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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...
Hackensack, Bergen County Cleans Up its Act in Many Ways
HACKENSACK, NJ – Programs all over the county are helping locals enjoy cleaner parks and roads. The New Jersey Clean Communities Council (NJCCC), a statewide, comprehensive, litter-abatement program, has honored Bergen County with the “2024 County Program Award” for its multifaceted approach that includes cleanup, enforcement and education. NJCCC Executive Director JoAnn Gemenden presented the award last month during the second - annual New Jersey Sustainability in Motion Expo in Atlantic City, which attracted hundreds of attendees from across the state. Bergen County has four distinct programs focused on cleaning up the environment that has eliminated more than 1.1 million...
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...
NY man sentenced to 18 years in prison for fatally stabbing housemate with kitchen knife
A Westchester man, 42, was sentenced to 18 years in state prison after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree last month for stabbing his housemate, prosecutors 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...
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...
What are ramps? And why is everyone obsessed with eating them?
At this time of year, that term is probably the most used phrase on the local culinary scene. Foragers and farmers profit from them, chefs get creative with them and fine dining guests adore them. But, the general public? Has no idea what they are. So, if you're in the...
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...
Duo Caught With Narcotics, Gun In New Rochelle: Police
The arrests stemmed from an incident on Wednesday, May 1 just before 10 p.m., when a vehicle was stopped by police in New Rochelle after failing to use a signal while turning from Lincoln Avenue to Memorial Highway, according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne. During the traffic...
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