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Meet Mark Harmon At North Jersey Book Signing
Leroy Jethro Gibbs is back on the case in Bergen County. Mark Harmon, who played the special agent for 20 years on "NCIS" for 19 years will be signing copies of his new book "Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor" at Books and Greetings in Northvale on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. The book is a real-life account about an NCIS hero, Douglas Wada, the only Japanese American agent in naval intelligence during World War II. Wada posed as an undercover reporter, translated wiretaps from the Japanese Consulate and interrogated …
Lifestyle
Millie Bobby Brown Appearing In Ridgewood
Eleven is going to be appearing at 11. Millie Bobby Brown, who plays Eleven on the Netflix show "Stranger Things" will be appearing at Bookends in Ridgewood on Friday, Sept. 15 at 11 a.m. to sign copies of her new book "Nineteen Steps." "Nineteen Steps," is inspired by Brown's grandmother and is a love story set in World War II between a woman living in London and an American airman, according to a synopsis. This is Brown's debut novel. For more information on Brown's appearance, visit book-ends.com
Police & Fire
Practice Grenade Found In WWII Vet's Assisted Living Unit Brings Bergen Bomb Squad
A practice grenade found in the room of a retired World War II veteran at an assisted living facility in Cresskill on Thursday brought the Bergen County Bomb Squad. Staff at Sunrise Assisted Living alerted responders to the discovery among the third-floor resident’s possessions in Building 4 on Tenakill Park Drive East shortly before 3 p.m. July 13, Police Capt. Jason Lanzilotti said. Cresskill police, firefighters and EMS “coordinated and conducted precautionary evacuations of the 3rd floor while others further away were sheltered in place,” as were any non-ambulatory residents, the captai…
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Montclair Mansion Built By Renowned WWII Engineer Hits Market At $2.9M (
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A North Jersey home built by famed engineer August Komendant can be yours, though you'll have to pay up. The home at 205 Highland Ave. in Upper Montclair has hit the market for $2.9 million. The home is listed by West of Hudson Real Estate. During World War II, Komendant worked with Gen. George Patton and afterward helped rebuild bridges damaged by the war. He was the engineer for the famed Habitat complex in Montreal and the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, while making a home in Montclair. 205 Highland Ave., MontclairWest of Hudson Real Estate via Zillow 205 Highland Ave., Mont…
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'Terminate Hate': Schwarzenegger Shares Messages For Anti-Semites During NJ Trip
Arnold Schwarzenegger knows a thing or two about strength: It takes resistance. The former California governor, bodybuilder and actor shared a special message about anti-Semitism during a trip to New Jersey's Stockton University on Monday, March 6, the school announced on its website. 🏋️♂️Arnold Schwarzenegger has spent most of his life helping people build their strength. “Your muscles only grow... Posted by Stockton University on Monday, March 6, 2023 “Your muscles only grow from resistance. It wasn’t easy. It was uncomfortable. Your mind and character are no different than your …
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Jersey Shore Man Is Latest Jeopardy! Champ
The newest Jeopardy! champion hails from the Jersey Shore. Cris Pannullo, of Ocean City, beat out four-day champ David Sibley, winning $29,579. Pannullo went into Final Jeopardy with $29,800. The question? "While working for British Naval Intelligence during World War II, he was code-named 17F." While Pannullo did not guess the correct answer, he did wagered $221 and won. He will compete again Monday night.
