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Cops arrest rifle-toting, camouflage-clad man seen walking around N.J. neighborhood
A camouflage-wearing man seen walking around a Clifton neighborhood Wednesday afternoon with a rifle strapped to his body was arrested shortly thereafter, police said. Officers found the man in the area of Union Avenue an Sixth Street at 3:10 p.m. and when he saw them, he retreated into his home, according to a release from the Clifton Police Department.
Pedestrian struck and killed on N.J. street, cops say
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Maplewood on Monday morning, officials said. The person was hit at 9:10 a.m. on Route 124, which is known as Springfield Avenue in the Essex County township, according to State Police fatal crash data. Maplewood police referred questions to the...
Thief dressed as FedEx employee robs Manhattan package delivery worker, threatens to stab him: police
A man using a FedEx shirt as a disguise to get into an apartment building to steal packages got a surprise when the real delivery driver faced him outside on a Manhattan sidewalk, police said. The NYPD released surveillance video Friday of a daring robbery in Washington Heights on May...
$14 Million Settlement in Montvale Groundwater Case
State officials yesterday announced a $14 million settlement in a natural resource damages case which accused two companies in the contamination of groundwater in Montvale. State Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced a $14 million resolution of a natural resource damages (NRD) lawsuit against two companies for the contamination of groundwater with trichloroethylene (TCE) in Montvale, Bergen County. DEP will use the funds to restore natural resources and recover its own cleanup costs.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The settlement, which is memorialized...
North Bergen Man Busted In Murder-For-Hire Plot: Hudson Prosecutor
Miguel Cortes, 37, was arrested outside his Paterson Plank Road home on Tuesday, May 14, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. North Bergen police caught wind of Cortes’s alleged offer of money for the deed, the prosecutor said in announcing the arrest on Friday. Suarez didn’t characterize the person...
Two FDNY firefighters seriously hurt, one saved after heroic EMTs respond to ‘mayday’ call: officials
Two FDNY firefighters were seriously injured in a Bronx house fire Friday afternoon, including one who went into respiratory arrest and was saved by a pair of heroic EMTs who rushed to a “mayday” call, authorities said. The one firefighter, who may have been suffering from cyanide poisoning as a result of smoke inhalation, collapsed and lost consciousness while battling the blaze at a two-story home on White Plains Road near Patterson Avenue in Clason Point, according to FDNY officials. The smoke-eater was manning the fire hose nozzle as they moved in on the intense flames — and quickly reported “having a...
New Jersey quintuplets graduate from same university together: ‘Full circle moment’
It’s celebrations all around for this party of five. Quintuplets from New Jersey have made history by graduating from Montclair State University on the same day. Victoria, Vico, Ashley, Michael and Marcus Povolo, 21, each took to the stage to receive their diploma at the college’s commencement ceremony on Monday, watched on by their proud parents, Paolo and Silvia. “It was super emotional, I was very, very excited,” Vico told The Post of the milestone moment. “We didn’t have a traditional high school graduation ceremony during the COVID pandemic, so it was a full circle moment.” It’s “believed to be the...
New Ice Cream Spot Coming To Bergen County
Just in time for summer, Bergen County is getting another ice cream spot.Bruster's Real Ice Cream will be opening in Westwood early this summer, a spokesperson for the company confirmed.This will be New Jersey's second Bruster's store, the other in Washington Township (Gloucester County).The compan…
Passionate Pleas and Unanswered Questions Mark Nutley's Missing Money Crisis
NUTLEY, NJ - Nutley students and residents took to the microphone at the May 16 Nutley Board of Education meeting to express their concerns and fears regarding the finanical challenges facing the school district. In a nutshell, several weeks ago, the school district spent more money than was coming in. The issue came to light following an audit of the school finances. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Since that time, rumors have been circulating in Facebook groups about what actually happened, and what will happen. At this time, it appears the budget shortfall is $7 million. Special...
Driver fleeing traffic stop jumps curb, strikes woman on sidewalk, police say
A Paterson man faces several charges after police in Teaneck said he fled a traffic stop, jumped a curb and struck an 18-year-old woman walking on a sidewalk. The incident began shortly before 5 p.m. on April 16 when Teaneck police pulled over a car on Palisade Avenue near Votee Park after an officer witnessed the driver commit several traffic violations, according to Police Chief Andrew R. McGurr.
Clarkstown schools host legal review of transgender rule; meeting stirs own controversy
WEST NYACK – Clarkstown’s school board held a special "informational" meeting Thursday to dig into the district’s policy regarding transgender and gender non-conforming students that has become a singular focus for many in the walkup to Tuesday’s school elections. The meeting, addressing a policy that has...
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