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Bergenfield, NJ
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Top 10 Olympic Finish For Bergen County Figure Skaters
Despite being the first team to break 180 points in the 2018 Winter Olympics ice dancing competition, Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Fort Lee finished in the top 10 of the event. The pair -- representing Team Canada -- went into Monday evening's competition with a short dance score of 74.33, before scoring 107.65 and finishing with a 181.98. They ended up finishing in seventh place, their teammates Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir taking first with 206.07 points. Weaver, 28, and Poje, 30 are affectionately known together as WEAPO and train at Hackensack's Ice House. They have been skating …
Paramus, NJ
Obituaries
Services Set For Nicole Minson Of Paramus, 17
Nicole Minson of Paramus died on Friday, Feb. 16 after an aggressive battle with cancer. She was 17 years old. Visitation will be Thursday, Feb. 22 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Vander Plaat Memorial Home. Funeral Mass will be Friday, Feb. 23 at 11 a.m., at Our Lady of the Visitation R.C. Church. Nicole, Affectionately known as Mini Nikki, was a senior at Paramus Catholic High School. She was accepted on early admission to Pace University and was planning to attend this fall. She attended Our Lady of the Visitation Academy elementary school and was a member of the Our Lady of the Visitati…
Bergenfield, NJ
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Meet The Roman Twins: Widowed Dumont Dad Hopes Girls Will Remember Mom
It's been nearly three months since Dumont's Julia Roman died giving birth to twin girls Grace and Isabella. Her widowed husband and the girls' dad, Victor Roman, says he has his ups and downs. But there's one thing that has yet to get easier. Unlike Julia's older children Dwayne and Valeria, and 5-year-old Victoria with whom she shares with Victor, the twins will never know their mom. "I'm still dealing with that one," he said, teary-eyed. "It's difficult." Victor has been out of work as an MTA employee in New York City since Julia's death Nov. 16 of last year. He's…
Paterson, NJ
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Wayne Olympic Bobsledder Is Latest PETA Advocate
Just ahead of her Olympic competition in Pyeongchang, barrier-breaking athlete Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian of Wayne appears in a new video and public service announcement for PETA. The campaign encourages fans to be champions for animals and always treat their dogs like family. "As a bobsledder, my team is the most important thing to me," said Fenlator-Victorian in the PSA. "You know who else feels that way? Our dogs! … They need to feel loved and know that they're a part of our team." Fenlator-Victorian piloted the Jamaican women’s bobsled team in its first-ever Olymp…
Fort Lee, NJ
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Rabbi Accused Of Having Sex With Teen Prostitute Nabbed In Fort Lee
A rabbi accused of having sex with a teenager forced into prostitution was arrested in Fort Lee on Friday, authorities said. Aryeh Goodman, 35 of East Brunswick, was among 30 men that paid a couple from the Bronx to have sex with the 17-year-old between Jan. 1 and Feb. 2, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief James Conroy of the East Brunswick Police Department announced. Goodman was formerly the rabbi of the Rutgers University Chabad, according to social media pages. The couple -- Gabriella Colon, 18, and Richard Ortiz, 23 -- were charged with 11 criminal counts of human t…
Paramus, NJ
Obituaries
Paramus Catholic Senior Nicole Minson Dies
Paramus Catholic announced the death of senior Nicole Minson, who lost her battle with cancer on Friday, Feb. 16. Minson was a devoted member of the school's dance team. UPDATE: Services have been set for Paramus' Nicole Minson "Nicole was a cherished student at PC and will be deeply missed," Principal Stephanie Macaluso said. "Words cannot begin to explain the pain felt by all. Heaven has gained a beautiful angel today." Nikki's peer has started a GoFundMe that had raised more than $5,200 as of Sunday afternoon. "A Paramus Catholic senior who constantly kept a…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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: Saddle Brook Family Lost Nearly Everything In House Fire
A Saddle Brook family narrowly escaped a house fire on Saturday. The Montalbanos' Hayes Drive house was destroyed after a backyard fire spread, leaving the occupants with no time to remove their personal belongings, according to a GoFundMe. Family members living at the residence including parents Lynda and Mike Montalbano, their pregnant daughter Brittany (and her husband Joe and their daughter Kiara), daughter Gianna (and her son Mike) as well as Mike's fiance Jessica and their son, Jagger. More than $1,200 had been raised on the GoFundMe as of Sunday afternoon. "Lynda and Mike are …
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Obituaries
Services Set For Saddle Brook's Andrew Gutierrez, 15
Andrew Gutierrez of Saddle Brook died suddenly on Friday, Feb. 16. He was 15 years old. Born in Ridgewood, he’s been a lifelong resident of Saddle Brook and was a student at Saddle Brook High School. Gutierrez is the second teen to die in Saddle Brook in less than three months. A vigil in his honor will be held Monday at 7 p.m. at Veterans Field. Visitation will be on Tuesday Feb. 20 from 3 to 8 p.m. at the Patrick J. Conte Funeral Home in Elmwood Park. A service will be held Wednesday, at 8:30 a.m. with a Funeral Mass to follow at St. Anne's R.C. Church in Fair Lawn at 9:30 a.m. Andrew …
Bergenfield, NJ
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: Bergen Rescue Takes In Dog Tied With Ethernet Cable, Puppies
A dog found with an ethernet cable tied around her neck and her eight puppies were recently taken in by River Vale's Good Karma Dog Rescue. Holly was found by college students at Widener University in Chester, P.A. They notified authorities but no one had reported her missing, rescue officials said. The couple reached out to Good Karma, who agreed to help and take Holly in. "They wanted to foster her but after looking at the pictures they sent of her, we had our suspicions that she was pregnant," founder Lisa Romano Adamek said. A visit to the vet the next day confirmed Holly's …
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Obituaries
Saddle Brook Grieving Another Teen Death
The Saddle Brook community will come together for the second time in less than three months on Monday night to mourn the loss of a teenager. The 7 p.m. vigil at Veterans Field will honor Andrew Gutierrez, who died suddenly over the weekend. ** UPDATE: Services have been set for Andrew Gutierrez, 15. ** The First Reformed Church was filled with grief on Saturday, as it opened its doors to anyone seeking comfort. "This is a difficult day here in Saddle Brook," Pastor Christopher Wolf said that morning. "A young person (high school student) from the township committed suicide…
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