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Kinderkamack Road, River Edge, NJ

River Edge McDonald's Employee, 65, Struck Leaving Work, School Bus Crashes Moments Later River Edge McDonald's Employee, 65, Struck Leaving Work, School Bus Crashes Moments Later
River Edge McDonald's Employee, 65, Struck Leaving Work, School Bus Crashes Moments Later In back-to-back accidents, a 65-year-old employee at the McDonald's in River Edge was struck crossing a busy nearby intersection Wednesday night, moments before a school bus crashed in front of the fast-food place, authorities said. The pedestrian, who lives in Hackensack, went in and out of consciousness after she was struck outside the Green Papaya restaurant at the corner of Kinderkamack and Grand avenues shortly after sunset on Jan. 10, River Edge Police Chief Michael Walker said. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. The driver, from Park Ridge, remained at the s…
Quick-Thinking Attendant Avoids Armed Robbery: River Edge PD Quick-Thinking Attendant Avoids Armed Robbery: River Edge PD
Quick-Thinking Attendant Avoids Armed Robbery: River Edge PD A quick-thinking gas station attendant avoided an armed robbery, River Edge police said. The pump jockey at the Delta station next to the Dollar Deal shopping center on Kinderkamack Road told them he saw a dark-colored sedan back into the area of the tire pump shortly after 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30, River Edge Police Chief Michael J. Walker said. It looked like three occupants were in it, he said. A customer who'd just gotten gas was pulling out of the station when a passenger in the sedan got out and began walking toward him, the attendant told police. The stranger wore all dark clothing, …
Powerball Tickets Good For $50K Sold In Bergen, Passaic Counties Powerball Tickets Good For $50K Sold In Bergen, Passaic Counties
Powerball Tickets Good For $50K Sold In Bergen, Passaic Counties A pair of Powerball tickets each winning $50,000 were sold in Bergen and Passaic counties. The winning numbers from the Saturday, Sept. 23 drawing were: 01, 12, 20, 33, and 66. The Red Power Ball number was 21. The Power Play was 2X. The tickets were sold at the following locations: Bergen County: 7-Eleven #36488, 584 Kinderkamack Rd., River Edge Passaic County: Estevez Food, 341 East 19th St., Paterson. A third ticket good for $100,000 was sold in Camden County. The Powerball jackpot rolls to $785 million for the next drawing to be held Monday, Sept. 25, at 10:59 p.m.
Driver Bails, Captured In Neighboring Town After River Edge Police Pursuit Driver Bails, Captured In Neighboring Town After River Edge Police Pursuit
Driver Bails, Captured In Neighboring Town After River Edge Police Pursuit An unlicensed motorist who crashed his friend's car while fleeing River Edge police was nabbed at the Burger King in New Milford after he took off on foot, authorities said. Officer Michael Varrechia was on patrol when he saw the driver of the Cadillac sedan cross the double-yellow line to pass another vehicle on Continental Avenue, Police Chief Michael Walker said. Varrechia pulled the Caddy over on Kinderkamack Road and was walking toward it when the driver hit the gas, the chief said. The driver -- identified as Lashawn Ray of North Bergen -- hastily made a quick right onto Carol Lane, …
RECOGNIZE HIM? You Can Make Kid Who Had Her Classic Mountain Bike Stolen In River Edge Happy RECOGNIZE HIM? You Can Make Kid Who Had Her Classic Mountain Bike Stolen In River Edge Happy
