Paramus, NJ
Business
Duck Donuts Makes Bergen County Debut Duck Donuts Makes Bergen County Debut
Duck Donuts Makes Bergen County Debut Duck Donuts is opening its first Bergen County store. The made-to-order doughnut chain is opening a location at Sprout Brook Center in Paramus, BoozyBurbs reports. Native to Duck, North Carolina, Duck Donuts lets customers design their own vanilla cake doughnuts from a variety of toppings, drizzles and glazes. This will be New Jersey's sixth Duck Donuts store, with locations in Middletown, Avalon, Plainfield, Clark, Green Brook and Marlton. No word yet on an opening date. Duck Donuts, 556 Route 17 North, Paramus

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
CityMD Mistakenly Tells 15,000 NJ, NY Patients They're Immune To COVID-19 After Antibody Test CityMD Mistakenly Tells 15,000 NJ, NY Patients They're Immune To COVID-19 After Antibody Test
CityMD Mistakenly Tells 15,000 NJ, NY Patients They're Immune To Covid-19 After Antibody Test CityMD has changed its messaging after telling 15,000 New York and New Jersey patients who tested positive for coronavirus antibodies that they were immune to the virus. Someone who tests positive for coronavirus antibodies is not necessarily immune, FDA Associate commissioner Peter Pitts told ABC. Healthcare officials remain unsure of the level of immunity for those who have been exposed to the virus. The urgent care clinic released the following statement to ABC News: "All CityMD patients getting the COVID-19 antibody test are given several documents (including printed discharge ins…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
'We Take Care Of Our Own': Port Authority Police Give Back To NJ Rookie's Family Bakery 'We Take Care Of Our Own': Port Authority Police Give Back To NJ Rookie's Family Bakery
'We Take Care Of Our Own': Port Authority Police Give Back To NJ Rookie's Family Bakery Times have gotten tough amid the coronavirus pandemic for a popular Union County bakery owned by the family of a Port Authority police rookie. So her colleagues decided to do something about it. This is their story. HEROES: While on duty recently at the Port Authority Police Department command at LaGuardia Airport, Sgt. Brian Vitale learned that rookie PAPD Officer Jessica Vaccaro’s family business -- Vaccaro’s Bakery in Clark -- was facing closure, like many other small businesses currently struggling to survive the economic ravages of COVID-19. Not only was this the long-successful busin…

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by Lenis Rodrigues (PAPD)
Elizabeth, NJ
News
Authorities: Ex-Clark Man Swiped Thousands From Juvenile Relative's Inheritance Authorities: Ex-Clark Man Swiped Thousands From Juvenile Relative's Inheritance
Authorities: Ex-Clark Man Swiped Thousands From Juvenile Relative's Inheritance A former Clark resident siphoned thousands of dollars from an inheritance left to a juvenile relative, an indictment returned by a Union County grand jury charges. Anthony DiRobbio, 60, of Silver Springs, FL, was named a trustee of the estate left to his adult nephew and great-grandson, a juvenile, after the 2015 death of his 72-year-old sister, the Union County Prosecutor's Office's said. The juvenile’s share of the estate, which amounted to more than $85,000, was to be released when he turned 25, authorities said. From the creation of the trust's bank account in June 2016 throu…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
WATCH: State Police Pursuit Begins On GSP In Clark, Ends With Arrest On Route 3 In Clifton WATCH: State Police Pursuit Begins On GSP In Clark, Ends With Arrest On Route 3 In Clifton
Watch: State Police Pursuit Begins On GSP In Clark, Ends With Arrest On Route 3 In Clifton A 20-mile New Jersey State Police chase partially captured on video began in Clark and ended with the arrest in Clifton of a driver who authorities said fought with troopers before being subdued. A trooper doing laser speed enforcement tried pulling over the Honda CRV near Exit 135 on the northbound Garden State Parkway around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, NJSP Major Brian Polite said, but the driver kept going. Backup troopers quickly joined the pursuit, as did Clifton police. The driver turned off the Parkway at Exit 153B onto westbound Route 3 in Clifton and quickly hit traffic. The driver -- …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Police Looking For Van In Connection With Hit-And-Run Police Looking For Van In Connection With Hit-And-Run
Police Looking For Van In Connection With Hit-And-Run Police are asking the public's help identifying a van linked to a Hudson Valley business wanted in connection with a hit-and-run crash on Monday, Nov. 11.  There were no reported injuries in the crash, which occurred at Parkway Circle in Clark, New Jersey.  Surveillance images released by police show a white Ford Econoline with Massachusetts plates, a dented door and address information for a business in Newburgh.  Anyone with information is  asked to call Det. Sgt. Christian Lott at 732-388-3434. 

