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Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Tragic
Accident
: Bergen Man, 68, Electrocuted By Wire Downed By Storm
A River Vale father of two was electrocuted Wednesday when he apparently touched a live wire downed by Tropical Storm Isaias, responders said. John Fahey, 68, was clearing branches and other debris from his front yard on Demarest Avenue at the Hillsdale border when he apparently walked into the wire around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, they said. Officers found him unresponsive and not breathing, Police Chief Sean Scheidle said. A PSE&G crew was summoned to cut power. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by an ALS unit soon after, the chief said. Police notified the Bergen Count…
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Police & Fire
Closter PD: Bergenfield Ex-Con In Domestic Assault Threatens To Hunt Down, Kill Police
A Bergenfield ex-con with a history of arrests in no fewer than a dozen Bergen County towns assaulted a woman, damaged a Closter police car and threatened to kill the arresting officers, authorities said Tuesday. David Fusco, 36, got out of his car and began yelling and cursing at officers responding to an assault call at the Closter Nature Center, calling them “pigs,” Detective Lt. Vincent Aiello said. As they checked on the victim and took Fusco into custody, he “threatened to take officers’ weapons from their holsters and kill them” and said that he’d remember their names and faces, then…
Northern Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Vehicle Struck By Shotgun Blast On Quiet Old Tappan Street, Local Resident Charged
UPDATE: Authorities charged an Old Tappan resident whose shotgun accidentally went off in his driveway and sprayed a passing car with pellets. Darden Bilali, 46, was outside his Old Tappan Road home when the gun discharged shortly before 1:30 p.m.Thursday, hitting a car driven by a 71-year-old borough man with several pellets, authorities said. The driver wasn’t injured in the accidental misfire between Rivervale Road and Washington Avenue, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday. Musella’s Special Investigations Squad responded along with Old Tappan and River Vale police, a…
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Business
Bergen County Restaurant Openings, Closings
While COVID-19 has forced some Bergen County restaurants closed, others are just getting started. Here's a list of what's here, what's to come and who to say goodbye to. Openings are listed first, closings are toward the end. Willow & Whisk, Wyckoff: The eatery coming to Boulder Run shopping center is taking a new approach to breakfast and lunch favorites. It is reportedly opening this week. 319 Franklin Ave., Wyckoff. Let's Meat, River Vale: Opening Monday, this new steakhouse is moving from its Harrington Park location and replacing Zozo's. They will have a 60-seat bar and a liquor …
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
News
Lawsuit
: Hoboken Couple Fights For $45K Wedding Deposit Return From Bergen County Banquet Hall
A Hoboken couple who said they lost their lives' savings on a Bergen County banquet hall due to COVID-19 is fighting for their money back. Jeremy and Laurie Lieberman paid $45,000 -- $250 per head -- for their May 30 wedding at The Estate at Florentine Gardens in River Vale, NJ.com reports. The event was brought to a screeching halt due to the virus, and the venue is holding onto the Lieberman's investment, the outlet said. Jeremy told the venue he’d allow them to keep $2,500 and return the remainder — they reportedly turned down the offer. “They were completely unwilling …
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Obituaries
Cliffside Park Baseball Coach Ben Luderer, 30, Dies Of Coronavirus
A 30-year-old Cliffside Park baseball coach and special education teacher died from complications related to coronavirus. Ben Luderer, of River Vale, was starting catcher for Don Bosco Prep's team in 2008 -- which won the national championship with a 33-0 finish -- and later played for Marist College. Cliffside Park Superintendent Michael Romagnino announced Luderer's passing Monday. Luderer went to the hospital but was sent home because his symptoms presented as minor, his former Bosco coach Greg Butler told NorthJersey.com. Luderer's former Bosco teammate Michael Apreda rememb…
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Store Owner Charged With Endangerment For Selling Homemade Sanitizer That Burned Bergen Boys
Authorities on Tuesday charged the owner of a Bergen County 7-Eleven with child endangerment for selling a sanitizer she mixed herself using a commercial cleanser that ended up burning four local boys. Manisha Bharade, 47, Wood-Ridge also was charged with deceptive business practices before being released on a summons pending court action. Bharade mixed "commercially available foaming sanitizer, which was not meant for resale," with water in pump bottles -- unwittingly causing a harmful chemical reaction -- then sold them for $2.50 each at her store in River Vale, authorities said. “She w…
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Store Owner Charged With Endangerment For Selling Homemade Sanitizer That Burned Bergen Boys
UPDATE: Authorities on Tuesday charged the owner of a Bergen County 7-Eleven with child endangerment for selling a sanitizer she mixed herself using a commercial cleanser that ended up burning four local boys. Manisha Bharade, 47, Wood-Ridge also was charged with deceptive business practices before being released on a summons pending court action. Bharade mixed "commercially available foaming sanitizer, which was not meant for resale," with water in pump bottles -- unwittingly causing a harmful chemical reaction -- then sold them for $2.50 each at her store in River Vale, authorities said.…
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Seven Hillsdale Firefighters Injured In Westwood Blaze
A recently-sold Westwood house that was undergoing renovations went up in flames overnight, injuring seven Hillsdale firefighters. The firefighters were checked out for what turned out to be minor injuries at nearby Pascack Valley Medical Center (HUMC) after a porch roof collapsed on them in the 5:30 a.m. Oakland Avenue blaze on Wednesday. "While attempting to make a push, the porch roof collapsed," their department said. "All were removed, with minor assistance." All were released from the hospital four hours later. Mutual aid also included firefighters from Bergenfield, Emerson, Frank…
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Pharmacy Worker From Fort Lee Admits Role In Multi-Million-Dollar Health Care Fraud
A massive federal health fraud case claimed another conspirator when a Fair Lawn pharmacy employee from Fort Lee admitted participating in a scheme that cost a federal workers' compensation program millions of dollars. Zachary Ohebshalom, 34, was the second of five defendants to take a plea deal from federal prosecutors, less than a month after Estela Arco-Blaustein, 55, of Mahwah pleaded out in U.S. District Court in Newark for her role in the scheme. Still facing charges is Dr. Mark Filippone, 71, of Wallington. Their scheme to fill bogus prescriptions for medically unnecessary pain crea…
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Respected River Vale Veteran Detectives Promoted
River Vale Police Detective Lt. Peter Martin and Detective Sgt. Jared Arcidiacono were sworn to their new positions with family members, fellow officers and friends attending. Martin is the department’s domestic violence liaison officer, senior firearms instructor and property and evidence control officer. He’s been extensively trained in criminal investigations, domestic violence and evidence management, among other police work specialties, and has overseen the implementation and training for several new department directives and guideline. Martin joined the department in 1995 and was as…
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Investigate River Vale Teen's Report Of Driver Saying Something To Her
A 13-year-old River Vale girl’s report of an encounter with a strange driver Friday afternoon didn’t appear related to a troubling incident in neighboring Hillsdale, authorities said. The investigation was still in its early stages, but police said the apparently 40-something driver on Friday apparently shouted something to the girl on Westwood Avenue. He didn’t attempt to lure her into what she described as a black Nissan, authorities said. Nor did he follow her, the way the driver in Hillsdale did. He may have been asking for directions, they said. Concern has been heightened in the wa…
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