UPDATE: Woman Pulled From Passaic River After Boat Capsizes, Son Found With Aunt UPDATE: Woman Pulled From Passaic River After Boat Capsizes, Son Found With Aunt
Update: Woman Pulled From Passaic River After Boat Capsizes, Son Found With Aunt UPDATE: A boy who was at first believed to be in a capsized boat with his mother was found safe and sound with his aunt after responders pulled the woman from the Passaic River mid-Friday afternoon. A 911 caller alerted police of a woman in the water while motioning her to swim to shore, Wallington Police Capt. Shawn Kudlacik said. "She was swimming toward the bank, half-in and half-out, when officers got there," Kudlacik said. "She seemed a little distraught and mentioned something about a child." Spotting two purses, a towel and some shoes atop the capsized boat, police requested di…
Dive Teams Try To Retrieve Man's Body From Passaic River Dive Teams Try To Retrieve Man's Body From Passaic River
Dive Teams Try To Retrieve Man's Body From Passaic River Authorities Monday morning were resuming efforts to retrieve a body in the Passaic River between Wallington and Passaic. It was immediately unclear whether it could possibly be a man who Garfield police were told jumped from a bridge over the river the night before. Members of the Wallington Fire Department Emergency Squad were out on a drill Sunday when a sonar camera spotted what they later said appeared to be a body. It surfaced near Gregory Avenue after backups from Lyndhurst, Oradell, Mahwah and Passaic arrived. The rough current eventually forced them to call off the recovery unt…
Palisades Park PD: Off-Duty Officer Nabs Porch Pirate Palisades Park PD: Off-Duty Officer Nabs Porch Pirate
Palisades Park PD: Off-Duty Officer Nabs Porch Pirate An alert off-duty Palisades Park police officer nabbed a porch pirate who’d stolen packages from several victims, authorities said. Officer Salvatore Farnese was in his own car Saturday when he spotted Paul R. Bossack, a known offender, in the area of Henry and Highland avenues, Sgt. George Beck said. Farnese kept an eye on Bossack, 38, of Hackettstown, until uniformed officers arrived, Beck said. Police charged him with several counts of theft and receiving stolen property in connection with a series of theft this month and last. He also was charged with driving with a suspended license. …
STORM: North Jersey Schools Announce Early Dismissals Wednesday STORM: North Jersey Schools Announce Early Dismissals Wednesday
Storm: North Jersey Schools Announce Early Dismissals Wednesday North Jersey is expecting three to five inches of snow on Wednesday. Several school districts have already announced early dismissals. Check with your school district for details and more information. The districts that have already announced early dismissals are: BERGEN COUNTY Bergenfield Bogota Dumont Edgewater Little Ferry Mahwah Midland School (Rochelle Park) Oradell Palisades Park Paramus Ridgefield Park River Edge Teaneck MORRIS COUNTY Butler Craig High, Boonton Craig School, Mountain Lakes Denville Dover Madison Mendham Morris Morris Plains Mount Arlington Parsippany-Troy Hills Ra…
ON TV: Oradell 'American Pickers' Episode Airs Monday ON TV: Oradell 'American Pickers' Episode Airs Monday
ON TV: Oradell 'American Pickers' Episode Airs Monday An Oradell collector and his overflowing garage will be featured on "American Pickers" Monday. Sam Tripsas' episode of "American Pickers" airs on the History Channel at 9 p.m.  The show follows "pickers" Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz traveling across the U.S. in search of antiques to keep or resell. Tripsas, 60, was just 10 years old when he began digging through dumps for new treasures, he told NorthJersey.com. Among his most prized possessions are 1950s Coca-Cola machines, an old-school jukebox and two 1930s phone booths. Tripsas said being on the show was an "experience of a lifetim…
TRIBUTE: Oradell Cancer Survivor Brian Low Had Profound Impact On Many Battling Addiction TRIBUTE: Oradell Cancer Survivor Brian Low Had Profound Impact On Many Battling Addiction
Tribute: Oradell Cancer Survivor Brian Low Had Profound Impact On Many Battling Addiction Brian Low of Oradell is being remembered for the impact he had helping others battling addiction. A Bergen Catholic graduated, Low died on Jan. 3 at 28 years old.  "Brian Low is and forever will be a stand up guy," Mike Jack wrote on Facebook, "who even at his worst was getting help to those that needed it." During his junior year of college at Franklin & Marshall, Low was diagnosed with cancer. He overcame the disease through "strength and determination," and spent the last several years of his life dedicated to helping those battling drug or alcohol addiction. Brian LowRachel G…
Fair Lawn Police Do It Again: More Arrests Made In Separate Mailbox Check Thefts Fair Lawn Police Do It Again: More Arrests Made In Separate Mailbox Check Thefts
