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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Longtime Saddle Brook Crossing Guard Roberta Tommas Cobb Dies, 59
Longtime Saddle Brook crossing guard Roberta Ann Tommas Cobb died on Sept. 16. She was 59 years old. A committal service was held at Cedar Lawn Cemetery. Roberta was predeceased by her husband, Gregg R. Cobb. She is survived by her three children, Gregg R. Cobb Jr., Christopher Cobb and his wife Diane Crespo and Danielle Russo and her husband Scott; her father Richard Tommas; and brothers, Richard Tommas Jr. and his wife Laura and Arthur Tommas and his wife Gloria. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org.
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Your Community
Mom Wins Jeep Wrangler In Mahwah Raffle
A New York mom was the winner of this year's Mahwah Day Jeep Raffle. The Mahwah Municipal Alliance announced Traci Myhal of Suffern, N.Y. was lucky number ticket #461, drawn Saturday during Mahwah Day. Myhal had a choice between the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited or the 2018 Jeep Wrangler JL 4-door, each worth more $40,000. The Rockland County mom chose the Wrangler, which she picked up from from Ramsey Chrysler Jeep Dodge on Route 17 Monday evening. Proceeds from the raffle went toward the Mahwah Municipal Alliance, a non-profit organization with a mission to "inspire youth of Ma…
Teaneck, NJ
On Your Side
American Dream: Teaneck Barber With Kindest Smile Celebrates 50 Years In Business
There's something reassuring about Lorenzo Lavorgna's smile. It's genuine. It's kind. His presence alone is enough to put you at ease -- to make you feel at home at his Teaneck barbershop, Fifth Avenue Haircutters. Aside from cutting your hair, that's what Lavorgna is after. "When people walk out with a smile on their face," he said from inside of his Cedar Lane shop, "it makes me happy." Oct. 2 marks 50 years in business for Lavorgna -- affectionately known by customers as Larry -- who has yet to tire of his trade "No doubt about it, I love to talk," he said. "I love to socia…
Hackensack, NJ
Your Community
Bergen County Native Picked From Thousands To Be New 'Blue's Clues' Host
America, meet your new "Blue's Clues" host Joshua Dela Cruz. The Filipino-American actor hails from Bergen County and was chosen by show host Steve Burns as his successor for the its Nickelodeon reboot as "Blue's Clues and You," the network announced on social media. The New Milford native, 29, said it's a "wild, wild dream" to be at the helm of such an iconic show -- one that he grew up watching. "'Blue's Clues' was about communicating," he said. "It taught me to be curious and ask questions and be silly." Dela Cruz has appeared in Disney…
Paterson, NJ
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Rival Wayne Football Coaches Suspended
Two football coaches from rival Wayne high schools have been suspended due to a game that ended with an altercation Sept. 7, NorthJersey.com reports. Wayne Hills head coach Wayne Demikoff told his players he was suspended from this week's practices and this Friday's game at West Milford, while Wayne Valley head coach Roger Kotlarz declined to name the coach that was suspended but did confirm suspension, the article says. Kotlarz said the highly-anticipated game is a "very special" event -- which made the altercation even more disappointing, NorthJersey.com says. Details from the…
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen County Woman Was 2nd West Nile Virus Death In New Jersey, Health Officials Say
An unidentified and elderly Bergen County woman was the second life claimed by West Nile Virus in New Jersey this year, state health officials said. Earlier this month, beloved Little League baseball coach Fred J. Maikisch, 62 of Lodi, died just over a week after his diagnosis. West Nile Virus cases in New Jersey reached a record high with a total of 31 human cases reported statewide so far this year. “The number of human West Nile Virus cases is the highest we’ve seen since 2012, and the season is not over yet,” New Jersey Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal said. "The pattern o…
Hackensack, NJ
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Duluth Trading Company Opens First New Jersey Store On Bergen County's Route 17
American workwear and accessory store Duluth Trading Co. is opening its first New Jersey location in Bergen County. The more than 10,000-square-foot store is located at 1300 Route 17 northbound in Ramsey and is the 41st DTC location in the U.S. Duluth Trading Co. is a rapidly growing lifestyle brand for the modern, self-reliant American. Based in Wisconsin, Duluth offers men’s and women’s casual wear, workwear and accessories. It’s known for items like the No-Yank Tank for women, and for men their Buck Naked Performance Short Boxer Briefs and the Fire Hose Cargo Work Pants. A ribbon-cu…
Hackensack, NJ
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North Jersey Krauszer's Sells Winning Lottery Ticket
A winning New Jersey Lottery ticket from the Sept. 23 drawing was sold at a North Jersey retailer. The Jersey Cash 5 ticket winning the $538,792 jackpot was sold at Fair Lawn's Krauszer's Food Store on River Road. The winning numbers were: 11, 13, 18, 41, and 43 and the XTRA number was: 02.
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
North Jersey Police Officers Running In NYC Marathon Raise Money For Responders In Need
Cresskill Detective Sergeant Jason Lanzilotti and Port Authority Police Officer Sam Sukool are raising money for a nonprofit organization that aids first responders in need before they run in the New York City Marathon. Mayday Missions is dedicated to "helping those who help others" -- bringing financial assistance to members of the service, law enforcement, firefighters, EMS and their families. Both Bergenfield firefighters, Lanzilotti and Sukool say the organization holds a special place in their hearts. "As police, fire and EMS, we don’t always suck up our pride to ask fo…
Hackensack, NJ
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New Rankings: New Jersey's No. 1 Safest Spot Is In Bergen County
A new report from Safewise.com named several local municipalities among the 50 "safest cities" in New Jersey. Safewise analyzed the most recent FBI crime report and put together this resource, which shows that New Jersey has an overall violent crime right at less than half that of the country’s. River Vale and Bernards Township, home to 10,000 and 27,000 respectively, are both at the top of the list having gone an entire year without a single incident of reported violent crime, the report says. "The fifty safest cities that made our list logged violent crime rates at least 9…
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