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Bergen Executive Takes Control Of Beleaguered County Police Academy Bergen Executive Takes Control Of Beleaguered County Police Academy
Bergen Executive Takes Control Of Beleaguered County Police Academy Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco announced on Thursday that he's assumed "full operational responsibility" of the county's beleaguered police academy and given full-time oversight to retired Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg, effective immediately. The move followed the New Jersey Police Training Commission's lifting earlier this week of a suspension of training for new recruits, Tedesco said on Jan. 18. Ehrenberg, who's currently the county's deputy administrator, has had a long and distinguished public service career. The 36-year police veteran, who was the Paramus chief for a de…
Graduation Is First-Degree Achievement For Bergen Jail Inmates Graduation Is First-Degree Achievement For Bergen Jail Inmates
Graduation Is First-Degree Achievement For Bergen Jail Inmates Doing his part to fight recidivism, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton staged an unprecedented graduation ceremony, complete with caps and gowns, for inmates who earned a high school diploma while behind bars. Their families hooked in via Zoom to watch the first-of-its-kind commencement, made possible through a partnership between Cureton’s office and Bergen Community College’s Continuing Education Department. The sheriff has committed himself and his department to providing access to quality education for students of varying educational and socio-economic backgrounds as a way of hopefu…
Son Of Bergen County Executive Charged With Impersonating Police Officer In Florida Son Of Bergen County Executive Charged With Impersonating Police Officer In Florida
Son Of Bergen County Executive Charged With Impersonating Police Officer In Florida The son of Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco was arrested on charges of impersonating a law enforcement officer on Route 95 in Florida, authorities said. James J. Tedesco IV, 43, of Nanuet had an NYPD jacket and DEA hat with him, as well as two AR-15 rifles, 1,139 rounds of ammo and a bag loaded with gas mask equipment and suits, when he was stopped on the southbound interstate in Vero Beach shortly after 4:30 p.m. Monday, the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office said. He was arrested, processed and sent to the county jail about 2½ hours later, records show. Tedesco posted a $26,000 b…
Volunteer Carpenters Begin Reviving Paramus Firehouse Volunteer Carpenters Begin Reviving Paramus Firehouse
Volunteer Carpenters Begin Reviving Paramus Firehouse Paramus' bravest are getting a welcome assist from a group of benevolent tradesmen in renovating one of their firehouses. Members of The Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters Local 253 who volunteered their services began this past weekend by installing new drywall in the second-floor meeting room and staircase leading to it at the Company 1 firehouse. Volunteer members of the International Union of Painters and Tapers District Council 711 Local 1976 will join the carpenters next in taping and finishing the drywall.  Local 253 has a long history of volunteering to help a…
DONE AND DONE: Former Bergen County Police Now Officially Sheriff’s Officers DONE AND DONE: Former Bergen County Police Now Officially Sheriff’s Officers
Done AND Done: Former Bergen County Police Now Officially Sheriff’s Officers Six years of strife, acrimony and turmoil ended for good when Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton swore in 25 former county police officers and promoted a dozen others as official members of his department. A ceremony on the steps of the Bergen County Courthouse in Hackensack on Thursday completes the merger of what had been the Bergen County Police Department with Cureton’s office. “After six years of negotiations, we were able to bring closure to the matter and move forward unified as one law enforcement agency,” the sheriff said. “Together we have achieved our agency’s goals,” Cureto…
COVID Vaccinations By Appointment Begin For Paid, Volunteer Health Care Workers In Bergen COVID Vaccinations By Appointment Begin For Paid, Volunteer Health Care Workers In Bergen
COVID Vaccinations By Appointment Begin For Paid, Volunteer Health Care Workers In Bergen COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed by appointment only beginning this Monday, Dec. 28, to paid and volunteer Bergen County Category 1A health care workers, County Executive Jim Tedesco announced Saturday. Doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dentists and all other Category 1A health care workers from Bergen County can get doses at the county's Alternative Care Facility, a field hospital wing constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers with help from FEMA earlier this year on the campus of Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, Tedesco said. The 1,000 doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine "will ser…
