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Paramus, NJ
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UPDATE: Hit-Run Driver, 88, Surrenders After Ramming Paramus Police Car UPDATE: Hit-Run Driver, 88, Surrenders After Ramming Paramus Police Car UPDATE: Hit-Run Driver, 88, Surrenders After Ramming Paramus Police Car
Update: Hit-Run Driver, 88, Surrenders After Ramming Paramus Police Car An 88-year-old woman turned herself in to police Sunday evening after her car struck a marked Paramus patrol cruiser and kept going, authorities said. Police were responding to reports of a 4-month-old baby who had stopped breathing when the woman's black Mercedes Benz hit the driver's side door of the police car parked on Oradell Avenue, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. The officer wasn't inside the vehicle at the time and no injuries were reported, Ehrenberg said. The baby was in stable condition and an investigation was under way, the chief said.

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
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Popcorn Machine Clears Paramus AMC; Off-Duty Firefighter Jumps Into Action Popcorn Machine Clears Paramus AMC; Off-Duty Firefighter Jumps Into Action Popcorn Machine Clears Paramus AMC; Off-Duty Firefighter Jumps Into Action
Popcorn Machine Clears Paramus AMC; Off-Duty Firefighter Jumps Into Action An off-duty firefighter helped knock down a fire that broke out in the AMC Garden State 16 Friday caused by a faulty popcorn machine, authorities said. Paramus Volunteer Firefighter Billy Rice Jr. was watching a movie with his wife when a commercial popcorn machine began to malfunction -- filling the theater with smoke, Fire Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Rice -- a paid firefighter for the Hackensack Police Department -- grabbed several fire extinguishers and used them to knock the fire down until the  Paramus Fire Department arrived, the chief said. Firefighters evacuated the theater, whic…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
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Powerless: Parts Of Bergen County Remain In The Dark Powerless: Parts Of Bergen County Remain In The Dark Powerless: Parts Of Bergen County Remain In The Dark
Powerless: Parts Of Bergen County Remain In The Dark Four days after the latest Nor'easter, thousands of North Jersey residents remain without power. PSE&G on Sunday it is still working to restore power to 3,950 of its customers -- several hundred in Bergen and Passaic counties. Here are the areas that remain without power as of Sunday afternoon: Cliffside Park: 1,000 customers Englewood Cliffs: 540 customers  Hawthorne/Haledon: 100 (approximate) A handful of customers in Woodcliff Lake, Montvale, Bergenfield and Garfield/Lodi. Less than 100 JCP&L customers are without power in Wayne. Most of the company's customers who lost power…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
Obituaries
Christina Marie Castellaro Of Clifton Dies, 28 Christina Marie Castellaro Of Clifton Dies, 28 Christina Marie Castellaro Of Clifton Dies, 28
Christina Marie Castellaro Of Clifton Dies, 28 Christina Marie Castellaro of Clifton died March 6. She was 28 years old. Christina was born in Newark and lived in Bloomfield for 26 years before moving to Clifton one year ago. She was a graduate of Artistic Academy of Hair Design in Morris Plains. More than $8,000 had been raised as of Saturday on a GoFundMe in Christina's memory. She is survived by her beloved parents Dr. Donald and Maria (nee Scasso) Castellaro; her devoted siblings Bianca Castellaro and Vito Castellaro; and her many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and her loving pet Tula. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in h…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Nicholas Pistone, 36, Of Fair Lawn Dies Nicholas Pistone, 36, Of Fair Lawn Dies Nicholas Pistone, 36, Of Fair Lawn Dies
Nicholas Pistone, 36, Of Fair Lawn Dies Nicholas Pistone of Fair Lawn died on March 9. He was 36 years old. A River Vale native, Nicholas loved playing baseball in the River Vale American Legion Baseball League and had a strong passion and talent for writing and producing music.  He had a compassionate heart for his family and will be deeply missed.  Visitation will be Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Becker Funeral Home in Westwood. A celebration of his life will be Friday at 11 a.m., with interment at Westwood Cemetery to follow. He is predeceased by his father, Joseph Biagio Pistone. Nicholas is survived by …

