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Fair Lawn Woman Launches Recovery Fund For Family Following Fatal Crash Fair Lawn Woman Launches Recovery Fund For Family Following Fatal Crash Fair Lawn Woman Launches Recovery Fund For Family Following Fatal Crash
Fair Lawn Woman Launches Recovery Fund For Family Following Fatal Crash FAIR LAWN, N.J. — More than $40,000 had been raised in less than 24 hours on a GoFundMe page launched by a Fair Lawn woman for relatives severely injured in a recent car accident. Amanda D Ayala lost her grandmother in Wednesday's crash, which occurred in the Dominican Republic, and her aunt, uncle and cousin are in critical condition. "In just two days, they have had at least 10 surgeries between the three of them," the page says.  "It's taking an even larger toll on my aunt because she has Lupus, an autoimmune disease which makes recovery even harder. To make matters worse…
50 Displaced By Friday Evening Park Ridge Fire 50 Displaced By Friday Evening Park Ridge Fire 50 Displaced By Friday Evening Park Ridge Fire
50 Displaced By Friday Evening Park Ridge Fire PARK RIDGE, N.J. — Approximately 50 people were displaced as the result of a Friday evening fire that ravaged a Park Ridge condominium complex, NJ.com reports. A resident of the North Maple Avenue complex called 9-1-1 at around 9 p.m., saying that a smoke detector in a second floor unit was going off, firefighters said. Several area departments including Old Tappan, Pearl River, Washington Township, Montvale, Hillsdale, Westwood, Woodcliff Lake and Emerson helped fight the fire for approximately one hour, the article says. No injuries were reported.
Glen Rock Police: No Hazard Found Following Threatening 9-1-1 Call Glen Rock Police: No Hazard Found Following Threatening 9-1-1 Call Glen Rock Police: No Hazard Found Following Threatening 9-1-1 Call
Glen Rock Police: No Hazard Found Following Threatening 9-1-1 Call GLEN ROCK, N.J. — The Glen Rock police are investigating a threatening 9-1-1 call that came in Saturday morning, authorities said. Around 9:20 a.m., an operator at the Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch received a suspicious phone call on the non-emergency Glen Rock Police phone line, Chief Dean Ackermann said. The caller eluded to a possible threat against a school building or active public facility, according to Ackermann.   The threat was not specific in nature and credibility could not be determined. The origin of the call could not be immediately identified, police said. A thorough c…
Glen Rock Pharmacist Seeks To Secure Borough Drug Disposal Unit Glen Rock Pharmacist Seeks To Secure Borough Drug Disposal Unit Glen Rock Pharmacist Seeks To Secure Borough Drug Disposal Unit
Glen Rock Pharmacist Seeks To Secure Borough Drug Disposal Unit GLEN ROCK, N.J. — A local pharmacist is working to secure a drug return and disposal for Glen Rock. Michelle Torpey had raised $645 for the unit as of Thursday evening on a GoFundMe page. "While eventually the government process may approve the funds to purchase this unit over the next year, I feel strongly, we as residents, would want to see this in place yesterday," Torpey said.  "This is not a cure all for this disease, but it is a critical and easy tactic to implement to help combat prescription drug and opioid abuse." The unit will be in a local pharmacy that Torp…
2 Men In Paterson Nazerah Bugg Case Receive Decades In Prison Sentencing 2 Men In Paterson Nazerah Bugg Case Receive Decades In Prison Sentencing 2 Men In Paterson Nazerah Bugg Case Receive Decades In Prison Sentencing
2 Men In Paterson Nazerah Bugg Case Receive Decades In Prison Sentencing HACKENSACK, N.J. — The first of many men convicted in a gang-related shooting that left a 14-year-old bystander dead were sentenced to prison on Friday in Hackensack's Bergen County Superior Court, NJ.com reports.  Jeavonte Dennis, 19, and Nyje Johnson, 22, were among the nine men and one woman with reputed gang ties who were brought into Superior Court last year because the mother of the victim — International High School basketball standout Nazerah Bugg — works at the Passaic County courthouse in Paterson. Charges against them range from murder to hindering. Dennis was found guilty of fir…
