Pascack Valley, NJ
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Police: Four Swipe Merch, Flee Woodcliff Lake Apple Store Police: Four Swipe Merch, Flee Woodcliff Lake Apple Store Police: Four Swipe Merch, Flee Woodcliff Lake Apple Store
Police: Four Swipe Merch, Flee Woodcliff Lake Apple Store BREAKING: Four men fled the Apple store at Tice's Corner in Woodcliff Lake with stolen merchandise early Monday afternoon, authorities said. Police issued an alert for two men in puffy goose-down jackets -- two green and two black -- who they said stuffed the items in their pockets before fleeing the Chestnut Ridge Road store in a white Acura sedan shortly before 1:30 p.m. Anyone who saw something or has information that could help catch the thieves is asked to contact Woodcliff Lake PD: (201) 391-8222.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Pre-Dawn Thanksgiving Blaze Damages Hillsdale Home Pre-Dawn Thanksgiving Blaze Damages Hillsdale Home Pre-Dawn Thanksgiving Blaze Damages Hillsdale Home
Pre-Dawn Thanksgiving Blaze Damages Hillsdale Home Firefighters doused a pre-dawn Thanksgiving Day blaze in a Hillsdale home. The fire broke out just after 2 a.m. in the second-floor bedroom of the Lincoln Avenue home and quickly went to two alarms, borough fire officials said. All of the occupants got out OK, they said. The fire was contained to the bedroom and declared under control around 3 a.m., less than an hour after the call came in, fire officials said. Mutual aid was provided by firefighters from Park Ridge, River Vale, Westwood and Woodcliff Lake.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Bareburger Opens In Morristown Bareburger Opens In Morristown Bareburger Opens In Morristown
Bareburger Opens In Morristown Morristown will soon have its own Bareburger. Online job postings say the restaurant will be opening Nov. 4 on South Street. The rapidly-expanding eatery boasts "local, organic, and sustainable burgers," along with salads, shakes, fries and plenty of sides. This will be Bareburger's first Morris County location, with others in Ridgewood, Woodcliff Lake, Montclair, Hoboken and Closter. The rapidly-expanding eatery boasts "local, organic, and sustainable burgers," along with salads, shakes, fries and plenty of sides.Bareburger Bareburger, 11 South St., Morristown.Screengrab Bareburge…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen County Restaurant Openings, Closings 10/10/2019 Bergen County Restaurant Openings, Closings 10/10/2019 Bergen County Restaurant Openings, Closings 10/10/2019
Bergen County Restaurant Openings, Closings 10/10/2019 Get ready for tacos, smoothie bowls and lots of BBQ. Reported initially by BoozyBurbs.com, here are some of the restaurants coming and going in the area. Scroll down for more. CLOSED: Blue Moon Mexican Cafe, Woodcliff Lake: After 17 years in business, the franchise sold its Kinderkamack Road spot. Locations in Englewood and Wyckoff remain open. OPENING: Kimchi Smoke, Bergenfield: After leaving for Westwood four years ago, the BBQ joint is opening a store in Foster Village, according to signage in the window. No word yet on opening date.  Kimchi Smoke is coming to Bergenfield.Kimchi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Westchester Native Struck, Killed Walking On Garden State Parkway, Police Say Westchester Native Struck, Killed Walking On Garden State Parkway, Police Say Westchester Native Struck, Killed Walking On Garden State Parkway, Police Say
Westchester Native Struck, Killed Walking On Garden State Parkway, Police Say An engineer from Westchester who worked on innovations in supercomputer chips was inexplicably walking in the fast lane of the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey before dawn Sunday when he was struck and killed near the New York State border, authorities said. Samuel E. Gottheim, 30, an Arsdley native living in California, had attended a nearby family wedding Saturday night, family members said. He was walking on the northbound parkway at milepost 169.7 in Woodcliff Lake "for an unknown reason" at 3 a.m. when he struck by an Acura driven by a 28-year-old New City man, according to NJ State …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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NJ State Police: Westchester Native Struck, Killed Walking On Garden State Parkway Overnight NJ State Police: Westchester Native Struck, Killed Walking On Garden State Parkway Overnight NJ State Police: Westchester Native Struck, Killed Walking On Garden State Parkway Overnight
NJ State Police: Westchester Native Struck, Killed Walking On Garden State Parkway Overnight An engineer from Westchester who worked on innovations in supercomputer chips was inexplicably walking in the fast lane of the Garden State Parkway before dawn Sunday when he was struck and killed near the New York State border, authorities said. Samuel E. Gottheim, 30, an Arsdley native living in California, had attended a nearby family wedding Saturday night, family members said. He was walking on the northbound parkway at milepost 169.7 in Woodcliff Lake "for an unknown reason" at 3 a.m. when he struck by an Acura driven by a 28-year-old New City man, according to NJ State Police Trooper…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Rabbi Gets Six Years For Sexually Assaulting Woodcliff Lake Boy 20 Years Ago Rabbi Gets Six Years For Sexually Assaulting Woodcliff Lake Boy 20 Years Ago Rabbi Gets Six Years For Sexually Assaulting Woodcliff Lake Boy 20 Years Ago
Rabbi Gets Six Years For Sexually Assaulting Woodcliff Lake Boy 20 Years Ago A rabbi formerly from Woodcliff Lake was sentenced to a plea-bargained six years in state prison for sexually assaulting a local boy in 1999 when he lived in town. Menachem M. Weiss, 47, must serve at least three years of the sentence handed down Monday in Superior Court in Hackensack before being eligible for parole, authorities said. He also must register as a sex offender and avoid contact with the victim or his family. "It was heart-wrenching to hear the victim describe [during the sentencing] how the abuse turned his life upside down and how it has impacted him for two decades," said …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Acme Stores In Woodcliff Lake, Elmwood Park To Shutter Acme Stores In Woodcliff Lake, Elmwood Park To Shutter Acme Stores In Woodcliff Lake, Elmwood Park To Shutter
Acme Stores In Woodcliff Lake, Elmwood Park To Shutter A pair of Bergen County Acme markets will shutter this fall, a company spokesperson said. The Woodcliff Lake (Chestnut Ridge Road) and Elmwood Park (Broadway) stores will shutter by Oct. 2, a company spokesperson told NJ.com. Two other stores in Weehawken and Scarsdale, N.Y. will also be closing around the same time, Acme spokeswoman Dana Ward told the media outlet. Acme closed its Park Ridge location in 2018, just three years after renewing the lease from a shuttered A&P. Its Bergenfield store also went out of business in 2017. No word yet on the stores' replacements.

