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Hackensack, NJ
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John Legend Stops At North Jersey 7-Eleven, Donates To Fire Department John Legend Stops At North Jersey 7-Eleven, Donates To Fire Department John Legend Stops At North Jersey 7-Eleven, Donates To Fire Department
John Legend Stops At North Jersey 7-Eleven, Donates To Fire Department Two Wood-Ridge firefighters were outside 7-Eleven in Wood-Ridge selling tickets to the department's upcoming fundraiser breakfast when John Legend pulled up Sunday morning. The singer, producer and composer went into the store -- after one firefighter explained what the cause was for -- and came out with $20. That's when he handed it to the firefighters, got back in his car and drove off, firefighters said. Legend didn't say what he was doing in the area but firefighters speculated he may have been at Teterboro Airport, approximately a mile away from the Hackensack Avenue store. Last year,…

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Hackensack, NJ
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North Jersey Mini Mart Sells $50G Lottery Ticket North Jersey Mini Mart Sells $50G Lottery Ticket North Jersey Mini Mart Sells $50G Lottery Ticket
North Jersey Mini Mart Sells $50G Lottery Ticket A New Jersey Lottery ticket with a grand prize of $50,000 from the Oct. 13 drawing was sold at a North Jersey mini mart. The winning numbers for the ticket, sold at HK Circle Mini Mart in Dumont, were: 11, 14, 32, 43 and 65. The Red Power Ball number was 15. The Multiplier number was 03.  The Powerball jackpot rolls to $345,000,000 for the next drawing to be held Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 10:59 p.m.

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Hackensack, NJ
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Blind North Jersey Locker Buy Yields Thousands At Auction Blind North Jersey Locker Buy Yields Thousands At Auction Blind North Jersey Locker Buy Yields Thousands At Auction
Blind North Jersey Locker Buy Yields Thousands At Auction A gallery owner who blindly put down $15,000 for a storage locker in North Jersey saw a return of more than 100-times his investment Sunday at an auction, the New York Post reports. David Killen, a Chelsea gallery owner, sold pieces by Dutch abstract expressionist Willem de Kooning for $1 million, $60,000 and $25,000 at Killen’s West 25th Street gallery. Killen's "nondescript" locker was from the estate of Susanne Schnitzer, who was struck and killed by a garbage truck in New York City nearly a decade ago. She had inherited the pieces from her husband. With the extra cash, Killen…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Teachers In These 3 North Jersey Towns Among Lowest-Paid In State Teachers In These 3 North Jersey Towns Among Lowest-Paid In State Teachers In These 3 North Jersey Towns Among Lowest-Paid In State
Teachers In These 3 North Jersey Towns Among Lowest-Paid In State New Jersey has some of the highest-paid teachers -- but there are also some who don't make nearly as much. According to a new report in NJ.com, the median teacher salary in the state was $67,812 last year. The median salary in more than 100 school districts fell below $60,000 and even some below $50,000. Here these three North Jersey towns are where teachers make the least in the state (figures are median salary): 47. Edgewater: $55,578 24. Lodi: $54,266 8. Elmwood Park: $51,610 CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY.

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Hackensack, NJ
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Kids Are Lining Up For Halloween Scare From North Jersey Brothers Kids Are Lining Up For Halloween Scare From North Jersey Brothers Kids Are Lining Up For Halloween Scare From North Jersey Brothers
Kids Are Lining Up For Halloween Scare From North Jersey Brothers The costume-clad kids that gather on the corner of Jay and Tontine avenues in Lyndhurst every Halloween aren't there for candy. They've come for a fright -- and the Cuneo brothers are prepared to bring it. For the past eight years, Chris Cuneo, 31, and Kevin Cuneo, 29, have been the masterminds behind an elaborate fright fest on their own front lawn.  They call it: #HalloweenOnJay. Dress as scary clowns, zombies and other masked characters from your worst nightmares, the Cuneos -- along with several friends and family members -- plant themselves in between the dozens of animatronics strat…

