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Real Estate
NJ Mansion Seized From Chinese Billionaire Fraudster Listed At $33M NJ Mansion Seized From Chinese Billionaire Fraudster Listed At $33M
NJ Mansion Seized From Chinese Billionaire Fraudster Listed At $33M A historic Bergen County estate seized from a Chinese billionaire indicted in a $1 billion fraud scheme last year has hit the market for $33 million. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carl Gambino (@carlgambino.realestate) The Crocker Mansion, located at 675 Ramapo Valley Road in Mahwah, spans 50,000 square feet and sits on 12.5 gated acres. Originally built in 1907, the property features 21 bedrooms, a pool house, tennis courts, and a guest house. It was declared a historic landmark by Mahwah Township due to its unique place in loc…

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Sports
Naval Academy Runs Football Through NJ On 463-Mile Trek To Army-Navy Game In New England Naval Academy Runs Football Through NJ On 463-Mile Trek To Army-Navy Game In New England
Naval Academy Runs Football Through NJ On 463-Mile Trek To Army-Navy Game In New England It’s fitting that a group of marathoners from the U.S. Naval Academy are running a game ball all the way up to the home of the New England Patriots for this weekend’s grudge match with the U.S. Military Academy. There’ll be plenty of rushing and relatively few passes from both sides in the 124th Army-Navy football game at Gilette Stadium in Foxborough, MA, on Saturday, Dec. 9. The USNA marathoners shoved off from Bancroft Hall on their campus in Annapolis, MD on Tuesday, beginning a traditional dash that dates back to the 1980s. A slight flurry of snowflakes fell just after lunchtime Thurs…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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RCNJ Hosts Symposium On 'Power-Based' Dating Violence On Campus RCNJ Hosts Symposium On 'Power-Based' Dating Violence On Campus
Rcnj Hosts Symposium On 'Power-Based' Dating Violence On Campus The cold-blooded killings of four female college students in Idaho just months ago make a symposium next week at Ramapo College on stalking and dating violence on campus more than relevant. "Power-Based Violence: A Look into College Life" will delve into social media harassment, stalking behavior, sign recognition, resource disparities and barriers that prevent marginalized populations from coming forward to report such crimes. What violence prevention on campus looks like will also be discussed. New Milford Councilman Matthew Seymour will moderate the 5th annual Domestic Violence Awarenes…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Sheriff: Body Of Missing Mahwah Man Found Sheriff: Body Of Missing Mahwah Man Found
Sheriff: Body Of Missing Mahwah Man Found UPDATE (Saturday, Nov. 19): The search for a missing Mahwah man ended with the discovery of his body deep into one of the area's largest parks, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton confirmed. A hiker discovered the body of Hector Zamorano, 41, off the yellow trail at the Ramapo Valley Reservation around noontime Saturday, Nov. 19, said the sheriff, whose department is handling the investigation. The area is roughly an hour's walk in from Ramapo Valley Road (Route 202) in Mahwah. Although no foul play was suspected, Cureton said members of his forensics team -- known as the Bureau of Crim…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Body Of Missing Mahwah Man Found, Sheriff Says UPDATE: Body Of Missing Mahwah Man Found, Sheriff Says
Update: Body Of Missing Mahwah Man Found, Sheriff Says UPDATE (Saturday, Nov. 19): The search for a missing Mahwah man ended with the discovery of his body deep into one of the area's largest parks, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton confirmed. A hiker discovered the body of Hector Zamorano, 41, off the yellow trail at the Ramapo Valley Reservation around noontime Saturday, Nov. 19, said the sheriff, whose department is handling the investigation. The area is roughly an hour's walk in from Ramapo Valley Road (Route 202) in Mahwah. Although no foul play was suspected, Cureton said members of his forensics team -- known as the Bureau of Crim…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJ-Arrested Bodybuilder Charged With Shooting Parents On Christmas Sees Them In Court, Cries NJ-Arrested Bodybuilder Charged With Shooting Parents On Christmas Sees Them In Court, Cries
