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South Main Street, Lodi, NJ

Police & Fire
Lodi Driver Slams Charger Into Parked Cars, Arrested On Outstanding Warrants Lodi Driver Slams Charger Into Parked Cars, Arrested On Outstanding Warrants
Lodi Driver Slams Charger Into Parked Cars, Arrested On Outstanding Warrants A Lodi driver who hit two parked cars, knocking one onto its side, was taken into custody after responding officers discovered that she had outstanding warrants. Kimberly Toro, 36, was headed south on South Main Street in Lodi when her 2011 Dodge Charger hit the other vehicles in front of the Pizza Zone restaurant and across from the Crescent Heights condominium development, at 9:42 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11. Neither car had any occupants and Toro didn't appear under the influence of anything at the time, police said. Toro was processed at headquarters, posted bail and was released with new cou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Heartbreak On The Dance Floor: Lodi Nightclub RISE Shuts Its Doors Heartbreak On The Dance Floor: Lodi Nightclub RISE Shuts Its Doors
Heartbreak On The Dance Floor: Lodi Nightclub Rise Shuts Its Doors After 36 years in business, Lodi's RISE nightclub is shutting its doors. The South Main Street club was born in 1982 as Chicago Night Club and changed its name in 1997 to Soundgarden. The club held legendary Saturday night parties with live band entertainment. After 11 years of Soundgarden and during a fast-changing industry, Soundgarden became RISE -- an ultimate nightlife destination. The name described what would come for decades at the S. Main Street club -- only to come to an end in May 2018. The club provided escape for people across North Jersey for decades, shaping bartenders and d…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SEE ANYTHING? Lodi Bakery/Restaurant Worker Tackles Would-Be Robber SEE ANYTHING? Lodi Bakery/Restaurant Worker Tackles Would-Be Robber
SEE Anything? Lodi Bakery/Restaurant Worker Tackles Would-Be Robber LODI, N.J. – A Lodi bakery/restaurant employee tackled a would-be robber, who fled empty-handed Monday morning, police said. El Machetico Columbiano at 153 S. Main Street had opened barely 20 minutes earlier when the bandit walked in around 6:20 a.m. wearing a mask and a grey shirt, “with one hand in his shirt for the appearance of a weapon [hand gun], demanding money from the register,” Deputy Police Chief Donald Scorzetti said. The victim tackled the would-be robber, who got up and ran out the door, heading south on South Main Street, he said. The victim was OK, other than having two g…

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by Jerry DeMarco