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by Paul Milo
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Clark Police Looking For Van In Connection With Hit-And-Run Clark Police Looking For Van In Connection With Hit-And-Run
Clark Police Looking For Van In Connection With Hit-And-Run Police in Clark are asking the public's help identifying a van wanted in connection with a hit-and- run accident Monday.  There were no reported injuries in the crash, which occurred at Parkway Circle.  Surveillance images released by police show a white Ford Econoline with Massachusetts plates, a dented door and address information for a business in Newburgh, New York.  Anyone with information is  asked to call Det. Sgt. Christian Lott at 732-388-3434. 

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by Paul Milo
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Union County Police Officer Who Made $83K Found Guilty Of $600 In Thefts Union County Police Officer Who Made $83K Found Guilty Of $600 In Thefts
Union County Police Officer Who Made $83K Found Guilty Of $600 In Thefts A Rahway man who belonged to the Union County Police Department has been found guilty of using his position to commit a string of small thefts at department stores, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said Friday.  Blake Clay, 36, was convicted on charges of theft, theft-by-deception and official misconduct. He is scheduled to be sentenced in November, when he faces up to five years in prison and a permanent ban from public employment in New Jersey.  Clay used counterfeit barcodes to lower the prices of items he purchased at department stores in Clark, Edison and Woodbridge in 20…

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by Paul Milo
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper
Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper A Union County couple remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Sunday after being charged with assaulting a New Jersey state trooper during a traffic stop on westbound Route 80 in Hackensack. Alecia S. Jones of Hillside and Tyson S. Stamper of Elizabeth, both 22, are charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, as well as resisting arrest and possession of marijuana. Stamper, who has a criminal history, was wanted on outstanding warrants out of Elizabeth and Clark, records show. The couple had been pulled over around 9:50 a.m. Saturday when they attacked th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
NJSP: State Trooper Assaulted In Route 80 Traffic Stop NJSP: State Trooper Assaulted In Route 80 Traffic Stop
Njsp: State Trooper Assaulted In Route 80 Traffic Stop An Elizabeth man and a Hillside woman remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Sunday after being charged with assaulting a New Jersey state trooper during a traffic stop on westbound Route 80 in Hackensack. Alecia S. Jones and Tyson S. Stamper, both 22, are charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, as well as resisting arrest and possession of marijuana. Stamper, who has a criminal history, was wanted on outstanding warrants out of Elizabeth and Clark, records show. The couple had been pulled over around 9:50 a.m. Saturday when they attacked the officer…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Union County Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper Union County Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper
Union County Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper UPDATE: An Elizabeth man and a Hillside woman remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Sunday after being charged with assaulting a New Jersey state trooper during a traffic stop on westbound Route 80 in Hackensack. Alecia S. Jones and Tyson S. Stamper, both 22, are charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, as well as resisting arrest and possession of marijuana. Stamper, who has a criminal history, was wanted on outstanding warrants out of Elizabeth and Clark, records show. The couple had been pulled over around 9:50 a.m. Saturday when they attacked the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Elizabeth, NJ
Obituaries
Filip Babiuk, 25, Of Linden, Business Owner Who Was Recently Engaged Filip Babiuk, 25, Of Linden, Business Owner Who Was Recently Engaged
Filip Babiuk, 25, Of Linden, Business Owner Who Was Recently Engaged Filip Babiuk, A Clark resident who spent much of his life in Linden, died suddenly Sunday. He was 25.  Born in Poland, Filip moved to Linden in 2005 before moving to Clark less than a year ago, where he owned and operated Stealth Pool Installations.  Filip enjoyed swimming, sailing, skiing and dancing, and worked as a lifeguard in Avenel in high school. He was a volunteer for many years  during the pilgrimage to Our Lady of Czestochowa Shrine in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and also volunteered with the Polish American festival.  A self-taught man in many respects, he …

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by Paul Milo