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PHOTOS: Homeowner Burned Trying To Douse Lodi Fire Taken To St. Barnabas PHOTOS: Homeowner Burned Trying To Douse Lodi Fire Taken To St. Barnabas
Photos: Homeowner Burned Trying To Douse Lodi Fire Taken To St. Barnabas UPDATE: A homeowner was taken to St. Barnabas Medical Center with upper-body burns in an apparently accidental fire that destroyed a Lodi home early Monday evening, officials said. The Mitchell Street homeowner "tried to put the fire out and sustained what appear to be second-degree burns on the upper part of his body," Fire Chief Ron Cannici said. "Then he ran out of the house. "He was about a half a block away when responders got him," Cannici told Daily Voice. "He was probably in shock." His injuries didn't appear life-threatening, the chief said. A firefighter, meanwhile, was taken to…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
South Hackensack Police Nab Fugitive Teen After Hasbrouck Heights Stop Near Felician In Lodi South Hackensack Police Nab Fugitive Teen After Hasbrouck Heights Stop Near Felician In Lodi
South Hackensack Police Nab Fugitive Teen After Hasbrouck Heights Stop Near Felician In Lodi South Hackensack police nabbed a fugitive teen from Passaic who took off after a Hasbrouck Heights traffic stop in Lodi, ending a search involving officers from several towns. It began when Hasbrouck Heights Police Officer Nicholas Brunetti stopped a silver Honda Accord near the Felician University campus with three occupants and a strong smell of marijuana coming from inside, Detective Lt. Michael Colaneri Jr. said. The 17-year-old, wanted for escaping a juvenile facility in Trenton, took off on foot, Colaneri said. Several agencies responded to search for him while Hasbrouck Heights poli…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
New Restaurant Openings In Bergen County New Restaurant Openings In Bergen County
New Restaurant Openings In Bergen County Ready for some new flavors? Here are several restaurants opening up shop in Bergen County. Taco Shop, Wood-Ridge: Quesadillas, burritos, salads and tacos coming to Moonachie Avenue, its neighbor Mob Burger announced on Instagram. No word on opening date. Poke Zone, Ridgewood: According to a sign in the former Red Mango on E. Ridgewood Avenue says the poke bowl joint will soon be moving in, BoozyBurbs reports. Corner Cafe, Cliffside Park: Located at the junction of Anderson Avenue, Gorge Road and Crescent Lane, this cafe promises fresh, high-quality coffee and pastries. Corner CafeCorn…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
IMAGES: 'Big One' Consumes Marcal Plant, Ignites Nearby Buildings, Power Lines IMAGES: 'Big One' Consumes Marcal Plant, Ignites Nearby Buildings, Power Lines
Images: 'Big One' Consumes Marcal Plant, Ignites Nearby Buildings, Power Lines UPDATE: They feared it would happen sooner or later. Now it has -- in a way far worse than could have been imagined. Wind-whipped flames consumed the Marcal Plant in Elmwood Park Wednesday night in what quickly became the kind of fire many have long feared. The fire raged for several hours after breaking out in a warehouse around the start of the evening rush along nearby Route 80. Dozens of companies raced to help. Hundreds of smoke eaters jumped in. 500 people lost their jobs. And just when it seemed things couldn't get worse, another threat emerged.  Flames consumed the entire pl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Homeowner, Firefighter Injured In Furious Wallington Blaze PHOTOS: Homeowner, Firefighter Injured In Furious Wallington Blaze
Photos: Homeowner, Firefighter Injured In Furious Wallington Blaze UPDATE: The owner of a Wallington home destroyed by a furious fire that broke out late Tuesday night was hospitalized with burns, as was a firefighter who got a piece of glass in his eye, responders said. Police arrived just after 10 p.m. to find flames engulfing the more-than 75-year-old, 2,450-square-foot Lester Street home at the corner of Halstead Avenue. Both the homeowner and the firefighter were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center along with the seriously injured homeowner, responders said. More than $1,200 had been raised for the family on a GoFundMe as of Wednesday morn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Thanksgiving Day Blaze Displaces A Dozen Little Ferry Families Thanksgiving Day Blaze Displaces A Dozen Little Ferry Families
Thanksgiving Day Blaze Displaces A Dozen Little Ferry Families A Thanksgiving Day fire displaced residents of a dozen Little Ferry garden apartments. Twelve more units in another building were evacuated, as well, but only briefly. No injuries were reported in the 8 p.m. blaze, which apparently began in a kitchen and stretched through the entire cockloft of the Ledgewood Terrace building on Liberty Avenue, members of Little Ferry Hook & Ladder Company 1 said. The American Red Cross was providing temporary housing for the condo residents who were displaced by the two-alarm blaze. “Despite cold conditions and the Thanksgiving holiday, the main body o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Fugitive Hits Hackensack Detective, Girlfriend With Car While Fleeing SEEN HIM? Fugitive Hits Hackensack Detective, Girlfriend With Car While Fleeing
