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Obituaries
Hoboken Bartender Dies Suddenly On 'Dream Trip' To Chile Hoboken Bartender Dies Suddenly On 'Dream Trip' To Chile
Hoboken Bartender Dies Suddenly On 'Dream Trip' To Chile A Hoboken restaurant is mourning the loss of one of its former bartenders who died on what loved ones say was a "dream trip" in Chile. Brian Kilduff, 27, of West Haverstraw, NY, died on Friday, Dec. 29, after becoming ill while in Chile, according to his obituary on the TJ McGowan Sons Funeral Home website. Brian enjoyed bartending in Hoboken, his obituary reads, and his former employer, Onieals Restaurant, penned a tribute to him on Facebook. "Brian was a kind, hardworking young man, who had a unique talent for making people feel at ease and was a genuine friend to all he met," the restau…

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by Kathy Reakes & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Back-To-Back Guns Seized At Newark Airport From Rockland, Brooklyn Travelers: TSA Back-To-Back Guns Seized At Newark Airport From Rockland, Brooklyn Travelers: TSA
Back-To-Back Guns Seized At Newark Airport From Rockland, Brooklyn Travelers: TSA One day it was a traveler from Rockland -- and before that, one from Brooklyn. Both were armed. The two passengers from New York were each stopped trying to bring loaded 9mm handguns onto flights at Newark Airport on back-to-back days, authorities said. Both now face hefty fines. The incidents at security checkpoints in Terminal B involved a Brooklyn traveler on Wednesday, May 3, and another from Garnerville on Thursday, Transportation Security Administration Spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said. The incidents weren't related, she said. "In each instance when a TSA officer spotted the guns in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Five Pounds Of Pot In A Suitcase Spells Trouble For Bergen, Rockland Buds Five Pounds Of Pot In A Suitcase Spells Trouble For Bergen, Rockland Buds
Five Pounds Of Pot In A Suitcase Spells Trouble For Bergen, Rockland Buds Five pounds of pot for sale landed two men – one from Bergen, the other from Rockland – in trouble with the law. Nelson Cedeno, 46, and Keith Chandler, 32, of Garnerville were stopped near Cedeno’s Woodcliff Lake home by detectives from the the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotic Task Force, authorities said. “A search of the vehicle uncovered five pounds of marijuana located in a suitcase in the rear,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Thursday, Dec. 8. “Both men were arrested at the scene without incident.” A search of Cedeno’s home later that day turned up “an elect…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
UPDATE: Driver Charged In Road-Rage Killing Of Pregnant Rockland Mom UPDATE: Driver Charged In Road-Rage Killing Of Pregnant Rockland Mom
Update: Driver Charged In Road-Rage Killing Of Pregnant Rockland Mom Additional charges have been filed against the man accused of intentionally driving his car twice into a family of eight, killing the mother, who was reportedly several weeks pregnant. The incident took place around 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, when Jason Mendez, 35, of Washingtonville in Orange County, drove his vehicle into the family standing in front of the store located on North Central Highway in Garnerville, killing 32-year-old Melissa Deloatch, said Haverstraw Police Capt. Martin Lund. Witnesses and police said that Mendez had words with one of the adults about smoking in…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Reputed Mob Associate From Old Tappan Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Gambling Ring Reputed Mob Associate From Old Tappan Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Gambling Ring
Reputed Mob Associate From Old Tappan Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Gambling Ring A reputed mob associate from Old Tappan was among three men charged with running an multi-million gambling ring out of Rockland. Marco Minuto, 60, originally was taken into custody in Bergen County last month on money laundering charges. A judge ordered him released hours later under New Jersey’s 2017 bail reform law. Authorities raided his home, as well as those of his alleged associates, as part of a takedown that authorities said was years in the making. The organized ring led by Minuto and his two co-defendants -- John Andriello, 65, of Pearl River, and 48-year-old Brian Levine of Garn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? Parts Of Area Saw Half-Foot Or More How Much Snow Did You Get? Parts Of Area Saw Half-Foot Or More
How Much Snow Did You Get? Parts Of Area Saw Half-Foot Or More If it was a last blast of winter, it sure delivered a solid parting shot.A quick-moving Easter Monday storm that swept through the area left as much as a half a foot or more of snowfall in some spots. Below is a sampling of totals from throughout the area. As always, please be sure to add the total for your hometown by leaving a comment here. Now, if you'll excuse us, we have a brief request. Old Man Winter, you've overstayed your welcome. There's the door, use it, and don't come back for a while. Fairfield County Bridgeport Airport 5.7 inches, 9:50 a.m. Danbury 5.6 inches, 10 a.m. Gree…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Local Actor Killed In Freak Oakland Parking Lot Accident Local Actor Killed In Freak Oakland Parking Lot Accident
Local Actor Killed In Freak Oakland Parking Lot Accident OAKLAND, N.J. – A 56-year-old actor in local productions was struck and killed by a car in a freak accident in Oakland late Tuesday afternoon, authorities confirmed. Thomas Morrissey, a father of three and grandfather of one, was walking through a Spruce Street parking lot when he tripped, fell and was run over by a 2016 Chevy box truck driven by a 34-year-old Garnerville, NY man just after 4 p.m., Lt. Christian Eldridge said. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. No charges were filed nor summonses issued, Eldridge said. An investigation was continuing, he said. Morrissey was in …

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by Jerry DeMarco