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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Mahwah Woman Running NYC Marathon Keeps Memory Of Late High School Friend Alive Mahwah Woman Running NYC Marathon Keeps Memory Of Late High School Friend Alive Mahwah Woman Running NYC Marathon Keeps Memory Of Late High School Friend Alive
Mahwah Woman Running NYC Marathon Keeps Memory Of Late High School Friend Alive Clear eyes. Full Hearts. Can’t lose. When Jessica Ohnikian of Mahwah feels like she can’t run anymore, that’s what she tells herself. And somehow, she keeps going. The saying reminds herself of her childhood and high school friend Dan Zolotorofe, who adopted the "Friday Night Lights" motto as his own, before he died suddenly in 2011 from complications of juvenile diabetes. Ohnikian, 27, on Sunday morning will be running the New York City Marathon in Dan's memory. With the motto on her jersey. “Anyone who hears that saying just associates it with Dan,” Ohnikian said. “I think about it, a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Prosecutor: Driver In Ridgefield Park I-95 Stop Had Crack, Heroin, Hollow-Nose Bullets Prosecutor: Driver In Ridgefield Park I-95 Stop Had Crack, Heroin, Hollow-Nose Bullets Prosecutor: Driver In Ridgefield Park I-95 Stop Had Crack, Heroin, Hollow-Nose Bullets
Prosecutor: Driver In Ridgefield Park I-95 Stop Had Crack, Heroin, Hollow-Nose Bullets A traffic stop on Route 95 in Ridgefield Park turned up crack, heroin and hollow-point ammunition, authorities said. Jose A. Bello, 22, of Camden was released pending a Nov. 14 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack following his arrest Tuesday, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Members of Calo's Narcotics Task Force found 51 vials of cocaine, several decks of heroin and $1,125 in suspected drug proceeds, along with the .45-caliber bullets, after they stopped Bello on the southbound highway, Calo said. Bello was charged with illegal drug an…

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by Cecilia Levine
Ridgewood, NJ
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Longtime Worker Finally Queen Bee With Opening Of North Jersey Salon Longtime Worker Finally Queen Bee With Opening Of North Jersey Salon Longtime Worker Finally Queen Bee With Opening Of North Jersey Salon
Longtime Worker Finally Queen Bee With Opening Of North Jersey Salon For nearly four decades, Laura Ann Petruccelli has been a worker. But now, things are finally changing. The Hawthorne mom is the queen bee of her very own hair salon, Lora Celli in Ridgewood. "I saw myself in this industry, changing with this industry," said Petruccelli, 57. "I saw myself doing this for many more years to come and I knew I didn't want to do this under somebody else’s vision.  "I have too many ideas." The salon's grand opening will be Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. The mom of three wasted no time putting those ideas to work. She launched her own product line. She drew up and carried …

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
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Hawthorne's Newest Pub Puts Modern Twist On Irish Classics Hawthorne's Newest Pub Puts Modern Twist On Irish Classics Hawthorne's Newest Pub Puts Modern Twist On Irish Classics
Hawthorne's Newest Pub Puts Modern Twist On Irish Classics Celtic Corner has opened on Lafayette Avenue in Hawthorne. Located right down the street from the movie theater, Celtic Corner boasts a hand-hewn bar boasts authentic Irish woodwork. Its menu is chock-full of Irish classics by Executive Chef Christine Nunn, the former owner of now-closed Picnic in Fair Lawn and Picnic on the Square in Ridgewood Christine Nunn is the executive chef of Celtic Corner.Christine Nunn FACEBOOK Nunn will be dishing up loaded Irish fries (Bacon, crispy onions, mustard, dubliner cheese over fries), shepherds pie, chili, burgers and plenty of "pub grub." “Our id…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
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Jersey Shore Gourmet Doughnut Shop Opening In Bergen County Jersey Shore Gourmet Doughnut Shop Opening In Bergen County Jersey Shore Gourmet Doughnut Shop Opening In Bergen County
Jersey Shore Gourmet Doughnut Shop Opening In Bergen County A gourmet doughnut shop is opening at the former location of Sabor Peru in Rutherford. Top That! Donuts -- owned by Bergen County natives Chris and Danielle Wolowitz -- will be opening at 8 Highland Cross this winter.  The shop will be opening at 8 Highland Cross this winter.Top That! Donuts The Wolowitz' are opening Top That! Donuts' second location in Rutherford.Top That! Donuts The menu boasts gourmet donuts, daily specials and a full menu of coffee. Golden Oreo doughnutsTop That! Donuts This is the second location for the Wolowitz' shop, which they launched in Point Pleasant …