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Social Studies Teacher Sues Local Bergen County District Over Suspension For Hitler Assignments
A Bergen County grade-school social studies teacher who was indefinitely suspended over assignments about Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany claims the district superintendent told him that he’d upset “Jewish people” in town and then ordered him to “fix” it. In a lawsuit filed against the Woodcliff Lake School District, Robert Welsh of Park Ridge says he was made a “scapegoat” amid complaints from parents because he’s a “socially conservative Christian in a community with a large Jewish population.” Welsh, 53, wrote a letter to the parents explaining why he considered the lesson necessary and ap…
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North Jersey Submarine Burglar From Long Island Enters Program That Can Clear His Record
A Long Island man who was accused of breaking into the flooded USS Ling submarine on the Hackensack River with four other people was admitted to a program that will erase the charges against him if he keeps his nose clean. Robert J. Hemberger, 41, of Island Park, NY, must complete 10 hours of community service, among various conditions of the New Jersey Superior Court Pre-Trial Intervention Program, for his role in the summer 2018 invasion of the World War II submarine. Hemberger was one of five people charged with looting the landmark museum after it had been flooded. The intruders parked…
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: 'World War II' Robber Hits Two NJ Banks, Flees On Motorcycle
A motorcycle-riding bank robber in an unusual get-up got nothing on his first try but succeeded on his second this week, according to the FBI in Newark, which sought the public's help identifying him. There's a reward in it, authorities said. The robber hit banks barely eight miles and just over two weeks apart -- the most recent when he made off with an undisclosed amount of cash from the Chase Bank branch on Route 27 in Franklin Park just after 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, the FBI reported. This came after a teller at the TD Bank branch on Nassau Street in Princeton locked the cash drawers a…
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Bergen Funeral Home Provides Burial With Honors For One Of Last WWII Vets
TRIBUTE: A final farewell for one of the last remaining veterans of World War II's Normandy Invasions was all paid for when disaster struck. Eugene W. Dednam of Hackensack died last month, just weeks after turning 100. He had no known survivors. The Paterson funeral home that was chosen to someday handle Dednam's burial arrangements had since burned down, however. With it went the money that was paid in the late 1980s for his final rest. Then Brian and Deb Warner stepped in. “We feel that a wartime veteran can never truly be thanked for the sacrifices they make,” said Brian Warner, the e…
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TSA Nabs Traveler With 'Knuckle Knife' At LaGuardia
TSA agents detained a traveler at LaGuardia Airport after spotting a trench knife in a carry-on bag, authorities said. Also known as a "knuckle knife," the blade "folds into the handle of the knuckles," Transportation Security Administration Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said. The double-edged trench knife was invented for close-quarters combat during World War II, when fighting predominately happened in trenches. The "knuckle-duster" handle was intended to protect the fingers and provide a secure grip, but it also added to force to a blow. Knives, like guns, are prohibited on planes. …
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Town Evacuated After Homeowner Finds Live WWII Explosive Projectile On Beach
Residents of a South Jersey town were evacuated after a live explosive was found on the beach, authorities said. A Wildwood resident found the World War II-era projectile on the beach and brought it to a nearby home, police said. Wildwood police determined that the explosive device was still live and called in members of the Atlantic City bomb squad Police and firefighters responded to West Pine Avenue about 10:10 a.m. Saturday. The munition was identified as a 120mm projectile from the World War II era, Wildwood police said. Members of the Atlantic City bomb squad removed the muni…
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American Hero Aviator Chuck Yeager Dies At 97
He was born in an Appalachian hollow and went on to become a real-life American hero who was considered the country's greatest pilot. Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the World War II fighter ace who displayed “the right stuff” when he became the first aviator to break the sound barrier nearly three quarters of a century ago, died Monday night in a Los Angeles hospital. He was 97. “My life love General Chuck Yeager passed just before 9 pm ET,” his widow, Victoria, tweeted. “An incredible life well lived, America’s greatest pilot & a legacy of strength, adventure” N…
Police & Fire
Bomb Squad Called After Grenade Turns Up In Bergen Goodwill Donations
A once-active hand grenade that turned up in the donations to a Goodwill store in South Hackensack caused a stir but turned out safe. The decommissioned World War II-era pineapple grenade apparently had been used as a paperweight, Deputy Police Chief Robert Kaiser said Tuesday. One of the workers at the Goodwill NYNJ Outlet Center on Huyler Street called police Monday night, he said. They responded along with firefighters and the Bergen County Bomb Squad, which collected the device and deemed it harmless.
