Hackensack, NJ
News
LAWSUIT: Alleged Victim Of Teacher's Aide Sex Assault Suing Hackensack Schools LAWSUIT: Alleged Victim Of Teacher's Aide Sex Assault Suing Hackensack Schools
Lawsuit: Alleged Victim Of Teacher's Aide Sex Assault Suing Hackensack Schools A woman who says she was a victim of sexual misconduct by a South Hackensack School District teacher's aide is now suing the district and two of its officials who she says should have taken steps to end the sexual relationship, NorthJersey.com reports. The suit stems from the arrest of Philip Cerone of Maywood, charged in October 2017 with "sexual assault by a supervisor" of a juvenile between 16-17 years old and "child endangerment by sexual contact," according to jail records. He has since been sentenced to five years of probation and surrendered his teaching license after pleading guilty…

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by Valerie Musson
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Politics
Mahwah Mayor Apologizes Publicly For Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed Mahwah Mayor Apologizes Publicly For Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed
Mahwah Mayor Apologizes Publicly For Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed Speaking publicly for the first time since a drunken incident made national headlines, Mahwah Mayor John Roth expressed “remorse and sincere sorrow” Thursday night and promised nothing like that would ever happen again. “To my family, the event host, the township’s employees, town council and all the residents of Mahwah, I’m sorry. I let you down,” Roth said during a township council meeting at which a closed-door meeting was scheduled to discuss the possibility of a public reprimand. “This problem is being addressed by my family and I to ensure there is no reoccurrence,” Roth said, reading…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Real Estate
Oakland Planning Board Approves Strip Mall At Former Burger King Site Oakland Planning Board Approves Strip Mall At Former Burger King Site
Oakland Planning Board Approves Strip Mall At Former Burger King Site The Oakland Planning Board recently approved a strip mall for the site of the shuttered Burger King on Ramapo Valley Road. The building on the 1.6-acre property will be demolished and construction on the new strip mall is expected to begin this summer, NorthJersey.com reports. The site has been vacant since Burger King relocated to 186 Ramapo Valley Road nearly 10 years ago. No tenants have been secured yet, the report says. The proposal for the triangle-shaped property will be memorialized at the Feb. 13 meeting. Click here for more from NorthJersey.com.

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by Cecilia Levine
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Politics
Mahwah Mayor Admits Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed Mahwah Mayor Admits Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed
Mahwah Mayor Admits Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed Mahwah Mayor John Roth admitted that he was drunk when he removed his pants and passed out in a township employee’s bed during a house party earlier this month, according to a published report. Roth said in an interview that he’d had too much to drink the night of the Jan. 10 party and apologized to the employee but considered the incident a private matter, NorthJersey.com and the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey reported. The report didn’t identify the employee, who it says declined to comment.  Daily Voice is withholding the name of the employee, who is identified along with her husband…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Lifestyle
Restaurant 'Fables' At Passaic County's 'Fairy Tale Forest' Opening This March Restaurant 'Fables' At Passaic County's 'Fairy Tale Forest' Opening This March
Restaurant 'Fables' At Passaic County's 'Fairy Tale Forest' Opening This March Dreams are really coming true in Passaic County. Oak Ridge theme park Fairy Tale Forest, which has been closed for 14 years, will be opening by Memorial Day, NorthJersey.com reports. The long-awaited BYOB restaurant "Fables," located inside of the park, will open March 4, the report says. Fables will offer farm-to-table modern American cuisine in a casual but high-energy atmosphere, according to consulting executive chef, Christine Nunn. The family-friendly restaurant is also set to open an organic juice and snack bar in April. If Fables proves successful, the children’s park will reopen…

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by Valerie Musson
North Hunterdon, NJ
News
Hackettstown Police: Victim Of 'New Kids On The Block' Scam Is Also Perpetrator Hackettstown Police: Victim Of 'New Kids On The Block' Scam Is Also Perpetrator
Hackettstown Police: Victim Of 'New Kids On The Block' Scam Is Also Perpetrator Step by Step, Hackettstown police are working through a "New Kids on the Block" phone scam, most recently having charged a Warren County victim as a perpetrator.  Cynthia Salvadore, 42, of Mansfield, said she got a phone call from someone claiming to be Jordan Knight of the popular 1980s boy band, NorthJersey.com reports. The caller told Salvadore that he wanted to send her a $2,700 check to cash for her to donate to a charity in Nigeria, the report says. Salvadore then cashed the check at Anderson Cash Checking, deposited $2,000 into a bank account and then bought $700 worth of gift …