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by Cecilia Levine
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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End Of An Era: Community Laments Closing Of The Barn In Closter End Of An Era: Community Laments Closing Of The Barn In Closter End Of An Era: Community Laments Closing Of The Barn In Closter
End Of An Era: Community Laments Closing Of The Barn In Closter Stop in to say your last goodbyes: The Barn in Closter announced it will soon be closing. The eatery opened in 2013 in the Closter Commons replacing The Farm in Closter and has since been a local favorite for soups, brunch, desserts and more. The Barn in Closterfoodieeatsss INSTAGRAM Community members lamented over the news, which was announced Thursday in a Facebook post. "Wow, this is truly the passing of an era," "Michele Langer Hurst commented. "I grew up just up the road when it was still called Trautwein Farm and we’d ride our bikes down the hill, only to have walk them all the w…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
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3 Charged With Carjacking Passaic County Chinese Food Deliverymen At Gunpoint 3 Charged With Carjacking Passaic County Chinese Food Deliverymen At Gunpoint 3 Charged With Carjacking Passaic County Chinese Food Deliverymen At Gunpoint
3 Charged With Carjacking Passaic County Chinese Food Deliverymen At Gunpoint A man and a pair of teenagers were charged with the of carjacking two Chinese food deliveryman at gunpoint, Prospect Park police said. William Nunn, 27 of Haledon, employed a 17-year-old from Paterson and a 16-year-old from Haledon in the two separate carjackings of local Chinese restaurants, Prospect Park Police Captain Ammen Matari said. The first incident was on Oct. 10, when the men called in a food delivery order from the Belmont Dragon in Haledon to North 17th St., and asked the driver to bring change of a $50, Matari said. The Belmont DragonGoogle Maps Nunn and both teens were o…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
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Big Santa Is Back In Bergen County Big Santa Is Back In Bergen County Big Santa Is Back In Bergen County
Big Santa Is Back In Bergen County Big Santa is coming back. On Nov. 15, the Westfield Garden State Plaza is inviting the community to celebrate the return of Bergen County's beloved Saint Nick at 6 p.m. outside of entrance 7, adjacent to Nordstrom and Design Within Reach.  Seeing the beloved Big Santa outside of the Westfield Garden State Plaza signaled the unofficial start of the holiday season for generations, perched atop a chimney in in the mall's parking lot facing Route 17  Sometime in the 1980s, the 51-foot Saint Nick disappeared. That changes this year.

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
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3 Hospitalized In Jackknifed Route 3 Trailer Crash 3 Hospitalized In Jackknifed Route 3 Trailer Crash 3 Hospitalized In Jackknifed Route 3 Trailer Crash
3 Hospitalized In Jackknifed Route 3 Trailer Crash UPDATE: A Pennsylvania driver who was behind the wheel of a tractor-trailer that plowed through a concrete barrier into the oncoming lanes of Route 3 in Clifton remained hospitalized with serious injuries Thursday, as did a Paterson man who was driving a BMW struck by the rig, authorities said. The eastbound tractor-trailer driven by 46-year-old William Libby of Millville, PA plowed through the barrier into the westbound lane, where it struck the BMW, driven by 32-year-old Irving Vasquez Velez of Paterson, around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, authorities said. It also hit a Freightliner box truck d…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
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Laborer Charged With Sexually Assaulting North Jersey Pre-Teen Laborer Charged With Sexually Assaulting North Jersey Pre-Teen Laborer Charged With Sexually Assaulting North Jersey Pre-Teen
Laborer Charged With Sexually Assaulting North Jersey Pre-Teen A 58-year-old laborer sexually assaulted a pre-teen in Englewood over the course of three years, authorities said. Jose Ruben-Gutierrez of Englewood was arrested Monday in Paramus after an investigation into a report that he had been engaging in sexual acts with a child under 13 years old, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Ruben-Gutierrez was charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault, one count of sexual assault by contact and one count of child endangerment, Calo said. A first appearance in Hackensack court is scheduled for Friday.

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