Tedesco: Bergen Category 1A Health Care Workers Can Get COVID Vaccine Next Week At New Bridge Tedesco: Bergen Category 1A Health Care Workers Can Get COVID Vaccine Next Week At New Bridge
Tedesco: Bergen Category 1A Health Care Workers Can Get COVID Vaccine Next Week At New Bridge Doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dentists and all other Category 1A health care workers from Bergen County can get doses of the COVID-19 vaccine sometime next week at New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus, County Executive Jim Tedesco announced Tuesday. Officials anticipate the arrival of 1,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine "within the next week," Tedesco said. UPDATE (Dec. 23): "In coordination with the State DOH, Bergen County will soon announce the designated registration process for category 1A healthcare workers," Tedesco said. "Stay tuned and thank you to all our frontline workers…
Drive-Thru COVID Testing Returns To BCC With One Slight Change Drive-Thru COVID Testing Returns To BCC With One Slight Change
Drive-Thru COVID Testing Returns To BCC With One Slight Change The drive-thru testing center at Bergen Community College is back, this time, with one slight change: Tests must be scheduled ahead of time. The Paramus site first opened in March, and in its first day open reached capacity in four hours. Over time, less and less people were showing up for tests, and so the site closed sometime over the summer. But with the number of new cases nearly back to where it was at the height of the first wave, the BCC testing site has reopened.   More than 1,000 tests were anticipated to be performed opening day (Tuesday, Dec. 1), Bergen County Exe…
COVID-19 Outbreak Closes Bergen County Police Academy COVID-19 Outbreak Closes Bergen County Police Academy
Covid-19 Outbreak Closes Bergen County Police Academy The Bergen County Police Academy was shut down for at least two weeks after a number of recruits tested positive for COVID-19. Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco confirmed the move Saturday morning. At least eight new police officers on the verge of completing their 22-week basic training at the Bergen County Law & Public Safety Institute on Campgaw Road in Mahwah received positive results from mandatory testing, authorities said. As a result, operations at the academy were temporarily suspended and the recruits were advised to quarantine based on CDC guidelines, they said. The move …
Hackensack Board Member Who Opposed LGBTQ Curriculum Resigns After Embarrassing Zoom Incident Hackensack Board Member Who Opposed LGBTQ Curriculum Resigns After Embarrassing Zoom Incident
Hackensack Board Member Who Opposed LGBTQ Curriculum Resigns After Embarrassing Zoom Incident A Hackensack School Board member who made national headlines by opposing a LGBTC curriculum has resigned after an embarrassing incident during a Zoom meeting. Frances Cogelja didn’t realize she’d left her laptop camera on when she took it with her while going to the bathroom during the public comments section of a board meeting Monday night. Nearly 150 participants, including students, apparently saw Cogelja relieve herself. No one immediately said anything when she returned from her trip to the toilet. A short time later, Vice President Scott James-Vickery reportedly told Cogelja: “You n…
All Bergen Tech High Schools Go Remote Until 'At Least' Jan. 15 After COVID Positives All Bergen Tech High Schools Go Remote Until 'At Least' Jan. 15 After COVID Positives
All Bergen Tech High Schools Go Remote Until 'At Least' Jan. 15 After COVID Positives All four Bergen County Technical District high schools will be closed to on-site instruction beginning this Monday through "at least" Jan. 15 because of positive coronavirus tests, officials announced Friday. More than 20 students and 10 or so staff members need to be quarantined following positive tests at two of the schools, Supt. Howard Lerner said. As a result, he said, "the instructional and student support programs in all four high schools will operate fully remotely for students, faculty, and staff during this time, as they did from September through October 2nd. "In-person at…
IT'S DONE: Bergen Sheriff Consolidates County Police Into His Office IT'S DONE: Bergen Sheriff Consolidates County Police Into His Office
IT'S Done: Bergen Sheriff Consolidates County Police Into His Office Bergen County’s freeholder board and the state Civil Service Commission were expected to rubber-stamp the merger of what once was the Bergen County Police Department into the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office. In exchange for job security and the opportunity to apply for special units and promotions, three dozen former county police officers agreed to become sheriff’s officers. That means withdrawing grievances and lawsuits filed over the past five years. “Creating one unified police force on the county level” provides for “greater flexibility, improves public safety, and saves taxpayers mone…
