Overturned Truck Snarls Traffic On Route 495 Overturned Truck Snarls Traffic On Route 495
Overturned Truck Snarls Traffic On Route 495 An overturned truck jammed traffic on NJ-495 in North Bergen Monday morning, Aug. 21. Footage from the New Jersey Department of Transportation shows emergency response vehicles at Columbia Avenue. Further details were not immediately released.
These High Schools Ranked Top 5 In Hudson County, Report Says These High Schools Ranked Top 5 In Hudson County, Report Says
These High Schools Ranked Top 5 In Hudson County, Report Says The grades are in and these Hudson County high schools are a cut above the rest, according to the community and school ranking site Niche. After considering a number of key areas, the following schools were ranked in the website’s 2023 “Best Public High Schools in Hudson County” report: No. 1 - Dr. Ronald E. McNair, Jersey City No. 2 - High Tech High School, North Bergen and Secaucus No. 3 - County Prep, Jersey City No. 4 - Infinity Institute, Jersey City No. 5 - Weehawken High School McNair earned an overall grade of A+, and scored the same in academics, diversity, college …
Fairview Pre-Teen Sexually Assaulted By Guatemalan National From North Bergen: Prosecutor Fairview Pre-Teen Sexually Assaulted By Guatemalan National From North Bergen: Prosecutor
Fairview Pre-Teen Sexually Assaulted By Guatemalan National From North Bergen: Prosecutor A 25-year-old Guatemalan national who lives in North Bergen was seized after sexually assaulting a pre-teen in neighboring Fairview, authorities charged. Angel Chavix, who works as a construction framer, became the subject of an investigation after the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office contacted their counterparts in late July, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives from his Special Victims Unit determined that Chavix “sexually assaulted a child who was under the age of 13 on one occasion in Fairview,” the prosecutor said. The 5-foot-3-inch, 160-pound Chavix was charged wit…
Teen Robbed At Gunpoint Trying To Buy Cough Syrup: North Bergen PD Teen Robbed At Gunpoint Trying To Buy Cough Syrup: North Bergen PD
Teen Robbed At Gunpoint Trying To Buy Cough Syrup: North Bergen PD A 17-year-old teenage boy was robbed at gunpoint attempting to buy promethazine cough syrup in North Bergen on Sunday, July 30, police said. Police responded to 88th Street and Kennedy Boulevard where a teenager claimed he was robbed while attempting to sell sneakers, Captain David Dowd said. Once the victim entered a car to complete the transaction with the buyer, another man brandished a firearm, demanding the victim's money, sneakers and cell phone, Dowd said. The victim refused and he was pistol whipped and assaulted, Dowd said. When the victim attempted to leave the vehicle, his s…
NY Dealer Gets 11 Years, No Parole, For Moving Fentanyl, Meth, Coke By The Pound Into NJ NY Dealer Gets 11 Years, No Parole, For Moving Fentanyl, Meth, Coke By The Pound Into NJ
NY Dealer Gets 11 Years, No Parole, For Moving Fentanyl, Meth, Coke By The Pound Into NJ A dealer who admitted flooding four North Jersey counties with massive quantities of fentanyl, meth and coke is headed to federal prison for more than a decade. Juan Carlos Merced Moreno, 45, of Manhattan must serve out just about all of his plea-bargained 11-year sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Moreno and his partners operated a fentanyl mill in Washington Heights that supplied traffickers in New Jersey with at least 25,000 pills that were distributed throughout the Garden State, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. Authorities disco…
$74K Worth Of Fentanyl, Cocaine: Four Busted In Secaucus $74K Worth Of Fentanyl, Cocaine: Four Busted In Secaucus
$74K Worth Of Fentanyl, Cocaine: Four Busted In Secaucus Four people were arrested in Secaucus on Wednesday, July 19 and found with $74,000 worth of fentanyl and cocaine, authorities said. Franklin Rodriguez-Liberto, a 40-year-old Jersey City resident, Richard Pena-Rodriguez, a 37-year-old Union City resident, Steven Reyes, a 44-year-old North Bergen resident and Christopher Delacruz, a 24-year-old New York resident, were arrested, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The arrests come following an investigation that spanned April to July in which $65,000 worth of cocaine and $9,000 worth of fentanyl were seized,  The four were …
