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Parents Formerly Of Hudson Charged In 2-Year-Daughter's Tragic Death Parents Formerly Of Hudson Charged In 2-Year-Daughter's Tragic Death
Parents Formerly Of Hudson Charged In 2-Year-Daughter's Tragic Death The parents of a 2-year-old girl who died of traumatic injuries after being rushed to the hospital from what had been their North Bergen home were indicted by a grand jury in connection with the child’s death. Tracy Ruiz, 31, and Luis Larios, 35 – who both now live in the Somerset County town of Green Brook are each charged with child endangerment. Ruiz alone is charged with aggravated assault, however. Larios was arrested on Feb. 29 following the release of the grand jury indictment in Jersey Cit, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Ruiz was arrested on March 7, the prosecutor s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
McDonald's Reopens Location In North Jersey McDonald's Reopens Location In North Jersey
McDonald's Reopens Location In North Jersey Just in time to celebrate Grimace's birthday! McDonald's reopened its location at 15-31 Central Ave. in Passaic  after an extensive renovation The restaurant will feature a digital outdoor menu board and a side-by-side drive thru lane.  The Passaic McDonald's is hosting a community day on Saturday, July 8 from noon to 3 p.m. with activities like face painting and the raffling of a TV and digital tablet.  The McDonald's is owned by Angela Adderley, who has been operating McDonald's for more than 20 years. Adderley also operates McDonald's in Paterson, Plainfield, Orange, Bran…

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by Sam Barron
Business
Mexican Restaurant Chain Closes NJ Location Less Than Year After Opening Mexican Restaurant Chain Closes NJ Location Less Than Year After Opening
Mexican Restaurant Chain Closes NJ Location Less Than Year After Opening A popular Mexican eatery has shuttered one of its New Jersey locations less than a year after opening. The Green Brook restaurant on Route 22 has closed its doors for good, according to an automated voice message on the shop’s answering machine. “Thank you for calling Tacos El Tio Green Brook,” the message begins. “We regret to inform you that this location is permanently closed. We look forward to continuing to serve you at our next closest location in Monroe Township. Should you have any further questions, please visit the ‘contact us’ option on our website, tacoseltio.com. Thank you.” T…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Treasurer Stole $29K From NJ Baseball Club: Prosecutor Treasurer Stole $29K From NJ Baseball Club: Prosecutor
Treasurer Stole $29K From NJ Baseball Club: Prosecutor He’s out. A Green Brook man is facing charges in Somerset County for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars from his local baseball club over the course of several years. John Brault, 42, the treasurer for the Green Brook Baseball Club in his hometown, has been arrested and charged “in relation to acts of thefts by deception” between July 2018 and May 2022 in Green Brook Township, officials announced. Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said that in May last year, his office’s Special Investigations Unit was tipped off to suspected theft by the treasurer of the baseball club,…

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by Zak Failla
Real Estate
Gloria Gaynor Lists Green Brook Mansion For $1.2M, Building New One In Englewood Cliffs Gloria Gaynor Lists Green Brook Mansion For $1.2M, Building New One In Englewood Cliffs
Gloria Gaynor Lists Green Brook Mansion For $1.2M, Building New One In Englewood Cliffs Gloria Gaynor's Green Brook mansion is back on the market -- this time for $1.249 million. The 5,318-square-foot home first went on the market in 2019 and then again at the onset of the pandemic. Gaynor -- best known for disco-era hits "I Will Survive" and "Never Can Say Goodbye" -- is in the process of building another house in Englewood Cliffs, the New York Times reports. Built in 1988, the stucco, two-story home sits on approximately one acre of land on a cul-de-sac, and has been renovated over the years, according to the outlet. The home built by award-winning architect Jeff…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Duck Donuts Opening Paramus Store This Weekend Duck Donuts Opening Paramus Store This Weekend
Duck Donuts Opening Paramus Store This Weekend Duck Donuts is days away from opening its new Paramus store. The doughnut shop will open sometime on Saturday, March 13 in the Sprout Brook Shopping Center on Route 17 north, according to a Facebook announcement. The Pennsylvania-based company touts itself as the fastest-growing doughnut chain in the U.S. Duck Donuts has dozens of locations across the U.S., including ones in Middletown, Green Brook, and Clark, New Jersey. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Duck Donuts (@duckdonuts) The shop is known for its freshly-made vanilla…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Duck Donuts Makes Bergen County Debut Duck Donuts Makes Bergen County Debut
Duck Donuts Makes Bergen County Debut Duck Donuts is opening its first Bergen County store. The made-to-order doughnut chain is opening a location at Sprout Brook Center in Paramus, BoozyBurbs reports. Native to Duck, North Carolina, Duck Donuts lets customers design their own vanilla cake doughnuts from a variety of toppings, drizzles and glazes. This will be New Jersey's sixth Duck Donuts store, with locations in Middletown, Avalon, Plainfield, Clark, Green Brook and Marlton. No word yet on an opening date. Duck Donuts, 556 Route 17 North, Paramus

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police, Prosecutors Unite To Probe Pair Charged In Bergen Gunpoint Robberies Police, Prosecutors Unite To Probe Pair Charged In Bergen Gunpoint Robberies
Police, Prosecutors Unite To Probe Pair Charged In Bergen Gunpoint Robberies UPDATE: Two men charged with the gunpoint robberies of an Edgewater massage parlor and a private escort at a Rutherford hotel are suspected in a statewide crime spree investigated by nearly 20 law enforcement agencies, authorities confirmed Monday. One of the two, Dajan Divine Mindingall, 27, of Eatontown, is a U.S. Army reservist from Monmouth County who was preparing to report this past weekend when he was captured Thursday in Asbury Park, Daily Voice reported Friday. A Bergen County Regional SWAT team went to Monmouth County to assist with arresting Mindingall, who was consider…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
2 Bergen County Supermarkets Sell Winning Lottery Tickets 2 Bergen County Supermarkets Sell Winning Lottery Tickets
2 Bergen County Supermarkets Sell Winning Lottery Tickets Two of three New Jersey lottery tickets splitting the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot were sold in Bergen County. The tickets from the Sunday, Sept. 8 drawing are each worth $234,861, the total jackpot being $704,583. The retailers will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for each winning ticket sold.  Those tickets were sold at the following locations: Dumont, Bergen County: Stop & Shop on Washington Avenue Ramsey, Bergen County: ShopRite on Franklin Turnpike Green Brook, Somerset County: 7-Eleven on Route 22 E. The winning numbers were: 08, 10, 17, 25 and 29 and the XTRA number was: 02.&nb…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Puppy Store Donates Yorkie To Little Ferry Boy In Hospital After Scam Puppy Store Donates Yorkie To Little Ferry Boy In Hospital After Scam
Puppy Store Donates Yorkie To Little Ferry Boy In Hospital After Scam A Little Ferry boy whose family lost $1400 in a scam trying to secure him a dog finally got the exact one he's been dreaming of -- thanks to a New Jersey puppy store. Leart, 6, who suffers from a fatal genetic illness, has been asking for a dog for more than a year.  He was resting in Hackensack University Medical Center Sunday morning when in walked his father holding a Teacup Yorkie just for him -- donated by Shake A Paw puppy store of Green Brook,  His name is Angel. "The dog cuddled right up to him," Leart's mom Rezarta Osmani told Daily Voice. "He's happy." The f…

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by Cecilia Levine