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New Bergen County Restaurants To Try In 2019 New Bergen County Restaurants To Try In 2019 New Bergen County Restaurants To Try In 2019
New Bergen County Restaurants To Try In 2019 Out with the old. Dozens of Bergen County restaurants shuttered in 2018 making room for more in 2019. Here are the ones we are most excited to try. Yada Noodle House, Bergenfield: Although Kitchen by Yada has been closed for years, the Thai restaurant reopening in the Church Street space vacated by Reilly's Rib Cage on Jan. 5. First Watch, Bergen Town Center: The breakfast joint that calls itself the "Daytime Cafe" will be opening at Bergen Town Center, BoozyBurbs reports. Get ready for stacks of pancakes, bacon, eggs, juice, salads, smoothies and more. First Watch is opening at Bergen…
RESULTS ARE IN: These New Jersey Families Totally Nailed This Whole Christmas Card Thing RESULTS ARE IN: These New Jersey Families Totally Nailed This Whole Christmas Card Thing RESULTS ARE IN: These New Jersey Families Totally Nailed This Whole Christmas Card Thing
Results ARE IN: These New Jersey Families Totally Nailed This Whole Christmas Card Thing Congratulations to the Biondos of Wayne and the DeGruccios of Hillsdale who totally nailed this whole Christmas card thing.  Both families tied for first place in Daily Voice's 2018 Christmas Card contest. Second place went to the Brickman family with 15 percent of votes and third to the McFaddens with 14 percent of votes.  Wayne mom Stefanie Biondo explained how her winning shot went down. "Every year we take the girls to see Santa at Fairfield Gardens. My little one was so excited to see him and was waving to him the whole time. The moment we got up to him, she freake…
Thousands Possibly Exposed To HIV, Hepatitis At Saddle Brook Surgery Center Thousands Possibly Exposed To HIV, Hepatitis At Saddle Brook Surgery Center Thousands Possibly Exposed To HIV, Hepatitis At Saddle Brook Surgery Center
Thousands Possibly Exposed To HIV, Hepatitis At Saddle Brook Surgery Center In what the state health department is calling an "abundance of caution," a surgery center in Saddle Brook is urging thousands of people who underwent procedures at the facility between January and Sept. 7 to get tested for HIV and hepatitis. State health officials said more than 3,000 patients at HealthPlus Surgery Center may have been exposed to the bloodborne infections due to "deficiencies in infection control" involving the cleaning of instruments and injection of medications, ABC7 reports, citing the center's surgery administrator Betty McCabe.  The following letter was…
Teen Was Home During Ridgefield Park Drug Heroin, Cocaine Bust Teen Was Home During Ridgefield Park Drug Heroin, Cocaine Bust Teen Was Home During Ridgefield Park Drug Heroin, Cocaine Bust
Teen Was Home During Ridgefield Park Drug Heroin, Cocaine Bust A teenager was home when authorities seized heroin and dozens cocaine from a couple in a Ridgefield Park residence. Deran Rogers, 45 of Paterson, and Maritza Rodriguez, 52 of Ridgefield Park, were arrested on drug charges and child endangerment, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo announced Monday. Last Wednesday, authorities searched Rodriguez' Ridgefield Park home where they found 350 wax paper folds of heroin and 47 baggies of crack-cocaine -- along with a 13-year-old boy, Calo said. The teen was released to his father at the scene and his mother was charged with one count of ch…
MUGSHOT: Fort Lee Woman, 70, Charged In Fatal Hit-Run MUGSHOT: Fort Lee Woman, 70, Charged In Fatal Hit-Run MUGSHOT: Fort Lee Woman, 70, Charged In Fatal Hit-Run
Mugshot: Fort Lee Woman, 70, Charged In Fatal Hit-Run A 70-year-old Fort Lee woman was charged with the hit-and-run death of a female pedestrian Wednesday, authorities said. June Reiner was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and is scheduled for a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on Jan. 4, 2019, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Surveillance video shows a westbound box truck and then an eastbound Mercedes-Benz SUV striking a 61-year-old Fort Lee woman attempting to cross Main Street just before 5 p.m. Wednesday, Calo said. The box truck remained on scene but Reiner …
