Paramus, NJ
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UPDATE: NJ Coronavirus Testing Site In Paramus Closes After Only Four Hours UPDATE: NJ Coronavirus Testing Site In Paramus Closes After Only Four Hours UPDATE: NJ Coronavirus Testing Site In Paramus Closes After Only Four Hours
Update: NJ Coronavirus Testing Site In Paramus Closes After Only Four Hours UPDATE: New Jersey's first government-run drive-thru coronavirus testing site at Bergen Community College in Paramus closed after just four hours on Friday. A flashing traffic sign noted the testing site was closed around noon -- four hours after opening and four hours before its 4 p.m. scheduled stop time -- as police turned cars away. Gov. Phil Murphy begged the public’s patience. “We’ve never done this before," the governor said Thursday. “Hopefully we’ll get this executed as smoothly as possible.” ORIGINAL STORY: New Jersey State Police in protective face masks directed the flow alo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
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COVID-19: State's First Drive-Thru Test Center Coming To Bergen County COVID-19: State's First Drive-Thru Test Center Coming To Bergen County COVID-19: State's First Drive-Thru Test Center Coming To Bergen County
Covid-19: State's First Drive-Thru Test Center Coming To Bergen County A drive-thru COVID-19 test center is coming to Bergen County, local officials said Monday. The center will be up and running at Bergen Community College by the end of the week, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco said. The drive-thru testing site will create several jobs for medical professionals looking to volunteer can email [email protected]. Tedesco is looking for nursing students, retired nurses, retired doctors and more. More testing centers modeled after Bergen's are planned for Essex, Passaic and Hudson counties, Tedesco said. This is a developing story. Check back…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
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Pillar Of Little Ferry Community Becomes Its New Police Captain Pillar Of Little Ferry Community Becomes Its New Police Captain Pillar Of Little Ferry Community Becomes Its New Police Captain
Pillar Of Little Ferry Community Becomes Its New Police Captain A Little Ferry police veteran who has remained ingrained in the community he’s always called home was sworn as his department’s new captain at Borough Hall Tuesday night. Ronald Klein Jr. lived on Garden Street with his parents, Ronald and Karen. He attended the Wilson School and Memorial Middle School before being graduated from Ridgefield Park High School in 1989 – and worked as a volunteer EMT with the Little Ferry First Aid Corps for 10 years. After receiving degrees from Bergen Community College and Rutgers-Newark, Klein joined the Little Ferry Police Department as a dispatcher in 1996…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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UPDATED: Coronavirus Concerns Cancel Classes Across NJ UPDATED: Coronavirus Concerns Cancel Classes Across NJ UPDATED: Coronavirus Concerns Cancel Classes Across NJ
Updated: Coronavirus Concerns Cancel Classes Across NJ Several schools and universities have cancelled classes in an effort to plan ahead and prevent the spread of coronavirus in New Jersey (scroll for complete list). As of Thursday, there were 29 presumed positive cases in New Jersey, including a 16- and- 17-year-old. UPDATE: All Bergen County schools will close indefinitely as of 3 p.m. Friday, Bergen County Jim Tedesco announced Thursday evening. Rutgers University recently announced classes would be held remotely after spring break. Students were strongly encouraged to remain off campus through April 3. Bergen Community College extended S…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
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Report: Federal Lawsuit Accuses Former Bergen Community College VP Of Sexual Harassment Report: Federal Lawsuit Accuses Former Bergen Community College VP Of Sexual Harassment Report: Federal Lawsuit Accuses Former Bergen Community College VP Of Sexual Harassment
Report: Federal Lawsuit Accuses Former Bergen Community College VP Of Sexual Harassment A former executive vice president at Bergen Community College resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment, according to a published report. A federal gender discrimination lawsuit filed by Brandie Bookhart accuses Brian Agnew of repeatedly trying to kiss her, making sexual comments and trying to meet up with her outside work, NorthJersey.com reported. The harassment began soon after Agnew, 38, of Piscataway took the second-in-command position in January 2019, alleges the suit, which names him, the BCC Board of Trustees and a human resources manager at the school. Agnew couldn’t immediat…

