Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Charges Upgraded For Motorist Who Killed Designated Driver, 20, Injured Midland Park Couple Charges Upgraded For Motorist Who Killed Designated Driver, 20, Injured Midland Park Couple Charges Upgraded For Motorist Who Killed Designated Driver, 20, Injured Midland Park Couple
Charges Upgraded For Motorist Who Killed Designated Driver, 20, Injured Midland Park Couple Charges were upgraded against a West Windsor man following the death of a 20-year-old designated driver whose car was struck as he took a group of college students -- including a Midland Park couple -- to an off-campus weekend event in Mercer County. Michael Sot, 20 of Clark, was behind the wheel when a 2018 Kia driven by 22-year-old David Lamar V veered into oncoming traffic in Ewing and slammed into his 2007 Dodge Charger just after 2 a.m. Sunday, authorities said. Lamar, who is now charged with vehicular homicide, among other counts, was impaired at the time, the Mercer County Prosecuto…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
North Jersey Couple Among 8 Hospitalized In Weekend Overnight Crash North Jersey Couple Among 8 Hospitalized In Weekend Overnight Crash North Jersey Couple Among 8 Hospitalized In Weekend Overnight Crash
North Jersey Couple Among 8 Hospitalized In Weekend Overnight Crash A 21-year-old Midland Park couple was in critical condition following a weekend collision that injured seven people and killed one. ** UPDATE: A 22-year-old man was charged in the Sunday morning crash that killed a 20-year-old college student and injured seven other people. ** More than $30,000 had been raised as of Wednesday evening on a GoFundMe for Ryan Moore and Jenna Passero.  Moore, a senior market major, was among five TCNJ students involved in the Sunday morning crash, who sustained multiple lacerations, concussions, a ruptured bladder and other injuries, the college's st…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Your Community
UPDATED: School Closures, Delays Friday In North Jersey UPDATED: School Closures, Delays Friday In North Jersey UPDATED: School Closures, Delays Friday In North Jersey
Updated: School Closures, Delays Friday In North Jersey Many North Jersey districts that announced delays for Friday have since changed to closures. Here is the update as of 9:30 a.m. Be sure to check your district's website for further details. CLOSED: Bloomingdale Clifton CTC Academy (Fair Lawn/Oakland) Demarest DePaul Catholic HS Fair Lawn Fort Lee Franklin Lakes Glen Rock Hackensack Indian Hills HS Oakland Paterson Prospect Park Mahwah Midland Park Pompton Lakes Ramapo HS Ringwood River Edge Saddle River Sage Day (Mahwah/Rochelle Park) Totowa Wanaque Wayne Wyckoff DELAYED: Bergen Catholic Bergenfield Public Schools Closter Edgewater Engle…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Your Community
SNOW DAY! These North Jersey Schools Are Closed Friday SNOW DAY! These North Jersey Schools Are Closed Friday SNOW DAY! These North Jersey Schools Are Closed Friday
Snow DAY! These North Jersey Schools Are Closed Friday Several North Jersey schools are closed Friday following the season's first snowstorm. Others remain open with delayed start times.  CLOSED: Bloomingdale Clifton CTC Academy (Fair Lawn/Oakland) Demarest DePaul Catholic HS Fair Lawn Fort Lee Franklin Lakes Glen Rock Hackensack Indian Hills HS Oakland Paterson Prospect Park Mahwah Midland Park Pompton Lakes Ramapo HS Ringwood Saddle River Sage Day (Mahwah/Rochelle Park) Totowa Upper Saddle River Wanaque Wayne Wyckoff Check your district's website for details.