Wayne Police Arrest 2 Women Accused Of Stealing Hundreds In Merchandise Wayne Police Arrest 2 Women Accused Of Stealing Hundreds In Merchandise Wayne Police Arrest 2 Women Accused Of Stealing Hundreds In Merchandise
Wayne Police Arrest 2 Women Accused Of Stealing Hundreds In Merchandise WAYNE, N.J. — Two women were arrested on shoplifting charges in Wayne on Thursday, police said. Maria Moran, 36 of Paterson, and Amanda Axelrod, 37 of Hawthorne, were arrested and brought to the Wayne Police Station where they were processed and released on the summons complain, Captain Lawrence Martin said. Moran is accused of concealing $915 in various merchandise from Kohl's on Route 23 around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, police said. Axelrod is accused of concealing $470 in various merchandise from Lord and Taylor in the Willow Brook Mall, and leaving the store without paying, according to Mart…
FOX Searchlight's Epic Bergen County Rap Movie Drops This Weekend FOX Searchlight's Epic Bergen County Rap Movie Drops This Weekend FOX Searchlight's Epic Bergen County Rap Movie Drops This Weekend
FOX Searchlight's Epic Bergen County Rap Movie Drops This Weekend BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — A new movie coming to theaters this weekend takes place right here in Bergen County. Parts of the film were shot along Route 46 in Saddle Brook, Teterboro and Hackensack. Patti Cake$ (Danielle Macdonald) is about a plus-sized, female rapper seeking fame and fortune.  Patti Cake$ premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on in January, and received distribution offers from Focus Features, Neon, The Orchard and Annapurna Pictures. Macdonald, 26 from Australia, told the New York Post that she spent 18 months rapping to songs by Eminem, Notorious BIG and Nicki Minaj inside…
Weekend Weather: The Sun'll Come Out Tomorrow In Bergen County Weekend Weather: The Sun'll Come Out Tomorrow In Bergen County Weekend Weather: The Sun'll Come Out Tomorrow In Bergen County
Weekend Weather: The Sun'll Come Out Tomorrow In Bergen County Here's what you can expect weather-wise this weekend in Bergen and Passaic counties: Friday: Humid with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Temps in the mid-80s. More storms expected in the evening. Saturday: Mostly sunny with a high of 87. Sunday: Sunny and pleasant with a high of 86. Monday and Tuesday of next week will remain hot and sunny, with highs around 87.
Transgender Bergen County Model Honored In Jersey City Transgender Bergen County Model Honored In Jersey City Transgender Bergen County Model Honored In Jersey City
Transgender Bergen County Model Honored In Jersey City ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. — Transgender model and activist Carmen Carrera was honored along with two children at the Jersey City Pride Flag Raising and Ceremony Thursday. The other two honorees were Joe Maldonado, 8, the first transgender boy scout, and Rebekah Bruesehoff, who at one point in her life was overcome by incredible anxiety because she wasn't living her life as a female. Carrera, born Christopher Roman, appeared on RuPaul's Drag Race as well as its spin-off series RuPaul's Drag U, and came out in 2012. CLICK HERE FOR MORE
1 Hospitalized After 4 Car Crash On Route 208 1 Hospitalized After 4 Car Crash On Route 208 1 Hospitalized After 4 Car Crash On Route 208
1 Hospitalized After 4 Car Crash On Route 208 GLEN ROCK, N.J. — One person was transported to The Valley Hospital with non life-threatening injuries after a four-car pileup on Route 208 Thursday. All four four vehicles sustained damage that required removal from the scene by flatbed tow trucks.  The incident occurred just after 4:15 p.m. and the scene was clear by 6 p.m.
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