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Crash closes Route 17 south in Hackensack, traffic delays expected
A crash Thursday morning closed Route 17 south in Hackensack, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The crash happened near Summit Avenue before 6 a.m. The DOT warned drivers to expect 10 to 15 minute delays. It was not immediately known if anyone was injured. Check back for updates on this developing story. This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Crash closes Route 17 south in Hackensack, traffic delays expected
Pedestrian Struck By Train, Service Delayed On Bergen County Line: NJ Transit
A pedestrian was struck by a train Wednesday morning, May 1, briefly suspending service to the Main-Bergen County Rail Line, NJ Transit said.The pedestrian was struck and injured just west of the Plauderville Station in Garfield just after 5:30 a.m., a spokesperson for NJ Transit said. The extent o…
Funeral arrangements scheduled for Passaic Police Officer Brian Lora
PASSAIC — Funeral arrangements have been scheduled for Brian Lora, the 29-year-old three-year city police officer who died suddenly on Monday. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 5 to 9 p.m. at Funeraria Alvarez, 66 Passaic Ave., Passaic. Mass will be celebrated on Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony's Church,...
Two More Catholic Schools, including one in Fordham, Will Not Reopen in September
The Office of the Superintendent of Schools of the Archdiocese of New York announced on Wednesday, May 1, that two Catholic schools, including one in Fordham Heights, will cease operations at the end of the 2023-24 academic year. Representatives for the Archdiocese said St. Simon Stock School, located on 2195...
Paramus School Bus Driver's Parole Possible At Anniversary Of Horrific Crash That Killed Two
Hudy Muldrow, now 83, was taking 40 East Brook Middle School fifth graders and a small group of adults on a field trip to Waterloo Village on May 17, 2018 when he got lost and tried to make an illegal U-turn on the busy interstate in Mount Olive. A dump...
New facility in Paramus brings healthcare 'outside the four walls of the hospital'
PARAMUS — A new 150,000-square-foot health center designed to bring specialists and services out of the hospital and into the community is opening on From Road. Hackensack Meridian Health began planning the health center two years ago as part of its push to expand its outpatient facilities to make healthcare more accessible and convenient. Some of the center’s services, like primary care and dermatology, opened earlier this year. Others, like its infusion center, imaging and oncology will open this summer.
Families of victims in fatal N.J. school bus crash settle lawsuits for $20.5M
A trucking company involved in a 2018 Paramus school bus crash in Morris County that left two people dead has settled a lawsuit for $650,000, bringing total settlement amounts in the case to more than $20 million, an attorney said Wednesday. Bruce Nagel, who represented the families of one child...
Names released in Kinderhook crash that injured seven people
State Police have released more information about a crash on Route 9 in Kinderhook that injured seven people. The crash happened around 6:10 a.m., Tuesday, they said. Kyle Bleau, 28, of Valatie, was traveling south on Route 9. A 2004 Honda Accord driven by Bronx resident Mia Washington, 18, exited a parking lot and made a left turn in front of the Silverado, causing a collision, police said.
NYC’s ‘worst landlord’ indicted for tenant harassment weeks after being jailed over building violations
The Big Apple’s so-called “worst landlord” Daniel Ohebshalom has been indicted for allegedly harassing rent-regulated tenants with “unlivable” conditions to drive them out of units so he could sell the buildings to make a buck, prosecutors said. The latest legal trouble for Ohebshalom came barely a month after he was locked up over hundreds of violations at just two of his Manhattan properties. He was charged Wednesday by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg over a pattern of alleged tenant abuse dating back years — which consisted of forgoing maintenance until units fell apart, withholding heat and hot water during...
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