Jersey City, NJ
News
No Foul Play Seen In Death Of Hudson County Woman, 22, At Meadowlands-Area Motel: Prosecutor No Foul Play Seen In Death Of Hudson County Woman, 22, At Meadowlands-Area Motel: Prosecutor
No Foul Play Seen In Death Of Hudson County Woman, 22, At Meadowlands-Area Motel: Prosecutor A funeral Mass this Saturday morning will honor a 22-year-old Hudson County woman who was tragically found dead in a motel near the Meadowlands earlier this week. The death of Karol Mejia of Guttenberg at the Super 8 Motel just off Route 120 "does not appear to involve foul play," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced on Friday, March 3. A final determination will be made by the Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office after receiving the results of toxicology screening. Carlstadt police responding to a 911 call from the Washington Avenue motel used a master key card to enter the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
$50K Powerball Winner Sold At Hudson County Drug Store $50K Powerball Winner Sold At Hudson County Drug Store
$50K Powerball Winner Sold At Hudson County Drug Store A $50,000 Powerball ticket was sold at a Hudson County drug store. The third-tier prize winning ticket from the Wednesday, Dec. 28 drawing was purchased from Galaxy Drug Store, 7000 Boulevard East, in Guttenberg. The winning numbers were: 26, 32, 38, 45, and 56. The Red Power Ball number was 01. The Power Play was 2X.  The Double Play drawing results for the Wednesday, Dec. 28, drawing were: 04, 10, 14, 41, and 56. The red Double Play Power Ball number was 16. The Powerball jackpot rolls to $246 million for the Saturday, Dec. 31, drawing.

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
Business
North Jersey Thai Spot Named Among Best In America North Jersey Thai Spot Named Among Best In America
North Jersey Thai Spot Named Among Best In America "Cook like you would for yourself or your loved ones." That's Thai chef Buakaew Nartpranin's philosophy, anyway. Nartpranin's restaurant, Lotus Thai, in Guttenberg, was named to the "Eat This, Not That" list of the best Thai restaurant in every state. "With spices sourced from Thailand, take a trip to Lotus Thai for some food made from the freshest and finest ingredients," the article reads. "Head Chef Buakaew Nartpranin combines her love for cooking with her passion for providing high-quality food to create the dishes at this establishment. From fried rice and noodles to curries and soup…

