Fort Lee, NJ
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Authorities ID Woman Found Dead In Florida As Palisades Park Native, 65, Still Don't Know Cause Authorities ID Woman Found Dead In Florida As Palisades Park Native, 65, Still Don't Know Cause
Authorities ID Woman Found Dead In Florida As Palisades Park Native, 65, Still Don't Know Cause Two months after the barefoot body of a Palisades Park native was found in a rural area of Florida, authorities have finally identified her – but they still don’t know how she died. Relatives from North Jersey who's seen social media posts helped identify Maryann Zoon, 65, who’d apparently lived alone in Fort Pierce near a stretch of road with no surrounding houses where a work crew found her decomposing remains in November. She hadn't been reported missing, authorities said. Although they don’t suspect any wrongdoing, detectives with the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office were trying to pi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Homeless Man Found Frozen To Death In Palisades Park Garage, Companion Hospitalized Homeless Man Found Frozen To Death In Palisades Park Garage, Companion Hospitalized
Homeless Man Found Frozen To Death In Palisades Park Garage, Companion Hospitalized A 35-year-old homeless man was found frozen to death and his companion barely alive Friday morning in a Palisades Park municipal parking garage, authorities said. The male companion was in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit at Hackensack University Medical Center, they said. A DPW crew found the pair sleeping on a mattress and called police at 9:40 a.m., said Capt. Anthony Espino, the officer in charge of the department. The Bergen County Medical Examiner found no signs of foul play and said the cause of death was hypothermia. Temperatures dropped into the mid-teens overnight w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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New Milford Driver Charged With Fleeing Critical Palisades Park Pedestrian Crash New Milford Driver Charged With Fleeing Critical Palisades Park Pedestrian Crash
New Milford Driver Charged With Fleeing Critical Palisades Park Pedestrian Crash A New Milford driver who sped off after his vehicle struck and critically injured a pedestrian in Palisades Park was arrested after witnesses got his license plate number, authorities said. Nicholas Sodano, 57, was behind the wheel of a vehicle that struck the 53-year-old woman shortly before 1:30 p.m. last Thursday outside the Chase Bank building on Bergen Boulevard, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The victim, who was found on the side of the roadway with several injuries, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where her condition worsened, responders said. She rem…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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PalPark PD: Red-Light Runner On Route 46 Found With Loaded Pistol, Pot, Stolen Credit Cards PalPark PD: Red-Light Runner On Route 46 Found With Loaded Pistol, Pot, Stolen Credit Cards
PalPark PD: Red-Light Runner On Route 46 Found With Loaded Pistol, Pot, Stolen Credit Cards A driver who ran a red light on Route 46 was carrying a loaded pocket pistol when a Palisades Park police officer stopped him, authorities said. Luis Almonte, 23, provided false information after Patrolman Salvatore Farnese stopped him on the westbound highway in Ridgefield Park following a brief pursuit shortly before 2 a.m. Wednesday, they said. A subsequent search turned up a .25-caliber Phoenix HP 25 with a nine-round magazine loaded with hollow-point bullets, according to a police report. Almonte remained held Thursday in the Bergen County Jail, charged with unlawful weapons possessio…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Bergen County Restaurant Openings Bergen County Restaurant Openings
Bergen County Restaurant Openings Pizza. Salad. Fish and chips. If you've got a hankering for any of those, how about a taste of the new restaurants open in Bergen County? Scroll down to see the restaurants that opened this week in Bergen County. Stand Up Pies, Lodi: Rooted in homemade recipes and traditional values, this pizzeria and Italian restaurant is run by two brothers. The menu boasts pizza pies and dessert pies, along with pasta dishes, shakes, burgers and more. 26 Borig Pl., Lodi Posted by STAND UP PIES on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 The Real Meat, Palisades Park: This Korean BBQ restaurant has replaced Soosa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bergenfield, NJ
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North Jersey Restaurant Openings North Jersey Restaurant Openings
North Jersey Restaurant Openings Chinese dumplings. Roman pizza. American fare in a lounge with speakeasy vibes. It's all right here in North Jersey. Here are some of the new restaurants that recently opened in the area. Reventon is opening this weekend in Wallington. The Peruvian restaurant's specialties are rotisserie chicken, fried chicken and other authentic fare. The owners of the family-operated joint have another eatery in Kearny, BoozyBurbs reports. 210 Main Ave., Wallington. SQ Pizza has opened on Route 17 in Mahwah. SQ offers Roman, by-the-slice pizzeria using non-GMO flour imported from Italy. Classic pies, p…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fort Lee, NJ