Support Pours In For Grant Street Cafe's Beloved Bartender Following Brain Hemorrhage Support Pours In For Grant Street Cafe's Beloved Bartender Following Brain Hemorrhage Support Pours In For Grant Street Cafe's Beloved Bartender Following Brain Hemorrhage
Support Pours In For Grant Street Cafe's Beloved Bartender Following Brain Hemorrhage If you've been to Grant Street Cafe in Dumont in the past month, you'd know it feels emptier than usual. Beloved bartender and bartender Katie Caspare hasn't been around.  Late last month, Caspare of Bergenfield suffered a sudden brain hemorrhage. Her absence at the cafe has not gone unnoticed. "I hope you recover and come back strong," Eric Maloney said on a GoFundMe that had raised more than $46,500 as of Monday morning. "Miss your friendly face behind the bar and in Grants funny photos." "Katie is everything that you said and more," Pamela Lakefield said. "It was my pleasure to te…
Mom Outraged After Bergen County Rink Bars Disabled Teen's Walker From Ice Mom Outraged After Bergen County Rink Bars Disabled Teen's Walker From Ice Mom Outraged After Bergen County Rink Bars Disabled Teen's Walker From Ice
Mom Outraged After Bergen County Rink Bars Disabled Teen's Walker From Ice Kateri Sullivan had been looking forward to the ice skating trip with her Midland Park Girl Scout troop. The 13-year-old has cerebral palsy but had an adaptive walker for snow and ice made four years ago that she planned on using. Kateri's hopes of skating with her friends were crushed as soon as she entered Fritz Dietl Ice Rink in Westwood Wednesday, her mom Colleen Orso said. A rink employee called owner Carola Dietl, who told the family over the phone that the walker was prohibited and would pose a threat to other skaters. She also said it was prohibited because the the rink does not h…
Missing Passaic Girl With Autism Found In New York City Missing Passaic Girl With Autism Found In New York City Missing Passaic Girl With Autism Found In New York City
Missing Passaic Girl With Autism Found In New York City A Passaic girl with autism who went missing Friday was located unharmed in New York City, authorities said. Michele Cortes was last seen running from School No. 1 on Van Houten Avenue, Passaic Police Capt. Jonathan Schaer said. She was in the custody of New York Administration for Children Services Saturday morning and was being transported to an area hospital for a precautionary evaluation.  “There is nothing more heart breaking or stressful than a missing child," Mayor Hector C. Lora said. "I didn’t sleep last night as the search for Michele Cortes was ongoing. The relief when …
Community Rallies For Dumont High Grad Battling Brain Cancer Community Rallies For Dumont High Grad Battling Brain Cancer Community Rallies For Dumont High Grad Battling Brain Cancer
Community Rallies For Dumont High Grad Battling Brain Cancer March 20, 2017 was the day everything changed for Dumont native Aram Manoogian. After being rushed to the hospital with numbness in his arm, he suffered a seizure -- and was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Otherwise healthy and active, the news came as a shock to the then-33-year-old, who has since become partially paralyzed and is unable to work.  ManoogianGOFUNDME More than $36,000 had been raised for Manoogian of Hackensack as of Friday on a GoFundMe campaign launched by Hasmig Kopooshian. Funds will go toward a potentially life-saving treatment that Manoogian wi…
Missing Passaic Girl With Autism Found In New York City Missing Passaic Girl With Autism Found In New York City Missing Passaic Girl With Autism Found In New York City
Missing Passaic Girl With Autism Found In New York City A Passaic girl with autism who went missing Friday was located unharmed in New York City, authorities said. Michele Cortes was last seen running from School No. 1 on Van Houten Avenue, Passaic Police Capt. Jonathan Schaer said. She was in the custody of New York Administration for Children Services Saturday morning and was being transported to an area hospital for a precautionary evaluation.  “There is nothing more heart breaking or stressful than a missing child," Mayor Hector C. Lora said. "I didn’t sleep last night as the search for Michele Cortes was ongoing. The relief when …
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