Teaneck, NJ
News
VIDEO: Shots Followed Fender-Bender Outside Teaneck Club During Rapper’s Birthday Bash VIDEO: Shots Followed Fender-Bender Outside Teaneck Club During Rapper’s Birthday Bash
Video: Shots Followed Fender-Bender Outside Teaneck Club During Rapper’s Birthday Bash UPDATE: Popular rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie, his manager and a bodyguard were busted after Bergen County prosecutor's detectives investigating a shooting outside a Teaneck nightclub reported finding four guns at the artist's Demarest home. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/cresskill/police-fire/rapper-a-boogie-wit-da-hoodie-busted-on-gun-charges-after-nightclub-shooting/799341/ ****** PREVIOUS STORY: A man shot during a brawl outside a Teaneck nightclub was reported to be among the entourage of the popular Bronx rapper known as A Boogie wit da Hoodie. The Atlantic Records artist, whose…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Washington Township, NJ
News
Police: Rowan University Students Vandalized NJ Town's Christmas Display Causing $6K In Damages Police: Rowan University Students Vandalized NJ Town's Christmas Display Causing $6K In Damages
Police: Rowan University Students Vandalized NJ Town's Christmas Display Causing $6K In Damages A pair of Rowan University students were charged with vandalizing a South Jersey town's Christmas display and a local parking garage last week, totaling nearly $6,000 in damage and repairs, authorities said. Matthew Lubicky, 19, of Delran, and William Fowler, 19, of Demarest, were charged with obstruction, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief in connection with the Dec. 4 Glassboro incident, police said. Fowler was also charged with resisting arrest. Police responded to Glassboro Town Square where witnesses said a man was seen climbing the Christmas tree, removed the star at the t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
News
Dumont Pedestrian Struck In Cresskill, Demarest Driver Cited Dumont Pedestrian Struck In Cresskill, Demarest Driver Cited
Dumont Pedestrian Struck In Cresskill, Demarest Driver Cited A 40-year-old pedestrian from Dumont was struck and injured crossing a Cresskill street Tuesday night, authorities said. A Cresskill Fire Department EMS unit took her to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening after a 2011 Mercedes Benz hit her on County Road at the intersection of Union Avenue just after 6 p.m., Detective Sgt. Jason Lanzilotti said. The 66-year-old driver from Demarest received a summons for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
News
Firefighters Douse Haworth Blaze Firefighters Douse Haworth Blaze
Firefighters Douse Haworth Blaze Firefighters quickly put down a late-night blaze that seriously damaged a Haworth home. Welding work in the master bathroom of the Sunset Avenue residence ignited the three-alarm blaze, which spread to the attic, around 10:40 p.m., responders said. Firefighters had it knocked down and under control in a little over a half hour. No injuries were reported, officials said. Mutual aid responders either at the scene or in coverage included firefighters from Closter, Demarest, Dumont, Hackensack, Harrington Park, New Milford and Tenafly. Haworth police and EMS also responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Elizabeth, NJ
Schools
COVID-19: Running List Of North Jersey Schools With Reported Cases COVID-19: Running List Of North Jersey Schools With Reported Cases
Covid-19: Running List Of North Jersey Schools With Reported Cases Less than a month into the academic year, several New Jersey schools have transitioned to online learning due to positive COVID-19 cases among staff members and students. Some started off the year with virtual learning only, others had a hybrid schedule in place. It wasn't long before the virus began creeping into schools, though, forcing many to change their plans. Here is a list of every known school in Bergen and Passaic County where a COVID-19 case has been reported. Did we miss one? Email [email protected] BERGEN COUNTY: Demarest: County Road, Luther Lee Emerson and the m…

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by Valerie Musson
Rutherford, NJ
Schools
COVID-19: Staff Member Tests Positive At Another Bergen County School COVID-19: Staff Member Tests Positive At Another Bergen County School
Covid-19: Staff Member Tests Positive At Another Bergen County School A school for elementary and middle school students in a small Bergen County town is going all-remote after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. The Robert L. Craig School (Moonachie) employee was "doing well and feeling good," and was not infected in the school, Superintendent James Knipper said. The test came back positive last Wednesday, Knipper said. No other staff members or students tested positive or experienced symptoms, according to Knipper. Classes will be virtual until Oct. 13, the superintendent said. On Monday, a Rutherford school was relegated to remote learning after…

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by Cecilia Levine
Rutherford, NJ
Schools
COVID-19 Case Closes Bergen County Middle School COVID-19 Case Closes Bergen County Middle School
Covid-19 Case Closes Bergen County Middle School Yet another Bergen County school closed due to a confirmed case of COVID-19. Classes at the Union School in Rutherford were switched to remote, with in-person instruction set to resume Oct. 14, according to a letter sent to parents Monday afternoon. It was not clear if the case was a student or staff member. Schools in Demarest, Haledon and Wayne also switched to remote learning in the last week due to COVID-19 cases.

