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River Road, NJ

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'Everyone Needs A Billy Hansen In Their Lives': Loved Ones Mourn Bergen Man's Accidental Death 'Everyone Needs A Billy Hansen In Their Lives': Loved Ones Mourn Bergen Man's Accidental Death
'Everyone Needs A Billy Hansen In Their Lives': Loved Ones Mourn Bergen Man's Accidental Death He loved music, especially Motley Crüe and Kiss, as well as his motorcycles, the Knicks and Yankees and his many friends -- including the best of all: his wife, Cindy. A funeral service is scheduled this Monday for William "Billy" Hansen, 61, a popular and beloved Fair Lawn native who succumbed this week to severe injuries he suffered in an accident at Tanis Concrete last week. Hansen, of Elmwood Park, drove a mixer for Tanis for 17 years. He was at the company yard on River Road on April 11 when police said a truck went into gear and rolled over him. Hansen was hospitalized with a broken…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Fleeing Speeder Runs Over Edgewater Officer’s Foot, Nabbed Near Cliffside Home: PD Fleeing Speeder Runs Over Edgewater Officer’s Foot, Nabbed Near Cliffside Home: PD
Fleeing Speeder Runs Over Edgewater Officer’s Foot, Nabbed Near Cliffside Home: PD An argumentative driver from Cliffside Park ran over an Edgewater police officer’s foot while fleeing, only to be eventually arrested at his home, authorities said. Emmanuel Nunez, 33, demanded to see the radar unit, then refused to hand over his license, registration and insurance card to officers who stopped him for speeding in his 2023 Nissan 350z on River Road shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Valentine’s Day, Chief Donald Martin said. Nunez “remained defiant and argumentative and was ultimately asked to exit his vehicle,” the chief said. Instead, Nunez threw the car into gear, ran over an o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SAD UPDATE: Body Of NJ Man, 92, Who Went Into Hudson River Near GWB Found Near Brooklyn Bridge SAD UPDATE: Body Of NJ Man, 92, Who Went Into Hudson River Near GWB Found Near Brooklyn Bridge
SAD Update: Body Of NJ Man, 92, Who Went Into Hudson River Near GWB Found Near Brooklyn Bridge The body of a 92-year-old Edgewater man who left his walker, wallet and other belongings at the end of a Hudson River pier was recovered from the East River near the Brooklyn Bridge, authorities said. No foul play was suspected in the death of Patrick O’Kane, Edgewater Police Chief Donald Martin said. A New York Waterway captain summoned them after finding O’Kane’s things – including a jacket, gloves, a hat and keys -- at the Edgewater Marina on River Road just south of the George Washington Bridge on April 13, the chief said. Security video showed O’Kane entering the marina around 3 a.m. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Weather
9 Dead, 3 Tornados, Torrential Flooding: NJ Recovers From Storm 9 Dead, 3 Tornados, Torrential Flooding: NJ Recovers From Storm
9 Dead, 3 Tornados, Torrential Flooding: NJ Recovers From Storm A total of nine people had died as of Thursday morning as a result of Wednesday night's storm in New Jersey, according to authorities and unconfirmed reports. That number was, unfortunately, expected to rise.  Responders in Piscataway found a victim who later died was reportedly sucked into a sewer grate on Stelton Road on Thursday morning. Earlier in Elizabeth, four people were found dead in an Elizabeth apartment complex, where police were called to perform door-to-door apartment checks, City Spokeswoman Kelly A. Martins said. The four victims found at 430 Irvington Ave. were a husband …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Prosecutor: Repeat Fort Lee Offender Busted With $60,000 Worth Of Pot, More In Edgewater Stop Prosecutor: Repeat Fort Lee Offender Busted With $60,000 Worth Of Pot, More In Edgewater Stop
Prosecutor: Repeat Fort Lee Offender Busted With $60,000 Worth Of Pot, More In Edgewater Stop A drug court violator from Fort Lee was caught with 23 pounds of pot, edibles and THC vape cartridges following a stop at a shopping plaza along the Hudson River, authorities said. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said detectives from his Narcotics Task Force stopped Marc A. Helewa, 22, at the Edgewater Commons off River Road off identifying him as an area dealer. They then executed search warrants of the car, Helewa’s Park Avenue home and a garage in the 300 block of Undercliff Avenue in Edgewater, the prosecutor said Tuesday. In addition to the drugs, detectives seized $7,021 in sus…

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by Jerry DeMarco