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Mary K. Miraglia

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Neighbors

Teaneck Residence Plans Networking Tuesday, Jan. 26 TEANECK, N.J. Five Star Premier Residences of Teaneck plans a “New Year, New You” professional mixer Tuesday, Jan. 26. The 5 - 7 p.m. event includes hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, and sweets prepared by Five Star’s executive chef. Guests will learn about the Lifestyle 360 Wellness Program, as well as other offerings to residents and families, from the independent living / assisted living facilities. Please RSVP to Yolanda Andrews at (201) 836-7474, or email yandrews@5SSL.com Five Star Premier Residences is at 655 Pomander Walk, Teaneck. CLICK HERE for more.

by Mary K. Miraglia

01/21/2016

Police & Fire

Prosecutor Offers Accused Bergen Burglars Plea Deals HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A prosecutor in Hackensack has offered three defendants prison sentences of seven to nine years if they plead guilty to a string of burglaries in nine Bergen County towns. Julio Ponce, 33, of Clifton, John Cando, 38, of North Bergen and 46-year-old Daniel Gomez of Union City are charged with more than two dozen counts of burglary, theft and conspiracy connected to break-ins at homes in Englewood, Fair Lawn, Franklin Lakes, Hackensack, Maywood, Mahwah, Oakland and River Edge, as well as in Totowa. They are also charged with residential burglaries in Monmouth, Essex, and M…

by Mary K. Miraglia

01/20/2016

Police & Fire

Former Hasbrouck Heights Officer Gets 25 Years For Killing Childhood Friend WOOD-RIDGE, N.J. -- A former Hasbrouck Heights police officer was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison for killing his childhood pal with a knife and a hammer four years ago in Wood-Ridge in a dispute over money. Scott Smith, 37, must serve a little over 21 years before being eligible for parole, having pleaded guilty last fall to aggravated manslaughter for killing 39-year-old John Amendola in his home. Smith has four years worth of jail credit, meaning he can be freed in 17 years, when he's 54. More than 20 family members and friends of Amendola's, and eight or so from Smith's side,…

by Mary K. Miraglia

01/20/2016

Politics

Unsafe Trains Coalition To Stage Bogota Rally Jan. 24 BOGOTA, N.J. — A group looking to ban dangerous trains carrying crude oil will hold a demonstration on Sunday, Jan 24 in Bogota. The “Bridge over Troubled Oil” rally is organized by The Coalition to Ban Unsafe Oil Trains and runs from 2–3:30 p.m. at the bridge on E. Main Street, between Elm and Palisade avenues. People will gather on the bridge sidewalk over the CSX tracks. The goal is to heighten awareness about on unsafe trains carrying combustible Bakken crude oil through the communities—under bridges, over reservoirs, and through densely populated towns. Learn what can be done to make…

by Mary K. Miraglia

01/20/2016

Police & Fire

Hillsdale Driver Admits Cocaine Use In Crash That Took Nurse's Arm HILLSDALE, N.J. -- A Hillsdale man admitted through sobs Tuesday that he was high on cocaine when he caused an accident in Westwood that took the left hand and forearm of a Teaneck hospital nurse. Knowing that a judge in Hackensack was to rule whether he was fit to stand trial, Michael Baba took a plea deal from prosecutors. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Martin Delaney said that he will ask for three years in state prison, while the defense can argue for no time at all. Superior Court Judge James J. Guida said that he was considering immediate parole for the wheelchair-bound Baba, who…

by Mary K. Miraglia

01/19/2016

Police & Fire

Cousins Charged In Ridgewood Church Shooting Offered 7 Years Each RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Two cousins charged with shooting up a landmark Ridgewood church with an assault rifle were offered seven-year prison sentences in exchange for guilty pleas, an assistant prosecutor said. Alexander Norrell of Ridgewood and Joseph Galli of North Carolina would have to serve 3½ years without parole if they accept the deals, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Keith Travers said Tuesday. Defense lawyers said they would seek to have their clients tried separately. Norrell had left the U.S. Marines and Galli was still with the Corps when authorities said they fired several hig…

by Mary K. Miraglia

01/19/2016

Police & Fire

Bergen Sheriff: Law Enforcement Needs Help Tracing 'Swatting' Threats HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino called on federal lawmakers to help law enforcement investigate the kind of swatting incidents that forced lockdowns and searches Tuesday morning at more than two dozen schools in Bergen and Passaic counties. "The level of security must be lifted for law enforcement," Saudino told Daily Voice in an interview after the buildings were declared safe. "They really can't investigate effectively when they can't get information (from the phone companies) about where the calls are being routed from." An automated source f…

by Mary K. Miraglia

01/19/2016

Events

Peace Island Institute Celebrates King In Hasbrouck Heights HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- Assemblyman Gordon Johnson of Englewood (D-37th) will be the keynote speaker at a Hasbrouck Heights luncheon commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Wednesday, Jan. 20. The 12 p.m. event is sponsored by the Peace Islands Institute, and will be held in their offices at 777 Terrace Ave. Peace Islands Institute is an American organization that seeks to promote mutual respect and collaboration, welcoming varied viewpoints to develop original and alternative perspectives on vital issues that society is facing. It also aims to generate solutions to these issues, support …

by Mary K. Miraglia

01/19/2016

Schools

Hands On Science Program Revs Bergenfield Students Up To Learn BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- Sixth grade students at Roy W. Brown Middle School in Bergenfield recently participated in a PlastiVan science lab. PlastiVan is a program of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) designed to excite kids about the science and the opportunities the plastics industry has to offer. PlastiVan features the chemistry, manufacturing and application of plastics. The hands-on program sparked scientific curiosity in their students while increasing knowledge of the contributions plastics make to modern life, teachers said. Students were introduced to polymers and a variety of p…

by Mary K. Miraglia

01/19/2016

Police & Fire

Probation, Threat From Judge In Bogota Kidnapping Case BOGOTA, N.J. -- A judge in Hackensack told a Jersey City man convicted of participating in a Bogota drug-related kidnapping that he'll send him to jail for a year unless he keeps his nose clean for the next two. Superior Court Judge James J. Guida spared Jeff Theophile a prison sentence, but attached the condition as part of three years of probation. "Unless you come back in two years with a record that is absolutely clean, and a letter from your probation officer that you have no violations, you’ll have to do the jail time," Guida told Theophile, 29, on Friday. Theophile was acq…

by Mary K. Miraglia

01/18/2016

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