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Popular 'Ice Cream Lady' Sees Support Of Maywood Popular 'Ice Cream Lady' Sees Support Of Maywood
Popular 'Ice Cream Lady' Sees Support Of Maywood Monica Pidhoreki, a.k.a. The Ice Cream Lady is one of the most popular people in Maywood Pidhoreki, whose ice cream truck is a fixture in town is a regular at Maywood Rochelle Park Girls Softball, sponsoring a team and banner in the league and is a regular at birthday parties and events in the community. Pidhoreki recently suffered a residential fire which left her displaced and her new ice cream truck destroyed. GoFundMe A fundraiser has been set up to assist her and get her back on her feet. As of Thursday, May 23, more than $2,800 has been raised. "We would like to now support her, l…

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by Sam Barron
News
2.9 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles New Jersey 2.9 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles New Jersey
2.9 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles New Jersey New Jersey was rattled by a small earthquake on Friday morning, May 24, the USGS reports. It happened at 3:50 a.m. in Tewksbury, approximately 6 kilometers southwest of Gladstone, the USGS says. The Ramapo Fault System, which runs through NY, PA, NJ, MD, and VA, has clearly been a hot spot.  Countless quakes and aftershocks have developed along the system since the 4.8-magnitude earthquake on April 5.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teen In Elmwood Park Brought Back To Bergen From The Bronx Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teen In Elmwood Park Brought Back To Bergen From The Bronx
Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teen In Elmwood Park Brought Back To Bergen From The Bronx Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives tracked down a Bronx man who they said sexually assaulted an underage girl in Elmwood Park several years ago. Jorge Sanchez, 38, became the target of an investigation following an allegation from the New Jersey Division of Child Protection & Permanency late last month that he abused a victim between her 13th and 16th birthdays, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives from Musella’s Special Victims Unit subsequently found that Sanchez penetrated the victim's vagina with his mouth and his hand between May 2020 and April 2021, a complain…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
61-Year-Old Cocaine Dealer Arrested In NJ Traffic Stop, Police Say (DETAILS) 61-Year-Old Cocaine Dealer Arrested In NJ Traffic Stop, Police Say (DETAILS)
61-Year-Old Cocaine Dealer Arrested In NJ Traffic Stop, Police Say (Details) A 61-year-old cocaine dealer was arrested in a New Jersey traffic stop after failing to use her turn signal, authorities said. Josephine Dimoplon became the center of an investigation with the Secaucus Police Department in early May, when a concerned citizen tipped them off to her alleged drug-dealing activities, Chief Dennis Miller said. On May 17, at 7:46 p.m., Dimoplon was stopped by the department's anti-crime unit for failing to use her turn signal, according to Miller. Sure enough, she was found in possession of cocaine and arrested, the chief said. Secaucus Police K-9 Unit, Police O…

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by Cecilia Levine
Real Estate
Custom Built French Manor Listed At $1.895M In Bergen County Custom Built French Manor Listed At $1.895M In Bergen County
Custom Built French Manor Listed At $1.895M In Bergen County Want to live like royalty in Bergen County? This might be the house for you. A 5-bedroom, 7-bathroom home in Wyckoff has hit the market at $1.895 million.  Located at 443 Hartung Drive, the 5,900-square-foot home is situated on an acre of land and features an outdoor pool with a cabana, and a basketball court, according to the listing. The agent is Mindy Felixbrod, of Keller Williams Village Square. The home also offers blooming perennials, according to the listing. Inside the home includes a chandelier, five fireplaces, a bar area with its own dishwasher and a game tab…