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
Schools
COVID-19: 5 Cases Reported In 2 Passaic County Elementary Schools COVID-19: 5 Cases Reported In 2 Passaic County Elementary Schools
Covid-19: 5 Cases Reported In 2 Passaic County Elementary Schools Five COVID-19 cases were reported at a pair of elementary schools in Passaic County. The first four cases are students at Wayne's John F. Kennedy School, while a new case was reported last Friday at light at Ryerson School, NorthJersey.com reports citing Superintendent Mark Toback said. It was not clear if the fifth case was a student or staff member. Kennedy reopened Monday after being closed Thursday and Friday. Ryerson's Kindergarten classes were switched to remote learning until Oct. 15, as was the school's extended-day program. Meanwhile, three schools in Demarest and a Haledon …

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Schools
More Schools In Bergen, Passaic Go Remote Due To COVID-19 More Schools In Bergen, Passaic Go Remote Due To COVID-19
More Schools In Bergen, Passaic Go Remote Due To Covid-19 Several more schools in Bergen and Passaic counties have switched to remote learning due to COVID-19. ** UPDATE: Five COVID-19 cases including four students were reported in Wayne elementary schools, and a newly-reported case closed a Rutherford middle school ** Three Demarest schools -- Demarest Middle School, Luther Lee Emerson, and County Road -- were switched to virtual learning until Oct. 19 as a safety precaution, officials said on Facebook Saturday. Six new cases were reported in the borough as of Sunday morning. All youth recreation soccer events were cancelled until Oct. 16,…

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by Cecilia Levine
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Host Of Massive Bergen County Mansion Party Charged With Violating NJ Gathering Limit Host Of Massive Bergen County Mansion Party Charged With Violating NJ Gathering Limit
Host Of Massive Bergen County Mansion Party Charged With Violating NJ Gathering Limit The 45-year-old host of a Vegas-like party Bergen County mansion party was charged with violating New Jersey's limits on large gatherings, police said Monday. Tashay Knight, of Newark, was charged on Friday with recklessly creating risk of widespread injury and issued several summonses for the nearly 400-person party that brought a large police presence on Aug. 1, Alpine Police Chief Christopher Belcolle said. Police responding to to 7 Hemlock Dr. on noise complaints found people who'd purchased tickets online, lined up in the driveway with gates to the house closed, Belcolle said.  M…

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by Cecilia Levine
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Police & Fire
Fire Ravages Closter Home Fire Ravages Closter Home
Fire Ravages Closter Home Firefighters doused an early morning house blaze that ravaged a Closter home. A generator tentatively was the suspected cause. Fire blew through the roof of the 2½-story residence on Closter Dock Road near Anderson Avenue after breaking out shortly before 7 a.m. The three-alarm blaze caused significant damage.  No injuries were reported. Mutual aid responders at the scene or providing coverage included firefighters from Alpine, Cresskill, Demarest, Dumont, New Milford, Northvale, Norwood, Old Tappan, Teaneck and Tenafly. 766 Closter Dock Road, ClosterDAILY VOICE

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
News
OUTBREAK: 20 Cresskill Teens (And Counting) Test COVID-Positive Following After-Prom Parties OUTBREAK: 20 Cresskill Teens (And Counting) Test COVID-Positive Following After-Prom Parties
Outbreak: 20 Cresskill Teens (And Counting) Test Covid-positive Following After-Prom Parties It began with a couple of after-prom parties and an extended Jersey Shore weekend. Then came the revelation that a Cresskill High School graduate had tested positive for the coronavirus. As of Tuesday, the number was up to 20, authorities said. This doesn’t count any possibly infected parents or siblings, Cresskill OEM Coordnator Christopher S. Ulshoefer said Tuesday. An urgent care center in town has had lines around the block the past few days as word spread of the outbreak, he noted. Last Tuesday, the graduating senior class had a prom party at Alpine Country Club in Demarest, foll…

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by Jerry DeMarco