Nj-arrested Bodybuilder Charged With Shooting Parents On Christmas Sees Them In Court, Cries UPDATE: A bodybuilder who was captured in Mahwah just hours after authorities said he shot his parents in their Long Island mansion on Christmas morning reportedly cried when he saw them in court. Bound with three sets of handcuffs because of his physique, Dino Tomassetti, 29, entered a not-guilty plea during his arraignment on Monday, Feb. 7, on attempted murder, assault, gun possession and child endangerment charges in Nassau County. He looked intently at his father, Rocco Tomassetti, who sat with his mother, Vincenza Tomassetti, the New York Post reported. His father reportedly shook hi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Bodybuilder Captured In NJ Shot LI Parents On Christmas In Dispute Over His Baby Police: Bodybuilder Captured In NJ Shot LI Parents On Christmas In Dispute Over His Baby
Police: Bodybuilder Captured In NJ Shot LI Parents On Christmas In Dispute Over His Baby UPDATE: A bodybuilder who was picked up from the Bergen County Jail on Wednesday by Nassau County detectives shot his parents in their Long Island mansion on Christmas in a dispute over his 1-year-old son, authorities said. Nassau County police charged Dino Tomassetti, a 29-year-old weight trainer from Brooklyn, with two counts of attempted murder in connection with the shooting. He was also expected to face weapons counts. Tomassetti, of East Williamsburg, had been held in the Bergen County lockup since his Christmas afternoon on Route 17 in Mahwah. He’d apparently been arguing with Vinc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Man Accused Of Shooting Parents On Christmas Identified UPDATE: Man Accused Of Shooting Parents On Christmas Identified
Update: Man Accused Of Shooting Parents On Christmas Identified UPDATE (DEC. 29): A bodybuilder who was picked up from the Bergen County Jail on Wednesday by Nassau County detectives shot his parents in their Long Island mansion on Christmas in a dispute over his 1-year-old son, authorities said. READ MORE.... ****** PREVIOUS STORY: A fleeing driver captured in Mahwah after police said he shot his parents in their $3 million Long Island mansion on Christmas morning is a bodybuilding personal trainer from Brooklyn. Dino Tomassetti, 29, recently of the borough's East Williamsburg section, remained held Sunday in the Bergen County Jail on a detainer out …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Sources: Long Island Man Who Shot Parents On Christmas Day Captured In Mahwah Sources: Long Island Man Who Shot Parents On Christmas Day Captured In Mahwah
Sources: Long Island Man Who Shot Parents On Christmas Day Captured In Mahwah UPDATE: A bodybuilder who was picked up from the Bergen County Jail on Wednesday by Nassau County detectives shot his parents in their Long Island mansion on Christmas in a dispute over his 1-year-old son, authorities said. READ MORE.... ****** PREVIOUS STORY: A man captured in Mahwah after police said he shot his parents on Christmas morning in their $3 million Long Island mansion is a bodybuilding personal trainer from Brooklyn. Dino Tomassetti, 29, recently of the borough's East Williamsburg, remained held Sunday in the Bergen County Jail on a detainer out of Nassau County. His paren…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Worker Critically Injured In Explosion At Ramapo College Worker Critically Injured In Explosion At Ramapo College
Worker Critically Injured In Explosion At Ramapo College UPDATE: A construction worker was gravely injured in a pipe-valve explosion Tuesday morning at Ramapo College of New Jersey in Mahwah, responders said. Mahwah firefighters carried the victim out after he was struck in the head and knocked out by a valve cap during a pressure test on an 8-inch water line on the second floor of the college library shortly after 8 a.m., they said. A helicopter was cancelled because of the weather and he was taken by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center with severe head trauma, responders said. They were doubtful about his chances for survival. T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Troubled Military Vet Leads Police On Brief Route 17 Chase, Apologizes, Admits He Needs Help Troubled Military Vet Leads Police On Brief Route 17 Chase, Apologizes, Admits He Needs Help
