Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Business
Edgewater Restaurant Dishes Up Best Ramen In America Edgewater Restaurant Dishes Up Best Ramen In America
Edgewater Restaurant Dishes Up Best Ramen In America Spoiler alert: You don't have to travel across the world to get good ramen.  You don't even have to travel across the country -- the best is right here in Edgewater, according to Thrillist.  The travel and entertainment website released a list of best ramen restaurants in America, and among them is Santouka. The eatery, located inside of Japanese grocer Mitsuwa Marketplace, but has locations in California, Chicago, Seattle, Honolulu, Boston and Dallas. The locale was chosen by Chef Mutsuko Soma, a noodle chef in Seattle who was named one of Food & Wine’s Best New C…

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by Cecilia Levine
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Edgewater PD: Hit-Run Driver Who Toppled New River Road Crosswalk Signs Caught Edgewater PD: Hit-Run Driver Who Toppled New River Road Crosswalk Signs Caught
Edgewater PD: Hit-Run Driver Who Toppled New River Road Crosswalk Signs Caught Edgewater detectives tracked down an SUV driver from Harrington Park who they said fled more than 10 miles on a flat tire after knocking down two poles with signs that were installed to make a dangerous intersection safer. Surveillance footage helped investigators find the black 2012 Mazda CX-9 that Carmela Stewart, 53, abandoned with a flat tire and heavy front-end damage on Route 9W in Alpine last Thursday night, Detective Sgt. Tim Farrell said Monday. Pieces of the SUV remained at the scene as the SUV fled north on River Road after knocking down the poles at the Garden Place intersectio…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Cliffside Park Man, Other Good Samaritans Rush To Help Driver Trapped In Edgewater Crash Cliffside Park Man, Other Good Samaritans Rush To Help Driver Trapped In Edgewater Crash
Cliffside Park Man, Other Good Samaritans Rush To Help Driver Trapped In Edgewater Crash A Cliffside Park man and a few other good Samaritans rushed to help a driver who was trapped when her car landed on its side in a Wednesday morning crash in Edgewater. “I was in front of her around 8 a.m. when I heard a loud bang and looked in the rearview mirror to see a car turned on its side,” Russell Otero told Daily Voice. The front driver's side tire of the victim's Accord hit a Tesla's rear passenger side tire on River Road near Glenwood Avenue, "and that was enough to turn it onto its side," Edgewater Police Chief Donald Martin said. "They did not seem to be going at a high rate of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Aggravated Assault: Edgewater Officers Injured In Scuffle With Target Shoplifter Aggravated Assault: Edgewater Officers Injured In Scuffle With Target Shoplifter
Aggravated Assault: Edgewater Officers Injured In Scuffle With Target Shoplifter What began as shoplifting put a man behind bars after he assaulted two Edgewater police officers, authorities said. Joseph Holman, 36, had been going in and out of the Target on River Road, changing his shirt each time and stuffing electronics into his backpack, Detective Sgt. Timothy Farrell said. Summoned by security, Sgt. Brian VanWettering and Officer Daniel Massuda said they confronted Holman in the electronics section, found him carrying stolen goods and began to take him into custody. Holman resisted, however, Farrell said. Both officers sustained cuts and bruises in a struggle to …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Business
One Of LA's Hottest Restaurants Has Ties To De Novo In Edgewater One Of LA's Hottest Restaurants Has Ties To De Novo In Edgewater
One Of LA's Hottest Restaurants Has Ties To De Novo In Edgewater Some of the hottest eateries in Los Angeles, Boston and New York City share the same designer behind Edgewater's newest restaurant. De Novo -- which translates from Latin to "beginning again" and replaces Le Jardin on the Hudson River -- has another location in Upper Montclair. The restaurant was designed by Chris Kofitsas, the CEO and founder of New World Design Builders, which might be most well-known for its work on Catch LA, Toro and ABC Kitchen. A newly-designed, reclaimed wood and brass detailed facade greets guests outside of De Novo.  Inside is a grand lobby where a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Business
CLOSED: Bobcat's Texas BBQ In Edgewater CLOSED: Bobcat's Texas BBQ In Edgewater
Closed: Bobcat's Texas BBQ In Edgewater Bobcat's Texas BBQ in Edgewater has closed after less than a year in business. An "out of business" sign was posted on the front door of the River Road shop (near Trader Joe's) Thursday morning.  Yelpers also reported that the store had closed. The Main Street location in Ramsey remains open. No word yet on what's moving into the Edgewater space.

