Service AAMCO Expanding To Hackensack
HACKENSACK, N.J. — The world's largest chain of transmission specialists is continuing its nationwide expansion with eight new centers, one in Hackensack.Over the next several months, AAMCO...
View ArticleSaddle Brook Landscaper, Pregnant Wife Nearly Killed Helping In GSP Crash
SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — A Saddle Brook couple expecting its first child was nearly killed by oncoming traffic helping the victims of a Garden State Parkway crash on Monday.The plow truck that they were...
View ArticleRidgewood Resident Conned Out Of $1,460 In PSE&G Phone Scam
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. – A phone scammer suckered a Ridgewood woman out of a significant hunk of cash using the old PSE&G non-payment threat, authorities said Thursday.The Kenilworth Road resident told...
View ArticleDarren Drake's New Milford Family Files Suit Following Terror Attack
NEW MILFORD, N.J. — The family of New Milford's Darren Drake, who was killed in October 2017's NYC terror attack, has filed a lawsuit, NJ.com reports.The suit is against alleged attacker Sayfullo...
View ArticleKings Food Markets Named 'Best Grocery Store In New Jersey'
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.-- Kings Food Markets the top grocery store in The Garden State, at least according to The Daily Meal which recently released its list of best grocery stores in every state. The New...
View ArticlePSE&G: Power Outages Reported Across Bergen
UPDATE: Weather-related utility troubles closed streets, cut power to thousands of customers and kept responders busy Friday morning in Hackensack, Elmwood Park, Englewood and elsewhere in Bergen...
View ArticleUnderground Fire Forces Evacuation Of Newark Airport Terminal Wing
UPDATE: A fire in in a PSE&G manhole below a section of Newark Airport forced the evacuation late Friday morning of the C-1 wing at Terminal C, authorities said."The fire has been extinguished,...
View Article4,500 Clifton Customers Lose Power, 1,500+ More In Wayne
While Hawthorne High School and an area assisted living facility were regaining power Friday morning, nearly 4,500 customers in Clifton and another 1,500 or so in Wayne were losing theirs.PSE&G...
View ArticleFugitive Who Sold 80 Lbs Of Pot To Bergen Detective Extradited From Canada
HACKENSACK, N.J. – A fugitive who fled the U.S. after admitting he sold 80 pounds of pot to an undercover Bergen County detective was extradited from Canada to be sentenced, authorities said...
View ArticleProspect Park PD: Burglar Broke Into Same Pizzeria Twice In Three Days
PROSPECT PARK, N.J. – A burglar was caught on surveillance video breaking into the same Prospect Park pizzeria twice in three days, said authorities who arrested him.Matthew Zaledzieski, 38, who lives...
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