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HERO: Secaucus Police Officer Saves Life Of Choking Infant HERO: Secaucus Police Officer Saves Life Of Choking Infant HERO: Secaucus Police Officer Saves Life Of Choking Infant
Hero: Secaucus Police Officer Saves Life Of Choking Infant Not all heroes wear capes: Some wear police badges -- like Secaucus Officer Mikhail Kowlessar. Responding to a 9-1-1 call from a dad saying his five-week-old baby was turning blue,  Kowlessar went to the Mallard Place home of a father who had called 9-1-1 saying his 5-week-old baby wasn't breathing around 8:35 p.m. Oct. 7, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. When the officer arrived, the baby boy's mom was performing CPR, and was on the phone with an EMT at police dispatch directing her, Miller said. Kowlessar -- a father, himself -- took the newborn baby and administered back …
COVID-19: Another Passaic County School Goes Remote COVID-19: Another Passaic County School Goes Remote COVID-19: Another Passaic County School Goes Remote
Covid-19: Another Passaic County School Goes Remote Another Passaic County school has gone remote due to COVID-19. A High Mountain School student tested positive, officials said Thursday. The student is recovering at home, and the borough's two local schools will close for the rest of the week -- at least, Mayor Randy George said. On Wednesday, a group of Totowa students were switched to remote learning due to a positive COVID-19 case.
ALDI Sets Opening Date For Route 46 Store ALDI Sets Opening Date For Route 46 Store ALDI Sets Opening Date For Route 46 Store
Aldi Sets Opening Date For Route 46 Store ALDI is opening a Passaic County location next week. The new Totowa store will open Oct. 15 on Route 46, with curbside pickup starting Oct. 29. ALDI is on track to become the third-largest U.S. grocery retailer by the end of next year. The store will offer, Mama Cozzi's Take & Bake Deli Pizza, Happy Farms String Cheese, Stonemill Everything Bagel Seasoning and more. ALDI, 465 Route 46, Totowa, New Jersey
Man Dead In Essex County Apartment Fire Man Dead In Essex County Apartment Fire Man Dead In Essex County Apartment Fire
Man Dead In Essex County Apartment Fire An 85-year-old man died in a Bloomfield an apartment fire Wednesday morning. Firefighters found Warren Froehlich inside of 14 Evelyn Pl., shortly after the fire broke out on the first floor of the multi-level building just before 7:30 a.m., reports and authorities said. Froehlich was taken to Mountainside Hospital in Glen Ridge, where he was pronounced dead just more than five hours later, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Bloomfield Public Safety Director Samuel A. DeMaio said. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. No other information is availabl…
KNOW HIM? Surveillance Tapes Show Masked, Violent Newark Robber Threatening Workers KNOW HIM? Surveillance Tapes Show Masked, Violent Newark Robber Threatening Workers KNOW HIM? Surveillance Tapes Show Masked, Violent Newark Robber Threatening Workers
Know HIM? Surveillance Tapes Show Masked, Violent Newark Robber Threatening Workers Newark police are seeking the public's help identifying a man who they say threatened to hurt workers with a knife during a robbery last weekend. The man pictured tried leaving a store on the 100 block of 7th Avenue with items hidden under his clothes last Saturday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The man "used physical force" against employees while threatening them with a knife, Ambrose said. The suspect is described as a man with a medium complexion, medium build, approximately six feet tall, with dark clothing and a white mask on his face. Anyone with infor…
Website Lists Every NJ School That Reported Positive COVID-19 Case Website Lists Every NJ School That Reported Positive COVID-19 Case Website Lists Every NJ School That Reported Positive COVID-19 Case
Website Lists Every NJ School That Reported Positive Covid-19 Case A website where teachers across the U.S. can report a confirmed COVID-19 case in their school shows dozens in New Jersey. The website was launched by the National Education Association, specifically a Kansas high school teachers, and serves as a hub for educators to report virus cases and health concerns. All submissions are reviewed by NEA staff and verified by checking school websites, press releases, media reports and other public sources.  The cases listed are by no means a "comprehensive accounting of all cases at schools and campuses," the website says. Each case is dated a…
2 Winning Powerball Tickets Worth $50K Sold In Bergen, Hudson Counties 2 Winning Powerball Tickets Worth $50K Sold In Bergen, Hudson Counties 2 Winning Powerball Tickets Worth $50K Sold In Bergen, Hudson Counties
2 Winning Powerball Tickets Worth $50K Sold In Bergen, Hudson Counties A pair of winning New Jersey Lottery tickets good for $50,000 each were sold in Bergen and Hudson counties. The tickets from the Wednesday, Oct. 7 drawing each win the third-tier prize. They were sold at the following locations: Bergen County: Krauszers Food Store, 16-15 River Road, Fair Lawn Hudson County: Central Wine and Liquors, 601 Central Ave., Union City. The winning numbers were 06, 24, 30, 53, and 56. The Red Power Ball number was 19. The Multiplier number was 02.  The Powerball jackpot rolls to $62 million  for the next drawing to be held Saturday, Oct. 10, at 10:59 p…
Elections Clerk: Machine Error Mailed Some Bergen County Voters Ballot With Wrong Candidates Elections Clerk: Machine Error Mailed Some Bergen County Voters Ballot With Wrong Candidates Elections Clerk: Machine Error Mailed Some Bergen County Voters Ballot With Wrong Candidates
Elections Clerk: Machine Error Mailed Some Bergen County Voters Ballot With Wrong Candidates New Jersey has a vote-by-mail election -- what could possibly go wrong? The same day that a North Jersey mail carrier was charged with dumping 1,800 pieces of mail including elections ballots, the Bergen County Elections Clerk issued a letter saying some residents had been mailed ballots with the wrong candidates. A programming error by an outside vendor sent some Teaneck voters ballots with the wrong candidates for the House of Representatives for the upcoming general election, according to a letter issued to residents Wednesday. "The Board of Elections has been made aware and alread…
Longtime Bergen County Restaurant Chain Shutters After 30 Years In Business Longtime Bergen County Restaurant Chain Shutters After 30 Years In Business Longtime Bergen County Restaurant Chain Shutters After 30 Years In Business
Longtime Bergen County Restaurant Chain Shutters After 30 Years In Business A pair of longtime Bergen County restaurants are going out of business. Golden Dynasty's Hillsdale location will close Nov. 2, while the Franklin Lakes location has already shuttered. The Hillsdale restaurant opened in 1991 and the Franklin Lakes location opened in 2004. The Hillsdale site on Kinderkamack Road was listed for sale last May, but it is unclear if it ever sold. "It has been our pleasure to be part of the community for almost 30 years, Golden Dynasty Hillsdale said in a Facebook post.  "So many of you have become our family over the years. We are so grateful to …
U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Wanted In Sex Assault Of Union County Girl U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Wanted In Sex Assault Of Union County Girl U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Wanted In Sex Assault Of Union County Girl
U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Wanted In Sex Assault Of Union County Girl A fugitive wanted in a 2018 Union County sexual assault of a child was found in Tennessee, authorities said Wednesday. Jose A. Donis, 53, was taken into custody by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Tuesday evening in the Whispering Hills neighborhood of Nashville, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Plainfield Police Director Lisa Burgess said. Donis had been renting a room in the Plainfield building in which the victim lived when he sexually assaulted her from early June 2018 to late September of 2018, Ruotolo and Burgess said last month. A warrant was issue…
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