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by Cecilia Levine
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
News
LODI FATAL: Electrician From Hudson County Falls To His Death At Construction Site LODI FATAL: Electrician From Hudson County Falls To His Death At Construction Site
Lodi Fatal: Electrician From Hudson County Falls To His Death At Construction Site An electrician fell 40 feet to his death at a Lodi construction site. The 43-year-old outside contractor from Guttenberg was in cardiac arrest while being transported to Hackensack University Medical Center with a head injury following the 11:40 a.m. mishap Friday, Sept. 9, on Industrial Road. Fellow workers had done their best to tend to him before responders arrived, Lodi Police Sgt. Dominic Miller said. He was pronounced dead at the hospital, Miller said. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification responded to collect evidence and OSHA was notified, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
News
FOUND! Missing Paramus Teen Turns Up In Guttenberg, Just As Police Thought FOUND! Missing Paramus Teen Turns Up In Guttenberg, Just As Police Thought
Found! Missing Paramus Teen Turns Up In Guttenberg, Just As Police Thought Paramus police suspected a 16-year-old borough girl who was reported missing earlier this week might end up in North Bergen or Guttenberg. They were right. Ashley L. Car was located by Guttenberg police and reunited with her parents, they announced Saturday morning. Ashley had been reported missing early Wednesday.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
News
FOUND! Missing Paramus Teen Turns Up In Guttenberg, Just As Police Thought FOUND! Missing Paramus Teen Turns Up In Guttenberg, Just As Police Thought
Found! Missing Paramus Teen Turns Up In Guttenberg, Just As Police Thought Paramus police suspected a 16-year-old borough girl who was reported missing earlier this week might end up in North Bergen or Guttenberg. They were right. Ashley L. Car was located by Guttenberg police and reunited with her parents, they announced Saturday morning. Ashley had been reported missing early Wednesday.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack PD: Habitual Offender Violates Order, Shows Explicit Pics To Victim's Co-Worker Hackensack PD: Habitual Offender Violates Order, Shows Explicit Pics To Victim's Co-Worker
Hackensack PD: Habitual Offender Violates Order, Shows Explicit Pics To Victim's Co-Worker Hackensack police arrested a city man for violating a restraining order by going to the victim’s job and showing explicit photos of her. Carlos A. Caraballo, 43, was seized without incident or injury on Wednesday, Hackensack Police Capt. Michael Antista said. He “showed up at the victim’s place of employment while a restraining order was in effect and showed explicit photos of [the] victim to a third party at the location who alerted police,” Antista said. Criminal records show a string of arrests for Caraballo dating back at least 15 years in North Bergen, Union City, West New York, Gutte…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Elizabeth, NJ
News
NJ Pharmacist Needed Double Lung Transplant But Insurance Denied It — Now He's Gone NJ Pharmacist Needed Double Lung Transplant But Insurance Denied It — Now He's Gone
NJ Pharmacist Needed Double Lung Transplant But Insurance Denied It — Now He's Gone John Jukić's family says he would still be alive today had his insurance company granted him the double lung transplant he needed back in April. The 46-year-old Clark dad and Colonia pharmacist suffered lung damage from COVID-19 he contracted last October, and needed a double lung transplant. His only hope was a double lung transplant, his wife Mirla said. However, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois apparently denied him the life-saving treatment, and while his family was in the process of appealing the decision, John on Monday, June 13. Blue Cross Blue Shield did not immediately resp…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fort Lee, NJ
News
K9 'Recruits' Honor Fallen Port Authority Police Officers K9 'Recruits' Honor Fallen Port Authority Police Officers
K9 'Recruits' Honor Fallen Port Authority Police Officers The names of three fallen Port Authority police officers live on in a trio of two-year-old German Shepherds who became the latest additions to the PAPD. Cirri, Vinny and Penny will assist in searching for explosives at the agency’s facilities as part of the Port Authority’s counter-terrorism efforts, Port Authority Spokesperson Lenis Valens said. The three K9 teams went through 14 weeks of explosives detection training and now join the PAPD K9 Unit, which protects the people of New York, New Jersey and the millions using Port Authority facilities daily. “These K9 teams will perform their…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
News
FUND RAZOR: 'No Shave November' Goes Baby-Butt Smoothly For North Jersey Cancer Survivor FUND RAZOR: 'No Shave November' Goes Baby-Butt Smoothly For North Jersey Cancer Survivor
Fund Razor: 'No Shave November' Goes Baby-Butt Smoothly For North Jersey Cancer Survivor Things got more than a little hairy again for a group of police officers who returned to their usual No Shave November "shave off" with Fort Lee's Bob Ceragno on Tuesday. Ceragno, who owns the Eye Contact Vision Center on Bergenline Avenue in North Bergen, has raised more than $65,000 to help fund research and raise awareness of colorectal cancer since 2016 -- a year after he was diagnosed with it. The COVID pandemic forced Ceragno to switch up the finale of last year's campaign. He alone was shaved on the sidewalk outside his shop by Rene Diaz, who co-owns the Jagged Edge Spa & Salon …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Details Released In Deadly Route 78 Dump Truck Crash That Killed Driver, 47 Details Released In Deadly Route 78 Dump Truck Crash That Killed Driver, 47
Details Released In Deadly Route 78 Dump Truck Crash That Killed Driver, 47 A 47-year-old Guttenberg man died in a dump truck crash Monday on Route 78, New Jersey State Police said. John Morales was heading west when his truck suffered tire failure around 2:30 p.m. near mile post 43.4 in Berkley Heights, NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The truck crossed the roadway to the left, struck a guardrail and overturned, Goez said. The truck went through the center median and ultimately overturned down an embankment. Morales was pronounced dead at the scene. No other vehicles or victims were involved.

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by Cecilia Levine
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Driver Of Airborne Mini Cooper That Slammed Into Minivan On Route 17 Identified, Charged Driver Of Airborne Mini Cooper That Slammed Into Minivan On Route 17 Identified, Charged
Driver Of Airborne Mini Cooper That Slammed Into Minivan On Route 17 Identified, Charged Authorities identified the driver of a speeding Mini Cooper that flew into a minivan on Route 17, critically injuring its driver, as a 33-year-old warehouse worker from Hudson County, New Jersey. Witnesses told police that Christopher Macias of Guttenberg was racing the driver of another vehicle – believed to be a Camaro – when he failed to negotiate the exit ramp to Hoboken Road on the southbound highway shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 8, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The other vehicle kept going, they said. Macias’s Mini Cooper hit the grass triangle median separating …

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by Jerry DeMarco