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Fit Cops: Rockaway Dad, Fairview Police Chief Is His Own Toughest Critic Fit Cops: Rockaway Dad, Fairview Police Chief Is His Own Toughest Critic Fit Cops: Rockaway Dad, Fairview Police Chief Is His Own Toughest Critic
Fit Cops: Rockaway Dad, Fairview Police Chief Is His Own Toughest Critic It's 5 a.m. at HackensackUMC Fitness and Wellness Center and the flat-brimmed hat pulled over Martin Kahn's head is dark as the sky outside. "BEAST," the hat says. Because for the next two hours, that is what the Rockaway dad and Fairview police chief will become. With his duffel bag slung over one shoulder and AirPods in his ears, Kahn makes his way from the treadmill to the weights at the Maywood gym off Route 17. He slides his bag off his shoulder and turns up the volume on his phone. He picks up a pair of 100-pound dumbbells and locks eyes with his toughest critic in the room: himsel…
WATCH: Fat-Shaming Passenger Gets Kicked Off Newark-Bound Plane WATCH: Fat-Shaming Passenger Gets Kicked Off Newark-Bound Plane WATCH: Fat-Shaming Passenger Gets Kicked Off Newark-Bound Plane
Watch: Fat-Shaming Passenger Gets Kicked Off Newark-Bound Plane A woman got the boot from a Newark-bound plane after she loudly began fat-shaming fellow passengers on her cell phone. The woman was in the middle seat of a United Airlines from departing from Las Vegas Jan. 2, CBS reports. "I don't know how I'm going to do this for the next four hours," she said on video footage recorded by passenger Norma Rodgers, which quickly went viral. "It's just impossible because they're squishing me.  "At least I'm keeping warm." Rodgers -- refusing to be "verbally abused by this b***h or anyone else -- asked the flight attendant to find the woman another se…
DELAYED: These Morris County Schools Have Delayed Openings Thursday DELAYED: These Morris County Schools Have Delayed Openings Thursday DELAYED: These Morris County Schools Have Delayed Openings Thursday
Delayed: These Morris County Schools Have Delayed Openings Thursday Sub-zero wind chills and extreme cold has prompted delayed openings for many Morris County schools Thursday. Calais School, Whippany  Celebrate the Children, Denville Chancellor Academy, Pompton Plains Chapel Hill Academy, Lincoln Park Craig High School, Boonton and Mountain Lakes Denville Public Schools Dover Public Schools Jefferson Public Schools Lincoln Park Public Schools Madison Public Schools Morris Hills Regional, Rockaway Morris School District, Morristown Mount Arlington Elementary  Netcong Elementary Randolph Public Schools Rockaway Public Schools Ro…
DELAYED: These Bergen County Schools Have Late Starts Thursday DELAYED: These Bergen County Schools Have Late Starts Thursday DELAYED: These Bergen County Schools Have Late Starts Thursday
Delayed: These Bergen County Schools Have Late Starts Thursday Sub-zero wind chills and extreme cold has prompted delayed openings for many North Jersey schools Thursday. Be sure to check your school or district's website for more information. BERGEN COUNTY DELAYED OPENINGS Ability School Inc, Englewood Academy of the Holy Angels, Demarest Alpine Learning Group, Paramus Barnstable Academy, Oakland Bergen Co Special Service, Paramus Bergen County Vocational, Paramus Bergenfield Public Schools CTC, Fair Lawn and Oakland Cliffside Park Public Schools Dumont Public Schools Edgewater Public Schools Englewood Cliffs Public Schools Fair Lawn Public Schools F…
SEEN HIM? Morris Police Seek Man Who Broke Into Auto Repair Center SEEN HIM? Morris Police Seek Man Who Broke Into Auto Repair Center SEEN HIM? Morris Police Seek Man Who Broke Into Auto Repair Center
Seen HIM? Morris Police Seek Man Who Broke Into Auto Repair Center Morris Township police are seeking a man who broke into an auto repair center over the weekend. Video surveillance captured the suspect inside of the Sack's Shell on Speedwell. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Detective Matthew Flynn at (973) 326-7489 or [email protected]
$10G Lottery Ticket Sold In Woodland Park $10G Lottery Ticket Sold In Woodland Park $10G Lottery Ticket Sold In Woodland Park
$10G Lottery Ticket Sold In Woodland Park A $10,000 New Jersey Lottery ticket was sold in Woodland Park. The ticket was one of two from Tuesday's drawing and matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn. The ticket was sold at 7-Eleven on Rifle Camp Road -- the other in Sussex County. The winning numbers were: 10, 33, 53, 54 and 62. The Gold Mega Ball was 22, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02.
