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Whippany Chick-fil-A Opens With Familiar Face Behind The Counter Whippany Chick-fil-A Opens With Familiar Face Behind The Counter
Whippany Chick-fil-A Opens With Familiar Face Behind The Counter A brand-new Chick-fil-A is officially open in New Jersey, serving up chicken sandwiches, waffle fries — and community connection. Located at 799 Route 10 in Whippany, the Hanover Towne Center location opened its doors on Thursday, April 17, and created approximately 100 new jobs, according to a press release from Chick-fil-A, Inc. The restaurant is led by local Owner-Operator Drew Blind, a longtime Chick-fil-A veteran who opened Morris County’s first Chick-fil-A in Morris Plains back in 2019. Blind started with the company in 2003 as a Team Member, where he even donned the famous Cow masco…

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Police & Fire
Search Teams Find Missing Juveniles After All-Night Scare In Pompton Lakes: Officials Search Teams Find Missing Juveniles After All-Night Scare In Pompton Lakes: Officials
Search Teams Find Missing Juveniles After All-Night Scare In Pompton Lakes: Officials Two juveniles who had been missing since Friday afternoon were safely located following a multi-agency search effort early Saturday, April 19, officials confirmed. The West Milford Office of Emergency Management said it received a request for search and rescue support around 6:30 a.m. on April 19 to assist authorities in Pompton Lakes. West Milford’s Search and Rescue Team deployed 19 members to join forces with several other agencies, including the Passaic County Sheriff's Search and Rescue, Bloomingdale Search and Rescue, and NJ Search and Rescue, according to a statement released by OEM …

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Police & Fire
Fire Erupts In Tappan Commercial Garage Fire Erupts In Tappan Commercial Garage
Fire Erupts In Tappan Commercial Garage A fire broke out inside a commercial garage in Tappan Friday evening, April 18, drawing a large mutual aid response from surrounding fire departments, officials said. The blaze was reported shortly after 5 p.m., bringing firefighters from Tappan and Piermont to the scene, the Tappan FD said. When crews arrived, they found fire inside a commercial garage, the department said. Piermont FD, initially called in for FAST (Firefighter Assist and Search Team) duties, was reassigned to assist Tappan members with extinguishing the fire and overhaul efforts. Additional support came from Ora…

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Police & Fire
Cops ID Driver Killed, Release Details In NJ Turnpike Crash In Woodbridge (UPDATE) Cops ID Driver Killed, Release Details In NJ Turnpike Crash In Woodbridge (UPDATE)
Cops ID Driver Killed, Release Details In NJ Turnpike Crash In Woodbridge (Update) A 67-year-old man was killed in a chain-reaction crash involving four vehicles on the New Jersey Turnpike in Woodbridge early Saturday, April 19, authorities said. Troopers responded at 3:48 a.m. to the southbound inner roadway near milepost 94.6, according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. A Chevrolet Malibu and a Mazda CX-5 were both heading south when the Mazda struck the rear of the Chevrolet, Lebron said. Both vehicles veered off the roadway to the right, impacted the guardrail, and then reentered the roadway, becoming disabled in the travel lanes, he said. A Toyot…

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Police & Fire
500-Acre Wildfire Burns In Vineland’s Peaslee Wildlife Area: NJ Forest Fire Service 500-Acre Wildfire Burns In Vineland’s Peaslee Wildlife Area: NJ Forest Fire Service
500-Acre Wildfire Burns In Vineland’s Peaslee Wildlife Area: NJ Forest Fire Service A wildfire spanning 500 acres is burning unchecked in a remote section of Peaslee Wildlife Management Area in Vineland, officials said. As of Friday afternoon, April 18, the fire was 0% contained, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. The wildfire was first detected at 12:24 p.m. by the Belleplain Fire Tower, authorities said. No structures are currently threatened, and no evacuations have been ordered, fire officials confirmed. Road closures include: Union Road between Route 49 and Mays Landing Road Bennetts Mill Road between Union Road and the Manumuskin River Resources on …

