Sunday, May 5, 2013
Here are the top headlines from around Bergen County, brought to you by the Patch editors who know those towns best.
More than 100 people face charges in a drug investigation prompted by a "stunning increase" in heroin overdose deaths across Bergen County, Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said Thursday. The approximately 120 arrests ranged from drug traffickers moving the heroin between Trenton and Paterson to dozens of buyers from leafy North Jersey communities, Molinelli said. Last year, Bergen logged 28 overdose deaths, a more than 100 percent jump over the prior year. Eleven men and women were arrested on charges of stealing identities to open credit cards in an alleged scheme that is believed to have defrauded more than 70 victims. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office announced Friday the culmination of a task force's efforts to probe numerous …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Richard Kuklinski, a Dumont man who killed more than 100 people, is the subject of director Ariel Vromen's crime thriller.
A film based on the true life story of one of New Jersey’s most notorious killers is set to hit select theaters this Friday. "The Iceman" tells the story of Dumont's Richard Kuklinski, from his ordinary family life to his introduction to the mob and his arrest for murder. Kuklinski said he killed more than 100 people, many during his time associated with the mafia in the 1970s and 80s. In the screenplay co-written by Morgan Land and director Ariel Vromen and based on a book by Anthony Bruno, Kuklinski initially appears to be a devoted family man but is soon found out to be ruthless hit man. Michael Shannon — of Boardwalk Empire and “Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter” fame — portrays The Iceman, who got his …
Monday, April 29, 2013
One Bergen County bridge fell to the bottom of the list of structurally deficient bridges in New Jersey. Check out the interactive map below from NJ Spotlight.
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Monday, April 29
The most structurally deficient bridge in New Jersey is right here in Bergen County, according to a new study. The Court Street Bridge a mile north of I-80 in Hackensack, which has been recently repaired, sits at the bottom of the list of deficient bridges across the state, according to a NJ Spotlight analysis of data from the National Bridge Inventory. The analysis looked at infrastructure across the state and found that one in four bridges "is in poor condition or inadequate to handle modern traffic loads." The price tag to fix the deficiencies across Bergen County comes in at approximately $400 million, while the cost to fix bridges across New Jersey is approximately $6 billion. According to NJ Spotlight, however, the ultimate cost to …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Workshop will be held Wednesday, April 24, at Bergen Community College.
Bergen County is hosting Together North Jersey and the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority and invites members of the public to share their ideas at this workshop set for Wednesday, April 24 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Bergen Community College. This input will be used to develop the long-range plans that will shape the future of northern and central New Jersey. The workshop is part of a series being held throughout the region by Together North Jersey, a consortium of local, state, and regional partners working together on a regional plan for sustainable development. These workshops are an opportunity for the public to share ideas about planning for the future to build stronger communities and local and regional economies with …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Program pays out more than $100,000 for unwanted weapons at locations across Bergen County.
Bergen County's weekend gun buyback collected 1,345 firearms, including 10 assault weapons, along with thousands of rounds of ammunition and a mortar shell, officials said Tuesday. Sheriff Michael Saudino displayed the two-day program's haul, from antiques to automatic weapons, during a press conference in Hackensack. Saudino hailed the program as a way to boost safety in the county, but said he would continue working to prevent gun violence. “As we’ve seen far too many times, gun violence – whether intentional or accidental – destroys lives," the sheriff said. "While this initiative was a great step in getting unwanted firearms off our streets and out of our homes, we’ll continue to find ways to curb gun violence and protect our …
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Here are the top headlines from around Bergen County, brought to you by the Patch editors who know those towns best.
Doctor feared wife would learn of affair and was feuding with ex-business partner, according to state prosecutors. Paige Aiello, 22, a student at The College of New Jersey, was last seen on Tuesday; her car was found a day later in a New Brunswick parking deck, authorities said. Fair Lawn will hold a memorial service on April 17 and a memorial concert on April 20 to honor the memory of slain police officer Mary Ann Collura, who was killed on April 17, 2003 in the line of duty. Mahwah Police say they initially pulled a Toms River man over for speeding and unsafe driving, but were led by the smell of marijuana to a cache of illicit cargo. Teaneck and Englewood men face host of charges in Sussex County case.
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Here are the top headlines from around Bergen County, brought to you by the Patch editors who know those towns best.
Two cast members of the Real Housewives of New Jersey are accused of assaulting a man at the grand opening of a Ridgewood business on Saturday. The cast members accused of beating Johnny Karagiorgis then filed counterclaims. A judge ruled Thursday that there was sufficient probable cause to advance the case. Hours after his resignation as Rutgers athletic director, Bergen County resident Tim Pernetti called Friday a "sad day for a lot of people” and told reporters that he only wants what’s best for the New Brunswick school. A new operator has been found for the shuttered Cedar Lane Cinemas in Teaneck, and the theater is set to reopen — after renovations — in the coming months. Paramus Police charged a New York man with the theft of a $…
Thursday, March 28, 2013
A lawsuit filed against Joseph Sanzari alleges the contractor's company dumped materials illegally in protected wetlands and streams that flow into the Hackensack River.
A lawsuit filed against the Bergen County-based contractor Joseph Sanzari alleges his company dumped contaminated materials in wetlands and streams, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. In the lawsuit filed in the Newark U.S. District Court, AMA Realty of Allendale accused Sanzari and his son-in-law, Timothy Murray, of dumping harmful materials including mercury and lead on property they leased from AMA, according to the report. Sanzari's company also allegedly dumped materials in protected wetlands and streams that flow into the Hackensack River, according to the report. Timothy Corriston, Sanzari's attorney, was quoted in the report calling the lawsuit "a landlord-tenant dispute that’s been overblown." AMA's attorney, John Daniels, …
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Here are the top headlines from around Bergen County, brought to you by the Patch editors who know those towns best.
A chain mail message is "spreading like wildfire" amongst 5th graders at Somerville Elementary School, prompting the principal to ask parents to talk to their children about social media. Prosecutors plan to fly two Israeli boys to the United States to testify in the trial of a Teaneck rabbi who allegedly molested the teens while they stayed with him during a scholarship program, northjersey.com reported. An 81-year-old Fair Lawn man, who is already serving a multi-year prison sentence for endangering the welfare of two minors, faces a mandatory minimum of five more years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to receiving images and videos of child sexual abuse over the Internet, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said in a statement. Gov. …
Thursday, March 14, 2013
County Executive Kathleen Donovan stressed the importance of the county working with municipalities to share costs in her state of the county address Thursday.
County Executive Kathleen Donovan outlined her vision to cut spending by pushing for greater cooperation between county and municipal government Thursday in her state of the county address. From exploring cooperative electric and gas purchases to sharing county police services, Donovan touted her administration's record of working with local government to trim costs at both levels. "In 2013, I want Bergen County to be the laboratory for innovation in partnerships with local municipalities to deliver essential services for less money," she said, declaring a "new era of intergovernmental cooperation." Donovan's primary shared service pitch involved encouraging more towns to consolidate emergency dispatch services and embrace use of the …
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