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10 Most Popular Pizzerias In Hudson County 10 Most Popular Pizzerias In Hudson County
10 Most Popular Pizzerias In Hudson County Craving a slice of crispy, cheesy pizza loaded with toppings? Here are 10 places you can try today in Hudson County. The spots you see on this list were top-rated on several user-generated review sites, featured in local publications and recommended by Daily Voice readers. Some are longtime favorites while others have only recently opened their doors. All of these pizzerias, however, are dishing up pies we think you'll love. Benny Tudino's, Hoboken: By far one of the most popular pizzerias among Daily Voice readers, Benny Tudino's has been around for nearly 40 years and boasts some massiv…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Watch Bergen County Tattoo Artist Compete On Paramount Series 'Ink Master' Watch Bergen County Tattoo Artist Compete On Paramount Series 'Ink Master'
Watch Bergen County Tattoo Artist Compete On Paramount Series 'Ink Master' A tattoo artist and shop owner from Bergen County is fulfilling her chance to shine as a new competitor on this season Paramount Network series "Ink Master." Jessa Bigelow, co-owner of Gallery of Ink in Harrison, is one of 20 contestants on Season 13 of "Ink Master," a series that pits tattoo artists nationwide against each other for the title of "Ink Master" and grand prize of $100,000. This season, "Ink Master: Turf War," features contestants representing different parts of the country. Bigelow, of course, is one of five competitors representing the East Coast. "I think one piece of …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Newark Man Charged In Sexual Assault At Group Home In Harrison Newark Man Charged In Sexual Assault At Group Home In Harrison
Newark Man Charged In Sexual Assault At Group Home In Harrison A Newark man who was employed as an aide at a group home in Harrison has been charged with aggravated sexual assault against a person served by the facility, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said Tuesday.  Jerome Brewer, 48, was arrested Friday and charged with sexual assault against an incapacitated victim. He was also charged with aggravated criminal sexual contact upon an incapacitated victim for an incident involving a second person. The alleged crimes occurred at the home on Nov. 24, the prosecutor's office said.  Citing privacy laws, a prosecutor's spokesman declined to…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Person Struck By Train In Harrison; 2nd Person Killed By Train In NJ Wednesday Person Struck By Train In Harrison; 2nd Person Killed By Train In NJ Wednesday
Person Struck By Train In Harrison; 2nd Person Killed By Train In NJ Wednesday An Amtrak train struck a person who had entered the tracks in Harrison just east of Penn Station Newark Wednesday night, NJ Transit said. Transit later said the person died.  The person was hit around 5:07 p.m.  The incident disrupted service between New York Penn and Newark Penn stations, NJ Transit and Amtrak said. PATH service was affected as well.  The red lights in this photo are from a stopped Amtrak train on the Dock Bridge in Newark, while first responders investigate a reported pedestrian strike. Service is subject to 45min delays & rail tickets/passes are being cross-hono…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
‘They Never Thought’: Rolex Watch Crew Busted In Series Of Violent Bergen Street Robberies ‘They Never Thought’: Rolex Watch Crew Busted In Series Of Violent Bergen Street Robberies
‘They Never Thought’: Rolex Watch Crew Busted In Series Of Violent Bergen Street Robberies An elite unit of prosecutor’s detectives cracked a violent street spree in several Bergen County towns with the arrests of three adults – two of them from New York City – and a Georgia juvenile who targeted victims they figured had money, authorities announced Monday. Jabri L. Moore, 30, of Gorge Road in Cliffside Park, the 17-year-old juvenile from Douglasville, GA and the other two – Jamaris Gray, 20, and Jaylen Nichols, 19, of the Bronx -- all unemployed -- targeted victims wearing Rolex watches, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. They strong-armed victims in Paramus, Englewood…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Irvington Drug Mill Sold ‘Branded’ Heroin That Killed Dozens: AG Irvington Drug Mill Sold ‘Branded’ Heroin That Killed Dozens: AG
Irvington Drug Mill Sold ‘Branded’ Heroin That Killed Dozens: AG Authorities raided an Irvington apartment Tuesday that was used to prepare heroin for sale on the street, with doses stamped with “brand names” like Dunkin Donuts and American Greed, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Also on Tuesday, four people were arrested for their alleged involvement with the operation, which sold drugs believed to be responsible for 33 overdose deaths and more than 90 overdoses in total. Numerous law enforcement agencies from across North Jersey assisted in the investigation that led to Tuesday’s raid on a second-floor apartment at 214 Eastern Parkway, where au…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Ridgefield Park Pizzeria Cook From Hackensack Found Drowned In Passaic River Ridgefield Park Pizzeria Cook From Hackensack Found Drowned In Passaic River
Ridgefield Park Pizzeria Cook From Hackensack Found Drowned In Passaic River Authorities were trying to determine how a Hackensack cook who worked at a popular Ridgefield Park pizzeria drowned in the Passaic River on the Fourth of July. Someone spotted the 30-year-old victim’s body on the Harrison side of the river from Raymond Boulevard in Newark just after 4:45 p.m., responders said. Harrison firefighters recovered the body near the PSE&G lot about 40 minutes later. The cook, who worked at Dante's Pizzeria & Restaurant on Main Street, had been watching a World Cup soccer match at a local tavern earlier. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Union Man Pleads Guilty In Scheme To Swipe Credit Cards From The Mail Union Man Pleads Guilty In Scheme To Swipe Credit Cards From The Mail
Union Man Pleads Guilty In Scheme To Swipe Credit Cards From The Mail A 22-year-old man from Union became the latest suspect to admit his role in a scheme to bribe postal workers in exchange for credit cards being sent in the mail to customers, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey said Monday.  Olagoke Araromi pleaded guilty to charges of bribery, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Araromi, who is scheduled to be sentenced in September, faces up to 15 years for the bribery charge, 30 years for the fraud charge and two years for identity theft, in addition to fines.  Araromi and Moussa Dagno, 24, of Harrison bribed the postal employees for the car…