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by Cecilia Levine
Pascack Valley, NJ
Business
Super Cellars Returns To Westwood, Trader Joe's Expands Super Cellars Returns To Westwood, Trader Joe's Expands
Super Cellars Returns To Westwood, Trader Joe's Expands A wine store that left Westwood a year ago is getting ready to reopen in a new space -- just as Trader Joe's doubles in size at its former location, according to a new report. Super Cellars next month is expected to open at 75 Broadway in a new 5,000-square-foot space, which its owner feels is a better location, NorthJersey.com reports. On Friday, Trader Joe's will debut its expansion into Super Cellar's former space at 20 Irvington St., the news outlet said. Click here for more from NorthJersey.com.

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by Cecilia Levine
Fort Lee, NJ
Business
Glaze Donuts To Open Fort Lee Location Glaze Donuts To Open Fort Lee Location
Glaze Donuts To Open Fort Lee Location Glaze Donuts is coming to Fort Lee, store employees said. The artisan doughnut shop has locations in New Milford and West Caldwell. The new store will open in the Washington Bridge Plaza strip mall near Walgreens, NorthJersey.com says. No word yet on opening date.

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by Cecilia Levine
Newburgh, NY
Business
New Windsor BBQ Joint To Open At Site Of Shuttered Route 17 Macaroni Grill New Windsor BBQ Joint To Open At Site Of Shuttered Route 17 Macaroni Grill
New Windsor BBQ Joint To Open At Site Of Shuttered Route 17 Macaroni Grill Brothers Barbecue is coming to Bergen County. The New Windsor restaurant will be opening in the shuttered Macaroni Grill site on Route 17 in Ramsey, according to NorthJersey.com. The restaurant is owned by brothers Gavin, Jamie, and Chris Farella. The trio grew up in the Hudson Valley but learned Eastern Carolina barbecue during summers with their family in North Carolina, and their mom, Cheryll Farella, their website says. Brothers Barbecue specializes in freshly smoked meats daily including pulled pork, ribs, brisket, chicken and sausage. "The brick and wood interior all…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
News
Wayne's Preakness Library Expected To Shutter After 40 Years Wayne's Preakness Library Expected To Shutter After 40 Years
Wayne's Preakness Library Expected To Shutter After 40 Years Wayne's public Preakness Library is expected to close after more than 40 years. A $172.7 million budget that will close the Hamburg Turnpike branch is expected to be approved by trustees at Thursday's public hearing. The library has operated for more than 40 years at the Preakness School and is owned by the public school district. A $4.2 million project will bring an early childhood learning center complete with 12 classrooms to the school, expected to open by fall 2021, NorthJersey.com reports. Click here for the full report.

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
Real Estate
Garden State Plaza Reveals Overhaul Plan Garden State Plaza Reveals Overhaul Plan
Garden State Plaza Reveals Overhaul Plan The Westfield Garden State Plaza that many shoppers have come to know and love could have a very different look. The mall's owners recently revealed a plan to repurpose three vacant spaces at the mall and bring a new downtown to Paramus, according to report by NorthJersey.com and the USA Today Network. A redevelopment of the mall's former J.C. Penney, Uniqlo and freestanding Best Buy will kick off the project as the first phase, the report says. Three acres of green space connecting the mall to the residential building -- to be constructed on a Paramus Road parking lot -- will be one …

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
Police & Fire
Paramus Schools Chief Reaches Out To Parents After Judge Releases Fatal Bus Crash Video Paramus Schools Chief Reaches Out To Parents After Judge Releases Fatal Bus Crash Video
Paramus Schools Chief Reaches Out To Parents After Judge Releases Fatal Bus Crash Video Paramus district officials immediately reached out to parents after learning that a judge ordered New Jersey State Police to release a traffic camera video of a May bus crash that killed a borough middle school student and one of her teachers. Daily Voice won't be publishing the video out of concern for its readers. Gannett Co., the parent company of NorthJersey.com., sued for access to the video -- recorded by a state Department of Transportation traffic camera -- after State Police refused. In a message to readers on Friday, Gannett wrote: "Our reasons were twofold: As journalists, we m…

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by Jerry DeMarco