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Police & Fire
Shoplifters Busted With Cocaine, $859 In Stolen Bags Outside Lyndhurst TJ Maxx: Cops Shoplifters Busted With Cocaine, $859 In Stolen Bags Outside Lyndhurst TJ Maxx: Cops
Shoplifters Busted With Cocaine, $859 In Stolen Bags Outside Lyndhurst TJ Maxx: Cops A Bayonne man and a Jersey City woman were arrested after police say they were caught shoplifting handbags and sneakers from TJ Maxx on in Bergen County — with cocaine and drug paraphernalia also recovered at the scene. The incident happened in Lyndhurst on Wednesday, April 16, around 8:15 p.m., according to Detective Capt. Vincent Auteri of the Lyndhurst Police Department. A loss prevention officer at TJ Maxx on Valley Brook Avenue observed two men removing anti-theft devices from merchandise and gave officers a description of one of the suspects — a Hispanic male wearing a black shirt and…

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Botched Butt Implant Surgery Leaves NY Mom Dead, Phony Doc Arrested: Reports Botched Butt Implant Surgery Leaves NY Mom Dead, Phony Doc Arrested: Reports
Botched Butt Implant Surgery Leaves NY Mom Dead, Phony Doc Arrested: Reports A 31-year-old mother from Queens, NY has died after allegedly undergoing butt implant removal surgery performed by a man who police say was posing as a doctor. Maria Paz Peñaloza Cabrera, whose family is from Colombia, was taken off life support on Friday, April 11, according to a GoFundMe page organized by her sister, Linney Peñaloza Cabrera. The New York Daily News reported that Maria had been left brain-dead following the March 28 procedure at a home in Astoria, where she was injected with lidocaine. According to the outlet, she suffered cardiac arrest during the procedure and never rega…

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Police & Fire
BMW Wedges Under Garbage Truck In New Milford Crash, One Hospitalized: Fire Officials BMW Wedges Under Garbage Truck In New Milford Crash, One Hospitalized: Fire Officials
BMW Wedges Under Garbage Truck In New Milford Crash, One Hospitalized: Fire Officials A 24-year-old man was hospitalized after his BMW was struck and pinned beneath a dump truck in a crash in Bergen County Friday, April 18, fire and police officials said. The collision happened around 11:10 a.m. according to New Milford PD Sgt. Michael Lafrano. A preliminary investigation revealed that the BMW, driven by a New Milford resident, was struck by a garbage truck traveling north on Trenton Street, Lafrano said. A witness told police the truck driver did not make a complete stop at a stop sign before the impact. There were no reported injuries among those in the garbage truck, but…

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Police & Fire
Fire Rips Through Chinese Restaurant At Pompton Lakes Strip Mall Fire Rips Through Chinese Restaurant At Pompton Lakes Strip Mall
Fire Rips Through Chinese Restaurant At Pompton Lakes Strip Mall A fire tore through a Chinese restaurant in a Passaic County strip mall on Thursday night, severely damaging the business and impacting nearby stores, local fire officials said. The blaze broke out around 9:15 p.m. on April 17 at the Golden Garden Chinese restaurant on Hamburg Turnpike in Pompton Lakes, according to the Pompton Lakes Volunteer Fire Department. When crews arrived, they found flames coming from several areas of the building, the department said. Tonight around 9:15 PM, the PLVFD responded to a structure fire in the strip mall with Golden Garden Chinese restaurant... Post…

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Police & Fire
DRUG BUST: Cocaine, Ecstasy, LSD Found On Pair At Closter Shopping Plaza, Cops Say DRUG BUST: Cocaine, Ecstasy, LSD Found On Pair At Closter Shopping Plaza, Cops Say
Drug Bust: Cocaine, Ecstasy, LSD Found On Pair At Closter Shopping Plaza, Cops Say A routine patrol in Bergen County ended with the arrest of two women and the discovery of a wide range of illegal drugs, including LSD, cocaine, and ecstasy, police said. Catherine Reyes, 35, of Irvington, and Samantha Souffront, 36, of the Bronx, were taken into custody on Monday, April 14, after Closter police officers stopped two vehicles involved in what authorities described as suspicious activity, according to Chief James Buccola and Captain Vincent Aiello. During the investigation, officers discovered multiple types of illegal narcotics, including LSD, Adderall, Oxycodone,&…

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