GWB Lanes About To Close Lanes For 12 Hours Over Weekend GWB Lanes About To Close Lanes For 12 Hours Over Weekend
GWB Lanes About To Close Lanes For 12 Hours Over Weekend Reroute your trips: Several lanes on the George Washington Bridge are about to close for several hours Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The following lanes will be closed for construction from 10 p.m. Friday, July 20 through 10 a.m. Saturday, July 21, and 10 p.m. Saturday, July 21 through 10 a.m. Sunday, July 22. Lower level eastbound lanes  Two lanes on the bridge’s upper level westbound side  Two lanes on the westbound side of the upper level Trans Manhattan Expressway  The Palisades Interstate Parkway southbound 
Wayne Native Paul Bijelonic 'Kind, Honorable' Dies Suddenly Wayne Native Paul Bijelonic 'Kind, Honorable' Dies Suddenly
Wayne Native Paul Bijelonic 'Kind, Honorable' Dies Suddenly Kind. Honorable. Caring. This is how Wayne and Paterson native Pavle "Paul" Bijelonic was remembered by his loved ones. He died suddenly July 9 in North Palm Beach, Fla., at 46 years old. Paul was born and raised in Paterson and was one of three sons to Novak and Milenka Bijelonic. He spent his formative years with his family in Paterson, then as a teenager, his family moved to Wayne in 1986.  Paul graduated with the DePaul High School Class of 1990 and immediately began school the following semester at Pace University in Pleasantville, N.Y. There, he earned his bachelor’s and g…
Bergen Town Center Construction Paves Way For New Stores, Restaurants Bergen Town Center Construction Paves Way For New Stores, Restaurants
Bergen Town Center Construction Paves Way For New Stores, Restaurants The Bergen Town Center is about to get even bigger. The 61-year-old Paramus mall will soon boast several new retailers, restaurants and even more parking. A new report in NorthJersey.com said shoppers can expect a Burlington discount department store, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, Express clothing store and a two-level parking structure. The department store will be located in the 50,000-square-foot space on the mall's third level, above Marshall's and Saks Fifth Avenue. The area had previous been occupied by the chapel and mall offices. Burlington is expected to open next spring, the report sa…
Unschooled Lyndhurst Contractor Busts Blue-Collar Stereotype: Have No Shame Unschooled Lyndhurst Contractor Busts Blue-Collar Stereotype: Have No Shame
Unschooled Lyndhurst Contractor Busts Blue-Collar Stereotype: Have No Shame Zachary Dettmore of Lyndhurst has always carried a certain amount of shame around being a blue-collar worker. Although his mom has a doctorate and his dad has a master's degree, the 29-year-old never even attended elementary school. He was unschooled. At home, Dettmore followed a curriculum related to childhood learning that he says allowed him to pursue an avenue of education that he was passionate about. Construction. Two decades after firmly deciding he was going to be a contractor, Dettmore has a thriving business with two employees, two vehicles on the road, a house and money in the …
PHOTOS: First Look Inside Newark Airport's New $1.4 Billion Terminal PHOTOS: First Look Inside Newark Airport's New $1.4 Billion Terminal
Photos: First Look Inside Newark Airport's New $1.4 Billion Terminal Flying out of Newark Airport is about to get easier -- and more beautiful. Grimshaw Architects announced it will begin the $1.4 billion construction project on Terminal One in April. Terminal One will be a one million-square-foot LEED silver flexible, 33-gate common-use terminal building. It will be two stories and T-shaped, with a central head house and a single concourse. Plans also include a weather-protected, climate-controlled, above-grade pedestrian bridge, with moving walkways for passenger convenience linking the terminal and the parking garage -- also providing a current and futur…
Mahwah's Ramapo Valley Road/Route 202 Culvert Reopens Mahwah's Ramapo Valley Road/Route 202 Culvert Reopens
Mahwah's Ramapo Valley Road/Route 202 Culvert Reopens MAHWAH, N.J. -- The Ramapo Valley Road/Route 202 culvert in Mahwah officially reopened to traffic Saturday afternoon. The original date set for re-opening Ramapo Valley Road over the Darlington Brook after the project began in July was established as the end of October but various factors -- including significant utility relocation delays -- pushed the date forward.  The county fired the original contractor, from whom authorities expected to recover damages and brought in Joseph M. Sanzari Inc., which got to work right away. The revised date for completion was this coming Tuesday, but Sanz…