Christie signs tougher measures against child predators into law
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: New Jersey authorities can now keep child predators behind bars without parole or early release, as part of a series of sweeping measures signed into law by Gov. Christie. The...
View ArticleUpstate NY woman arrested in PIP police cocaine stop
EXCLUSIVE: A traffic stop led to the arrest of an upstate New York woman who Palisades Parkway Police today said was carrying an ounce of cocaine and prescription drugs. PIP Lt. Roman Galloza and...
View ArticleNJ lawmaker wants to raise speed limit to 75 on Parkway, Turnpike
(via NJ.com) Robert Sciarrino/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — The speed limit on two of the busiest roads in New Jersey could increase to 75 mph if one state legislator has his way. Assemblyman Declan...
View ArticleProsecutor: Rutherford woman leased uninsured cars to unlicensed illegals
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Rutherford woman ran a leased-car mill for unlicensed illegal immigrants, registering 180 vehicles the past three years and then removing them from auto insurance policies...
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Wallington Engine Company ‘beach party’ fundraiser coming up
SHOUT OUT: Celebrating its 100th anniversary, Wallington Engine Company 202 will be hosting a “beach party,” with the Flying Mueller Brothers performing, on Saturday, Sept. 7. The Wallington department...
View ArticleFairview police make arrest in brutal mugging of man, 80
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Fairview police before dawn today arrested a man who they said beat and robbed a 80-year-old Port Authority worker, breaking his jaw in two places. The victim was headed to work...
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Brother-in-law kills former Fairview man, then himself
NEWSFLASH: A former Fairview printer was shot dead by his brother-in-law, who then turned the gun on himself in their Ocean County home last night, a news site there is reporting. Police said...
View ArticleBergenfield girl, 8, seriously injured by Garden State Plaza escalator
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An 8-year-old Bergenfield girl’s leg got caught in a Macy’s escalator at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus that one witness said “appeared to swallow her foot.” EMS workers and...
View ArticleBicyclist, 55, killed in Alpine
A 55-year-old Queens woman riding her bicycle in the Alpine Hill area of Henry Hudson Drive fell off, hit her head and was killed this afternoon, Palisades Interstate Parkway police said. It’s unclear...
View ArticlePort Authority police stop DWI pharmacist with stolen Corvette, $40,000 cash
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Long Island pharmacist awaiting trial in a drunk-driving accident last month was intoxicated, driving a stolen convertible and carrying $40,000 in cash when Port Authority...
View ArticleIndictment: Personal trainer tried selling 6 illegal guns in Edgewater,...
EXCLUSIVE: A personal trainer who authorities said was headed to an undercover gun buy in Edgewater when detectives moved in was indicted by a Bergen County grand jury on charges of having six illegal...
View ArticleFair Lawn train death 21st this year for NJ Transit
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A man was struck and killed by a commuter train in Fair Lawn at the border of Elmwood Park this afternoon in an apparent suicide — the 21st such fatality for NJ Transit this...
View Article2 escape injury in Ridgewood utility pole crash
EXCLUSIVE: A driver and passenger escaped serious injury tonight when their Toyota Prius rammed a utility pole on East Ridgewood Avenue near Southern Parkway. Ridgewood police and EMS personnel...
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Moving funeral tribute planned for Demarest firefighter ‘Ricky’ Morris
TRIBUTE: A 1948 pumper truck this Tuesday morning will carry the body of 40-year firefighter Richard F. “Ricky” Morris to the Demarest firehouse, where the bell up top will ring, the Fireman’s Prayer...
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Bergen teens art exhibit celebrates women’s right to vote
SHOUT OUT: Women’s right to vote is celebrated in an art exhibit featuring works by students from the Bergen County Technical High School in Teterboro, David E. Owens Middle School in New Milford and...
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Special benefit dinner for Lodi breast cancer victim
SHOUT OUT: A special benefit beefsteak dinner is planned for a Lodi woman battling breast cancer. The Sept. 7 dinner for Alicia Veri-Rodriguez will be at the Boys & Girls Club of Lodi on Passaic...
View Article3 sought in Englewood mugging, victim in ICU
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Englewood police are looking for three assailants who severely beat a 35-year-old Brooklyn man with a baseball bat, taking his cellphone and new Lebron James sneakers — and...
View ArticleAtlantic City lifeguard charged with having sex with Northvale girl, 15
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An Atlantic City lifeguard came to Northvale last week and had sex with a 15-year-old girl he met online, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this morning. David...
View ArticleBCC professor from Wood-Ridge, 26, killed in wrong-way crash
A 26-year-old Bergen Community College psychology professor was killed after she crashed her SUV while driving the wrong way on Route 18 in Old Bridge Friday night. Police said Ashley Sara Chieco was...
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Westwood freemasons offering free youngster ID ‘CHIP’s for parents
SHOUT OUT: Although no parent wants to think about it, large numbers of children are kidnapped or reported missing each year, making the child identification kits being provided next month by the...
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