Author: Mackensie Alvarez

Jury selection begins for pair charged in fatal stabbing of North Bergen man

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NJ.com– Jury selection began yesterday in the murder trial of two Jersey City residents charged with killing a North Bergen man outside a house party in 2014.

Tommy Pham, of Van Wagenen Avenue, and Kevin Aviles, of Pavonia Avenue in the Marion section, both 22, are charged with murder and weapons offenses related to a knife that authorities say was used in the Aug. 17, 2014, killing of 22-year-old Kermy Amparo-Berroa in Jersey City.

Twelve jurors and two alternates are to be impaneled for the trial that may last nearly three weeks. Jury selection is expected to take about two days.

Read more at NJ.com

Dog found in North Bergen, reunited with owner after 6 months of searching

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AP – A New Jersey woman has been reunited with her beloved pet dog that skipped out of her apartment six months ago. Tanya Flowers told The Jersey Journal that she spent days handing out hundreds of fliers and contacting animal shelters after her year-old Maltese named Paris vanished last September.

The Jersey City woman feared she wouldn’t see the dog again. But just over a week ago, a New York City shelter called to tell her that Paris had been found.

“I wasn’t sure if this was a joke or not, because I had received numerous prank phone calls from the fliers I had put up,” Flowers said.

Paris supposedly was found walking the streets in North Bergen four months ago, Flowers said. A man who spotted her took her in, but then decided he could no longer care for her and took her to his mother’s home in Staten Island.

The mother took the dog to a veterinarian, who discovered a microchip that linked Paris to Flowers. She said she couldn’t be happier to have “her baby” back home. “When I walked up to the door in Staten Island and saw my dog, I just started screaming,” Flowers said. She said Paris immediately began barking and licking her face.

Trump Infrastructure Flip-Flop Could Put Gateway Tunnel Project in Peril

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NJ Spotlight – The first element of Gateway, a mission-critical bridge, may not get the needed — and expected — federal funding, possibly derailing entire initiative

Work on a key bridge that’s part of the ambitious Gateway plan to build two new rail tunnels under the Hudson River is supposed to begin this year. But whether that will happen seems up in the air, as the initial preview of President Donald Trump’s first budget has put the project’s substantial federal funding in question.

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Trial date still nowhere in sight for ex-North Bergen DPW Director Grossi

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Hudson County View – Bergen County Superior Court Judge Margaret Foti once again adjourned Grossi’s case at his January 30th hearing, with a new date scheduled for April 24th where a status conference is scheduled, according to state attorney general’s office spokesman Peter Aseltine.

Grossi was scheduled to have a hearing on January 9 to decide if an undisclosed medical condition has improved enough for him to stand trial, but that date was moved to January 30, officials said.

The former township official is accused of working political campaigns and performing personal chores while on township time. He was indicted on the charges back on December 17, 2012.

Read more at HudsonCountyView.com

North Bergen voters to decide on $52 (4.3%) school tax hike

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NJ.com – When North Bergen voters head to the polls in school elections next month, they’ll be asked to approve a proposed $48.8 million district-wide budget that would increase the school portion of their property tax bills by $52 for the average homeowner, district officials said.

That’s the dollar amount school taxes would rise under a 4.3-percent increase in the tax rate for the 2017-18 school year for a home assessed at $140,000, said the North Bergen superintendent of schools, Dr.George J. Solter Jr.

School elections are April 25 in North Bergen, one of only two Hudson districts, along with Weehawken, where voters still vote one district budgets and candidates in April rather than November.

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6-Story Classic Car Sales, Storage, And Servicing Center Approved In North Bergen

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JerseyDigs.com – According to a public notice published last December from Hudson County Planning Board, a six-story building “for the purpose of sales, storage, and servicing of classic collectible cars” has been proposed for North Bergen. The concrete structure is slated to be built at the lots at 7711, 7801, and 7809 River Road, between 77th Street and Roc Harbour Drive in the township, near HackensackUMC Palisades and the Bergen County border. The North Bergen Planning Board held a special meeting and hearings regarding the proposal back in May of 2016.

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North Bergen History: A Tribute to Theresa Ferraro

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March is Woman’s History month, let’s celebrate North Bergen woman’s history.

Mrs. Theresa Ferraro was a businesswoman in the township. She began working in the James Nolan Inc. Insurance Agency in the 1950s and purchased the business in 1964, keeping its name.

Mrs. Ferraro won her first election in 1999 to become the first and only woman elected to North Bergen’s Board of Commissioners.

Ferraro was also the first woman to head the North Bergen Police Department as Public Safety Commissioner, leading it to become one of the most effective and diverse police units in the state.

In 2001, Theresa V. Ferraro Senior Citizen Building was named in her honor.

Mrs. Ferraro received a “Women of Character, Courage and Commitment” award from Hudson County 2014.

Theresa Ferraro passed away in March 2015. Thank you Mrs. Ferraro for your dedication and service to North Bergen.

Sacco puts Senate President rumors to rest on Hudson County View

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In an interview with Hudson County View’s John Heines – State Senator and North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco dispelled rumors of his Senate Presidency ambitions.

“You know, there’s people just throw names out,” said Mayor Sacco with a jubilant grin. “Like, I’ve been around a long time, however, the thought that I was gonna go back and forth to Trenton five to seven days a week and spend all my nights attending people’s fundraiser….they’re thinking of a Nick Sacco that maybe existed a long, long time ago – not the one here now.”

Watch the full interview on HudsonCountyView.com

NBPD Warns Residents of 50 MPH Winds and 2 Feet of Snow!

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Posted on the official North Bergen Police Department page, the post reads “Current weather forecasts are predicting upwards of 24″ of snow and 50mph winds.”

The police department ask residents for their cooperation with the following;

Please stay off the roadways unless absolutely necessary.

  • Report all power outages

  • Check in on elderly neighbors

  • Shovel at a slow pace to avoid injuries and heart attacks.

  • Do not shovel snow into roadways or on to the property of others.

North Bergen will be increasing their manpower during the harsh weather conditions. Do NOT hesitate to contact the department at 201-392-2100.