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Fire Races Through North Arlington Home Under Renovation Fire Races Through North Arlington Home Under Renovation
Fire Races Through North Arlington Home Under Renovation Firefighters doused a stubborn blaze that ravaged a North Arlington home that neighbors said was being renovated. The fire ignited in the two-story, wood-frame home on Union Avenue between 3rd and 4th streets shortly before 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22. It quickly went to three alarms, spreading from the first floor through the attic, followed by a fourth bell for coverage. The inner stairs were compromised, forcing firefighters up ladders at the Union Avenue home in North Arlington.Tony Greco The inner stairs were compromised, forcing firefighters to climb onto the roof over the firs…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Firefighters Douse Lyndhurst Chemical Fire Firefighters Douse Lyndhurst Chemical Fire
Firefighters Douse Lyndhurst Chemical Fire A smoky Labor Day fire in a chemical processing machine at a Lyndhurst plant didn't create a potential health hazard, authorities said. Firefighters quickly doused the blaze, which broke out on the second floor of the Sika Corporation building on Polito Avenue down the road from Medieval Times shortly before 2:30 p.m. A faulty electrical component on processing equipment was the cause, authorities said. The first arriving companies "rapidly located the source of the fire in the smoke-filled area and averted a major incident from happening," Lyndhurst Fire Chief Louis Pipon said. Dry chem…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Un-Flipping-Believable: Pickup Truck Towing Excavator Flips, Plows Into NJ Tire Shop (PHOTOS) Un-Flipping-Believable: Pickup Truck Towing Excavator Flips, Plows Into NJ Tire Shop (PHOTOS)
Un-Flipping-Believable: Pickup Truck Towing Excavator Flips, Plows Into NJ Tire Shop (Photos) You'd have to see it to believe it: police say brake failure was to blame after a pickup truck towing an excavator flipped and crashed into a North Jersey tire shop. Luciano Viera Dos Santos, 28, was driving a black pickup truck towing an excavator on a flatbed on Glen Road toward Main Street in Sparta when its brakes failed around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23, Sparta Police said. Santos, of North Arlington, crossed Main Street and struck two parked vehicles before the flatbed flipped and crashed into Mavis Tire, causing the excavator to flip in the parking lot, authorities said. No one was…

