Clifton Man, 26, Federally Charged In Bloomfield Synagogue Firebombing: Police Clifton Man, 26, Federally Charged In Bloomfield Synagogue Firebombing: Police
Clifton Man, 26, Federally Charged In Bloomfield Synagogue Firebombing: Police A 26-year-old Clifton man has been federally charged with trying to firebomb an Essex County synagogue, authorities said. Nicholas Malindretos was charged by complaint with one count of attempted use of fire to damage and destroy a building used in interstate commerce in connection with the 3:20 a.m. incident Sunday, Jan. 29 at Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. A search was under way for the man who tried to throw a Molotov cocktail through the window of a North Jersey synagogue Sunday, Jan. 29.Bloomfield PD Surveillance cameras at the synagogue rec…
Feds: Hudson Grammar School Teacher From Morris Indicted On Child Porn Trafficking Charges Feds: Hudson Grammar School Teacher From Morris Indicted On Child Porn Trafficking Charges
Feds: Hudson Grammar School Teacher From Morris Indicted On Child Porn Trafficking Charges A longtime Hudson County grammar school teacher from Morris County shared child porn images with undercover investigators who found hundreds more on his cellphone, federal authorities charged. Anselmo Girimonte, 52, of Wharton, has remained in federal custody since being arrested by special agents of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security HSI's New Jersey Division last March. A grand jury in U.S. District Court in Newark subsequently returned an indictment that contains more specifics, authorities revealed on Saturday, Jan. 14. Over the course of three weeks beginning in late 2021, Girim…
Pete Davidson Came To Iconic North Jersey Ice Cream Shop — 'With A Girl' Pete Davidson Came To Iconic North Jersey Ice Cream Shop — 'With A Girl'
Pete Davidson Came To Iconic North Jersey Ice Cream Shop — 'With A Girl' Fans of "The Sopranos" and New Jerseyans know what the hype is about at Holsten's. Apparently, Pete Davidson wanted to, as well. He stopped by the iconic Bloomfield ice cream shop with a woman, employees said, on Thursday, Jan. 12. Employees did not know who the woman was, and speculated she may have been family. When asked what brought the comic actor to the iconic shop that served as the setting of Tony Soprano's last meal, Holsten's general manager Karl Schneider said: "He's a big fan of delicious food and delicious ice cream, but of course, 'The Sopranos.'" Davidson was "super nic…
North Jersey Firefighter Jordan Darley Dies Suddenly Leaving Behind Wife, New Baby North Jersey Firefighter Jordan Darley Dies Suddenly Leaving Behind Wife, New Baby
North Jersey Firefighter Jordan Darley Dies Suddenly Leaving Behind Wife, New Baby Support was surging for the wife and child of Passaic firefighter Jordan Darley who died suddenly in November 2022. Darley, 40, died on Nov. 12 after going into cardiac arrest, according to a GoFundMe page launched for his wife, Lucia, and baby, Jordan. The Bloomfield resident owned his own HVAC company in Nutley, and was proud to have become a firefighter, accomplishing a lifelong dream, his obituary says. He married Lucia in March 2020 and just more than two years later, welcomed their son. "Jordan was a light to all who had the pleasure of knowing him," the GoFundMe page reads. "His po…
Bail Reform Was Once This Bergen Serial Burglar's Friend — Not Anymore: Authorities Bail Reform Was Once This Bergen Serial Burglar's Friend — Not Anymore: Authorities
Bail Reform Was Once This Bergen Serial Burglar's Friend — Not Anymore: Authorities Charges continue to mount against a one-man crime wave – and onetime bail reform poster boy – whom judges have kept held in the Bergen County Jail since mid-October. Police in Glen Rock and Wyckoff became the latest to charge Nicola Torres, 40, of Passaic, with commercial burglaries in their towns. That makes more than a dozen municipal police departments in four New Jersey counties just this year alone. Torres has a criminal record that stretches back more than 15 years, mostly for business break-ins. More recently, the 6-foot-2-inch, 240-pound felon has been repeatedly arrested and the…
Accused Kidnapper Of Couple In Paterson Has Been Jailed Since Last Week, Authorities Reveal Accused Kidnapper Of Couple In Paterson Has Been Jailed Since Last Week, Authorities Reveal
Accused Kidnapper Of Couple In Paterson Has Been Jailed Since Last Week, Authorities Reveal Authorities revealed on Monday that one of several men who carjacked and abducted a couple in Paterson last week was actually captured in Bloomfield later that night. City resident Juan Montero-Pena, 30, was among several men who accosted the 38-year-old Paterson woman and her 47-year-old male companion from Long Island in the area of Jackson Street and Washington Avenue around 8 p.m. last Thursday, Dec. 1, authorities announced on Dec. 5. Bloomfield police located the vehicle and captured Montero-Pena in the area of Arlington and Watsessing avenues in their town shortly after 9:30 p.m., Pa…
