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Self-Proclaimed 'Hustler' Down 100 Pounds Rolls Food Truck Into Tenafly Self-Proclaimed 'Hustler' Down 100 Pounds Rolls Food Truck Into Tenafly
Self-Proclaimed 'Hustler' Down 100 Pounds Rolls Food Truck Into Tenafly Being busy is the norm for Tenafly's Melanie Landano. For the last six years, she's been managing all operations for popular meat purveyor and longtime friend Pat LaFrieda. She worked the company's food stand at the U.S. Open -- a high-profile job, selling 2,000 steak sandwiches a day. She hired and supervised 60 employees at all LaFrieda stores across New York City. Landano loved her boss, she loved her employees and she loved her job. "Then March 14 came," Landano said. "Everyone knows what happened on March 14." Like hundreds of thousands of other Americans, Landano had no choice bu…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Firefighters Douse Haworth Blaze Firefighters Douse Haworth Blaze
Firefighters Douse Haworth Blaze Firefighters quickly put down a late-night blaze that seriously damaged a Haworth home. Welding work in the master bathroom of the Sunset Avenue residence ignited the three-alarm blaze, which spread to the attic, around 10:40 p.m., responders said. Firefighters had it knocked down and under control in a little over a half hour. No injuries were reported, officials said. Mutual aid responders either at the scene or in coverage included firefighters from Closter, Demarest, Dumont, Hackensack, Harrington Park, New Milford and Tenafly. Haworth police and EMS also responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Racetrack Murders: Three Jersey City Men, Boy Charged With Slaying Early-20s Pair Racetrack Murders: Three Jersey City Men, Boy Charged With Slaying Early-20s Pair
Racetrack Murders: Three Jersey City Men, Boy Charged With Slaying Early-20s Pair UPDATE: Three Jersey City men and a 16-year-old boy were charged with two counts each of murder and more after two men were shot and killed Sunday night outside the Meadowlands Racetrack. A New Jersey State Police trooper was patrolling the complex when he heard gunshots in racetrack parking lot and saw three people run from the area and hop into an Audi SUV that sped off shortly before 9:30 p.m., authorities said Monday. The trooper radioed for backup and followed the vehicle, which had been reported stolen out of Tenafly, NJSP Col. Patrick J. Callahan and Bergen County Prosecuto…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Meadowlands Murders: Jersey City Trio Charged With Killing Two Outside Racetrack Meadowlands Murders: Jersey City Trio Charged With Killing Two Outside Racetrack
Meadowlands Murders: Jersey City Trio Charged With Killing Two Outside Racetrack UPDATE: Three Jersey City men and a 16-year-old boy were charged with two counts each of murder and more after two men were shot and killed Sunday night outside the Meadowlands Racetrack. A New Jersey State Police trooper was patrolling the complex when he heard gunshots in racetrack parking lot and saw three people run from the area and hop into an Audi SUV that sped off shortly before 9:30 p.m., authorities said Monday. The trooper radioed for backup and followed the vehicle, which had been reported stolen out of Tenafly, NJSP Col. Patrick J. Callahan and Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Mus…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Racetrack Murders: Three Jersey City Men, Boy Charged With Slaying Early-20s Pair Racetrack Murders: Three Jersey City Men, Boy Charged With Slaying Early-20s Pair
Racetrack Murders: Three Jersey City Men, Boy Charged With Slaying Early-20s Pair UPDATE: Three Jersey City men and a 16-year-old boy were charged with two counts each of murder and more after two men were shot and killed Sunday night outside the Meadowlands Racetrack. A New Jersey State Police trooper was patrolling the complex when he heard gunshots in racetrack parking lot and saw three people run from the area and hop into an Audi SUV that sped off shortly before 9:30 p.m., authorities said Monday. The trooper radioed for backup and followed the vehicle, which had been reported stolen out of Tenafly, NJSP Col. Patrick J. Callahan and Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Mus…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
HEROES: Tenafly Firefighters Rescue Contractor Who Broke Ankle In Roof Ladder Fall HEROES: Tenafly Firefighters Rescue Contractor Who Broke Ankle In Roof Ladder Fall
Heroes: Tenafly Firefighters Rescue Contractor Who Broke Ankle In Roof Ladder Fall Tenafly firefighters rescued a contractor who broke his ankle when he fell from a ladder Tuesday afternoon while working on a roof. The 59-year-old contractor fell from one  level of the roof to another at a Woodland Park Drive home shortly after 3 p.m., Police Chief Robert Chamberlain said. Firefighters climbed up and lowered the victim down in a Stokes basket, assisted by police, Chamberlain said. The Tenafly Volunteer Ambulance Corps took him to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment, the chief said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Make-A-Wish Foundation Grants Critically Ill Bergen County Girl, 3, Special Backyard Play Set Make-A-Wish Foundation Grants Critically Ill Bergen County Girl, 3, Special Backyard Play Set
Make-a-wish Foundation Grants Critically Ill Bergen County Girl, 3, Special Backyard Play Set A young Bergen County girl battling two life-threatening tumors had her dream come true when she received a backyard play set — courtesy of Jersey Mike’s Subs and Make-A-Wish. Riley, 3, has always loved playing on the playground near her Tenafly home, according to her parents, Jason and Nicole. The family was devastated when doctors diagnosed the young girl with both a brain tumor and a back tumor in January. She spent more than three months in the hospital undergoing four major surgeries as well as chemotherapy before her tumor returned — all in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. “P…

