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Bergenfield, NJ
News
Fumes Clear Dumont High School
An exhaust fan broke, filling part of Dumont High School with neutralized sulfur fumes Monday afternoon, responders said. Neither the Science Department teacher involved nor any students or staff were injured or exposed in the incident just before 2 p.m., responders said. Dumont Fire Chief Mark Abdulla called the incident a ventilation issue and not a spill. Also responding were members of the Dumont Volunteer Ambulance Corps, a Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit and a New Milford Hazardous Materials team.
Teaneck, NJ
News
NJ Transit Bus Crashes In Teaneck
Teaneck firefighters extricated six passengers following a New Jersey Transit bus crash Monday morning. The Manhattan-bound bus collided with a Jeep, which then struck a utility pole, on Teaneck Road and Ward Place near the National Guard Armory shortly before 8:30 a.m., Police Chief Glenn O'Reilly said. A Jeep occupant and four passengers aboard the #186 bus from Dumont to the George Washington Bridge bus station were hospitalized with injuries that the chief said weren't considered serious. Teaneck Road was temporarily closed near the Armory. Township police and the Teaneck Volunteer Am…
Bergenfield, NJ
News
Bergenfield PD: Dumont Driver Released Following Police Pursuit Hits Officer With Car
A Dumont driver who was released by a judge following a Bergenfield police chase hit one of their officers with a car as he tried to flee another stop a week later, authorities said. An officer responding to a suspicious vehicle call found it occupied, with the alarm intermittently, sounding near the corner of North Stoughton Place and West Main Street shortly after midnight Jan. 2, Detective Lt. William Duran said. The driver, 41-year-old Harman Bustos, suddenly started the car and drove off as Officer Kevin Helder approached, Duran said. Bustos committed several violations as police purs…
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
News
How Safe Is Your Chimney? NJ House Fire Serves As Critical Reminder
Firefighters quickly doused a smoky chimney blaze in Cresskill Wednesday night. Fortunately, it didn't cause the kind of damage that's possible when homeowners aren't vigilant. The Chestnut Street resident safely fled the two-alarm 11:30 p.m. blaze, Fire Chief Christopher S. Ulshoefer said. No injuries were reported. The fire, which damaged the first and second floors, was declared under control in about 20 minutes, the chief said. Mutual aid responders at the scene or in coverage included firefighters from Demarest, Dumont and Tenafly. NOTE: A vast majority of the more than 25,000 chimne…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Lifestyle
Most Popular Diners In North Jersey
There's a reason New Jersey has been dubbed the diner capital of the world. There are more than 600 -- old and new, big and small. Each one with its own take on disco fries, cheesecake and brunch. It would be impossible to pick a favorite, but here are some of the best in North Jersey. The spots you see on this list were top-rated on several user-generated review sites, featured in local publications and recommended by Daily Voice readers. 1. Tops Diner (500 Passaic Ave., East Newark) 2. Pompton Queen Diner (710 NJ-23, Pompton Plains) 3. The Allwood Diner (913 Allwood Rd., Clifton) 4. J…
Teaneck, NJ
Business
Covid-
19: Popular Bergen County Bar & Grill Closed After Employee Tests Positive
A popular Bergen County restaurant and pub is temporarily closed after one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19. Grant Street Cafe in Dumont made the announcement on Facebook Saturday, when more than 5,528 more cases were reported across New Jersey. The Grant Avenue restaurant said it hopes to reopen Tuesday pending test results. Meanwhile, sanitization is under way. 🍕Grant’s Family. • • We’ve Learned Today That One of Our Team Members Has Tested Positive for Covid-19. Out of Caution... Posted by Grant Street on Saturday, January 2, 2021 Grant's has been a local institutio…
Bergenfield, NJ
News
Police: Armed Uber Eats Driver Captured After Dumont Carjacking
Police captured a gun-toting Uber Eats deliveryman who carjacked a driver in Dumont and then crashed during Wednesday night's snowstorm, authorities said Thursday. The victim told police an SUV struck his orange Dodge Challenger from behind at the intersection of Washington and Madison avenues shortly after 11 p.m. The victim said he got out and was confronted by two men, one carrying a gun, Police Chief Thomas McKeary said. The gunman, identified as Abel Gomez-Pichardo of the Bronx, “snatched the keys from around the victim’s neck and fled with the victim’s vehicle," he said. Officer Ja…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Schools
Covid-
19: Additional Bergen, Passaic County Schools Go Remote
Coronavirus has pushed several Bergen and Passaic County schools to go remote in the last several weeks. Some will return to in-person instruction later this month, others will wait until after the New Year. On Nov. 24, officials in Fair Lawn announced all schools were making a shift to fully-remote from Dec. 7 through Jan. 15. The buildings are expected to reopen with hybrid learning on Jan. 19. Bloomingdale's three schools will be closed until Jan. 4, according to a letter sent by interim Superintendent John Petrelli. The letter says the move is the result of staffing issues and …
Bergenfield, NJ
News
Four Dumont HS Teachers Suspended For Anti-Gay Comments In Zoom Class
UPDATE: Four Dumont High School science teachers were suspended for anti-gay remarks about a female colleague during a Zoom class. The teachers will continue to be paid as an investigation continues, with possible disciplinary penalties to follow, they said. A student captured a screenshot from a teacher’s monitor during the disturbing open group Zoom chat last month. “Who the hell is that kid with [the] gay gym teacher?” one asked. “Why is that kid with the gay gym teacher,” another wrote. "Is that her adopted kid? Who is gonna be all f----d up growing up watching 2 chicks kissing and …
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
News
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.
Bergenfield, NJ
News
Consequences Demanded For Homophobic Remarks In Dumont Teachers' Zoom Chat
Homophobic comments posted in a Zoom chat among Dumont High School teachers has parents, students, graduates and other educators fuming -- and district officials investigating. Mayor Andrew LaBruno said he's contacted Schools Supt. Emanuele Triggiano, "who has assured me that this incident is being taken seriously and will be thoroughly investigated." Meanwhile, signatures mounted on a change.org petition calling for the teachers' ouster. A screenshot captured from the chat contains references to a "gay gym teacher," along with the comment: "Is that her adopted kid? Who is gonna be all f--…
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Schools
Covid-
19: More Bergen, Passaic County Schools Go Remote
Several schools in Bergen and Passaic counties made the switch to online learning due to a number of positive cases. In Maywood, two different teachers in the Memorial School tested positive, according to a letter sent by district Superintendent Michael Jordan Nov. 24. The school is closed out of an abundance of caution from Nov. 25 through Dec. 7, Jordan said. All Dumont schools went virtual on Nov. 20 and will resume in-person learning on Dec. 7 due to "a number of reported cases [and] the shortage of available staff," the district said. The switch came after one person tested positive …
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