Electronic filers can exhale, but those who had paperwork at Liberty Income Tax in Cliffside Park might want to check with them.But take heart: Firefighters quickly doused a mid-morning blaze that broke out at the Anderson Avenue shop on Saturday, March 25.They had it knocked down in well under a half-hour, then doused a slight extension beneath the roof that took down part of the ...

A ferocious, fast-moving fire early Saturday destroyed a Paterson building that housed a 65-year-old pickle company.The blaze broke out in the single-story Pickle King plant on Ellison Street at Straight Street around 6 a.m. March 25, several hours after the last employees working on Friday had left, city authorities said.It went to two alarms within minutes, then hit three bells ...

A North Bergen storage unit rented by a Union City woman held 100 brand-new 9mm handguns and 200 large-capacity magazines that were stolen from a railyard in Hudson County on their way from the Northeast to the Deep South, authorities said.New Jersey State Police and the NYPD, assisted by federal agents, recovered the cache and arrested Claudine Kammo, 43, who they said was planning to ...

A full-sized scooter that had been left charging ignited a garage fire in Palisades Park on Friday, authorities confirmed.Its lithium battery was found on a nearby roof after the blaze broke out on Commercial Avenue off Union Street shortly after 3:30 p.m. March 24, responders said.The fire was knocked down and placed under control in a little over a half-hour. Firefighters then doused ...

Three teens running a fund-raising robbery scam on strangers at Jersey City PATH stations were captured after one of the victims was injured in a scuffle, authorities said.That man was approached by the trio at the Grove Street station on March 6, Port Authority Public Information Officer Lenis Valens said.“They asked if he was willing to donate to their football team,” she said.When he ...

An ambulance didn't have far to go after collecting a driver involved in a rollover in Westwood.Members of Westwood Fire Department Rescue 17 extricated the driver through the SUV's roof following the crash on Old Hook Road at Charles Street right outside the entrance/exit for Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center shortly before 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 24.The Township of ...

UPDATE: Authorities vowed to find whoever sold the fentanyl-laced cocaine that killed one of five women who overdosed on it at the Shops At Riverside mall in Hackensack. They believe they have.Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced on Friday, March 24, that two arrests were made in an ongoing investigation into what killed 29-year-old Michelle Edoo of Bergenfield, a nursing ...

Jurors in Paterson convicted a 40-year-old city man of sexually assaulting two children – one seven, the other 11.Antwan Campbell was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault along with two counts each of sexual assault and child endangerment on Thursday, March 23, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said.At the very least, Campbell faces a minimum of 25 years in state prison ...

Wildwood Mayor Peter J. Byron admitted Friday that he ducked paying taxes on $40,425 that he received for working as a salesman for a law firm, federal authorities said.Byron, 67, officially pleaded guilty to twice willfully "aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of fraudulent tax returns" to the IRS for calendar years 2017 and 2018, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger ...

The cold-blooded killings of four female college students in Idaho just months ago make a symposium next week at Ramapo College on stalking and dating violence on campus more than relevant."Power-Based Violence: A Look into College Life" will delve into social media harassment, stalking behavior, sign recognition, resource disparities and barriers that prevent marginalized populations ...