Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Passenger In Double Fatal North Bergen Crash ID'd As Bergen County Native, 27 Passenger In Double Fatal North Bergen Crash ID'd As Bergen County Native, 27
Passenger In Double Fatal North Bergen Crash ID'd As Bergen County Native, 27 The passenger killed in a North Bergen crash that also left a 24-year-old man dead has been identified as a Bergen County woman. Alexis Rodriguez, 27, was the passenger in Luis Fernando Cevallos' 2022 Kia Stinger, when it slammed into a tractor trailer on Tonnelle Avenue at the Paterson Plank Road overpass.around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday morning, sources say. ALSO SEE: 'This Is The Same Kid:' Viral Video Shows Traffic Stop Moments Before Double-Fatal NJ Crash The top of the Kia was sheared off, he said, adding that the sedan went another 30 to 40 feet before it stopped.  High speed – confirme…

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by Cecilia Levine
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
News
Police: Edgewater Supermarket Customers Tackle Professor Taking 'Upskirt' Pic Of Underage Girl Police: Edgewater Supermarket Customers Tackle Professor Taking 'Upskirt' Pic Of Underage Girl
Police: Edgewater Supermarket Customers Tackle Professor Taking 'Upskirt' Pic Of Underage Girl A former adjunct professor was tackled by customers who caught him taking an "upskirt" photo of an underage girl on a Edgewater supermarket checkout line, authorities said. Responding officers found several good Samaritans holding down David M. Chapinski, 41, of Somerset at the Mitsuawa Market on River Road around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Detective Sgt. Teddy Wetklow said. Detectives interviewed witnesses and obtained surveillance footage that shows Chapinski on the checkout line "with absolutely no groceries," Wetklow said. "It appears he was on the line strictly to take the upskirt photo of th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
News
Wife Of Instagram Celeb Jailed In Plot To Kidnap, Terrorize NJ Man Who Trashed Him Online Wife Of Instagram Celeb Jailed In Plot To Kidnap, Terrorize NJ Man Who Trashed Him Online
Wife Of Instagram Celeb Jailed In Plot To Kidnap, Terrorize NJ Man Who Trashed Him Online The wife of Bergen County-based Instagram influencer "Jay Mazini” was in on a plot to kidnap, threaten and terrorize a Fort Lee man who’d posted negative comments about him on social media, authorities said Friday. Joumana Danoun, 21, of Paterson also then tried to get the victim to drop the charges, they said. Danoun joined her husband in the Bergen County Jail following her arrest Thursday. "Mazini" of Edgewater, whose real name is Jebara J. Igbara, 26, has been held in the county lockup since authorities arrested him on kidnapping charges in March. An FBI detainer prevents a local judg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Lifestyle
Popular Edgewater Bagel Shop Expands With Saladworks Location Under Same Roof Popular Edgewater Bagel Shop Expands With Saladworks Location Under Same Roof
Popular Edgewater Bagel Shop Expands With Saladworks Location Under Same Roof A longtime Edgewater bagel shop is expanding with the addition of a Saladworks location under the same roof. The owners of Mr. Bagelsworth, opened at 725 River Rd. in 1993, have opted to take on a new and exciting business venture with the addition of Saladworks — a fast-casual entree salad franchise. Saladworks offers more than 60 fresh and healthy ingredients used to craft signature and customizable salads. “To be able to bring a customizable and healthy option to Edgewater consumers has always been something we strive for,” said Evan Sanders, owner of Saladworks Edgewater. “Saladworks…

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by Valerie Musson
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
News
BUSTED: Scammer, 71, Cons Recent Widow Out Of $100,000, Edgewater Police Charge BUSTED: Scammer, 71, Cons Recent Widow Out Of $100,000, Edgewater Police Charge
Busted: Scammer, 71, Cons Recent Widow Out Of $100,000, Edgewater Police Charge Her husband had just died when a widow lost $100,000 to a 71-year-old con artist from Edgewater, authorities charged. Anna Bors was already known to police. She has a record of arrests involving bank fraud, check kiting and thefts in Edgewater and Fort Lee and is believed to be part of an online “sweepstakes” or “lottery” scam ring, Detective Sgt. Teddy Wetklow said. This time, Bors weaseled account information from a 75-year-old recent widow in North Carolina, Wetklow said Tuesday. Detective Jorge Vanegas diligently worked the case, obtaining bank records as well as surveillance footage…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
News
Pedestrian Struck, Pinned By SUV Outside Edgewater Shopping Center Pedestrian Struck, Pinned By SUV Outside Edgewater Shopping Center
Pedestrian Struck, Pinned By SUV Outside Edgewater Shopping Center An SUV struck and pinned a pedestrian in Edgewater, severely injuring her lower legs, authorities said. A 19-year-old driver from Nanuet had a green light when she turned left out of the Edgewater Marketplace at Russell Avenue and hit the 37-year-old Jersey City resident with her 2015 Honda CR-V as the victim crossed River Road around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Detective Sgt. Teddy Wetklow said. The Edgewater Volunteer First Aid Squad took the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center after police and firefighters got her out from under the SUV, Wetklow said. She was in stable condition, he s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Business
Viva Margarita Replacing Hackensack Sports Bar Viva Margarita Replacing Hackensack Sports Bar
Viva Margarita Replacing Hackensack Sports Bar Viva Margarita is opening a fourth location. The popular Bergen County Mexican restaurant chain will open an outpost on Main Street in Hackensack, BoozyBurbs reports. The restaurant will replace sports bar Cheers, at 774 Main St. Viva Margarita has locations in Wallington and Edgewater, and last summer relocated its Cliffside Park restaurant to Anderson Avenue. The Lawton Avenue spot in Cliffside Park is open for to-go orders. The Hackensack location is expected to open in late July or early August.

