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Hackensack's Johnson Park Gets Donated Defibrillator Hackensack's Johnson Park Gets Donated Defibrillator
Hackensack's Johnson Park Gets Donated Defibrillator HACKENSACK, N.J. – Johnson Park in Hackensack, the home of the Hackensack Jr. Soccer Association, now has an automated external defibrillator, thanks to the generosity of local businesses. The association’s president, Enza Kowell, said the sports organization “Is very grateful for the donation of the AED,” a device he described as a valuable, life-saving tool in emergencies. "Early defibrillation can mean the difference between life and death,” Kowell said. “There should be an AED in every public place where people gather.” There is already one in Foschini Park, he added. Tim Lemin, a…

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Police & Fire
Ecuadoran From Hackensack Rejects Plea Deal In Teen Sex Assault Case Ecuadoran From Hackensack Rejects Plea Deal In Teen Sex Assault Case
Ecuadoran From Hackensack Rejects Plea Deal In Teen Sex Assault Case HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The lawyer for an Ecuadorian national living in Hackensack said he sees "no opportunity for a plea" to charges that his client sexually assaulting a 15-year old girl repeatedly over three years. Walter Rodriguez, 36, is charged with 11 counts of criminal sexual conduct. Five are first-degree charges -- meaning that if Rodriguez is convicted at a trial he could serve 50 to 100 years in state prison on those counts alone. Attorney H.D. Simmons entered a “not guilty” plea on his behalf Monday in Hackensack. Rodriguez was then returned to the Bergen County Jail,…

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News
Leonia Citizens Group Reaches Settlement For Former Church Site Development Leonia Citizens Group Reaches Settlement For Former Church Site Development
Leonia Citizens Group Reaches Settlement For Former Church Site Development LEONIA, N.J. -- A citizens group and developer who were at odds over a planned four-story, 37 unit apartment building have reached a tentative settlement. Save Leonia Zoning chairman Judah Zeigler, the borough's mayor-elect, announced the agreement after meeting with the SLZ steering committee Sunday night. The new plan is for a building on the site of the Holy Spirit Lutheran Church that’s three stories high, with its bulk reduced significantly. A wing at the west end of the property has been removed and the floor area on each of the three levels will be reduced by nearly 3,000 square fee…

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Events
Little Ones Shine In Westwood Parade Of Toys Little Ones Shine In Westwood Parade Of Toys
Little Ones Shine In Westwood Parade Of Toys WESTWOOD, N.J. -- Westwood held its annual holiday celebration, themed Parade of Toys, on Saturday. Pictured is the float called "The Nutcracker," sponsored by the Perpetual Motion Dance School. Dance students dressed in 'Nutcracker'-themed costumes and rode on the float. Gia Macaluso of River Vale, age 9, and her friends dressed as a Nutcracker mice.

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News
Repairs Close Stretch Of Springfield Avenue in Hasbroucks Heights Repairs Close Stretch Of Springfield Avenue in Hasbroucks Heights
Repairs Close Stretch Of Springfield Avenue in Hasbroucks Heights HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- Utility repairs on Monday closed Springfield Avenue between the Boulevard and Summit Avenue in Hasbrouck Heights. There was no estimate when United Water's work would be complete and the road would re-open, police said early Monday afternoon. They advised motorists to plan alternate routes.

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Hackensack County Courthouse In Need Of Major Repairs Hackensack County Courthouse In Need Of Major Repairs
Hackensack County Courthouse In Need Of Major Repairs HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The Bergen County Courthouse is about to undergo facade repairs from damage most likely caused by pile driving for the courthouse office building addition next door. Scaffolding was erected last week, and Friday afternoon black mesh curtains were hung on the north and east sides of the building. Laura Simuldone, trial court administrator, told Daily Voice the exterior is being examined for structural damage after two large chunks of the Beaux Arts cornice fell. The facade, which was completed in 1912, is made of Vermont marble, but the material where the damage occurred …

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Events
Bergen County Sheriff's Office Remembers DWI Victims At Annual Vigil Bergen County Sheriff's Office Remembers DWI Victims At Annual Vigil
Bergen County Sheriff's Office Remembers DWI Victims At Annual Vigil HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The names of more than 350 victims of drunk drivers were read, projected onto a screen and murmured in hushed conversations Monday night in Hackensack as officials pledged to do their best to end such tragedies. “We have zero tolerance when it comes to DWI arrests," Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino told family members, friends, officials and uniformed service members gathered in the county administration building. The worst experience in his 43 years in law enforcement, Saudino said, was the day he had to tell a family their 18-year old daughter had been killed…

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Politics
Port Authority Project Spending Could Force Tolls Up Again Port Authority Project Spending Could Force Tolls Up Again
Port Authority Project Spending Could Force Tolls Up Again FORT LEE, N.J. -- With the toll hike barely rolled out, insiders are pointing to four major spending projects by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey which may push the river crossing prices up again in the very near future, according to a story in Nj.com. As of Sunday, Dec. 6 cash tolls went to $15 per crossing. Nj.com said experts don’t expect toll hikes immediately, but projects in the works right now will cost as much as $16.5 billion, likely forcing tolls up again. The needed projects include replacing the midtown Manhattan bus terminal, which is old and too small to service c…

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News
Defendant In Englewood Stabbing Gets Another Month To Mull Plea Deal Defendant In Englewood Stabbing Gets Another Month To Mull Plea Deal
Defendant In Englewood Stabbing Gets Another Month To Mull Plea Deal ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- A Salvadoran immigrant charged with stabbing his housemate in the heart, nearly killing him, got one more chance to accept a plea deal on Monday. Jose W. Hernandez-Cerrito was supposed to discuss the six-year prison sentence offered by prosecutors in return for his guilty plea and then respond. However, defense attorney John Carbone told a judge in Hackensack that neither he nor his client realized that Hernandez-Cerrito's father was out of the country for an extended annual holiday visit home. He asked for more time. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Danielle Grootenbo…

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Police & Fire
Teaneck Murder Defendant Tells Judge He Won't Testify Teaneck Murder Defendant Tells Judge He Won't Testify
Teaneck Murder Defendant Tells Judge He Won't Testify TEANECK, N.J. -- A New York man standing trial in the murder of popular software engineer Robert Cantor in his Teaneck home told a judge Monday he won't testify in his own defense. Sui Kam “Tony” Tung told the judge this afternoon "There is no reason for me to testify." Tung also asked the judge not tell the jury they can't hold that against him. Tung's decision followed the judge's denial of a motion for his acquittal. Veteran criminal attorney Robert N. Kalisch Jr. argued 1) Tung didn't wipe his computer in Teaneck; 2) An arson was committed after Cantor was killed, and couldn't…

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