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Married Couple Opens Authentic Cuban Restaurant In North Jersey Married Couple Opens Authentic Cuban Restaurant In North Jersey
Married Couple Opens Authentic Cuban Restaurant In North Jersey The Cuban Around The Corner lives up to its name: offering authentic Cuban cuisine made by real Cubans.The new restaurant recently opened in Bergen County. Manny Fernandez and Audrey Pacheco, who have been married for 20 years, originally opened a takeout restaurant in Bogota, but patrons requested a spot with more space, and they settled on a location in Bergenfield at 260 S Washington Ave. At The Cuban Around The Corner, Pacheco handles the front, while Fernandez is in the back making his famous Real Deal Cuban sandwiches. Pacheco estimates they sell about 25 a day. Other popular dishes in…

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by Sam Barron
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Ecuadorian National Pleads Guilty To Brutal Stabbing Death Of Popular Bergen County Chef Ecuadorian National Pleads Guilty To Brutal Stabbing Death Of Popular Bergen County Chef
Ecuadorian National Pleads Guilty To Brutal Stabbing Death Of Popular Bergen County Chef A Jersey City man who brutally stabbed a well-known chef to death during a party at the victim’s Little Ferry home cut a deal with prosecutors, pleading guilty to aggravated manslaughter in exchange for a lesser sentence. Ray Edwardo Arcentales Sanchez, 24, could still get a minimum sentence of 10 years in state prison for the plea, entered in Superior Court in Hackensack earlier this week. Then there’s the matter of his citizenship. Police at the time said the Ecuadorian national was sitting on a curb, spattered with blood, when officers responding to a 911 call found a mortally wounded …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HE'S BACK: Yorkie Who Ran Off After Motorcycle Crash In Teaneck Finds Way Home To Bogota HE'S BACK: Yorkie Who Ran Off After Motorcycle Crash In Teaneck Finds Way Home To Bogota
HE'S Back: Yorkie Who Ran Off After Motorcycle Crash In Teaneck Finds Way Home To Bogota UPDATE: A dog who ran off after a motorcyclist from Bogota and his passenger were both ejected during a crash in Teaneck earlier this week was reunited with his owners on Thursday after finding his own way home. The Yorkie named Charly "showed up at the door!!!" a friend of the owner told Daily Voice. "Either it's a miracle or that's one smart little dog." Charly was with a couple -- both 20 years old – whose motorcycle was struck on Queen Anne Road shortly before 9 p.m. Monday. The motorcycle didn’t have its headlight on when it was hit by a Camry whose driver was making a left turn …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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ICE Puts Hold On Hudson Man Jailed In Brutal Stabbing Death Of Popular Bergen County Chef ICE Puts Hold On Hudson Man Jailed In Brutal Stabbing Death Of Popular Bergen County Chef
ICE Puts Hold On Hudson Man Jailed In Brutal Stabbing Death Of Popular Bergen County Chef UPDATE: Federal authorities have placed an immigration detainer on a 22-year-old Jersey City man accused of brutally stabbing a well-known chef to death during a party at the victim’s Little Ferry home. ICE issued the detainer amid questions over the immigration status of Ray Edwardo Arcentales Sanchez, who is listed in Bergen County Jail records as an Ecuadoran national. Sanchez was sitting on a curb, spattered with blood, when police responding to a 911 call before dawn Thursday found a mortally wounded Yuryin Herrera, 36, on the backyard steps of his Abend Street home, responders said.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SUVs Collide In Bogota SUVs Collide In Bogota
SUVs Collide In Bogota Four adults refused medical attention after two SUVs collided Wednesday afternoon in Bogota. A Toyota RAV4 whose driver turned suddenly off River Road onto West Main Street was struck by a Kia Sportage headed in the opposite direction around 1 p.m., responders said. The four occupants were treated by a Holy Name Medical Center Ambulance crew for airbag scrapes. The vehicles had to be towed.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Prosecutor: Bean Counter Embezzled $1.1M From Bergen Firm With 'Ghost' Workers, Other Tricks Prosecutor: Bean Counter Embezzled $1.1M From Bergen Firm With 'Ghost' Workers, Other Tricks
Prosecutor: Bean Counter Embezzled $1.1M From Bergen Firm With 'Ghost' Workers, Other Tricks A bookkeeper from Hasbrouck Heights embezzled $1.1 million from a Bogota-based carpentry company by creating “ghost employees,” among other methods, authorities charged. Maribel Rios, 51 – also known as Maribel Roche – “engaged in various schemes” to “manipulate the company payroll system” over a three-year period, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Thursday. The prosecutor said these included: issuing payroll deposits to “ghost employees”; issuing company checks to accounts that she controlled; manipulating accounting software to justify the checks. Then she used the money on h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Garden State Roller Girl Suzie 'Sue-Nami' Lim Dies, 32 Garden State Roller Girl Suzie 'Sue-Nami' Lim Dies, 32
Garden State Roller Girl Suzie 'Sue-Nami' Lim Dies, 32 Susan Lim died at her home in Bogota on Feb. 25. She was 32 years old. Susan -- affectionately known as Suzie -- had a zest for adventure and roller skating, her obituary says. She joined Garden State Rollergirls team in 2019, and was known to the team as "Sue-Nami." In addition to skating, Suzi loved swimming in the ocean, traveling, cooking and fostering kittens, her obituary says. Services were held at the Becker Funeral Home March 3, and cremation was private. Suzi is survived by her significant other , Philip Larochelle; her mom Hyeran Vukas; and her brother Michael Vukas.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fundraiser For NJ Man Accused Of Trying To Meet Underage Teen For Sex Deleted Fundraiser For NJ Man Accused Of Trying To Meet Underage Teen For Sex Deleted
Fundraiser For NJ Man Accused Of Trying To Meet Underage Teen For Sex Deleted GoFundMe has deleted a campaign launched by a Hudson County man who authorities said was arrested earlier this month when he tried to meet a 14-year-old child for sex. The page was created Friday by Adamovic, 48, of North Bergen. It hadn't received any donations when Daily Voice published a story about it on Saturday. Soon after, it was removed. Adamovic was arrested on Feb. 5 after authorities said he showed up in Bound Brook for sex with what he thought was an underage partner but was actually an undercover detective. Adamovic, a Bogota native who was graduated from Paramus Catholi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bogota Bicyclist, 58, Killed In Route 3 Crash Bogota Bicyclist, 58, Killed In Route 3 Crash
Bogota Bicyclist, 58, Killed In Route 3 Crash A bicyclist was struck and killed in the middle lane of eastbound Route 3 in East Rutherford late Saturday, responders said. Tony Perez, 58, of Bogota was pronounced dead after he was struck by a vehicle shortly after 11:30 p.m., Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said. "In an attempt to avoid striking Mr. Perez, the operator of the vehicle applied the brakes, swerved and was struck from behind by a second passing vehicle," Taormina said. Why Perez was peddling in the middle of the highway couldn't immediately be determined. No other injuries were reported and no charges were filed or s…

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by Jerry DeMarco