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Mechanical Failures Foil First Race For Bergen County's Frankie Muniz Since Landing NASCAR Ride Mechanical Failures Foil First Race For Bergen County's Frankie Muniz Since Landing NASCAR Ride
Mechanical Failures Foil First Race For Bergen County's Frankie Muniz Since Landing NASCAR Ride Frankie Muniz's first race since landing a full-time job in NASCAR got two thumbs down. The child star and Bergen County native-turned-racing enthusiast finished 33rd over the weekend in his first Truck Series race since announcing he was becoming a full-time racer.  Muniz, 38, who hails from Wood-Ridge and starred in "Malcolm in the Middle," parlayed his Hollywood fame into a temporary spot in the series before announcing recently that he was to take over the number 33 Ford for Reaume Brothers Racing in 2025. However, his last race was underwhelming.  After qualifying 31st out …
Fire Rips Through Building On Franklin Turnpike In Ho-Ho-Kus Fire Rips Through Building On Franklin Turnpike In Ho-Ho-Kus
Fire Rips Through Building On Franklin Turnpike In Ho-Ho-Kus A fire ravaged a building Monday morning, Oct. 28 in Ho-Ho-Kus. Video of the day, 10/28/2024: A multiple-alarm late Monday morning, 10/28, fire in a commercial/residential structure... Posted by Boyd A. Loving on Monday, October 28, 2024 Photos from the scene show flames shooting out of the second-floor residential unit of the building at Franklin Turnpike and Maple Avenue. The bottom floor of the building is occupied by businesses including Rockport Jewelers. Motorists were urged to avoid the area. Please avoid the area of Sheridan Ave, North Maple and Franklin Tpke due to …
Driver Disregarded Crossing Gates Before Being Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train: Officials Driver Disregarded Crossing Gates Before Being Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train: Officials
Driver Disregarded Crossing Gates Before Being Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train: Officials A driver was killed after being struck by an NJ Transit train Monday morning, Oct. 28 in Morris County, authorities said. Montclair-Boonton Line train 1074 struck the vehicle at the Ryerson Road crossing in Lincoln Park just before 9:30 a.m., NJ Transit spokesman Kyalo Mulumba said.  A preliminary investigation found that the crossing gates were working as intended and were in the down position when the driver drove the vehicle around the gates and positioned the vehicle into the path of the train, Mulumba said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The train left Hackettstown at …
Marriott Hotel Off I-95 In NJ Gets Event Space Upgrades Marriott Hotel Off I-95 In NJ Gets Event Space Upgrades
Marriott Hotel Off I-95 In NJ Gets Event Space Upgrades The Glenpointe Marriott in Teaneck just got a major upgrade. The project included the replacement of carpeting, wall coverings, paint and furniture throughout the first and second-floor pre-function spaces, boardrooms, and meeting rooms, as well as the 1,200-person capacity ballroom, according to a press release from Alfred Sanzari Enterprises, which managed the project. The "capital improvement project" was a collaboration between Sanzari Enterprises, HotelStudio, and Kimmerle Newman Architects. Soho Art Consulting also assisted in bringing in commissioned artwork from New Jersey art…
Wrong-Way BMW Driver Missing Front Tire Found With Heroin On Suspended License In Fair Lawn: PD Wrong-Way BMW Driver Missing Front Tire Found With Heroin On Suspended License In Fair Lawn: PD
Wrong-Way BMW Driver Missing Front Tire Found With Heroin On Suspended License In Fair Lawn: PD A 37-year-old intoxicated and suspended Morristown driver was found with heroin, a crack pipe, and other drug paraphernalia in Fair Lawn over the weekend, authorities said. Photo(s) of the day, 10/27/2024: In response to multiple 911 telephone calls reporting a white colored vehicle with... Posted by Boyd A. Loving on Sunday, October 27, 2024 Fair Lawn Police Officer Tiller Uriarte stopped the white BMW driven by Christopher Granados as he had been driving in the wrong direction of Saddle River Road and Morlot without a front tire around 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27, police said in a …
Meet Kevin From 'The Office' In North Jersey Meet Kevin From 'The Office' In North Jersey
Meet Kevin From 'The Office' In North Jersey Kevin Malone is coming to Bergen County. No word if he's bringing his famous chili. Brian Baumgartner, who played the slow witted accountant on "The Office" is signing copies of his new book, "The Night Before Christmas at Dunder Mifflin" at Books and Greetings in Northvale on Monday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brian Baumgartner (@bbbaumgartner) The book is set at Scranton's most famous paper company, only manager Michael Scott is nowhere to be found, according to a synopsis. Two mysterious visitors sneak in…