Infant Unconscious, 4 Hurt When Lighting Strikes Tree In Braddock Park: Police Infant Unconscious, 4 Hurt When Lighting Strikes Tree In Braddock Park: Police
Infant Unconscious, 4 Hurt When Lighting Strikes Tree In Braddock Park: Police Multiple people were injured including an infant who was unconscious following a lightning struck that caused a tree to fall in North Bergen. According to North Bergen Police Capt. Jorge Raposo, lightning struck a tree in Braddock Park, causing the break and subsequent collapse of several parts of the tree just before 6:30 p.m. Among those struck were four women, one of whom suffered a broken femur, and an infant, who fell unconscious but was expected to make a full recovery, Raposo said. Footage of the incident was shared by HudPost. View this post on Instagram …
Driver, 21, From North Bergen Ejected In Route 3 Rollover Driver, 21, From North Bergen Ejected In Route 3 Rollover
Driver, 21, From North Bergen Ejected In Route 3 Rollover A 21-year-old motorist from North Bergen survived after being ejected from his subcompact on Route 3, authorities said. The four-door 2014 Chevrolet Spark hatchback ran off the westbound highway and flipped, ejecting him, shortly after 6:30 a.m. Thursday, July 13, East Rutherford Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone said. The driver was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center by a Metro Ambulance crew after complaining of back and hip pain, the captain said. Although excessive speed was suspected, no summonses were issued, he said.
Man Suffers Head Trauma After Being Struck By Rolling Car He Was Riding In: North Bergen PD Man Suffers Head Trauma After Being Struck By Rolling Car He Was Riding In: North Bergen PD
Man Suffers Head Trauma After Being Struck By Rolling Car He Was Riding In: North Bergen PD A man in his early 70s suffered head trauma after being struck by a rolling vehicle that he had been riding in Wednesday evening, July 12 in North Bergen, police said. The Cliffside Park resident got out of the vehicle and walked around the back of the car at 1600 71st Street, around 7:05 p.m., North Bergen Police Capt. Jorge Raposo said.  The vehicle rolled back knocking the man to the ground, causing him to hit his head, Raposo said. The man is believed to have suffered a concussion, the captain said.
North Bergen Teen Sexually Assaulted Child: Prosecutors North Bergen Teen Sexually Assaulted Child: Prosecutors
North Bergen Teen Sexually Assaulted Child: Prosecutors An 18-year-old North Bergen man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl several times in May, authorities announced. Brandon Majano was arrested on Thursday, July 6 and charged with sexual assault in the second degree, endangering the welfare of a child and possession of child sex abuse material, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Majano was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Secaucus and transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance next week, Suarez said. 
Drunken Man With .327 BAC Puts Fist Through Restaurant Window, Bleeds On Cliffside Police Drunken Man With .327 BAC Puts Fist Through Restaurant Window, Bleeds On Cliffside Police
Drunken Man With .327 BAC Puts Fist Through Restaurant Window, Bleeds On Cliffside Police A drunken man who put his fist through a Guatemalan restaurant window bled all over Cliffside Park police while trying to fight them, authorities said. Marcus Camargo Machado, a 39-year-old Brazilian national who lives in Palisades Park, recorded a staggering .327 blood-alcohol level, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. Machado also told EMS workers that he’s HIV positive, forcing bloodwork at Palisade Medical Center in North Bergen that found he isn’t, the deputy chief said. Machado was angry about something when he shattered the window at La Estancia at the corner of Palisade and Wa…
Driving Instructor Gropes Teen Girl During Lesson In Hudson County: Police Driving Instructor Gropes Teen Girl During Lesson In Hudson County: Police
Driving Instructor Gropes Teen Girl During Lesson In Hudson County: Police A 68-year-old North Bergen driving instructor groped a 17-year-old girl during  a lesson in Secaucus on Saturday, June 17, authorities said. Roberto Ormeno was charged with criminal sexual contact and endangering the welfare of a child, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said.  He was taken into custody at police headquarters on Wednesday, June 21, and was released with a summons. No further details were provided.