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
Website Ranks 'Fittest Towns' In New Jersey Website Ranks 'Fittest Towns' In New Jersey
Website Ranks 'Fittest Towns' In New Jersey Drive down Route 9W in Bergen County and you'll see more bicyclists than cars. Spend some time on any Jersey Shore beach and you'll see surfers and muscles galore. As for healthy food? There seems to be a Whole Foods, Kings and boutique health food stores on any main road. It should come as no surprise, then, that New Jerseyans like to stay fit. BarBend.com is running down the towns with the fittest lifestyles by considering obesity rates, smoking, physical inactivity, exercise opportunities, access to healthy food and more. Packed with plenty of exercise opportunities, few smok…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Former Tenafly Marble, Granite Company Prez Admits Conning Bank Out Of $17 Million Former Tenafly Marble, Granite Company Prez Admits Conning Bank Out Of $17 Million
Former Tenafly Marble, Granite Company Prez Admits Conning Bank Out Of $17 Million A former marble and granite wholesaler from Tenafly admitted in federal court on Tuesday that he cooked the books, among other deceits, in a $17 million bank fraud. Rajendra Kankariya, 61, pleaded guilty by videoconference via teleconference to his role in the scheme, during which the government said accomplices posed as customers to secure a $17 million line of credit that his company defaulted on. Kankariya was president and part owner of Lotus Exim International Inc. (LEI), which fraudulently got the line of credit and then had it extended by fabricating or inflating many of the accounts…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Fire Ravages Closter Home Fire Ravages Closter Home
Fire Ravages Closter Home Firefighters doused an early morning house blaze that ravaged a Closter home. A generator tentatively was the suspected cause. Fire blew through the roof of the 2½-story residence on Closter Dock Road near Anderson Avenue after breaking out shortly before 7 a.m. The three-alarm blaze caused significant damage.  No injuries were reported. Mutual aid responders at the scene or providing coverage included firefighters from Alpine, Cresskill, Demarest, Dumont, New Milford, Northvale, Norwood, Old Tappan, Teaneck and Tenafly. 766 Closter Dock Road, ClosterDAILY VOICE

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Rescued Bergen Driver Loses Leg, Survives Fiery Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway UPDATE: Rescued Bergen Driver Loses Leg, Survives Fiery Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway
Update: Rescued Bergen Driver Loses Leg, Survives Fiery Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway A 52-year-old Bergen County driver lost a leg but survived a fiery crash Sunday night thanks to two good Samaritans and the Palisades Interstate Parkway police. A passing NYPD captain and a security guard got the Demarest driver and her 29-year-old passenger, also of Demarest, out of the vehicle after it rolled on the northbound parkway between Exits 1 and 2 shortly before 11:30 p.m., Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Sgt. First Class Raymond Walter said. The responding PIP police officers, Sgt. Martin Clancy and Officer Elizabeth Santos, applied a tourniquet to the driver, saving her lif…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Rescued Bergen Driver Loses Leg, Survives Fiery Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway UPDATE: Rescued Bergen Driver Loses Leg, Survives Fiery Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway
Update: Rescued Bergen Driver Loses Leg, Survives Fiery Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway A 52-year-old Bergen County driver lost her leg but survived a fiery crash Sunday night thanks to two good Samaritans and the Palisades Interstate Parkway police. A passing NYPD captain and a security guard got the Demarest driver and her 29-year-old passenger, also of Demarest, out of the vehicle after it rolled on the northbound parkway between Exits 1 and 2 shortly before 11:30 p.m., Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Sgt. First Class Raymond Walter said. The responding PIP police officers, Sgt. Martin Clancy and Officer Elizabeth Santos, applied a tourniquet to the driver, saving her l…

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by Jerry DeMarco