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Continue reading Closter Women Goes Missing After Leaving Target in Closter Plaza
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Demarest NJ, Golfer Olivia Lee of Closter says that competing in the National PGA Junior League Championship with her team was the most amazing experience of her life.
“It was so much fun meeting people from all over the country, and I learned so much from my team and about myself as a person/player,” said Lee, a member of the Class of 2026 at the Academy of the Holy Angels. “It was also cool to really be able to bond with my teammates in a way that I hadn’t before.”
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Closter NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of JOHN S. SOH (DOB: 3/25/1996; single; student) of 32 Brodil Court, Closter, NJ on charges of distribution and 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 Jason Love.
Continue reading Closter Man Arrested on Charges of Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography
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Closter NJ , Closter Police Department reported a Bear sighting on Friday May 27th . Please be advised that a black bear was spotted on Dana Place this morning. NJ Fish and Wildlife was notified. They advised us that residents should make sure garbage is secured, bird seed is brought in, to keep an eye on pets and keep garages shut. Please see attached link from NJ department of Fish and wildlife for more facts and tips on Black bears.
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Closter NJ, this morning Closter Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Corps Rescue 728, ambulances 726 & 727 responded to the scene of a horrific crash at High Street & Closter Dock Road. Both occupants of the minivan were expertly extricated, then transported to Memorial and Tenakill Fields where helicopter landing zones had been set up. Both patients were flown to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment of their injuries. On scene ; Closter Police, Closter Fire Department, Alpine Fire , Demarest, Fire Harrington Park Fire , and Norwood Fire Depts, ALS 106, and the flight medics.
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Closter NJ, Looking for a luxury car at an affordable price point? The Borough of Closter is currently auctioning off a 2015 Maserati Quattroporte for the holidays. This online auction is open to the public at municibid.com and ends on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. New Jersey residents are able to bid in this government auction online, 24/7, on Municibid.
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Continue reading Lost Hikers Rescued below the Stateline Lookout on the Palisades
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Closter NJ, Stern and Bow in Closter is excited to announce its second anniversary, September 23, 2021. The American eatery which serves eclectic, regional dishes, accented with seafood specialties, is marking its second year on the Bergen County dining scene with a new dinner menu. Continue reading Stern and Bow in Closter Celebrates Second Anniversary with New Dinner Menu
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Closter NJ, on September 15th ,Closter Police Department reported that yet again, we had TWO more motor vehicles stolen last night. As long as the criminals are successful in stealing cars in Closter and the Northern Valley area they will continually come here. They will continually drive around our neighborhoods during the overnight hours and look for vehicles with the key fob inside. It is becoming increasingly more dangerous for the residents and local law enforcement if we all don’t lock our doors and take our key fob inside. If you have trouble remembering, set a reminder on your phone and again day later another stolen vehicle with the key fob inside.
Continue reading The Rash of Key Fob Assisted Car Thefts Continues in Closter
Drain Pipe Repair and Sewer Clogs services by All Done
All Done received a call from a client that complained that the main sewer for the whole apartment building was clogged on one side. All of the neighbors on that same side could not use the sewer system. After arriving at the first floor unit, we noticed that two plumbers in NJ were already there and could not get the sewer cleaned.
We decided to accept the challenge to discover what happened. The standard sewer cleaning tools did not help and we needed to ask for permission to open the floor to review the piping system.
Our snake could not go any further because something of large size was stuck within the pipes. We found the main sewer pipe within that unit and cut the line close enough to reach the blockage point.
As shown in the pictures, we pulled out something that looked like an XXL skirt which someone had decided to throw into the sewer line.
The size of the skirt was big enough to clog the entire building. The owner of the skirt was without care of the damage that this created for the neighbors. It’s a relief that the lady did not throw her coat into the system. If only a skirt caused this type of damage, a winter coat would have created complete havoc.
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Closer NJ, At 2:30 Saturday Closter Ambulance 727 responded to call on Henry Hudson Drive for a fall victim with a leg injury. Moments later, Closter Rescue 728 was requested when it was learned the patient had fallen from the cliff. A rappel team descended to the patient and safely brought him up to the roadway. The patient was transported to Hackensack University Hospital’s trauma unit. Mutual aid was provided by Alpine Fire Department, East Bergen Rappel Team, Fort Lee Ambulance, Fort Lee Police, Englewood ALS, Palisades Interstate Parkway Police.
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New Bridge Landing NJ, from the Bergen County Historical Society , Good morning Bergen County! The snow is gone and Historic New Bridge Landing will be open today November 18, Sunday, from 12-4 pm as we bring to life one of the important stories that occurred on this hallowed ground.
On November 20th, 1776, five thousand British, Hessian and Loyalist troops, under command of Lt. Gen. Lord Cornwallis, scaled the Palisades at Lower Closter Dock and marched against Fort Lee. Warned by an alert officer, the American garrison escaped entrapment by safely crossing the Hackensack River at New Bridge, now known as the Bridge That Saved a Nation, and lived to fight another day.
Continue reading UPDATE: Bergen County Historical Society Retreat Weekend, today, from 12 pm to 4
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River Edge NJ, Save the date and join us for the 242nd Anniversary of the British Invasion/American Retreat Across New Jersey , Sunday, November 18, 2018, 12 pm – 4 pm at the Bergen County Historical Society .
June 15,2018
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Closter NJ, A Closter, New Jersey, man today admitted producing and selling fraudulent massage therapy training certificates for use in various New Jersey massage parlors that engaged in prostitution, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Naresh Rane, 64, pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Judge Anne E. Thompson to Count 1 of an indictment charging him with knowingly and intentionally using and causing the use of facilities in interstate commerce to promote, manage, establish, carry on, and facilitate the business of prostitution in violation of New Jersey law.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
Rane owned and operated Axiom Healthcare Academy, which purported to provide classes in massage therapy training. Rane held himself out as a businessman who, for a fee that ranged from $1,000 to $2,600, could provide massage therapy training certificates to anyone who wished to obtain a massage license without the required training. Rane was also willing to provide phony transcripts listing classes and grades.
Between November 2013 and March 2014, Rane provided 10 fraudulent massage therapy training certificates and transcripts to a former Westwood, New Jersey, councilman who then gave them to prostitutes working in different massage parlors located in Union, Passaic, Hudson and Middlesex Counties. Rane admitted today that he knew the documents he was producing and selling were used to disguise prostitution activities as legitimate massage services.
The charge to which Rane pleaded guilty carries a maximum potential penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 2, 2018.
U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited special agents of the FBI, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Gregory W. Ehrie in Newark, with the investigation leading to today’s guilty plea.
The government is represented by Senior Litigation Counsel Mark J. McCarren of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Special Prosecutions Division in Newark.
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June 8,2018
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Washington Twp NJ, So ex council candidate Alexandra Harwin’s husband Rabbi Noah Fabricant may soon be without a job? This may explain quite a bit. According to Temple Beth Or ‘s website on ” 11/2/2017: As announced during the High Holy Days, we (Temple Beth Or) have signed a Letter of Intent with Temple Beth El of Northern Valley, in Closter, to take actions towards the merging of our two congregations to create a single Jewish community in a new location under a new name. Since then, we have made a significant amount of progress.”
https://www.templebethornj.org/images/stories/pdfs/TBO-TBE-FAQ.pdf
