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PHOTOS: Car Goes Up In Flames At Lodi Dunkin' Donuts PHOTOS: Car Goes Up In Flames At Lodi Dunkin' Donuts
Photos: Car Goes Up In Flames At Lodi Dunkin' Donuts A sedan went up in flames outside the Dunkin' Donuts in Lodi early Thursday afternoon. No injuries were reported in the 1:20 p.m. Main Street blaze, which was doused by borough firefighters. It happened quickly Thursday at the Dunkin' Donuts on Main Street in Lodi.DAILY VOICE photo It happened quickly Thursday at the Dunkin' Donuts on Main Street in Lodi.DAILY VOICE photo

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Hawthorne PD: 70-Year-Old Homeless Heroin User Leaves Works On Bench Outside Dunkin' Donuts Hawthorne PD: 70-Year-Old Homeless Heroin User Leaves Works On Bench Outside Dunkin' Donuts
Hawthorne PD: 70-Year-Old Homeless Heroin User Leaves Works On Bench Outside Dunkin' Donuts A 70-year-old homeless heroin user left his works on a bench outside a Hawthorne Dunkin' Donuts, said police who found him sleeping inside the shop. Police called to the Goffle Road shop near the Paterson border just after 7 a.m. Sunday found a syringe, rubber bands, and other drug paraphernalia on a bench outside, Detective Sgt. Matthew Hoogmoed said. They found Peter Vanderweit inside the shop, sleeping, he said. Vanderweit at first refused to cooperate then admitted that the items found outside were his, Hoogmoed said. He was taken into custody, processed and released pending a Municip…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
River Edge Teacher Shares Life Hacks For Millennials River Edge Teacher Shares Life Hacks For Millennials
River Edge Teacher Shares Life Hacks For Millennials Comfort and convenience.  That's what the spending habits of most Millennials suggest, according to local finance teacher and River Edge dad Luis Gonzalez. His book -- "Living a Starbucks Lifestyle on a Dunkin’ Donuts Budget" -- aims to help younger generations save money and live their best lives, he said. "Millennials, broadly defined here as those in their 20s and 30s, want to enjoy the best things in life as much as everyone else," the West New York teacher said. "Yet, their earning potential is typically less than those of older generations . Frequently saddled with high student…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Five Guys Now Open At Garden State Plaza Five Guys Now Open At Garden State Plaza
Five Guys Now Open At Garden State Plaza Five Guys is the latest restaurant to open at the Garden State Plaza. The burger joint -- which closed its Fort Lee location last year -- is located in the food court at the former site of Dunkin Donuts. Click here for more restaurant openings and closings in Bergen County.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Clifton PD Seeks Public's Help Finding Gunman Who Robbed Dunkin Donuts Clifton PD Seeks Public's Help Finding Gunman Who Robbed Dunkin Donuts
Clifton PD Seeks Public's Help Finding Gunman Who Robbed Dunkin Donuts Clifton police asked the public for help Thursday finding the gunman who robbed a Dunkin' Donuts earlier this month. The dark-skinned bandit was wearing a ski mask when he pulled a gun on an employee at the otherwise-empty donut shop at Main and Union avenues around 5 a.m. Oct. 2, Lt. Robert Bracken said. The robber removed cash from the register and ran off on Main Avenue, the lieutenant said. The employee wasn't injured, he said. Bracken asked that anyone who saw anything or has information that could help catch the robber call Clifton police: (973) 470-5908.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Rockland Pedestrian, 81, Hit By Pickup In Northvale Airlifted To Hospital Rockland Pedestrian, 81, Hit By Pickup In Northvale Airlifted To Hospital
Rockland Pedestrian, 81, Hit By Pickup In Northvale Airlifted To Hospital An 81-year-old pedestrian from Tappan was flown to a local hospital by medical chopper after being struck by a pickup truck in Northvale early Friday, police said. The victim was crossing Livingston Street, headed toward the Dunkin Donuts, when he was struck just after 6 a.m. "Ambulance and paramedic units arrived on scene and requested a medevac due to the severity of the injuries," Capt. Howard Ostrow said. A rig took him to nearby Hogan Field, where AirMed One picked him up and took him to Hackensack University Medical Center. The 27-year-old Ford pickup driver from Rockleigh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Pedestrian, 81, Struck By Vehicle In Northvale Airlifted To Hospital Pedestrian, 81, Struck By Vehicle In Northvale Airlifted To Hospital
