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Passaic Man, Dominican National In 13-Pound Video-Recorded Coke Bust Sent To Fed Pen Passaic Man, Dominican National In 13-Pound Video-Recorded Coke Bust Sent To Fed Pen
Passaic Man, Dominican National In 13-Pound Video-Recorded Coke Bust Sent To Fed Pen A Passaic man and a Dominican national – both 60 years old – have been sentenced to federal prison terms for their roles in trafficking 13 pounds of cocaine. Cellphone video captured the DEA arrest of Ramon “Rafael” Fabian-Pena in January 2020. A U.S. District Court judge in Newark sentenced Fabian-Pena to 2½ years in federal prison during a videoconference last week, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. On Thursday, the judge sentenced Jose Reyes of the Dominican Republican to nearly six years, she said. Both must serve just about all of their terms because there’s no parole in t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way Route 80 Paterson Driver Who Killed Bergen Bagel Shop Owner ID'd Wrong-Way Route 80 Paterson Driver Who Killed Bergen Bagel Shop Owner ID'd
Wrong-Way Route 80 Paterson Driver Who Killed Bergen Bagel Shop Owner ID'd The driver who was headed the wrong way on Route 80 when his Jeep crashed into a popular River Vale bagel store owner's car before dawn Sunday, killing him, was identified by New Jersey State Police on Monday as a 63-year-old Paterson man. Jose Reyes remained in serious condition at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center while NJSP investigators try to determine why he was headed the wrong way on the highway at 4:30 a.m. when his Jeep slammed into a car driven by Rocco Donatiello, 29, in Woodland Park, State Trooper Alejandro Goez told Daily Voice. Donatiello, of Fairfield, went by the nickna…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Shock, Grief: River Vale Bagel Shop Owner Killed By Rt. 80 Wrong-Way Driver Shock, Grief: River Vale Bagel Shop Owner Killed By Rt. 80 Wrong-Way Driver
Shock, Grief: River Vale Bagel Shop Owner Killed By Rt. 80 Wrong-Way Driver They called him “King Roc Don,” as kind, considerate and caring as anyone they knew. That’s why shock instantly gave way to grief as word spread Sunday that Rocco Donatiello -- the 29-year-old owner of Manhattan Bagels shops in River Vale and Fairfield -- had been killed just before dawn in a crash with a Jeep that was headed the wrong way on Route 80 in Woodland Park. Donatiello, who knew many of his patrons by name, “had such a bright future that was taken from him in the blink of an eye,” friend Tim Hartmann wrote. He “knew how to make a room bright and welcomed everyone with that big s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Mets Players Are Flocking To Paterson-Born Market During Spring Training Mets Players Are Flocking To Paterson-Born Market During Spring Training
Mets Players Are Flocking To Paterson-Born Market During Spring Training A Florida supermarket cafe with roots in Paterson has become the go-to joint for foreign-born New York Mets players seeking comfort food, the New York Times reports. Bravo Supermarkets' location in Port St. Lucie attracts players like Jose Reyes, since the city is home to the New York Mets' spring training facility. Owners Luis Merejo -- a retired ball player -- and Cesar Ramirez a opened a Barvo Supermarkets franchise in Paterson in 2005. They eventually bought more in Florida, including the one in Port St. Lucie, the article says. The chain has more than 60 locations in the Northeast an…

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by Cecilia Levine