FINED: River Vale Hustler Used Investments For Strip Club, Limos, More FINED: River Vale Hustler Used Investments For Strip Club, Limos, More
Fined: River Vale Hustler Used Investments For Strip Club, Limos, More Investors who “thought they were getting in on the ground floor of a legitimate business venture” were instead funding the lavish lifestyle of a River Vale man who used their money on steak dinners, limo service, $8,800 worth of visits to a strip club and other personal expenses, authorities charged. Eric J. Bruno and his company, Mirakill Brands, “misled at least eight investors – including at least seven from New Jersey – into buying unregistered securities in the form of membership interests and warrants to buy membership interests in Mirakill,” state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal sai…
Bergen County Rescue Dog Eases Pain Of Sexual Assault Victim, 20 Bergen County Rescue Dog Eases Pain Of Sexual Assault Victim, 20
Bergen County Rescue Dog Eases Pain Of Sexual Assault Victim, 20 Leaving the house and getting out of bed became difficult for Liz Mitchell two years ago when she became the victim of sexual assault. Things got easier last December, though, when she found Dani -- a four-year-old Bull Terrier mix with River Vale's Good Karma Dog Rescue who quickly eased her pain. "After the trauma it was very difficult for me to go outside and be in public," said Mitchell, 20, a junior at St. Joseph's University in Pennsylvania.  "Wherever I am with her, I’m very comfortable by her side." ** ALSO SEE: Surrendered German Shepherd Puppy Needs Home ** …
Daughter: Special Ring Taken From Finger Of Dying River Vale Mom, 80 Daughter: Special Ring Taken From Finger Of Dying River Vale Mom, 80
Daughter: Special Ring Taken From Finger Of Dying River Vale Mom, 80 RIVER VALE, N.J. -- It was heartbreaking enough for a River Vale woman and her sister to lose their mom, at 80, to lung cancer a couple of weeks ago. Discovering that a special ring was missing from her finger while she was hospitalized just days earlier only deepened the pain. Frances Lang "got the ring from her mom when she graduated Dickinson High School in Jersey City in the 1950s," Diane Lang Van Saders said. Her mother, who lived in River Vale, was diagnosed with lung cancer a year ago. She underwent chemotherapy "and her lungs shut down," Van Saders said. "…
These Bergen County Locations Rank Among Best Places To Live In America These Bergen County Locations Rank Among Best Places To Live In America
These Bergen County Locations Rank Among Best Places To Live In America A new report from Safewise.com named several Bergen County towns were named among the 100 "safest cities" in America. The report analyzed data from the FBI crime report, which found that the crime rate among northeastern states was approximately 30 percent less than the national average. On average, the areas on the list reported eight property crimes for every 1,000 people -- 67 percent less than the national property crime rate. Of the 15 New Jersey municipalities on the list, five are in Bergen County. Lewisboro, N.Y. comes in at No. 1 on the list, followed by Hazen, North Da…
Safest Places To Live In Bergen County Ranked Safest Places To Live In Bergen County Ranked
Safest Places To Live In Bergen County Ranked Ever wonder how safe your town really is? Niche.com has assessed the overall safety of Bergen County, compiling its findings into a new list for 2018. The ranking takes into account key indicators of a location’s safety, including violent and property crime rates as well as resident reviews. Here are the safest Bergen County towns, ranked by Niche.com: 20. Glen Rock 19. Allendale 18. Mahwah 17. Westwood 16. Woodcliff Lake 15. Oradell 14. Dumont 13. New Milford 12. Ho-Ho-Kus 11. Alpine 10. Montvale 9. Waldwick 8. Norwood 7. Northvale 6. Haworth 5. Emerson 4. Harrington Park 3. Washington T…
Fit Cops: Officers Train Like Pro Athletes At Fair Lawn Parisi Speed School Fit Cops: Officers Train Like Pro Athletes At Fair Lawn Parisi Speed School
Fit Cops: Officers Train Like Pro Athletes At Fair Lawn Parisi Speed School Several times each week, a group of eight law enforcers converge on the track inside of the Parisi Speed School in Fair Lawn. It's well before the sun has risen and some are only a workout away from a shift. The common thread is that they're all here voluntarily -- ready to put in work. All of the officers participate in a program launched more than two decades ago at the Parisi Speed School. The Training For Warriors (TFW) incorporates sprints around the indoor track in between sets of various upper and lower body exercises -- heavy. The officers in the program are Wood-Ridge's Jeff Gei…
