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Overpeck Park
Obituaries
Memorial Set For Edgewater Teen Killed In Tragic Accident While In Iran For Family Wedding
Jahnan Rahimpour was wise beyond his years. At just 14 years old, the Edgewater native was already an activist who was passionate about volunteering and did so often. His most recent volunteer work was at the Leonia Library and at the Bergen County Rowing Academy, developing skills of newcomers at Overpeck Park. Fluent in Farsi, Jahnan was proud of his Persian heritage and was thrilled to visit his parents' native country of Iran this summer for his aunt's wedding. It was during that trip, though, that joy turned to tragedy for Jahnan's family. Or as his mother, Asal, says: "The weddi…
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Afterbirth Discovered In Bergen County Park, Search Underway For Other Remains
A section of a Bergen County park remained closed Thursday following the discovery of suspected afterbirth. Someone fishing in Overpeck Park found a container with the remains inside on the Ridgefield Park side of Overpeck Creek late Wednesday, multiple sources said. "It wasn't immediately obvious what it was," one said. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed that a bag was pulled from the water "containing what appeared to be a human placenta and fetal membranes. "A determination of the exact contents of the bag is pending a final report from the Bergen County Medical Exami…
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Bark Knights: Bergen Sheriff's K-9s Put On A Show
Every dog has his day, they say, and the four-legged members of the Bergen County Sheriff's K-9 Unit shared theirs on Saturday with dozens of mostly young attendees and their parents at Overpeck Park. Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton joined the event, as a dozen highly-trained canines handled by two sergeants, seven officers and the lieutenant in charge of the unit raised the woof. They got a big round of a paws from the kids, who received collectible cards of the officers and entered raffles to win unit t-shirts and a Chromebook. Next year marks the 40th anniversary of the Bergen Co…
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Authorities: No Proof Lodi Man Charged With Cresskill Mom Murder Tried Recruiting Girl For Sex
Authorities said Tuesday that they’ve found no proof that a 19-year-old Lodi man accused of killing a Cresskill woman in her home was a predator who recruited the victim's 14-year-old daughter for the sex trade. Questions were raised after Victor Rosasco established a GoFundMe page in remembrance of his wife, Divna, who was stabbed to death in her home before her body was dumped in a shallow creek in Overpeck Park in Teaneck last week. Nicolas Coirazza stabbed and slashed 51-year-old Divna Rosasco several times, then got the victim’s daughter to help in what became a bungled attempt to dis…
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: Cresskill Woman Slain, Dumped In Overpeck Creek, Daughter And Older Teen In Custody
UPDATE: A 19-year-old Lodi man was charged Monday with killing a Cresskill woman whose 14-year-old daughter assisted in a bungled attempt to dispose of the body, authorities said. Nicolas Coirazza killed Divna Rosasco, 51, at her home in Cresskill and then got the girl to help him try to dump the body in Overpeck Creek in Teaneck, authorities said. The girl's father had reported the woman missing around 12:20 p.m. Monday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. A Bergen County sheriff's officer on patrol in Overpeck Park off Fort Lee Road later found Rosasco's SUV (see photo below) pa…
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