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
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Real Housewife Of Beverly Hills Star Brings Alter Ego To Bergen County Real Housewife Of Beverly Hills Star Brings Alter Ego To Bergen County Real Housewife Of Beverly Hills Star Brings Alter Ego To Bergen County
Real Housewife Of Beverly Hills Star Brings Alter Ego To Bergen County Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Star Erika Girardi will be promoting her new book "Pretty Mess" at Ridgewood's Bookends Bookstore on March 20. The model and entertainer -- more commonly known  as her alter ego, Erika Jayne -- has attained nine number-one songs on the Dance Club Songs chart as of 2018. She is ranked at No. 42 on Billboard's 100 Greatest of All Time Dance Club Artists. In 2015, Girardi became a recurring cast member on the sixth season of reality television series "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," followed by her role on Dancing with the Stars in 20…

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by Cecilia Levine
Armonk, NY
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Hudson Valley Native Julie Preiskines Dies, 32, Mother Of Three Hudson Valley Native Julie Preiskines Dies, 32, Mother Of Three Hudson Valley Native Julie Preiskines Dies, 32, Mother Of Three
Hudson Valley Native Julie Preiskines Dies, 32, Mother Of Three Julie Preiskines of Hawthorne died on March 9. She was 32 years old. Born in Poughkeepsie, she lived in North Haledon before moving to Hawthorne. She is survived by her husband, Josh Preiskines; children Joshua Jr., Blake John, Wyatt and Remington “Remi” Preiskines; parents John and Brenda (nee Jonkman) Nienhouse; and sister Kristina Nienhouse. She is pre-deceased by her sisters Laura Lee and Alaina Joy Nienhouse. Visitation is Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Services will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home with burial …

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack Laborers Seek Home For Piano Saved From Demolition Hackensack Laborers Seek Home For Piano Saved From Demolition Hackensack Laborers Seek Home For Piano Saved From Demolition
Hackensack Laborers Seek Home For Piano Saved From Demolition Construction officials are hoping to find a new home for a piano left in a Hackensack rubble pile. The piano appears to be in good shape and was salvaged from the Main Street buildings being demolished as part of the rehabilitation project. Officials are trying hard to give the piano away so they won't have to demolish it next week during cleanup. Stop by the State Street fence to give it a whirl. The piano is free, but the recipient will have to lug it home. BOB LEAFE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS STORY.

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
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College Dropout Worked At Paramus ShopRite Before Becoming Model College Dropout Worked At Paramus ShopRite Before Becoming Model College Dropout Worked At Paramus ShopRite Before Becoming Model
College Dropout Worked At Paramus ShopRite Before Becoming Model Adam Dubanowtiz catches a glimpse of his abs through the cut of his tank top in the mirror at his Hackensack gym and pauses. He paces toward himself admiring what he sees, but never for a second does he forget where he came from. Two years ago, the 27-year-old model lacked the confidence to even step foot in a gym and instead resorted to push-ups and pull-ups at home. Things have certainly come full circle for Dubanowtiz, who took second place in his class and fifth overall at an elite body building competition in April. He is currently prepping for another show this spring, but says ther…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
Obituaries
Hawthorne FedEx Courier Killed In Storm Remembered As Loving Husband, Dad Hawthorne FedEx Courier Killed In Storm Remembered As Loving Husband, Dad Hawthorne FedEx Courier Killed In Storm Remembered As Loving Husband, Dad
Hawthorne FedEx Courier Killed In Storm Remembered As Loving Husband, Dad A GoFundMe has been established to aid the family of a 25-year-old Hawthorne man who died earlier this month driving in the damaging Nor'easter. Jonathan Rodriguez-Melendez, 25, of Hawthorne, was pronounced dead on the scene when a large tree fell on his car on the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield County amid the storm. Francisco Berdecia, 33, of Paterson was a passenger in the vehicle and was transported to Greenwich Hospital with minor, non-life-threatening injuries, according to police. Rodriguez-Melendez was a courier for FedEx Express and leaves behind his mom, Lissie Melendez, his wife a…

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