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Lifestyle
Celebs You Probably Didn't Know Were From North Jersey
When it comes to celebrities, New Jersey boasts a roster of A-List talent to rival any state. Some of the most iconic athletes, musicians, and TV personalities live in the Garden State, or once called it home. Here are the famous people you probably didn't realize were from North Jersey: BERGEN: Katrina Bowden was born and raised in Wyckoff. The actress attended the now-defunct Saint Thomas More School in Midland Park, and later Immaculate Heart Academy in Washington Township. The actress is known for her roles in "One Life to Live" and "30 Rock." Miles Austin was born i…
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! Quintet Captured After Gunshots, Pursuit, Crash Along Hudson
A group of out-of-towners who’d been firing gunshots along the Hudson River in Edgewater were captured after they crashed while trying to flee responding officers, authorities said. An anonymous caller alerted borough police to the gunfire along the riverfront near the Target store at the Edgewater Commons Mall shortly before 2:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17, Police Chief Donald Martin said. Responding officers spotted the getaway car – a red sedan – as it exited the mall parking lot onto River Road, the chief said. Officers Julian Delgado, Rick Hernandez, Daniel Tarabola, Dan Massuda and Muntase…
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Feds: Hudsonite Nabbed Accepting Mail-Order Fentanyl From Mexico Pleads Out
A Hudson County man admitted accepting mail-order fentanyl destined for New Jersey’s streets that shipped to his home from Mexico, federal authorities said. Miguel Polanco, 31, even watched a how-to video on how to handle the shipment, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said following a plea hearing in Newark on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Polanco became the focus of an investigation after U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted the package from Mexico City on its way to his Union City apartment, Sellinger said. He had previously received a video from a conspirator “exp…
Police & Fire
Teacher Who Sexually Assaulted Teen Hudson County Students Gets Prison Time
A 46-year-old teacher was sentenced to time behind bars for sexually assaulted two teen students in Jersey City, authorities announced. Francisco Realpe, of Hoboken, was sentenced on Jan. 6 to concurrent four-year sentences in New Jersey state prison for two counts of sexual assault that he pleaded guilty to last June, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Realpe is subject to Megan’s Law and Parole Supervision for Life. He has forfeited his right to current and future public employment and permanent restraining orders are in place for both victims. The first victim report being sex…
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Repeat Offender Grabs, Gropes Elderly Woman In Broad Daylight: Ridgefield Park PD
An elderly woman became the latest target of a repeat offender who was previously arrested – and quickly released – for groping strangers, Ridgefield Park police said. Michael Hernandez, 23, rushed the victim from behind in broad daylight as she walked on Roosevelt Avenue between Hazelton Street and Highland Place around 3 p.m. Dec. 29, Police Lt. Art Jensen said. Hernandez, who lives in the village, then “put his arm over her shoulder and across her chest while thrusting his body into her [and] making sexually-motivated comments” before fleeing, the lieutenant said. The description gave p…
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Dealer Admits Role In Major Ring That Moved Fentanyl, Meth, Coke By The Pound Into NJ From NYC
One of three Manhattan men accused of flooding four North Jersey counties with massive quantities of fentanyl, meth and coke admitted his role in the organization, authorities said. Juan Carlos Merced Moreno, 45, and his partners operated a fentanyl mill in Washington Heights that supplied traffickers in New Jersey with at least 25,000 pills that were distributed throughout the Garden State, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. And that wasn't all. Authorities discovered the operation during what began as an investigation into the Hudson County crew, which flooded the str…
Police & Fire
Fight Broke Out Before Double Stabbing That Left Union City Boy Dead: Prosecutor
Authorities have release preliminary details in a double stabbing that left a teen boy dead and another seriously hurt in Union City this week. Five teens were involved in a fight at 40th Street and Bergenline Avenue around 6:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Allen Flores, 15, of Union City, and a 16-year-old boy were each stabbed and hospitalized. Flores was pronounced dead at Christ Hospital in Jersey City. The other victim remains hospitalized with serious injuries. Three juveniles have since been arrested: A 16-year-old Union City male is charge…
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: Driver In Fatal Passaic River Bridge Crash On Route 3 Identified
A driver who was killed in a chain-reaction crash on Route 3 was identified as a 46-year-old Kearny resident. A BMW X3 had become disabled and was stopped on the westbound Passaic River Bridge in Clifton when it was struck by a Subaru Impreza driven by Karen Garcia shortly before 5 a.m. last Thursday, Dec. 15. Garcia's Impreza was then broadsided by an oncoming Toyota Prius, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint release on Monday, Dec. 19. Garcia, who was extricated by firefighters, was later pronounced dead at Hackensack Unive…
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One Dead In Route 3 Crash, Authorities Confirm
A driver who was killed in a chain-reaction crash on Route 3 was identified as a 46-year-old Kearny resident. A BMW X3 had become disabled and was stopped on the westbound Passaic River Bridge in Clifton when it was struck by a Subaru Impreza driven by Karen Garcia shortly before 5 a.m. last Thursday, Dec. 15. Garcia's Impreza was then broadsided by an oncoming Toyota Prius, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint release on Monday, Dec. 19. Garcia, who was extricated by firefighters, was later pronounced dead at Hackensack Unive…
Police & Fire
Fire Tears Through Union City Salvation Army Donation Center (
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Firefighters were working to knock down a fire at a Union City Salvation Army donation center Thursday, Dec. 1 (scroll for video). ALSO SEE: Dramatic Footage Shows Rescue Of Family In West New York Fire, 41 Families Displaced The blaze broke out at the store on the 900 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, and struck multiple alarms as of 8 p.m. There are currently 2 major fires in North Hudson, Madison Ave in WNY and Kennedy Blvd in Union City. @HobokenFire & @HobokenVol_EMS are providing Mutual Aid to North Hudson Regional Fire. God Bless the residents of those cities right now & all of…
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Cuban Cousins Expand Authentic Cafe With Third Hudson County Location
A pair of cousins whose families moved to the United States from Cuba are opening their third Cuban bakery in Hudson County. Daniel Gonzalez and Yosvany Perez purchased two El Fenix locations in Union City and West New York, from another family in 2019, and revamped the menus. Now, they're opening the third outpost to Bergenline Avenue in North Bergen. Cakes by Yosvany Perez of El Fenix.Provided A grand opening ceremony was held Monday, Nov. 14. Perez is a classically trained baker while Gonzalez, of Bergenfield, owns a construction company, but together enjoy providing customers with…
Police & Fire
DWI Officer Ran Red Light Causing Off-Duty Crash In Hoboken: Report
A 24-year-old Union City police officer was apparently DWI when he ran a red light and struck another car while off-duty in Hoboken last month, the Jersey Journal reports. Kevin Roldan allegedly ran the light on Paterson Avenue and struck the other driver heading south on Harrison Street around 3 a.m. on Oct. 16, the outlet said citing a redacted criminal complaint. Roldan told police that the light was yellow and that his vehicle was struck, the criminal complaint apparently says. An investigating officer smelled alcohol on Roldan's breath, and he subsequently failed a field sobriety …
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