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by Paul Milo
News
Sacco, Other Hudson Lawmakers Support Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants Sacco, Other Hudson Lawmakers Support Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants
Sacco, Other Hudson Lawmakers Support Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants State Sen. Nicholas Sacco (D-32) Thursday joined Assembly members Angelica Jiminez and Pedro Mejia in favoring proposed legislation that would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain drivers licenses.  Speaking in North Bergen, Sacco said the legislation would "make our streets safer" by enabling drivers who are not in the U.S. legally to get insurance and to pass a driving test.  "What it does is protect those people who need to find employment that they will have a valid driver’s license," he said.  The legislation, introduced late last year, would create two kinds of lice…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Mail Carrier From Harrison Admits Part In Credit Card Theft Ring Mail Carrier From Harrison Admits Part In Credit Card Theft Ring
Mail Carrier From Harrison Admits Part In Credit Card Theft Ring A 24-year-old postal worker from Harrison pleaded guilty to fraud, bribery and identity theft charges for his role in a scheme in which he recruited other mail carriers to steal credit cards before they were delivered, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Monday.  Moussa Dagno, who was arrested last year, paid other carriers $100 for each card they stole. He and others who took part in the scam activated the cards and used them to buy expensive items like high-end electronics. Other mail carriers who took part have already pleaded guilty, including Zenobia Gilmer, who had a route in Mt. Arl…

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by Paul Milo
Business
Bergen County's Juicy Halal Mediterranean Opens Harrison Location Bergen County's Juicy Halal Mediterranean Opens Harrison Location
Bergen County's Juicy Halal Mediterranean Opens Harrison Location Bergen County's Juicy Halal Mediterranean is rapidly expanding, with its third store now open in Harrison. The Mediterranean-style restaurant -- dubbed the "Chipotle of NYC Halal-style platters -- held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 406 Bergen St., Saturday. Owner Jaffar Wahdat aka “Juicy Jaffar” opened the restaurant's flagship Fair Lawn store in 2011. He noticed the lack of restaurants with food as authentic as his mom’s cooking. Juicy Halal Mediterranean opened its Hackensack shop in 2015, putting its expansion in motion. "We are extremely happy to be apart of the Harrison community, it…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Mahwah Detectives Bust Hudson Doctor, GF On Ecstasy, LSD Selling Charges Mahwah Detectives Bust Hudson Doctor, GF On Ecstasy, LSD Selling Charges
Mahwah Detectives Bust Hudson Doctor, GF On Ecstasy, LSD Selling Charges Investigative work by Mahwah police detectives led to the arrest of a Jersey City doctor and his girlfriend, who they said were peddling Ecstacy and LSD to suburban buyers. Thanks to a solid tip, Detective Lt. Guido Bussinelli led an investigation that targeted Anthony Kopiecki, 28, and Molly Campbell, 29, after they sold the drugs to buyers in Edgewater and Harrison, Mahwah Police Chief James Batelli said Monday. Kopiecki's LinkedIn account lists him as a resident MD at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. He previously was a GNC salesman for two years and a mortgage consultant for…

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by Jerry DeMarco