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by Cecilia Levine
Fort Lee, NJ
News
Fort Lee Funds Dedicated To Families Displaced In Devastating Apartment Building Fire Fort Lee Funds Dedicated To Families Displaced In Devastating Apartment Building Fire
Fort Lee Funds Dedicated To Families Displaced In Devastating Apartment Building Fire UPDATE: A fund established to aid Hurricane Sandy victims will go toward helping families displaced by a fire that destroyed an apartment building near the George Washington Bridge. Two volunteer firefighters were hospitalized with relatively minor injuries in the six-alarm fire on Hudson Terrace in Fort Lee, which ignited Saturday afternoon, continued through the night and collapsed portions of the five-story brick building. Authorities initially feared the worst when a resident was unaccounted for, Mayor Mark Sokolich said, but that tenant apparently is out of the country. The Red Cros…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
News
Mayor: Fears Of Fatality Unfounded In Furious Fire That Destroyed Fort Lee Apartment Building Mayor: Fears Of Fatality Unfounded In Furious Fire That Destroyed Fort Lee Apartment Building
Mayor: Fears Of Fatality Unfounded In Furious Fire That Destroyed Fort Lee Apartment Building UPDATE: No serious injuries were reported in a raging fire that destroyed an apartment building near the George Washington Bridge. Two volunteer firefighters were hospitalized with relatively minor injuries from the six-alarm fire on Hudson Terrace in Fort Lee, which ignited Saturday afternoon, continued through the night and collapsed portions of the five-story brick building. Authorities initially feared the worst when a resident was unaccounted for, Mayor Mark Sokolich said, but that tenant apparently is out of the country. The Red Cross had put up about a dozen families at local hote…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
News
Fire Rages At Fort Lee Apartment Building Fire Rages At Fort Lee Apartment Building
Fire Rages At Fort Lee Apartment Building UPDATE: No serious injuries were reported in a raging fire that destroyed an apartment building near the George Washington Bridge. Two volunteer firefighters were hospitalized with relatively minor injuries from the six-alarm fire on Hudson Terrace in Fort Lee, which ignited Saturday afternoon, continued through the night and collapsed portions of the five-story brick building. Authorities initially feared the worst when a resident was unaccounted for, Mayor Mark Sokolich said, but that tenant apparently is out of the country. The Red Cross had put up about a dozen families at local hotel…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
News
NY Waterway Rolls Out Free Shuttle Bus Services From Edgewater, Fort Lee To Port Imperial NY Waterway Rolls Out Free Shuttle Bus Services From Edgewater, Fort Lee To Port Imperial
NY Waterway Rolls Out Free Shuttle Bus Services From Edgewater, Fort Lee To Port Imperial NY Waterway has rolled out a free weekday shuttle bus service. The bus will run between Edgewater and the Port Imperial Ferry Terminal in Weehawken, where ferry customers can connect with direct ferries to Midtown and Downtown Manhattan, the NY Waterway announced. The bus service is a temporary measure prior to relaunching ferry service from Edgewater. Buses run once an hour between Edgewater Ferry Landing and Port Imperial Ferry Terminal between 6:20 a.m. and 9:20 a.m.  Buses leave Port Imperial for Edgewater every 20 minutes between 4:20 p.m. and 8 p.m. Click here for the service …

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by Cecilia Levine
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
News
Edgewater PD: Hudson Ex-Con With 42 Arrests Tasered After Fighting, Spitting On Police Edgewater PD: Hudson Ex-Con With 42 Arrests Tasered After Fighting, Spitting On Police
Edgewater PD: Hudson Ex-Con With 42 Arrests Tasered After Fighting, Spitting On Police A Hudson County ex-con with a rap sheet more than three decades long was Tasered after he kicked, elbowed and spit on Edgewater police officers who were trying to arrest him for a multi-store shoplifting spree, authorities said. Gregory Calvo, 50, of Union City had just stolen hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise from the Marshalls, Old Navy and TJ Maxx stores at Edgewater Commons when two officers found him in the Acme Supermarket on Saturday, Police Chief Donald Martin said. “I’m not going to be arrested today,” Calvo announced as he “got into a fighting stance,” the chief said. Calv…

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by Jerry DeMarco