Recognize HIM? You Can Make Kid Who Had Her Classic Mountain Bike Stolen In River Edge Happy A girl's mountain bike is missing and River Edge police have images of the man who they said stole it. The victim had left the Specialized Rock Hopper propped up against the Dunkin Donuts on Midland Avenue and came out nearly an hour later to find it gone, Lt. Michael McGinty said. Security video shows a man in a New York Yankees cap and a face mask taking the teal, medium-sized classic girls' bicycle, which ordinarily sells for more than $700. After stashing it behind a Dumpster, the thief backs up a Buick SUV, loads the bike in back and drives out to Kinderkamack Road through an adjacen…
ICY MORNING (UPDATE): One Dead, Highways Closed, Dozens Injured In North Jersey Crashes ICY MORNING (UPDATE): One Dead, Highways Closed, Dozens Injured In North Jersey Crashes
ICY Morning (Update): One Dead, Highways Closed, Dozens Injured In North Jersey Crashes UPDATE: One victim was confirmed dead and westbound Route 3 in East Rutherford was temporarily closed Wednesday morning following what was the most serious in a series of crashes on icy North Jersey roads. Here's a listing of incidents. Mark Kolta, 31, of North Bergen had been involved in an earlier chain-reaction crash on the Hackensack River bridge on westbound Route 3 shortly after 6:30 a.m., East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said. He was struck in another pileup after getting out of his vehicle, the deputy chief said. Kolta was pronounced dead at a local hospital a …
Pipe Bomb Found Near Bus Stop, Bergen Apartment Complex Evacuated Pipe Bomb Found Near Bus Stop, Bergen Apartment Complex Evacuated
Pipe Bomb Found Near Bus Stop, Bergen Apartment Complex Evacuated A River Edge garden apartment complex was partially evacuated Thursday afternoon after an inert pipe bomb was discovered behind a nearby bus stop, authorities said. Someone found the black metal pipe with copper pellets inside behind a retaining wall at the Kinderkamack Road bus stop outside the Continental Gardens complex off the corner of Howland Avenue, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton confirmed. "The incendiary device was placed in a containment vessel by members of the Bomb Squad," Cureton said. Responders also taped off one of the buildings in the complex. An elderly man taken …
Sedan Impaled, Driver Injured In River Edge Crash Sedan Impaled, Driver Injured In River Edge Crash
Sedan Impaled, Driver Injured In River Edge Crash A driver was hospitalized with what responders said were compound leg and ankle fractures after a freakish crash Thursday afternoon in River Edge. The Honda Civic ended up atop a bollard in the parking lot of the CVS on Kinderkamack Road at Rutgers Place near the Hackensack border around 3 p.m. Firefighters doused a blaze in the engine compartment as police officers got the driver out safely. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. River Edge police got the driver out safely while firefighters doused a small engine blaze.Jo Fehl for DAILY VOICE Two Holy Name Medical Cen…
Firefighters Rescue Victim In River Edge Rollover Crash Firefighters Rescue Victim In River Edge Rollover Crash
Firefighters Rescue Victim In River Edge Rollover Crash Firefighters extricated a victim in a crash Sunday afternoon in River Edge. An SUV landed on its side in a collision with a minivan at the corner of rainy Bogert Road and Voorhis Avenue, a block west of Kinderkamack Road, before 3:30 p.m. River Edge and Oradell firefighters responded, along with borough police. The SUV rolled at Bogert Road and Voorhis Avenue in River Edge.Jo Fehl for DAILY VOICE There was no immediate word on the victim's condition. At the scene.Jo Fehl for DAILY VOICE Jo Fehl took the photos for DAILY VOICE and contributed to this account.
