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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Fire Blows Through Roof Of Moonachie Home
Flames blew through the roof of a Moonachie home early Monday evening. The call for what began as a two-alarm blaze on Joseph Street was called in at 4:50 p.m. No injuries were immediately reported. Assisting their Moonachie colleagues at the scene or in coverage were firefighters from Carlstadt, Hasbrouck Heights, Little Ferry, South Hackensack and Wood-Ridge.
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Wood-Ridge House Fire Doused
Firefighters made quick work of a Thursday evening house blaze in Wood-Ridge. A firefighter was treated at the scene of the Fourth Street blaze, which broke out around 6 p.m. and was doused within minutes. The fire damaged the second floor and attic.
Hackensack, NJ
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Target Shelf Stocker Charged With Raping Wood-Ridge Pre-Teen
A 20-year-old Target shelf stocker from Wood-Ridge raped a pre-teen, authorities charged. Steven Cabrera remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail pending a May 18 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack following his arrest the day before. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Wood-Ridge police contacted members of his Special Victims Unit after receiving a report that Cabrera had sexually assaulted a child under 13 on Monday. Cabrera is charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault of a victim under 13, sexual assault and child endangerment …
Paramus, NJ
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'Bittersweet': NJ Toddler, Grandmother Bond Through Glass Door While Social Distancing
A Bergen County toddler got a bittersweet visit from her grandmother whom she hadn't seen in three weeks -- and it didn't even matter that a glass door was in the way. Christina Penaloza of Wood-Ridge shared footage of her 14-month-old daughter Gabriela Gia, pressing her face against the front door when Penaloza's mom Daria Baricevic showed up for a visit. Baricevic helps Penaloza raise Gabriela, but of social-distancing guidelines, Baricevic hasn't been able to come by the house. That's been hard on Gabriela, who shares a special bond with her grandmother -- who she calls Baba. "Gabriel…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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: Three Hospitalized In Rush-Hour Van Crash In Hasbrouck Heights
A driver and two passengers were injured when a van overturned in a Tuesday afternoon rush-hour crash that closed northbound Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights, authorities said. The driver apparently was trying to pull into a BP gas station on the northbound highway just north of Franklin Avenue when the Honda Odyssey struck a vehicle in the right lane, spun and slammed into a tractor-trailer parked at the station, Detective Lt. Michael Colaneri said. Hasbrouck Heights firefighters extricated the driver, assisted by their colleagues from Wood-Ridge, Colaneri said. All three victims were taken…
Pascack Valley, NJ
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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…
Hackensack, NJ
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Career Car Burglar Caught Again, Charged In Maywood Spree
A habitual car burglar who Maywood police said hit three vehicles the same night was captured early Tuesday. Hhome surveillance showed Rashawn G. Vaughan, 23, of Newark, walking up driveways and pulling on vehicle door handles overnight on Jan. 12, Detective Capt. Terence Kenny said. Vaughan has been arrested by Rochelle Park police last November following an eight-vehicle burglary spree, noted Kenny, the officer in charge of the department. SEE: Car Burglar Sought In 15 Rochelle Park Vehicle Break-Ins, Attempts Captured In Passaic Vaughan has been known to police, having been charged wit…
Bergenfield, NJ
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Website Names Wing Spots In Warren, Bergen Counties Among Best In NJ
North Jerseyans don't have to go far for some good chicken wings. Website Big 7 Travel named four spots -- three in Bergen County, one in Warren County -- among the seven best wing spots in New Jersey. "New Jersey chicken wings are among the best in the country," the site said, "so we set out to find where to find the best portions in the state." Bergen County's spots on the list are MaMa Chicken in Palisades Park, New York Wing Factory in Fort Lee and Buffalo's in Wood-Ridge. Buck Hill Brewery and Restaurant in Blairstown also made the list. Click here for the full article from Big …
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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: Fast-Moving Blaze Destroys Lodi Commercial Building
Fire destroyed a Lodi commercial building Thursday night. The general-alarm blaze broke out shortly before 9 p.m. in the kitchen of a small building next to the one that housed the JDM School Uniform company and CCS Car Care Specialties on Main Street, Fire Chief Steven Cassiello said. Flames quickly spread and soon blew through the roof of the uniform store. A dog who apparently belonged to the woman who owned the defunct business next door reportedly died in the fire. A neighbor said the store had closed about two weeks ago and the owner may have been living there. At the Lodi fire …
Hackensack, NJ
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Police: Jaywalking Wood-Ridge Pedestrian, 72, Struck In Hackensack
A 72-year-old Wood-Ridge man struck by a vehicle while jaywalking Thursday morning in Hackensack, authorities said. The victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with minor injuries after being struck shortly before 8:30 a.m. while crossing Atlantic Street near Main Street, police Capt. Nicole Foley said. The 63-year-old 1999 Honda driver from Hackensack remained at the scene, the captain said. The fault was "assigned to the pedestrian," she said.
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Restaurant Openings, Closings In Bergen County
For every restaurant that closed, at least one more popped up in Bergen County and some surrounding towns. Here are is the latest restaurant rundown in the area. Business tips can me emailed to
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. Scroll down for complete list. CLOSINGS: Cousin Vinny's, Wood-Ridge: As previously reported by Daily Voice, the Italian family-style restaurant closed after just five months in business. No word yet on what's replacing it. Cousin Vinny's officially shuttered Sunday, Dec. 1.Cecilia Levine Kirker's Inn, Hawthorne: The German bar has been an institution in town for more th…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Cousin Vinny's In Wood-Ridge Shutters
Cousin Vinny's in Wood-Ridge has closed. The Italian restaurant opened last June, replacing Angeloni's Restaurant & Pizzeria on Valley Boulevard. Cousin Vinny's officially shuttered Sunday, Dec. 1. The 3,600-square-foot building is listed with Delaney Restaurant Realty and has an asking price of $1.25 million.
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