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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Park Ridge Father, Upper Saddle River Son Admit Conning Elderly Investors Out Of Millions
A Bergen County father and son admitted they conned mostly elderly investors out of $3 million – after getting caught earlier scamming the very same people and others out of $5.5 million. George Bussanich Sr. and his son “ruthlessly stole the life savings of elderly investors to bankroll their own expensive homes, high-end cars, and luxury dining and travel,” state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. George Bussanich Jr., for example, bought a house in Upper Saddle River worth nearly $1 million. “What makes this case even more egregious is that they defrauded many of the same elderly r…
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Smoky Park Ridge Fire Put Down
A victim required hospitalization after a smoky fire that began in the kitchen of a Park Ridge home spread to the attic on Sunday, authorities said. Assisting their Park Ridge colleagues at the two-alarm Doxey Drive blaze were firefighters from Hillsdale, Montvale, Westwood and Woodcliff Lake. Tri-Boro Ambulance took the person who required treatment to The Valley Hospital. George C. DeGiovanni took the photo and contributed to this report.
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Discarded Cigarette Ignited Fire That Ravaged River Vale Home, Responders Say
UPDATE: A smoldering cigarette discarded in a planter ignited a fire that blew through the roof of a River Vale home last week, authorities said. A resident of the Pascack Avenue home "was smoking a cigarette outside hours earlier," a law enforcement contact with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. "She put it out in a planter and it smoldered for hours until it ignited." Two dogs were rescued from the 2½-story home near the Harrington Park border after the fire broke out the night of Feb. 13, authorities said. No one else was inside, they said. Responders included firefigh…
Pascack Valley, NJ
Obituaries
Sorority President, 'Selfless Leader' Dominique Franco Of Park Ridge Dies, 21
Dominique Franco of Park Ridge was on a mission to save the world. The senior University of Rhode Island nursing major was on track to a career in pediatric oncology. At 17, she launched a fundraiser that collected toys and hundreds of dollars for pediatric cancer patients. Franco's mission was tragically cut short on Saturday, when she died at 21 years old. "The girl was out to save the world and make a difference," her mom Gina Franco told The Providence Journal, "and she made a difference in so many people’s lives every day." President of the university's Zeta Tau Alpha sorority,…
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Photos
: Fire Ravages River Vale Home
Bergen County arson investigators were called to the scene of a fire that blew through the roof of a River Vale home Wednesday night. “Thankfully the family and their pets all appear to be safe,” state Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi said. Two dogs were rescued from the 2½-story Pascack Avenue home -- near the Harrington Park border – when the fire broke out, responders said. No one else was inside, they said. Responders included firefighters from Emerson, Hillsdale, Old Tappan, Park Ridge, Teaneck, Washington Township, Westwood and an ambulance from Old Tappan. River Vale fireCOURTESY: …
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Hidden Cam Catches Caregiver Abusing Stroke Victim, 90, In Park Ridge, Authorities Charge
A hidden camera caught a home health aide assaulting a 90-year-old stroke victim at an assisted living facility in Park Ridge, said authorities who arrested her. The micro-surveillance “Safe Care Cam” unit caught Mitsou Gottheim, 50, of Nanuet on video “physically assaulting the elderly woman, who is bedridden and unable to communicate verbally because of a stroke,” Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Wednesday. It is the first time that police charges have been filed against a caregiver as a result of video captured through the relatively-new state program, authorities said. Gottheim –…
Northern Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Discarded Cigarette Caused Fire That Killed Montvale Woman, 77
UPDATE: A fire that killed a 77-year-old Montvale widow in her home last weekend was ignited by a discarded cigarette, authorities said Friday. The blaze that tore through the North Avenue home of Ninette Grannis broke out just before 1 p.m. Sunday. "When the Montvale Police and Fire Departments arrived on the scene, the single-family residence was consumed by heavy fire," Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Friday. Grannis "was unaccounted for and presumed to be inside," he said. Her remains were later located, Calo said. "The cause of the fire was determined to be accident…
Hackensack, NJ
Business
New Bergen County Restaurants To Try In 2019
Out with the old. Dozens of Bergen County restaurants shuttered in 2018 making room for more in 2019. Here are the ones we are most excited to try. Yada Noodle House, Bergenfield: Although Kitchen by Yada has been closed for years, the Thai restaurant reopening in the Church Street space vacated by Reilly's Rib Cage on Jan. 5. First Watch, Bergen Town Center: The breakfast joint that calls itself the "Daytime Cafe" will be opening at Bergen Town Center, BoozyBurbs reports. Get ready for stacks of pancakes, bacon, eggs, juice, salads, smoothies and more. First Watch is opening at Bergen…
Hackensack, NJ
Lifestyle
Bourdain, Donovan Among North Jersey Residents Nominated For NJ Hall Of Fame
Chris Rock, Anthony Bourdain and Anne Donovan are among the many North Jersey natives nominated for the New Jersey Hall of Fame's 11th class. The organization announced its list of 50 nominees Friday. Inductees will be announced in January 2019. The five categories are Arts & Letters, Enterprise, Performing Arts, Public Service and Sports. Here are the nominees from Bergen and Passaic counties: Stephen Crane, of Paterson (novelist) Joyce Kilmer, of Mahwah (poet/writer) Anne Morrow Lindbergh, of Englewood (author/aviator) Anthony Bourdain, of Leonia and Dwight-Englewood grad …
Hackensack, NJ
Schools
Trump Administration Names These North Jersey Schools Best In U.S.
Several North Jersey schools were named 2018 National Blue Ribbons Schools by the U.S. Department of Education. The program is one of the most important in the U.S., recognizing public and private elementary, middle and high schools for their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. Bergen and Passaic National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018 are: Christ The Teacher School, Fort Lee Glen Rock High School James Fallon Elementary School, Wayne Our Lady Of Mercy Academy, Park Ridge School 28, Paterson Transfiguration Academy, Bergenfield…
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Park Ridge PD: Fugitive Burglar Caught Sleeping In Resident’s Truck
A Park Ridge police officer tipped off by a homeowner found a South Jersey fugitive sleeping in a local resident’s truck early Thursday following a car burglary report hours earlier, authorities said. Their colleagues from Montvale and Woodcliff Lake helped borough police search for three men in hoodies who another resident said was trying to get into cars on Fourth Street just after 1:30 a.m., Capt. Joseph Rampolla said. During the search, borough police Sgt. James Babcock found an unoccupied vehicle reported stolen two days earlier of Lyndhurst on Mae Court, he said. Six hours later, pol…
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Park Ridge Businessman Gets 61 Months In Fed Pen For Conning Toys R Us, Other Company Of $3M
A Park Ridge con man was sentenced Wednesday to 61 months in federal prison for using shell companies and phony invoices to scam both an international company he worked for and Toys R Us, where his now-deceased ex-wife had worked, out of $3 million. Philip Charles de Gruchy, 64, admitted conspiring to commit mail fraud and subscribing to false individual and corporate tax returns in U.S. District Court in Newark in March. de Gruchy, 64, was married at the time to Barbara Brown, an administrator with Toys R Us in Wayne who authorities said steered a contract to CEM Direct Marketing — a ficti…
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