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| Candidate | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Jeanne Weber (R)* | 2,584 | 29.2% |
| Joseph Vartolone (R) | 2,437 | 27.5% |
| Ralph Amato (D)* | 2,026 | 22.9% |
| Dennis Arslanian (D) | 1,812 | 20.5% |
*Incumbent
| Candidate | Total Votes | % Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Cassesa * | 1,875 | 35.9% |
| Patricia Kim * | 1,721 | 33.0% |
| Keri L. Greene | 1,623 | 31.1% |
Photo caption: (Left to Right) Elias Tsoukas; Peter Marron; Jim Bush; Adam Hawkinson; Bob Luckow; Ellen Forlenza; Frank Sheehy, Vice Chairman, Valley Health System Board of Trustees; U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell; U.S Representative Josh Gottheimer; U.S. Senator Robert Menendez; New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy; Audrey Meyers, President and CEO, The Valley Hospital and Valley Health System; Paramus Mayor Richard LaBarbiera; Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco; David Bohan, Vice President and Chief Development Officer, The Valley Hospital Foundation; Victor D. Wortmann, Chairman, The Valley Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees; Charlie Snyder; J. T. Bolger; Jean Meloro; Marilyn Clark; Bob Gillespie; Joe Pfeifer.
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Paramus NJ, Valley Hospital was opened in Ridgewood in 1951 . The “New” Valley Hospital celebrated the groundbreaking of it’s new hospital , with nearly two dozen shovels cutting into a berm of freshly mounded earth in Paramus on Friday morning signaling the start of construction on the “new” Valley Hospital a seven-story, 372-bed facility located 2½ miles and a decade away from the controversies that thwarted its expansion in Ridgewood.
Continue reading Valley Breaks Ground on New Hospital in Paramus
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Paramus NJ, the District 38 Republican Assembly ticket of Rochelle Park Mayor Michael Kazimir and Paramus Councilman Chris DiPiazza launched their first ad entitled “Radical”. The ad highlights the havoc radical Governor Murphy and his Democrat pals in Trenton are causing our state.
Continue reading District 38 Republican Assembly Ticket Launches Ad Attacking Governor Murphy’s Radical Policies
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PARAMUS NJ, Heavy traffic is expected on Route 4 in Paramus starting this coming Monday.
The right lane on the westbound side is closing so that PSE&G can permanently transfer wires from temporary poles to new ones.
It’s part of a $5 million project that replaced the overpass that carries Paramus Road over Route 4.
The work will take place daily until Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Ramps to and from Paramus roads will also be shut down.
Continue reading Heavy Traffic Expected on Route 4 in Paramus Expected All Week
photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page
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Paramus NJ, The adult female driver of a specially equipped van transporting a wheelchair-bound passenger was seriously injured in a Monday afternoon, 10/21, crash in the 700 block of Paramus Road, Paramus. The driver was headed northbound on Paramus Road when she lost control of the van and hit a tree head-on. The wheelchair-bound passenger was apparently uninjured in the mishap. The driver was transported by ambulance to The Valley Hospital. A flatbed tow truck removed the wrecked van from the scene. Paramus Police, a Paramus EMS supervisor, a paramedic team from The Valley Hospital, and a BLS ambulance from New Bridge Medical Center responded to aid the crash victims.
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Paramus NJ, The 2019 Paramus Run is this Sunday! Register early or pick up your packet and score some great savings! Early check-in for the 5K, 10K and Health Walk is Friday, October 18th from 4:00 to 8:00pm and Saturday, October 19th from 10:00am to 2:00pm at Road Runners Sports Paramus – 65 E Route 4 West.
The Paramus Run will be 10/20. Roads in the area of Midland Ave from Farview Ave to Route 17 will be closed from approx. 8AM to 1PM; detours will be posted.
Continue reading The Paramus Run will be October 20th Roads Will be Closed in the area of Midland Ave from Farview Ave to Route 17
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Paramus NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of AVERY FOOTE (DOB: 01/22/1988; married; employed as a security guard) of Paramus, NJ on charges of Aggravated Assault and Endangering The Welfare Of A Child. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti and the Paramus Police Department under the direction of Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg.
Continue reading SECURITY GUARD FROM PARAMUS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD
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Ridgewood NJ, the New Jersey based-Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. will close 60 stores in the fiscal year across the company, up from the April estimate of 40 stores.
