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Bergenfield, NJ

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Support Pours In For Grant Street Cafe's Beloved Bartender Following Brain Hemorrhage If you've been to Grant Street Cafe in Dumont in the past month, you'd know it feels emptier than usual. Beloved bartender and bartender Katie Caspare hasn't been around. Late last month, Caspare of Bergenfield suffered a sudden brain hemorrhage. Her absence at the cafe has not gone unnoticed. "I hope you recover and come back strong," Eric Maloney said on a GoFundMe that had raised more than $46,500 as of Monday morning. "Miss your friendly face behind the bar and in Grants funny photos." "Katie is everything that you said and more," Pamela Lakefield said. "It was my pleasure to te…

by Cecilia Levine

12/24/2018

Hackensack, NJ

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Mom Outraged After Bergen County Rink Bars Disabled Teen's Walker From Ice Kateri Sullivan had been looking forward to the ice skating trip with her Midland Park Girl Scout troop. The 13-year-old has cerebral palsy but had an adaptive walker for snow and ice made four years ago that she planned on using. Kateri's hopes of skating with her friends were crushed as soon as she entered Fritz Dietl Ice Rink in Westwood Wednesday, her mom Colleen Orso said. A rink employee called owner Carola Dietl, who told the family over the phone that the walker was prohibited and would pose a threat to other skaters. She also said it was prohibited because the the rink does not h…

by Cecilia Levine

12/22/2018

Paterson, NJ

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Missing Passaic Girl With Autism Found In New York City A Passaic girl with autism who went missing Friday was located unharmed in New York City, authorities said. Michele Cortes was last seen running from School No. 1 on Van Houten Avenue, Passaic Police Capt. Jonathan Schaer said. She was in the custody of New York Administration for Children Services Saturday morning and was being transported to an area hospital for a precautionary evaluation. “There is nothing more heart breaking or stressful than a missing child," Mayor Hector C. Lora said. "I didn’t sleep last night as the search for Michele Cortes was ongoing. The relief when …

by Cecilia Levine

12/22/2018

Bergenfield, NJ

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Community Rallies For Dumont High Grad Battling Brain Cancer March 20, 2017 was the day everything changed for Dumont native Aram Manoogian. After being rushed to the hospital with numbness in his arm, he suffered a seizure -- and was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Otherwise healthy and active, the news came as a shock to the then-33-year-old, who has since become partially paralyzed and is unable to work. ManoogianGOFUNDME More than $36,000 had been raised for Manoogian of Hackensack as of Friday on a GoFundMe campaign launched by Hasmig Kopooshian. Funds will go toward a potentially life-saving treatment that Manoogian wi…

by Cecilia Levine

12/21/2018

Paterson, NJ

Breaking News

Missing Passaic Girl With Autism Found In New York City A Passaic girl with autism who went missing Friday was located unharmed in New York City, authorities said. Michele Cortes was last seen running from School No. 1 on Van Houten Avenue, Passaic Police Capt. Jonathan Schaer said. She was in the custody of New York Administration for Children Services Saturday morning and was being transported to an area hospital for a precautionary evaluation. “There is nothing more heart breaking or stressful than a missing child," Mayor Hector C. Lora said. "I didn’t sleep last night as the search for Michele Cortes was ongoing. The relief when …

by Cecilia Levine

12/21/2018

Hackensack, NJ

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Have YOU Voted? North Jersey Families That Totally Nailed This Whole Christmas Thing Have you voted?! They're not your average Christmas cards -- they may be even better. These North Jersey families totally nailed this whole Christmas card thing. You have until Dec. 24 to vote for your favorite North Jersey family Christmas card. Winners announced Christmas morning.

by Cecilia Levine

12/21/2018

Hackensack, NJ

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Video: Former Hackensack Police Officer Goes Viral In Mall Dance Prank A video of a former Hackensack police officer is gaining national attention on social media. Officer Chris Gatti, who transferred to the Aventura Police Department in May, and colleague Manny Gonzalez pretended to break up a dance performance at a Miami mall -- before jumping in. The officers worked with a local dance company in Florida to learn the choreographed dance. "How we do community policing in the city of excellence," Gatti captioned the video on his Instagram page. "At the end of the day, this is what it is all about... serving the awesome community we get to work in every singl…

by Cecilia Levine

12/21/2018

Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ

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Video: Fair Lawn Girl Mourning Mom, Family Displaced By Fire Get Massive Holiday Surprise Earlier this week, Abigail Aversa of Fair Lawn mentioned that it didn't feel like Christmas at all. The 10-year-old lost her mom Marisa Aversa on Sept. 23 to breast cancer, and nothing has felt quite the same since then. The Christmas cheer was warmer than ever Thursday evening for Abigail, though, when dozens of community members came knocking at her door for the 8th annual Operation Santa Boone. The project was started by Liz Maresca of the Health Department and is named after Fair Lawn's Detective David Boone, who retired in 2016, and dresses up as Santa. Surprising AbigailCecilia…

by Cecilia Levine

12/20/2018

Paterson, NJ

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Anthony Iudici Formerly Of Wayne, 21, Remembered For Big Heart, Love Of Animals Anthony "Ant" N. Iudici formerly of Wayne died on Tuesday, Dec. 18. He was born in Ridgewood and lived in West Paterson and Wayne before moving to Fairfield. Anthony has worked for his father at the family business Iudici & Son Construction for the past five years. He also worked at Wayne Mazda. He will be remembered for his crazy, fun personality and his silly laugh. "Anthony had a great sense of humor and a big heart," his obituary says. "He loved animals, having dogs, bunnies, hamsters, chicks, guinea pigs, and birds growing up. Many will remember his giant sweet tooth with …

by Cecilia Levine

12/20/2018

Pascack Valley, NJ

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Pascack Valley HS Student Wants To Save All The Dogs... One Painting At A Time To River Vale's Hope Buzzelli, every rescue dog has a story. That epiphany came to her last summer while sitting on her couch next to her family's dog, Layla. Buzzelli has admired her dog's positive outlook on life since adopting her from Good Karma Dog Rescue three years ago. It was in that moment she felt inspired to paint Layla's portrait depicting just that. LaylaContributed "Dogs are all so optimistic," said Buzzelli, a junior at Pascack Valley Regional High School. "No matter what their past, they can enjoy where they are." What followed was a series of dog portraits primarily o…

by Cecilia Levine

12/20/2018

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