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PalPark Detectives Charge Local Resident With Masturbating In Public PalPark Detectives Charge Local Resident With Masturbating In Public
PalPark Detectives Charge Local Resident With Masturbating In Public Palisades Park detectives arrested a borough man after a pedestrian said she found him masturbating on the main drag. The 35-year-old borough victim came to police headquarters and said she'd seen the man in the act as she walked on Broad Avenue near Washington Place the night of Nov. 9, Capt. Anthony Muccio said. A sketch artist produced a composite based on her description that detectives used to identify Hugo Lopez, 33, said Muccio, the officer in charge of the department. Lopez was arrested on Friday and released on a disorderly persons summons, answerable in Municipal Court, charging …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Palisades Park Police Sergeant's New Book Examines Changing Role Of Law Enforcers In Film Palisades Park Police Sergeant's New Book Examines Changing Role Of Law Enforcers In Film
Palisades Park Police Sergeant's New Book Examines Changing Role Of Law Enforcers In Film A history of how law enforcement was portrayed on the big screen in the first half of the 20th century had never been written -- until now. A Palisades Park police veteran who's also a prolific author has just released his fifth book, "Law Enforcement in American Cinema, 1894-1952," which examines the history of police and policing on the big screen during that period. "Film is a site where public sentiments toward the police are both created and reflected," Sgt. George Beck wrote. Cineastes have often focused on the way gangsters and other criminals are romanticized in movies -- or film, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Palisades Park Police Commander Tries Unique Approach To Reducing Vehicle Thefts, Break-Ins Palisades Park Police Commander Tries Unique Approach To Reducing Vehicle Thefts, Break-Ins
Palisades Park Police Commander Tries Unique Approach To Reducing Vehicle Thefts, Break-Ins A steady stream of warnings about vehicles being stolen or burglarized in North Jersey still hasn't convinced most potential victims to lock their cars and take their key fobs, so Palisades Park Police Capt. Anthony Muccio is trying a different tack. Officers participating in Muccio's "Operation Secure Vehicle" are patrolling neighborhoods looking for unlocked vehicles. When they find one in a driveway, they turn on their body cameras and knock on the door or ring the bell of the home to notify the owner. Then they hand them a flier. Over three nights this past weekend, borough police noti…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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PHOTOS: Fire Destroys Ridgefield Multi-Family Home PHOTOS: Fire Destroys Ridgefield Multi-Family Home
Photos: Fire Destroys Ridgefield Multi-Family Home Flames blew through the roof of a two-family Ridgefield home on Monday. All residents got out safely and no one was injured in the two-alarm noontime blaze, Fire Chief David Brierty said. Firefighters found the second floor and basement of the Walnut Street house fully involved, Brierty said. Part of the roof collapsed soon after. Brierty declared the blaze under control shortly before 2 p.m., the chief said. Firefighters continued to hit hot spots after that. The cause appeared accidental, Brierty said. An investigation was continuing. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Palpark PD: Motorcycle Thieves Claimed To Be Looking For Grandma’s House Palpark PD: Motorcycle Thieves Claimed To Be Looking For Grandma’s House
Palpark PD: Motorcycle Thieves Claimed To Be Looking For Grandma’s House A group of teenage thieves who stole a sporty motorcycle from outside its owner’s house before dawn were quickly caught by Palisades Park police. The Edsall Boulevard owner was headed to work early Thursday when he pulled the KTM 390 to the street before running back inside for a moment, Capt. Anthony Muccio said. “When he came out, it was gone, so he called police,” said Muccio, the department’s officer in charge. Two suspects were pushing the motorcycle down 3rd Street when Officers Michael DeBartolo, David Chun, Hochan Choi and Matthew Carley pulled up, the captain said. They ditched …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Palisades Park Warehouse Worker, 19, Charged With Statutory Rape Palisades Park Warehouse Worker, 19, Charged With Statutory Rape
Palisades Park Warehouse Worker, 19, Charged With Statutory Rape A warehouse worker from Palisades Park was charged with statutory rape. Edison Moreno Teletor, 19, was charged with sexual assault of a child between 13 and 16 and child endangerment on Saturday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Members of Musella’s Special Victims Unit took Teletor, of Broad Avenue, into custody following an investigation with borough police, who’d fielded the initial complaint last Wednesday, he sad. Teletor was ordered freed by a judge in Hackensack within hours of being booked into the Bergen County Jail. Statutory rape occurs in New Jersey when one of the …

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by Jerry DeMarco