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Van With 10 Occupants Rolls Down Embankment Off Rt. 287, Seriously Injuring Driver, Passenger Van With 10 Occupants Rolls Down Embankment Off Rt. 287, Seriously Injuring Driver, Passenger
Van With 10 Occupants Rolls Down Embankment Off Rt. 287, Seriously Injuring Driver, Passenger A van with 10 occupants rolled down an embankment Tuesday, August 15, seriously injuring the driver and one of the passengers, authorities said. The crash occurred by the off-ramp from the Hamburg Turnpike to Rt. 287 North near Walmart in Riverdale around 3 a.m., according to the Riverdale Fire Department. The van was located about 30 feet down an embankment in a wooded area, where eight of its 10 occupants had self-extricated, the squad said. The driver, a 20-year-old New Square, NY resident, as well as a front passenger, a 15-year-old from Monsey, NY, were both removed via a Stokes baske…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Violent Repeat Offender Threatens To Kill Children At Wayne Restaurant, Exposes Himself: Police Violent Repeat Offender Threatens To Kill Children At Wayne Restaurant, Exposes Himself: Police
Violent Repeat Offender Threatens To Kill Children At Wayne Restaurant, Exposes Himself: Police A violent repeat offender who terrorized patrons of a Wayne restaurant by threatening to kill their children urinated on the lawn of Wayne Valley High School while students were in class after he was released from custody, authorities said. Stephen Sales, 42, of Wayne was drunk and holding a beer can when he approached New Year's Eve diners at their tables at the Hamburg Turnpike restaurant, pointed at their children and threatened to kill them, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Officers rushed there and seized Sales, who’d previously been banned from the establishment and has a history of sim…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
UPDATE: Fierce Passaic County House Fire Kills Two, Authorities Confirm UPDATE: Fierce Passaic County House Fire Kills Two, Authorities Confirm
Update: Fierce Passaic County House Fire Kills Two, Authorities Confirm Two women died in a fierce Passaic County house fire, authorities confirmed. The three-alarm fire broke out in the basement of two-story, wood-frame home at the top of a long, steep driveway across Hamburg Turnpike from the Stumble Inn in Bloomingdale around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30. One victim was found moments after firefighters arrived. The other was discovered shortly before the fire was declared under control around 9:30 a.m., responders at the scene said. A cause hadn't yet been officially determined. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Bloomingdale Police Chief Joseph B…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Most Legendary Dessert In NJ Is Sweet Pizza Joint, Website Says Most Legendary Dessert In NJ Is Sweet Pizza Joint, Website Says
Most Legendary Dessert In NJ Is Sweet Pizza Joint, Website Says Chocolate chip cookie dough pizza? They have it. Birthday cake pizza? Got that too. Pretty much any dessert you can dream transformed into a pizza is what Brother Bruno's is all about. Established in 1976, the family-owned pizzeria in Wayne was named the most legendary dessert shop in New Jersey by Eat This, Not That. Brother Bruno's even offers nationwide shipping for the cross-country foodie fans. "Pick your topping—red velvet and s'mores are both favorites—and get this indulgent treat delivered to your home if you can't swing by and pick it up," Eat This, Not That says. Posted by …

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
REPORT: Kmart Shutters Wayne Store REPORT: Kmart Shutters Wayne Store
Report: Kmart Shutters Wayne Store The Kmart in Wayne is among the four latest locations to shutter, according to a recent report. The Hamburg Turnpike store, along with the Trenton, Wall and Somers Point locations, will have liquidation sales in mid-September, Kmart/Sears spokesman Larry Costello said. A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice has not been filed by the company with the state.  Sears Holdings, a Kmart parent company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and has been closing several stores across the U.S. -- more locally in Elmwood Park, Willowbrook Mall, Paramus Park and more. Click here f…

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by Cecilia Levine