Paterson Teen Accepted Into Harvard, Yale, Princeton Reveals Early Secrets To Success
A teenager from New Jersey is headed to Harvard this fall — and says the secret to his success had nothing to do with paid help or private tutors.
Salman Chowdhury, of Paterson, was accepted into 10 of the top 25 universities in the U.S., including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and the University of Pennsylvania.
He was also offered a full merit-based scholarship to Washington University in St. Louis as a Langsdorf Scholar.
Chowdhury, who recently graduated as valedictorian from the STEM Academy at Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools (PCTI) in Wayne, chose Harvard. He wi…
Paterson Bus Rider Refused To Pay, Then Beat Up Drivers, Smashed Windows: Authorities
A Paterson man who refused to pay his bus fare multiple times is accused of physically attacking drivers and smashing windows with rocks and bottles, authorities in Passaic County said.
Juan C. Hichez, 37, was arrested on Tuesday, July 29, near Madison and Park avenues in Paterson, Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo said.
Hichez is accused of assaulting drivers and damaging jitney buses in a series of incidents dating back to January. In one case, police say he threw a rock at a bus door, shattering the glass. In another, he allegedly struck a driver in the head "multiple times" after refu…
15 Hollow Point Bullets, Nunchucks, Cocaine Found Outside Fair Lawn Auto Parts Store: Cops
Two men were busted with a loaded handgun, crack cocaine, and a set of nunchucks outside a Bergen County auto parts store earlier this month, authorities said.
Fair Lawn officers found the illegal items in the early hours of Friday, July 18, in the parking lot of Advance Auto Parts at 18-37 River Road, Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said.
Officer Matthew Hearon approached a white Acura around 1:45 a.m. after noticing the occupants moving around and reaching under the seats, the sergeant said.
Both men, identified as Shaun P. Reed, 44, of Pompton Lakes, and Michael P. Durant, 40, of Paterson, i…
Paterson Teen Pops Out Of Car Trunk In Surprise Hackensack Armed Robbery: Prosecutor
A months-long investigation into an armed robbery in Hackensack has led to charges against four men and one juvenile, authorities said.
The incident occurred on Sunday, April 27, around 6:30 p.m., near the intersection of East Pleasantview Avenue and Kipp Street, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Friday, July 25.
According to Musella, two victims were sitting in a car when a white Mercedes-Benz coupe pulled up and double-parked. Omar I. Cetiner, 21, of Hackensack, allegedly got out with a gun, the prosecutor said. At the same time, a 17-year-old from Paterson reportedly climbed …
Garfield Man Tried To Cash Phony Checks At TD Bank: Fairfield PD
Four North Jersey men have been arrested and charged following two separate fraud cases at a TD Bank in Fairfield, authorities announced, Thursday, July 24.
On Monday, July 21 at 5 p.m. officers responded to the bank at 436 Hollywood Ave. after an employee recognized Jaydin Colon, a 20-year-old Garfield resident, who had previously cashed a fraudulent check in the past at the branch, Fairfield police said.
Colon was trying to cash a $1,616.04 fraudulent arrest and he was placed under arrest, police said.
While officers were apprehending Colon, they saw a vehicle parked illegally in a nearb…
Paterson Man Killed, Two Hurt In Route 80 Crash After Stepping Into Roadway: Njsp
A 36-year-old Paterson man was killed and two others injured in a crash on Route 80 Saturday, July 19, New Jersey State Police said.
A Cadillac driven by a 31-year-old Edison man was traveling east with two passengers: Clarence Fennel Jr., 36, and a 25-year-old man, both of Paterson, when the front of the Cadillac hit the side of a Toyota, NJSP Sgt. Charles Marchan said.
That crash happened at 12:30 am on Interstate 80 east, milepost 60.2, Paterson, Marchan said.
Both vehicles stopped in the left lane. The Cadillac driver and his two passengers got out and stood in the roadway, w…
US Marshals Arrest Clifton Man In Paterson Shooting For Attempted Murder, Prosecutor Says
A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a July 9 shooting that left a 55-year-old man hospitalized with gunshot wounds, authorities said.
Keime Porter, of Paterson, was taken into custody around 6 a.m. Saturday, July 19, by the United States Marshals Service, New Jersey State Police, and the Paterson Police Department, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Sunday, July 20.
He was arrested without incident in the area of Gregory Avenue and Burgess Place in Clifton, officials said.
Porter is facing several charges, including first-degree attempted murder, secon…
Mahwah's Kathryne Badura, Fashion Attorney, Music Lover, Dies At 38
Kathryne Badura, a Bergen County native who built a career at the intersection of fashion, law, and business, died on Tuesday, June 24, according to her obituary on the Vander Plaat Funeral Home website. She was 38 years old.
Services were held Tuesday, July 8 at St. Elizabeth RC Church in Wyckoff.
Born in Paterson and raised in Fair Lawn before moving to Mahwah, Badura graduated from Immaculate Heart Academy in 2004, where she was an honors student, athlete, and performer, her obituary says. She continued her academic and artistic pursuits at Villanova University, graduating magna cum laud…
