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Paramus, NJ
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Long Road Ahead For Paramus Bus Crash Victim With Head Trauma
The road to recovery for a Paramus middle school boy who remained in critical condition after a horrific Route 80 school bus crash "will be very long and difficult," according to a LaunchGood campaign aimed at helping his family "in this month difficult time of need." Asher Majeed suffered severe head trauma and facial cuts in the accident that killed a 10-year-old girl and teacher while sending 43 other passengers -- nearly all children -- to the hospital. "This horrifying event has left our community completely devastated and heartbroken," says the campaign p…
Paramus, NJ
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Family Of Girl Killed In Paramus School Bus Crash To Sue District
The family of the middle schooler killed in last week's Route 80 bus crash has filed a complaint against Paramus and its board of education, the New York Post reports. The complaint from 10-year-old Miranda Vargas' family was filed after it came to light that driver Hudy Muldrow Sr., 77, had his license suspended 14 times, the article says. “Having learned the last few days of the driving record that Mr. Muldrow has and that the Paramus Board of Education had him driving children has caused them to be even more distraught,” the family's attorney, David Fried, said Friday outside of the Morr…
Paramus, NJ
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NYJet Gets Emotional Visiting Hospitalized Paramus Bus Crash Victims
Paramus middle schoolers recovering in the hospital from last week's Route 80 school bus crash that killed two received a special visit from New York Jet Avery Williamson last weekend. When the linebacker was asked by Jets staff to visit the East Brook students at Morristown Medical Center -- located near the Jets' training facility in Florham Park -- he immediately said yes, the New York Post reports. Williamson told The Post his Saturday visit was an emotional one. “It was one of those things you say yes to but you don’t know how deeply it’s going to affect you and how touching it will b…
Paramus, NJ
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TV Show Rescues Bergen Family 'Assaulted' By Ghosts
Gary and Jen Kozdra knew their Mahwah house was haunted days after buying it in 1999. The paranormal activity was in the attic of the North Railroad Avenue home, where the name "Beatrice" was written on the chimney and a light blinked on and off. Then things got hairy, Jen Kozdra said. "Whatever was here was physically attacking us," she said. "For a very long time, my kids didn't want to sleep in their own rooms or sleep alone. Once I realized that my kids were being targeted and attacked, I was desperate." Kozdra reached out to the Travel Channel show &qu…
Bergenfield, NJ
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Route 4 Jitney Driver 'Did The Right Thing,' Sheriff's Officer Says
A Bergen County Sheriff's Officer is hailing the driver of a Bergen County jitney bus a hero for doing the right thing -- possibly saving passengers from the unimaginable. The female driver took no chances when she began feeling ill as she was driving along Route 4 in Teaneck Thursday afternoon. "She was having body pains and a headache, so she pulled over," Officer Justin Romero said where the bus was stopped at the Belle Avenue exit. "She did the right thing." Passengers called 9-1-1 and the driver was transported a hospital by the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps.…
Teaneck, NJ
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SUV Slams Into Teaneck House After Colliding With Mini Cooper
A driver whose SUV collided with a Mini Cooper and then crashed into a house in Teaneck was hospitalized with undetermined injuries Thursday afternoon. The other driver was fine after his car collided with the Chevy SUV at the corner of Forest and Overlook avenues around 3:30 p.m. Both vehicles had to be towed. The house sustained minimal damage.
Paramus, NJ
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: Follow Bear On Backyard Bergen Tour
The latest great bear hunt left one up a Waldwick tree as police pursuers gathered below. Uniformed officers from Midland Park, Ridgewood and Waldwick chased the furry forager through area yards. The bear played in trash, sunbathed on the grass, then hustled his tuchus up a tree behind a home on Evergreen Street around lunchtime. Right behind was intrepid photographer Boyd Loving. Several bears have been spotted this month in other Bergen towns -- among them, Northvale, Mahwah, Teaneck and Englewood. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this story.
Hackensack, NJ
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Fit Cops: CrossFit Alone Trained Bergen County Dad For 300-Mile Unity Tour
State parole officer Dino DeVirgilio had approximately 30 miles to go until the next rest stop during the Police Unity Tour earlier this month. He was somewhere in the Chesapeake Bay area, 163 miles into the ride. And no matter which direction he turned, the Washington Township dad seemed to be battling a headwind. Although this marked DeVirgilio's 13th consecutive Police Unity Tour -- an annual 300-mile bike ride from New Jersey to Washington D.C.,honoring law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty -- he hadn't been on a bike since last year's ride. Instead, he did CrossFi…
Bergenfield, NJ
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Bergen County Town Divided Over Historic Mansion Tied To Slavery
Recent discoveries connecting the 19th-century Captain William Tyson House in Rochelle Park to slave trafficking have taxpayers fuming over the already controversial historic home. Others, however, are on a mission to save the East Passaic Street house before it hits the auction block. The mansion was purchased in June 2015 for $600,000 from the Rochelle Park surplus account while Republicans ran the government. The house to moved closer to auction at Wednesday night's council meeting with the minimum bid at $650,000. While more than 800 people want to preserve the historic home, others …
Hackensack, NJ
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Lettuce Rejoice: Federal Officials Clear NJ Romaine Of E. coli
It's okay -- you can eat the romaine, federal health officials said following a natonwide E. coli outbreak. Since March, at least eight people in New Jersey were among the 172 people in the U.S. that were sickened by an E. coli outbreak likely stemming from Yuma romaine lettuce. Instead, the lettuce being sold to restaurants and grocery stores is now coming from California, officials said. An investigation into the outbreak remains ongoing.
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