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Amazon Fresh Opens In Shuttered Bergen County Kmart (LOOK INSIDE) Amazon Fresh Opens In Shuttered Bergen County Kmart (LOOK INSIDE)
Amazon Fresh Opens In Shuttered Bergen County Kmart (Look Inside) Bergen County is home to yet another Amazon Fresh store. The 40,000-square-foot store on Memorial Drive, which replaced the Kmart that closed in 2016, is the third in New Jersey. The two others are located in Paramus and Eatontown. The Amazon Fresh store in Lodi features the company's latest brick-and-mortar design unveiled last year in Chicago and Southern California.  Amazon Fresh Amazon Fresh Other businesses at the shopping center include Blink Fitness, the Little Gym of Lodi, KPOT Korean BBQ, and Aldi. ShopRite is located about one mile away on Main Street. The Amazon F…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Lithium Battery Ignites Lodi Basement Fire Lithium Battery Ignites Lodi Basement Fire
Lithium Battery Ignites Lodi Basement Fire A lithium-ion battery from a hoverboard ignited a basement blaze that Lodi firefighters quickly extinguished Wednesday night. The fire broke out in a 1½-story private home on Avenue B off the corner of Main Street shortly before 10 p.m. March 22. An initial report of people possibly trapped fortunately proved unfounded. Main Street was temporarily closed while firefighters ran a supply line across it. They had the two-alarmer doused in under 10 minutes. No injuries were reported. Providing mutual aid at the scene or in coverage were firefighters from Garfield, Hasbrouck Heights and Walli…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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US Marshals Look To Seize Lodi Driver Charged With Crashing Stolen Car During Route 46 Pursuit US Marshals Look To Seize Lodi Driver Charged With Crashing Stolen Car During Route 46 Pursuit
US Marshals Look To Seize Lodi Driver Charged With Crashing Stolen Car During Route 46 Pursuit A Lodi man who crashed a stolen car on Route 46 during a police chase will remain in the Bergen County Jail until U.S. Marshals can pick him up. Samuel Sosa, 24, initially stopped the stolen 2010 Lincoln MKX at the highway on-ramp from Main Street near Chief Fire Equipment & Service around 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, following a hit-and-run on Avenue E, Lodi Police Sgt. Dominic Miller said. Sosa then hit the gas, however, fleeing onto westbound Route 46, the sergeant said. The SUV, reported stolen out of New York City, hit two utility poles outside the Pleasure Plus adult video store just …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEE ANYTHING? Bumperless Sedan Sought In Hit-Run That Injured Lodi Teen SEE ANYTHING? Bumperless Sedan Sought In Hit-Run That Injured Lodi Teen
SEE Anything? Bumperless Sedan Sought In Hit-Run That Injured Lodi Teen Police were looking for the driver of a sedan with no bumper who took off after hitting a 16-year-old boy on his bicycle on a busy Lodi street. The boy was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with minor injuries after being struck near the ShopRite on Main Street shortly before 4:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, police said. The driver of the green Honda Civic that hit him kept going, they said, adding that the vehicle was missing a front bumper. ANYONE who might have witnessed the crash or has information that can identify the vehicle and/or driver is asked to contact Lodi police: (97…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Homeless Man Held In Vicious Beating Of Woman In Lodi Homeless Man Held In Vicious Beating Of Woman In Lodi
Homeless Man Held In Vicious Beating Of Woman In Lodi A homeless man beat a woman in Lodi so badly that she suffered head trauma and bleeding of the brain, authorities said. Anthony Iavarone, 63, remained in the custody of the Bergen County Sheriff's Office at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus. The victim, meanwhile, was left clinging to life. He's charged with aggravated assault, endangering an injured victim and violating a restraining order in connection with the Aug. 3 assault, which authorities said was captured on surveillance video at a local delicatessen. Iavarone showed "extreme indifference to the value of human life" by …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
'Jersey Gyros' Owner Dreamt Of Opening Shop Since Visiting Uncle's In Greece — So He Did 'Jersey Gyros' Owner Dreamt Of Opening Shop Since Visiting Uncle's In Greece — So He Did
'Jersey Gyros' Owner Dreamt Of Opening Shop Since Visiting Uncle's In Greece — So He Did Opening his own gyro shop has been on Mike Tolos' mind ever since he visited his uncle's spot in Greece as a kid. It was a hole-in-the-wall type place in Thessaloniki, and as soon as Tolos walked in, he was hit with the aroma of pork and chicken roasting on the skewers. What he enjoyed most about visiting the shop, though, was seeing the love that his uncle put into it, because he felt the same passion himself. "My uncle did it from love," said Tolos, 39, of Cliffside Park. "The dedication that he has fell on me." Tolos signed the lease for Jersey Gyros on Main Street in Lodi last March.…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Father, Daughter Duo Convert Ice Cream Shop Into Bergen Brunch Spot Father, Daughter Duo Convert Ice Cream Shop Into Bergen Brunch Spot
Father, Daughter Duo Convert Ice Cream Shop Into Bergen Brunch Spot A Bergen County native known for her bustling charcuterie company is teaming up with dear ol' dad and opening a brand new brunch spot. Plated & Cured -- run by Dylan and Michael Elias -- will open as a pop-up on Oct. 10. The shop will open in the storefront formerly home to Ice Cream By Mike, Michael Elias' namesake shop, which will be slowly converted into P&C. The younger Elias says she saw the need for a gourmet eatery that customers didn't have to place an order for, or wait multiple days for. “I really wanted to open up a restaurant, and right now, with charcuterie, what I s…

