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Do we need fire sirens? Parents in North Jersey town say it's making their kids miserable
Parents at Clara E. Coleman Elementary School in Glen Rock wanted the fire siren atop the school silenced. Too often, they said, learning at the school is randomly interrupted by the loud whine of the alarm, which seems to go off almost every day to call emergency personnel to a problem in town. ...
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...
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...
New facility in Paramus brings health care '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 health care 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...
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...
Hoboken Housing Authority director joins call for police precinct at public housing complex
The executive director of the Hoboken Housing Authority wants the Hoboken Police Department to reopen a precinct at its main complex in the wake of a fatal shooting that sent shockwaves throughout the community. The death of Damon Murray, a 21-year-old former high school sports star, outside the housing authority’s...
North Jersey student wins NASA's national high school writing competition
RIDGEWOOD — Bergen Tech senior Thomas Liu is the national high school division winner of its Power to Explore Challenge, NASA announced. The national writing competition, now in its third year, was designed to teach students about the power of radioisotope power systems for space exploration. The nuclear batteries have allowed spacecrafts to more easily investigate the harshest, darkest environments in the solar system. ...
Bloomfield Police Department Police Blotter Week 17: April 22, 2024 to April 28, 2024
Theft: 04/22/2024-Officers responded to 8 Franklin Street (Stop & Shop) on report of shoplifting. According to the Loss Prevention Officer, a known male shoplifter placed several cleaning products into a bag and attempted to exit without paying. The Loss Prevention Officer approached the male and he returned the items. Upon exiting the store, the male took another bag that was hidden in the store and left without paying. The items were valued at $253.00. This incident is under investigation. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER 04/22/2024-Wanda Ollie age 47 of Orange, NJ. Officers responded to 8...
These are Paterson's 1st Ward council candidates. The mayor endorsed this challenger
PATERSON — Mayor Andre Sayegh is working hard for the defeat of Michael Jackson, his archenemy on the City Council, in Paterson’s 1st Ward election on May 14. The mayor has accompanied Jackson’s challenger, Fannia Santana, during her door-to-door neighborhood campaigning. He has made contributions to Santana's election fund. Sayegh's political allies are backing her as well.
Winning ticket worth $1,000 a week for life sold in Manhattan
Correction: A previous version of this story misstated the amount a person would take home in a year. The story has been updated. NEW YORK (PIX11) – A CASH4LIFE ticket worth $1,000 a week for life was sold in Manhattan, according to lottery officials. The ticket was bought at the Hudson News Store at One […]
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