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by Valerie Musson
Paramus, NJ
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Third Fire In 38 Months Ravages Garden Center Greenhouse In Paramus (VIDEO) Third Fire In 38 Months Ravages Garden Center Greenhouse In Paramus (VIDEO) Third Fire In 38 Months Ravages Garden Center Greenhouse In Paramus (VIDEO)
Third Fire In 38 Months Ravages Garden Center Greenhouse In Paramus (Video) The third fire in a little over three years at a Paramus garden center severely damaged a greenhouse Wednesday night. Flames erupted at Denny Wiggers Landscapes and Garden Center on Paramus Road across from Bergen Community College shortly before 7:30 p.m. Firefighters quickly knocked it down, with no injuries reported. The cause wasn’t immediately determined. A fire in November 2016 seriously damaged a back corner of the main building. Four months later, a blaze that blew through the roof of a woodshed. Paramus Road was temporarily closed in both directions between Midland Avenue and Ce…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Local Mechanic Charged With Bergen Community College, Saddle Brook Business Bomb Threats Local Mechanic Charged With Bergen Community College, Saddle Brook Business Bomb Threats Local Mechanic Charged With Bergen Community College, Saddle Brook Business Bomb Threats
Local Mechanic Charged With Bergen Community College, Saddle Brook Business Bomb Threats Authorities charged an 18-year-old mechanic from Saddle Brook with calling in bomb threats to Bergen Community College on Monday and a business in town last month -- neither of which they said ultimately were considered genuine. Nicholas Donnarumma, who isn't a student at BCC but apparently knows some, admitted making the calls when confronted by authorities, a law enforcement source told Daily Voice. Donnarumma was arrested Wednesday, processed at the Bergen County Jail on two counts each of making terroristic threats and causing a false public alarm and released pending a Dec. 4 hearing i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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UPDATE: Bomb Threat Clears All Three BCC Campuses, Saddle Brook Man Charged UPDATE: Bomb Threat Clears All Three BCC Campuses, Saddle Brook Man Charged UPDATE: Bomb Threat Clears All Three BCC Campuses, Saddle Brook Man Charged
Update: Bomb Threat Clears All Three BCC Campuses, Saddle Brook Man Charged UPDATE: Authorities charged an 18-year-old mechanic from Saddle Brook with calling in bomb threats to Bergen Community College on Monday and a business in town last month -- neither of which they said ultimately were considered genuine. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/saddlebrook/police-fire/local-mechanic-charged-with-bergen-community-college-saddle-brook-business-bomb-threats/779561/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: All three campuses of Bergen Community College were evacuated early Monday afternoon after a caller phoned in a bomb threat. The call that came in to Paramus police around 1 p.m. d…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen Sheriff, BCC Officials Debut Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Communication Card Bergen Sheriff, BCC Officials Debut Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Communication Card Bergen Sheriff, BCC Officials Debut Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Communication Card
Bergen Sheriff, BCC Officials Debut Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Communication Card A colorful new communication card aims to help officers at the Bergen County sheriff's substation at Bergen Community College and the deaf and hard of hearing understand one another better. The cards, which will be demonstrated during a simulated traffic stop at a kickoff event at the school on Friday, use words and pictures that “outline the expectations or needs of the individuals on either side of the conversation,” Sheriff Anthony Cureton said. They also “offer tips for law enforcement officers to consider when interacting with someone hard of hearing,” the sheriff said. The college’s …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
Obituaries
Christopher Correia, 19, Of Kearny, Athlete Who Was Studying Sports Medicine Christopher Correia, 19, Of Kearny, Athlete Who Was Studying Sports Medicine Christopher Correia, 19, Of Kearny, Athlete Who Was Studying Sports Medicine
Christopher Correia, 19, Of Kearny, Athlete Who Was Studying Sports Medicine Christopher Pastilha Correia died Friday. He was 19 years old.  Born in Hackensack, he lived his entire life in Kearny. A bodybuilder as well as a standout football player who also enjoyed soccer, he graduated from Kearny High School in 2017 and was studying sports medicine at Bergen Community College. He planned to become a physical therapist.  He is survived by his parents, Fernando and Julia (nee Pastilha) Correia; brother  Jason Correia, and many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Arrangements were by Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, Kearny. A funeral Mass w…

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by Paul Milo
Lyndhurst, NJ
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8 New Lyndhurst Police Officers Sworn 8 New Lyndhurst Police Officers Sworn 8 New Lyndhurst Police Officers Sworn
8 New Lyndhurst Police Officers Sworn Four new Lyndhurst police officers are headed to the academy while four more have entered the department’s orientation training after being sworn in. Mayor Robert Giangeruso, accompanied by Police Chief Richard Jarvis, swore in the new hires, who bring the total number of officers in the department to 53. Assigned to the patrol division after completing orientation: Angel Batista, an Essex County sheriff’s officer since 2017, is a decorated U.S Army combat veteran who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan during the Global War on Terror and Operation Enduring Freedom; Thomas R. Seick…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Police: Business Owner Commits Suicide Behind Lyndhurst Office Police: Business Owner Commits Suicide Behind Lyndhurst Office Police: Business Owner Commits Suicide Behind Lyndhurst Office
Police: Business Owner Commits Suicide Behind Lyndhurst Office A Lyndhurst business owner from Hoboken who shot himself dead in his car behind the company Friday morning left a suicide note, authorities said. The body of the 63-year-old owner was found just before 9:30 a.m. behind the packing materials company on Wall Street West, near Bergen Community College, Detective Sgt. Vincent Auteri said.

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by Jerry DeMarco