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Obituaries
Memorial Set For Edgewater Teen Killed In Tragic Accident While In Iran For Family Wedding Memorial Set For Edgewater Teen Killed In Tragic Accident While In Iran For Family Wedding
Memorial Set For Edgewater Teen Killed In Tragic Accident While In Iran For Family Wedding Jahnan Rahimpour was wise beyond his years. At just 14 years old, the Edgewater native was already an activist who was passionate about volunteering and did so often. His most recent volunteer work was at the Leonia Library and at the Bergen County Rowing Academy, developing skills of newcomers at Overpeck Park. Fluent in Farsi, Jahnan was proud of his Persian heritage and was thrilled to visit his parents' native country of Iran this summer for his aunt's wedding. It was during that trip, though, that joy turned to tragedy for Jahnan's family. Or as his mother, Asal, says: "The weddi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
North Bergen Special Police Officer Dies From Self-Inflicted Wound North Bergen Special Police Officer Dies From Self-Inflicted Wound
North Bergen Special Police Officer Dies From Self-Inflicted Wound REQUIESCAT IN PACE: A special police officer from North Bergen who shot himself in the parking lot of a Hudson River hotel in Edgewater succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, authorities said. Responding officers found township the officer sitting in a vehicle outside the Comfort Inn along the Hudson River around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, responders said. As they approached him to talk, a shot rang out, they said. A landing zone was set up at nearby Veterans Field, but weather conditions cancelled plans for an airlift. An ambulance took the 28-year-old officer to Hackensack University Medical …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Events
Don't Miss These July 4th Fireworks Spectaculars In Bergen County Don't Miss These July 4th Fireworks Spectaculars In Bergen County
Don't Miss These July 4th Fireworks Spectaculars In Bergen County The Fourth of July would not be complete without fireworks. Here is a complete list of them in Bergen County. Click the hyperlinks for complete celebration schedules. Allendale, Thursday, July 4: Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Park. Fireworks display starts at 9 p.m. Rain date July 6. Hackensack, Thursday, July 4: Inferno Band performing 7:15 in Foshini Park. Fireworks begin at 9:15 p.m. Maywood, Wednesday, July 3: Entertainment by Jumpin’ Dragons begins at 6:30 p.m. in Memorial Park. Fireworks begin at 9:15 p.m. Oradell, Wednesday, July 3: Fireworks begin at 7:30 …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
HEADS UP: Two Fields Won't Be Open For Ridgewood 4th Of July Fireworks Show HEADS UP: Two Fields Won't Be Open For Ridgewood 4th Of July Fireworks Show
Heads UP: Two Fields Won't Be Open For Ridgewood 4th Of July Fireworks Show If you expected to watch the Ridgewood 4th of July fireworks show from Stevens Field or the one at the high school on Thursday, you'll have to make other plans. The turf on both is being redone, closing the facilities. "We usually get a few thousand people sitting on the fields," Police Chief Jaqueline Luthcke said. "This definitely threw a monkey wrench into the plans." Alerts have been sent to village residents and merchants, but, as Luthcke noted, many spectators come from miles around. "It's never been a sanctioned place," the chief said. "The village just allowed it to happen." Ther…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Events
TONIGHT: Don't Miss Allendale Fireworks TONIGHT: Don't Miss Allendale Fireworks
Tonight: Don't Miss Allendale Fireworks Happy Fourth, New Jersey! There are several fireworks shows scheduled to run tonight in Bergen and Passaic counties. Take your pick from the list below:  Allendale, Crestwood Lake @ 7:30 p.m.; Rain date July 7 (residents only)  Clifton High School Stadium @ dusk (tickets $3 per person)  Hackensack, Foschini Park @ 9:15 p.m.  Leonia, Overpeck Park @ 9:30 p.m.  Ridgewood, Veterans Field @ 6 to 9 p.m. (gates close).; Rain date July 5 State Fair Meadowlands: Fireworks July 3 and 4, entry begins at 2 p.m. and fair remains open until 1 a.m. (admission $12, with parking for $5) LATER THIS WEEK…

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by Cecilia Levine
Events
Don't Miss Allendale's Fireworks Show This Week Don't Miss Allendale's Fireworks Show This Week
Don't Miss Allendale's Fireworks Show This Week There are several fireworks shows scheduled to run this week in Bergen and Passaic counties. Take your pick from the list below. Monday, July 2: Maywood's Memorial Park @ 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 3: Garfield's 20th Century Park Field Elizabeth Street off Midland Avenue @ 7 p.m.; Rain date July 5 Saddle Brook's Otto C. Pehle area of Saddle River County Park @ 9:30 p.m. State Fair Meadowlands: Fireworks July 3 and 4, entry begins at 2 p.m. and fair remains open until 1 a.m. (admission $12, with parking for $5) Wednesday, July 4:  Allendale's Crestwood Lake @ 7:30 p.m.; Rain date July …

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by Cecilia Levine
Neighbors
Saddle Brook Dad's Message To Late Son's Peers Will Break Your Heart Saddle Brook Dad's Message To Late Son's Peers Will Break Your Heart
Saddle Brook Dad's Message To Late Son's Peers Will Break Your Heart Frank and Kathy Gutierrez stood on Veteran's Field in Saddle Brook Monday evening looking into a sea of their late son's former classmates, friends and teachers. Three days prior, they learned that their 15-year-old son, Andrew Gutierrez, had taken his own life. "All you kids out there, take care of each other. Be kind to each other." "We don't know what happened," Frank said into the crowd, faces illuminated by candles. "But we're going to make it through this with Andrew in our hearts." Andrew's sister Jackie remembered her beloved brother as beautiful and …

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Saddle Brook Grieving Another Teen Death Saddle Brook Grieving Another Teen Death
Saddle Brook Grieving Another Teen Death The Saddle Brook community will come together for the second time in less than three months on Monday night to mourn the loss of a teenager. The 7 p.m. vigil at Veterans Field will honor Andrew Gutierrez, who died suddenly over the weekend. ** UPDATE: Services have been set for Andrew Gutierrez, 15. ** The First Reformed Church was filled with grief on Saturday, as it opened its doors to anyone seeking comfort. "This is a difficult day here in Saddle Brook," Pastor Christopher Wolf said that morning. "A young person (high school student) from the township committed suicide…

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by Cecilia Levine