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Owner Of Sports Rehab Center In Edgewater Charged With Unlicensed Practice Owner Of Sports Rehab Center In Edgewater Charged With Unlicensed Practice
Owner Of Sports Rehab Center In Edgewater Charged With Unlicensed Practice The founder and CEO of a sports rehab and medical center in Edgewater was charged with practicing physical therapy without a license, authorities said. Kim Pozharsky, 48, of North Bergen has never been licensed to practice physical therapy in the state of New Jersey, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The New Jersey State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners also barred Pozharsky from “holding himself out to the public as a physical therapist or participating in any aspect of the care and treatment of patients” in a prior disciplinary action, the prosecutor said. Investigating a re…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Exec Fired By NJ Company After Maternity Leave, Breastfeeding Request Gets $195,000 Settlement Exec Fired By NJ Company After Maternity Leave, Breastfeeding Request Gets $195,000 Settlement
Exec Fired By NJ Company After Maternity Leave, Breastfeeding Request Gets $195,000 Settlement A Hudson County company agreed to pay $195,000 to a former executive who was fired after taking maternity leave and seeking breastfeeding accommodations when she returned, state authorities said. The marketing director was on federal leave time when VCNY Home, a North Bergen-based manufacturer and importer of bedding, bath textiles and other home products, told her she couldn't take an additional 12 weeks allowed under state law to bond with and care for her newborn, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. VCNY contended that the time she was taking under the federal Fam…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mom Wanted In NJ Motel Child Abuse Case That Gravely Injured 3-Year-Old Daughter: Prosecutor Mom Wanted In NJ Motel Child Abuse Case That Gravely Injured 3-Year-Old Daughter: Prosecutor
Mom Wanted In NJ Motel Child Abuse Case That Gravely Injured 3-Year-Old Daughter: Prosecutor A 21-year-old woman is wanted in connection with a child abuse case that left her 3-year-old daughter fighting for her life, authorities said. Shaqwana Baker brought her daughter to NYU Langone Hospital on Jan. 23 with life-threatening injuries suffered at a motel in North Bergen, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  Baker's boyfriend, Edward Smith, 29, of Far Rockaway New York, was also at the motel. Baker's daughter was later transported to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Bellevue Hospital, where she is receiving treatment for the injuries that are&n…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Another NJ Walmart Closes Due To COVID-19 Another NJ Walmart Closes Due To COVID-19
Another NJ Walmart Closes Due To Covid-19 Another New Jersey Walmart will be temporarily closed due to COVID-19. The Phillipsburg location announced on Saturday that it would be closed until Monday at 6 a.m. for deep cleaning and sanitization. Several other New Jersey Walmart stores closed due to COVID-19, as well. Three of those stores closed earlier this week and will reopen Sunday. They are: Hamilton on Nottingham Way  North Bergen on Tonnele Avenue  Teterboro on Route 46 The Walmart Supercenter in Linden was briefly closed after several employees tested positive for COVID-19. It has since reopened.

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Off-Duty North Bergen Police Officer Killed In Fiery Crash Off-Duty North Bergen Police Officer Killed In Fiery Crash
Off-Duty North Bergen Police Officer Killed In Fiery Crash An off-duty North Bergen police officer was killed in a fiery crash on Tonnelle Avenue early Saturday. Officer Julio Luis Noriega was unconscious when rescuers pulled him from his burning Honda near 41st Street around 7 a.m., authorities confirmed. Noriega, who joined the township department two years ago, was pronounced dead at Jersey City Medical Center a short time later, township police said. He'd apparently been headed to work, responders said. The driver of the garbage truck was hospitalized with minor injuries, police said. “It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announc…

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ICY MORNING (UPDATE): One Dead, Highways Closed, Dozens Injured In North Jersey Crashes ICY MORNING (UPDATE): One Dead, Highways Closed, Dozens Injured In North Jersey Crashes
ICY Morning (Update): One Dead, Highways Closed, Dozens Injured In North Jersey Crashes UPDATE: One victim was confirmed dead and westbound Route 3 in East Rutherford was temporarily closed Wednesday morning following what was the most serious in a series of crashes on icy North Jersey roads. Here's a listing of incidents. Mark Kolta, 31, of North Bergen had been involved in an earlier chain-reaction crash on the Hackensack River bridge on westbound Route 3 shortly after 6:30 a.m., East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said. He was struck in another pileup after getting out of his vehicle, the deputy chief said. Kolta was pronounced dead at a local hospital a …

