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Young Firebug Charged With Arson At Two Bergen Schools Young Firebug Charged With Arson At Two Bergen Schools
Young Firebug Charged With Arson At Two Bergen Schools A middle school student set arson fires three weeks apart in River Edge and Oradell, authorities charged. The first began in a garbage receptacle at the Roosevelt Elementary School on Summit Avenue in River Edge shortly after 9:30 p.m. on June 20 and was out by the time firefighters arrived, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday. The second was much more damaging. It caused fire and heavy smoke damage after it was ignited in several spots in the field house at River Dell High School in Oradell just after 5:30 p.m. July 11, the prosecutor said. Members of Musella’s arson unit i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Workless NJ: Ex-Bakery Manager Among Thousands Of Unemployed Wondering 'When?' Workless NJ: Ex-Bakery Manager Among Thousands Of Unemployed Wondering 'When?'
Workless NJ: Ex-Bakery Manager Among Thousands Of Unemployed Wondering 'When?' Every morning, Jenn Polizzano-Demaria of Hawthorne wakes up and hopes for answers. Formerly the director of operations for Mr. Cupcakes, Demaria applied for unemployment benefits with the state's labor department late last month.  Nearly four weeks later, she doesn't know if she's been approved -- and couldn't begin to guess when she'll find out. She's not alone. New Jersey has paid about $1 billion in unemployment benefits since the COVID-19 outbreak began in March, the NJ Department of Labor and Worksforce said Thursday.  The payments went to some 556,000 residents -- a 560% increase …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
HEROES: Police Revive OD'ing Driver After Hawthorne Crash As Fire Spreads To Nearby Home HEROES: Police Revive OD'ing Driver After Hawthorne Crash As Fire Spreads To Nearby Home
Heroes: Police Revive OD'ing Driver After Hawthorne Crash As Fire Spreads To Nearby Home An SUV driven by a motorist who responders said was overdosing on drugs crashed and caught fire Friday morning in Hawthorne, spreading flames to a nearby house. Hawthorne police administered Narcan to the driver, who was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, while firefighters doused the flames around 11 a.m. The extent of the driver's injuries couldn't immediately be determined. The GMC Yukon first hit a parked vehicle a few blocks away and then a utility pole on Hutchinson Avenue -- tearing the bumper off completely -- before coming to rest in front of the home. The site is bar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Sports
WATCH: OBJ Wins Over Bergen County Jets Fan With Pre-Game Catch WATCH: OBJ Wins Over Bergen County Jets Fan With Pre-Game Catch
Watch: OBJ Wins Over Bergen County Jets Fan With Pre-Game Catch A video of New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. playing catch with a 3-year-old Jets fan from Bergen County is making its way around the world. Cole Perrapato and his Washington Township family were on the field at MetLife Stadium during warm-ups before Friday night's 22-16 Giants pre-season win.  Cole began dancing near the end zone when his father, Matthew, noticed Beckham waving at the toddler. OBJ threw the ball from 10 feet away, but Cole dropped and then tripped over it. Beckham ran over, lifted him up and tried again. The crowd went wild. "I was always lukewarm tow…

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by Cecilia Levine