Total COVID-19 Cases Per Bergen County Town Total COVID-19 Cases Per Bergen County Town
Total Covid-19 Cases Per Bergen County Town Bergen County had more than 20,552 coronavirus cases as of Tuesday morning and since the onset of the pandemic in March, the state's health department reports (scroll down for town-by-town breakdown). There were 182,614 total cases in New Jersey including 13,944 deaths.  Hackensack, Paramus and Teaneck -- once the epicenter of the outbreak -- had the most cases: 1,397, 1,158 and 1,111, respectfully. "We have sadly lost 1,785 and offer condolences to their loved ones," County Executive Jim Tedesco said. "We continue to grieve as a community for the precious lives lost." Seve…
Bergen County Dog Parks Can Reopen Bergen County Dog Parks Can Reopen
Bergen County Dog Parks Can Reopen Dog owners, rejoice.  Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco allowed dog parks in county parks to reopen after the coronavirus lockdown, effective immediately Tuesday.  Some dog parks in municipal parks have already begun reopening. The reopening of the dog parks comes with a set of guidelines: Dog parks may be occupied by only one person or family residing in the same household with their dog(s) at a time. Use of the dog park shall be limited to twenty (20) consecutive minutes when there is a wait for others to use the dog park. Person(s) waiting to enter the dog park shall mai…
NJ County Hit Hardest By Coronavirus Reopening Parks, Golf Courses Saturday NJ County Hit Hardest By Coronavirus Reopening Parks, Golf Courses Saturday
NJ County Hit Hardest By Coronavirus Reopening Parks, Golf Courses Saturday Bergen County -- the New Jersey county hardest-hit by coronavirus -- will be reopening parks and golf courses Saturday morning, officials said. Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday gave county officials the green light to reopen their parks and golf courses if they so choose, as the state's parks and golf courses would reopen at sunrise Saturday. Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco, who was among the first officials in the state to move toward a lockdown, is taking Murphy up on his offer. As of Thursday morning, there were 15,446 coronavirus cases including 1,057 deaths reported in Bergen County.…
'We're Seeing Some Light:' COVID-19 Cases Take Seven Days Or More To Double In Bergen, Salem 'We're Seeing Some Light:' COVID-19 Cases Take Seven Days Or More To Double In Bergen, Salem
'We're Seeing Some Light:' Covid-19 Cases Take Seven Days Or More To Double In Bergen, Salem New Jersey is beginning to see some light, literally. Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday showed a map of New Jersey that measures the amount of time it takes cases to double using shades of color. Red indicates the areas that doubled the quickest, then, orange, then yellow and then shades of nude. The lighter the color, the longer the doubling. "Friday was first day with two counties showing a new color," Murphy said. "[Coronavirus] is doubling in at least seven days or more." When the map was first showed, many counties were shades of pink and Bergen County was bright red, indicating cases …
Bergen County Parks Ordered Closed By Tedesco Bergen County Parks Ordered Closed By Tedesco
Bergen County Parks Ordered Closed By Tedesco Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco ordered all county parks closed as of Saturday at 8 a.m. in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus. The news comes a day after Tedesco closed Ramapo Valley County Reservation, Campgaw Mountain Reservation and Darlington County Park in Mahwah. "Keeping the parks open has placed a tremendous burden on local law enforcement, the Bergen County Sheriff and other critical resources during this pandemic," Tedesco said.  "Local authorities have reported complications, including but not limited to traffic congestion, parking issues and non-complian…
Exposure To Coronavirus-Positive Holy Name Hospital CEO Forces Tedesco To Self-Quarantine Exposure To Coronavirus-Positive Holy Name Hospital CEO Forces Tedesco To Self-Quarantine
Exposure To Coronavirus-Positive Holy Name Hospital CEO Forces Tedesco To Self-Quarantine Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco self-quarantined on Tuesday, nine days after hosting a news conference in Teaneck with, among others, Holy Name Medical Center CEO Michael Maron, who tested positive for COVID-19.  That means a number of people who also attended the March 15 event -- among them, elected and appointed officials, their staff members and reporters -- may need to do so, too. A spokesman for Tedesco said the county health officer recommended that he self-quarantine after attending an undisclosed press conference with someone "identified as COVID-19 positive." Sources con…
COMING: First Responders, Health Care Workers Get Priority At New Bergen COVID-19 Test Site COMING: First Responders, Health Care Workers Get Priority At New Bergen COVID-19 Test Site
