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Cliffside Park-Edgewater
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Girl, 15, Struck, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Ridgefield Girl, 15, Struck, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Ridgefield
Girl, 15, Struck, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Ridgefield UPDATE: The death of a 15-year-old Ridgefield girl at the hands of a hit-and-run driver near her home leaves a "profound void," said the schools chief in Clifton, where her father works. Serenity Law was struck at the intersection of Shaler Boulevard and Edgewater Avenue in Ridgefield shortly after 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 14, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. She was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center a short time later, the prosecutor said. Although word was that a vehicle was impounded and a driver taken into custody, Musella said members of his Fatal …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield
Police & Fire
HEARTBREAKING HISTORY: Suicidal Teen Rescued From Hackensack River For 4TH Time In Two Years HEARTBREAKING HISTORY: Suicidal Teen Rescued From Hackensack River For 4TH Time In Two Years
Heartbreaking History: Suicidal Teen Rescued From Hackensack River For 4TH Time In Two Years A troubled young local girl brought rescuers to a bridge over the Hackensack River for the fourth time in less than two years on Friday.  And like twice before, she nearly drowned. The girl also had guardian angels on her side once again -- this time a group of New Milford police officers. The youngster, now 16, was sitting on the edge of the Old New Bridge when Lt. Nelson Perez arrived around 2 p.m. April 12, New Milford Police Chief Brian Clancy said. The officer had gotten within 10 feet when she jumped, the chief said. The teen was treading water when Perez climbed over the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Popular Garfield Restaurant Ravaged By Overnight Fire (w/PHOTOS) UPDATE: Popular Garfield Restaurant Ravaged By Overnight Fire (w/PHOTOS)
Update: Popular Garfield Restaurant Ravaged By Overnight Fire (w/Photos) A firefighter was taken to a local hospital and two civilians were tended to at the scene of an overnight blaze that destroyed a popular Garfield restaurant and severely damaged the apartments above it. A passerby alerted authorities to the fire that broke on the first floor of DP's Pub and Seafood Grill on River Drive shortly after 2:30 a.m. Friday, April 12, responders said. Firefighters found flames engulfing the bar and spreading quickly through the upper floors. Police Capt. Mario Pozo said two second-floor tenants were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene after responding Garfie…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Essex NJ
Obituaries
Deer Crashes Through Windshield Killing Mom, 43, From NJ In PA: State Police Deer Crashes Through Windshield Killing Mom, 43, From NJ In PA: State Police
Deer Crashes Through Windshield Killing Mom, 43, From NJ In PA: State Police Molly Dowd, 43-year-old New Jersey mother, died Monday, April 1, the day after a deer jumped through the windshield of the car she was riding in on a Pennsylvania highway, according to her PA State Police and her obituary on the Dangler Funeral Home website. Dowd was a passenger in the vehicle operated by Michael Bird on I-276 east when a deer crossed the westbound lanes, jumped over the center concrete barrier and onto the hood of the vehicle at 6:25 p.m. March 31 in Lower Southampton, Pennsylvania State Police said in a news release. The deer came crashing through the windshield, seriousl…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
Northern Valley
Police & Fire
Bergen Grade Schoolers Accused Of Sodomizing Boy With Sex Toy Bergen Grade Schoolers Accused Of Sodomizing Boy With Sex Toy
Bergen Grade Schoolers Accused Of Sodomizing Boy With Sex Toy A group of young boys from Old Tappan are accused of sodomizing another with a sex toy. According to multiple parents, the 8th graders pooled their money to buy the penis-shaped sex aid from a popular gift company. One apparently turned it on another at a local residence while at least two others helped with the horrific assault, they said. Video of the penetration and what the parents said was an equally disgusting subsequent act was apparently recorded and shared. It wasn't immediately clear what physical injuries the victim may have suffered or what medical treatment was needed.  …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Somerset
Police & Fire
Pedestrians Find Body Face Down In Grassy Area Of NJ Town: Police Pedestrians Find Body Face Down In Grassy Area Of NJ Town: Police
Pedestrians Find Body Face Down In Grassy Area Of NJ Town: Police The body of a 66-year-old man was found face down in a grassy area of a New Jersey town on Monday, April 8, police said. The identified Eves Drive resident was found by pedestrians "down and unresponsive" in the grass between the Shell gas station and Bank of America along Amwell Road around 4:25 p.m. in Hillsborough Township, local police said. He was positioned face down dressed in black clothing and was not easily visible from the roadway, police said. Officers and rescue squad personnel responded and determined the man was dead.  "It is believed at this time that the male suffere…

