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Beloved North Jersey Dad Dies Suddenly, 40 Beloved North Jersey Dad Dies Suddenly, 40
Beloved North Jersey Dad Dies Suddenly, 40 North Jersey native and beloved father John Marshall Godley died suddenly on Sunday, March 13 at age 40. Born in Dover, Godley grew up in Rockaway Township and moved to Lake Hopatcong during his second year of high school, his obituary says. Godley then went on to graduate from Sussex Community College before pursuing his paralegal certification, his memorial says. He also had an interest in history, Marvel films, and fine metalwork. Godley was remembered for his one-of-a-kind sense of humor, generosity, and overall kind and caring soul. “He was the type of guy who would give you the sh…

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by Valerie Musson
Real Estate
First Home Ever Built In Saddle River Hits Market At $2.1M First Home Ever Built In Saddle River Hits Market At $2.1M
First Home Ever Built In Saddle River Hits Market At $2.1M The first-ever home built in Saddle River is on the market. Located at 164 E. Saddle River Road, the historic house was built in 1708 and is listed at $2.1 million. It sits on nearly 2.4 acres. The home has its own backyard oasis complete with a footbridge leading to a private tennis court and pool, five bedrooms, four bathrooms and is 5,180 square feet. Other features include a heated, detached barn, renovated kitchen, a 13-foot cathedral ceiling in the great room and more. Thomas Van Buskirk, who owned the property moved his family there the early 1700s. They became the first Saddl…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Website Will Tell You Most Obscure Places Near You: Here Are Some In North Jersey Website Will Tell You Most Obscure Places Near You: Here Are Some In North Jersey
Website Will Tell You Most Obscure Places Near You: Here Are Some In North Jersey You certainly know the best dive bars, pizza joints and views of the Manhattan skyline in your neighborhood. But there may still be some hidden gems that not even the lifelong residents know about. Atlas Obscura explorers have compiled a list of the world's most wondrous places and foods (17,620 of them contributed by community members). Search by place or genre to digitally explore. Here are some of the most obscure places in North Jersey, according to Atlas Obscura. South Mountain Fairy Trail, Millburn: These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic the New Jersey woods.  Elli…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
NY Times Shines Spotlight On Hackensack: 'Billy Joel Is Always Welcome' NY Times Shines Spotlight On Hackensack: 'Billy Joel Is Always Welcome'
NY Times Shines Spotlight On Hackensack: 'Billy Joel Is Always Welcome' HACKENSACK, N.J. — The City of Hackensack is receiving accolades in a recent New York Times article. "Immortalized in an unflattering Billy Joel lyric — 'Who needs a house out in Hackensack? Is that all you get for your money?'" the article reads. "The Bergen County seat is an ethnically diverse city of 45,000, suburban in feel but with an urban center hugging the Hackensack River."  The Times quotes new neighbors, real-estate agents and city officials praising Hackensack for its affordable housing, close proximity to Jersey City, Hoboken and New York, its sprawling par…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Haledon Boarding House For Italian Immigrants-Turned Restaurant Comes Down Haledon Boarding House For Italian Immigrants-Turned Restaurant Comes Down
Haledon Boarding House For Italian Immigrants-Turned Restaurant Comes Down HALEDON, N.J. — Casa Di Calabria in Haledon has been demolished to make way for new apartments, NorthJersey.com reports. A deep history runs through the Barbour Street Mexican eatery --formerly Piedmont Restaurant, the article says. The facility served as a boarding house for Italian immigrants working in the mills in the late 1800s, and was named after the men coming from the Piedmont region, owner Joe Colucci told NorthJersey.com. Immigrant and chef John Colucci owned the place in the 1960s, the article says. He renovated the kitchen and added a party room and a parking lot, according to…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Queen Of Peace Graduate Edward Robinson Dies, 47 Queen Of Peace Graduate Edward Robinson Dies, 47
Queen Of Peace Graduate Edward Robinson Dies, 47 BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Edward Robinson of Washington Township died on Jan. 15 after surviving cancer for more than two decades. He was 47. Robinson was a graduate of Queen of Peace High School, and earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in science from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Rutherford.  His last job was as a financial analyst at AT&T in Paramus. Robinson was an avid reader with particular interest in politics, history and comic books. He enjoyed writing and collaborated on a biography on Dick Briefer’s “The Monster of Frankenstein.” Ed was a true gentleman who tirelessl…

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by Cecilia Levine