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Ridgewood NJ, acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) today announced the launch of a statewide multimedia campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of driving impaired – whether under the influence of alcohol, cannabis, illegal drugs, or prescription or over-the counter medications.
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Paramus NJ, Paramus Police reported that three (3) persons were injured in a horrific two (2) vehicle, Monday morning, 02/21, collision on Route 4 westbound near Fairview Avenue, Paramus. A Ford pickup truck apparently rear ended a Toyota minivan, sending the minivan off of the roadway sideways into a utility pole, with one of the vehicles winding up on top of the other. A fire hydrant was also a casualty of the incident. Paramus Fire Department , Paramus Police, Paramus EMS, and Paramus Rescue Squad personnel and equipment responded to the incident. Needless to say, both vehicles were towed from the scene. The right lane on route 4 west under the Fairview Avenue overpass was closed .Traffic on Route 4 westbound was backed up for miles as a result of the crash.
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Paramus NJ, a Hasbrouck Heights man was arrested after making terrorist threats to kill people at the Garden State Plaza mall in Paramus . After receiving a tip from another Hasbrouck Heights resident , the Hasbrouck Heights Police found the man was not home and contacted the Paramus Police .
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Paramus NJ, Fogo de Chão, a restaurant from Brazil, is set to open its first location in NJ at the Westfield Garden State Plaza this year. The two-level restaurant will feature an open-air churrasco bar in the middle of the dining room, where guests can watch a gaucho chef prepare traditional Brazilian Churrasco dishes.
Continue reading Brazilian Churrasco to Open in Garden State Plaza
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Paramus NJ, yesterday for Bergen New Bridge Medical Center celebrated the opening of the hospital’s newly renovated ambulatory surgery center with a small ribbon cutting ceremony. Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco said ,” This is yet another example of the impressive and ongoing transformation the County’s public hospital, which continues to garner national acclaim. The facility has evolved not only into a tremendous hub of healthcare, but a shining community asset and I am excited for what the future of the facility holds!”
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“As we’ve learned during the pandemic, the governor’s refusal to listen to others is a recipe disaster.”
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Paramus NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco said Governor Phil Murphy still has no plan to address worker shortages that are almost certain to impact hospitals, long-term care facilities, and prisons as a result of his stricter vaccine mandate.
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Paramus NJ, Family owned and operated MOM’s Organic Market opens its second store in New Jersey this Friday at 469 Route 17, Paramus, New Jersey 07652
Continue reading MOM’s Organic Market Paramus – Opening February 4th 2022!
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Paramus NJ on 26 January 1784 Benjamin Franklin expressed unhappiness over eagle as America’s symbol in a letter to his daughter . It seems the story about Benjamin Franklin wanting the National Bird to be a turkey is probably just a myth. The story came as a result of a letter Franklin wrote to his daughter criticizing the original eagle design for the Great Seal , saying that it looked more like a turkey.
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Paramus NJ, Paramus Police apprehended an individual who allegedly fled from a crashed stolen vehicle on the roof of an adult day care center two (2) blocks from the southbound Route 17 crash site. The apprehension, which took place late Thursday afternoon, 01/27, followed an intensive search for the vehicle, which was reportedly stolen in Elmwood Park earlier in the day. A Paramus Fire Department tower ladder facilitated the removal of police officers and the detainee from the roof. Three (3) other occupants of the vehicle also fled the crash site, and two (2) remained at large late in the day after one (1) was nabbed by Paramus Police in the parking lot of a nearby supermarket. An unoccupied passenger car left running in a parking lot of a school near the crash site was stolen shortly after the individuals were seen fleeing. Additionally, an attempted car jacking was reported in neighboring Oradell within an hour after the incident on Route 17 unfolded. The crash on Route 17 involved six (6) vehicles; one (1) minor crash related injury was reported.
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Paramus NJ, it was a difficult week for financier Anthony Scaramucci, first an SUV owned by the former White House communications director was stolen from outside a Ridgewood Avenue residence in Paramus on Sunday. According to police Scaramucci forgot to lock the car.
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Paramus NJ, Hackensack Meridian Health opened the vaccination site at the former Lord & Taylor store off Route 17 in the Fashion Center. The new COVID-19 vaccine megasite opened in Paramus on Wednesday.
Continue reading Hackensack Meridian Health Opens Vaccine Megasite Weeks After Covid Peak
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Paramus NJ, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, New Jersey’s largest hospital and a clinical affiliate of Rutgers, is pleased to announce that local businessman and longtime supporter Louis Weiss has been elected to serve as Chairperson for the Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Foundation.
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Paramus NJ, according to the Bergen County sheriff’s office, a man got into a private ambulance while it was unattended on hospital property and drove off. The man who had recently been released from a detox program at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center was arrested Wednesday in connection with the theft of an ambulance from the parking lot.
