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Comedian Richard Lewis, North Jersey Native, Dies At 76
Richard Lewis, the iconic comedian who dressed in all black and was raised in Bergen County, died on Tuesday, Feb 27 from a heart attack, his publicist said. He was 76.
Lewis lived in Englewood and was a 1965 graduate of Dwight Morrow High School. Getting into standup in the 1970s, he made numerous appearances on "The Tonight Show" and "Late Night With David Letterman," where he would vent about his various hangups, freely using his hands to make a point. Comedy Central named him one of the 100 Greatest Comedians Of All-Time.
A Blast from the Past
Lewis starred in several sitcoms, i…
Fugitive Wanted For Murdering Fellow Out-Of-Stater In NJ Captured In Colombia
The long arm of the law reached 2,400 miles to South America, where authorities arrested a fugitive wanted for shooting a Yonkers resident dead in Englewood late last summer.
Joshua Alvarado, 29, of New York City was captured in Medellin last Saturday, Feb. 17, with assistance from U.S. Marshals and the Colombian National Police, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Alvarado is charged with murder, felony murder, armed burglary, aggravated assault and weapons offenses, among other counts, the prosecutor said.
Englewood police responding to a 911 call to a residence on Mevan Avenue …
Feds: Serial Burglar Makes Bogus Calls To Divert Police Before Multiple NJ Drug Store Break-Ins
A hapless burglar tried to keep police in a half-dozen Bergen County towns busy with bogus calls of carjackings, kidnappings and other threats to try and buy himself time to break into local drug stores, federal authorities said.
Michael J. Gynegrowski, 34, hit pharmacies in Cresskill, Hackensack, Oradell, River Vale and Teaneck, usually by breaking a window, they said.
Six of a reported 10 attempts failed, but Gynegrowski did swipe a significant amount of Oxy, promethazine and other medications from an Englewood drug store, investigators told Daily Voice.
Police in the various towns …
$1M Per Bedroom? $8.9 Million North Jersey Home Could Be Yours (Look Inside)
More than $1 million a bedroom?
That is what it will cost you to live in an 8-bedroom, 11-bathroom house recently listed in Englewood for $8.9 million from Joshua Baris at Coldwell Banker.
The home, at 120 S. Woodland St., is an "architectural masterpiece" with antique light fixtures, fireplaces, oak floors, P.E. Geurin hardware and oak floors, according to the listing.
The home features grand formal rooms. French doors (ooo la la!), a billiard room, a gym/sauna and a banquet sized-formal dining room for all your entertainment needs, according to the listing. For the sportsman, the h…
