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Guttenberg Woman, 57, Killed By Bus In Fairview Identified Guttenberg Woman, 57, Killed By Bus In Fairview Identified
Guttenberg Woman, 57, Killed By Bus In Fairview Identified UPDATE: Authorities identified a woman struck and killed by a commuter bus early Wednesday at a busy Fairview intersection as a 57-year-old supermarket employee from Guttenberg.  The driver of the 166 from Manhattan's Port Authority terminal to Cresskill was making a left from Anderson Avenue onto Fairview Avenue at 6:45 a.m. when the front of the bus knocked Teresa Maresca down, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. Maresca, who wasn't in the crosswalk, fell and was dragged under the rear tire before the 73-year-old driver stopped, he said. None of the 38 passengers nor the driver were injured…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Woman Struck, Killed By Bus In Fairview Woman Struck, Killed By Bus In Fairview
Woman Struck, Killed By Bus In Fairview A 57-year-old Guttenberg woman was struck and killed by a commuter bus early Wednesday at a busy Fairview intersection. The driver of the 166 from Manhattan's Port Authority terminal to Cresskill was making a left from Anderson Avenue onto Fairview Avenue at 6:45 a.m. when the front of the bus knocked Teresa Maresca down, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. Maresca, who wasn't in the crosswalk, fell and was dragged under the rear tire before the 73-year-old driver stopped, he said. None of the 38 passengers nor the driver were injured, Jim Smith of NJ Transit said.  No summonses wer…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Authorities: Domestic Violence Defendant Coughs At Officers Going To, At Guttenberg Police HQ Authorities: Domestic Violence Defendant Coughs At Officers Going To, At Guttenberg Police HQ
Authorities: Domestic Violence Defendant Coughs At Officers Going To, At Guttenberg Police HQ A Union City man arrested on domestic violence charges coughed in the back of a Guttenberg police car all the way to headquarters, saying he was trying to infect officers with the coronavirus, authorities said Thursday. Elvis Perez-Astacio, 25, at first resisted arrest and threatened to harm an officer when they found him, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Once they put him in the police cruiser, he “said he would cough on the officers and infect them with COVID-19, [then] coughed throughout the trip to headquarters and while being processed,” Grewal said. Police charged Perez-…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
COVID-19: Here's Where You Can Get Tested In North Jersey COVID-19: Here's Where You Can Get Tested In North Jersey
Covid-19: Here's Where You Can Get Tested In North Jersey As expected, the number of coronavirus cases has increased with the opening of testing sites across New Jersey. And that number is only going to increase, Gov. Phil Murphy said. "As the testing regime expands, we’re going to see these numbers go up in a big way," he said. "We are getting a clearer and better sense of how far the coronavirus has already spread.” Here's a list of coronavirus testing sites in New Jersey: Officials are urging New Jersey residents to keep these testing sites open to those who need it saying that if you feel okay, stay home and rest.  You'll need state ID…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
ICE Promises More Sweeps After Capturing Murder Suspects, 113 Other Immigrants In New Jersey ICE Promises More Sweeps After Capturing Murder Suspects, 113 Other Immigrants In New Jersey
ICE Promises More Sweeps After Capturing Murder Suspects, 113 Other Immigrants In New Jersey Two fugitive murder suspects – one from Brazil who fled to Newark and another from El Salvador who was living in Elizabeth – were among 115 foreign nationals captured by ICE agents in New Jersey last week, officials said. Also seized in last week’s sweep of nationals illegally living in New Jersey were a Salvadoran MS-13 gang member found in Paterson and a deported child abuser from Mexico who was living In Guttenberg, they said. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement roundup targeted at-large criminal aliens, illegal reentrants and other immigration violators who were “a threat to …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Rumba Cubana Replacing Dog & Cask In Rochelle Park Rumba Cubana Replacing Dog & Cask In Rochelle Park
Rumba Cubana Replacing Dog & Cask In Rochelle Park A North Jersey restaurant chain will be taking over the Dog & Cask location in Rochelle Park, a recent report says. Rumba Cubana, with restaurants in North Bergen, Clifton, Jersey City and Guttenberg, will be coming to Route 17 Southbound once the bar and grill moves out later this month, BoozyBurbs reports. Last week, Dog & Cask announced it would be closing Oct. 16, and earlier this year, Rumba Cubana was eyeing a Bergen County location. Rumba Cubana began in 2004 as Rumba's Cafe, launched by owner Alan Lopez -- four years after moving to the U.S. from Chambas, Cuba. With a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Cliffside Park Fugitive Held On NYPD Warrant For Gang Assault Cliffside Park Fugitive Held On NYPD Warrant For Gang Assault
Cliffside Park Fugitive Held On Nypd Warrant For Gang Assault A repeat-offending ex-con from Cliffside Park was captured after the NYPD came to town with a warrant, authorities said. Now New York City authorities are trying to extradite him. City detectives went to his mother's Anderson Avenue apartment looking for 27-year-old Jason Martinez, who was wanted in connection with a gang assault, authorities said. Other law enforcement agencies wanted Martinez, too. Records show an outstanding warrant for skipping court for obstruction during a domestic violence arrest in Cliffside Park in 2016. Martinez is also facing charges of burglarizing a restauran…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Owners Of Guttenberg Home Where Woman Was Critically Burned Arrested Owners Of Guttenberg Home Where Woman Was Critically Burned Arrested
Owners Of Guttenberg Home Where Woman Was Critically Burned Arrested A multifamily home in Guttenberg where a woman suffered critical injuries in a fire had three illegal apartments, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said.  The owners of the building at 67 70th St. -- Jose Puma, 49, and his wife Maria, 50 -- were arrested Wednesday. Jose Puma has been charged with insurance fraud and violating of law intended to protect public health and safety. Maria Puma was also charged with the latter offense.  They are scheduled to appear in court Monday.  The fire broke out May 20 and left a woman, 26, with severe burns. The woman is in critica…

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by Paul Milo