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West Milford, NJ
Obituaries
'Smart, Sassy' Ringwood Stylist Farrah Shokouhi Dies, 24 'Smart, Sassy' Ringwood Stylist Farrah Shokouhi Dies, 24 'Smart, Sassy' Ringwood Stylist Farrah Shokouhi Dies, 24
'Smart, Sassy' Ringwood Stylist Farrah Shokouhi Dies, 24 She was smart. She was sassy. She was special. This is how friends, clients and loved ones remembered Farrah Shokouhi, a Ringwood native who died Oct. 9. She was 24. Shokouhi graduated from Kinnelon High School in 2012 and later Artistic Academy in Morris Plains. She worked at several area salons and beauty parlors, and was remembered in her obituary for her good heart, sense of humor and love for animals -- especially cats. "Farrah was a uniquely vibrant young woman," Wendy Fox-Warner wrote on social media, "and will be remembered fondly by us and those of you who may have …

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Bergenfield, NJ
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Traveler May Have Exposed North Jersey Gym To Measles, NY Health Department Says Traveler May Have Exposed North Jersey Gym To Measles, NY Health Department Says Traveler May Have Exposed North Jersey Gym To Measles, NY Health Department Says
Traveler May Have Exposed North Jersey Gym To Measles, NY Health Department Says An international traveler may have exposed members of a Montvale gym to measles when he visited North Jersey and parts of New York earlier this month.  The Israeli traveler potentially exposing others to measles between Oct. 4 and 11, the New York State Health Department announced. The man visited multiple area venues including: Congregation Bais Elazer, 26 Voyager Court, Monsey, N.Y. Mia's Reflexology, 191 South Main Street, New City, N.Y. Life Time Athletic, 10 Van Riper Road, Montvale, N.J. Wesley Kosher, 455 Route 306, Monsey, N.Y. Congregation Borov, 2 Parker Road, Monsey, N.Y. Costc…

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Bergenfield, NJ
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Father-Son Home Developers Open Route 17 Bagel Shop Father-Son Home Developers Open Route 17 Bagel Shop Father-Son Home Developers Open Route 17 Bagel Shop
Father-Son Home Developers Open Route 17 Bagel Shop A pair of father-son home developers have opened a new bagel shop in Paramus. Everything Bagel is now open on Route 17 southbound, right next so Shake Shack. Elliot Cohen of Englewood spent 25 years in banking and has years of experience owning pancake houses and bagel shops. He left both industries to join his son, Andrew Cohen of Edgewater, who opened a home developing business six years ago. But the elder Cohen said he missed working with people -- so the father-son duo set their sights on a new endeavor at Everything Bagel. The Cohens specialize in novelty bagels and are rolling out b…

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Hackensack, NJ
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This Entire Hackensack Street Goes All Out For Halloween This Entire Hackensack Street Goes All Out For Halloween This Entire Hackensack Street Goes All Out For Halloween
This Entire Hackensack Street Goes All Out For Halloween Nearly every family on Clinton Place was outside on Sunday hanging Halloween decorations. Or at least, some decorations.  The others would have to wait until another day because for many families on the Hackensack street, one day isn't enough to prepare for the holiday. The neighborhood has become well-known across North Jersey for its over-the-top decorations. On Halloween night, the block is closed off for the nearly 8,000 trick-or-treaters that flood the sidewalks. Ralph and Maria-Rose Contini were working on building permanent piping to display Bruce -- one of the many wooden "Fin…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
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Who Bought Allendale Eats? The Guy Across The Street Who Bought Allendale Eats? The Guy Across The Street Who Bought Allendale Eats? The Guy Across The Street
Who Bought Allendale Eats? The Guy Across The Street Ed Veseli is going to be working both sides of West Allendale Avenue when he opens a new restaurant on the site of the former Allendale Eats.  Veseli, who owns and operates Mezza Luna Bistro right across the street, said he'll offer breakfast and lunch -- same as the now-gone Allendale Eats, which closed suddenly in May. He hadn't scheduled an opening yet.

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