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Rooftop Opens At Felina In Ridgewood Rooftop Opens At Felina In Ridgewood
Rooftop Opens At Felina In Ridgewood The rooftop has opened at Felina in Ridgewood after nearly 3.5 years. La Terrazza has its own food and drinks menu and is located on top of the Italian restaurant on East Ridgewood Avenue, initially run by four-star chef Anthony Bucco. Bucco left the restaurant during COVID-19, at which point Flavia Amaral and chef Carlos Valdez, both of Let's Meat in River Vale, took over. La Terrazza seats 85 guests, has a kitchen with a pizza oven, rosé bar, cocktails, and can be transformed into an event space. Felina/Terrazza, 54 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Tow Truck Driver Responds To NJ Call Impaired, Arrested By Police Tow Truck Driver Responds To NJ Call Impaired, Arrested By Police
Tow Truck Driver Responds To NJ Call Impaired, Arrested By Police A tow truck driver from Bergenfield was impaired when he responded to a call in Ridgewood, then left both doors of his rig open and split, said police who found him hoofing it a block or so away. The owner of the disabled car requested a tow behind the Daily Treat Restaurant on East Ridgewood Avenue late Sunday afternoon. Andrew Velardo, 34, showed up and began "acting oddly," Ridgewood Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. The owner said he refused to let Velardo take his car because he appeared impaired. Then he called police. Luthcke said Velardo responded by walking off, "leaving his…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Three Captured After Stolen SUV Rams Vehicles In Paramus Pursuit Three Captured After Stolen SUV Rams Vehicles In Paramus Pursuit
Three Captured After Stolen SUV Rams Vehicles In Paramus Pursuit BREAKING: Three suspects in a stolen SUV rammed multiple vehicles, including a Paramus police car, before officers from neighboring departments helped nab them as they fled, responders said. A female occupant of one of the civilian vehicles had to be hospitalized in the wake of the pursuit and crashes early Monday evening, all of which happened in a matter of minutes. The 2022 Mercedes GLS reportedly was stolen out of Manalapan around 7 p.m. Sunday. It was being tracked via GPS and had apparently been circling Newark before it was identified on Franklin Turnpike in Ridgewood on Monday. Par…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Glen Rock PD: Hit-Run Motorist From Ridgewood Drives Battered Sedan On Sparking Rim After Crash Glen Rock PD: Hit-Run Motorist From Ridgewood Drives Battered Sedan On Sparking Rim After Crash
Glen Rock PD: Hit-Run Motorist From Ridgewood Drives Battered Sedan On Sparking Rim After Crash Sparks flew after an unlicensed Ridgewood hit-and-run driver struck a utility pole in Glen Rock with his muscle car and sped off on three wheels and a rim, authorities said. Christopher Loehwing, 49, parked the smashed-up Charger in a shopping center lot outside his apartment more than a mile away following Wednesday night’s crash, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Loehwing told officers who found him that he’d hit the pole after swerving to avoid a fox. He said he’d planned to call them about it before they showed up. Moments earlier, a group of witnesses reported seeing Loehwing’s 2010 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bicyclist, 13, By SUV Struck Near Ridgewood/Paramus Border Bicyclist, 13, By SUV Struck Near Ridgewood/Paramus Border
Bicyclist, 13, By SUV Struck Near Ridgewood/Paramus Border A young bicyclist was struck by an SUV Saturday night near the Paramus border in Ridgewood. The 13-year-old victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with a severe leg injury after the crash on East Ridgewood Avenue near the Wild Duck Pond in Saddle River County Park around 9:30 p.m. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Fatal Accident Investigations Unit investigated along with Ridgewood police and the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification, which collected evidence. Village firefighters and EMS also responded, along with a paramedic team from The Valley …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Ridgewood Chief: Rockland Cyclist, 15, In 'Violent' Viral Video Ignored Orders, Refused Summons Ridgewood Chief: Rockland Cyclist, 15, In 'Violent' Viral Video Ignored Orders, Refused Summons
Ridgewood Chief: Rockland Cyclist, 15, In 'Violent' Viral Video Ignored Orders, Refused Summons UPDATE: A 15-year-old bicyclist from Rockland whose detainment in Ridgewood on Sunday became a viral video refused to follow direct orders and resisted efforts to be taken into custody, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said Monday. The video shows a portion of the incident, in which police are seen taking the teen down as he tried to hold onto his bicycle – a response that some insisted was unnecessary force and called for action by the state Attorney General's Office. The boy was part of a much larger group of riders who passed through other towns on Sunday before trying to head down East R…

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by Jerry DeMarco