Seen HIM? Fugitive Hits Hackensack Detective, Girlfriend With Car While Fleeing UPDATE: A manhunt continued for a repeat offender who struck a Hackensack police detective and his own girlfriend with his car while fleeing an arrest. Detective Lt. Michael Antista tried arresting Tomas DeLeon -- a 22-year-old city resident wanted on several outstanding warrants -- after spotting him outside his Gardner Place residence just after 2 p.m. Wednesday, Capt. Frank Aquila said. DeLeon instead got into a 2018 Toyota Camry, Aquila said. Despite Antista's commands to stop, DeLeon backed the car into him and DeLeon's girlfriend, 24-year-old Abigail Cruz of the Bronx, the captain sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Lyndhurst Salon Mourns 'Kindest Soul' Hairstylist Kim Anderson, 28 Lyndhurst Salon Mourns 'Kindest Soul' Hairstylist Kim Anderson, 28
Lyndhurst Salon Mourns 'Kindest Soul' Hairstylist Kim Anderson, 28 A Lyndhurst salon is rallying around the family of longtime hairstylist Kim Anderson, who died suddenly of medical complications at 28 years old Tuesday morning. More than $39,000 had been raised of Thursday afternoon on a GoFundMe for Kim's family -- daughter Ava, 2, son Carter, 1, and husband Sean -- of Glenwood. "It is with a heavy heart and tremendous sadness we share this news," Dolce Hair Design announced on social media. "Dolce has lost a family member and we are devastated. "Kim was a beautiful person both inside and out. Unfortunately we are all in an unimagina…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Snoop Dogg, Mayweather And Other Celebs Who Recently Flew To, From Teterboro Airport Snoop Dogg, Mayweather And Other Celebs Who Recently Flew To, From Teterboro Airport
Snoop Dogg, Mayweather And Other Celebs Who Recently Flew To, From Teterboro Airport Teterboro Airport isn't just the oldest airport in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. It's also the most star-studded. Just 15 miles from New York City, the reliever airport handles smaller planes, many owned by some of the wealthiest and most prominent people in the U.S., leaving most commercial flights to Newark, Laguardia and JFK.  According to recent headlines and social media posts, here are some celebrities who you can blame in part for the noisy airspace above Bergen County. 1. Floyd Mayweather: The fighter set out Oct. 2 for a trip around the world, not before first snappin…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
John Legend Stops At North Jersey 7-Eleven, Donates To Fire Department John Legend Stops At North Jersey 7-Eleven, Donates To Fire Department
John Legend Stops At North Jersey 7-Eleven, Donates To Fire Department Two Wood-Ridge firefighters were outside 7-Eleven in Wood-Ridge selling tickets to the department's upcoming fundraiser breakfast when John Legend pulled up Sunday morning. The singer, producer and composer went into the store -- after one firefighter explained what the cause was for -- and came out with $20. That's when he handed it to the firefighters, got back in his car and drove off, firefighters said. Legend didn't say what he was doing in the area but firefighters speculated he may have been at Teterboro Airport, approximately a mile away from the Hackensack Avenue store. Last year,…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
25 Best Grocery Stores In North Jersey, According To Yelp 25 Best Grocery Stores In North Jersey, According To Yelp
25 Best Grocery Stores In North Jersey, According To Yelp Whether it's the freshest, most convenient or cheapest, your grocery store is No. 1 in your heart for a reason. But according to Yelp, there are dozens in North Jersey that you might be missing out on. The user-based site uses an algorithm to rank each marketplace, factoring in ratings and number of reviews. Here are the top 25 highest-rated grocery stores in (or very close to) North Jersey. 25. Gourmanoff, Paramus 24. Annapurna Indian Grocery, Teaneck 23. Corrado’s Family Affair, Clifton 22. ShopRite Wallington 21. Whole Foods, Closter 20. 99 Ranch Market, Hackensack 19. Giant Gourmet Fa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Neighbors
Paramus Man Donates Kidney To Best Friend 'Now Brother' Paramus Man Donates Kidney To Best Friend 'Now Brother'
Paramus Man Donates Kidney To Best Friend 'Now Brother' Chris Clark and George Salameh have certainly had their share of ups and downs together. In 2003, Clark saw Salameh through his first kidney transplant from his mother. Just more than a decade later, Salameh was right by Clark's side when his wife, Patty Clark, suffered a brain aneurysm. So when Salameh's kidney began failing last spring, it only seemed natural to Clark to try to donate one of his own. Late last week, Salameh and Clark went in for their procedures, giving the longtime friends one more "up" to celebrate. "Chris donating his kidney means me having a life agai…

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by Cecilia Levine