Coming: First Responders, Health Care Workers Get Priority At New Bergen Covid-19 Test Site Bergen officials will open a new coronavirus test site for Bergen County residents only with priority given to first responders and health care workers, County Executive Jim Tedesco announced Tuesday. The site will begin operating this weekend and will be controlled by the county, in an effort to satisfy the huge demand for tests, he said. A location hasn't been specified yet. “The FEMA test site at Bergen Community College has had great success in testing over 1,000 individuals since opening last Friday," said Tedesco said, who also announced Tuesday that he was self-quarantining. “Provi…
CEO Of Holy Name Medical Center In Teaneck Tests Positive For Coronavirus CEO Of Holy Name Medical Center In Teaneck Tests Positive For Coronavirus
CEO Of Holy Name Medical Center In Teaneck Tests Positive For Coronavirus The president and chief executive officer of Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck has tested positive for the coronavirus, multiple sources confirmed. Michael Maron was "self-quarantined at home, resting and feeling well," a source with direct knowledge of the his condition told Daily Voice early Friday evening. Maron sent an email to staff members earlier alerting them to the situation. Sources said he exhibited no symptoms around staff or with various officials from the township and county. Maron was among those at a news conference in Teaneck last Sunday with Holy Name Medical Cent…
80 New Coronavirus Cases, One Death In Bergen, Tedesco Cites 'Moral' Responsibility For Orders 80 New Coronavirus Cases, One Death In Bergen, Tedesco Cites 'Moral' Responsibility For Orders
80 New Coronavirus Cases, One Death In Bergen, Tedesco Cites 'Moral' Responsibility For Orders Bergen County had a whopping 80 new presumptive positive coronavirus cases as of late Thursday afternoon, Executive Jim Tedesco said. Exactly how many had been reported in Bergen County was somewhere between 194 and 205 -- including the death of a 52-year-old Bergenfield man, Tedesco said. And although it isn't precise, it's still represents at least 27% percent of the 720 reported in all of New Jersey as of Thursday afternoon -- by far the most in the state, he said. "We're experiencing it on a more severe level and quicker rate," he said during a news conference in Hackensack. Tedesco a…
Tedesco Rescinds Executive Order At Murphy's Request Tedesco Rescinds Executive Order At Murphy's Request
Tedesco Rescinds Executive Order At Murphy's Request Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco's executive order declaring a state of emergency will not be implemented as requested by Gov. Phil Murphy, officials said Thursday. Tedesco on Monday announced the executive order calling for the shutdown of malls, non-essential retail and banned groups of four or more people from public gatherings by Tuesday at 11 p.m. Then, Tuesday morning, Tedesco announced he was postponing the order until Saturday. On Wednesday, Tedesco sent a revised order to Murphy for review. As of Thursday, New Jersey had a total of 794 cases -- 194 of those were in Be…
Shutdown? Tedesco Submitting Revised Executive Order To Murphy For Review Shutdown? Tedesco Submitting Revised Executive Order To Murphy For Review
Shutdown? Tedesco Submitting Revised Executive Order To Murphy For Review The day after postponing an executive order that would close non-essential business and ban groups of four or more people from congregating in public, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco announced he was submitting a revised order to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.  The order would declare a State of Emergency in the county, according to an email sent by county spokesman Michael Pagan Wednesday afternoon. No further details were provided. Tedesco announced an order on Monday saying it would go into effect Tuesday night. On Tuesday morning, Tedesco announced the order would be postponed un…
Bergen Sheriff Suspends Evictions Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Bergen Sheriff Suspends Evictions Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Bergen Sheriff Suspends Evictions Amid Covid-19 Pandemic Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton on Tuesday suspended all evictions until further notice amid the coronavirus pandemic. This order follows recent measures taken by Gov. Phil Murphy and County Executive Jim Tedesco urging residents to work from home and practice social distancing, the sheriff said. “Issuing eviction notices during this heightened public health emergency is counter-productive to the mission of our agency and the goal of mitigating the spread of COVID-19," Cureton explained. "At this time, I have ordered operations to focus primarily on assisting local police departments…
UPDATE: Tedesco Rescinds Executive Order UPDATE: Tedesco Rescinds Executive Order
