Pascack Valley, NJ
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Woodcliff Lake Contractor Hospitalized With Facial Burns After Touching 480-Volt Line Woodcliff Lake Contractor Hospitalized With Facial Burns After Touching 480-Volt Line Woodcliff Lake Contractor Hospitalized With Facial Burns After Touching 480-Volt Line
Woodcliff Lake Contractor Hospitalized With Facial Burns After Touching 480-Volt Line An electrical contractor was hospitalized with burns on his face Tuesday after he contacted a live main line at an office building in Woodcliff Lake. The 50-year-old contractor was working on a service panel when he touched a 480-volt line at 100 Tice Boulevard around 10:30 a.m., Detective Sgt. Chad Malloy said. He walked to the ambulance on his own and was brought to Westchester Medical Center Trauma and Burn Center in Valhalla, the sergeant said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Columbia University VP Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen At Bergen Home Columbia University VP Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen At Bergen Home Columbia University VP Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen At Bergen Home
Columbia University VP Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen At Bergen Home A Columbia University vice president who lives in Bergen County was charged with sexually assaulting a pre-teen. Borough police arrested Marcelo Velez, 56, at his home after they “received information that [he] engaged in sexual acts with a child under the age of 13 while in Woodcliff Lake,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Tuesday. An investigation by Musella’s Special Victims Unit led to charges of aggravated sexual assault, two counts of sexual assault and a charge of child endangerment through sexual contact against Velez, who is Columbia’s vice president of university facilit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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SEEN HIM? Hillsdale PD Seeks Help Finding Ex-Con Theft Suspect Who Crashed Twice While Fleeing SEEN HIM? Hillsdale PD Seeks Help Finding Ex-Con Theft Suspect Who Crashed Twice While Fleeing SEEN HIM? Hillsdale PD Seeks Help Finding Ex-Con Theft Suspect Who Crashed Twice While Fleeing
Seen HIM? Hillsdale PD Seeks Help Finding Ex-Con Theft Suspect Who Crashed Twice While Fleeing A Florida ex-con suspected in a series of car burglaries crashed his car twice while fleeing Hillsdale police, who turned to the public for help finding him. A borough police officer saw a Ford Explorer with Florida license plates speeding south on Kinderkamack Road moments after hearing an alert that it had been involved in thefts from vehicles in Woodcliff Lake. The officer stopped the vehicle, but then the driver – identified as Khalil D. Pass, 26, of Fort Lauderdale – hit the gas and sped off, Detective Travis Woods said. Pass “was involved in two crashes and continued to drive reckles…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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SUV Rolls In Route 80 Pileup SUV Rolls In Route 80 Pileup SUV Rolls In Route 80 Pileup
SUV Rolls In Route 80 Pileup A driver was injured when his SUV overturned in a multi-vehicle crash Monday night on rainy Route 80, responders said. No fewer than seven vehicles were involved in the pileup on the highway's westbound side in Elmwood Park shortly before 8:30 p.m. A Little Falls Fire Department EMS unit and NJ Department of Transportation unit joined Saddle Brook and New Jersey State Police at the scene. The driver was responsive before the rig took him to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, responders said. It was one of several crashes reported in a half-hour period in Bergen and Passaic …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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And The Winner, Top 10 Entries From The Bergen County Moms Halloween Costume Contest Are... And The Winner, Top 10 Entries From The Bergen County Moms Halloween Costume Contest Are... And The Winner, Top 10 Entries From The Bergen County Moms Halloween Costume Contest Are...
And The Winner, Top 10 Entries From The Bergen County Moms Halloween Costume Contest Are... And the winner of the 2020 Bergen County Moms/Daily Voice Costume Contest is... Baby Valentina of Park Ridge, 8 months, as spaghetti and meatballs! We had SO many submissions this year, and choosing a winner took hours. Below are the top 10 in no particular order: Mason, 2, as "Dumb and Dumber" Mason, 2, as "Dumb and Dumber."Keri Dee Sydney, 5, a Starbucks Barista  Sydney, 5, the Starbucks Barista from Woodcliff Lake.Shari Small Kessler Hulk Hogan Hulk HoganDorothy Gervasio Eli, 7, zombie tennis player Eli, 7, zombie tennis player.Contributed Blake, 4, of Northvale as "Bee…

