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DUI Driver Crashes, Pair Found With Drugs, Alcohol In Separate Route 208 Incidents: Police
Police responded to two unrelated incidents this month on Route 208 in Franklin Lakes, resulting in the arrests of three individuals, including two Mahwah residents, on various charges including DUI, authorities said.
The first incident occurred on Dec. 4, around 12:47 a.m., when a motor vehicle stop on Route 208 North led to the arrest of Christopher W. Morgan, 41, of North Arlington, and Stephanie A. Swords, 36, of Mahwah, Franklin Lakes Police Capt. Robert Grassi said.
Both were charged with possession of CDS (controlled dangerous substances). Morgan was also issued several motor v…
These Bergen County Towns Voted For Trump In 2020 Election: See How Yours Voted
New Jersey put up record-breaking numbers over the weekend as early in-person voting came to a close.
ALSO SEE: These Bergen County Towns Flipped From Red To Blue In 2016, 2020 Presidential Elections
In 2020, Joe Biden won 285,967 of Bergen County's votes, while Donald Trump won 204,417.
The vast majority of Bergen County municipalities were largely in favor of Biden, however, some voted in favor of Trump, including Carlstadt, Emerson, Franklin Lakes, Lyndhurst, North Arlington, Old Tappan, Paramus, Park Ridge, Rockleigh, Sad…
Bergen County's Tommy Manzo Pleads Guilty To Stalkin Dina, Husband In Home Invasion
Thomas "Tommy" Manzo, the ex-husband of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Dina Cantin, admitted to stalking her and her then-fiancé now-husband David Cantin in a 2017 home invasion, authorities said.
Thomas "Tommy" Manzo, 59, pleaded guilty to two counts of fourth-degree stalking, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Wednesday, Oct. 30.
The Franklin Lakes man entered the guilty plea on Wednesday, Oct. 23 — about a week after he was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for enlisting a mobster to assault David Cantin in 2015, as re…
Bergen County's Teri Garr From 'Young Frankenstein' Dead At 79
Teri Garr, the New Jersey actress who many knew from "Young Frankenstein," died on Tuesday, Oct. 29. She was 79 years old.
According to the New York Times, Garr's publicist, Heidi Schaeffer, said the cause was complications of multiple sclerosis.
Garr briefly lived in Franklin Lakes, NJ but her family settled down in Los Angeles, CA. Her father, Eddie Garr, was a vaudeville performer, and her mother, Phyllis, was a model and Rockette.
Garr was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Tootsie" and also rose to fame for her roles in "The Conversation,…
Rhonj Ex-Husband Sentenced For Hiring Mobster To Rough Up Wife’s New Man: Feds
It sounds like a juicy plotline from "The Real Housewives of New Jersey."
Thomas Manzo, a Franklin Lakes resident and the ex-husband of Dina Manzo, one of the former cast members on the hit Bravo reality show, was sentenced to seven years in prison on Tuesday, Oct. 15, after being convicted of hiring a mobster to assault Dave Cantin, Dina's now current husband, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said.
In the spring of 2015, Manzo, 59 and a co-owner of The Brownstone, a Paterson catering hall, hired Lucchese Crime Family member John Perna to assault Cantin, Dina's then-boyfriend, paying for the …
Two Franklin Lakes Men Took $350K From Jersey City Church: Prosecutor
Two Franklin Lake residents were arrested this week and charged with theft and forgery related to construction work at a Jersey City church, authorities said.
In 2021, Centurion Companies, a construction business owned by Christopher Poppe, 35, and Glen Poppe, 65, was hired by St. George and St. Shenouda Coptic Church in Jersey City to perform construction work, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarz said.
An investigation found the church issued Centurion Companies payments in excess for $350,000 to pay third-party contractors for additional services, Suarez said. Falsified r…
Cops ID Culprit Behind Bogus Bomb Threats To Police Departments Across Bergen County
A 26-year-old Fair Lawn man is facing charges for calling and emailing false threats to law enforcement agencies across Bergen County, authorities announced
Clyde Johnson has been charged with false public alarm in the series of anonymous calls and emails to Franklin Lakes, Paramus, Wyckoff, Maywood, Fair Lawn, Fort Lee, and Bergenfield police departments, as well as local businesses, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Each time, Johnson reported "an individual armed with a deadly weapon or explosive" Musella said.
An investigation helmed by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Off…
Pilates Fuels Passion For Bergen County Mom's New Business
Dana Tycher-Reisman has tried nearly every type of workout under the sun.
She found fitness in college and attended classes regularly, but couldn't quite achieve the results she'd been looking for until well into her adult years.
Particularly, when she found pilates. She loved it so much that she became a certified instructor, and now, is days away from opening her own studio, Pilates Boutique by DTR at 633 Wyckoff Ave., in Wyckoff.
Pilates Boutique by DTR, 633 Wyckoff Ave., in Wyckoff.
Danan Tycher-Reisman
The mom of two from Franklin Lakes, 37, is hoping to show others the sa…
Lili Maali, Bergen Interior Designer Who Sought Better Life Amid Iranian Revolution, Dies
Lili Maali, a longtime interior designer died on Monday, Feb. 12, according to her obituary on the Vander Plaat Memorial Home website.
Maali was born in Iran and grew up in Tehran, her obituary reads. She married her husband, Farzin, before fleeing to France amidst the Iranian Revolution in 1979, according to her obituary.
She moved to Los Angeles and later settled in the tri-state area with their son, Sherwin, her obituary reads.
As an interior designer based in Franklin Lakes, Maali designed office space at Merrill Lynch and apartments at Trump Tower, according to her obituary. She…
