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Woman Struck, Killed By Bus In Fairview Woman Struck, Killed By Bus In Fairview
Woman Struck, Killed By Bus In Fairview A 57-year-old Guttenberg woman was struck and killed by a commuter bus early Wednesday at a busy Fairview intersection. The driver of the 166 from Manhattan's Port Authority terminal to Cresskill was making a left from Anderson Avenue onto Fairview Avenue at 6:45 a.m. when the front of the bus knocked Teresa Maresca down, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. Maresca, who wasn't in the crosswalk, fell and was dragged under the rear tire before the 73-year-old driver stopped, he said. None of the 38 passengers nor the driver were injured, Jim Smith of NJ Transit said.  No summonses wer…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Authorities: Domestic Violence Defendant Coughs At Officers Going To, At Guttenberg Police HQ Authorities: Domestic Violence Defendant Coughs At Officers Going To, At Guttenberg Police HQ
Authorities: Domestic Violence Defendant Coughs At Officers Going To, At Guttenberg Police HQ A Union City man arrested on domestic violence charges coughed in the back of a Guttenberg police car all the way to headquarters, saying he was trying to infect officers with the coronavirus, authorities said Thursday. Elvis Perez-Astacio, 25, at first resisted arrest and threatened to harm an officer when they found him, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Once they put him in the police cruiser, he “said he would cough on the officers and infect them with COVID-19, [then] coughed throughout the trip to headquarters and while being processed,” Grewal said. Police charged Perez-…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
COVID-19: Here's Where You Can Get Tested In North Jersey COVID-19: Here's Where You Can Get Tested In North Jersey
Covid-19: Here's Where You Can Get Tested In North Jersey As expected, the number of coronavirus cases has increased with the opening of testing sites across New Jersey. And that number is only going to increase, Gov. Phil Murphy said. "As the testing regime expands, we’re going to see these numbers go up in a big way," he said. "We are getting a clearer and better sense of how far the coronavirus has already spread.” Here's a list of coronavirus testing sites in New Jersey: Officials are urging New Jersey residents to keep these testing sites open to those who need it saying that if you feel okay, stay home and rest.  You'll need state ID…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Secaucus PD: Guttenberg Gunman Nabbed In Hotel Dispute Secaucus PD: Guttenberg Gunman Nabbed In Hotel Dispute
Secaucus PD: Guttenberg Gunman Nabbed In Hotel Dispute Police called to a report of a fight at a Secaucus hotel found a handgun, hollow-point bullets and cocaine in a Guttenberg man's room, authorities said. Pedro Sarkis-Farah Laporte, 23, brandished the semi-automatic weapon in a dispute with a 25-year-old Union City woman around 4:30 p.m. Monday, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Police found the gun, along with a high-capacity magazine loaded with hollow-point bullets and an undisclosed amount of cocaine, Miller said. Laporte, who also had active warrants out of Bergen County, was charged with several weapons offenses, the cheif sai…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
ICE Promises More Sweeps After Capturing Murder Suspects, 113 Other Immigrants In New Jersey ICE Promises More Sweeps After Capturing Murder Suspects, 113 Other Immigrants In New Jersey
ICE Promises More Sweeps After Capturing Murder Suspects, 113 Other Immigrants In New Jersey Two fugitive murder suspects – one from Brazil who fled to Newark and another from El Salvador who was living in Elizabeth – were among 115 foreign nationals captured by ICE agents in New Jersey last week, officials said. Also seized in last week’s sweep of nationals illegally living in New Jersey were a Salvadoran MS-13 gang member found in Paterson and a deported child abuser from Mexico who was living In Guttenberg, they said. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement roundup targeted at-large criminal aliens, illegal reentrants and other immigration violators who were “a threat to …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Rumba Cubana Replacing Dog & Cask In Rochelle Park Rumba Cubana Replacing Dog & Cask In Rochelle Park
Rumba Cubana Replacing Dog & Cask In Rochelle Park A North Jersey restaurant chain will be taking over the Dog & Cask location in Rochelle Park, a recent report says. Rumba Cubana, with restaurants in North Bergen, Clifton, Jersey City and Guttenberg, will be coming to Route 17 Southbound once the bar and grill moves out later this month, BoozyBurbs reports. Last week, Dog & Cask announced it would be closing Oct. 16, and earlier this year, Rumba Cubana was eyeing a Bergen County location. Rumba Cubana began in 2004 as Rumba's Cafe, launched by owner Alan Lopez -- four years after moving to the U.S. from Chambas, Cuba. With a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Cliffside Park Fugitive Held On NYPD Warrant For Gang Assault Cliffside Park Fugitive Held On NYPD Warrant For Gang Assault