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by Cecilia Levine
Pascack Valley, NJ
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COVID-19: Bergen County High School Goes Remote Again COVID-19: Bergen County High School Goes Remote Again COVID-19: Bergen County High School Goes Remote Again
Covid-19: Bergen County High School Goes Remote Again A Bergen County high school went back to remote learning after a second student tested positive for COVID-19. Pascack Hills switched to virtual learning for two days last week after one individuals tested positive. The school will be holding classes remotely until Nov. 5, due to a second case reported Oct. 26. The school is closed Nov. 5 and 6 for a teachers convention, so in-person learning will resume Nov. 9. Those who came in contact with the individual were notified and instructed to quarantine. Pascack Hills HS services students from Montvale and Woodcliff Lake, and is part of t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
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COVID-19: 2 Dead, 36 Sickened In Paramus Nursing Home Outbreak COVID-19: 2 Dead, 36 Sickened In Paramus Nursing Home Outbreak COVID-19: 2 Dead, 36 Sickened In Paramus Nursing Home Outbreak
Covid-19: 2 Dead, 36 Sickened In Paramus Nursing Home Outbreak Two residents died and 36 were infected in a recent COVID-19 outbreak at a Paramus nursing home, records show. An investigation into the Dellridge Health & Rehabilitation Center on N. Farview Avenue was being conducted by state and local health officials, NorthJersey.com reports, citing a New Jersey DOH spokeswoman. As of Friday, the 96-bed facility was among 164 nursing homes with active COVID-19 outbreaks. There is a possible link between positive cases discharged from the hospital -- particularly, Pascack Valley Medical Center -- to the nursing home, according to NorthJersey.co…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
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Website Lists Every NJ School That Reported Positive COVID-19 Case Website Lists Every NJ School That Reported Positive COVID-19 Case Website Lists Every NJ School That Reported Positive COVID-19 Case
Website Lists Every NJ School That Reported Positive Covid-19 Case A website where teachers across the U.S. can report a confirmed COVID-19 case in their school shows dozens in New Jersey. The website was launched by the National Education Association, specifically a Kansas high school teachers, and serves as a hub for educators to report virus cases and health concerns. All submissions are reviewed by NEA staff and verified by checking school websites, press releases, media reports and other public sources.  The cases listed are by no means a "comprehensive accounting of all cases at schools and campuses," the website says. Each case is dated a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Pascack Valley, NJ
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CLOSE CALL: Woodcliff Lake Police Subdue Westwood Offender Carrying Loaded Gun CLOSE CALL: Woodcliff Lake Police Subdue Westwood Offender Carrying Loaded Gun CLOSE CALL: Woodcliff Lake Police Subdue Westwood Offender Carrying Loaded Gun
Close CALL: Woodcliff Lake Police Subdue Westwood Offender Carrying Loaded Gun Woodcliff Lake police prevented a potential tragedy when they subdued a Westwood man who was carrying a loaded gun, authorities said. Officers responding to a call of a suspicious-looking couple walking through backyards on Glen Road on Saturday found Jordan Dufont, 20, and a woman identified as his girlfriend, Police Chief John Burns said. Dufont has a previous history of drug arrests and had been free pending trial on charges of aggravated assault and conspiracy out of Rochelle Park last November, records show. Woodcliff Lake police began to take him into custody for giving them a fake n…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Edison, NJ
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Website Ranks 'Fittest Towns' In New Jersey Website Ranks 'Fittest Towns' In New Jersey Website Ranks 'Fittest Towns' In New Jersey
Website Ranks 'Fittest Towns' In New Jersey Drive down Route 9W in Bergen County and you'll see more bicyclists than cars. Spend some time on any Jersey Shore beach and you'll see surfers and muscles galore. As for healthy food? There seems to be a Whole Foods, Kings and boutique health food stores on any main road. It should come as no surprise, then, that New Jerseyans like to stay fit. BarBend.com is running down the towns with the fittest lifestyles by considering obesity rates, smoking, physical inactivity, exercise opportunities, access to healthy food and more. Packed with plenty of exercise opportunities, few smok…

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by Cecilia Levine
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Goose That Flew Into Car Windshield Dies, Parkway Driver Injured Goose That Flew Into Car Windshield Dies, Parkway Driver Injured Goose That Flew Into Car Windshield Dies, Parkway Driver Injured
Goose That Flew Into Car Windshield Dies, Parkway Driver Injured A driver sustained minor injuries and a goose was killed after it flew into the car's windshield on the Garden State Parkway in Woodcliff Lake Thursday evening. The bird went through the windshield of a Toyota Corolla near milepost 169.8 around 7:10 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The goose was killed on impact and the 27-year-old driver -- from Massachusetts -- was taken to The Valley Hospital with non life-threatening injuries, Goez said.

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
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COVID-19: Teachers In 2 Bergen County Districts Test Positive COVID-19: Teachers In 2 Bergen County Districts Test Positive COVID-19: Teachers In 2 Bergen County Districts Test Positive
Covid-19: Teachers In 2 Bergen County Districts Test Positive Teachers in at least two Bergen County school districts have tested positive for COVID-19. One middle school teacher in Woodcliff Lake tested positive, while two teachers in Lodi tested positive, district and union officials confirmed. Woodcliff Lake Middle School is closed for two weeks after a teacher reported testing positive last Thursday, NJ.com reports, citing Superintendent Lauren Barbelet.  The district's schools had been open Monday through Friday, until 12:30 p.m., when students returned home for virtual learning in the afternoons. Barblet subsequently switched middle s…

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