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Englewood, NJ
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: Video Footage Shows Tenafly's Caren Z. Turner Cursing Out Police
New video footage has surfaced of former Port Authority Commissioner Caren Z. Turner launching into a tirade at two police officers during a routine traffic stop involving her daughter. The more than eight-minute video was released by the Tenafly Police Department days after Turner suddenly resigned from her Port Authority position. It appeared in the video that Turner was upset that an unregistered vehicle was being towed. Her daughter was a back seat passenger. Turner can be seen in the Easter weekend video telling the officers: "You may not tell me when to take my child. You may s…
Paterson, NJ
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Woodland Park Student-Veterans Get 'Military Makeover' On Lifetime TV
Two students from Woodland Park's Berkeley College will be featured on Lifetime's "Military Makeover" reality series. You can catch their stories at 7:30 a.m. on April 30 and May 4, on Lifetime. Grovert Fuentes of North Bergen graduated from Berkeley College with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing Communications in 2017. He served six years in the U.S. Air Force and developed his passion as a combat photographer. While stationed in Afghanistan, however, his unit was attacked and he sustained injuries that made it impossible to continue this line of work. It was af…
Bergenfield, NJ
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Safety Report Reveals Deficiencies Of New Jersey Hospitals
New Jersey hospitals aren't as safe as they used to be, according to the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades' spring report. Of the 65 New Jersey hospitals graded, only 22 earned an A (HUMC, Holy Name Medical Center and The Valley Hospital), compared to the 30 hospitals that scored at the top in the fall. The safest hospital in the state is Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, and the least safe is University Hospital in Newark, according to Leapfrog's report. Here's how Bergen and Passaic County hospitals ranked: HackensackUMC: A -- deficiencies are in MRSA, blood infections, breathing probl…
Englewood, NJ
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Support Surges For Toddler Whose Englewood Dad Has Stroke In Puerto Rico
The community is rallying for a five-year-old girl in Englewood whose father will never be the same. Chris Harris, 29, suffered a stroke April 16 shortly after touching down in Puerto Rico with his girlfriend. He was unable to receive medical attention for several hours and -- as a result of hemorrhaging -- was left paralyzed. As Harris recovers with his mother and girlfriend in the hospital, his daughter, Madison, waits for him in New Jersey. More than $3,700 had been raised as of Monday night on a GoFundMe for Harris. CLICK HERE TO DONATE.
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Ellen DeGeneres Surprises Ridgefield Teacher, Colleague On TV
A teacher from Ridgefield and her colleague got the surprise of a lifetime from Ellen DeGeneres on national television. Maria Morgana (technology teacher) and Susan Saab (Title 1 teacher) of the McKinley School in North Bergen were sitting in the talk show host's audience when the screen flashed to their school back in New Jersey. Standing there waving were all of their students and an Ellen DeGeneres Show staff member, who surprised them with a check from Walmart worth $50,000. Morgana said she was going to be more than a teacher for her students when in the first month, one child came to…
Hackensack, NJ
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Cause Of Death Released For Hackensack MMA Fighter Juvaunne Gordon, 26
Authorities have released the cause of death for Juvaunne Gordon, a 26-year-old MMA fighter from Hackensack. On April 20 at approximately 1:30 a.m., Gordon was ejected from his 2006 Nissan Altima after crashing the vehicle and striking a power box, Newport News, Virginia police said. Gordon was declared dead at the scene, according to police. A preliminary investigation revealed that speed was a factor in the accident, authorities said. More than $480 had been raised as of Monday evening on a GoFundMe for Gordon, who family and friends remembered as generous and caring.
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Police Deliver Baby In Lincoln Tunnel Rush Hour
And you thought you couldn't wait to get out of the Lincoln Tunnel? Neither could this baby girl Monday morning during rush hour. Sathya Priya Senthil began experiencing contractions around 6:30 a.m., the New York Post reports. She and her husband took an Uber from Jersey City to a Midtown hospital and, when they were about 500 yards away from the entrance of the tunnel, Senthil's water broke. The baby was ready -- more than two weeks before her May 10 due date. Two Port Authority police officers delivered the baby girl at 7:30 outside of the tunnel before the mother and baby were trans…
Teaneck, NJ
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Holy Name's Unconventional Cancer Support Group Is Changing Lives
Jane Martinez didn't want anyone to know when she was first diagnosed with cervical cancer -- at least until she had a plan to fix it. But that wouldn't be easy. She underwent intense surgery known as a radical trachelectomy, which included the removal of her cervix and the lymph nodes in her pelvis. While she looked forward to reclaiming life as a single mother, gymnastics coach and photographer, when finally back at work, Jane found herself struggling. "I thought I was okay, but I was having trouble handling my emotions," she said. For many people, receiving a cancer diagn…
Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Police Officer's Motorcycle Becomes Memorial; Condolences Pour In
The motorcycle belonging to 15-year Paterson Police Officer Tamby Yagan was converted to a memorial outside headquarters a day after he died in an on-duty crash. A purple and black drape covered part of the ride that belonged to the 41-year-old police veteran from Wayne, who was assigned to the traffic division. Yagan was killed in the 10:50 a.m. crash at 150 Getty Avenue, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The cause of the crash remained under investigation as of Monday. Condolences flooded in for Yagan from friends, family and fellow law enforcers from across the U.S. "Tomorrow i…
Englewood, NJ
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'Profoundly Disturbing': Tenafly Mom Resigns As Port Authority Commissioner
Democratic Tenafly lobbyist Caren Z. Turner has resigned as a commissioner from the Port Authority of New Jersey and New York following an investigation in which agency officials said they found "profoundly disturbing conduct." UPDATE: Video Footage Shows Tenafly's Caren Z. Turner Cursing Out Police Turner showed up at a traffic stop involving her daughter and flashed her Port Authority badge, sources told Politico. "The Port Authority has zero tolerance for ethics violations. This is the basis of the tough, systematic integrity reforms the Port Authority has implemented ov…
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