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Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack Homeowner Puts Out Garage Fire Hackensack Homeowner Puts Out Garage Fire Hackensack Homeowner Puts Out Garage Fire
Hackensack Homeowner Puts Out Garage Fire A Hackenasck homeowner put out a minor garage fire as firefighters pulled up to the scene just before 5 p.m. Saturday, fire officials said. The Byrne Street resident used a bucket of water to extinguish a small piece of burning molding, before the fire department finished off the blaze with a water can, Hackensack Fire Captain Justin Derevyanik said. Firefighters turned the scene back over to the homeowner, he said. No injuries were reported and the cause was not suspicious, Derevyanik said.

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by Cecilia Levine
Bergenfield, NJ
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Bergenfield Family Whose House Burned Down Comprised Of Nurses, Teachers Bergenfield Family Whose House Burned Down Comprised Of Nurses, Teachers Bergenfield Family Whose House Burned Down Comprised Of Nurses, Teachers
Bergenfield Family Whose House Burned Down Comprised Of Nurses, Teachers A family of nurses and grade school teachers in Bergenfield was displaced after a fired ravaged through its Bergen Avenue home. The occupants included mom Winnie Acosta, a registered nurse; her twin daughters, Jillian, also a nurse, and Janelle, a school teacher, and their poodle. All four made it out safely and uninjured. Winnie's son, Marky, is in Los Angeles pursuing a master’s degree in English. More than $3,700 had been raised for the family on a GoFundMe as of Saturday afternoon. CLICK HERE TO DONATE.

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Bergenfield, NJ
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What You Need To Know: Bergenfield's $12M Borough Hall Renovation What You Need To Know: Bergenfield's $12M Borough Hall Renovation What You Need To Know: Bergenfield's $12M Borough Hall Renovation
What You Need To Know: Bergenfield's $12M Borough Hall Renovation A $12 million renovation to Bergenfield's 93-year-old Borough Hall is set to begin in September, according to a new report by NorthJersey.com. Hackensack's RSC Architects has been authorized by the council to come up with a basic design for the North Washington Ave. facility this week detailing a complete renovation, the report says. RSC Architects has worked several municipal projects in the area including Ridgewood's Village Hall, Cliffside Park's DPW Annex, Demarest DPW and most notably Two Bergen County Plaza -- and many more. The three-story building's facade will remain the same but …

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Bergenfield, NJ
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Have You Voted? Who Has The Best Brunch In Bergen County? Have You Voted? Who Has The Best Brunch In Bergen County? Have You Voted? Who Has The Best Brunch In Bergen County?
Have You Voted? Who Has The Best Brunch In Bergen County? Mother's Day is coming up so you better book brunch ASAP! Where are the best places to go in Bergen County? 

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by Cecilia Levine
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Snapping Turtle That Slowed NJ Turnpike Traffic Rescued By State Troopers Snapping Turtle That Slowed NJ Turnpike Traffic Rescued By State Troopers Snapping Turtle That Slowed NJ Turnpike Traffic Rescued By State Troopers
Snapping Turtle That Slowed NJ Turnpike Traffic Rescued By State Troopers Traffic was crawling on the New Jersey Turnpike Friday -- as was the little guy causing the backup.  New Jersey State Troopers rescued a snapping turtle from the highway near Interchange 15W. "You just never know what’s causing a traffic delay—a broken down car, an accident, debris in the road, or maybe, just maybe, a tortoise," police said in a news release. "A couple of Troops made sure this guy was safely removed from the roadway before allowing traffic back into the lane."

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Teaneck, NJ
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Longtime Teaneck Detective Takes Final Ride Down Cedar Lane Longtime Teaneck Detective Takes Final Ride Down Cedar Lane Longtime Teaneck Detective Takes Final Ride Down Cedar Lane
Longtime Teaneck Detective Takes Final Ride Down Cedar Lane Teaneck Detective Ed Kazmierczak has driven down Cedar Lane dozens of times since joining the township’s police department 16 years ago. Friday night, he took his patrol car for one last spin. Affectionately known as “Kaz,” the longtime detective is looking forward to working with other municipalities when he joins the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office on Monday -- although he’ll miss the place he’s long called home. “You could drop me off blindfolded in the middle of any street -- and some of them are puzzles. But I’ve been here so long I could walk right out,” said Kazmierczak Friday aft…

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by Cecilia Levine
West Milford, NJ
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West Milford Mom Mourning Daughter Reveals Addiction's Impact On Family West Milford Mom Mourning Daughter Reveals Addiction's Impact On Family West Milford Mom Mourning Daughter Reveals Addiction's Impact On Family
West Milford Mom Mourning Daughter Reveals Addiction's Impact On Family The mother of a 23-year-old Bloomingdale girl who passed away after several years of battling addiction is raising awareness toward the disease that took her daughter's life. Ashley Breeze was giving sobriety one last shot. Her reasons to keep fighting were her two kids, Ralph and Isabella. "She had been working so hard to get her life together for them," Breeze's mom Caroline Denaro of West Milford said. "She had gone through three different detox programs and had been taking various parenting and life courses. She had been clean for some time now." But Breeze died s…

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Bergenfield, NJ
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POLL: Where Are The Best Places To Brunch In Bergen This Mother's Day? POLL: Where Are The Best Places To Brunch In Bergen This Mother's Day? POLL: Where Are The Best Places To Brunch In Bergen This Mother's Day?
Poll: Where Are The Best Places To Brunch In Bergen This Mother's Day? Mother's Day is coming up so you better book brunch ASAP! Where are the best places to go in Bergen County?

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
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North Haledon Minister In Plane Crash Known Worldwide For Kindness, Charity North Haledon Minister In Plane Crash Known Worldwide For Kindness, Charity North Haledon Minister In Plane Crash Known Worldwide For Kindness, Charity
North Haledon Minister In Plane Crash Known Worldwide For Kindness, Charity There was no mistaking the purple plane that went down Wednesday in West Milford for those who knew Andrew Topp. The minister from North Haledon lived his life "on the edge, challenging barriers, and in search of the wild," as he helped those in need here and abroad, said his daughter, Erica Fischer- Kaslander. "He impacted the lives of so many and will be remembered across the world for that work," his daughter said. The owner-operator of A Topp Contracting, Topp was pastor of the First Reformed Church of Boonton for more than two decades and was involved with the Rota…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
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Paramus Buy Buy Baby Donates Car Seat To Toddler With Heart Defect Paramus Buy Buy Baby Donates Car Seat To Toddler With Heart Defect Paramus Buy Buy Baby Donates Car Seat To Toddler With Heart Defect
Paramus Buy Buy Baby Donates Car Seat To Toddler With Heart Defect MaryAnn LaBarbiera of Paramus was fully prepared last month to host an ailing Filipino baby and his mother. Or so she thought. The very day baby Lucas and his mom Ana Mallaria were arriving in the U.S. for life changing heart surgery, however, Paramus Police Sergeant Brian Linden spotted a problem. The car seat. It was outdated. Unsafe. Downright dangerous. Linden wanted to be sure that almost-2-year-old Lucas -- who was being sponsored by the Paramus Rotary Club through the Gift of Life program -- would be as safe as possible during his three-week stay in the U.S. That meant a safe car…

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