Prosecutor: Jeweler From River Vale Fenced $1.25M In Stolen Bling Prosecutor: Jeweler From River Vale Fenced $1.25M In Stolen Bling
Prosecutor: Jeweler From River Vale Fenced $1.25M In Stolen Bling RIVER VALE, N.J. – A jeweler from River Vale fenced $275,000 worth of bling from an Englewood jewelry store and $1,000,000 worth from one in Westchester County for a tri-state area burglary crew, authorities said Friday. Frank Lashvili, 56, remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing Monday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. He's charged with fencing, receiving stolen property and accomplice liability. Also arrested were two 55-year-old Brooklyn men: Kevin Lyde, a spiritual rehabilitation couns…
State Suspends Midland Park Special Ed Teacher's Certificates State Suspends Midland Park Special Ed Teacher's Certificates
State Suspends Midland Park Special Ed Teacher's Certificates A Midland Park special education teacher who was suspended without pay in April 2015 had his teaching certificates suspended this month by the State Board of Examiners. On March 1, Jason R. Gangi of River Vale and Emerson had the following certificates suspended: Teacher of Elementary School in Grades K-6  Teacher of Students with Disabilities Certificates of Eligibility with Advanced Standing and Teacher of Elementary School in Grades K-6  Teacher of Students with Disabilities "After the teaching certification matter was transmitted to the Office of Administrative Law for hearing, Ga…
Morning Update: Bergen County Schools Announce Wednesday Closings Morning Update: Bergen County Schools Announce Wednesday Closings
Morning Update: Bergen County Schools Announce Wednesday Closings Projected Snowfall Totals Increase As Fourth Nor'easter Nears The following area school districts and schools have announced they will be closed on Wednesday, March 21 as a result of the latest Nor'easter. Some districts that first announced early dismissals are now closed (Haworth, Little Ferry, Garfield, Closter). REFRESH LINK FOR UPDATES Ben Porat Yosef Bergenfield Bogota Carlstadt Clifton Closter Cresskill Dumont East Rutherford Edgewater Elmwood Park Emerson Englewood Englewood Cliffs Fair Lawn Fairview Fort Lee Franklin Lakes Garfield Glen Rock Hackensack Hasbrouck Heights Haworth …
This Is Us River Vale Creator Sets Record Straight With Hilarious Tweet This Is Us River Vale Creator Sets Record Straight With Hilarious Tweet
This Is Us River Vale Creator Sets Record Straight With Hilarious Tweet SPOILERS AHEAD "This Is Us" creator Dan Fogelman of River Vale is setting the record straight: Madison (Caitlin Thompson) and Kevin (Justin Hartley) are so not a thing. The show's season finale, which aired Tuesday on NBC, revealed Kevin's love interest was Beth's cousin... not Madison, as many seemed to have been hoping. Fogelman tweeted: Just FYI: Madison is my wife in real life @CaitwithaC And if you thought I was letting her sleep with @justinhartley on national television you're nuts. #ThisIsUs
Powerless: Parts Of Bergen County Remain In The Dark Powerless: Parts Of Bergen County Remain In The Dark
Powerless: Parts Of Bergen County Remain In The Dark Four days after the latest Nor'easter, thousands of North Jersey residents remain without power. PSE&G on Sunday it is still working to restore power to 3,950 of its customers -- several hundred in Bergen and Passaic counties. Here are the areas that remain without power as of Sunday afternoon: Cliffside Park: 1,000 customers Englewood Cliffs: 540 customers  Hawthorne/Haledon: 100 (approximate) A handful of customers in Woodcliff Lake, Montvale, Bergenfield and Garfield/Lodi. Less than 100 JCP&L customers are without power in Wayne. Most of the company's customers who lost power…
TRIBUTE: DJ Nicholas 'Nicky' Pistone Of Fair Lawn Dies At 36 TRIBUTE: DJ Nicholas 'Nicky' Pistone Of Fair Lawn Dies At 36
Tribute: DJ Nicholas 'Nicky' Pistone Of Fair Lawn Dies At 36 Nicholas Biagio Pistone – a popular deejay and sound engineer from Bergen County – died Friday in Westwood at 36. A River Vale native and recent Fair Lawn resident, “Nicky” loved writing and producing music. Of the jobs he took while studying criminal justice at Ramapo College, and afterward, nearly all involved music. Pistone, who also briefly lived in Montvale, created Nicky X Entertainment and Productions, offering services for any occasion, while creating and recording hip-hop, house, trance, prog house, hard house and more “in my home recording studio.” He could make people laugh, t…