Drink Up, Dumont: Law Allows More Time To Buy Liquor Sundays
DUMONT, N.J. — Retailers can now sell alcohol beginning at 11 a.m. on Sundays.Mayor and Council last month amended ordinances that prohibited the sale of alcohol before noon.The Washington Avenue...
View ArticleCrossFit Dad, Bergenfield Home Invasion Top Last Week's News In Bergen
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Here's a look at the five stories that topped Bergen County news last week:BERGENFIELD HOME INVASION: A 71-year-old Bergenfield resident told police an intruder beat him, tied...
View ArticleMidland Park Couple Welcomes NJ's First Baby Girl Of 2017
MIDLAND PARK, N.J. — Dana and Kyle Swensen of Midland Park say this past New Year's Eve was their best yet.The couple, formerly of Hackensack, welcomed baby girl Milan Evee Belle Swensen to the family...
View ArticleEast Rutherford Firefighters Extinguish New Years Eve Blaze
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Several area fire departments put out an East Rutherford house fire on New Years Eve.All residents were able to evacuate the Boiling Springs Avenue home uninjured, when the...
View ArticleWestwood Mom Creates Healing Oasis Downtown
WESTWOOD, N.J. — Two kinds of people come to Rebalance Reiki and Massage — Karen Foote’s healing oasis on Jefferson Avenue in Westwood.The first kind is looking for calm and peace.“The other is...
View ArticleRidgewood Residents Freeze Out Arthritis With Cryotherapy
GARFIELD, N.J. — Immersing yourself in a -260 Fahrenheit chamber for three minutes might seem like a morning ritual for the Batman villain "Mr. Freeze," but it's actually the latest therapeutic...
View ArticleParamus Dance Teacher Helps Students With Special Needs Feel The Music
PARAMUS, N.J. — Like many of her students, Paramus dance teacher Claudine Ranieri had never been to prom.It was 2013 and the Glen Rock mom was approached by one of the students, who had special needs,...
View ArticleRutherford's New Coffee Shop Roasts Beans Daily
RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Ara Coffee is all the hype in Rutherford lately. At least, that's what local barber Vito Quattrocchi is saying."Everyone was telling me about [Ara]," said Quattrocchi, of Vito's...
View ArticleBergen Man ID'd, Charged After Two-State Chase In Stolen Flatbed Truck
A New Jersey man was apprehended on Route 59 in Rockland County after leading police from both states on a chase in which the stolen flatbed tow truck he was driving hit three police vehicles, New...
View Article$5M Bail Set For East Rutherford Man After Attacked Woman Dies
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Bail for an East Rutherford man accused of attacking a woman with a knife in the apartment complex where he lives was boosted to $5 million after she died of her...
View ArticleVIDEO: Charges Mount Against Bergen Ex-Con In Stolen Tow Truck Chase
PARAMUS, N.J. -- A brief video shows a stolen flatbed tow truck being pursued by police up Route 17 through Paramus Monday morning on its way to Rockland, where it hit three of their vehicles before...
View ArticleLyndhurst Wellness Center Fights To Save Generation From Nationwide Obesity
LYNDHURST, N.J. — The obesity epidemic in America is more serious than non-committal new year resolutions to "lose weight." According to Lyndhurst's Weight Wellness Center Founder Jennifer Burns...
View ArticleFair Lawn Police Make First Narcan Save Of 2017
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — The first Narcan save of 2017 came on Jan. 1 for the Fair Lawn Police Department.Officers Stephen Buskiewicz, Luke Hintzen and Christopher Siano saved an unresponsive Morlot Avenue...
View ArticleLeonia 24-Year-Old Attributes Big Break To Broken Collarbone
LEONIA, N.J. — Charlie Chalkin of Leonia thought he had it all figured out.It was July 2014 and the then-22-year-old University of Delaware graduate was slated to start work the next day at Makerbot,...
View ArticleWeather Watcher: Snow Storm 'Just A Threat' For Bergen
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — A social-media based forecasting page predicts that the first potential snowstorm to hit Bergen County this season is only a threat.The Jan. 8 storm could bring the first...
View ArticleDowntown Shop Goes Local, Features Ridgewood Artisan’s Jewelry
RAMSEY, N.J. – Erica Mazzilli has a knack for choosing gifts.“Some of it is just a gut feeling. If I like it, hopefully someone else is going to like it too,” said Mazzilli, the owner of the gift shop...
View ArticleHackensack PD: Tow-Truck Chase Driver Was Freed In Car, Tomahawk Thefts
HACKENSACK, N.J. -- An ex-con arrested after damaging three police cars in a stolen tow truck during a chase up Route 17 early Monday had been freed after Hackensack police said he stole a car on New...
View ArticleRemembering 'Matty G': Community Rallies For Hasbrouck Heights Family
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. — More than $32,000 had been raised in one day as of Tuesday evening on a GoFundMe for the family of Matthew E. Galas, a Hasbrouck Heights husband and father.Galas, a...
View ArticleHaledon Police Crack Delivery Robberies After Suspect Calls Locales From HQ
HALEDON, N.J. -- An 18-year-old Haledon man suspected in three late-night food delivery robberies cinched his arrest when he made a phone call from headquarters to the number used to place two of the...
View ArticleTenafly Business Mentor Steers Women To Success
TENAFLY, N.J. — Sarah Walton of Tenafly, a business mentor for women, knows all about not getting support for her hope and dreams.Sure, she writes for Huffington Post. Yes, Katie Couric has called her...
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