Troubled Naked Man Runs Out Of Hackensack Cemetery Troubled Naked Man Runs Out Of Hackensack Cemetery
Troubled Naked Man Runs Out Of Hackensack Cemetery An emotionally troubled River Edge man ran naked and bleeding from Hackensack Cemetery on Tuesday after apparently trying to dig up a grave there, authorities said. Temperatures had barely topped freezing when a police officer working a traffic detail on Kinderkamack Road outside the Madison Arms apartment complex spotted the 31-year-old man as he emerged from behind the cemetery near the River Edge border and Route 4 shortly before 10:30 a.m., they said. He was bleeding, apparently from digging with his hands in the cold ground, responders said. The man was taken to New Bridge M…
Manager Struck By Car Outside Popular River Edge Club Manager Struck By Car Outside Popular River Edge Club
Manager Struck By Car Outside Popular River Edge Club UPDATE: The manager of a popular River Edge nightclub survived his injuries after being struck by a car outside the club Friday night, the owner said. Edward Kallen was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after being struck around 7 p.m. near the corner of Kinderkamack Road and Ackerson Street just off westbound Route 4. Kallen, 58, of Hillsdale sustained bumps and bruises but otherwise was OK, said owner Paul Binetti, who was with him at the hospital. Binetti said the driver is 96 and was speeding. A senior law enforcement official said Kallen "came out of [Club] Feathers and w…
3-Car Crash Closes Major River Edge Intersection As Storm Hits 3-Car Crash Closes Major River Edge Intersection As Storm Hits
3-Car Crash Closes Major River Edge Intersection As Storm Hits A three-car crash shut a major River Edge intersection just as a massive thunderstorm hit the area early Wednesday evening. Traffic backed up on Kinderkamack Road and Main Street near the CVS Pharmacy around 4:50 p.m.  Injuries couldn't immediately be determined. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS
Hackensack PD: Driver Caught With Starter Pistol, Blanks After River Edge Incident Hackensack PD: Driver Caught With Starter Pistol, Blanks After River Edge Incident
Hackensack PD: Driver Caught With Starter Pistol, Blanks After River Edge Incident Alerted by River Edge police to a report of a driver pointing a handgun at another motorist, Hackensack police stopped a Moonachie man who they said was carrying a starter pistol loaded with blanks. Responding Officer Michael Reo stopped a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta driven by Rezart Bajrami at the River Edge border of Kinderkamack and Grand Avenue around 12:40 a.m. Tuesday, Capt. Peter Busciglio said. Reo was joined by Sgt. Richard Melber and Officers Pedro Dominguez and Matthew DeBonis, and Bajrami and his two passengers were ordered out of the vehicle, the captain said. Asked whether he had a…
Two Pedestrians Struck In River Edge Expected To Survive Two Pedestrians Struck In River Edge Expected To Survive
Two Pedestrians Struck In River Edge Expected To Survive Two pedestrians struck on Kinderkamack Road in River Edge early Friday were expected to survive, law enforcement officials told Daily Voice. Kinderkamack Road at the intersection of Continental Avenue was closed indefinitely to traffic after the crash around 8:30 a.m. near the First Congregational Church. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accidental Investigations Unit responded, but they said both victims sustained injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. They were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, responders said. Any type of descriptions of the …
PHOTOS: River Edge Shopping Center Repairs Go Into Night After Facade Falls PHOTOS: River Edge Shopping Center Repairs Go Into Night After Facade Falls
Photos: River Edge Shopping Center Repairs Go Into Night After Facade Falls UPDATE: It wasn't immediately clear how many businesses would be closed for how long as a crew worked into the night Tuesday to repair a River Edge shopping center after its facade fell off that morning. Everyone got out of the businesses affected by the mishap several hours earlier --  many of them through rear exits at the Kress Plaza just south of the Edge Diner on Kinderkamack Road, Police Lt. Michael Walker told Daily Voice. Several vehicles were damaged. Responders from River Edge, Oradell, Hackensack and Paramus helped out about a half-dozen others after the facade between Crown Tro…
FOUND! Missing Hackensack Man, 79, Safe Sound -- In Somerset County FOUND! Missing Hackensack Man, 79, Safe Sound -- In Somerset County
Found! Missing Hackensack Man, 79, Safe Sound -- In Somerset County A 79-year-old Hackensack man who went missing Tuesday afternoon was found more than 40 miles away early Wednesday evening.  Family members were on their way to Bernards Township, south of Morristown, where police had a "safe and sound" Vicente Coronado, city police told Daily Voice. Coronado was driving a hunter green 1999 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck when he was reported heading north on Kinderkamack Road in River Edge at 4:17 p.m Tuesday, Detective Sgt. Ryan Weber said. The father, grandfather and husband was carrying his driver's license and passport, family members told Daily V…
Fire Closes Popular Gay Night Club In River Edge Fire Closes Popular Gay Night Club In River Edge
Fire Closes Popular Gay Night Club In River Edge RIVER EDGE, N.J. — A small fire closed River Edge's Club Feathers Monday evening just before a New Year's Day party. The Kinderkamack Road bar -- which calls itself "NJ's hottest gay night club"  and has been around for more than 35 years -- announced on its Facebook page that it will reopen Wednesday. The fire started in a kitchen duct and was knocked down shortly after, firefighters said.