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Waldwick Man Charged in Multiple Counts of Sexual Assault of a Child

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Waldwick NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of JONAN PASCASIO-ERAZO (DOB: 04/25/1977; single; laborer) of Waldwick, NJ on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, sexual assault by contact, endangering the welfare of a child, and obscenity. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Waldwick Police Department under the direction of Chief Mark Messner.

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Tractor-trailer Crash Takes Out Overhead Sign , Spills Lemons on the Roadway, Shutting Down Route 17 in Mahwah

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Mahwah NJ, All lanes on Route 17 North in Mahwah have reopened following a crash involving a tractor-trailer and another vehicle. The two left lanes on the southbound side remain closed north of Route 202.
That crash happened around 10 a.m. Wednesday. The truck overturned, spilling lemons all over the highway and causing damage. Details about what led to the crash remain unclear, but it appears the tractor-trailer and another vehicle collided.

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Seven Restaurants in Bergen County Shut Down by NJDOL over Wage and Hour and Contract Compliance Since 2019 Including 2 in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, NJDOL’s Division of Wage and Hour and Contract Compliance has the authority to immediately halt work at any public or private worksite – both construction and non-construction – when an investigation finds evidence an employer has violated state wage, benefit or tax laws. Examples include: misclassifying employees as independent contractors; not having appropriate workers’ compensation insurance; failing to pay prevailing wage or overtime; or paying workers partially, late, or off the books.

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Bergen County Director of Public Safety Communications Leaves to Serve on the New Jersey State Parole Board

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Hackensack NJ, for the last eight and a half years, Ridgewood’s Frank Delvecchio has served an important role in my administration as Director of Public Safety Communications at the County’s 9-1-1 communications center in Mahwah. In his tenure, Frank spearheaded a number of significant projects critical to law enforcement, our first responders, and Bergen County’s public safety apparatus at large varying from the implementation of technology upgrade to facilitating the growth of municipal shared service contracts for dispatch and 9-1-1 service for the County.

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Mahwah Woman Charged with Arson in Condo Fire

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Mahwah NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of AMEL MERSALI (DOB: 7/18/1990; single; unemployed) of 2102 Hawthorne Lane, Mahwah, NJ. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Mahwah Police Department under the direction of Chief Stephen Jaffe.

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Owner of the Crocker Mansion in Mahwah ,Chinese businessman Ho Wan Kwok, Arrested For Orchestrating Over $1 Billion Dollar Fraud

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Mahwah NJ, a Chinese businessman Ho Wan Kwok stands accused of leading a conspiracy to defraud thousands of online followers and misappropriate the fraudulently obtained funds to buy himself, and his close relatives, a 50,000-square-foot Mahwah mansion, among other things, federal authorities said.

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In Contentious Meeting Mahwah Council Approves Ridge Road Affordable Housing

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Mahwah NJ, Mahwah Council members voted 4-3 on Monday nights contentious meeting to approve an ordinance establishing an affordable multi-housing overlay district at 457 Ridge Road.

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Mahwah Republican Club is Holding a Fundraiser For Annual Student Scholarship Program

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Mahwah NJ, the Mahwah Republican Club is holding a fundraiser on March 3rd at the Mahwah Elks Club at 630pm to raise money for our annual student scholarships. Over the last two years, we have awarded four winners. We hope to raise enough money this year for three scholarships. The scholarships are based on written essays and are judged on thought formation, organization, and proper grammatical structure. In addition to raising funds for the scholarship, the event will be used to promote leadership amongst our local students. All Mahwah student residents attending their senior year in high school are eligible. Please join us for a good cause and a fun night out.

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East Orange Man charged with five armed robberies of Gas Stations and Convenience Stores in Paramus, Mahwah, Elmwood Park and Fair Lawn

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Mahwah NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of THOMAS JOHNSON (DOB: 1/24/93; single; self-employed) of 58 Amherst Street, East Orange, NJ on charges related to five armed robberies of gas stations and convenience stores in Bergen County, NJ on January 22 and 25, 2023. The arrests are the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love.

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February 2 was Joyce Kilmer Day in Mahwah!

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Mahwah NJ, of the many artists and writers who lived in Cragemere, poet Joyce Kilmer may be the most famous. Kilmer was born December 6, 1886, in New Brunswick, NJ. He moved to Cragmere in 1912, while working as a special reporter for the New York Times Magazine. A fellow commuter would recall that Kilmer was never dressed for work on time and was busy putting himself together on the school bus that dropped them off at the train station.

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Former Mahwah Home School Organization Treasurer Accused of Stealing Cash Meant to Fund Local Student Activities

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Mahwah NJ, after an internal audit found discrepancies in the financial records of a Home School Organization, which raises funds for school and student activities, Kerry Stumbo, 50, of Mahwah, faces criminal charges linked to misappropriated funds from the Lenape Meadows Elementary School Home School Organization, according to a criminal complaint filed in Bergen County Superior Court.

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Columbia Financial, Inc. and Columbia Bank Appoint Mayra L. Rinaldi as Executive Vice President, Corporate Governance and Culture

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Mayra L. Rinaldi, Executive Vice President,  Corporate Governance and Culture of Columbia  Financial, Inc. and Columbia Bank. Image  Courtesy of Columbia Bank.

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Mahwah NJ, Columbia Financial, Inc. (the “Company”), and its wholly owned subsidiary  Columbia Bank (the “Bank”), are pleased to announce the appointment of Mayra L. Rinaldi as Executive Vice President,  Corporate Governance and Culture of the Company and the Bank. In her new role, Mrs. Rinaldi will continue to oversee  the Corporate Governance, Executive Administration, Community Development and Corporate Facilities departments of  the Company and the Bank. In addition, she will also continue to oversee the Company’s and Bank’s regulatory and SEC  compliance requirements, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy, which includes monitoring the  effectiveness of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, as well as community support initiatives consisting of  Team Columbia, Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) outreach and the Columbia Bank Foundation. 

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Ramapo College of New Jersey Launches Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center

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Center is the First in the Nation to Offer Case Work, Research, and Hands-on Education in this Emerging Field

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Mahwah NJ,  Ramapo College of New Jersey, the State’s public liberal arts college, today launched the Ramapo College Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center (IGG Center), the first Center of its kind to offer case work, research, and hands-on education in investigative genetic genealogy. The vision of the innovative new Center is to secure justice through the ethical and proficient use of investigative genetic genealogy to support the resolution of cases involving wrongful convictions, unidentified human remains, and violent crime. The first class of students in the Center’s IGG Certificate Program will enroll in the Spring of 2023.

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Body of Missing Mahwah Man Found

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Mahwah NJ, the body of a missing 41-year-old man was discovered Saturday. Hector Zamorano, of Mahwah, was found deep inside the 4,000-acre reservation in Bergen County by another hiker on Saturday morning, according to Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton.

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