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Fast Facts About New Jersey Native Just Named New Orleans Saints Interim Head Coach
The New Orleans Saints' new interim head coach may be familiar to football fans in the Northeast.
Darren Rizzi, who has served as the Saints special teams coach since 2022, was named interim head coach on Monday, Nov. 4, after the team fired Head Coach Dennis Allen.
The 54-year-old Hillsdale, NJ, native was one of Bergen Catholic's most widely recognized receivers, bringing the school's football team to the State Championship Game twice. The team won a title in 1986, and Rizzi held a BC career record of 69 receptions — a title that he held for 22 years, for 1,239 yards and 1…
Influencer, 28, ID'd As Pedestrian Killed On Route 17 In Paramus
Paramus police have identified the victim struck and killed on Route 17 over the weekend.
Demaris D. Martinez, 28, of Hillsdale, was struck by a car then run over by a tractor-trailer around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. She was identified by Detective Nicholas Luciano.
Martinez's social media channels show she was an influencer, with more than 3.4K subscribers on YouTube and more than 14.9K followers on TikTok.
After crossing the northbound lanes and the roadway median, Martinez entered the southbound lanes of Route 17, where she w…
Bergen County Councilwoman Arrested In CT
A New Jersey elected official has been charged with larceny and forgery in Connecticut, police said.
Abby Lundy, age 60, a Hillsdale councilwoman whose term is up on Dec. 31, 2024, was arrested in New Canaan on Thursday, Aug. 22, for crimes allegedly committed on Tuesday, July 9, court records show.
Since-deleted social media posts show Lundy had worked for First Candle, an organization dedicated to eradicating Sudden Infant Death Syndrom (SIDS) and other "sleep-related infant deaths." A First Candle spokesperson declined to comment on her case, but confirmed that she'd been terminated…