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by Cecilia Levine
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Couple Caught With Heroin For Sale, Guns Used Fake IDs To Rent Edgewater Apartment Prosecutor: Couple Caught With Heroin For Sale, Guns Used Fake IDs To Rent Edgewater Apartment
Prosecutor: Couple Caught With Heroin For Sale, Guns Used Fake IDs To Rent Edgewater Apartment A couple who used bogus IDs to rent an Edgewater high-rise apartment were dealing heroin while armed with two handguns, authorities said. Alexis Mercedes, 32, also had illegal body vest along with the drugs and guns when he and Katherine Castillo, 24, were busted by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Investigations Squad on Tuesday, Acting Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. The pair had been dealing from The Alexander apartment building off River Road, the prosecutor said. Both had “provided fictitious and/or fraudulent identification in order to establish residency,” …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Edgewater Police Catch Quartet Passing Counterfeit Hundreds Edgewater Police Catch Quartet Passing Counterfeit Hundreds
Edgewater Police Catch Quartet Passing Counterfeit Hundreds Edgewater police nabbed four New York City men who they said were passing counterfeit bills in town. An employee at the Duane Reade at Edgewater Towne Center off River Road alerted police – and got a description of the getaway car – after receiving several $100 bogus bills, Chief Donald Martin said. Officer Tyler Iafelice stopped the vehicle soon after, he said. Police discovered that other counterfeit cash was passed at the Modell’s, Mitsuwa Market and Men’s Wearhouse. The four were identified as Kevin Avalos, 28, of Fresh Meadows, Pedtro Marquez, 29, of the Bronx, Jerson Navarro, 25, of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Lifestyle
Brave Or Brilliant? SoJo Spa's Rooftop Pool Is Hot Spot On Cold Day Brave Or Brilliant? SoJo Spa's Rooftop Pool Is Hot Spot On Cold Day
Brave Or Brilliant? SoJo Spa's Rooftop Pool Is Hot Spot On Cold Day Subzero temps aren't stopping people from a relaxing day at Edgewater's SoJo Spa Club -- and they have the pictures to prove it. Dozens of guests at the River Road hotel and spa enjoyed its many heated pools, saunas and various relaxation zones -- including its rooftop infinity pool (which touts a spectacular view of the New York City skyline). It was cold out -- but apparently it was worth it. "Had to wrap towels around our heads so our ears wouldn’t fall off," Instagram user Alexis Krak said. Still, she said, the water was warm. Before last weekend's anticipated snow storm, SoJo encou…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Neighbors
Retired North Jersey Man Wins $5M Lottery Ticket Retired North Jersey Man Wins $5M Lottery Ticket
Retired North Jersey Man Wins $5M Lottery Ticket A retired union pile driver from Bergen County is $5 million richer after scoring a winning ticket in the New Jersey Lottery. Robert Stewart of Edgewater bought the lucky ticket on Aug. 2 from The Rivermart Deli on River Road. Immediately after purchasing the ticket and some others, Stewart stepped to the side of the counter to scratch them.  That's when he discover his luck for the day, and noticed the number 12 in the winning numbers and his own.  Stewart uncovered the prize and was shocked when he saw it -- $5 million. After the store clerk, the first person St…

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by Cecilia Levine
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Edgewater PD: Valet Drove Car That Killed Woman, 63, In Parking Garage Edgewater PD: Valet Drove Car That Killed Woman, 63, In Parking Garage
Edgewater PD: Valet Drove Car That Killed Woman, 63, In Parking Garage A valet was behind the wheel of a slow-moving car that struck and killed a 63-year-old Palisades Park woman in the parking garage of an Edgewater spa, authorities said early Wednesday. Responding officers lifted the car off of Keum Soon Lim and administered aid following the 8 p.m. accident Sunday on the third level of the SOJO Spa Club at 660 River Road, Police Chief Donald Martin said. Edgewater EMS took her to nearby Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, where she was pronounced dead at 8:42 p.m., Martin said. Detectives determined that the 2008 Acura TL sedan "was traveling at…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman Killed By Car In Edgewater Parking Garage Woman Killed By Car In Edgewater Parking Garage
Woman Killed By Car In Edgewater Parking Garage A woman was killed in an Edgewater parking garage Sunday night after she was pinned beneath a slow-moving car, authorities said. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. on the third level of the SOJO Spa Club on River Road, Police Chief Donal Martin said. Responding officers lifted the car off her and administered aid before Edgewater EMS took her to nearby Palisades Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 8:42 p.m., Martin said. Her identity will be released once next of kin are formally notified, he said. An investigation was continuing, the chief said. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco