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West Milford, NJ
Police & Fire
Boiler Room Accident Injures Worker, Clears Lakeland Regional HS
A boiler room accident Thursday morning injured an electrician and cleared Lakeland Regional High School in Wanaque. The 57-year-old worker arced a wire, causing a breaker to blow, around 8:10 a.m, Wanaque Police Capt. Kenneth Farina said. Contrary to other media reports, there wasn’t an explosion, Farina emphasized. The electrician was taken to Chilton Hospital with minor cuts and burns and students and staff returned to the building, Farina said. Lakeland Regional serves students from Ringwood and Wanaque.
West Milford, NJ
Obituaries
Tribute
: Destiny Cartagena Of Ringwood Was 'Vibrant, Beautiful Soul'
Caring. Vibrant. One of a kind. This is how loved ones are remembering Destiny Cartagena of Ringwood, who died on Jan. 19. She was 33 years old. The mom of two previously lived in the Bronx, N.Y. and Elmwood Park. She graduated from Paramus Catholic High School and studied at CSB School of Broadcasting, her Facebook page says. Condolences poured in each one in their own way noting Cartagena's profound impact on the countless lives she touched. "To say you were one of a kind is too broad of a way to describe you," Christy Lynne Nibbling wrote on Facebook. "Your distinct nature w…
West Milford, NJ
News
Closed
: Trespassing Skaters Ruin Ringwood Ice Rink Fun For Everyone
The Ringwood ice rink is closed for the season. Inpatient skaters hopped over the fence while the ice was still forming, puncturing multiple holes into the liner as well, the borough's park and recreation department said on Facebook "Unfortunately, we had some skaters who were not willing to wait until the ice was ready and climbed the fencing around the rink while it was closed. Not only was the still forming ice destroyed, but there were multiple holes put into the liner as well and it will have to be replaced." Several residents commented on the post offering help. Hi Rec Dept... any a…
Hackensack, NJ
Lifestyle
Rankings
: Wealthiest Towns In North Jersey According To Census Data
The median household income in New Jersey is $76,475 -- so how do North Jersey towns factor in? According to data from the U.S. Census covering 2013 through 2017 released last month, several communities in Bergen and Passaic have some of the highest earners in the state. The median income in Bergen County was $91,572 and $63,339 in Passaic County. Median income is the amount that divides the income distribution into two equal groups: Half of the population has an income above that amount, and half are below it. The wealthiest municipalities in Bergen County: Closter…
Hackensack, NJ
Business
North Jersey Cafe Owner Goes For Feel Good Food
Lori Iannone sits at one of the square, white tables in Ho-Ho-Kus' Alt Eats Cafe cupping a mug of coffee between her hands. She wears a baby blue apron printed with colorful doughnuts and her brown hair is knotted on top of her head. Iannone has heaps of work to get done between the North Maple Avenue Cafe, her latest business endeavor, and longtime bakery We Knead Dough in Garfield. But taking time to mingle with customers is high on her list of priorities. After all, it's a key ingredient that goes into her passion: Blending good food and good people. "I always equated food with love …
Hackensack, NJ
Schools
Updated
: School Closures, Delays Friday In North Jersey
Many North Jersey districts that announced delays for Friday have since changed to closures. Here is the update as of 9:30 a.m. Be sure to check your district's website for further details. CLOSED: Bloomingdale Clifton CTC Academy (Fair Lawn/Oakland) Demarest DePaul Catholic HS Fair Lawn Fort Lee Franklin Lakes Glen Rock Hackensack Indian Hills HS Oakland Paterson Prospect Park Mahwah Midland Park Pompton Lakes Ramapo HS Ringwood River Edge Saddle River Sage Day (Mahwah/Rochelle Park) Totowa Wanaque Wayne Wyckoff DELAYED: Bergen Catholic Bergenfield Public Schools Closter Edgewater Engle…
Hackensack, NJ
Schools
Snow
DAY! These North Jersey Schools Are Closed Friday
Several North Jersey schools are closed Friday following the season's first snowstorm. Others remain open with delayed start times. CLOSED: Bloomingdale Clifton CTC Academy (Fair Lawn/Oakland) Demarest DePaul Catholic HS Fair Lawn Fort Lee Franklin Lakes Glen Rock Hackensack Indian Hills HS Oakland Paterson Prospect Park Mahwah Midland Park Pompton Lakes Ramapo HS Ringwood Saddle River Sage Day (Mahwah/Rochelle Park) Totowa Upper Saddle River Wanaque Wayne Wyckoff Check your district's website for details.
West Milford, NJ
Obituaries
'Smart, Sassy' Ringwood Stylist Farrah Shokouhi Dies, 24
She was smart. She was sassy. She was special. This is how friends, clients and loved ones remembered Farrah Shokouhi, a Ringwood native who died Oct. 9. She was 24. Shokouhi graduated from Kinnelon High School in 2012 and later Artistic Academy in Morris Plains. She worked at several area salons and beauty parlors, and was remembered in her obituary for her good heart, sense of humor and love for animals -- especially cats. "Farrah was a uniquely vibrant young woman," Wendy Fox-Warner wrote on social media, "and will be remembered fondly by us and those of you who may have …
West Milford, NJ
Police & Fire
Private Passaic County Pilot Convicted Of Smuggling Kilos Of Cocaine In, $7.5M Out
Federal jurors convicted a private "cash jet" pilot from Ringwood of bringing hundreds of kilos of cocaine into New Jersey and New York, then laundering more than $7.5 million in proceeds back to Guyana. Khamraj Lall, 51, of Ringwood “used the proceeds of his cocaine empire” to buy jets, homes and cars, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Friday. “He also paid more than $2 million in cash stuffed in suitcases to a Florida contractor to build an airplane hangar in Guyana,” Carpenito said. The Guyanese-born Lall -- who owned a private jet charter business called Exec Jet Club in Gai…
Hackensack, NJ
Lifestyle
New Rankings: New Jersey's No. 1 Safest Spot Is In Bergen County
A new report from Safewise.com named several local municipalities among the 50 "safest cities" in New Jersey. Safewise analyzed the most recent FBI crime report and put together this resource, which shows that New Jersey has an overall violent crime right at less than half that of the country’s. River Vale and Bernards Township, home to 10,000 and 27,000 respectively, are both at the top of the list having gone an entire year without a single incident of reported violent crime, the report says. "The fifty safest cities that made our list logged violent crime rates at least 9…
Bergenfield, NJ
Schools
Dumont School Officials Vow To Monitor Ongoing Mold Problem
Dumont school officials announced there will be an ongoing effort to monitor a mold problem that was first evident in two educational buildings since late August. The computer lab at the Honiss Elementary School reopened Wednesday, Sept. 12 after test results showed the lab was cleared of mold. The room was closed after custodians found "suspicious spots" on the cloth chairs, according to an announcement posted on the district website. On Aug. 27, before school began, a Dumont High School teacher reportedly found mold on two fabric chairs and a first floor room, school officials s…
New City, NY
Obituaries
Col. Richard L. Boyle, 42-Year Serviceman Formerly Of Nanuet, Dies At 89
Among the recent residents of a North Jersey assisted living facility was a former Nanuet resident with a distinguished history that few could match: Col. Richard L. Boyle. Boyle, who died in August at age 89 will be buried this Friday following his death from pneumonia last month, devoted nearly half of his 90 years to military service. He completed more than 28 active duty tours with various reserve and regular U.S. Army divisions after serving in the Navy. But there’s much more. Boyle also worked at the Pentagon, where he oversaw and coordinated the development of the Abrams M1 A1 Tank…
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