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An Original 'Rosie' Inspires Ridgewood Kids' Sign Of Appreciation For Healthcare Workers
A Ridgewood brother and sister reached back generations to show their appreciation for health care workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. Olivia Yevchak, 15, and Christopher Yevchak, 12, posted a sign on their family’s front lawn featuring a retouched image of “Rosie the Riveter” to thank the doctors, nurses and others on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle. The kids’ grandmother, Margaret Elizabeth, was one of 6 million or so original “Rosies” who took up tools during World War II -- a time when munitions and other factory-produced goods were vital. America’s entry into the Second Wor…
Police & Fire
Retired 23-Year Police Chief In Bergen Finally Gets World War II Medals
More than seven decades after he served in World War II, a 92-year-old Bergen County native who served as a local police chief for 23 years received the medals he earned for his service in Okinawa. Thomas Simpson received his medals Monday at the Sunrise of Old Tappan assisted living facility – where lives with his wife of 70 years, Dorothy -- from U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer. There was the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Honorable Reserve Discharge Button and the Ruptured Duck Honorable Service Lapel Pin. The Congressman also …
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Wayne Holocaust Survivor, 91, Rattles Off Horrors Testifying In Trial Of Nazi Guard
A 91-year-old Holocaust survivor from Wayne is contributing witness testimony against a Nazi during his trial in Germany. Asia Shindelman does not know Former Stutthof SS guard Bruno Dey personally but is speaking publicly about the horrors that she and others in the camps were subjected to, the New York Post reports. Dey, 93, has been charged as an accessory to the murder of more than 5.200 Jews in 1944 and 1945. This trial may be the last opportunity to hear from living witnesses, according to Claims Conference Executive Vice President Greg Schneider. A great-grandmother, Shindelman was…
Lifestyle
Website Will Tell You Most Obscure Places Near You: Here Are Some In North Jersey
You certainly know the best dive bars, pizza joints and views of the Manhattan skyline in your neighborhood. But there may still be some hidden gems that not even the lifelong residents know about. Atlas Obscura explorers have compiled a list of the world's most wondrous places and foods (17,620 of them contributed by community members). Search by place or genre to digitally explore. Here are some of the most obscure places in North Jersey, according to Atlas Obscura. South Mountain Fairy Trail, Millburn: These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic the New Jersey woods. Elli…
Police & Fire
Tribute
: Loss Of Popular WWII Vet Joseph Brammer, 94, Felt Far And Wide
Some legends make their names in particular towns. Not Joseph Brammer, one of the last of our country’s "greatest generation" of World War II veterans. Brammer death Monday at 94 was felt beyond his native Hackensack, where "Lucky," as they called him, operated Brammer Construction for many years. It was felt at American Legion Post #876 in River Edge, where the decorated Navy veteran of World War ll was an ambitious poppy seller and was awarded and named poppy chairman, surgeon and quartermaster. Likewise, it was felt at American Legion Post #170 in Rochelle Park. It extended much furth…
Lifestyle
Saddle Brook Grandmother Celebrating Centennial Reveals Secret To Longevity
Agnes Terminiello of Saddle Brook has a perpetually-sunny disposition and one other secret. "Everything in moderation," said the Hoboken native, who recently celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by family and friends at Portobello restaurant in Oakland. Born on Dec. 6, 1918, Terminiello's parents Santo and Mario immigrated to the U.S. from Sicily and ran a grocery store to support their four daughters. Terminiello has fond memories of a close-knit family who struggled to make ends meet through the Great Depression -- a time when horse carts still carried food in the streets, telephone…
Police & Fire
Police: WWII Memorial Plaques Weren't Stolen From Hackensack's Flooded USS Ling, After All