Troubled Military Vet Leads Police On Brief Route 17 Chase, Apologizes, Admits He Needs Help A troubled military veteran led Mahwah police on a brief pursuit before apologizing and admitting he needed help, authorities said. Detective Christopher Fasulo was in an unmarked police vehicle when he said he saw the man’s 2005 Subaru Legacy drift over the double-yellow line twice on Ramapo Valley Road (Route 202) around 9:45 p.m. July 7. A third time it appeared that the steering wheel had been "jerked," sending the wagon “so far into the oncoming lane that a collision with a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction would have been [imminent]," the detective reported. Fasulo stopped …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Responders: Man Loses Fingers In Table Saw Accident At Mahwah Horse Rescue Responders: Man Loses Fingers In Table Saw Accident At Mahwah Horse Rescue
Responders: Man Loses Fingers In Table Saw Accident At Mahwah Horse Rescue A man was rushed to the hospital Wednesday after accidentally cutting off at least two of his fingers with a table saw at a horse rescue in Mahwah, responders said. The 67-year-old victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after the 2 p.m. mishap at the Bergen County Horse Rescue on Ramapo Valley Road, they said. The area's only rescue of its kind, the 18-acre BCHR began as the Mahrapo Farm Stables boarding facility in 1981. The rescue became a non-profit with dozens of volunteers and a dozen or so horses, as well as other animals, after the land was preserved from major dev…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NYPD Nabs Accused Burglar In Mahwah, Mount Kisco, Woodbury LI Break-Ins NYPD Nabs Accused Burglar In Mahwah, Mount Kisco, Woodbury LI Break-Ins
Nypd Nabs Accused Burglar In Mahwah, Mount Kisco, Woodbury LI Break-Ins An accused burglar nabbed by the NYPD had items stolen during a bi-state break-in spree in Mahwah and New York in his car, authorities said. Samuel Bender, 22, also was carrying a Glock handgun stolen during a burglary on Long Island, Mahwah Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. Township detectives had worked with their counterparts in Westchester’s Mount Kisco and Nassau County’s Woodbury to identify Bender following burglaries in their towns, he said. Surveillance video showed him entering several commercial buildings and offices located in an unidentified business park and retail business on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: High-Speed Mahwah Pursuit Down Route 17 Ends In Crash, Arrest Of Career Burglar UPDATE: High-Speed Mahwah Pursuit Down Route 17 Ends In Crash, Arrest Of Career Burglar
Update: High-Speed Mahwah Pursuit Down Route 17 Ends In Crash, Arrest Of Career Burglar A high-speed Mahwah police pursuit ended in a crash and the arrest of a career burglar on Route 17 in Ramsey late Sunday, authorities said. Township police responding to an 11:15 p.m. call arrived as Mark C. Todd, 46, of Hackensack from Janek’s Market-Deli on Ramapo Valley Road (Route 202). Officer Martin Kilroy ordered him to stop, but Todd ran to a 1988 Oldsmobile parked on Reich Avenue and drove off on Ramapo Valley Road, nearly hitting a police cruiser driven by Officer Keith Iorio, Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. A brief high-speed chase followed at speeds reportedly over 100 miles …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
RAV4 Rolls, Skids In Rainy Mahwah Crash Near NY Border RAV4 Rolls, Skids In Rainy Mahwah Crash Near NY Border
RAV4 Rolls, Skids In Rainy Mahwah Crash Near NY Border An SUV rolled onto its roof and skidded about 25 feet after colliding with another vehicle during the rainy Thursday morning rush in Mahwah. Both drivers involved in the crash on Ramapo Valley Road (Route 202) near Grove Street were out of their vehicles when responding officers arrived just after 8:30 a.m., Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. The RAV4 driver was headed north and lost control of the vehicle, which struck a Subaru headed in the opposite direction, Jaffe said. Both drivers were taken to The Valley Hospital, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco