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Wind Advisory Issued In Hackensack, Power Outages Expected Wind Advisory Issued In Hackensack, Power Outages Expected Wind Advisory Issued In Hackensack, Power Outages Expected
Wind Advisory Issued In Hackensack, Power Outages Expected Hold on to your hats! The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory across Bergen and Passaic counties until 6 p.m. Wednesday. Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees and power lines — outages are expected, according to the NWS.This will result in wind-chill factors that will make the temperature feel like it's in the teens. "A wind advisory is issued when sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph... or gusts of 46 to 57 mph...are expected or occurring," NWS said. "Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution."
Newly Appointed Fair Lawn Clerk Is So Excited To Start Newly Appointed Fair Lawn Clerk Is So Excited To Start Newly Appointed Fair Lawn Clerk Is So Excited To Start
Newly Appointed Fair Lawn Clerk Is So Excited To Start FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Marilyn Bojanowski was appointed Fair Lawn's new municipal clerk Tuesday night. She has been the deputy to Joanne Kwasniewski — who is retiring after 23 years — since 1998. Bojanowski officially will begin on April 1, and that day can't come soon enough. "I am so excited to become the municipal clerk," said Bojanowski, a grandmother of 11. "I've wanted this for a really long time." Tuesday's ceremony also marked the final meeting for Councilman Dan Dunay, who is stepping down after more than three years. Bojanowski got her start at the Dumont clerk's…
Westwood Boy Battling Cancer In Remission, Family Fights On Westwood Boy Battling Cancer In Remission, Family Fights On Westwood Boy Battling Cancer In Remission, Family Fights On
Westwood Boy Battling Cancer In Remission, Family Fights On WESTWOOD, N.J. — The parents of a Westwood 7-year-old battling cancer announced on their blog Tuesday evening that doctors declared their son is in remission. Joey Bulger was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in October. He still has another six months or more of intense chemotherapy ahead of him to ensure he remains in remission, which will last through September, and his parents say it's hard to imagine fighting for that long. "But," Lauren and Chris wrote on their blog, "We have no choice." The Bulgers were chosen as the recipients of the  Renegade Pigs of…
HackensackUMC Surgeon Struck By Vehicle Dies At Same Hospital HackensackUMC Surgeon Struck By Vehicle Dies At Same Hospital HackensackUMC Surgeon Struck By Vehicle Dies At Same Hospital
HackensackUMC Surgeon Struck By Vehicle Dies At Same Hospital A surgeon in the Hackensack University Medical Center system was killed in a pedestrian crash Tuesday, and died at HUMC Mountainside Hospital where she works, NorthJersey.com reports. Dr. Jan Huston-Pryor, 66, was struck in the 200 block of Devon Road around 9:25 a.m., according to a statement from Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Essex Fells Police Chief William Theilacker. She was transported to HackensackUMC, where she was pronounced dead at 9:45 a.m. Huston was the director of the breast health program at Mountainside Medical Center and the founder and director of S…
Lost Rochelle Park Dog Who Survived Storm Reunited With Tearful Owner Lost Rochelle Park Dog Who Survived Storm Reunited With Tearful Owner Lost Rochelle Park Dog Who Survived Storm Reunited With Tearful Owner
Lost Rochelle Park Dog Who Survived Storm Reunited With Tearful Owner ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. — Cesar Deidan of Rochelle Park couldn't hold back the tears any longer. The Leonia native bound into Bergen County Animal Shelter on Saturday to retrieve his beloved miniature pinscher Lexi, who had escaped off his back deck a week prior. He'd had been going to the shelter every day since March 11, when she ran off. So when someone who found her running behind Market Street in Saddle Brook brought her in, shelter officials knew just who to call. "I saw her and I just balled," said Deidan, a Leonia native. "I couldn’t believe that she survived the storm.&…
Wegmans Montvale Announces Grand Opening Wegmans Montvale Announces Grand Opening Wegmans Montvale Announces Grand Opening
Wegmans Montvale Announces Grand Opening MONTVALE, N.J. — Wegmans Food Markets has announced the grand opening date for its first Bergen County Location in Montvale. The store will open on Sept. 24 at West Grand Avenue and Mercedes Drive, and will be a 108,000-square-foot supermarket. Additionally, it will have a 14,000-square-foot wine, beer, and spirits shop as well as The Burger Bar by Wegmans, a family-friendly restaurant counter that serves burgers, fresh salads, sandwiches, specialty milkshakes, soup, and sides. Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is a 92-store supermarket chain with stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Vir…
Alpine's Larry Robbins Makes Forbes' List Of World's Top Billionaires Alpine's Larry Robbins Makes Forbes' List Of World's Top Billionaires Alpine's Larry Robbins Makes Forbes' List Of World's Top Billionaires
Alpine's Larry Robbins Makes Forbes' List Of World's Top Billionaires ALPINE, N.J. — American investor, hedge fund manager and philanthropist Larry Robbins of Alpine made Forbes' "The World's Billionaries" list. Robbins comes in at No. 1030, wedged between Phillip Ragon, of a Massachusetts-based healthcare software company, and Kavitark Ram Shriram, the managing partner or Sherpalo Ventures. Robbins is the founder of hedge fund firm Glenview Capital Management and is worth about $2 billion, Forbes says. He has recently been dealing with a cold stretch, as his main hedge fund was down 2.65 percent in 2016 — his second-straight down year after posti…
Baby Girl Is 4th Generation Born At Teaneck's Holy Name Medical Center Baby Girl Is 4th Generation Born At Teaneck's Holy Name Medical Center Baby Girl Is 4th Generation Born At Teaneck's Holy Name Medical Center
Baby Girl Is 4th Generation Born At Teaneck's Holy Name Medical Center TEANECK, N.J. — A long-standing family tradition lives on at Teaneck's Holy Name Medical Center.  Katie Belthoff McCarten and J.P. McCarten recently welcomed baby Shea Elizabeth McCarten. She both the 18th Belthoff baby and first in the fourth generation of Katie's immediate family to be born at the hospital. "We're so happy Shea was born here – we're really into family tradition," said Katie, an Oradell native.  "It was such a wonderful experience – the nurses made me so comfortable and relaxed. And Shea was born in the same room as my youngest brother, Connor." CLICK…
Spring Cleaning Underway In Hackensack Spring Cleaning Underway In Hackensack Spring Cleaning Underway In Hackensack
Spring Cleaning Underway In Hackensack HACKENSACK, N.J. — Spring cleaning is officially underway in Hackensack. Plows took to Main Street Monday evening to clear the snow left behind from last week's storm. The small piles made finding parking spots difficult, as it had accumulated along either side of the street. It seems that should be easier now.
Teaneck Father, Son Receive Rabbinical Ordination Together Teaneck Father, Son Receive Rabbinical Ordination Together Teaneck Father, Son Receive Rabbinical Ordination Together
Teaneck Father, Son Receive Rabbinical Ordination Together TEANECK, N.J. — From the moment Alvin Reinstein of Teaneck enrolled in the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary at Yeshiva University almost four years ago, his son, Sam Reinstein, knew everything that was about to happen was going to be a pretty big deal. "It's so rare for adults to come back, especially after they retire," said Sam, 27. What's even rarer, though, is the fact that the father and son graduated from the program in the same class on Sunday — a first in RIET history. Sam finished the program in 2014 and his father in January. Sunday's celebration combined three…
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