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Hackensack, NJ

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Financial Planner Who Robbed NJ Banks Accepts Plea Deal In Hackensack HACKENSACK, N.J. — A successful New York businessman who admitted to robbing Lodi and Toms River banks with a loaded gun in 2015 accepted a plea offer in Hackensack, NJ.com reports. The plea deal would have Michael Cassano, 40, formerly a successful financial planner earning six figures, in prison for more than eight years, the article says. Maywood police arrested Cassano at the Hudson City Savings bank in Lodi, just as police in Toms River were headed to Queens to arrest a suspect in February 2015, Daily Voice initially reported. The detectives from Ocean County had a warrant for Cassano…

by Cecilia Levine

08/31/2017

Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ

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Embattled Ridgefield Park Schools Superintendent Resigns RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. — Eric Koenig, Ridgefield Park Schools Superintendent, read his letter of resignation at Wednesday evening's Board of Education meeting. The resignation is effective Dec. 31, 2017. He requested to return as the high school principal in January 2018. The board in March called an emergency meeting to discuss financial problems facing the district and vote on suspending the embattled superintendent. The vote ended in a tie: 5-5, and Koenig kept his job. The school district has seen financial and performance difficulties the past few years -- and operated at a deficit for…

by Cecilia Levine

08/30/2017

Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ

Obituaries

Beloved Ramsey Chef Succumbs To Cancer RAMSEY, N.J. — Chef and owner of Local Seasonal Kitchen in Ramsey died Wednesday, Aug. 30 at his home in Orangeburg, New York, according to multiple reports. He was 60 years old. More than $11,000 had been raised as of Wednesday on a GoFundMe page for Santoro, who was forced to close his restaurant following his diagnosis of spinal cancer. The acclaimed chef was also a loved instructor at the Culinary Institute of America. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM NORTHJERSEY.COM.

by Cecilia Levine

08/30/2017

Hackensack, NJ

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Report: These Are The Best Elementary Schools In New Jersey The timing couldn't be better for Niche.com to release its annual ranking of the best elementary school in the U.S. and New Jersey. Several Bergen County schools made the list, including six from Ridgewood and three from Tenafly. The best school in New Jersey is the Littlebrook Elementary School in Princeton's public school district. The best in Bergen is the Wandell School in Saddle River, coming it at No. 13 on the list. Others in Bergen and Passaic include: Alpine (No. 23) Hawes (Ridgewood, No. 32) Orchard (Ridgewood, No. 42) Mackay (Tenafly, No. 47) Walter Stillman (Tenafly, No. 49) …

by Cecilia Levine

08/30/2017

Northern Highlands, NJ

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Midland Park Son Fights For Mom, Special Ed Teacher Battling Cancer Again MIDLAND PARK, N.J. — Five years after beating stage 3 breast cancer, a Midland Park mom is fighting stage 4 lung, bone and spine cancer. More than $8,300 had been raised as of Wednesday afternoon for Mariana ONeal, who works with special needs children in the Garfield school system, on a GoFundMe page launched by her son, Robert. "I couldn't believe that my biggest role model was cursed with this again," Robert said. "I didn't take this news lightly as it haunted me for many sleepless nights again. One night I decided to stop sulking and do something to help my family with …

by Cecilia Levine

08/30/2017

Fort Lee, NJ

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Mastermind Fort Lee Chef Inspired By Italian Ancestors, 5-Year-Old Son FORT LEE, N.J. — Ask Bing's Burgers Fort Lee Head Chef Jonathon Tinari how he got his start in cooking and he'll take you way back to before he was alive. Back to before he opened Zinbuger at the Garden State Plaza. Back to before he learned the grind at Brooklyn hot spots and back before the days of working at his mother's restaurant, Just Janice, a Ho-Ho-Kus establishment. Tinari of Ridgewood, affectionately known among friends as "Jonny Details," will tell you about his ancestors — the Italian immigrants who brought their passion for good, fresh food with them to New York City.…

by Cecilia Levine

08/30/2017

Darien, CT

On Your Side

Analyst: Whole Foods Price Cuts 'More Bark Than Bite' An analyst is warning that Monday's price cuts by Amazon at Whole Foods Market locations are "more bark than bite," according to a note published Tuesday. Gordon Haskett Research Advisors analyst Charles Grom said in the note that the cuts look deep on the surface but in reality, reveal only modest reductions. The average price of more than 100 products Grom tracked from last week declined by 1.2 percent as of Monday, but 78 percent of those products did not see any discounts, according to Tuesday's note. Related story: Amazon Cuts Some Prices By 43% At Whole Foods In Fairfield C…

by Cecilia Levine

08/30/2017

Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ

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Bergen County Doc Explains Why Teen Drug Overdose Death Rates Are Rising TEANECK, N.J. — After years of decline, U.S. teen drug overdoses are beginning to rise again, according to Holy Name Medical Center Co-Director of Emergency Medicine Randy Tartacoff and a recent report released by the U.S. government. The study focused on adolescents from 15 to 19 years old. When the epidemic began in 1999, the death rate among adolescents was 1.6 per 100,000, Tartacoff said. It has since quadrupled. Overall, the overdose death rate — mainly accidental and caused by heroin — rose from 3.1 per 100,000 in 2014 to 3.7 in 2015, the physician said, citing the report. The rate …

by Cecilia Levine

08/30/2017

Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ

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Cliffside Park Middle School Adopts Lateness Policy CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. — Chronic lateness will come with ramifications this year at Cliffside Park Middle School. The district will be implementing a new policy this school year. "Any student who is late to school or to any one class more than 12 times during a marking period shall not be allowed to attend or join extracurricular events and will be dropped one grade in that class for that marking period," the policy states. "These activities include, but are not limited to, participating on sport teams, attending trips, dinner dance, and other special events, etc. "Such…

by Cecilia Levine

08/30/2017

Hackensack, NJ

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Analyst: Whole Foods Price Cuts 'More Bark Than Bite' An analyst is warning that Monday's price cuts by Amazon at Whole Foods Market locations are "more bark than bite," according to a note published Tuesday. Gordon Haskett Research Advisors analyst Charles Grom said in the note that the cuts look deep on the surface but in reality, reveal modest reductions. The average price of more than 100 products Grom tracked from last week declined by 1.2 percent as of Monday, but 78 percent of those products did not see any discounts, according to Tuesday's note. Products with the greatest discounts came from the dairy and yogurt section (5.6…

by Cecilia Levine

08/30/2017

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