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Barnes & Noble Reopening Morris County Store
If your New Year's Resolution was to read more books in 2024, Ledgewood Commons has you covered. A Barnes & Noble is reopening at the shopping center in Ledgewood at 461 State Route 10 Building B300 next month, according to its website. The bookstore already has planned two virtual events planned for next month. On Thursday, Jan. 4 at 6 p.m., renowned performance artist Marina Abramovic will be discussing her new book "Marina Abramovic: A Visual Biography." On Monday, Jan. 8 at 3 p.m., mystery writers Rachel Hawkins and Stacy Willingham will be discussing their new bo…
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Whose House? Celebs To Cut Ribbon On New Paramus Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble is opening its new Paramus digs in grand fashion. Rev. Run and his wife, Justine Simmons, along with Harlan Coben will be at the space formerly occupied by Big Lots! on Route 17 Friday, Nov. 24, to cut the ribbon and sign copies of their books. Barnes & Noble Paramus' new location opens Friday, Nov. 24. @bnparamus Instagram “It was a dark day when we lost our Paramus bookstore in March after 28 very happy years," Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt said. "As it happens, there is a silver lining to losing the old store: "This one is better in every way." The new…
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Paramus Barnes & Noble Sets Opening Date At New Location
Paramus has gone seven months without a Barnes & Noble. And according to its customers, that's seven months too long. The treasured book store which closed last February after 28 years at 765 Route 17 S., has announced an opening date for its new location. Drumroll please: Black Friday. Barnes & Noble will be opening on Friday, Nov. 24 at 634 Route 17 N, which was formerly home to Big Lots! and previously, Toys R Us. Customers took to the comment section on Instagram to express their excitement. "So happy to see this post!🙌" one person said, while another added, "Finally!!!! 🙌❤…
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Stricken Tow Truck Driver Crashes Into Tree Off Route 17
A tow truck crashed into a tree just off Route 17 in Paramus when its driver suffered what responders said was a medical episode Tuesday afternoon. A paramedic team from the Valley Hospital tended to the driver from Criger's Auto Body in Fairfield near the former Barnes & Noble at the intersection of Glen Avenue and the southbound highway before taking him back with them. Paramus police and EMS assisted.A heavy-duty tow truck removed the damaged vehicle from the scene. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and contributed to this story.
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Shuttered Paramus Barnes & Noble To Reopen In Former Toys R Us Store
The shuttered Paramus Barnes & Noble is coming back to life. The treasured book store that long stood at 765 Route 17 south on the Ridgewood border will be replacing Big Lots! on Route 17 northbound, the store announced on Facebook. Big Lots ! is set to close in May, store associates tell Daily Voice. The space was formerly home to Toys 'R' Us. "While we are sad to leave this location, we are excited for our next chapter," the store said. Barnes & Noble of Paramus broke hearts last January when it announced it would be closing.
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Paramus Barnes & Noble To Close
The Paramus Barnes & Noble will close after 28 years. The Route 17 bookstore's last day in business will be Feb. 11, but the store hopes to find a new location. "We wish we could have served the community from this location for many, many more years, but the landlord has chosen not to renew our lease and will be redeveloping the site,” the Facebook post reads. "It has truly been our honor and privilege to be your bookseller in Paramus for the last 28 years." The Clark Barnes & Noble shuttered last April. The news in Paramus left customers shocked and saddened. "I spent hundreds o…
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Saying Goodbye To This NJ Barnes & Noble Won't Be Easy For Many
A New Jersey Barnes.& Noble store will be closing after 24 years in business, and customers are having a hard time saying goodbye. The Clark store on Raritan Road will close on June 19, it said in an Instagram post. "We have loved being part of this community and are actively looking for a new location, hoping before long too return close to here with a new bookstore," the post reads. The book store was a special one for many people in the community. "This is so upsetting," one customer said. "I spent my whole childhood inside this store, buying tons of books for my birthdays, fo…
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Authorities: Perv Pic Taker In Route 3 Bookstore Bathroom Did Same To Girls At Paterson Home
A man caught secretly recording women in bathroom stalls at a Barnes & Noble on Route 3 in Clifton did the same with two children at a Paterson home, authorities said. Juan Mejia, 46, of Paterson was arrested in February 2020 after a woman alerted security officers at Clifton Commons who found him in the bathroom. An investigation by Clifton police and the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Sexual Investigations Unit found that Mejia “secretly recorded two women at separate times who were utilizing adjoining bathroom stalls,” an indictment returned by a grand jury in Paterson says. They also …