POLICE: Budd Lake 'Peeping Tom' Took Cell Phone Video Of Kid Engaged In Sex Act POLICE: Budd Lake 'Peeping Tom' Took Cell Phone Video Of Kid Engaged In Sex Act POLICE: Budd Lake 'Peeping Tom' Took Cell Phone Video Of Kid Engaged In Sex Act
Police: Budd Lake 'Peeping Tom' Took Cell Phone Video Of Kid Engaged In Sex Act A 23-year-old man from the Budd Lake section of Mount Olive was arrested after taking a cell phone recording of a juvenile engaged in a sex act, authorities said. Police identified Melquan M. Vargas as a suspect in "peeping Tom" incidents at Hensyn Village apartments that occurred late last year, after he was arrested on charges for possession of more than 50 grams of marijuana, Mount Olive Police said. A search of Vargas' home on Jan. 25 turned up a cell phone video depicting a juvenile in a "prohibited sexual act," along with a pound of marijuana, police said. Vargas was charge…
Chatham Family's Son With Special Needs Inspires New Downtown Restaurant Chatham Family's Son With Special Needs Inspires New Downtown Restaurant Chatham Family's Son With Special Needs Inspires New Downtown Restaurant
Chatham Family's Son With Special Needs Inspires New Downtown Restaurant A Chatham family held the grand opening for their new restaurant on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Sorriso Kitchen on Main Street offers breakfast, lunch and more -- including a full day of training for members of the special needs community. More than $31,000 had been raised on a Kickstarter campaign to help the Bellas family open its restaurant. "Sorriso means 'smile' in Italian and is the name of our new breakfast and lunch eatery inspired by our son, LJ who has Down Syndrome and brings a smile to everyone he meets," the family wrote. Bellas familyFacebook Bellas BrothersSorriso Kitchen "O…
Tessa Handerhan Of Chatham, 9, Was Filled With 'Kindness, Boundless Empathy' Tessa Handerhan Of Chatham, 9, Was Filled With 'Kindness, Boundless Empathy' Tessa Handerhan Of Chatham, 9, Was Filled With 'Kindness, Boundless Empathy'
Tessa Handerhan Of Chatham, 9, Was Filled With 'Kindness, Boundless Empathy' Tessa Annabel Handerhan of Chatham died on Jan. 10 in the pediatric ICU of Morristown Medical Center. She was 9 years old. On Dec. 17, 2018, Tessa went into respiratory failure and cardiac arrest, according to a GoFundMe that raised more than $85,000 for her family. Tessa attended Stanely Nursery School Washington Avenue School and Lafayette Avenue School, where she was in fourth grade. She was remembered in her obituary as "an extremely smart, funny, and quirky girl whose empathy was boundless and whose heart was filled with goodness and kindness. "She was a unique kid who always had a b…
FDU Graduate Kerri Fernley, 26, 'Lived With So Much Love' FDU Graduate Kerri Fernley, 26, 'Lived With So Much Love' FDU Graduate Kerri Fernley, 26, 'Lived With So Much Love'
FDU Graduate Kerri Fernley, 26, 'Lived With So Much Love' Dover native Kerri E. Fernley died suddenly on Jan. 25 at home. She was 26 years old.  Kerri graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University of Teaneck with a B.A. in forensic psychology and a minor in criminal justice in 2014. She was a member of the Alpha Sigma Tao Sorority. She enjoyed hiking, yoga and reading (particularly "Harry Potter") -- her passions animals, family and friends, her obituary says. "She loved helping others and would go out of her way to help anyone, anytime of the day and touched so many lives," according to the obit. "She lived with so much love in her heart."…
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