Pedestrian, 81, Struck By Vehicle In Northvale Airlifted To Hospital An 81-year-old pedestrian from Tappan was flown to a local hospital by medical chopper after being struck by a pickup truck in Northvale early Friday, police said. The victim was crossing Livingston Street, headed toward the Dunkin Donuts, when he was struck just after 6 a.m. "Ambulance and paramedic units arrived on scene and requested a medevac due to the severity of the injuries," Capt. Howard Ostrow said. A rig took him to nearby Hogan Field, where AirMed One picked him up and took him to Hackensack University Medical Center. The 27-year-old Ford pickup driver from Rockleigh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Car Slams Into River Vale Dry Cleaners Car Slams Into River Vale Dry Cleaners
Car Slams Into River Vale Dry Cleaners A car plowed into a River Vale dry cleaners Friday morning. The crash occurred at Vale Cleaners, between M&T Bank and Dunkin Donuts, in a shopping center on Westwood Avenue. There was no immediate word on injuries. Inspectors were checking the building for structural damage. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Allendale Police Bicycle Helmet Safety Sweep: Get Prize -- Or Summons Allendale Police Bicycle Helmet Safety Sweep: Get Prize -- Or Summons
Allendale Police Bicycle Helmet Safety Sweep: Get Prize -- Or Summons Giving Allendale youngsters who wear their helmets while riding bicycles and skateboards downtown fun prizes was such a success last year that borough police are doing it again – with even more sponsors. And just like last year, parents of those kids who don’t wear helmets could find themselves in court. Officers are distributing coupons to young riders under 17 who wear their helmets. Those chosen get free: Dairy Queen ice cream cones; Dunkin’ Donuts doughnuts; Sky Zone Trampoline Park jump time; pizza at Village Pizza and Toscana Pizza, bagels at Bernie's Bagels. As for parents of youn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Englewood PD: Petty Criminal Snatches Phone From Dunkin Donuts Manager Englewood PD: Petty Criminal Snatches Phone From Dunkin Donuts Manager
Englewood PD: Petty Criminal Snatches Phone From Dunkin Donuts Manager An Englewood Dunkin Donuts manager who tried to call police about a troublesome petty criminal had his cellphone snatched from him, said police who made an arrest soon after. The manager of the West Palisade Avenue shop said he confronted 21-year-old Joshua Foster of Newark after he’d hung around the store without buying anything several times and then damaged the rest room on May 3, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. After refusing to leave, Foster grabbed the phone from the manager, threatened him and fled, Torell said. Hours later, Officer Adolfo Gutierrez spotted Foster in the area a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
River Edge Man Seriously Injured By Ax In Fight With Westwood Rival River Edge Man Seriously Injured By Ax In Fight With Westwood Rival
River Edge Man Seriously Injured By Ax In Fight With Westwood Rival PARK RIDGE, N.J. – A 42-year-old River Edge man was seriously injured with what responders said was an ax during a struggle with a Westwood man in Park Ridge. The victim – believed to be a firefighter -- tried driving himself to the hospital after the incident at the Dunkin Donuts on Kinderkamack Road in Park Ridge just after 11 p.m. Saturday, responders said. He made it only as far as the Hillsdale police department, however. A Hillsdale Volunteer Ambulance crew took the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was rushed into the trauma unit, he said. “There was a lot of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Maywood Counter Worker, 19, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Garfield Youth Maywood Counter Worker, 19, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Garfield Youth
Maywood Counter Worker, 19, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Garfield Youth MAYWOOD, N.J. -- A Hackensack counter worker from Maywood sexually assaulted a Garfield youngster, authorities charged. Edwin V. Vizcarra-Cortez, 19, was arrested after city police were told that he "was engaging in sexual relations with a child under the age of 16," Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Friday. He was charged with sexual assault, aggravated sexual contact and child endangerment. Vizcarra-Cortez -- who worked at a Dunkin Donus in Hackensack -- remained held in the county jail, pending further court action, following a detention hearing Friday afternoon…

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by Jerry DeMarco