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New North Jersey Wawa Opens This Week With Free Coffee All Day New North Jersey Wawa Opens This Week With Free Coffee All Day
New North Jersey Wawa Opens This Week With Free Coffee All Day Wawa is opening yet another North Jersey location. The newest store is expected to open Thursday, May 26 in North Bergen. To mark the occasion, Wawa will host a grand opening celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m., and will offer free coffee to toast the community that day and on June 5. In addition, Thursday’s Grand Opening will honor local first responders from the North Bergen Police Department and North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue with Wawa’s signature “Hoagies for Heroes” tribute.  Doors officially open at 8 a.m., with the first 100 customers receiving limited-e…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
DWI Bergen County Woman Faces More Serious Charges In Crash That Killed Hudson County Man DWI Bergen County Woman Faces More Serious Charges In Crash That Killed Hudson County Man
DWI Bergen County Woman Faces More Serious Charges In Crash That Killed Hudson County Man Charges have been upgraded against a Bergen County woman accused of killing a 66-year-old man in a Hudson County crash last year, authorities announced Monday. Denisse Ortega, 35, of New Milford, was initially charged with aggravated manslaughter and death by auto after the fatal crash on Sept. 29, 2019, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The latter charge has been upgraded to death by auto and DWI while within 1,000 feet of school property, Suarez said. Ortega surrendered to authorities Monday, Suarez added. Ortega was heading north on JFK Boulevard when she failed to obey multi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Champion': President Of NJ Firefighters Association Dominick Marino Dies Suddenly 'Champion': President Of NJ Firefighters Association Dominick Marino Dies Suddenly
'Champion': President Of NJ Firefighters Association Dominick Marino Dies Suddenly Dominick Marino, the president of the Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey, died suddenly at home on Tuesday, fire officials said. The cause of death was not immediately released. Marino served as a firefighter for the North Bergen Fire Department and North Hudson Regional Fire Rescue for more than 25 years. He retired from active service in 2011 and held multiple leadership positions. "‪Dominick Marino didn’t just run into burning buildings, he knocked down walls to protect his fellow firefighters," New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said.  "He put his heart and soul into ev…

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by Cecilia Levine