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Saddle River NJ, the property formerly known as the Rosey O’Donnell estate in Saddle River and now the site of a proposed 60-unit East Allendale Road townhouse project once again became the center of discussions that stretched on to three hours Wednesday as borough officials and residents raised further questions and new topics about its development.
Continue reading More Questions Raised About Saddle River Housing Project on Rosie O’Donnell Estate
photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page
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Saddle River NJ, a late Friday morning, 09/09, motor vehicle stop by a Saddle River Police patrol officer yielded a cache of illicit drugs, along with an automatic handgun equipped with a high capacity magazine, all found hidden in a small SUV tightly packed with clothing and dozens of other personal items. Saddle River Police enlisted the aid of a Waldwick Police patrol unit, and a K-9 Unit from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office to conduct a thorough search the older model Honda CRV with Alabama license plates that was pulled over by their officer on a side street off of Route 17 southbound in Waldwick.
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Saddle River NJ , Paul Larsen Gallery is pleased to present Human Kind by Serge Strosberg on Thursday, September 15th, 2022 at 6pm.
Human Kind will feature six selected paintings by Serge Strosberg. The six works featured at Paul Larsen Gallery will showcase portraits of subjects ranging in age and familiarity, each one capturing a particular energy and moment in its own unique atmosphere. Most works are done in oil and egg tempera paint on canvas. They will be on view through October 22nd, 2022.
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Saddle Brook NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of ALLEN ERNST (DOB: 07/18/1994; single; unemployed) of Garfield, NJ; KARINA EREMYAN (DOB: 04/01/1991; single; unemployed) of Fair Lawn, NJ; and ANTONIO BOWEN (DOB: 11/04/1993; single; currently incarcerated) on charges of armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon. The arrests are the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Saddle Brook Police Department under the direction of Officer in Charge Captain John Zotollo.
photos courtesy of Paul Larsen Gallery
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Saddle River NJ, Friday Evening Paul Larsen Gallery had the honor of hosting Jonas Raider and the Mayor of Saddle River Albert J. Kurpis for its opening show!
photo courtesy of the Saddle River Police Department
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Saddle River NJ, Saddle River Police Department has issued a Traffic Alert! West Saddle River Road will be closed in both directions at Dater lane until further notice. Recent heavy rains have undermined the road causing a significant collapse under the steel plates. Bergen County has responded to barricade the roadway and prepare for reconstruction. This project will take many months and the road will be closed to all vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Due to the hazards, large fencing will be established for safety reasons to prevent anyone from walking into the work zone.
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Saddle River NJ, on June 6th the Saddle River Fire Association / Department marked its 110th anniversary .
Continue reading The Saddle River Fire Department Marks its 110th Anniversary
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Saddle River NJ , Saddle River Police are currently asking residents for surveillance video from June 2 and June 3rd . Please check your security cameras for footage from early this morning. We are looking for any and all video of actors on your property or walking in the street near your property. Search for footage between 2AM and 7AM. If you locate any video of suspects on your property, please contact the police desk at 201-327-5300. Tell the dispatcher you have footage of suspects for the Detectives.
Rabid Wildlife Alert!
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Saddle River NJ, last week patrol units were dispatched to a neighborhood off of Chestnut Ridge Rd for a report of a sick fox in the yard. Upon arrival, patrol found the animal to be visibly sick and witnessed it attack a resident’s dog. Patrol was able to capture the fox and surrender it to TYCO Animal Control for testing. Thursday afternoon Saddle River Police were advised that the Fox has tested positive for rabies.
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Saddle River Nj, It was the early 80’s and local NJ con man Thomas Giacomaro was pulling in $300,000 a week selling cocaine.
If a customer was late paying a drug debt, Giacomaro and his crew had creative ways of making him pay.
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Saddle River NJ, a resident of the borough has filed a lawsuit alleging the Saddle River Planning Board approved a 112-unit affordable apartment complex without allowing time for objector statements and witnesses.
Continue reading Lawsuit Filed to Invalidate Saddle River Affordable Housing Approval
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Saddle River NJ, Well, it was twenty years ago today…when a bunch of FBI guys got hit in the head with a million bucks, falling from the New Jersey sky.
Until that moment, April 2002 had been going okay for NJ con master, Thomas Giacomaro, author of the 2018 memoir The King of Con: How a Smooth-Talking Jersey Boy Made and Lost Billions, Baffled the FBI, Eluded the Mob, and Lived to Tell the Crooked Tale.
True, he was doing 18 months for embezzlement at Fort Dix prison, just south of Trenton. But it was easy time in a low-security prison. And he was such a clean, neat inmate…he was a shoo-in to get out by Christmas.
photo of Rosie O’Donnell’s Saddle River mansion
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Saddle River NJ, Notorious NJ con artist and mob-associate, Thomas Giacomaro, refused to become a mafioso “made man” in the early Eighties. Why, you ask?
He didn’t want to kiss the ring.
