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Charles Osgood, Former Host Of 'CBS Sunday Morning,' North Jersey Resident, Dies At 91 Charles Osgood, Former Host Of 'CBS Sunday Morning,' North Jersey Resident, Dies At 91
Charles Osgood, Former Host Of 'CBS Sunday Morning,' North Jersey Resident, Dies At 91 Charles Osgood, a fixture on "CBS Sunday Morning" for decades and a longtime resident of Bergen County, died on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at the age of 91 from dementia in Upper Saddle River, his family announced in an obituary shared by CBS News.  Osgood, born Charles Osgood Wood III joined CBS News in 1971 and anchored the venerable Sunday morning broadcast for 22 years from 1994 to 2016. He also appeared on "CBS Morning News" and "CBS Evening News with Dan Rather," and hosted "The Osgood File" on CBS Radio.  His signature signoff was "I'll see you on the radio." Our beloved former …
GOP Presidential Hopeful Ron DeSantis Cancels Rockland County Fundraiser GOP Presidential Hopeful Ron DeSantis Cancels Rockland County Fundraiser
GOP Presidential Hopeful Ron DeSantis Cancels Rockland County Fundraiser Republican presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, canceled a planned upscale fundraiser in the Hudson Valley after failing to notify the local party leader, according to Politico. The $6,600-a-person event was slated to be held in Rockland County at the Crowne Plaza in Suffern on Thursday, June 29. LBGTQ groups and local Democrats were planning protests during the event. But earlier in the week, DeSantis moved the fundraiser to a more remote location, reportedly in New Jersey, officials familiar with the event said. DeSantis' office did not return phone calls regarding the cha…
Protest Planned For GOP Presidential Hopeful Ron DeSantis' Visit To Hudson Valley Protest Planned For GOP Presidential Hopeful Ron DeSantis' Visit To Hudson Valley
Protest Planned For GOP Presidential Hopeful Ron DeSantis' Visit To Hudson Valley As Republican presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, heads to the Hudson Valley for an upscale fundraiser, local Democrats, and LBGTQ supporters, plan to protest. DeSantis is slated to appear at an invitation-only $ 6,600-a-person fundraising event in Rockland County at the Crowne Plaza in Suffern on Thursday, June 29. In advance of the event, reportedly planned by Seth Gribetz, the Englewood, New Jersey investor, local Democrats are putting out the call for demonstrators on their Facebook page. "We are taking action and organizing a powerful, peaceful protest to let Gover…
Impaired Driver Arrested After Spinning Off Roadway Into House In Area Impaired Driver Arrested After Spinning Off Roadway Into House In Area
Impaired Driver Arrested After Spinning Off Roadway Into House In Area A man allegedly driving while impaired by drugs was arrested after spinning off a Hudson Valley roadway and slamming into a home. The incident took place in Rockland County around 1 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 15, in the village of Sloatsburg, said the Ramapo Police. The crash took place when the driver, a 31-year-old man from Englewood, New Jersey, was driving on the Orange Turnpike when he lost control and spun off the roadway and into the house.  He was arrested and charged with: DWAI-drugs Reckless driving Aggravated operation of a motor vehicle Unlawful possession of marijuana  Th…
TRIBUTE: Warwick's Victor Gratta Was 'Treasure To Everyone' TRIBUTE: Warwick's Victor Gratta Was 'Treasure To Everyone'
Tribute: Warwick's Victor Gratta Was 'Treasure To Everyone' A family man through and through, Victor Gratta of Fairview, N.J. and Warwick, N.Y. died on Aug. 9. He was 50 years old. "You were the rock to our family," his sister Shelly Ann Zbrzeski said in a tribute. "A treasure to everyone, and loved unconditionally by your family and friends." Born in Englewood, Gratta worked as a recovery specialist at Allen, Maxwell and Silver in Fair Lawn. He was an avid NY Giants and Yankees fan and loved the band rush. In his free time, he was a drummer for the Dog House Band. "I worked with Vic over a decade ago," Laura Oose said…
North Jersey RHONJ Star Files Restraining Order Against Husband Of 3 Months North Jersey RHONJ Star Files Restraining Order Against Husband Of 3 Months
North Jersey Rhonj Star Files Restraining Order Against Husband Of 3 Months Real Housewife of New Jersey star Danielle Staub filed a temporary restraining order against her husband of less than three months following an incident at her Englewood home, the New York Post reports. The Wayne native -- who prior to this marriage had been engaged 19 times -- said she came home to find husband Marty Caffrey had disengaged their garage door so it wouldn’t open, the story says.  Once the other two doors opened, Caffrey was standing in the garage apparently "under the influence of alcohol, agitated and confrontational," The Post says. Staub went to her bedroom in …
Bergen's Alan Alda Reveals That He Has Parkinson's Disease Bergen's Alan Alda Reveals That He Has Parkinson's Disease
