Police: Mahwah Motorist Who KO'd Ramapo College Power In Crash Was DWI Police: Mahwah Motorist Who KO'd Ramapo College Power In Crash Was DWI
Police: Mahwah Motorist Who KO'd Ramapo College Power In Crash Was DWI A Mahwah motorist said an icy roadway sent his pickup into a utility pole, taking wires down and cutting power to Ramapo College and surrounding homes Wednesday night – but police said he was intoxicated. The 2017 Ford F-150 crashed during the freezing rain on Route 202 near the entrance to the college’s sculpture studio just after 10 p.m., Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Almost immediately, the police communications desk began to get calls about area power failures, he said. Responding Officers Timothy Letavish and Matt Buonocore also noted that “utility pole lights were not operating…
Mahwah Police Chief Leaves A Modernized, Professional Department Sensitive To Township's Needs Mahwah Police Chief Leaves A Modernized, Professional Department Sensitive To Township's Needs
Mahwah Police Chief Leaves A Modernized, Professional Department Sensitive To Township's Needs Ask retiring Mahwah Police Chief James N. Batelli for highlights from more than four decades in law enforcement and his attention immediately turns to the accomplishments – large and small -- of the members of the department he’s headed since 2002. “We are a nationally accredited agency through CALEA and that is a tribute to the officers who provide the service,” Batelli said Saturday. “Since the initial accreditation we have received four re-accreditations, which is something our officers work very hard at -- and only 5% of law enforcement agencies in the nation achieve.” Accreditation re…
Tenafly Swim Instructor, 23, Charged With Sexually Abusing Pre-Teen Tenafly Swim Instructor, 23, Charged With Sexually Abusing Pre-Teen
Tenafly Swim Instructor, 23, Charged With Sexually Abusing Pre-Teen A swim instructor from Tenafly “engaged in sexual acts” with a pre-teen over the course of two years, authorities charged. Kevin Guo, a 23-year-old Tenafly High School and Ramapo College graduate, wrote on lessons.com that he worked at Tenakill and gives private lessons. Tenafly police received a report last Saturday that Guo “engaged in sexual acts with a child under the age of thirteen in Tenafly over the course of two years,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Friday. He didn't elaborate. Calo’s Special Victims Unit and Tenafly police investigated and arrested Guo on a tr…
'Sheriff For All': Cureton Immediately Gets Out Among Bergenites 'Sheriff For All': Cureton Immediately Gets Out Among Bergenites
'Sheriff For All': Cureton Immediately Gets Out Among Bergenites New Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton jumped into his new position even both before and after he was sworn in, helping deliver Thanksgiving turkeys to families in need. Cureton – a 28-year law enforcement veteran and former president of the NAACP’s Bergen chapter -- joined members of his office’s PBA Local 134 and the Community Policing Unit in buying and distributing 1,000 or so turkeys with trimmings, including more than 700 to the Center for Food Action, over several days. The county’s first-ever African-American sheriff, Cureton was sworn in on the steps of the Bergen County Courth…
TONIGHT: Don't Miss These Bergen County Fireworks Shows TONIGHT: Don't Miss These Bergen County Fireworks Shows
Tonight: Don't Miss These Bergen County Fireworks Shows Happy Fourth, New Jersey! There are several fireworks shows scheduled to run tonight in Bergen and Passaic counties. Take your pick from the list below:  Allendale, Crestwood Lake @ 7:30 p.m.; Rain date July 7 (residents only)  Clifton High School Stadium @ dusk (tickets $3 per person)  Hackensack, Foschini Park @ 9:15 p.m.  Leonia, Overpeck Park @ 9:30 p.m.  Ridgewood, Veterans Field @ 6 to 9 p.m. (gates close).; Rain date July 5 State Fair Meadowlands: Fireworks July 3 and 4, entry begins at 2 p.m. and fair remains open until 1 a.m. (admission $12, with parking for $5) LATER THIS WEEK…
Here's Where You Can Watch Fireworks This Week In Bergen County Here's Where You Can Watch Fireworks This Week In Bergen County
Here's Where You Can Watch Fireworks This Week In Bergen County There are several fireworks shows scheduled to run this week in Bergen and Passaic counties. Take your pick from the list below. Monday, July 2: Maywood's Memorial Park @ 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 3: Garfield's 20th Century Park Field Elizabeth Street off Midland Avenue @ 7 p.m.; Rain date July 5 Saddle Brook's Otto C. Pehle area of Saddle River County Park @ 9:30 p.m. State Fair Meadowlands: Fireworks July 3 and 4, entry begins at 2 p.m. and fair remains open until 1 a.m. (admission $12, with parking for $5) Wednesday, July 4:  Allendale's Crestwood Lake @ 7:30 p.m.; Rain date July …