Fair Lawn Police Do It Again: More Arrests Made In Separate Mailbox Check Thefts As the amount of checks and cash reported stolen from mailboxes continues to rise, so do the number of check-theft arrests that Fair Lawn police are making. This time, Detective Brian Rypkema arrested two Paterson residents: Evelin Fernandez, 39, deposited a $2,253 check into her account after it had been mailed at the Radburn Post Office by a member of the Fair Lawn Senior Center, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Angel Sanchez-Ramos, 25, cashed a $1,302.38 check that had been mailed at a post office box on Dorothy Street, Metzler said. Both were released after being charged with theft by deceptio…
Fair Lawn Detective Makes Arrests In Separate Mailbox Check Thefts Fair Lawn Detective Makes Arrests In Separate Mailbox Check Thefts
Fair Lawn Detective Makes Arrests In Separate Mailbox Check Thefts A Fair Lawn police detective nailed two different people in connection with the thefts of checks that residents mailed outside the Radburn Post Office. In each case, the checks never made it to their destinations and were cashed by someone else, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Detective Paul Donohue made arrests in both. Michelle Rivera, 18 of Paterson, was charged with theft by deception after claiming that she gave her bank card to an unidentified person who wanted to cash one of the checks. Gilbert Acevedo, 21, of Paterson, was charged with the same offense after admitting that he was paid $3…
You're Welcome, New Jersey: Mr. Cupcakes Rolls Out Italian Rainbow Treat You're Welcome, New Jersey: Mr. Cupcakes Rolls Out Italian Rainbow Treat
You're Welcome, New Jersey: Mr. Cupcakes Rolls Out Italian Rainbow Treat First the cookie. Then the doughnut. Now the cupcake. Mr. Cupcake has rolled out the Italian Rainbow Cupcake It's the newest addition to the cupcake shop's "Over The Top" category: Green, yellow and red layered almond cake -- dipped in chocolate ganache and topped with two Italian rainbow cookies. Late last year, the cupcake shop rolled out Fiona's Fab Flava as the first "Over The Top" option (think, blueberry pancake).  Fiona's fab flavaMr Cupcakes Too good to be true? Only one way to find out. Mr. Cupcakes has locations in Clifton, Hawthorne, Oradell, Paramus and Garfield.
Latest Mailbox Theft, Outside Glen Rock Post Office, Costs Ridgewood Woman $1,788 Latest Mailbox Theft, Outside Glen Rock Post Office, Costs Ridgewood Woman $1,788
Latest Mailbox Theft, Outside Glen Rock Post Office, Costs Ridgewood Woman $1,788 In what’s become an epidemic of sorts, a Ridgewood woman became one of the latest mailbox theft victims after someone stole and cashed $1,788 in checks that she’d deposited outside the Glen Rock Post Office, police said. Thieves who once used wire and some type of adhesive to fish envelopes from boxes are now simply prying them open and snatching bundles of mail -- often from in front of post offices after hours, authorities throughout North Jersey say. Daily Voice reported one earlier today out of Oradell. SEE: Mailbox Thefts Continue, This Time Outside Oradell Post Office Glen Rock…
Mailbox Thefts Continue, This Time Outside Oradell Post Office Mailbox Thefts Continue, This Time Outside Oradell Post Office
Mailbox Thefts Continue, This Time Outside Oradell Post Office Oradell became the latest town to be victimized by mailbox thieves. Whoever was responsible broke into the boxes outside the Oradell Post Office Sunday night, borough police said. “Numerous pieces of mail were opened and checks taken,” they said. “Some mail was recovered including many holiday cards.” The U.S. Postal Inspection Service was notified. Meanwhile, borough police said, “keep checking your personal accounts for unusual activity if you mailed any money this weekend.” Citizens in towns throughout North Jersey have reported a steady stream of mail thefts. Where once the thieves …
Prosecutor: Franklin Lakes Ex-Con Had 1,160 Kiddie Porn Images, Chatted With Kids Online Prosecutor: Franklin Lakes Ex-Con Had 1,160 Kiddie Porn Images, Chatted With Kids Online
Prosecutor: Franklin Lakes Ex-Con Had 1,160 Kiddie Porn Images, Chatted With Kids Online A sales clerk from Franklin Lakes caught with 1,160 images of child pornography had been having sexually explicit chats with youngsters, said authorities who are trying to find more possible victims. Matthew K. McKim, 31, who was arrested following a raid on his Summit Avenue home on Friday, remained held Monday in the Bergen County Jail, records show. An investigation “revealed that McKim used the Internet to view and possess approximately 1,160 digital files depicting nude or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children, accessed online social media applications using the sc…