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Mahwah NJ, Mahwah Councilwoman Janet Ariemma confirmed that yesterday, she mailed a party declaration form to the Bergen County Superintendent of Elections, changing her affiliation from Unaffiliated to Republican.
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Mahwah NJ, after five decades of dead ends and unanswered questions, an arrest has been made in the 1974 murder of Mary Schlais, a hitchhiker traveling from Minneapolis to Chicago. The breakthrough came not from traditional police work alone but through the cutting-edge genetic sleuthing of the Ramapo College Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center (IGG), marking a milestone achievement for the New Jersey-based team.
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Mahwah NJ, in a remarkable act of bravery, Mahwah Police officers are being celebrated for saving a driver from his vehicle moments before it was engulfed in flames. The incident, which took place on October 19 on Route 287, involved a serious late-night crash between a car and a large tractor-trailer.
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Mahwah NJ, in a landmark achievement, the Land Conservancy of New Jersey has been honored with the 2024 National Land Trust Excellence Award for establishing New Jersey’s first Indigenous land trust. This historic milestone, marked by the preservation of the 54-acre Split Rock Mountain sacred to the Ramapough Lenape Nation, has catapulted the organization into national recognition. The prestigious award was presented by the Land Trust Alliance at the National Land Conservation Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, this past September.
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Mahwah NJ, Mahwah resident and Marine Corps veteran John Fesen is once again distributing free lawn signs to honor local veterans this Veterans Day, Nov. 11. For the fourth consecutive year, Fesen is funding this initiative entirely out of his own pocket to show appreciation for fellow military service members in his community.
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Mahwah NJ, according to Frank Pallotta , “This is what the Township of Mahwah does best! A quiet donation drive to help the relief efforts in both North Carolina and Florida went viral.”
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Mahwah Nj, after nearly 25 years behind bars for a murder they didn’t commit, two brothers from Mahwah, New Jersey, are now free. Their release is thanks to the cutting-edge work of seven students at the Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) Center at Ramapo College of New Jersey, who cracked open the case in just two days.
Mahwah Nj, Join the Mahwah Museum for a rip-roaring journey through the early days of rock n’ roll told through the lives of the men whose innovative guitars helped usher it into existence.
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Mahwah NJ, in a Facebook post , Jim Wysocki, Mayor of Mahwah said , “I’m dedicated to keeping our town a respectful and welcoming community, especially during campaign season. However, I recently encountered an unfortunate situation that prompted me to share an important message. A picture surfaced of one of my campaign signs tossed into the woods, and I can assure you, I did not put it there.
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Mahwah Nj, in a collaborative undercover investigation led by the FBI and New York State Police, a Bergen County man and six others have been charged in connection with child exploitation crimes. The operation, named the “Undercover Child Exploitation Detail,” took place in Wallkill, New York, and resulted in the arrest of Dimitriy Smolskiy Jr., 31, of Mahwah, New Jersey, among others.
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Mahwah NJ, the Mahwah Museum and the Mahwah Historic Preservation Commission are set to unveil the fully restored exterior of a historic train caboose at a special ribbon-cutting ceremony this Saturday. The event will celebrate the preservation of the circa-1929 train car, which had deteriorated over the years due to weather exposure. Now, thanks to extensive restoration efforts and the addition of a protective pavilion, the caboose will be safeguarded for generations to come.
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Mahwah NJ, Ramapo College of New Jersey has once again been named to Forbes’ America’s Best Colleges for 2024, retaining its top 10 national ranking for public medium-sized schools. Only 500 four-year schools were selected after careful review of data points that include alumni salary, student debt load, graduation rate, return on investment, retention rate, and Forbes American Leaders List.
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Mahwah NJ, Mahwah High School student has turned a woodshop class project into a fully functional boat. Lukas Hart, who grew up in a boating family, launched the 11-foot, 450-pound boat that he designed and built in his advanced woodshop and furniture design class.
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Mahwah NJ, the Ramapo College of New Jersey Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center (IGG) has aided law enforcement across the country in cold cases since opening its doors in December 2022. Now, students in the IGG Certificate Program were able to use existing IGG technology for a hot case this time, leading to the successful identification of the decedent in a St. Louis County Medical Examiner’s Office hot case named “St. Louis John Doe.”
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Mahwah NJ, at the Bergen County Public Safety Operations Center in Mahwah, dispatchers work tirelessly, illuminated by the glow of multiple screens that display crucial maps, logs, and other information. Each call is met with the standard greeting, “nine-one-one, where’s your emergency?”—a lifeline for those in need across the county. As of July 1st, 911 services provided by Bergen County are now free for its municipalities, marking a significant milestone in the county’s efforts to regionalize emergency services.