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by Cecilia Levine
White Plains
News
Total Solar Eclipse: Check Viewing Times By Zip Code, New Cloud Cover Forecast Total Solar Eclipse: Check Viewing Times By Zip Code, New Cloud Cover Forecast
Total Solar Eclipse: Check Viewing Times By Zip Code, New Cloud Cover Forecast What's being called the most visible eclipse for the United States in 100 years is rapidly approaching, but there has always been a big question mark for Monday, April 8. Click here for a new, updated story - Total Solar Eclipse: Here's Brand-New Cloud Cover Forecast, Timing By Zip Code Namely, what areas in the narrow path of totality across 15 states will have cloud cover? A brand-new forecast released by AccuWeather.com reveals the best viewing areas.  Locations shown in green in the image above are predicted to have low cloud coverage, with moderate coverage shown in yello…

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by Joe Lombardi
Monmouth
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Mayor's Son Who Bought $7.6M Worth Of Real Estate Ducked $2M In Taxes, Feds Charge Jersey Shore Mayor's Son Who Bought $7.6M Worth Of Real Estate Ducked $2M In Taxes, Feds Charge
Jersey Shore Mayor's Son Who Bought $7.6M Worth Of Real Estate Ducked $2M In Taxes, Feds Charge A Jersey Shore mayor's son who owed the IRS $2 million never paid it -- and instead bought $7.6 million worth of real estate, federal authorities said following his arrest. Matthew Tucci, 51, of West Long Branch, collected $11.4 million in tax refunds from the country of Denmark for pension plans that he'd established there for friends, acquaintances, and relatives, an indictment returned by a grand jury in Trenton says. Rather than put the money into respective bank accounts that he'd created for the pension plans, Tucci "deposited the funds in five accounts held by five nominee compa…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater
Police & Fire
Girl, 15, Struck, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Ridgefield Girl, 15, Struck, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Ridgefield
Girl, 15, Struck, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Ridgefield UPDATE: The death of a 15-year-old Ridgefield girl at the hands of a hit-and-run driver near her home leaves a "profound void," said the schools chief in Clifton, where her father works. Serenity Law was struck at the intersection of Shaler Boulevard and Edgewater Avenue in Ridgefield shortly after 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 14, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. She was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center a short time later, the prosecutor said. Although word was that a vehicle was impounded and a driver taken into custody, Musella said members of his Fatal …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield
Police & Fire
HEARTBREAKING HISTORY: Suicidal Teen Rescued From Hackensack River For 4TH Time In Two Years HEARTBREAKING HISTORY: Suicidal Teen Rescued From Hackensack River For 4TH Time In Two Years
Heartbreaking History: Suicidal Teen Rescued From Hackensack River For 4TH Time In Two Years A troubled young local girl brought rescuers to a bridge over the Hackensack River for the fourth time in less than two years on Friday.  And like twice before, she nearly drowned. The girl also had guardian angels on her side once again -- this time a group of New Milford police officers. The youngster, now 16, was sitting on the edge of the Old New Bridge when Lt. Nelson Perez arrived around 2 p.m. April 12, New Milford Police Chief Brian Clancy said. The officer had gotten within 10 feet when she jumped, the chief said. The teen was treading water when Perez climbed over the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Popular Garfield Restaurant Ravaged By Overnight Fire (w/PHOTOS) UPDATE: Popular Garfield Restaurant Ravaged By Overnight Fire (w/PHOTOS)
Update: Popular Garfield Restaurant Ravaged By Overnight Fire (w/Photos) A firefighter was taken to a local hospital and two civilians were tended to at the scene of an overnight blaze that destroyed a popular Garfield restaurant and severely damaged the apartments above it. A passerby alerted authorities to the fire that broke on the first floor of DP's Pub and Seafood Grill on River Drive shortly after 2:30 a.m. Friday, April 12, responders said. Firefighters found flames engulfing the bar and spreading quickly through the upper floors. Police Capt. Mario Pozo said two second-floor tenants were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene after responding Garfie…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Essex NJ
Obituaries
Deer Crashes Through Windshield Killing Mom, 43, From NJ In PA: State Police Deer Crashes Through Windshield Killing Mom, 43, From NJ In PA: State Police
Deer Crashes Through Windshield Killing Mom, 43, From NJ In PA: State Police Molly Dowd, 43-year-old New Jersey mother, died Monday, April 1, the day after a deer jumped through the windshield of the car she was riding in on a Pennsylvania highway, according to her PA State Police and her obituary on the Dangler Funeral Home website. Dowd was a passenger in the vehicle operated by Michael Bird on I-276 east when a deer crossed the westbound lanes, jumped over the center concrete barrier and onto the hood of the vehicle at 6:25 p.m. March 31 in Lower Southampton, Pennsylvania State Police said in a news release. The deer came crashing through the windshield, seriousl…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
Northern Valley
Police & Fire
Bergen Grade Schoolers Accused Of Sodomizing Boy With Sex Toy Bergen Grade Schoolers Accused Of Sodomizing Boy With Sex Toy
Bergen Grade Schoolers Accused Of Sodomizing Boy With Sex Toy A group of young boys from Old Tappan are accused of sodomizing another with a sex toy. According to multiple parents, the 8th graders pooled their money to buy the penis-shaped sex aid from a popular gift company. One apparently turned it on another at a local residence while at least two others helped with the horrific assault, they said. Video of the penetration and what the parents said was an equally disgusting subsequent act was apparently recorded and shared. It wasn't immediately clear what physical injuries the victim may have suffered or what medical treatment was needed.  …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Somerset
Police & Fire
Pedestrians Find Body Face Down In Grassy Area Of NJ Town: Police Pedestrians Find Body Face Down In Grassy Area Of NJ Town: Police
Pedestrians Find Body Face Down In Grassy Area Of NJ Town: Police The body of a 66-year-old man was found face down in a grassy area of a New Jersey town on Monday, April 8, police said. The identified Eves Drive resident was found by pedestrians "down and unresponsive" in the grass between the Shell gas station and Bank of America along Amwell Road around 4:25 p.m. in Hillsborough Township, local police said. He was positioned face down dressed in black clothing and was not easily visible from the roadway, police said. Officers and rescue squad personnel responded and determined the man was dead.  "It is believed at this time that the male suffere…