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
Restaurant Hostess Brings Charcuterie Board Shop PlatedByD To Bergen County Restaurant Hostess Brings Charcuterie Board Shop PlatedByD To Bergen County
Restaurant Hostess Brings Charcuterie Board Shop PlatedByD To Bergen County A Bergen County native with a knack for entertaining is bringing a handmade charcuterie board shop to the area. Dylan Elias, 23, will open PlatedByD, on Main Street in Lodi come Nov. 1. The company specializes in handmade charcuterie boards with artisan meats, cheeses, fruits and more. PlatedByD launched in March during the early stages of the pandemic.  Though many people advised Elias against going forward with an opening, she had already started gaining momentum -- and there was no stopping her. “I know it’s been a crazy time and everyone was thinking, ‘This is such a bad time to star…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Fast-Moving Blaze Destroys Lodi Commercial Building UPDATE: Fast-Moving Blaze Destroys Lodi Commercial Building
Update: Fast-Moving Blaze Destroys Lodi Commercial Building Fire destroyed a Lodi commercial building Thursday night. The general-alarm blaze broke out shortly before 9 p.m. in the kitchen of a small building next to the one that housed the JDM School Uniform company and CCS Car Care Specialties on Main Street, Fire Chief Steven Cassiello said. Flames quickly spread and soon blew through the roof of the uniform store. A dog who apparently belonged to the woman who owned the defunct business next door reportedly died in the fire. A neighbor said the store had closed about two weeks ago and the owner may have been living there. At the Lodi fire …

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
JACKPOT! Lottery Ticket Good For $100,000 Sold In Lodi JACKPOT! Lottery Ticket Good For $100,000 Sold In Lodi
Jackpot! Lottery Ticket Good For $100,000 Sold In Lodi A New Jersey Lottery ticket winning the $100,000 jackpot was sold in Lodi. The Jersey Cash 5 ticket from Friday's drawing was sold at Buy Rite on Main Street. The winning numbers were: 19, 22, 25, 33 and 35 and the XTRA number was: 02.  The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
BIG GULP: Sedan Plows Into Front Door Of Lodi 7-Eleven BIG GULP: Sedan Plows Into Front Door Of Lodi 7-Eleven
BIG Gulp: Sedan Plows Into Front Door Of Lodi 7-Eleven An 86-year-old driver's arm was bruised when her older-model sedan slammed into the entrance of a Lodi 7-Eleven Tuesday morning. The driver, who turns 87 on Thursday, otherwise seemed OK after the crash just before 10:30 a.m. at the Main Street convenience store. She declined medical attention and was given a ride home. The early-90s Toyota Camry pushed a sign against the entrance, shattering a glass door and the windshield and deploying a front airbag. The sedan pushed a sign up against the entrance, shattering a glass door.John Wyman for DAILY VOICE She declined medical attention…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Car Goes Up In Flames At Lodi Dunkin' Donuts PHOTOS: Car Goes Up In Flames At Lodi Dunkin' Donuts
Photos: Car Goes Up In Flames At Lodi Dunkin' Donuts A sedan went up in flames outside the Dunkin' Donuts in Lodi early Thursday afternoon. No injuries were reported in the 1:20 p.m. Main Street blaze, which was doused by borough firefighters. It happened quickly Thursday at the Dunkin' Donuts on Main Street in Lodi.DAILY VOICE photo It happened quickly Thursday at the Dunkin' Donuts on Main Street in Lodi.DAILY VOICE photo

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Takeout-Only For Awhile After Car Crashes Into Lodi Restaurant Takeout-Only For Awhile After Car Crashes Into Lodi Restaurant
Takeout-Only For Awhile After Car Crashes Into Lodi Restaurant A Lodi Italian restaurant was temporarily taking only takeout orders after a driver turned the front of the business into a drive-through Friday afternoon. The crash kept the dine-in area of Johnny Napkins temporarily closed at least until 5 p.m., the owners of the Main Street eatery said. No injuries were reported, they said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Lodi's New Pizzeria Makes Grandma, Upside-Down Sicilian Pie Lodi's New Pizzeria Makes Grandma, Upside-Down Sicilian Pie
Lodi's New Pizzeria Makes Grandma, Upside-Down Sicilian Pie A new pizzeria has opened in Lodi. Johnny Napkins on Main Street might be most well-known for its Lil Grandma Pie.  The creation is a unique twist on an old-time favorite, blending together homemade fresh tomato sauce, pesto and mozzarella. All are cooked to perfection on a thinner than normal Sicilian style crust. Lil Grandma PieJohnny Napkins Its signature pie, though, is the Johnny’s Sottosopra -- an upside down Sicilian pizza where the cheese is cooked underneath.  Pizza not your thing? That's okay, Johnny Napkins -- with another location in Union -- has bountiful apps, fries, sou…

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by Cecilia Levine