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Brownstone Pancake Company Opens In Shuttered Diner Brownstone Pancake Company Opens In Shuttered Diner
Brownstone Pancake Company Opens In Shuttered Diner The Brownstone Diner and Pancake Company has replaced a shuttered diner in Bergen County. The restaurant is now open at the former site of Matthew's Diner in Bergenfield.  Matthew's closed sometime early last year, after having been open on Washington Avenue since 1967. The restaurant is not affiliated with the Brownstone Pancake Factory, with locations in Englewood Cliffs and Edgewater Brownstone Pancake Factory and Diner, 430 S Washingoton Ave., Bergenfield

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Bergenfield PD: Repeat Ex-Con With Medical Emergency Caught Carrying Stolen Gun Bergenfield PD: Repeat Ex-Con With Medical Emergency Caught Carrying Stolen Gun
Bergenfield PD: Repeat Ex-Con With Medical Emergency Caught Carrying Stolen Gun What began as a medical emergency at a local Taco Bell ended with the arrest of a Florida ex-con with an extensive criminal history who asked a Bergenfield police officer to watch what turned out to be a stolen gun for him, authorities said. Michael Kanzer, 49, formerly of Rutherford, told Officer Gregory Slater that he needed to go to the hospital for an unspecified reason after the officer responded to the Washington Avenue eatery, Detective Lt. William Duran said. Kanzer then asked him to secure a gun that he'd been carrying in his backpack, Duran said. Slater found the 9mm handgun, whi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Repeat Offender With Pursuit History Hits Cresskill Police Cruiser Head On, Slams Into Another Repeat Offender With Pursuit History Hits Cresskill Police Cruiser Head On, Slams Into Another
Repeat Offender With Pursuit History Hits Cresskill Police Cruiser Head On, Slams Into Another A Dumont driver with a history of trying to elude police slammed his car head-on into one Cresskill cruiser, then rammed another Friday afternoon after refusing to stop for a traffic violation, authorities said. Edward Arnold, 30, "went a couple of blocks, came up Maple Street, then hit a police car head-on," Detective Sgt. Jason Lanzilotti told Daily Voice. "He totaled the police car, then spun out and hit a backup unit," the sergeant said. Arnold then bailed out and ran, but officers quickly caught him on Knickerbocker Road, a short distance from the monument circle at Madison Avenue, he…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Man Visiting Bergen County Family Buys Million-Dollar Lottery Ticket Man Visiting Bergen County Family Buys Million-Dollar Lottery Ticket
Man Visiting Bergen County Family Buys Million-Dollar Lottery Ticket A Queens, N.Y. man visiting family in Bergen County purchased a winning  lottery ticket from a 7-Eleven in Bergenfield worth $1 million. Pardeep Kumar of Astoria purchased his Spectacular ticket from the Washington Avenue convenience store and immediately began scratching. He was overwhelmed with excitement when he realized it was a lucky day indeed – his ticket was the $1 million top prize winner. Pardeep tried to contain his enthusiasm in the store as he wasn’t ready for everyone around him to know he had just won the money. Shortly after, accompanied by his two brothers and with a big …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Bergenfield Store Once Destroyed By Fire Sells $6.7 Million Lottery Ticket Bergenfield Store Once Destroyed By Fire Sells $6.7 Million Lottery Ticket
Bergenfield Store Once Destroyed By Fire Sells $6.7 Million Lottery Ticket A Bergenfield retailer that in 2016 was destroyed in a fire sold a winning Pick -6 XTRA ticket worth $6.7 million. The ticket was sold at Foster Stationery on Washington Avenue. The store will receive a bonus of $10,000 for selling the ticket. The winning numbers for the Thursday, Feb. 15 drawing were: 12, 13, 20, 27, 28 and 29. The XTRA Multiplier was: 02. The jackpot for the Pick-6 XTRA game has reset to $2 million. The next drawing will be held Monday, Feb. 19.  

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by Cecilia Levine