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by Cecilia Levine
White Plains
News
Total Solar Eclipse: Check Viewing Times By Zip Code, New Cloud Cover Forecast Total Solar Eclipse: Check Viewing Times By Zip Code, New Cloud Cover Forecast
Total Solar Eclipse: Check Viewing Times By Zip Code, New Cloud Cover Forecast What's being called the most visible eclipse for the United States in 100 years is rapidly approaching, but there has always been a big question mark for Monday, April 8. Click here for a new, updated story - Total Solar Eclipse: Here's Brand-New Cloud Cover Forecast, Timing By Zip Code Namely, what areas in the narrow path of totality across 15 states will have cloud cover? A brand-new forecast released by AccuWeather.com reveals the best viewing areas.  Locations shown in green in the image above are predicted to have low cloud coverage, with moderate coverage shown in yello…

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by Joe Lombardi
Monmouth
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Mayor's Son Who Bought $7.6M Worth Of Real Estate Ducked $2M In Taxes, Feds Charge Jersey Shore Mayor's Son Who Bought $7.6M Worth Of Real Estate Ducked $2M In Taxes, Feds Charge
Jersey Shore Mayor's Son Who Bought $7.6M Worth Of Real Estate Ducked $2M In Taxes, Feds Charge A Jersey Shore mayor's son who owed the IRS $2 million never paid it -- and instead bought $7.6 million worth of real estate, federal authorities said following his arrest. Matthew Tucci, 51, of West Long Branch, collected $11.4 million in tax refunds from the country of Denmark for pension plans that he'd established there for friends, acquaintances, and relatives, an indictment returned by a grand jury in Trenton says. Rather than put the money into respective bank accounts that he'd created for the pension plans, Tucci "deposited the funds in five accounts held by five nominee compa…

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