Bergen's Alan Alda Reveals That He Has Parkinson's Disease Beloved actor Alan Alda, a former longtime Leonia resident, revealed on Tuesday that he's had Parkinson’s disease the past 3½ years. Alda, 82, told “CBS This Morning” that he'd noticed his thumb twitch during TV appearances the past few weeks and didn't want speculations about his health to become tabloid fodder. "I've had a full life since then [the diagnosis]," he said. "I've acted, I've given talks, I help at the Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook. "It’s only about a matter of time before someone does some story about this from a sad point of view, …
33 Hospitalized In Bergen School Bus Crash 33 Hospitalized In Bergen School Bus Crash
33 Hospitalized In Bergen School Bus Crash Twenty-five children and eight adults were hospitalized with minor injuries Thursday afternoon after the school bus they were riding was rear-ended by an SUV in Englewood, authorities said. The church-sponsored school bus had been returning from a field trip when it was struck at Knickerbocker Road and West Hudson Avenue at approximately 4 p.m., police told NorthJersey.com. Many passengers complained of dizziness and were treated for non-life threatening injuries at area hospitals, the article says. Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck said in a statement that 20 children and two adults wer…
SWEPT UP: Heroin Gang, Orange, Rockland, Bergen Buyers Charged SWEPT UP: Heroin Gang, Orange, Rockland, Bergen Buyers Charged
Swept UP: Heroin Gang, Orange, Rockland, Bergen Buyers Charged The ringleader and a crew of 16 members of a Paterson-based heroin ring tied to the Bloods street gang – along with 16 accused buyers from Bergen, Rockland and Orange counties -- were named in a sweeping indictment produced by a massive multi-agency investigation, New Jersey authorities said Thursday. The investigation targeted open-air drug dealing and gun violence controlled by a multi-layered ring in a section of the 4th Ward of Paterson known as the four corners -- or “4K” area – where Mercer, Putnam and Warren streets meet Rosa Parks Boulevard. Leading the “4K Bloods” – also known as t…
Mahwah Police Find Pot Grow Room, Arrest Resident And Friend From Englewood Mahwah Police Find Pot Grow Room, Arrest Resident And Friend From Englewood
Mahwah Police Find Pot Grow Room, Arrest Resident And Friend From Englewood Mahwah police searching for a man who’d fled a previous arrest found a pot-growing operation at his home, authorities said. They arrested Michael Deans at his Pine Hill Road home along with Jordan Winfree of Englewood, both 29, after a warranted search turned up marijuana package for resale, high-concentrate THC oil and a pot grow room, Police Chief James N. Batelli said Thursday. Deans was wanted for having pot for sale in a school zone and fleeing police, among other offenses, when Detective Sgt. Kevin Hebert and Detectives Michael Grassi, and Eric Larsen went to his home to serve an arre…
PHOTOS: Follow Bear On Backyard Bergen Tour PHOTOS: Follow Bear On Backyard Bergen Tour
Photos: Follow Bear On Backyard Bergen Tour The latest great bear hunt left one up a Waldwick tree as police pursuers gathered below. Uniformed officers from Midland Park, Ridgewood and Waldwick chased the furry forager through area yards. The bear played in trash, sunbathed on the grass, then hustled his tuchus up a tree behind a home on Evergreen Street around lunchtime. Right behind was intrepid photographer Boyd Loving. Several bears have been spotted this month in other Bergen towns -- among them, Northvale, Mahwah, Teaneck and Englewood. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this story.
Bergen 'Real Housewife' Slapped With Lawsuit In Wake Of Foreclosure Bergen 'Real Housewife' Slapped With Lawsuit In Wake Of Foreclosure
Bergen 'Real Housewife' Slapped With Lawsuit In Wake Of Foreclosure Months after her the bank foreclosed on her $1.125 million Englewood home, "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star was hit with a lawsuit -- another one. A Pennsylvania law firm is suing Margaret Josephs after she allegedly failed to pay a $3,568.73 bill for the work they completed during "matrimonial litigation" in 2015, Page Six reports. The firm -- Sunshine, Atkins, Minassian, Tafuri, D’Amoto & Beane -- says they sent Josephs a notice in December 2017, just as her house was being foreclosed on, but “the certified mail was returned ‘unclaimed’ and the regular mail was…
Promoter Shipped Thousands Of Pounds Of Pot To Westchester, Prosecutor Says Promoter Shipped Thousands Of Pounds Of Pot To Westchester, Prosecutor Says
Promoter Shipped Thousands Of Pounds Of Pot To Westchester, Prosecutor Says An entertainment producer from New Jersey shipped thousands of pounds of marijuana for sale hidden in musical speakers from the West Coast to Yonkers and elsewhere, said authorities who busted him and two accused accomplices in a special operation. Oscar Holguin, 38, was arrested in the Central Jersey town of Carteret, just off the New Jersey Turnpike, where authorities said he was assisted by 27-year-old local barmaid Natalie Stojano. Also busted were Holguin’s girlfriend, Paula Amador, 29, also of Englewood, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Detectives from Calo’s office …