Hackensack, NJ
News
Remember Rosie's Diner? You Don't Want To See It Now Remember Rosie's Diner? You Don't Want To See It Now
Remember Rosie's Diner? You Don't Want To See It Now Those saddened to see what used to be Rosie’s Diner carted away hoped the vintage greasy spoon would be cared for once it left what used to be the Little Ferry Circle on Route 46.  Didn’t turn out that way. Not only is the diner that was made famous in a TV commercial for the “quicker picker-upper” gone. So is its beauty. The tale can be told through the exploits of different people. George DenHerder is among those who’ve visited Rosie’s Farmland Diner at its current address in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Carlstadt native went there carrying decades-old memories of his mom dropping him …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
News
Pole Toppled By Plow Crashes Into Route 46 Garden Apartment Pole Toppled By Plow Crashes Into Route 46 Garden Apartment
Pole Toppled By Plow Crashes Into Route 46 Garden Apartment A snow plow sent a utility pole crashing into the balcony of a Route 46 garden apartment complex Monday afternoon. A small fire was quickly doused during the mishap, which occurred around 12:30 p.m. as the truck was clearing the parking lot at the Lodi Court Apartments, witnesses said. No injuries were reported. A PSE&G crew was summoned. Lodi police and firefighters also responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
News
‘I’ll Kill Us All Right Now’: Swerving NJ Turnpike Driver Charged With Child Endangerment ‘I’ll Kill Us All Right Now’: Swerving NJ Turnpike Driver Charged With Child Endangerment
‘I’ll Kill Us All Right Now’: Swerving NJ Turnpike Driver Charged With Child Endangerment A Brooklyn man who got into an argument with his girlfriend at a South Hackensack restaurant was charged with child endangerment and making terroristic threats following a frightening incident on the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities said. Joseph A. Hidalgo, 31, and the woman apparently got into an argument in front of their 3-year-old son at Noches de Colombia on Route 46 this past Sunday. They were on the New Jersey Turnpike after leaving the restaurant moments later when Hidalgo began swerving toward other vehicles and threatening to “kill us all here right now,” the woman told police. D…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
News
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
Paterson, NJ
News
Tense Moment: Wayne Officer Grabs Out-Of-State Driver Reaching For Loaded Gun, Police Say Tense Moment: Wayne Officer Grabs Out-Of-State Driver Reaching For Loaded Gun, Police Say
Tense Moment: Wayne Officer Grabs Out-Of-State Driver Reaching For Loaded Gun, Police Say A potential tragedy was averted when a Wayne police officer grabbed an out-of-state driver as he reached toward a loaded gun on the floor of his car in the parking lot of a Route 46 hotel, authorities said. Patrol officers spotted the vehicle – its windows fogged and loud music coming from inside – parked in the Ramada Inn lot last Wednesday, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. They asked the driver, identified as Michael Walker, 25, of Baton Rouge, LA and his passenger to step out of the car after both admitted smoking pot, he said. Walker said that “he needed to put his shoes on first," Daly …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Tractor Trailer Crash Downs Pole, Closes Route 46 In Parsippany Tractor Trailer Crash Downs Pole, Closes Route 46 In Parsippany
Tractor Trailer Crash Downs Pole, Closes Route 46 In Parsippany All lanes were closed on Route 46 due to a tractor trailer crash Monday afternoon in Parsippany. As of 2:20 p.m., all traffic was being diverted to Route 80 from Edwards Road. Responders were working to clear wires and a downed pole from the eastbound side of the roadway.

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Manhunt Intensifies After Girlfriend Is Choked At Route 46 Motel SEEN HIM? Manhunt Intensifies After Girlfriend Is Choked At Route 46 Motel
Seen HIM? Manhunt Intensifies After Girlfriend Is Choked At Route 46 Motel Authorities sought the public’s help finding a Passaic man who slipped through a dragnet after they said he choked his girlfriend at a Route 46 motel. A relative of the 23-year-old victim phoned South Hackensack police Tuesday night after seeing her injuries during a Facetime chat from the Stagecoach Motel, Capt. Robert Chinchar said. Responding Officers Adam Gambutti and Ashley Lagrosa and Sgt. Carmine Maceri spotted the suspect – 26-year-old Jayson Smith -- parked in the victim’s car at the nearby Travelodge Inn off Huyler Street. Smith bailed when he saw them coming, running toward the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Business
SNEAK PEEK: Amazon Fresh Store Replacing North Jersey Fairway Market SNEAK PEEK: Amazon Fresh Store Replacing North Jersey Fairway Market
Sneak PEEK: Amazon Fresh Store Replacing North Jersey Fairway Market An in-store Alexa, Dash Carts and Order Ahead are just some of the features of the Amazon Fresh, recently approved for the former site of Fairway Market on Route 46. Amazon opened a pair of the innovative supermarket last August Woodland Hills and Irvine, CA, which opened in August.  The one coming to Woodland Park will be similar to those, NorthJersey.com reports. Here's what you can expect.  The Amazon Dash Cart, for example, allows shoppers to to skip the checkout line, and Alexa features to assist with shopping lists and better navigate the aisles, the Amazon websit…

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by Cecilia Levine
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
News
Two Hospitalized In Route 17 Pileup Two Hospitalized In Route 17 Pileup
Two Hospitalized In Route 17 Pileup UPDATE: A chain-reaction crash on Route 17 Friday afternoon sent two people to the hospital. Taken to Hackensack University Medical Center were two drivers -- one 32 out of Clifton, the other 57 out of North Arlington -- following the crash on the northbound highway in Hasbrouck Heights shortly after noon. Borough firefighters extricated one of them (see photos). The first vehicle, driven by a 62-year-old Rutherford resident, hit another, sending it into two more vehicles and a tractor-trailer just north of Franklin Avenue, authorities said. A Jeep was among the badly damaged vehicle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
News
Trash-Toting Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 46 Ramp Trash-Toting Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 46 Ramp
Trash-Toting Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 46 Ramp A trash-hauling tractor-trailer tipped Friday on the Route 46 ramp to the New Jersey Turnpike and Route 80 in Ridgefield Park. The driver escaped serious injury, responders said. Heavy wreckers were needed to right the rig, which dumped its load on the side of the roadway. LandfillJerry DeMarco The westbound ramp from Route 46 was closed while workers offloaded the trash into a roll-off dumpster and heavy-duty wreckers righted and removed the rig. Westbound traffic was backed up for miles. Westbound Route 46 traffic stretched for miles as heavy-duty wreckers righted the rig on the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
News
NYC Mom Who Fled With Young Daughter After Infant Son Died Found At South Hackensack Motel NYC Mom Who Fled With Young Daughter After Infant Son Died Found At South Hackensack Motel
NYC Mom Who Fled With Young Daughter After Infant Son Died Found At South Hackensack Motel EXCLUSIVE: A Queens woman who went missing with her 2-year-old daughter after the NYPD began investigating the death of her infant son was located Thursday afternoon at a South Hackensack motel, Daily Voice has learned. South Hackensack and Hackensack police found Carla Garriques at the Travelodge by Wyndham off Route 46 after the NYPD pinged her cellphone there, law enforcement sources said. Garriques was with her 2-year-old daughter, who was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center in the custody of the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency, they said. No charges had bee…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: DWI Sussex County Man, 28, Drives Into Oncoming Route 46 Traffic With Flat Tire Police: DWI Sussex County Man, 28, Drives Into Oncoming Route 46 Traffic With Flat Tire
Police: DWI Sussex County Man, 28, Drives Into Oncoming Route 46 Traffic With Flat Tire A Sussex County man was drunk when he drove into oncoming traffic on Route 46 with a flat tire, authorities charged. Shawn B. Hirschel, 28, was seen driving west on Route 46 in the eastbound lane, head-on into oncoming traffic with a flat front tire just after 11 p.m. Sunday, Washington Township Police Lt. Mark Niemynski said. Police stopped the vehicle near East Avenue and determined that Hirschel was intoxicated, authorities said. Hirschel, of Hamburg, was arrested and taken to police headquarters, where he was charged with DWI, reckless driving, failure to submit breath samples, failure…

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by Valerie Musson