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Twp of Washington NJ, Flood Advisory has been issued for parts of Northeast New Jersey, including Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, and Union counties. Residents should prepare for urban and small stream flooding due to excessive rainfall.
Continue reading Flood Advisory in Effect for Northeast New Jersey Until 9:15 PM
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Ridgewood NJ, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Action Day for the following counties: Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Union. until midnight EDT Thursday Night.
Continue reading AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT
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Ridgewood N J, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Action Day for the following counties: Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Union until midnight EDT Wednesday night.
Continue reading UPDATE: AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT
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Trenton NJ, The New Jersey Department of Health has confirmed the state’s first human cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) this year.
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Englewood NJ, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced charges against six alleged members of an auto theft ring that burglarized car dealerships in four New Jersey counties—Essex, Hudson, Bergen, and Union—taking key fobs they used to steal high-end vehicles from dealership lots.
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Paramus NJ, The Office of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Newark, which includes 74 elementary and high schools in Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union counties, has announced its COVID-19 safety protocols for the 2021 – 2022 school year, which begins on September 8, 2021.
Continue reading Archdiocese of Newark Updates COVID-19 Policy for 2021 – 2022 School Year
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Newark NJ, An Essex County man was sentenced today to 110 months in prison for participating in a string of convenience store robberies that took place across New Jersey in November and December 2017, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
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Ridgewood NJ, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Action Day for the following counties: Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, and Union until 11 PM EDT Friday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards.
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Ridgewood NJ, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Action Day for the following counties: Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Union from 11 AM to 11 PM EDT Sunday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards.
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Trenton NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced arrests of four individuals who have been charged in a multi-agency investigation for allegedly conspiring as members of a criminal ring responsible for numerous residential burglaries across much of New Jersey.
Bus, Light Rail, Access Link and Atlantic City Rail Line Resume Regular Service; Northeast Corridor to Resume with Weekend Service Wednesday at 10:00 a.m.; Other Lines Remain Suspended while Repairs Continue
Main/Bergen County to resume on weekend schedule at 10:00 a.m.
August 4, 2020
Ridgewood NJ, in the aftermath of today’s intense and damaging storm, NJ TRANSIT anticipates service on the Northeast Corridor will resume with weekend service at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, Wednesday August 5, and Atlantic City Rail Line service will resume with regular weekday service. Morris & Essex, Montclair-Boonton, Main, Bergen, Pascack Valley, North Jersey Coast Line, Raritan Valley and Port Jervis rail lines will remain temporarily suspended for tomorrow morning’s commute as crews continue to work around the clock to clear approximately 150 trees, repair signal systems and repair overhead wires which power trains. These lines will resume service on a weekend schedule once these repairs are complete and tracks are inspected.
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Ridgewood NJ, Four Paterson, New Jersey, men are charged for their roles in a scheme to break into U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail collection boxes throughout northern New Jersey and steal the mail – particularly, checks – inside, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
Aneuris Henriquez-Lopez, 24, Eleazer Peralta, 19, Fernando Santiago, 26, and Rikinson Rodriguez-Sanchez, 25, are each charged by complaint with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Henriquez-Lopez, Peralta and Santiago were arrested today and are scheduled to make their initial appearances this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Court Judge James B. Clark III in Newark federal court. Rodriguez-Sanchez remains at large.
Continue reading Four Paterson Men Charged with Stealing $450,000 in Checks from Dozens of Mail Collection Boxes in Passaic, Bergen, Morris, Essex, and Middlesex counties
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Ridgewood NJ, the National Weather Service has issued a TORNADO WATCH
TORNADO WATCH 394 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS NEW JERSEY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BERGEN, ESSEX ,MORRIS, PASSAIC, SUSSEX, and WARREN counties.
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Newark NJ, The Office of the Attorney General and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs today warned residents in flood-ravaged New Jersey communities in Bergen, Essex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic counties to beware of price gouging and other disaster-related consumer fraud in the aftermath of this week’s torrential rains.
April 5,2018
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BERGEN COUNTY, NJ Special Properties Real Estate Services, LLC, an exclusive affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate and the fastest growing real estate brokerage in northern New Jersey, recently recognized a number of its agents in the Mahwah, Franklin Lakes and Ridgewood offices for their overall sales performance in 2017 and for their recent rankings with New Jersey Multiple Listing Service (NJMLS).
“Whether the listing or selling agent, the success of our agents is testament to their hard work, Special Properties’ client-centric approach to customer service, and the power that Christie’s International Real Estate brings to the northern New Jersey real estate marketplace,” said Ilija Pavlovic, President and CEO of Special Properties Real Estate Services LLC.
Special Properties recently recognized the following agents for outstanding performance in overall sales in 2017:
NJMLS, a cooperative information network of real estate offices across Bergen, Essex, Passaic, and Hudson Counties, ranks its member realtors by total dollar values of real estate transactions in three categories: total production, listing agent and buyer’s agent. In Mahwah, Margaret Gregorek and Linda Dator were recently ranked second and third, respectively, for both total production and listed properties. For Ridgewood, Christina Gibbons was ranked fourth in the role of buyer’s agent.
“We congratulate the outstanding performance of our agents in a very competitive marketplace,” concluded Pavlovic.
About Special Properties Real Estate Services
Special Properties Real Estate Services, LLC embraces the history and traditions of its flagship brokerage location in Saddle River, NJ, into an expanded, modern presence in Mahwah, Franklin Lakes and Ridgewood, NJ. With a staff of accomplished real estate brokers, its clients across northern New Jersey and southern New York are provided with customized, personalized services, backed by the luxury real estate brand of Christie’s International Real Estate. Special Properties provides local expertise with global connections. For more information, call 201-934-0607 or visit www.specialpropertiesres.com.
Top performing agents for Special Properties Real Estate Services recently gathered at the brokerage’s Mahwah location. Pictured (L-R) is James McElroy, Patricia Lomupo, Graznya “Grace” Ziarko, Sharon Georgevich, Marisa Traverso, Lauren O’Rourke, Margaret Gregorek, Maureen Kuntz, Christina Gibbons, and William Savas.