Authorities ID Remains Of Missing NJ Teen A Half-Century After She Disappeared Authorities ID Remains Of Missing NJ Teen A Half-Century After She Disappeared
Authorities ID Remains Of Missing NJ Teen A Half-Century After She Disappeared Authorities have identified the body of a North Jersey girl who was reported missing a half-century ago. On Easter Sunday 1972, 16-year-old Nancy Carol Fitzgerald sat down for dinner with her family. The next day, she disappeared and was never heard from again. Following an intensive long-term investigation involving numerous interviews and extensive DNA analysis, human remains recovered near the Henry Hudson Bike Trail in Atlantic Highlands in 1988 have now been positively identified as belonging to Nancy – although precisely how and why she died is still unknown. “Tod…
Armed Robber Admits Role In Multiple Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups In NJ, NY Armed Robber Admits Role In Multiple Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups In NJ, NY
Armed Robber Admits Role In Multiple Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups In NJ, NY UPDATE: A member of a New Jersey-based armed robbery crew copped to holding up five liquor and convenience stores in two states, federal authorities said. Jaime Fontanez, 45, of Elizabeth and two accomplices went on a six-month armed robbery spree beginning in August 2018, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Federal authorities tied the crew to 13 holdups in all in Essex, Union and Middlesex counties, as well as in the Bronx and upstate New York, the U.S. attorney said. The robbers followed a basic script, with two of them going into the business with their faces covered while a wheelm…
Sedan With Suspected Bullet Holes Rolls During Clifton Police Pursuit Into Glen Ridge Sedan With Suspected Bullet Holes Rolls During Clifton Police Pursuit Into Glen Ridge
Sedan With Suspected Bullet Holes Rolls During Clifton Police Pursuit Into Glen Ridge A driver who was stopped by Clifton police with bullet holes in his windshield hit the gas and sped off -- nearly hitting two officers -- before crashing in Glen Ridge during the subsequent pursuit, authorities said. Officers stopped the 2017 Mercedes E300 on Allwood Road near Clifton Avenue around 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. They were talking with the driver and passenger when the E300 peeled out, the lieutenant said. The officers pursued the Mercedes through the streets of Clifton, Bloomfield, and, ultimately, into Glen Ridge, where it hit another vehicle, …
Pair Wanted For Using Stolen Car In Newark Shooting: Police Pair Wanted For Using Stolen Car In Newark Shooting: Police
Pair Wanted For Using Stolen Car In Newark Shooting: Police Authorities in Newark are seeking two women in connection with a stolen car used in a September shooting, they said. The fingerprints of Quanazia Bennett, 21, of Newark, and Kelly Devereaux, 24, of Bloomfield, were recovered from the car used in the Sept. 20 incident at 18th Avenue and Hunterdon Street around midnight, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. A warrant was issued for their arrest on Oct. 6. Bennett, a Black female, is 5’3” and 128 pounds with brown eyes, black hair, and a dark complexion. Devereaux, a Black female, is 5’4” and 160 pounds with brown …
Local Grocer To Open Pair Of 16,000-Square-Foot Stores In North Jersey: Report Local Grocer To Open Pair Of 16,000-Square-Foot Stores In North Jersey: Report
Local Grocer To Open Pair Of 16,000-Square-Foot Stores In North Jersey: Report A local grocer is planning a North Jersey expansion with two stores in the works for next year, NorthJersey.com reports. SuperFresh, located in Bloomfield, will expand with a pair of 16,000-square-foot stores on Lexington Avenue in Clifton and Van Houten Avenue in Passaic, the outlet said citing owner Kevin Kim. The markets will boast a large selection of fresh fish, meats, bakery, sushi, flowers, dairy and more, Kim said. The Clifton store is set to open in Spring 2023 and the Passaic store in Fall 2023, NorthJersey.com reports. Click here for the full story from NorthJersey.com.
Grounds Worker From Essex County Spends All Year Planning Massive Halloween Display Grounds Worker From Essex County Spends All Year Planning Massive Halloween Display
Grounds Worker From Essex County Spends All Year Planning Massive Halloween Display James Joanow was just two years old when he and his dad began decorating his grandparents' lawn for Halloween. Back then there were only a few items.  Joanow slowly grew his collection of Halloween decorations, and now — 16 years later — completely transforms the Bloomfield home with ghouls and goblins galore. "I plan for this all year," said Joanow, 18, who works for the West Essex Regional Schools Buildings and Grounds Department. "I write my ideas down, and buy decorations for different scenes I want to do." Joanow grew up visiting dentist Wayne Gangi's Grove Street Hallo…