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Posted on March 25, 2019 March 25, 2019

Spring Weather Ushers In Motorcycle Riding Season

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Ridgewood NJ, Spring is here and as the weather gets nicer please be mindful of those on motorcycles and bicycles when traveling our roads .

Some motorcycle safety tips :

Of all the motorists who share the roads in New Jersey, motorcyclists as a group represent the most vulnerable segment. Motorcyclists are more than 28 times more likely than passenger car occupants to die in a motor vehicle crash and five times more likely to be injured (NHTSA). Over the last ten year period (2007 to 2016), motorcycle fatalities have varied. The highest number of fatalities (93) occurred in 2011 while the lowest number (50) occurred in 2015. From 2011 to 2015, there have been over 12,000 crashes in New Jersey involving motorcycles.

Facts: In 2016, 27% of motorcycle fatalities involved riders that tested positive for alcohol. In addition, 27% of fatal crashes listed driver inattention as a contributing circumstance while another 24% involved unsafe speed. There were approximately 2,300 motorcycle drivers involved in crashes in the Garden State in 2015, which resulted in 49 fatalities. If you’re involved in a motorcycle crash in New Jersey, statistics show that you have an 82% chance of being injured (2012 – 2106). Every rider’s best defense against an injury is to obey the law: Wear Your Helmet!

Motorcycle Crash Facts:
Motorcycle crashes involving other vehicles –

More than half occur at intersections.More than two-thirds occur when the vehicle’s driver does not see the motorcycle.

Motorcycle crashes not involving other vehicles –

More than two-thirds result from excessive speed.Inexperienced riders cause many more crashes. 22% of motorcycle fatalities did not have a motorcycle endorsement. Remember to always follow through
on your licensing requirements.40% of single vehicle motorcycle fatalities occur during turns and corners. Slow down before maneuvering the
corner.

Posted on March 25, 2019 March 24, 2019

Motor Vehicle Stop Leads to Seizure of Handguns, Hollow Point Ammunition and Drugs

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Saddle Brook NJ, New jersey State Police report a motor vehicle stop leads to seizure of handguns, hollow point ammunition and drugs.

The New Jersey State Police have arrested James Fogel, 33, of Corona, N.Y., Benjamin Martinez, 21, of Yonkers, N.Y., and Shanel Torres, 28, of Flushing, N.Y. after a motor vehicle stop leads to the seizure of drugs and handguns.

Posted on March 24, 2019 March 24, 2019

FORMER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR AUTISM NONPROFIT SENTENCED FOR STEALING $115,000 FROM ORGANIZATION

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Freehold NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that the former chief financial officer for a nonprofit organization that provides services to individuals with autism was sentenced to prison today for stealing nearly $115,000 from the organization for his personal use.

Peter Pflug, 56, of Freehold, N.J., the former chief financial officer for New Horizons in Autism, was sentenced today to three years in state prison by Superior Court Judge Ellen Torregrossa-O’Connor in Monmouth County. Pflug pleaded guilty on Jan. 22 to a second-degree charge of theft by unlawful taking. He must pay full restitution to the organization.

Posted on March 24, 2019 March 23, 2019

The First Lady of NJ Should Spend Less Time on Social Media and More Time Focusing on Local Environment Catastrophes

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Upper Saddle River NJ, New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection are launching #GoGreenNJ, a social media campaign to promote simple tips that New Jerseyans can do at home to help protect the environment and reduce the impacts of climate change.

With a combined 120,000 followers on Twitter and Facebook between the First Lady and the DEP, the campaign’s messages are likely to go a long way in encouraging New Jerseyans to think differently about environmental protection.

Perhaps if you really want to clean up New Jersey you can start here in Bergen County , for over a year we have covered the story of the devastating impact of the run off from the Toll Brothers site at Apple Ridge. To date nothing as been done to protect the environment of Bergen County , not one politician or DEP official has lifted a hand . So for the talk from the Murphy Administration on “Green” New Jersey, it is nothing but talk and a ruse for tax increases.

https://theridgewoodblog.net/destructive-runoff-continues-from-the-apple-ridge-site-continues-one-year-later/

Posted on March 22, 2019 March 22, 2019

Rooney and DePhillips File for Re–Election in District 40

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Ridgewood NJ,Assemblyman Kevin J. Rooney (R-Bergen County) and Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips (R-Bergen County) filed their nominating petitions for reelection today. With the backing of party County Chairmen in Bergen, Essex, Morris, and Passaic Counties, Assemblymen Rooney and DePhillips are focused on uniting the Republican Party in June to defeat the tax-and-spend Trenton Democrats in November.

“Chris and I are humbled to receive unanimous support from the Republican organizations in our district,” said Assemblyman Rooney. “Serving in the Legislature is a true honor and I look forward to continuing the fight for all the residents of New Jersey.”

Posted on March 16, 2019 March 16, 2019

BERGEN COUNTY JUVENILE CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF CHILD PORN

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Hackensack NJ, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo announced the arrest of a Bergen County juvenile on a charge of Possession of Child Pornography, greater than 1,000 files. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti.

On March 15, 2019, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at the residence of a juvenile in connection with an Internet child pornography investigation. The investigation revealed that the juvenile used two different electronic devices to view and possess approximately 1,400 digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children as young as approximately three-years-old.

Posted on March 16, 2019 March 16, 2019

Phony “climate strikes” and raising taxes have not fixed New Jersey environmental problems

photo Apple Ridge, Mahwah NJ

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Ridgewood NJ, Students across New Jersey and around the world skipped school today to participate in “climate strikes” protesting global inaction on climate change.

Children are fast becoming the face of the climate change movement as teenagers, ‘tweens and even younger children file lawsuits, stage walkouts and lobby lawmakers. But question continue to be raised about whether the students are being motivated or manipulated.

Meanwhile closer to home right here in Bergen county many ecological disasters take place daily and no one blinks and eye .

Posted on March 15, 2019 March 15, 2019

NINE MEMBERS OF BERGEN BURGLARY RING ARRESTED

file photo by Boyd Loving

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Ridgewood NJ, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo announced today the arrests of SAMUEL LYMORE (DOB: 11/12/1979; single; unemployed) of 4112 West 195th Street, Country Club Hills, Illinois, DASHONTI WILEY (DOB: 06/18/1991; single; unemployed) of 218 North Walnut Street, East Orange, New Jersey, MUHTAQIM FARID (DOB: 12/24/1975; single; unemployed) of 50 Columbia Street, Apt. 3, Newark, New Jersey, DUANE HOLMES (DOB 08/09/1971; single; unemployed) of 8127 Bergenline Avenue, Apt. 1, North Bergen, New Jersey, MANUEL DESSUS (DOB: 08/19/1969; married; store owner) of 181 Elm Street, Bogota, New Jersey, AILEEN DESSUS (DOB: 06/21/1980; married; store owner) of 181 Elm Street, Bogota, New Jersey, GREGORY HYMAN (DOB: 08/18/1973; single; Uber driver) of 4 Buro Street, Apt. 2205, Nyack, New York, JENNIFER REYES (DOB: 03/21/1988; single; unemployed) of 143 64th Street, West New York, New Jersey, and IVETTE REYES (DOB: 01/24/1987; single; unemployed, of 143 64th Street, West New York, New Jersey.

Posted on March 14, 2019 October 27, 2021

Job opportunities for young entrepreneurs

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Ridgewood NJ, If you’re young, and you have an entrepreneurial zeal, your single greatest asset is your age.What they fail to tell you in school is that being “older” doesn’t necessarily make you “better.” What it makes you is different.

Continue reading Job opportunities for young entrepreneurs

Posted on March 14, 2019 March 14, 2019

Former New Jersey Priest Accused of Sexual Abuse Found Shot to Death

Former priest John Capparelli in an undated photo. (NJ.com and The Star-Ledger file)

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Ridgewood NJ, On Saturday, John Capparelli a former Ridgewood priest was found fatally shot in his home in Nevada, and the authorities there said that his death was being investigated as a homicide.The former New Jersey priest was shot dead in his Nevada home just a month after his name appeared on a list of Garden State priests credibly accused of sexual abuse, authorities said. Allegations of sexual abuse trailed John Capparelli, a former priest, for decades, resurfacing in the years after the Archdiocese of Newark removed him from ministry.

Posted on March 13, 2019 March 13, 2019

Ranking Republican on Senate Judiciary Committee says Pot deal is a “shameful abdication of our duty to protect public health and safety”

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Trenton NJ, Senator Gerald Cardinale (R-39) released the following statement in response to news that Governor Phil Murphy and Legislative leaders have reached a deal on legalizing marijuana for recreational use.

Senator Cardinale has been one of the Legislature’s most vocal opponents of the bill. In November, he testified before the Budget Committee in opposition to the legislation. He also released an expansive data book containing peer-reviewed studies that demonstrate the dangers of legalizing marijuana for recreational use.

Posted on March 5, 2019 March 5, 2019

Fraud Alert: DHS Telephone Numbers Used in Scam to Obtain Personally Identifiable Information and Extort Money from Victims

Ridgewood NJ, The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is issuing this fraud alert to warn citizens of reports that DHS telephone numbers have been used recently as part of a telephone spoofing scam targeting individuals throughout the country. Spoofing is the deliberate falsifying of information transmitted to a caller ID display to disguise an identity.

Posted on February 27, 2019 February 27, 2019

Public Health Alert: Measles Exposure in Bergen County

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Hillsdale NJ, The New Jersey Department of Health is warning residents about a suspect case of measles—a highly contagious disease— who could have possibly exposed others to the infection while in Bergen County between February 17 and February 25, 2019. Testing at the CDC has confirmed the infection. The individual, who is a New Jersey resident, had recent contact with a community outside New Jersey experiencing an ongoing outbreak of measles.

Anyone who visited the following locations may have been exposed to measles:

AFC Urgent Care Hillsdale, 2 Broadway, Hillsdale, NJ 07642
- February 18, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Walgreens Pharmacy, 383 Washington Ave, Hillsdale, NJ, 07642
- February 18, 2019 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Posted on February 27, 2019 February 26, 2019

Children’s Daycare Finance Director Arrested on Child Porn Charges

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Mahwah NJ, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo announced the arrest of CHARLES J. JANDRIS (DOB: 5/20/1965; married; and employed as a children’s daycare finance director) of 59 Youngs Road, Mahwah, New Jersey on a charge of Possession Of Child Pornography. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti.

In September 2018, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit received information that Charles J. JANDRIS viewed and/or possessed child pornography. A months-long investigation revealed JANDRIS used the Internet to view and possess digital files depicting nude and sexually explicit prepubescent children.

Posted on February 24, 2019 February 24, 2019

Additional People Charged in Conspiracy to Distribute over 5 Keys of Cocaine in Bergen County

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Fort Lee NJ, Four additional people have been charged for their respective roles in a conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.

Victoria Irizarry, 30, of Fort Lee, New Jersey; Marisol Vargas, 34, of Rowland Heights, California; Daniel Estrella, 28, of Lyndhurst, New Jersey; and Cohen Easton, 46, a/k/a “Power,” of Paterson, New Jersey, are charged by complaint with one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute approximately five kilograms or more of suspected cocaine.

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