Four memorial plaques that vanished from the flooded USS Ling submarine on the Hackensack River weren't stolen by thieves, as originally suspected: A member of the once-floating museum took them home for safekeeping, police said Thursday. Police began investigating after a caretaker reported the plaques dedicated to Navy seamen killed in World War II gone from the River Street museum last month. As it turned out, "they were in possession of a member of the association," Capt. Peter Buscilgio said. When that person learned of the investigation, "he reached out to the museum a…
Police & Fire
Hackensack PD: Sub Saboteurs Didn't Swipe WWII Memorial Plaques From USS Ling
UPDATE: Four memorial plaques that vanished from the flooded USS Ling submarine on the Hackensack River weren't stolen by thieves, as originally suspected: A member of the once-floating museum took them home for safekeeping, police said Thursday. https://hackensack.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/police-wwii-memorial-plaques-werent-stolen-from-hackensacks-flooded-uss-ling-after-all/742549/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: Someone stole four memorial plaques for Navy seamen killed in World War II from the USS Ling submarine on the Hackensack River and then flooded the museum, said authorities who were try…
Police & Fire
Funeral Set For Bergen WWII Vet, Longtime Firefighter Al Knaub
A funeral Mass will be held this weekend for one of Bergen County's last World War II veterans, Albert S. Knaub, a 65-year member of the Ridgefield Park Fire Department who was recalled with great fondness and respect during the village's Fourth of July parade. "There aren’t enough great things to say" about "Al" Knaub, 90, said firefighter Eamonn Radburn. Like many others, Radburn called the retired businessman and co-founder of the Ridgefield Park Lions Club "an amazing man." Knaub, a former chief who was memorialized by Engine Co #4 during the village's ren…
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George H.W. Bush Hospitalized In Intensive Care Days After Wife's Funeral
Days after his wife's death, former President George H.W. Walker is hospitalized with several serious complications, according to multiple news reports. George H.W. Bush is awake, alert and talking after he was admitted to intensive care earlier this week, a family spokesman said Tuesday, April 24. Bush, 93, was admitted to the Houston Methodist Hospital Sunday morning after contracting an infection that spread to his blood, family spokesman Jim McGrath said, a day after a funeral was held for his wife, Barbara Bush. According to McGrath, the 41st President has said he is determined to ge…
Obituaries
Former Teaneck Mayor Francis E. Hall Dies, 94
Former Teaneck mayor and councilman Francis "Frank" E. Hall died April 16. He was 94 years old. Although he will not make it to the birthday party he had planned for this coming Saturday, he wisely threw himself a 95th birthday party two years ago when he turned 93 to hedge his bets. Hall was born in Englewood to the late Francis E. Hall and Adele (nee Colwell), and grew up in Ridgefield Park. After graduating from Ridgefield Park High School, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served in the Pacific Theater of World War II. He saw combat in Guadalcanal, Bougainvill…
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Did You Remember To Spring Forward For Daylight Saving Time?
Did you remember to change your clock? Daylight Saving Time went into effect at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 12, marking its 100th year. Local officials also recommend checking and changing batteries on smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Daylight Saving began during World War I and used again during World War II as an energy saving initiative. It didn't become a (mostly) nationwide event until the Uniform Time Act of 1966. Arizona and Hawaii do not participate Daylight Saving Time's eight-month run lasts through early November.
Obituaries
Former New Jersey Gov. Brendan Byrne Dies At 93
HACKENSACK, N.J. – Former New Jersey Gov. Brendan Byrne died Thursday. He was 93. “We ask all New Jerseyans to put Governor Byrne and his family in your prayers tonight,” Gov. Chris Christie said in a statement Thursday. Byrne had a long career of public service, serving as counsel to Governor Meyner, Deputy Attorney General, Essex County Prosecutor, Superior Court Judge and two-term Governor of New Jersey. “He did each of those jobs with integrity, honesty, intelligence, wit and flair,” Christie said. “He cared deeply for the state's environment, led the charge for the development of the…
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