Garfield Teacher Accused Of Sex With 15-Year-Old Student Has License Revoked
Amy D’Ovidio, a former Bergen County teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student, has had her teaching license revoked.
D’Ovidio was 35 at the time of the alleged encounters, and was employed by the Garfield Board of Education when they began, authorities said in 2024.
Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said the incidents occurred inside Garfield Middle School, at a home in Cedar Grove, and in a car across locations in Bergen, Essex, and Passaic counties.
The criminal complaint says the encounters began sometime after April 1, 2015, when the victim was 15,…
Easter Sunday Route 80 Crash That Sent SUV Down Elmwood Park Embankment Probed As Hit-Run
An Easter Sunday crash that sent an SUV down an embankment off Route 80 in Bergen County is being investigated as a hit-and-run, New Jersey State Police said.
Troopers responded to the crash at 3:09 p.m., in the westbound lanes near milepost 61.2 in Elmwood Park, where an unknown vehicle struck the rear of a GMC SUV, causing it to hit a Mazda passenger vehicle, according to Trooper II Christopher Postorino.
After the second collision, the GMC traveled off the roadway to the right, went down an embankment, overturned, and struck a tree, according to State Police. The vehicle t…
Former Hasbrouck Heights Football Player Blake Freschi Dies, 22
Blake Freschi, a former Hasbrouck Heights football player, died Friday, April 3. He was 22 years old.
The cause of death was not released. Freschi defied the odds as a multi-sport athlete (golf, football, and wrestling) after being diagnosed with cerebral palsy and epilepsy. As a teenager, his story was featured in NorthJersey.com.
Freschi is survived by his parents, Kelly and Fred Freschi; siblings Dylan, twin brother Hunter, and Brooke.
Click here for Blake Freschi's obituary, complete with service details.
