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WHAT A HERO LOOKS LIKE: Law Enforcement Vet Rescues Choking South Hackensack 3rd Grader WHAT A HERO LOOKS LIKE: Law Enforcement Vet Rescues Choking South Hackensack 3rd Grader
What A Hero Looks Like: Law Enforcement Vet Rescues Choking South Hackensack 3rd Grader A South Hackensack third-grader who was choking during lunch was rescued by a school safety officer. It was noontime when a Memorial School classmate saw the boy choking and ran to get Laura Schreck. Schreck, a retired New Jersey State Parole Board lieutenant, brought more than 25 years of law enforcement experience when the South Hackensack Board of Education hired her in 2022.  Schreck removed the boy from the lunchroom, delivered multiple back blows and used the Heimlich Maneuver to eventually free his airway. "We are grateful to have [Schreck], who is a true asset to our communit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
School Evacuated, SWAT Standoff Ends Peacefully With Barricaded South Hackensack Man In Custody School Evacuated, SWAT Standoff Ends Peacefully With Barricaded South Hackensack Man In Custody
School Evacuated, SWAT Standoff Ends Peacefully With Barricaded South Hackensack Man In Custody A school was evacuated and a SWAT team responded after an emotionally troubled man barricaded himself in his South Hackensack apartment Wednesday. The standoff ended about 4½ hours after it began when members of the Bergen County Regional SWAT team entered the home and took the 43-year-old resident into custody. The landlord had called police around 9:30 a.m., saying he'd heard a lot of loud banging and water running for a couple of hours in the Dyer Avenue apartment off Route 80. The man refused to come to the door, so police checked with those who know him. They said they feared he mig…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Little Ferry PD: Potential Tragedy Avoided, Driver Charged After Speeding Recklessly By School Little Ferry PD: Potential Tragedy Avoided, Driver Charged After Speeding Recklessly By School
Little Ferry PD: Potential Tragedy Avoided, Driver Charged After Speeding Recklessly By School A suspended Little Ferry motorist deliberately got into his car and drove away from police, blowing a stop sign and a light before speeding past a school on the wrong side of the road, authorities said. It was a blessing that no one was hurt. It began after Khalid Jackson, 38, came to headquarters Monday to file a complaint against police after getting a summons last week for driving on the suspended list, Police Chief James Walters said. Afterward, a lieutenant reminded Jackson that he couldn’t drive, the chief said Tuesday. Jackson, in turn, “mumbled something,” then got into his mother…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
COVID-19: More Bergen, Passaic County Schools Go Remote COVID-19: More Bergen, Passaic County Schools Go Remote
Covid-19: More Bergen, Passaic County Schools Go Remote Several schools in Bergen and Passaic counties made the switch to online learning due to a number of positive cases. In Maywood, two different teachers in the Memorial School tested positive, according to a letter sent by district Superintendent Michael Jordan Nov. 24. The school is closed out of an abundance of caution from Nov. 25 through Dec. 7, Jordan said. All Dumont schools went virtual on Nov. 20 and will resume in-person learning on Dec. 7 due to "a number of reported cases [and] the shortage of available staff," the district said. The switch came after one person tested positive …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Look For New Milford Woman On Times Square Billboard Look For New Milford Woman On Times Square Billboard
Look For New Milford Woman On Times Square Billboard Zusette DeLeon of New Milford has always dreamed of seeing her name in lights. Well, that day finally came over the weekend, when the 22-year-old saw her own billboard for the first time in Times Square. The advertisement is for her new single "Special 4 U" featuring Tory Lanez, now available on Apple Music. "It was insane," said the vocalist, whose artist name is simply "Z."  "To see that unfold in real life was the most insane thing." The first person who noticed DeLeon's talent was her music teacher at the Memorial School in Paramus. She was on…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Paramus Police Visit Cheers 4th Grader Out Of Hospital Paramus Police Visit Cheers 4th Grader Out Of Hospital
Paramus Police Visit Cheers 4th Grader Out Of Hospital PARAMUS, N.J. -- Hours after a surprise visit from police officers, a Paramus fourth grader was released from the hospital where he had been for several nights. Jacob Gomez was admitted to Hackensack University Medical Center after complaining to his parents that he didn't feel well. When Paramus L.E.A.D Officer Lou Cardone visited his Memorial School classroom this week, he noticed Jacob's peers were writing him get-well-soon cards. "He's a good kid and a big fan of police," Cardone told Daily Voice. And so, Cardone and fellow Officer Fox visited Jacob at the hospital. "H…

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by Cecilia Levine