Sources at the company say most of the closings are expected after the holiday shopping season.As of the end of August, Bed Bath & Beyond had 1,534 stores,including 993 Bed Bath & Beyond stores nationwide, and in Canada.The retailer also owns and operates Buy Buy Baby, Harmon Face Values and World Market.
Hysheem A. Walker (Paramus Police)
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PARAMUS NJ, according to the Paramus Police at around 2:35 a.m. Wednesday morning , Paramus police received an alert from Upper Saddle River police that officers were in per suite of a 2017 BMW 7 series on Route 17 that had been reported stolen Monday in Deal NJ. A short time later, Paramus officer Nicholas Tanelli spotted the car, which was occupied by three men, and attempted to initiate a traffic stop.The BMW headed south, onto the Garden State Parkway and then onto Route 21, Tanelli, along with Paramus Police Officer Connor Nutland, continued to pursue the vehicle, which lost control near Exit 4 in Newark and crashed, striking one of the Paramus police cars.
Continue reading Another Bergen Police Chase leads to One Arrest
photos courtesy of Paramus Fire Department
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Paramus NJ, E3, E1, Rescue, Paramus Police, Paramus EMS all responded to a Motor Vehicle accident today on Route 17 North by Kalisa Way . One person had to be extricated from the truck. Route 17 North had to be shut down for a short period in order to upright the truck.
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Paramus NJ, The New Jersey State Police have arrested Cashovey McCallum, 20, of Newark, N.J. and a 17-year-old juvenile male from Irvington, N.J., for allegedly robbing and assaulting an Uber driver on the Garden State Parkway in Paramus .
On Saturday, August 3, Saka Akinkunle was working as an Uber driver when he picked up two passengers in Irvington Township, Essex County. Shortly after getting into the car, the passengers requested to change their destination. Akinkunle advised them to enter the new address in the Uber mobile app. The passengers stated that their cell phones were dead and requested to borrow Akinkunle’s phone. While the suspects had the driver’s cell phone, they made an unauthorized electronic funds transfer from Akinkunle’s Uber account into an unknown account.
Continue reading State Police Arrest Two for Robbery and Assault of Uber Driver in Paramus
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Paramus NJ, A vehicle crashed into the front facade of Prestige Mercedes, 755 Route 17 North, Paramus on Friday morning, 09/20. The vehicle’s adult female driver was uninjured in the mishap. Paramus Police, Paramus Fire Department, and the Paramus Rescue Squad responded to the incident. Damage to the structure prompted a Borough of Paramus building inspector to order the dealership’s showroom uninhabitable until repairs were made. The damaged vehicle, a Mercedes sedan being brought in for servicing, was removed from the scene by a tow truck.
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Parmaus NJ, Who knew that planning and designing a new hospital from the ground up would involve glue guns, yarn, cardboard and other craft materials! It may seem like an art class, but we’ve really been working hard (together with Hurley Palmer Flatt Group !) to move forward with the process of planning The “New” Valley Hospital. Staff involvement and input has been an integral part of the process.
Teams from services including Patient Admitting, the Surgical Suite, Same Day Surgery, Cardiac Catheterization and Electrophysiology Labs, Diagnostic Imaging and Emergency Services, met for a 5-day, hands-on “3P” workshop event (Production, Preparation, Process). During the multi-day “3P event,” the teams created and tested potential designs. This included designing layouts to scale, building full-size room mock ups, and testing the flow of patients, visitors and services throughout each area!
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Paramus NJ, A Bergen County, New Jersey, man was arrested today for his role in conspiracies to commit health care fraud and to bribe a doctor, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Eduard Shtindler, a/k/a “Eddy,” 36, of Paramus, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one count of conspiracy to pay illegal kickbacks to a doctor. He is scheduled to make his initial court appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Leda Dunn Wettre in Newark federal court.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
Continue reading Pharmacy Owner From Paramus Charged in Multimillion-Dollar Kick Back Scheme
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Paramus NJ, Bergen County Mosquito Control will be performing a truck-mounted spraying mission to control adult mosquitoes using Duet Adulticide in Paramus on August 26 (rain date August 27). At the same time, they will be applying Vectobac WDG and/or Vectolex WDG to control mosquito larvae. These applications will be performed between 4-6 AM. Please keep windows closed and pets indoors during and for 2 hours after this application.
Continue reading Bergen County Mosquito Control will be spraying mosquitoes in Paramus on August 26