Update: Tedesco Rescinds Executive Order Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco's executive order declaring a state of emergency will not be implemented as requested by Gov. Phil Murphy, officials said Thursday. Tedesco on Monday announced the executive order calling for the shutdown of malls, non-essential retail and banned groups of four or more people from public gatherings by Tuesday at 11 p.m. Then, Tuesday morning, Tedesco announced he was postponing the order until Saturday. On Wednesday, Tedesco sent a revised order to Murphy for review. As of Wednesday, Bergen County had a total of 114 confirmed cases -- the most of any cou…
Man Treated In Hackensack Is NJ's Third COVID-19 Fatality Man Treated In Hackensack Is NJ's Third COVID-19 Fatality
Man Treated In Hackensack Is NJ's Third Covid-19 Fatality A man in his 90s is New Jersey's third COVID-19 fatality, officials said. The man was being treated at Hackensack University Medical Center. It is not clear when he was admitted.  "Our prayers are with his family during this difficult time," Murphy said in a tweet. The other two deaths were a Little Ferry man and a Freehold woman, whose cases were reportedly linked. The news came hours after the City of Hackensack announced its first case: A 49-year-old woman who was self-quarantining at home. Meanwhile, Bergen County was preparing for a shutdown as part of extreme regulations set …
COVID-19: First Case Announced In Hackensack COVID-19: First Case Announced In Hackensack
Covid-19: First Case Announced In Hackensack A Hackensack woman was the city's first presumed positive case of COVID-19, city officials said Monday night. The 49-year-old woman was discharged from a local hospital and recovering in self-quarantine at her home. The news comes just after Bergen County Jim Tedesco announced a new executive order closing malls and most other businesses effective Tuesday night. As of Monday afternoon there were 178 coronavirus cases in the state, with 32 in Bergen County -- by far the most statewide.
UPDATE: Tedesco Rescinds Executive Order UPDATE: Tedesco Rescinds Executive Order
Update: Tedesco Rescinds Executive Order Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco's executive order declaring a state of emergency will not be implemented as requested by Gov. Phil Murphy, officials said Thursday. Tedesco on Monday announced the executive order calling for the shutdown of malls, non-essential retail and banned groups of four or more people from public gatherings by Tuesday at 11 p.m. Then, Tuesday morning, Tedesco announced he was postponing the order until Saturday. On Wednesday, Tedesco sent a revised order to Murphy for review. As of Wednesday, Bergen County had a total of 114 confirmed cases -- the most of any cou…
COVID-19: State's First Drive-Thru Test Center Coming To Bergen County COVID-19: State's First Drive-Thru Test Center Coming To Bergen County
Covid-19: State's First Drive-Thru Test Center Coming To Bergen County A drive-thru COVID-19 test center is coming to Bergen County, local officials said Monday. The center will be up and running at Bergen Community College by the end of the week, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco said. The drive-thru testing site will create several jobs for medical professionals looking to volunteer can email bcvolunteer@co.bergen.nj.us. Tedesco is looking for nursing students, retired nurses, retired doctors and more. More testing centers modeled after Bergen's are planned for Essex, Passaic and Hudson counties, Tedesco said. This is a developing story. Check back…
COVID-19: Bergen County Cases Jump To 42 COVID-19: Bergen County Cases Jump To 42
Covid-19: Bergen County Cases Jump To 42 Both of New Jersey's coronavirus-related deaths have reportedly been linked. UPDATE: Murphy Announces Statewide Curfew Rita Fusco-Jackson, of Freehold, in her 50, was identified as the second fatality in New Jersey. She was being hospitalized at CentraState Medical Center. Fusco-Jackson's sibling was reportedly friends with the state's first fatality -- John Brennan, of Little Ferry -- and the virus spread through a family gathering, State Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli said.  Several other people at the gathering also tested positive for coronavirus. The number of presu…
City Of Passaic Goes On Coronavirus Lockdown, Reports 1st Positive Case City Of Passaic Goes On Coronavirus Lockdown, Reports 1st Positive Case
City Of Passaic Goes On Coronavirus Lockdown, Reports 1st Positive Case The City of Passaic reported its first confirmed case of coronavirus on Sunday and joined several other North Jersey municipalities in a virtual lockdown of public and private gathering places. Passaic Mayor Hector C. Lora said the city senior center and the Boys and Girls Club are closed and all Health Department programs and events cancelled. Passaic joined a growing list of municipalities, including Teaneck, Leonia and Hoboken, that went on virtual lockdown Sunday in response to the increase threat of COVID-19 exposure. Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco warned that all of Bergen …