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Prosecutor: Englewood Man, 63, Repeatedly Molested 10-Year-Old Child
A 63-year-old unemployed Colombian national living in Englewood repeatedly molested a 10-year-old child, authorities charged. Luis G. Ocampo remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest the day before, records show. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said his Special Victims Unit and Englewood police investigated a report that led to Ocampo’s arrest “regarding the sexual assault of a ten year-old juvenile on multiple occasions.” Ocampo will remain held until a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on charges of sexual assault and chil…
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Man Taking Pics In Bookstore Girl's Bathroom Identified, Had Child Porn, Police Say
A man caught secretly recording females in bathroom stalls at a Barnes & Noble on Route 3 in Clifton was carrying child porn videos, authorities said. Juan Mejia, 44, of Paterson, was being held Friday in the Passaic County Jail pending a detention hearing this coming Wednesday. Mejia was arrested for secretly videotaping two separate females who were using the bathroom stalls, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Mark Centurione said Friday.He was charged with separate counts of child endangerment for the videos and could face additional counts as an inv…
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PD: Pic Taker In Route 3 Bookstore Girl's Bathroom Not Same As Driver Who Exposed Himself Twice
A man reportedly caught secretly taking photos in a women's bathroom stall at a Barnes & Noble on Route 3 isn't the same one who exposed himself last month to two different girls in Clifton -- and possibly elsewhere, authorities said Thursday. The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office was expected to release information about Wednesday's incident at the Clifton Commons shopping center. A customer said it began while she and her mother were looking for a book and her cellphone "started going off like crazy." It was her daughter texting her that someone in the bathroom stall…
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Renowned French Chef Opens Bar & Grill At Hackensack Mall
French chef Laurent Tourondel will helm LT Bar & Grill, set to open next spring at the Shops at Riverside in Hackensack. The restaurant will have a sushi bar as well as a curated menu including salads, steaks, burgers, classic cocktails and more. LT Bar & Grill’s new location spans 15,000 square feet on two floors, including a main dining room with seating for approximately 120 guests. The second level, called "ABOVE," features an 8,000-square-foot private event space that accommodates up to 200 guests. The restaurant will be located by the new mall grand entrance (where the …
Police & Fire
Police: Man Masturbates In Front Of Paramus Doctor's Patients
A Rockland man with a history of lewdness arrests masturbated while shoving the handle of a toilet bowl scrubber up his anus in front of fellow patients in a Paramus doctor’s office, said authorities who arrested him. Responding officers found 47-year-old Brian Bates of Spring Valley with the bathroom door to the Ridgewood Avenue doctor’s office open “while masturbating and simultaneously attempting to penetrate his anus with the handle of the toilet bowl scrubber,” Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. “This act was witnessed by several adult females who were in the office,” Ehrenberg said.…
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: Barnes & Noble Prototype Store Readies For Hackensack Opening
Barnes & Noble is getting ready to relocate at The Shops at Riverside in Hackensack. The store -- opening Wednesday, Nov. 14 -- will be the retailer's first new prototype store to open in New Jersey. The store -- opening Wednesday, Nov. 14 -- will be the retailer's first new prototype store to open in New Jersey.Barnes & Noble The 19,111-square-foot store features modern design aesthetics, including: Oak bookshelves and wood grain tile floors throughout Oak bookshelves and wood grain tile floors throughout.Barnes & Noble Lower profile bookshelves will provide customer…
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The Property Brothers Make North Jersey Appearance
The Property Brothers promise they're going to bring the show to New Jersey -- but first, they're just dropping in for a book promotion. Jonathan and Drew Scott of the HGTV house-flipping show will be at Barnes & Noble on Route 3 in Clifton Tuesday for a signing of their book "Builder Brothers: Big Plans" at 6:30 p.m.
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SUV Crashes Into Clifton Commons Barnes & Noble
CLIFTON, N.J. -- The driver and a 20-year-old employee were treated for minor injuries after an SUV slammed through the front of the Barnes & Noble bookstore at Clifton Commons early Thursday afternoon. "A legit miracle that there don’t seem to be any serious injuries," author Jason Pinter tweeted. "Car literally drove into the cash registers." The front of the building sustained extensive damage but no one appeared seriously hurt, said Sonny Dave, who shot photos of the aftermath for Daily Voice. The 64-year-old driver from Old Bridge told police he wasn't exactly …
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