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Coach USA Terminates 20 NJ Transit Lines In Filing For Bankruptcy, NJT 'Exploring Every Option' Coach USA Terminates 20 NJ Transit Lines In Filing For Bankruptcy, NJT 'Exploring Every Option'
Coach USA Terminates 20 NJ Transit Lines In Filing For Bankruptcy, NJT 'Exploring Every Option' The pressure is on for NJ Transit. The company was left high and dry when Coach USA announced it would be terminating its agreement with the major transportation company, halting service to 20 of its bus routes in Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic counties come Aug. 16. The decision to do so was made amid Coach USA filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. A spokesperson from NJ Transit said the company received written notice of Coach's intentions to abandon three of its five contracts in Bergen, Passaic, and Hudson counties "with a cessation of operation at the close of business" on Aug. 16. NJ Trans…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Investigation Underway Into Alleged Improprieties At Bergen Police Academy (UPDATE) Prosecutor: Investigation Underway Into Alleged Improprieties At Bergen Police Academy (UPDATE)
Prosecutor: Investigation Underway Into Alleged Improprieties At Bergen Police Academy (Update) In his first extended public comment since claims of misconduct at the local police academy were revealed by Daily Voice last month, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed that an investigation by his office is underway. “We take all allegations of misconduct seriously, and we immediately began an investigation” into the allegations at the Bergen County Police Academy in Mahwah after being notified of the alleged improprieties. All of the academy’s instructors except one were relieved of their duties by the New Jersey Police Training Commission (PTC) amid the accusations, Daily Voi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
HEROES: Firefighters Keep Large Bergen Brush Blaze From Reaching Homes HEROES: Firefighters Keep Large Bergen Brush Blaze From Reaching Homes
Heroes: Firefighters Keep Large Bergen Brush Blaze From Reaching Homes A firefighter was treated for chest pains during a large brush fire that spread perilously close to homes near the Teaneck section of Overpeck Park. "It's raining ashes," resident Kelly Bacon Fousse said after the fire ignited in the area south of Degraw Avenue between Route 95 and Teaneck Road around 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11. Dry, windy conditions spread the five-alarmer, which brought more than a dozen other area departments to Teaneck to assist, Township Manager Dean Kazinci told Daily Voice. One firefighter was taken to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, he said. Although what was …

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine
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Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco OK After Medical Episode Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco OK After Medical Episode
Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco OK After Medical Episode Bergen County Executive James Tedesco was OK after passing out at a gathering in Ho-Ho-Kus, multiple sources confirmed. The hard-working Paramus Democrat was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood for precautionary reasons Wednesday night after he "became light-headed and briefly fainted at a private event," Bergen County Director of Communications Derek Sands said. Tedesco, 68, said Thursday that he'd spent nearly 40 hours out with the county snow plows following the weekend storm -- nothing out of the ordinary for him. "Just a little dehydrated," he said. "Need to slow down just a bit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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POLL: Should COVID-19 Approach Be More Aggressive In Bergen County Than Rest Of NJ? POLL: Should COVID-19 Approach Be More Aggressive In Bergen County Than Rest Of NJ?
Poll: Should Covid-19 Approach Be More Aggressive In Bergen County Than Rest Of NJ? Bergen County Executive James Tedesco has been one step ahead of the rest of the state in the COVID-19 fight since its first confirmed case two weeks ago. On Monday, Tedesco announced a new executive order that would impose a more aggressive action in Bergen than those effected by Gov. Murphy for the rest of the state. Then, on Thursday, Murphy told Tedesco to rescind his order. With the number of cases highest in Bergen County, should the county have its own set of rules?

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bergen County Malls Ordered Shut Bergen County Malls Ordered Shut
Bergen County Malls Ordered Shut Bergen County malls were ordered shut in an executive order announced Monday. Bergen County Executive James Tedesco in a tense meeting ordered "all worldly business" come to a halt by 11 p.m. Tuesday. "This is about saving lives," Tedesco said. "If you want to put money over someone's life then shame on you." Click here for more.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Tree Removal Operation Identified Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Tree Removal Operation Identified
Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Tree Removal Operation Identified A Bergen County DPW worker who killed during a tree removal operation in Saddle River Thursday has been identified by county officials. Thomas Epper, 48, was a two-year heavy equipment operator in the Bergen County DPW, County Executive James Tedesco announced. He was transported fatally injured while performing a routine tree-clearing in Saddle River, Tedesco said. "The Bergen County family mourns with the Epper family," he said in a release.  "I want to thank the first responders for their heroic actions together with the work crew that was present at the time." The …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bergen County Cooling Centers Are Open: Here's Where They're Located Bergen County Cooling Centers Are Open: Here's Where They're Located
Bergen County Cooling Centers Are Open: Here's Where They're Located Several cooling centers in Bergen County were opened by County Executive James Tedesco Monday afternoon to help residents stay cool this week. In addition to libraries, shopping centers, recreation and senior centers that can provide respite, the five regional cooling centers are: County Administration Building, One Bergen County Plaza, Hackensack: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Northwest Bergen Senior Activity Center, Center St., Midland Park: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Southwest Bergen Senior Activity Center, Hackensack St., East Rutherford: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bergenfield Senior Center, Murray Hill Terra…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$2.2M Grant Will Fix 'Seven Pipes' Bridge In Oradell Reservoir $2.2M Grant Will Fix 'Seven Pipes' Bridge In Oradell Reservoir
$2.2M Grant Will Fix 'Seven Pipes' Bridge In Oradell Reservoir A $2.2 million contract has been awarded to repair the Seven Pipes Bridge in the Oradell Reservoir. Bergen County officials on Thursday awarded a contract to replace the Closter-Harrington Park bridge over the northeastern part of the reservoir. The County expects to begin work on this project in the late Spring of 2018.  “Our bridges and roads help make up the backbone of our surface transportation network,” County Executive James Tedesco said.  “When our bridges and roads fall into disrepair due to their advancing age, it is important that we repair them because maintaining our infrastr…

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by Cecilia Levine