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Paterson, NJ
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City Of Passaic Goes On Coronavirus Lockdown, Reports 1st Positive Case
The City of Passaic reported its first confirmed case of coronavirus on Sunday and joined several other North Jersey municipalities in a virtual lockdown of public and private gathering places. Passaic Mayor Hector C. Lora said the city senior center and the Boys and Girls Club are closed and all Health Department programs and events cancelled. Passaic joined a growing list of municipalities, including Teaneck, Leonia and Hoboken, that went on virtual lockdown Sunday in response to the increase threat of COVID-19 exposure. Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco warned that all of Bergen …
Fort Lee, NJ
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Leonia School Staffer Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Borough Joins Virtual Lockdowns
A staff member at the Anna C. Scott School in Leonia tested positive for the coronavirus, Mayor Judah Ziegler said Sunday, while announcing a series of measures that put the borough on virtual lockdown. Students and staff were told to immediately begin a period of self-quarantine through March 27, Mayor Judah Zeigler said in a letter to the community. All Leonia Middle School students who attend the SACC program, and all SACC staff who work at the Anna Scott school, were asked to do the same. "This means that you should remain in your homes, and monitor yourself for any symptoms," the mayo…
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Aide From Leonia Charged With Sexually Abusing Patients In Emerson, Tenafly Nursing Homes
A nurse’s assistant from Leonia sexually abused helpless patients at nursing and rehab centers in Emerson and Tenafly, authorities charged. Han Sun Cho, 65, remained held Saturday in the Bergen County Jail following a first appearance the day before in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said members of his special victims unit began investigating after Emerson police received a tip that physically helpless patient at a nursing home in town “had been sexually touched” by Cho. “During the investigation, it was learned that Cho had also sexu…
Jersey City, NJ
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? Accused Kidnapper, HIV Transmitter, $146K Deadbeat Dad Nabbed In Sweep
An accused kidnapper from Newark, a Georgia man charged with knowingly transmitting the HIV virus and a River Edge deadbeat dad whose unpaid child support has reached $146,000 were among more than three dozen people with outstanding warrants who were scooped up by Hudson County sheriff’s officers. “Our office remains committed to doing everything possible to protect the residents of Hudson County,” Sheriff Frank Schillari said in announcing the results of his office's first roundup of 2020. Four Hudson sweeps last year netted 115 defendants, “and we are looking to continue that sort of suc…
Fort Lee, NJ
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Leonia Firefighters Quickly Douse House Blaze
Leonia firefighters made quick work of a Sunday night house blaze. The Hawthorne Terrace fire broke out around 11:20 p.m. and was quickly knocked down. It was declared under control, and mutual aid companies were released, about 40 minutes later. No injuries were reported. Photo by Chris Torello. MORE PHOTOS: CPT Fire Ground Photos
Fort Lee, NJ
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Bergen Pair Charged With Laundering $5.7 Million
The owners of several businesses in Leonia and Palisades Park laundered $5.7 million to avoid paying taxes on it, said authorities who busted them. Guatemalan nationals Juan Quevedo-Garcia, 40, and Magda Quevedo-Garcia, 35, were booked into the Bergen County Jail on Thursday and ordered released by a judge hours later, records show. Both are scheduled for first appearances Monday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Juan Quevedo-Garcia, of Fairview, owns commercial framing and excavation businesses in Palisades Park, while Magda Quevedo-Garcia, of Palisades Park, owns and op…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Bonchon Chicken Now Open In Lodi
Bonchon Chicken in Lodi is open for business. The Essex Street Korean fried chicken joint offers a full Asian fusion menu and a wide selection of Korean dishes such as Bibimbap, Japchae, Bulgogi and more. An American-inspired line features Bonchon sliders, wraps and seasoned fries. Founded in South Korea in 2002 and established in the U.S. in 2006, Bonchon -- Korean for "my hometown," currently has 93 U.S. locations. Bonchon has locations in Jersey City, Fort Lee, Leonia, Midland Park, Parsippany, Nutley and Union. Bonchon Chicken, 184 Essex St., Lodi, 11:30 a.m. to …
Teaneck, NJ
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Teaneck Car Fire Spreads To Home
What began as a driveway car fire quickly became a house blaze in Teaneck Wednesday afternoon. The fire extended to a 2½-story home in the 500 block of Tilden Avenue around 4:30 p.m., a responder said, adding that everyone got out safely. As flames raced through the attic and basement, fire officials, concerned that there might be people trapped inside, raised the call to three alarms. Less than 20 minutes or so later, all firefighters were ordered out of the building. The fire was declared under control shortly before 5:30 p.m., about an hour after it began. Mutual aid included firefi…
Newark, NJ
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4 Lottery Tickets Sold In North Jersey Split $238K Jackpot
A total of four winning tickets were sold in North Jersey for Thursday's Jersey Cash 5 drawing, splitting a $238,180 jackpot, state lottery officials said. Tickets were sold in Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic counties. The winning numbers were 17, 19, 22, 28 and 32 and the XTRA number was 05. The tickets, each one good for $59,545, were sold at the following locations: Bergen County: Happy Market, 369 Broad Ave., Leonia; Essex County: Quick Mart Food Store, 172 South Livingston Ave. Livingston; Morris County: Korner Store Inc., 14 Burnham Rd., Morris Plains; and P…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Employee, 47, Killed In Route 46 Motorcycle Crash
A communication systems technician for New Jersey State Police died after being ejected from his motorcycle in a Budd Lake crash, local police said. John Zaki of Landing was headed eastbound on Route 46 when he was struck by a 2002 Toyota near Chamberlain Road on Sept. 29 around 2 p.m., Mount Olive police said. Responding officers found Zaki's motorcycle under the Toyota driven by Brielle Kraus, who was turning left onto the roadway from a driveway, authorities said. Zaki -- thrown from his bike -- was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center where he died of injuries sustained in the crash,…
Hackensack, NJ
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Accused New Milford Rapist, Leonia Thief Among Fugitives Captured By Bergen Sheriff's Squad
Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton’s Fugitive Task Force tracked down and arrested seven defendants who skipped court or were wanted as fugitives, from shoplifters to an accused rapist. Last Thursday morning’s sweep featured participation from 14 different agencies and produced several leads expected to yield even more arrests, Cureton said Tuesday.Some had been released with conditions under New Jersey's 2017 bail reform law and simply didn't show up for court. The difference this time: Judges ordered that all seven remain held in the Bergen County Jail and not be released pending furth…
Hackensack, NJ
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Teens In Leonia Police Chase Nabbed After 7-Eleven Crash In Bogota Hurls Sign Onto Roof
An overnight police chase Saturday that began in Leonia ended when the sedan crashed into a Bogota 7-Eleven while hurling a street sign onto the convenience store's roof. Leonia Police Officer Sihoon Chung tried stopping the 2007 Hyundai Sonata for speeding on Grand Avenue around 2:30 a.m. The 17-year-old driver from Union City turned west on Fort Lee Road and took off into Teaneck and then Bogota, Capt. Scott Tamagny said. Chung terminated the pursuit out of safety concerns, then found the vehicle involved in a crash at the 7-Eleven next to the Valero service station off the corner of Eas…
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