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by Cecilia Levine
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Unattended Pot Ignites Westwood Condo Fire Unattended Pot Ignites Westwood Condo Fire Unattended Pot Ignites Westwood Condo Fire
Unattended Pot Ignites Westwood Condo Fire Firefighters from several Pascack Valley companies rallied to the aid of their Westwood colleagues during a Friday morning kitchen fire at a local condo. Rapid response helped firefighters contain the two-alarm blaze, which apparently was ignited just after 11 a.m. by an unattended pot on a stove in a first-floor unit at the Roxbury condominium complex on Fairview Avenue. An adjacent unit sustained smoke damage, responders said, adding that dozens of others had door locks damaged as firefighters went on unit-by-unit search to be sure the flames hadn’t spread. One firefighter sustained a ha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Officers From Pascack Valley Towns Get Special 'Micro-Training' On Domestic Violence Incidents Officers From Pascack Valley Towns Get Special 'Micro-Training' On Domestic Violence Incidents Officers From Pascack Valley Towns Get Special 'Micro-Training' On Domestic Violence Incidents
Officers From Pascack Valley Towns Get Special 'Micro-Training' On Domestic Violence Incidents More than 40 police officers from seven Pascack Valley towns attended a special "micro-training" session in River Vale on how to handle domestic violence incidents. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Jessica Gomperts, who runs her office’s Domestic Violence Unit, discussed complete and proper investigations. River Vale police were joined by their colleagues from Hillsdale, Montvale, Old Tappan, Park Ridge, Westwood, and Woodcliff Lake. The local venue and succinct nature of “micro-training” -- the first of its kind in the Pascack Valley area -- enabled on- and off-duty officers to atten…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen County Bars With Outdoor Patios Open Now Bergen County Bars With Outdoor Patios Open Now Bergen County Bars With Outdoor Patios Open Now
Bergen County Bars With Outdoor Patios Open Now Warmer weather is on its way and Bergen County has lots of options for outdoor drinking. Here are several bars with decks and patios that will soon make perfect places to enjoy a spritz in the sunshine (or shade). They're all open now, weather permitting. The Alementary (allows dogs!); 58 Voorhis Ln., Hackensack The Alementary.The Alementary Barrel & Brew Bar & Liquor, 872 River Road, New Milford Barrel & Brew Bar & LiquorBarrel & Brew Bar & Liquor Blue Moon Mexican Cafe: Englewood, Woodcliff Lake locations Blue Moon Mexican Cafe (Englewood)Blue Moon Mex…

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by Cecilia Levine
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Online Threat To Park Ridge High School Staffer Brings SWAT Units, Activates Shelter-In-Place Online Threat To Park Ridge High School Staffer Brings SWAT Units, Activates Shelter-In-Place Online Threat To Park Ridge High School Staffer Brings SWAT Units, Activates Shelter-In-Place
Online Threat To Park Ridge High School Staffer Brings SWAT Units, Activates Shelter-In-Place An online threat to staff at Park Ridge High School proved unfounded, said authorities who activated a shelter-in-place Thursday as a precaution. All school activities were canceled for the remainder of the day after borough police, assisted by two roving Bergen County Regional SWAT units and their police colleagues from Montvale and Woodcliff Lake, responded, Capt. Joseph Rampolla said. The tactical squad helped escort the students during dismissal, the captain said. An investigation into the source was continuing, he said. Anyone who has information that can help find whoever was r…

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by Jerry DeMarco