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Here's What's Replacing Shuttered NJ ShopRite Store, Report Says Here's What's Replacing Shuttered NJ ShopRite Store, Report Says
Here's What's Replacing Shuttered NJ ShopRite Store, Report Says At Home decor chain plans to open another New Jersey location in Middletown, the Asbury Park Press reports. At Home recently signed a lease to open in Middletown Plaza and will move into the 20-year-old space formerly occupied by ShopRite at 1425 Route 35, the outlet says. ShopRite moved across Route 35 to the Kings Commons Shopping Center where the business remodeled a former Sears store, according to the report. While At Home fills a major vacancy at Middletown Plaza, there are still others, such as the former Walgreens, which occupies more than 14,000 square feet, the outlet said. …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
NJ-Arrested Bodybuilder Charged With Shooting Parents On Christmas Sees Them In Court, Cries NJ-Arrested Bodybuilder Charged With Shooting Parents On Christmas Sees Them In Court, Cries
Nj-arrested Bodybuilder Charged With Shooting Parents On Christmas Sees Them In Court, Cries UPDATE: A bodybuilder who was captured in Mahwah just hours after authorities said he shot his parents in their Long Island mansion on Christmas morning reportedly cried when he saw them in court. Bound with three sets of handcuffs because of his physique, Dino Tomassetti, 29, entered a not-guilty plea during his arraignment on Monday, Feb. 7, on attempted murder, assault, gun possession and child endangerment charges in Nassau County. He looked intently at his father, Rocco Tomassetti, who sat with his mother, Vincenza Tomassetti, the New York Post reported. His father reportedly shook hi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Retro Fitness Abruptly Shutters Another NJ Location Retro Fitness Abruptly Shutters Another NJ Location
Retro Fitness Abruptly Shutters Another NJ Location Retro Fitness is closing yet another location in New Jersey. The gym announced its West Orange location on Prospect Avenue will close for good on Dec. 31.  Memberships will transfer to the Belleville location. The gym made the announcement on Facebook Tuesday, Dec. 28. During the pandemic, Retro Fitness closed its Paramus and Ramsey locations.

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Bergen County Fitness Trainer With 'Ugly Lifting Face' Suggests This At-Home Workout Bergen County Fitness Trainer With 'Ugly Lifting Face' Suggests This At-Home Workout
Bergen County Fitness Trainer With 'Ugly Lifting Face' Suggests This At-Home Workout With fitness classes cancelled and some members avoiding the gyms in fear of contracting COVID-19, a Teaneck personal trainer has written up a workout you can do at home. Miriam Levitansky, a NASM-certified personal trainer and weight-loss specialist -- who you may recognize for her "ugly lifting face" -- says all you'll need are a pair of dumbbells. No dumbbells? Try using water jugs or heavy shopping bags. **Ask your doctor before starting any new exercise plan. Any action you take upon the provided information is at your own risk.** Warmup:  30 seconds each: Jumping jacks, …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police Officer, EMS Worker Revive Heart Attack Victim, 22, At Bergen Gym Police Officer, EMS Worker Revive Heart Attack Victim, 22, At Bergen Gym
Police Officer, EMS Worker Revive Heart Attack Victim, 22, At Bergen Gym A Ramsey police officer and EMS worker revived a 22-year-old who went into cardiac arrest at a local gym on Sunday. Marc Greenwood, a Ramsey Ambulance Corps member and Mahwah police dispatcher, was at Retro Fitness off Route 17 when the victim collapsed, Police Chief Bryan Gurney said. Greenwood, who used to work at the same gym, began CPR. Officer Bryan Stevens arrived soon after and brought the victim back to full consciousness with one shock from a defibrillator, the chief said. Ramsey EMS took him to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Neighbors
'Day At The Gym' Offered For Donations To Help Dozens Of Families Displaced By Fort Lee Fire 'Day At The Gym' Offered For Donations To Help Dozens Of Families Displaced By Fort Lee Fire
'Day At The Gym' Offered For Donations To Help Dozens Of Families Displaced By Fort Lee Fire Nearly a month after 45 families lost everything in a fire that roared through their Fort Lee apartment building, a day at the gym is being offered in exchange for donations. Retro Fitness in Fort Lee is offering a workout or class in exchange for a gift card in any amount this Saturday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., said Michele Petrillo, a member of the Linwood Park Board of Directors who's been helping the victims. Although it didn't claim any lives and produced only three minor injuries, the Valentine's Day blaze displaced everyone living in the five-story brick Edwin Avenue building behind the…

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by Jerry DeMarco