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SEE ANYTHING? Englewood Motorcyclist Killed In Crash Outside Hospital, Witnesses Sought SEE ANYTHING? Englewood Motorcyclist Killed In Crash Outside Hospital, Witnesses Sought
SEE Anything? Englewood Motorcyclist Killed In Crash Outside Hospital, Witnesses Sought A 26-year-old motorcyclist died in a spill outside Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, said authorities who are seeking witnesses. City resident Yeison Velasquez apparently lost control of the cycle and went down on North Dean Street at 7:45 p.m. Friday, May 24, police said. He died a short time later at the hospital, they said. NOTE: Englewood Police Chiet Thomas Greeley asked that anyone who might have witnessed the crash -- or has any other information that could help investigators -- contact his Traffic Bureau at (201) 568-2863 or tb@englewoodpd.org.

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
SEE ANYTHING? Woman Unloading Groceries Suffers Broken Leg In Englewood Hit-Run SEE ANYTHING? Woman Unloading Groceries Suffers Broken Leg In Englewood Hit-Run
SEE Anything? Woman Unloading Groceries Suffers Broken Leg In Englewood Hit-Run An Englewood woman unloading groceries suffered a broken leg in a downtown chain-reaction crash caused by a hit-and-run driver, authorities said. The crash occurred in front of a mixed-use building on busy North Dean Street near Depot Square between 9-9:30 p.m. last Friday, April 8, police Capt. Fred Pulice said. The 47-year-old victim was unloading groceries from her niece's Honda Accord after coming from the nearby ShopRite when the dark-colored vehicle turned out of the parking lot next door, Pulice said. That vehicle hit her, pinning her against the niece's car, he said. The driver th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Italian Pastry Chef Opens Gelateria In Bergen County Italian Pastry Chef Opens Gelateria In Bergen County
Italian Pastry Chef Opens Gelateria In Bergen County An authentic gelateria has opened in Bergen County. Sosta Italy is located on North Dean Street in Englewood, although the laboratory is based in Long Island, BoozyBurbs reports. The owner is an Italian pastry chef and the gelato is made with  milk, heavy cream and sugar -- no preservatives. Indoor and outdoor seating is available. Sosta Italy, 9 N. Dean St., Englewood.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Two Englewood Pedestrians Struck In Back-To-Back Crashes Two Englewood Pedestrians Struck In Back-To-Back Crashes
Two Englewood Pedestrians Struck In Back-To-Back Crashes Two Englewood pedestrians were struck Friday by vehicles only three blocks and barely 45 minutes apart, authorities said. A 45-year-old woman was struck at 9:45 a.m. at the intersection of East Palisade Avenue and South Dean Street by a 1999 Buick Century driven by a 77-year-old man, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. The sedan driver was turning right onto South Dean from East Palisade when he hit her in the crosswalk on Dean Street, he said. The woman wasn’t seriously injured, the deputy chief said. Nor was a 24-year-old pedestrian who was struck around 10:30 a.m. by a 2007 GMC …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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$5M Scratch-Off Winner: Bergenfield Woman's Prayer To Late Mom Answered $5M Scratch-Off Winner: Bergenfield Woman's Prayer To Late Mom Answered
$5M Scratch-Off Winner: Bergenfield Woman's Prayer To Late Mom Answered A Bergenfield woman's prayer to her late parents were answered when she won $5 million playing New Jersey Lottery scratch-off games. Nonie Briggs is a regular lottery player and has ended up with a few lucky numbers in the past. After praying to her late mom for a blessing, she received a call asking her to work on the weekend to cover for a coworker.  Briggs agreed and stopped for breakfast on her way into work, picking up a $30 Lucky 7s scratch-off ticket, too. She scratched the ticket and won another free one, so she redeemed it right away for a second ticket. The second ticket al…

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by Cecilia Levine