Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Bail Reform: Bergen, Passaic Repeat Offender Charged With Lying In Route 208 Stop Bail Reform: Bergen, Passaic Repeat Offender Charged With Lying In Route 208 Stop Bail Reform: Bergen, Passaic Repeat Offender Charged With Lying In Route 208 Stop
Bail Reform: Bergen, Passaic Repeat Offender Charged With Lying In Route 208 Stop Lying to a police officer might work in certain instances, and only for a while, but not if you’re a repeat offender with a history of arrests in nearly a dozen Bergen and Passaic county towns. Che Muller tried after Oakland Police Officer Bryan Rowin stopped him on Route 208, authorities said. He “provided incorrect personal information” during last week’s stop in a bid to not only hide the warrants out of Glen Rock, Ramsey and Wyckoff, but also the fact that he was driving while suspended, Lt. Christian Eldridge said. Muller, 29,  can be described as "known to police": He has a hist…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
SEEN IT? Authorities Seek Help Finding Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Ho-Ho-Kus Woman Walking Dog SEEN IT? Authorities Seek Help Finding Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Ho-Ho-Kus Woman Walking Dog SEEN IT? Authorities Seek Help Finding Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Ho-Ho-Kus Woman Walking Dog
Seen IT? Authorities Seek Help Finding Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Ho-Ho-Kus Woman Walking Dog Authorities asked the public’s help finding a hit-and-run driver who seriously injured a pedestrian walking her dog in Ho-Ho-Kus last month. The 57-year-old victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center following the 6:50 p.m. Nov. 26 crash after responders found her on the edge of the roadway at the intersection of North Maple Avenue and First Street, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Thursday. The woman had been walking her dog when she was struck by a red coupe or sedan, believed to be a 2009 Infiniti G37, a 2013-2015 Honda Accord or a 2018-2019 Hyundai Sonata. SEE: …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Ho-Ho-Kus Home Burglarized Ho-Ho-Kus Home Burglarized Ho-Ho-Kus Home Burglarized
Ho-Ho-Kus Home Burglarized A homeowner in Ho-Ho-Kus was tallying the value of what was taken while police investigated a burglary.  Whoever broke in came in through the front door of the West Saddle River home and ransacked the place sometime before 6 p.m. Monday, Police Chief Christopher Minchin said. A Bergen County K-9 was brought in and checked the home for intruders. No suspects were found in the area, Minchin said. Detectives were investigating. Minchin asked that anyone in the area who might have seen something or have home surveillance video of possible suspects or vehicles contact Ho-Ho-Kus PD: (201) …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Hit-Run Sedan Severely Injures Ho-Ho-Kus Resident Walking Dog Near Ridgewood Hit-Run Sedan Severely Injures Ho-Ho-Kus Resident Walking Dog Near Ridgewood Hit-Run Sedan Severely Injures Ho-Ho-Kus Resident Walking Dog Near Ridgewood
Hit-Run Sedan Severely Injures Ho-Ho-Kus Resident Walking Dog Near Ridgewood SEE ANYTHING? Ho-Ho-Kus police sought the public's help finding the hit-and-run driver whose sedan struck and severely injured a borough woman as she walked her dog near the Ridgewood border Tuesday night. The 57-year-old pedestrian was in a marked crosswalk on North Maple Avenue at 1st Street when she was struck around 7 p.m. by a red sedan that then kept going north on Maple, Ho-Ho-Kus Police Chief Christopher Minchin said. The victim sustained severe head trauma that required surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center, he said. One of the witnesses scooped up the woman's dog, who…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Fire Tears Through Ho-Ho-Kus Cafe Early Thursday Fire Tears Through Ho-Ho-Kus Cafe Early Thursday Fire Tears Through Ho-Ho-Kus Cafe Early Thursday
Fire Tears Through Ho-Ho-Kus Cafe Early Thursday A multi-alarm fire broke out at a Ho-Ho-Kus business early Thursday morning, according to witnesses and published reports.  Firefighters responded to Cafe Amici on Sycamore Avenue sometime after 2 a.m. The fire rose to as many as three alarms before it was contained later in the morning.  Heavy fire and water damage to Cafe Amici restaurant in Ho-Ho-Kus overnight. @HoHoKusEMS @HoHoKusPD Businesses on either side water damage. All three shut down. No injuries @1010WINS pic.twitter.com/2IYYvRkN06 — glenn schuck (@glennschuck) November 21, 2019 There were no immediate reports of injurie…

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by Paul Milo
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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'WE'RE FAMILY': Glen Rock Police, Colleagues Rally For Dad Of 6 Fighting Esophageal Cancer 'WE'RE FAMILY': Glen Rock Police, Colleagues Rally For Dad Of 6 Fighting Esophageal Cancer 'WE'RE FAMILY': Glen Rock Police, Colleagues Rally For Dad Of 6 Fighting Esophageal Cancer
'WE'RE Family': Glen Rock Police, Colleagues Rally For Dad Of 6 Fighting Esophageal Cancer Glen Rock police are banding with their brothers and sisters in blue in Ridgewood, Franklin Lakes and Ho-Ho-Kus to help a borough family struck by cancer. The esophageal cancer diagnosis came for Bob Allison, a father of six, in July. “The primary tumor was about 4.5 cm,” according to the Glen Rock PBA. “There was a smaller 4 mm tumor in the upper esophagus, and a few cancerous lymph nodes.” Initial chemotherapy rounds weren’t effective. Allison has begun a new chemo treatment, along with radiation, to be followed by surgery in January or February. Glen Rock police are dedicating this y…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Ho-Ho-Kus PD: Wanted Essex Man Knocking Over Newspaper Boxes At Train Station Spits On Officers Ho-Ho-Kus PD: Wanted Essex Man Knocking Over Newspaper Boxes At Train Station Spits On Officers Ho-Ho-Kus PD: Wanted Essex Man Knocking Over Newspaper Boxes At Train Station Spits On Officers