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by Valerie Musson
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Gang Of 5 Caught Trashing Lyndhurst School Gang Of 5 Caught Trashing Lyndhurst School
Gang Of 5 Caught Trashing Lyndhurst School Two adults and three juveniles broke in and trashed a former Lyndhurst school, then surrendered after police surrounded the building and threatened to send a dog in after them, authorities said. Only one member of the group, a 17-year-old boy, is from Lyndhurst, they said. The rest are from Passaic County. They climbed in through an unsecured window of the old Lincoln School on Ridge Road at Gutheil Place around midnight Sunday, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. A passerby on Ridge Road heard the sound of breaking glass and called police, the lieutenant said. The group ignored orders to …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
James Gelcius Of Kearny Dies, 26 James Gelcius Of Kearny Dies, 26
James Gelcius Of Kearny Dies, 26 James Gelcius of Kearny died on Sunday, June 19. He was 26 years old. James grew up and lived in Kearny, and was passionate about fishing, riding his ATV, video games and listening to music, his obituary says. Services were held June 26 with interment at oly Cross Cemetery in North Arlington. James was predeceased by his father, Richard A. Gelcius, Jr. He is survived by his mother, Kathleen Lynch, and, one sister, Jennifer Lynch (Angel Rodriguez). Click here for James Gelcius' complete obituary.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Accused ID Thief From Kearny Awaiting Trial Does It Again, North Arlington Police Charge Accused ID Thief From Kearny Awaiting Trial Does It Again, North Arlington Police Charge
Accused ID Thief From Kearny Awaiting Trial Does It Again, North Arlington Police Charge A 20-year-old Kearny man already facing identity theft charges was caught by a North Arlington police officer with various fake driver’s licenses and credit cards, authorities said. Philip Biet was driving a Dodge Charger with no rear lights on Ridge Road when he failed to signal a turn and was stopped on Noel Drive over the weekend, Detective Lt. Michael Horton said. A warrant out of Hudson County turned up, Biet was arrested and the three fraudulent licenses and five credit cards that didn’t belong to him were found during an inventory search, the lieutenant said. Biet was charged in Oct…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wet, Injured Deodorant Thief Captured After Crashing Stolen SUV, Fleeing Into Meadowlands Wet, Injured Deodorant Thief Captured After Crashing Stolen SUV, Fleeing Into Meadowlands
Wet, Injured Deodorant Thief Captured After Crashing Stolen SUV, Fleeing Into Meadowlands Dozens of stolen deodorant sticks didn't provide long-lasting protection for a thief who crashed a hot car, bailed out and was later captured, authorities in Lyndhurst and Kearny said. Brian Sweeney, 31, of Bayonne had just fled a Stuyvesant Avenue pharmacy in Lyndhurst with 30 sticks of deodorant worth $167 when he crashed an older-model Chevy SUV with bogus license plates into a utility pole on the Belleville Turnpike in Kearny, Lyndhurst Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. An off-duty Jersey City police officer in uniform happened upon the scene and got out to help, Auteri said. Assuming…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Services Held For Longtime Bergen Mom Killed In Wrong-Way Sussex Crash Services Held For Longtime Bergen Mom Killed In Wrong-Way Sussex Crash
Services Held For Longtime Bergen Mom Killed In Wrong-Way Sussex Crash A longtime Saddle Brook resident who was killed in a fiery wrong-way crash in Sussex County last week was laid to rest. Janet Esser, 58, was driving a Ford Escape that crossed the double-yellow lines and crashed head-on into a Freightliner box truck on Ross Corner Sussex Road (Route 565) in Wantage Township last Wednesday, May 11, authorities said. Her SUV burst into flames, killing her, NJ State Police said. An investigation was continuing, they said, without speculating on a cause. SEE: Driver Killed In Fiery Sussex County Crash With Box Truck, State Police Say The Hackensack-born Esser…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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These 70+ NJ Gas Stations Are Dropping Prices Friday These 70+ NJ Gas Stations Are Dropping Prices Friday
These 70+ NJ Gas Stations Are Dropping Prices Friday Ever wonder how cheap gas in New Jersey would be if it was self-serve? More than 70 New Jersey stations will be offering fuel at a discounted rate to show drivers just that on Friday, May 13. The initiative promoting self-serving fueling was launched by Fuel Your Way NJ, a coalition that advocates for self-serve gas stations that still offer full service. The coalition appropriately titled the day " Fuel Your Way NJ Self-Serve Day of Awareness." Self-service stations were proposed in a measure by lawmakers in March, however, it was halted by in the General Assembly by the Motoris…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Samuel L. Jackson Pops Into North Jersey Restaurant Samuel L. Jackson Pops Into North Jersey Restaurant
Samuel L. Jackson Pops Into North Jersey Restaurant Samuel L. Jackson was spotted dining at a North Jersey restaurant this week. Jackson stopped by Lassoni in North Arlington for lunch on Thursday, May 5, the restaurant said on Facebook. The Hollywood actor is filming new comedy-thriller "The Kill Room" with "Pulp Fiction" co-star Uma Thurman this week in Hudson County. Thurman was captured at Neptune Bakery on JFK and Neptune Avenue on Monday, May 2, according to Bayonne photographer Amelia Hill, of Madame Amelia Photography Studio. The comedy-thriller is about a money-laundering scheme that throws a hitman into the art scene — …

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Bergen County Mom Fought Cancer With Unwavering Dignity Bergen County Mom Fought Cancer With Unwavering Dignity
Bergen County Mom Fought Cancer With Unwavering Dignity Lifelong North Arlington resident Lisa D. Carlucci-Diehl died on April 21 after a nearly 10-year battle with breast cancer. She was 45 years old. "Lisa has never wavered in her fight," reads a GoFundMe launched by Sharon Rizzo for Lisa's two girls. "She was a warrior, the bravest most loving and selfless woman we all know! She will never be forgotten!" The campaign had raised more than $31,000 as of Thursday, April 28. Lisa worked as a medical billing specialist in East Rutherford for nearly a decade, her obituary says. Lisa leaves behind her two children, Arielle Castellan…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Mysterious Blood Splatters Found On Vehicles, Ground At North Arlington Parking Garage Mysterious Blood Splatters Found On Vehicles, Ground At North Arlington Parking Garage
Mysterious Blood Splatters Found On Vehicles, Ground At North Arlington Parking Garage Was there some kind of ritual? A Tarantino-esque crime? Whatever was found splattered on several vehicles at a North Arlington parking garage was being examined by blood-spatter experts. Forensic detectives with the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected samples for analysis and examined the patterns of blood discovered on a row of SUVs and the sidewalk at the municipal garage on River Road early Thursday, April 27. Meanwhile, borough police were scouring the area just off Route 7 for video and/or witnesses. "We aren't sure what happened," North Arlington Poli…

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by Jerry DeMarco