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by Sam Barron
Events
Meet "The View's" Sunny Hostin in North Jersey Meet "The View's" Sunny Hostin in North Jersey
Meet "The View's" Sunny Hostin in North Jersey Sunny Hostin is a lawyer, Emmy winner, journalist, co-host of “The View” and also a novelist. Hostin will be signing copies of her new novel “Summer on Highland Beach: A Novel,” the third book in her “Summer Beach” series, on May 31 at 6 p.m. at Books and Greetings in Northvale. The novel is a celebration of friendship, family and community according to a synopsis. The novel is set in Highland Beach along the Chesapeake Bay, the oldest Black resort community in America, according to a synopsis. The main character is Olivia Jones who is grappling with family drama, including the secrets o…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Chilean Ring Used NJ Digs To Stash Loot From Home Burglaries In NY, MD, Elsewhere: Feds Chilean Ring Used NJ Digs To Stash Loot From Home Burglaries In NY, MD, Elsewhere: Feds
Chilean Ring Used NJ Digs To Stash Loot From Home Burglaries In NY, MD, Elsewhere: Feds Six Chilean nationals who burglarized homes in multiple states were recorded on video stashing a huge safe and other items stolen in the break-ins in a Jersey City apartment building, authorities said. The crew took pearl necklaces, diamond earrings, a distinctive high school “state champions” ring, and other jewelry during the burglary of a Westchester County, NY, residence in late March, an FBI complaint says. The same burglars struck again in Baltimore County, MD, in mid-April, taking luxury timepieces, distinctive cufflinks, and a safe that contained a collection of rare coins, the comp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Man Slain Near NJ City University Last Month Was Robbing Someone, Police Report UPDATE: Man Slain Near NJ City University Last Month Was Robbing Someone, Police Report
Update: Man Slain Near NJ City University Last Month Was Robbing Someone, Police Report A 24-year-old man who was shot and killed at an apartment building near New Jersey City University last month was robbing someone there at gunpoint at the time, authorities said. The development came to light with the arrests of two men who investigators said were involved in the April 30 holdup but not in the death of David Jones, 24. Jones had a gun in his hand and was wearing a ski mask when police found him in the foyer of the College Street building after midnight, according to a police complaint. He was pronounced dead a short time later at Jersey City Medical Center. Hudson Co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Videos Show Street Racer Taunting Cops With Dangerous Stunts Before Newark Arrest Videos Show Street Racer Taunting Cops With Dangerous Stunts Before Newark Arrest
Videos Show Street Racer Taunting Cops With Dangerous Stunts Before Newark Arrest The social media accounts of the 19-year-old Queens man who was arrested in Newark for his dangerous stunts show him taunting police across the tri-state area. Antonio Ginestri, who'd been wanted by the NYPD and other agencies, had a history of provoking cops into pursuing him and then posting the videos on YouTube, amassing millions of views. Ginestri also operated a TikTok with more than 139K followers and had 23.1K followers on Instagram. Following his May 21 arrest in Newark, NYPD Deputy Commissioner, Operations Kaz Daughtry said: "One of the most prolific street racers in NYC can no l…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Man Admits Posting Dark Web Sex Video Of Boy Who Ended Up Taking His Own Life: FBI NJ Man Admits Posting Dark Web Sex Video Of Boy Who Ended Up Taking His Own Life: FBI
NJ Man Admits Posting Dark Web Sex Video Of Boy Who Ended Up Taking His Own Life: FBI A Hudson County man admitted sharing sexual videos on the dark web that he got from a minor who subsequently committed suicide, federal authorities said. Authorities arrested Julio Albery Nunez, 27, West New York, for posing as a teenage girl to get an underage boy to send him video of himself masturbating and urinating for money, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. That particular boy wasn’t the only one, records show. Nunez admitted that he “communicated electronically with several other minors and requested and received sexual content from them, including one minor victim who ultima…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Young Paterson Teen Shot In Leg Young Paterson Teen Shot In Leg
Young Paterson Teen Shot In Leg A 13-year-old Paterson resident was shot in the leg, responders said. The Putnam Street teen told police the shooting occurred up the block near a train trestle at River Street around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 22. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi confirmed the shooting, noting that the juvenile was treated at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center. And that was it. There was no indication whether they know or believe someone shot the teen or that the wound was self-inflicted – and if so, how that could have happened. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Man Robs Bank In Warren County, Prosecutor Says Man Robs Bank In Warren County, Prosecutor Says
Man Robs Bank In Warren County, Prosecutor Says A man robbed a bank in Warren County on the morning of Wednesday, May 22, authorities said. At 9:50 a.m., the Lopatcong Township Police Department was dispatched to a robbery in progress at the First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union at 501 Baltimore St., the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. A man entered the credit union and demanded money from the teller, authorities said. Anyone with information is asked contact the Lopatcong Township Police Department at 908-859-1212 or the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office Tip Line at 908-475-6643. There were no reports of any robbery…

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by Sam Barron