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Howard Ostrow

Four-Alarm Fire Crashes Wedding At Popular Bergen County Venue, No Injuries Reported Four-Alarm Fire Crashes Wedding At Popular Bergen County Venue, No Injuries Reported
Four-Alarm Fire Crashes Wedding At Popular Bergen County Venue, No Injuries Reported A wedding was underway when a boiler fire broke out at a popular Bergen County event venue early Thursday night, authorities said. The four-alarm fire extended to the second floor of The Rockleigh on Paris Avenue after igniting in the boiler room shortly before 6 p.m., Northvale Police Chief Howard Ostrow said. Firefighters had it under control in under 40 minutes, the chief said. Rockleigh and Northvale firefighters were able to control the raging blaze with help from their colleagues from Norwood, Closter, Harrington Park, Old Tappan, Demarest and Emerson, along with New York smoke eater…
Brazen Burglars In Bergen Jewelry Store Heist Flee Across GWB In Purple Muscle Car Brazen Burglars In Bergen Jewelry Store Heist Flee Across GWB In Purple Muscle Car
Brazen Burglars In Bergen Jewelry Store Heist Flee Across GWB In Purple Muscle Car Burglars outraced pursuing police across the George Washington Bridge after breaking into a Bergen County jewelry store before dawn Wednesday. Borough police responding to a burglar alarm at the Northvale Jewelry Exchange on Livingston Street shortly after 5 a.m. found the front glass door shattered and several pieces of jewelry scattered outside the store, Police Chief Howard Ostrow said. Witnesses said they heard glass breaking and then observed a purple Dodge Charger speed away, Ostrow said. Police with several agencies heard the Northvale police alert and began chasing the Charger, the…