Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Former Football Star Charged In Elmwood Park Cellphone Robbery -- After Returning To Store Former Football Star Charged In Elmwood Park Cellphone Robbery -- After Returning To Store
Former Football Star Charged In Elmwood Park Cellphone Robbery -- After Returning To Store UPDATE: Once considered one of the top high school football prospects in the country, a now-34-year-old Paterson man was charged with Friday's strong-armed robbery of cellphones from an Elmwood Park Verizon store. Chenry Lewis was arrested Saturday after he returned to the Route 46 store, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Then he smiled for his mugshot. The night before, Lewis used force to flee with the phones, turning what began as a snatch-and-run into a robbery, the chief said. Authorities have "no idea" why Lewis went back, Foligno said. He remained held Sunday in the Bergen C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
White Plains, NY
Business
New Year's Eve Blackout Of Disney Channels, ESPN Possible, Verizon Warns FiOS Customers New Year's Eve Blackout Of Disney Channels, ESPN Possible, Verizon Warns FiOS Customers
New Year's Eve Blackout Of Disney Channels, ESPN Possible, Verizon Warns FiOS Customers Verizon is alerting its FiOS TV customers that they may experience an outage of ESPN and Disney Channels if the company cannot reach a new carriage agreement with the Walt Disney Co. Freeform and WABC in New York would also go dark if any agreement is not reached. This is just the latest chapter of the ongoing fight between media companies about carrying and paying for content. If the parties can’t reach a deal, Disney’s channels could go out for Fios customers starting at 5 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. Though Verizon’s Fios reached approximately 4.6 million subscribers at the end of last year,…

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by Valerie Musson
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Obituaries
Garfield Native Christopher Kanarski Dies, 35 Garfield Native Christopher Kanarski Dies, 35
Garfield Native Christopher Kanarski Dies, 35 Christopher Kanarski died on Nov. 16. He was 35 years old.  Kanarski was born and Passaic and raised in Garfield. He moved to Rockaway and graduated from Rockaway High School in 2001. Kanarski earned his associates degree from Morristown Community College and had been working for Verizon in East Hanover. Services were held Friday. Interment was at St. Mary's Cemetery in Saddle Brook.

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by Cecilia Levine
Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Duh! Wallington Thief Caught By Home Security Camera He Stole, Police Say Duh! Wallington Thief Caught By Home Security Camera He Stole, Police Say
Duh! Wallington Thief Caught By Home Security Camera He Stole, Police Say One thing a thief probably shouldn't steal is a home security camera, as Wallington police demonstrated. For one thing, its very purpose is to identify anyone who doesn't belong on your property, which police said included Yimy Garcia-Medina, 38, of Fairview. The owner received cellphone alerts that someone was trying to dismantle the camera, set 10 feet up a tree in front of the Tulip Place house, Detective Capt. Shawn Kudlacik said. The owner took screenshots of Garcia-Medina -- who ended up using his own phone to try and access the camera, the captain said. Made things pretty easy for …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Suspects Caught After iPhones From Cellular Store Recovered In Area Suspects Caught After iPhones From Cellular Store Recovered In Area
Suspects Caught After iPhones From Cellular Store Recovered In Area A pair of Orange County residents were among four busted with nearly $50,000 of stolen iPhones, drugs and burglary tools following complaints of suspicious activity in an area neighborhood. Port Jervis residents Peter Tansey, Lourriston Potter as well as Long Island residents Darick Sylvan and Donald Potter are facing felony charges in Port Jervis following a police investigation into reports of suspicious activity occurring on Brown Street located in the First Ward “Acre” Section.  During the execution of a search warrant in Port Jervis, police said that officers recovered cocaine, marijua…

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by Zak Failla
North Salem, NY
News
Know Him? Sketch Released Of Robbery Suspect Who Posed As Verizon Worker Know Him? Sketch Released Of Robbery Suspect Who Posed As Verizon Worker
Know Him? Sketch Released Of Robbery Suspect Who Posed As Verizon Worker Related story: Police Probe Wappinger Robbery In Which Suspect Posed As Verizon Worker Do you know him? State Police have released a sketch of a suspect who posed as a Verizon worker in a robbery that occurred late last week in the area. The incident took place around 11:10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 30 on Scarborough Lane in the Town of Wappinger when state police said a middle-aged man knocked on the door of the home and said he had a "special upgrade package" to offer from Verizon. An investigation revealed that an unknown middle-aged man, approximately 5-foot-7 with an average bu…

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by Joe Lombardi
White Plains, NY
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Robbery In Which Suspect Posed As Verizon Worker Police Investigate Robbery In Which Suspect Posed As Verizon Worker
Police Investigate Robbery In Which Suspect Posed As Verizon Worker State police are on the hunt for a man who posed as a Verizon employee while visiting a home and then allegedly stole the homeowner's wallet. The incident took place around 11:10 a.m. Thursday on Scarborough Lane in the Town of Wappinger when state police said a middle-aged man knocked on the door of the home and said he had a "special upgrade package" to offer from Verizon. He then entered the home and pushed the woman before stealing her wallet and fleeing, state police said. The man, who did not display any credentials or any type of Verizon insignia, is described as being 5-f…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Obituaries
Joyce Ellen Romanchuk, 50, Formerly Of Hawthorne Joyce Ellen Romanchuk, 50, Formerly Of Hawthorne
Joyce Ellen Romanchuk, 50, Formerly Of Hawthorne Joyce Ellen Romanchuk, 50, formerly of Hawthorne, passed away suddenly on June 30.  She was born on Jan. 25, 1968, in White Plains to Max Romanchuk and Norma Kersten. She was survived by her sister, Nancy Romanchuk; and her two sons, Zachary Lattanzio and Frank Lattanzio Jr. whom she loved dearly.  She was a loving aunt to Jos'e DelValle and Noah Romanchuk.  She was a graduate of Westlake High School in Thornwood.  As a computer systems analyst, she was an outstanding employee of Verizon and the March of Dimes.  She enjoyed the beach and all summer activities.  Friends said she lived …

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by Daily Voice
Hackensack, NJ
Obituaries
New Jersey Funeral Set For Paul Zito III Of Australia, 40 New Jersey Funeral Set For Paul Zito III Of Australia, 40
New Jersey Funeral Set For Paul Zito III Of Australia, 40 Funeral arrangements have been scheduled for Garfield native Paul "Paulie" F. Zito III, who died on June 23 in Queensland, Australia. He was 40 years old. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 17 at the  Patrick J. Conte Funeral Home, Inc. in Elmwood Park. A funeral service is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on July 18 at the funeral home, with a Funeral Mass to follow at St. Leo’s R.C. Church at 9:30 a.m. Interment will be at the George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus.  More than $28,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe as of Tuesday morning to pay for ass…

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by Cecilia Levine
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Suspects On The Loose After Armed Robbery Of Route 59 Verizon Store Suspects On The Loose After Armed Robbery Of Route 59 Verizon Store
Suspects On The Loose After Armed Robbery Of Route 59 Verizon Store Two suspects are on the loose following an armed robbery at a Verizon store in Rockland County. Two suspects wearing hooded sweatshirts and ski masks entered the store at 214 Route 59 in Airmont, displayed a knife and ordered the clerk to open the safe, Ramapo Police said. The suspects then fled the area in an unknown direction.  RPD was assisted at the scene and in the search for the suspects by the Rockland County Sheriff's Department K-9 unit, the Rockland County BCI Unit, Rockland County Chopper 1 as well as the Suffern and Spring Valley Police Departments. Anyone with information is …

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by Daily Voice
Bedford, NY
News
Proposed Cell Tower Sparks Concern Among Bedford Residents Proposed Cell Tower Sparks Concern Among Bedford Residents
Proposed Cell Tower Sparks Concern Among Bedford Residents Opponents of a proposed Verizon cell tower in the heart of Bedford Village are encouraging residents to attend a public meeting on Monday, June 18. The meeting begins at 8 p.m. in the Court Room at 321 Bedford Road in Bedford Hills. The Board of Directors of the Bedford Historical Society opposes it and is seeking other public input. Verizon plans to erect a 150-foot cell tower on Hickory Lane that will be clearly visible in Bedford Village.  In March 2017, Verizon conducted a visual impact assessment at the proposed tower location which involved raising a helium balloon to the height of …

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by Jon Craig