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by Cecilia Levine
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Midland Park Mailman, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death UPDATE: Midland Park Mailman, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death UPDATE: Midland Park Mailman, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death
Update: Midland Park Mailman, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death MUGSHOT: Bergen County prosecutor's detectives charged a 47-year-old postal carrier from Midland Park with the hit-and-run death of a Hawthorne man in Ridgewood earlier this week. Rafael Ramos was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance Monday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo confirmed Saturday night. Ramos's Chevy Blazer was towed from the driveway of his home on Prospect Street. It will be processed for evidence by the Bergen County Sheriff's Bure…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
MUGSHOT: Midland Park Man, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death MUGSHOT: Midland Park Man, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death MUGSHOT: Midland Park Man, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death
Mugshot: Midland Park Man, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death UPDATE: Bergen County prosecutor's detectives charged a 47-year-old postal carrier from Midland Park with the hit-and-run death of a Hawthorne man in Ridgewood earlier this week. Rafael Ramos was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance Monday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo confirmed Saturday night. Ramos's Chevy Blazer was towed from the driveway of his home on Prospect Street. It will be processed for evidence by the Bergen County Sheriff's Burea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood
Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood UPDATE: Bergen County prosecutor's detectives charged a 47-year-old postal carrier from Midland Park with the hit-and-run death of a Hawthorne man in Ridgewood earlier this week. Rafael Ramos was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance Monday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo confirmed Saturday night. Ramos's Chevy Blazer was towed from the driveway of his home on Prospect Street. It will be processed for evidence by the Bergen County Sheriff's Burea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood
Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood UPDATE: Bergen County prosecutor's detectives charged a 47-year-old postal carrier from Midland Park with the hit-and-run death of a Hawthorne man in Ridgewood earlier this week. Rafael Ramos was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance Monday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo confirmed Saturday night. Ramos's Chevy Blazer was towed from the driveway of his home on Prospect Street. It will be processed for evidence by the Bergen County Sheriff's Burea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood
Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood UPDATE: Bergen County prosecutor's detectives charged a 47-year-old postal carrier from Midland Park with the hit-and-run death of a Hawthorne man in Ridgewood earlier this week. Rafael Ramos was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance Monday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo confirmed Saturday night. Ramos's Chevy Blazer was towed from the driveway of his home on Prospect Street. It will be processed for evidence by the Bergen County Sheriff's Burea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Beneficiary Of NJ Bail Reform: Meet Jaime Bauer Beneficiary Of NJ Bail Reform: Meet Jaime Bauer Beneficiary Of NJ Bail Reform: Meet Jaime Bauer
Beneficiary Of NJ Bail Reform: Meet Jaime Bauer When it comes to offenders “known to police,” Jaime Bauer is near the top of the list in Wyckoff. He's become something of a poster child for opponents of bail reform. It didn’t take long for responding Officer Michael Scalise to identify Bauer, 30, while reviewing surveillance images recorded by a Hurley Road resident whose bicycle was stolen earlier this month, Lt. Joseph Soto said. Detectives later arrested Bauer, charged him with theft and criminal trespassing and sent him to the Bergen County Jail. Barely 24 hours later, a judge ordered him released under New Jersey’s 2017 bail reform…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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These North Jersey Schools Have Early Dismissals Due To Extreme Heat These North Jersey Schools Have Early Dismissals Due To Extreme Heat These North Jersey Schools Have Early Dismissals Due To Extreme Heat
These North Jersey Schools Have Early Dismissals Due To Extreme Heat With a heat advisory by the National Weather Service in effect, several North Jersey schools will be closing early Thursday. Heat index values are expected to reach 100 degrees Thursday afternoon -- humidity will also be "quite high," the NWS said. The following districts have announced early dismissals: Cliffside Park Public Schools Clifton Public Schools Fairview Public Schools Fort Lee Public Schools Garfield Public Schools Hackensack Public Schools Hasbrouck Heights Public Schools Lodi Public Schools Maywood Public Schools Midland Park Public Schools Teaneck Public Schools T…

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by Cecilia Levine
Pascack Valley, NJ
Obituaries
Beloved Park Ridge Butcher Steven Borchers Dies, 59 Beloved Park Ridge Butcher Steven Borchers Dies, 59 Beloved Park Ridge Butcher Steven Borchers Dies, 59
Beloved Park Ridge Butcher Steven Borchers Dies, 59 Longtime Park Ridge butcher, Steven James Borchers, Sr., 59, of Midland Park, died Monday, July 23. Born in Westwood, he grew up in Hillsdale and lived in Jersey City, Edison and Washington Township, before moving to Midland Park eight years ago. Borchers worked with B&M Market in Park Ridge. "Anyone that has met Steve knows what a special person he was and how he always had a positive attitude," the business said online in his memory. "He was the type of person who would give you the shirt off his back. He had a fun-loving spirit, was an amazing butcher and made coming t…

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by Kathy Reakes