Stud Bergen County Pitcher Drafted To Cincinnati Reds Stud Bergen County Pitcher Drafted To Cincinnati Reds
Stud Bergen County Pitcher Drafted To Cincinnati Reds A Bergen County native is on his way to the major leagues. Fair Lawn's Cory Heitler, a right-hand pitcher, was drafted in the 34th round of the MLB draft, 1,009th overall. The Ramapo College junior set the single-season strikeout record at Ramapo with his 112th of the season during the NCAA Regional Tournament. He finished the season with 113 strikeouts in 84.2 innings pitched.  Heitler tallied a 2.34 ERA along with an 8-2 win/loss record while he made 12 appearances on the mound and four complete games. He fired two shutouts while opponents batted .174 against him.  Heitler, who recorded…
Yeah Buddy! Jersey Shore's Pauly D Gives Ramapo Grad Special Shoutout Yeah Buddy! Jersey Shore's Pauly D Gives Ramapo Grad Special Shoutout
Yeah Buddy! Jersey Shore's Pauly D Gives Ramapo Grad Special Shoutout Catherine Lane was moments away from graduating from Ramapo College Thursday morning when she discovered that the very "Jersey Shore" star depicted on her cap had recorded a personalized video just for her. The senior had decorated her cap days before graduation to say "Grads Are Here!" -- a nod to the show's cast member Paul "DJ Pauly D" Delvecchio's catchphrase, "Cabs are heeyah!" A photo she had posted of her cap on Twitter had reached the reality television star -- known for his hair-gel, blowout and tan -- whose response was far better than anyth…
Want To Be A Nurse? 2 Bergen Schools Named Among Top In New Jersey Want To Be A Nurse? 2 Bergen Schools Named Among Top In New Jersey
Want To Be A Nurse? 2 Bergen Schools Named Among Top In New Jersey If you live in Bergen County and your lifelong dream is to become a nurse, you're in luck. Two local schools were ranked among the top 10 best in the Garden State. RegisteredNursing.org says a great way to measure the quality of a nursing school is by its NCLEX-RN pass rates. By analyzing the current and historical NCLEX-RN pass rates, the website was able to determine which schools are best of the 40 in New Jersey. In Bergen County, Holy Name Medical Center No. 4) and Ramapo College (No. 10) are on the list. No. 1 is Rowan College at Gloucester County. Holy Name: Holy Name Medical Cent…
Mahwah Police Thank Parents, Merchants For Overwhelming Support Mahwah Police Thank Parents, Merchants For Overwhelming Support
Mahwah Police Thank Parents, Merchants For Overwhelming Support MAHWAH, N.J. – As some parents grew sick with worry that a school shooting incident could happen in their towns, several in Mahwah began bringing homemade food, catered lunches and various artwork – including “thank you” cards – to the local police department. Their primary motivation was a purported threat that was rumored to have been made by a middle-school student. It led to a series of security measures, including having stationed patrols join the usual contingent of uniformed and undercover officers who keep close watch on the township’s schools and children – a display of protection …
TRIBUTE: DJ Nicholas 'Nicky' Pistone Of Fair Lawn Dies At 36 TRIBUTE: DJ Nicholas 'Nicky' Pistone Of Fair Lawn Dies At 36
Tribute: DJ Nicholas 'Nicky' Pistone Of Fair Lawn Dies At 36 Nicholas Biagio Pistone – a popular deejay and sound engineer from Bergen County – died Friday in Westwood at 36. A River Vale native and recent Fair Lawn resident, “Nicky” loved writing and producing music. Of the jobs he took while studying criminal justice at Ramapo College, and afterward, nearly all involved music. Pistone, who also briefly lived in Montvale, created Nicky X Entertainment and Productions, offering services for any occasion, while creating and recording hip-hop, house, trance, prog house, hard house and more “in my home recording studio.” He could make people laugh, t…
Mahwah's Ramapo Valley Road/Route 202 Culvert Reopens Mahwah's Ramapo Valley Road/Route 202 Culvert Reopens
Mahwah's Ramapo Valley Road/Route 202 Culvert Reopens MAHWAH, N.J. -- The Ramapo Valley Road/Route 202 culvert in Mahwah officially reopened to traffic Saturday afternoon. The original date set for re-opening Ramapo Valley Road over the Darlington Brook after the project began in July was established as the end of October but various factors -- including significant utility relocation delays -- pushed the date forward.  The county fired the original contractor, from whom authorities expected to recover damages and brought in Joseph M. Sanzari Inc., which got to work right away. The revised date for completion was this coming Tuesday, but Sanz…