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Meet the North Jersey adoptable pets of the week for April 26: Ace, Coco and Kitkat
Each week, NorthJersey.com would like to highlight adoptable animals from local shelters and rescues. If you foster, work at, or volunteer with a North Jersey animal shelter or rescue and know of some animals who are in need of a loving fur-ever home please send a photo, description, and adoption information to amwallace@gannett.com to have your adoptable pets featured in the next edition.
North Jersey braces for potential taste of summer next week. How warm will it get?
The weather in North Jersey is expected to go from one extreme to the other this weekend from a freezing Thursday night to a potentially summery Monday. As of Thursday afternoon, most of New Jersey was under a freeze warning from the National Weather Service. Here is everything you need...
Pasterson police seek public's help identifying man who allegedly robbed woman at gunpoint
PATERSON — Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man police say robbed a woman at gunpoint on Tuesday and then tried to sexually assault her. The incident happened at about 5 a.m. near the corner of Totowa and Paterson avenues, which is two blocks from John F. Kennedy High School, according to authorities.
☀️These unbelievably great people live among us
Good Friday morning! It's April 26 and you are reading "The Sunny Side."☀️ First time reading? Sign up here to receive it for free. Last week I met some wonderful people who left me in awe about what just a few can accomplish. ...
Route 4 Motorcycle Crash Paramus Rochelle Park Driver
The 2004 Honda was struck by a 2020 Ford Fusion exiting Arcadia Way on the eastbound highway shortly after 1:30 p.m. April 16, the chief said. The sedan's driver then fled the scene, he said. The 57-year-old victim from Wood-Ridge was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he remains...
Best Public High Schools In Bergen County Revealed In New Rankings
Bergen County is rife with top-rated schools.US News & World Report released its list of best high schools in the nation this week — and many of them are in Bergen County.ALSO SEE: Best High Schools: New Jersey Well-Represented In New National RankingsThe rankings were determined by perfor…
Lawyer for fired Paterson cop urges court to throw out excessive force indictment
PATERSON — The lawyer representing Spencer Finch, the city police officer fired three years ago over excessive force accusations, is asking the courts to scrap the charges against his client, who was acquitted in a separate case last December. Attorney Eric Kleiner filed his motion to dismiss the indictment Thursday, asserting that Finch...
What they're saying: North Jersey coaches, wrestlers react to major rule changes
On Thursday, the National Federation of State High School Associations wrestling rules committee officially announced several major changes to high school wrestling rules. The changes include takedowns being worth three points (instead of two) and wrestlers only needing to maintain one point of contact with the mat to continue wrestling, both bringing the high school rules in line with college rules. ...
Hackensack Rite Aid To Close
Rite Aid announced the location at 219 Essex St. is set to shutter. The pharmacy closing on Thursday, May 16 and the front end of the store closing on Sunday, June 16, a spokesperson tells Daily Voice. The closure comes after Rite Aid filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last October....
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