Latest Update: System In Tropics Could Become Next Named Storm Latest Update: System In Tropics Could Become Next Named Storm
Latest Update: System In Tropics Could Become Next Named Storm There is an increasing chance that a system now being monitored could develop into a tropical storm just as the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season enters its final month. "Broad low pressure is likely to form over the Caribbean in a few days and a tropical depression could form late this week or this weekend." the National Hurricane Center said in a statement on Monday, Oct. 28.  Water temperatures remain warm in the area where development is expected, which will further boost chances of formation. "I know there will be showers and thunderstorms in this zone this week," AccuWeat…
Driver Flees From Crash That Killed Passenger On Route 9: Prosecutor Driver Flees From Crash That Killed Passenger On Route 9: Prosecutor
Driver Flees From Crash That Killed Passenger On Route 9: Prosecutor A 47-year-old North Plainfield man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Woodbridge on Saturday, Oct. 25 in which the driver had fled from, authorities said. Mario Ortiz Bonilla was found dead in the front passenger's seat of the 2017 Kia Sportage on Route 9 and Green Street in Woodbridge just after 9:05 a.m., Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Woodbridge PD Director Robert Hubner said. The driver had fled the scene, Ciccone and Hubner said. Authorities did not provide further details. The investigation is active and continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call …
Goldfish Snack Crackers Now Have New Name: Here's What, Why Goldfish Snack Crackers Now Have New Name: Here's What, Why
Goldfish Snack Crackers Now Have New Name: Here's What, Why One of America's favorite snacks has just gotten a more upscale rebranding. Goldfish, the popular cheddar-flavored catch launched in 1962 and known for a special appeal to kids, now has a new name. For a limited time, at least. And there's nothing fishy about why it's made the change. To try to get more adults to reel in the product. Out from the familiar orange-and-white packaging is the iconic "Goldfish Baked Snack Crackers" name, and in is this: "Chilean Sea Bass Baked Snack Crackers." It's a big switch, but the crackers are made with the same ingredients, says Connecticut-based p…
Death Of Bergen County Woman Not Considered Suspicious: Prosecutor Death Of Bergen County Woman Not Considered Suspicious: Prosecutor
Death Of Bergen County Woman Not Considered Suspicious: Prosecutor Authorities have identified the 62-year-old woman found dead in a bedroom of her Bergen County home this weekend. Police performing a wellness check found Brigitte Santhouse dead in a bedroom of her home in Maywood Friday, Oct. 25, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Records show Sanhouse lived on Maybrook Drive, located within the Maywood Gardens, a garden apartment complex. Police said the circumstances around her death do not appear suspicious.
Boy With Autism, Father Reunited By Paramus Police After Jarring 2 Hours Boy With Autism, Father Reunited By Paramus Police After Jarring 2 Hours
Boy With Autism, Father Reunited By Paramus Police After Jarring 2 Hours Police officers in Paramus reunited a 13-year-old boy with autism and his father after the boy wandered off from the family home Sunday morning, Oct. 27, authorities said. The 5'9" Black male was wearing a black tracksuit and red and white sneakers when he wandered off near Split Rock Road around 8:15 a.m., Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said.  The department deployed its drone unit and updated its social media accounts to notify the public. At 10:20 a.m., Officer Jason Hall spotted the boy safely walking along Farview Avenue, about half a mile away from home, the chief said.&nb…
Woman Struck, Seriously Injured By Car Crossing Hackensack Intersection Woman Struck, Seriously Injured By Car Crossing Hackensack Intersection
Woman Struck, Seriously Injured By Car Crossing Hackensack Intersection A 74-year-old woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle Saturday night, Oct. 26 in Hackensack, police said. The woman was crossing the street at the intersection of Hudson and Moonachie Road when she was struck around 9:45 p.m., Police Chief Michael Antista said. The female suffered serious bodily injury and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene and was cooperating with investigators. The incident is under investigation.