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Meet NJ's First Babies Born In 2022 Meet NJ's First Babies Born In 2022
Meet NJ's First Babies Born In 2022 Oh, baby, they're here! New Jersey welcomed its first babies born in 2022. The first in the state was delivered at 12:02 a.m., at Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth. Keyla was born to Maria and Jose Duchi of Irvington and weighed 6 pounds and 15 ounces. Dr. Hannah Seltzer delivered her. Keyla with parents Maria and Joseduchi, of Irvington.Trinitas Medical Center At 12:07 a.m., Gabriel David DeCurtis-Springsteen was born at Hackensack University Medical Center, at 6 pounds and 5 ounces. His parents are Katlynn DeCurtis and Thomas Springsteen, of Belleville. Gabriel David D…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Police Chief Angry At Having To Free Hudson Fugitive Wanted In Shooting Death Of NYC Officer NJ Police Chief Angry At Having To Free Hudson Fugitive Wanted In Shooting Death Of NYC Officer
NJ Police Chief Angry At Having To Free Hudson Fugitive Wanted In Shooting Death Of NYC Officer A Guttenberg man wanted for shooting and killing a school safety officer outside a Queens nightclub was in the hands of police in Fairview less than a half-hour later -- but had to be let go, authorities said. Now he’s at large and a local police chief is incensed. Mye Johnson and her twin sister were celebrating their 27th birthdays with a group of people before dawn Thursday when her ex-lover from Hudson County showed up, authorities said. Security guards at Solletto on Steinway Street near Astoria Boulevard turned away the as-yet unidentified man after finding him carrying a gun, law en…

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Fetty Wap Arrested At Newark Airport Thanks To Ankle Monitor (PHOTOS) Fetty Wap Arrested At Newark Airport Thanks To Ankle Monitor (PHOTOS)
Fetty Wap Arrested At Newark Airport Thanks To Ankle Monitor (Photos) Rapper Fetty Wap was arrested at Newark Airport Friday after authorities were alerted to his ankle monitor, TMZ reports. Officers speaking to the Paterson native realized he had a warrant out for his arrest in connection with a public nuisance incident in North Bergen, the outlet says. (Fetty Wap Arrested on Warrant at Newark Airport) https://t.co/wpZ6vNSeT2 pic.twitter.com/ChTGaisqGW — Celebrity Slammer (@CelebSlammer) December 17, 2021 The rapper -- whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II -- was one of six men arrested by federal officials in October and charged with running an e…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Another Wawa Opens In NJ & More On The Way Another Wawa Opens In NJ & More On The Way
Another Wawa Opens In NJ & More On The Way After years of planning, a long-awaited New Jersey Wawa store is hours away from opening its doors. The Plainfield location will open at 1470 South Ave., at 8 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 3, NJ.com reports. Free T-shirts will be given to the first 100 customers, and all customers will get free coffee through Sunday, Dec. 5. The property sold last October for $8.8 million, according to the Kislak Company. The property includes 5,051 square feet of newly-constructed retail space on 1.71 acres and a triple net ground lease with Wawa that includes an initial 20-year term, multiple renewal opt…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Chick-fil-A Opens Another NJ Location Chick-fil-A Opens Another NJ Location
Chick-fil-A Opens Another NJ Location Chick-fil-A has opened another New Jersey location. The North Bergen store officially opened in a newly-constructed building at 7416 Tonnelle Avenue on Nov. 18, JerseyDigs reports.  It is Hudson County's second Chick-fil-A location, the first being in Jersey City's Newport Centre Mall. Run by independent franchise owner Adam Smith, the North Bergen store creates 90 jobs and is the second Hudson County and is open for drive-thru customers only Monday to Saturday, 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Click here for more from JerseyDigs.

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MS-13 Members Convicted Of Murder Of Innocent West New York Man, 19, Other Gang-Related Crimes MS-13 Members Convicted Of Murder Of Innocent West New York Man, 19, Other Gang-Related Crimes
MS-13 Members Convicted Of Murder Of Innocent West New York Man, 19, Other Gang-Related Crimes Three ranking MS-13 members from El Salvador were convicted by federal jurors in Newark of the murder of an innocent 19-year-old dishwasher from West New York, among other charges stemming from their participation in the international gang. It was one of many offenses that jurors agreed were committed by Juan Pablo “Humilde” Escalante-Melgar, 31, Elmer “Locote” Cruz-Diaz, 33, and Oscar “Snappy” Sanchez-Aguilar, 25 – among them, extortion, witness tampering, and drug trafficking. Federal prosecutors told the jurors that Escalante-Melgar and Sanchez-Aguilar instructed an MS-13 member and an …

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