Ho-Ho-Kus PD: Wanted Essex Man Knocking Over Newspaper Boxes At Train Station Spits On Officers A drunken repeat offender with a 20-year rap sheet spit on Ho-Ho-Kus police after knocking down a pair of metal newspaper boxes at the local train station, authorities said. Officers called after the disturbance Friday night found Carl Belton, 48, of East Orange lying on a bench, Police Chief Christopher Minchin said. He appeared under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the chief said. Belton began yelling at them when the officers approached, Minchin said. They began to take him into custody after learning that he had outstanding warrants out of Bloomfield and Trenton when Belton "became …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Habitual Mahwah Offenders Charged With Drugs In Glen Rock Route 208 Stop Released Again Habitual Mahwah Offenders Charged With Drugs In Glen Rock Route 208 Stop Released Again Habitual Mahwah Offenders Charged With Drugs In Glen Rock Route 208 Stop Released Again
Habitual Mahwah Offenders Charged With Drugs In Glen Rock Route 208 Stop Released Again A pair of 29-year-old habitual offenders from Mahwah were arrested by Glen Rock police on drug charges following a Route 208 stop – and then released soon after being booked into the Bergen County Jail. An officer pulled them over around 1:30 a.m. Saturday for failure to signal what became an unsafe lane change on the northbound highway, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Che Muller and Matthew Bourgholtzer were arrested after an open alcohol container, cocaine, suboxone and pot were found, Ackermann said. Traffic summonses also were issued, he said. Both men have documented criminal histo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Weather
NOT SO FAST: Nor'easter Winds Aren't Gone, Meteorologists Warn NOT SO FAST: Nor'easter Winds Aren't Gone, Meteorologists Warn NOT SO FAST: Nor'easter Winds Aren't Gone, Meteorologists Warn
NOT SO FAST: Nor'easter Winds Aren't Gone, Meteorologists Warn Although things seemed calm Thursday, forecasters said a powerful Nor'easter that slammed into North Jersey the night before, flooding streets and toppling trees, wasn't gone yet. Trees struck two houses in Hawthorne, as well as in: Glen Rock on Edgemont Road; Hackensack on Kansas Street; Franklin Lakes on Dakota Trail; Ho-Ho-Kus on Brookside Avenue. They also downed utility lines in various towns, including Emerson, knocking out power to several thousand area customers, and in Allendale (Darlington Avenue and Upland Road), where wires caught fire. Damage from downed trees and limbs wer…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Your Community
Learn To Handle Difficult Discussions With Your Teen At Special USRA Coalition Event Learn To Handle Difficult Discussions With Your Teen At Special USRA Coalition Event Learn To Handle Difficult Discussions With Your Teen At Special USRA Coalition Event
Learn To Handle Difficult Discussions With Your Teen At Special Usra Coalition Event Because talking to teens about difficult subjects sometimes requires skills some parents may not have, the USRA Coalition is sponsoring a multi-media presentation and question-and-answer session to help with the task. Parents of middle and high school students in Upper Saddle River, Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus and Saddle River are among those invited to “How to Speak Effectively to Your Child or Teen on Difficult Subjects,” featuring the special one-hour presentation “15-Minute Child Break,” on Oct. 7. Topics include identifying risk factors, strengthening parenting and communication skills and ut…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Basement Electrical Fire Ravages Mahwah Home Basement Electrical Fire Ravages Mahwah Home Basement Electrical Fire Ravages Mahwah Home
Basement Electrical Fire Ravages Mahwah Home What began as a basement electrical fire eventually shot through the roof of a Mahwah home as dawn broke Tuesday. A female resident was hospitalized with smoke inhalation during the three-alarm blaze, which was called in around 4:15 a.m. and sent flames shooting up through the walls, severely damaging the Walnut Street home, Deputy Fire Chief Tom Loreto said. Surrounding homes were evacuated as a precaution. Mahwah firefighters were assisted by their colleagues from Ramsey, Wyckoff, Midland Park and Ho-Ho-Kus, among others. They had the blaze doused by 6 a.m. before hitting hot spots. The…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Obituaries
Scott Hindon Of Mahwah, Fair Lawn Was Talented Baseball Player, Accomplished Travel Manager Scott Hindon Of Mahwah, Fair Lawn Was Talented Baseball Player, Accomplished Travel Manager Scott Hindon Of Mahwah, Fair Lawn Was Talented Baseball Player, Accomplished Travel Manager
Scott Hindon Of Mahwah, Fair Lawn Was Talented Baseball Player, Accomplished Travel Manager Scott M. Hindon of Mahwah died on Aug. 8. He was 47 years old. Born in Ridgewood, Scott grew up in Ho-Ho-Kus and graduated from Midland Park High School in 1990, his obituary says.  He attended Ramapo College where he played baseball, and continued playing in other Bergen County leagues later on. Scott lived in Fair Lawn before moving to Mahwah. He enjoyed sports games (Cowboys, Mets and Devils, particularly), traveling with his wife, Erin, and all-things music related, the obit says. He was proud of his accomplishments as a corporate travel manager and event planner. Scott is survi…

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by Cecilia Levine