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Luis Vazquez

Jersey City, NJ
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Car Barrels Through Juicy Platters Harrison Storefront Day Before Paramus Shop Opening Car Barrels Through Juicy Platters Harrison Storefront Day Before Paramus Shop Opening
Car Barrels Through Juicy Platters Harrison Storefront Day Before Paramus Shop Opening Juicy Platters won't be putting the brakes on the upcoming opening of its Paramus location on Saturday, April 8, despite a driver barreling through the front of its Harrison location the day before. The driver apparently hit the gas instead of the brake, sending her car through the front of the Bergen Street store around 8:50 a.m., a spokesperson for the restaurant said. No injuries were reported and the store remains open. Meanwhile, a soft opening will be held at the new Juicy Platters Paramus location, located at 393 Route 17, Saturday, April 8 through Friday, April 14. "Even though it’…

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by Cecilia Levine
Pittsfield, MA
Breaking News
ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In Western Mass ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In Western Mass
ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In Western Mass The identity has been released of the person who died after a shooting in the region. Luis Vazquez, age 28, of Springfield, was shot on Saturday, Aug. 21, on Center Street in Chicopee, said the DA's Office. The Chicopee Police Department responded to the area and found shell casings but could not find anyone who had been injured. At the same time, Vazquez arrived by private transportation to Baystate Medical Center’s Emergency Room and appeared to be suffering from a gunshot wound. On Sunday, Aug. 29, Vazquez died as a result of his injuries, the DA's Office said. Investigators…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Obituaries
Arrangements Set For Beloved Fair Lawn Police Officer Edward Egan Arrangements Set For Beloved Fair Lawn Police Officer Edward Egan
Arrangements Set For Beloved Fair Lawn Police Officer Edward Egan Funeral arrangements have been set for popular Fair Lawn patrolman Edward Egan, who died Monday at his home. Visitation is scheduled from 2 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15 at the Van Riper-Ellis-Broadway Baptist Church in Fair Lawn. A funeral service will begin at 7 p.m. at the church. Cremation will be private.  Egan, who had been with the borough police department 27 years, was battling cancer and had heart problems, colleagues said. "Ed Egan was a friend to many," the Fair Lawn Police Department said in a Facebook post. "He lived up to the Irish Proverb: 'A good friend is…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen's Blue Line Brothers Bring Boy With Heart Defects Best Surprise Ever Bergen's Blue Line Brothers Bring Boy With Heart Defects Best Surprise Ever
Bergen's Blue Line Brothers Bring Boy With Heart Defects Best Surprise Ever FORT LEE, N.J. — Raphael had no idea that police were going to visit him at home in Fort Lee Tuesday afternoon, but he was wearing a police hat and holding a pair of handcuffs when he answered the door. The 5-year-old -- battling several different heart defects -- has always been an avid law enforcement supporter (scroll down for Raphael's story). So when Fair Lawn PBA Local 67 President Luis Vazquez heard what Raphael was going through, he knew he had to help. Vazquez organized a very special surprise, asking law enforcement agencies from around the world to send apparel to give to the ai…

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by Cecilia Levine