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NEW JERSEY - The Bergen County Prosecutor announced today that two arrests have made in the case involving five women who overdosed on fentanyl last week in the parking lot of the Shops at Riverside Mall. 29-Year-old Michelle Kerry Edoo died. The other four survived thanks to the overdose reversing...

A family is inconsolable as they grieve the death of their loved one, Mucielouise Bostic -- a mother of four who was killed in a single-car crash in Newark early Monday as she made her way home from a late-night nursing shift. “I will never see her. I will never...

One of five women who overdosed on suspected fentanyl in a Bergen County, N.J., mall last week has died, according to her family and friends. Michelle Kerry Edoo, 29, of Bergenfield, was among the five coworkers found unconscious at Shops at Riverside mall in Hackensack on March 15. The women were found in the lower level parking garage, police said.

RIDGEWOOD, NJ - Spring came in with a bang this week, providing sunshine and warmer weather for all to enjoy. As the sun continues to shine brighter each day, discover five ice cream parlors in Ridgewood worth trying. Diana Stolfo, a Ridgewood High School alum, presented at the Little Theater about her experiences overcoming social stigma and stereotypes associated with disabilities. Read more about her talk to students and staff for World Down Syndrome Day. The board of education met this week and hired an interim business administrator at a cost of $700 per day. Added with the interim superintendent's salary of...

HAWTHORNE, NJ - Celebrating the Earth while simultaneously celebrating the borough's 125th anniversary sounds like a great spring party! And so it goes for the Hawthorne Environmental Commission and the Hawthorne Board of Education as they are set to sponsor the 31st Annual Cel-Earth-Bration on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at the Hawthorne High School Auditorium from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This year’s theme is “Celebrating 125 Years Hawthorne Hometown Habitat.”    According to Councilwoman Rayna Laiosa, "We are focusing on our community, our state and the Earth. The 3 ½ square miles in which we live offers an abundance of wonderful natural beauty...

A New Jersey woman was busted with 100 illegally trafficked handguns that cops say she planned to sell throughout New York and New Jersey, The Post has learned. Claudine Kammo, 43, of Union City, was arrested Friday just hours after federal agents and law enforcement from both states raided her storage unit in North Bergen, police sources said. Cops found 97 brand-new Canik 9mm firearms, each packed in shipping boxes with two magazines, the sources said. Three other guns were seized separately. The NYPD got wind of the illegal plot to bring guns into the tri-state area that were purchased by...

RIDGEWOOD, NJ - Wednesday evening, discussion on the Schedler property took a backseat to proposed furloughs for village employees this summer. The suggestion came about following budget meetings where the council evaluated how best to handle double-digit increases to health insurance premiums for the upcoming fiscal year. Mayor Paul Vagianos indicated that there is a direct correlation between the health of the economy nationally and the ongoing budget discussions. "We had seven percent this year, we had 22 percent health care cost increases," Vagianos told the room. "We are trying to contain costs to what is essentially more than double the...

Thousands of dollars in jewelry was stolen from a store in New Jersey early Thursday morning and police are still searching for the suspects.

Michelle Edoo worked at the Cheesecake Factory at the mall for the last four years.

NEW YORK (PIX11) – In a case with eerie similarities to multiple victims of Manhattan club druggings, the July death of 35-year-old fashion designer Kathryn Marie Gallagher – known professionally as Katie Gallagher – was ruled a drug-facilitated theft and homicide by the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, PIX11 News confirmed on […]

HACKENSACK — Bergen County officials issued a dire warning about the dangers of street drugs after a woman died, nine days after five women overdosed on fentanyl in parking lot of The Shops at Riverside. At a Friday press conference at Bergen County Plaza, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella...

A suspicious white powdered was sent to the Manhattan District Attorney's office on Friday, along with a note threatening DA Alvin Bragg in the envelope. The powder was deemed non-hazardous by authorities, but comes on the heels of escalating rhetoric from former President Donald Trump as the nation awaits word on a possible indictment.

Spring Valley volunteer firefighter Jared Lloyd and resident Oliver Hueston died in the fire at the Evergreen Assisted Living Facility on March 23, 2021.

HADDON, NJ - At the final indoor race of the season, Ridgewood Crew brought home six medals, including three gold. For the second year in a row, the team won the Haddon Hammer Best Boat Men Award, an honor bestowed upon the team with the fastest average time in the boys category. Head Coach Boris Roque-Alvarez said there were, "Many personal records and some very impressive times were scored in a racing environment." William Nasr won gold in the men's junior novice category, and third place went to Ridgewood's Matthew Moomjy. Arav Mundhe won gold in the men's coxswain 1000, and Nate Harris brought home the gold in the men's junior open with teammate Sam Boogaert earning the silver. Emma Mohanram won silver in the women's junior lightweight competition. Following this event, the water season starts on April 2. Ahead of getting the boats out onto the water, the team will begin spring practices out of the new Bergen County Rowing Center in Lyndhurst. Read More Ridgewood Sports News: Ridgewood's Jack Kraemaer Makes Top 22 Plays of the Year at Muhlenberg Boys Basketball: Falls to Paterson Eastside High School in Sectional Final Hockey: Westfield Knocks the Maroons Out of State Tournament  

Morris Knolls High School staff and Denville Police Department work together to ensure the safety of students and staff. A potential crisis was averted at Morris Knolls High School yesterday when attentive staff members discovered two students in possession of a gun. Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Denville Police Chief Frank Perna confirmed the arrest of the two students following the incident.

In honor of Women’s History Month, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano presented “Women of Distinction” Awards to Yonkers women whose distinct achievements have improved the lives of others in the community and whose impact has changed Yonkers for better. “Women’s History Month recognizes the historic accomplishments of women,...

Officials say one woman has died after five people overdosed at a mall in Hackensack last week.

Twin brothers from Newark have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Jersey City man, authorities said. Dequan and Uquan Meadows, both 24, are accused of killing Boubacar Doukoure, 29, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II. On Jan. 24, police responded at 5:28...

Zyaire Fernandez was shot in the courtyard of Mount Vernon's Levister Towers apartment buildings.

RIDGEWOOD, NJ – While the issue of elementary school world language and physical education staffing dominated the first section of public comment during Monday’s Ridgewood Board of Education meeting, the second section testimony from high school senior Ethan Holden about “unethical business practices” imposed by food service provider Pomptonian onto students who buy lunch. Holden pinpointed areas of concern regarding the food service provider, noting before the board that Pomptonian causes students and parents to unknowingly spend in excess at the school cafeteria, such as price gouging and taking advantage of the Skyward cashless payment system. The prices of certain items were one...