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Third Alarm Fire Rips Through Noches De Colombia In Secaucus Third Alarm Fire Rips Through Noches De Colombia In Secaucus Third Alarm Fire Rips Through Noches De Colombia In Secaucus
Third Alarm Fire Rips Through Noches De Colombia In Secaucus Firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze that broke out Thursday afternoon at Noches de Colombia in Secaucus. The fire broke out around 4:45 p.m. in the kitchen of the Paterson Plank Road restaurant, reports show. Smoke billowed from the rear of the building as firefighters from Lyndhurst, Kearny and Secaucus battled the flames. The blaze was under control approximately an hour later. The area was closed for several hours for investigation and no injuries were reported. Noches de Colombia was closed on Friday. 
LAWSUIT: Bergen Dad Says Daughter Was Cut From Volleyball Team Over Seizure Disorder, Bullied LAWSUIT: Bergen Dad Says Daughter Was Cut From Volleyball Team Over Seizure Disorder, Bullied LAWSUIT: Bergen Dad Says Daughter Was Cut From Volleyball Team Over Seizure Disorder, Bullied
Lawsuit: Bergen Dad Says Daughter Was Cut From Volleyball Team Over Seizure Disorder, Bullied A Bergen County K-8 district and its principal are facing a lawsuit saying they violated New Jersey's discrimination and any-bullying laws after a student was cut from the volleyball team because of her seizure disorder. Filed Oct. 1 in the county's Superior Court by Justin Puliatte, the suit says the Norwood Public School's volleyball team helped "E.P." feel better about herself in sixth and seventh grades, despite suffering from ADHD, epilepsy, OCD and social anxiety, NJ.com and NorthJersey.com report. In September 2019, though, she was the only eighth grade student who tried out and was …
Bergen County Getting 2nd Krispy Kreme Store Bergen County Getting 2nd Krispy Kreme Store Bergen County Getting 2nd Krispy Kreme Store
Bergen County Getting 2nd Krispy Kreme Store Bergen County is getting a second Krispy Kreme store. The doughnut shop will be replacing the shuttered McDonald's on Route 4, BoozyBurbs reports. The store, coming to the westbound side of the highway sometime next year, will make doughnuts on-site, offer a full menu and have a drive-thru. Krispy Kreme made its first Bergen County debut earlier this year in East Rutherford. Krispy Kreme, 247 Route 4 West, Paramus
HERO: Secaucus Police Officer Saves Life Of Choking Infant HERO: Secaucus Police Officer Saves Life Of Choking Infant HERO: Secaucus Police Officer Saves Life Of Choking Infant
Hero: Secaucus Police Officer Saves Life Of Choking Infant Not all heroes wear capes: Some wear police badges -- like Secaucus Officer Mikhail Kowlessar. Responding to a 9-1-1 call from a dad saying his five-week-old baby was turning blue,  Kowlessar went to the Mallard Place home of a father who had called 9-1-1 saying his 5-week-old baby wasn't breathing around 8:35 p.m. Oct. 7, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. When the officer arrived, the baby boy's mom was performing CPR, and was on the phone with an EMT at police dispatch directing her, Miller said. Kowlessar -- a father, himself -- took the newborn baby and administered back …
COVID-19: Another Passaic County School Goes Remote COVID-19: Another Passaic County School Goes Remote COVID-19: Another Passaic County School Goes Remote
Covid-19: Another Passaic County School Goes Remote Another Passaic County school has gone remote due to COVID-19. A High Mountain School student tested positive, officials said Thursday. The student is recovering at home, and the borough's two local schools will close for the rest of the week -- at least, Mayor Randy George said. On Wednesday, a group of Totowa students were switched to remote learning due to a positive COVID-19 case.
ALDI Sets Opening Date For Route 46 Store ALDI Sets Opening Date For Route 46 Store ALDI Sets Opening Date For Route 46 Store
Aldi Sets Opening Date For Route 46 Store ALDI is opening a Passaic County location next week. The new Totowa store will open Oct. 15 on Route 46, with curbside pickup starting Oct. 29. ALDI is on track to become the third-largest U.S. grocery retailer by the end of next year. The store will offer, Mama Cozzi's Take & Bake Deli Pizza, Happy Farms String Cheese, Stonemill Everything Bagel Seasoning and more. ALDI, 465 Route 46, Totowa, New Jersey
Man Dead In Essex County Apartment Fire Man Dead In Essex County Apartment Fire Man Dead In Essex County Apartment Fire
Man Dead In Essex County Apartment Fire An 85-year-old man died in a Bloomfield an apartment fire Wednesday morning. Firefighters found Warren Froehlich inside of 14 Evelyn Pl., shortly after the fire broke out on the first floor of the multi-level building just before 7:30 a.m., reports and authorities said. Froehlich was taken to Mountainside Hospital in Glen Ridge, where he was pronounced dead just more than five hours later, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Bloomfield Public Safety Director Samuel A. DeMaio said. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. No other information is availabl…
KNOW HIM? Surveillance Tapes Show Masked, Violent Newark Robber Threatening Workers KNOW HIM? Surveillance Tapes Show Masked, Violent Newark Robber Threatening Workers KNOW HIM? Surveillance Tapes Show Masked, Violent Newark Robber Threatening Workers
Know HIM? Surveillance Tapes Show Masked, Violent Newark Robber Threatening Workers Newark police are seeking the public's help identifying a man who they say threatened to hurt workers with a knife during a robbery last weekend. The man pictured tried leaving a store on the 100 block of 7th Avenue with items hidden under his clothes last Saturday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The man "used physical force" against employees while threatening them with a knife, Ambrose said. The suspect is described as a man with a medium complexion, medium build, approximately six feet tall, with dark clothing and a white mask on his face. Anyone with infor…
Website Lists Every NJ School That Reported Positive COVID-19 Case Website Lists Every NJ School That Reported Positive COVID-19 Case Website Lists Every NJ School That Reported Positive COVID-19 Case
Website Lists Every NJ School That Reported Positive Covid-19 Case A website where teachers across the U.S. can report a confirmed COVID-19 case in their school shows dozens in New Jersey. The website was launched by the National Education Association, specifically a Kansas high school teachers, and serves as a hub for educators to report virus cases and health concerns. All submissions are reviewed by NEA staff and verified by checking school websites, press releases, media reports and other public sources.  The cases listed are by no means a "comprehensive accounting of all cases at schools and campuses," the website says. Each case is dated a…
2 Winning Powerball Tickets Worth $50K Sold In Bergen, Hudson Counties 2 Winning Powerball Tickets Worth $50K Sold In Bergen, Hudson Counties 2 Winning Powerball Tickets Worth $50K Sold In Bergen, Hudson Counties
2 Winning Powerball Tickets Worth $50K Sold In Bergen, Hudson Counties A pair of winning New Jersey Lottery tickets good for $50,000 each were sold in Bergen and Hudson counties. The tickets from the Wednesday, Oct. 7 drawing each win the third-tier prize. They were sold at the following locations: Bergen County: Krauszers Food Store, 16-15 River Road, Fair Lawn Hudson County: Central Wine and Liquors, 601 Central Ave., Union City. The winning numbers were 06, 24, 30, 53, and 56. The Red Power Ball number was 19. The Multiplier number was 02.  The Powerball jackpot rolls to $62 million  for the next drawing to be held Saturday, Oct. 10, at 10:59 p…
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