Cliffside Park Fugitive Held On Nypd Warrant For Gang Assault A repeat-offending ex-con from Cliffside Park was captured after the NYPD came to town with a warrant, authorities said. Now New York City authorities are trying to extradite him. City detectives went to his mother's Anderson Avenue apartment looking for 27-year-old Jason Martinez, who was wanted in connection with a gang assault, authorities said. Other law enforcement agencies wanted Martinez, too. Records show an outstanding warrant for skipping court for obstruction during a domestic violence arrest in Cliffside Park in 2016. Martinez is also facing charges of burglarizing a restauran…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Edgewater, Cliffside Park Fried Chicken Joints Among Top 3 Best Around NYC Edgewater, Cliffside Park Fried Chicken Joints Among Top 3 Best Around NYC
Edgewater, Cliffside Park Fried Chicken Joints Among Top 3 Best Around NYC North Jerseyans don't have to go far for great fried chicken. Two local joints -- with locations across Bergen, Hudson and Passaic counties-- were named among "25 Exemplary Fried Chicken Dishes Around NYC" by Eater.com. "Golden brown and crunchy on the outside, moist and flavorful on the inside, fried chicken is America’s greatest contribution to world gastronomy," the article says.  "And here in New York City, it’s available in a dizzying array of permutations." No. 2: John's Fried Chicken, with locations in Guttenberg, Union City, Cliffside Park and Paterson: "The fried chicken here i…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Owners Of Guttenberg Home Where Woman Was Critically Burned Arrested Owners Of Guttenberg Home Where Woman Was Critically Burned Arrested
Owners Of Guttenberg Home Where Woman Was Critically Burned Arrested A multifamily home in Guttenberg where a woman suffered critical injuries in a fire had three illegal apartments, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said.  The owners of the building at 67 70th St. -- Jose Puma, 49, and his wife Maria, 50 -- were arrested Wednesday. Jose Puma has been charged with insurance fraud and violating of law intended to protect public health and safety. Maria Puma was also charged with the latter offense.  They are scheduled to appear in court Monday.  The fire broke out May 20 and left a woman, 26, with severe burns. The woman is in critica…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Woman, 26, In Critical Condition After Being Pulled From Guttenberg Fire Woman, 26, In Critical Condition After Being Pulled From Guttenberg Fire
Woman, 26, In Critical Condition After Being Pulled From Guttenberg Fire A fire that broke out at a multifamily home in Guttenberg Monday night left one woman seriously injured, a fire department spokesman confirmed.  The fire broke out around 6:15 p.m. at  67 70th Street, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office, which is assisting in the investigation.  The 26-year-old woman was found unresponsive in a ground-floor hallway and was taken to Palisades Medical Center. She was later airlifted to St. Barnabas in Livingston, where she was listed in critical condition.  A preliminary investigation revealed the fire was limited to the fi…

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by Paul Milo
News
Sacco, Other Hudson Lawmakers Support Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants Sacco, Other Hudson Lawmakers Support Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants
Sacco, Other Hudson Lawmakers Support Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants State Sen. Nicholas Sacco (D-32) Thursday joined Assembly members Angelica Jiminez and Pedro Mejia in favoring proposed legislation that would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain drivers licenses.  Speaking in North Bergen, Sacco said the legislation would "make our streets safer" by enabling drivers who are not in the U.S. legally to get insurance and to pass a driving test.  "What it does is protect those people who need to find employment that they will have a valid driver’s license," he said.  The legislation, introduced late last year, would create two kinds of lice…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Elmwood Park Member Of Bergen Family Admits Role In $2Million Tax Fraud Elmwood Park Member Of Bergen Family Admits Role In $2Million Tax Fraud
Elmwood Park Member Of Bergen Family Admits Role In $2Million Tax Fraud The third member of a Bergen County family that collected nearly $2 million combined in illegal tax refunds admitted his role in one of the scams on Thursday. Jason Crespo, 35, of Elmwood Park told a federal judge in Newark that he and his father, mortgage broker Jose Crespo of Fort Lee, filed several bogus federal corporate tax returns claiming fuel excise credits for commercial use, netting $191,953 in refunds they weren’t entitled to. In one case, the Crespos filed a federal corporate tax return for 2008 for a non-existent shell company called Jason Cleaning Service Corp. that falsely c…

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by Jerry DeMarco