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Hackensack, NJ

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Funeral Services Set For Bergen County DPW Worker Who Died In Tree Accident Funeral arrangements for Thomas "Tommy" Epper of Hackenasck have been set. The 48-year-old Bergen County DPW worker died on Thursday, July 26 while removing a Saddle River tree. A funeral service will be Aug. 1 at 11:30 a.m., at the Gentile Funeral Home, followed by burial at Hackensack Cemetery. "Tommy was a great presence in our parks," his colleagues from the Ridgewood Duck Pond said. "To say he will be missed is a understatement." Epper worked as an assistant supervisor of heavy equipment operators for the Bergen County Department of Public Works. He w…

by Cecilia Levine

08/01/2018

Garfield-Lodi, NJ

Breaking News

Welcome To The Second Summer Of Hell: North Jersey Bus Routes To Change For 2.5 Years New Jersey commuters have just less than three weeks before the state's transportation department begins its next construction project -- making your already hellish commute even worse. The fateful day is Aug. 17, which marks the beginning of a two and-a-half year rehabilitation project for Route 495 Bridge over routes 1 and 9 and Paterson Plank Road in North Bergen, Department of Transportation officials announced. On Aug, 10, the 31st Street ramp from Kennedy Boulevard to Route 495 will close. You can expect severe congestion and detours -- lots and lots of detours. Below are the impact…

by Cecilia Levine

07/31/2018

Hackensack, NJ

Your Community

Bergen County Supermarket Sells Winning Lottery Ticket A Bergen County supermarket was one of two locations that sold winning lottery tickets worth $50,000. The New Jersey Lottery tickets -- sold at Food Bazaar in Fairview and P & P Food Mart in Jersey City -- matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn for the Saturday, July 28 drawing. The winning numbers were: 22, 27, 46, 56 and 65. The Red Power Ball number was 13. The Multiplier number was 02. The Powerball jackpot rolls to $187,000,000 for the next drawing to be held Wednesday, Aug. 1st at 10:59 p.m.

by Cecilia Levine

07/30/2018

Pascack Valley, NJ

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Community Rallies For Montvale Landscaper, College Student With Rare Brain Tumor Chris DeBlasio of Montvale had been working as a landscaper out of River Edge in between college semesters at NJIT when the unthinkable happened: The 22-year-old began losing his sight and hearing. Rushed to the hospital, DeBlasio, a rising senior, was diagnosed with a build up of the cerebral spinal fluid in the cavities of the brain -- the cause, a tumor. More than $8,200 had been raised for the Paramus Catholic graduate on a GoFundMe page as of Sunday evening. The tumor, known as an intracranial germinoma, is an extremely rare build-up of germ cells in the pineal region of the brain, t…

by Cecilia Levine

07/29/2018

Teaneck, NJ

Breaking News

'It's The Pain Inside That's Unbearable': Teaneck Survivor Of Horrific Crash Announces Lawsuit Mary Ballocanag of Teaneck escaped a horrific accident that killed her husband and four daughters earlier this month with a laundry list of broken bones. The 53-year-old is almost certain those will heal. It's the pain inside, however, that likely won't. Ballocanag emphasized that on Friday, when she announced plans to sue Alvin S. Hubbard Jr., the driver whose truck crashed into her family's minivan, and his company. "The physical is nothing," said Ballocanag in her wheelchair. "It's the pain inside that's unbearable." Ballocanag's attorney maintained that's where t…

by Cecilia Levine

07/27/2018

Hackensack, NJ

Breaking News

DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Was Dedicated Hackensack EMT, Colleagues Say He was a brother, a father and a friend to all, a dedicated EMT. That's how the Hackensack Volunteer Ambulance Corps remembers former member Thomas Epper, 48, who was tragically killed Thursday removing a Saddle River tree for the Bergen County DPW. Epper's sister, Terry Epper Muller, is a HVAC trustee, former captain and president. "It is with deep regret that I have to announce the sudden, tragic passing of a former EMT of our Corps, Thomas Epper," President Brian Corcoran said in a release. "Please keep the Epper family in your prayers during this very difficult time.&quo…

by Cecilia Levine

07/27/2018

Northern Highlands, NJ

Breaking News

Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Tree Removal Operation Identified A Bergen County DPW worker who killed during a tree removal operation in Saddle River Thursday has been identified by county officials. Thomas Epper, 48, was a two-year heavy equipment operator in the Bergen County DPW, County Executive James Tedesco announced. He was transported fatally injured while performing a routine tree-clearing in Saddle River, Tedesco said. "The Bergen County family mourns with the Epper family," he said in a release. "I want to thank the first responders for their heroic actions together with the work crew that was present at the time." The …

by Cecilia Levine

07/27/2018

Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ

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'Illegal' Don Bosco Football Scrimmage Prompts Njsiaa Investigation Talks of an illegal summer football competition between Don Bosco Prep and St. John Vianney has prompted an investigation by the NJSIAA, NJ.com reports. Interscholastic activity, which the organization prohibits during summer months, was captured on video between the school's "legal" teams at Kean University, the article says citing NJSIAA Executive Director Larry White. John Vianney Head Coach Jim Martucci denied the allegations of a scrimmage to NJ.com. He said the teams playing together at the university was simply because they were the only two schools to take advantage of a s…

by Cecilia Levine

07/27/2018

Northern Highlands, NJ

Breaking News

Update: Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Tree Removal Operation ID'd A Bergen County DPW worker who was killed during a tree removal operation in Saddle River Wednesday has been identified by county officials. Thomas Epper, 48, was in serious condition as of 5:15 p.m. when he was transported to The Valley Hospital. CLICK HERE FOR MORE

by Cecilia Levine

07/26/2018

Hackensack, NJ

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Two Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In Bergen County Two of 11 winning New Jersey Lottery tickets worth $10,000 were sold in Bergen County. The tickets were from the July 24 drawing. The numbers were 01, 02, 04, 19 and 29. The Gold Mega Ball was 20, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03. The tickets were sold at Stop & Shop on Franklin Avenue in Wyckoff and the Mobil PIP on Palisades Parkway North in Englewood Cliffs. Two of those tickets were purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prizes to $30,000. The winning tickets were purchased at the following locations. Additionally, two New Jersey Lottery players won $1 million. Th…

by Cecilia Levine

07/26/2018

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