Paramus Schools Chief Reaches Out To Parents After Judge Releases Fatal Bus Crash Video Paramus Schools Chief Reaches Out To Parents After Judge Releases Fatal Bus Crash Video
Paramus Schools Chief Reaches Out To Parents After Judge Releases Fatal Bus Crash Video Paramus district officials immediately reached out to parents after learning that a judge ordered New Jersey State Police to release a traffic camera video of a May bus crash that killed a borough middle school student and one of her teachers. Daily Voice won't be publishing the video out of concern for its readers. Gannett Co., the parent company of NorthJersey.com., sued for access to the video -- recorded by a state Department of Transportation traffic camera -- after State Police refused. In a message to readers on Friday, Gannett wrote: "Our reasons were twofold: As journalists, we m…
This North Jersey Bank Is About To Become A Rooftop Bar This North Jersey Bank Is About To Become A Rooftop Bar
This North Jersey Bank Is About To Become A Rooftop Bar Cha-ching, North Jersey! An Italian restaurant slated to open in a former bank space will come with a rooftop bar. Felina Restaurant and Bar is slated to open in at the former Fish location on East Ridgewood Avenue in Ridgewood in October, NorthJersey.com reports. When it does, the rooftop bar will open on the restaurant's lower wing, the article says. Owner and chef Anthony Bucco has been a pillar in the New Jersey restaurant scene for more than a decade and says Felina's rooftop bar a unique edge to adult beverages in Ridgewood. MORE FROM NORTHJERSEY.COM
This West Milford Bar Owner Just Bought A Pirate Ship 'Because, Why Not?' This West Milford Bar Owner Just Bought A Pirate Ship 'Because, Why Not?'
This West Milford Bar Owner Just Bought A Pirate Ship 'Because, Why Not?' West Milford's Mark Palmieri knew just what his Greenwood Lake, N.Y. bar and restaurant needed. No, not more beer or pretty ladies -- but a pirate ship. Currently sitting on the water right outside of The Helm on Jersey Avenue. "Cause why not!" Palmier said on Facebook. Palmieri told NorthJersey.com a man from Thailand offered him $100,000 for the 55-foot boat he first saw on social media, but he suspects it's going to be worth much more than that one day. He is currently working on transforming the space into a "Martini-ville" -- bringing customers completely out of t…
Fair Lawn Mayor Quits To Fill Assembly Seat Fair Lawn Mayor Quits To Fill Assembly Seat
Fair Lawn Mayor Quits To Fill Assembly Seat Mayor Lisa Swain has certainly made an impact on Fair Lawn, but she's hoping to do more for New Jersey. Swain will be stepping down from her position to fill an Assembly seat in the 28th District later this month, NorthJersey.com reports. She and former Bergenfield Borough Council president Chris Tully, both Democrats, will be sworn in on May 17. They will be replacing former Assemblymen Joseph Lagana and Tim Eustace. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY.
2 Bergen County Moms Join RHONJ Season 9 Cast 2 Bergen County Moms Join RHONJ Season 9 Cast
2 Bergen County Moms Join Rhonj Season 9 Cast Two Bergen County moms are joining Bravo's Real Housewives of New Jersey cast for Season 9, Us Weekly reports. Jacqueline Mark-Goldschneider is a mom of four from Tenafly. She is a freelance writer and columnist for NorthJersey.com and (201) Magazine. You may remember her article on Paramus' blue laws that went viral in January. Jennifer Aydin of River Edge is married to plastic surgeon Bill Aydin. Her Instagram description says: Married to a Plastic surgeon who is my best friend and the love of my life. I'm a New Jersey housewife- mother of 5 kids!
PHOTOS: Beloved Ridgewood Sycamore Comes Down PHOTOS: Beloved Ridgewood Sycamore Comes Down
Photos: Beloved Ridgewood Sycamore Comes Down The beloved sycamore tree at Ridgewood's Graydon Pool came down on Wednesday morning. Village officials said the tree was determined structurally unsound and posed a risk of falling, NorthJersey.com says. CLICK HERE for history on the tree.
POLL: Paramus Mayor Won't Change The Blue Laws POLL: Paramus Mayor Won't Change The Blue Laws
Poll: Paramus Mayor Won't Change The Blue Laws PARAMUS, N.J. -- Despite being home to New Jersey's largest shopping center, Paramus Mayor Richard LaBarbiera won't be changing the blue laws, he said. Responding to a recent opinion article by NorthJersey.com correspondent Jackie Goldschneider, the mayor said that protecting the blue laws -- which prohibit shoppers from purchasing certain items on Sundays -- "has always been and will continue to be my number one priority." Goldschneider doesn't like having to "cram everything into Saturday because of some outdated rules," she said, citing a busy weekday schedule caring …
Haledon Boarding House For Italian Immigrants-Turned Restaurant Comes Down Haledon Boarding House For Italian Immigrants-Turned Restaurant Comes Down
Haledon Boarding House For Italian Immigrants-Turned Restaurant Comes Down HALEDON, N.J. — Casa Di Calabria in Haledon has been demolished to make way for new apartments, NorthJersey.com reports. A deep history runs through the Barbour Street Mexican eatery --formerly Piedmont Restaurant, the article says. The facility served as a boarding house for Italian immigrants working in the mills in the late 1800s, and was named after the men coming from the Piedmont region, owner Joe Colucci told NorthJersey.com. Immigrant and chef John Colucci owned the place in the 1960s, the article says. He renovated the kitchen and added a party room and a parking lot, according to…
No More Nudes: Pascack Valley School Officials, Police Cracking Down No More Nudes: Pascack Valley School Officials, Police Cracking Down
No More Nudes: Pascack Valley School Officials, Police Cracking Down HILLSDALE, N.J. — Police are investigating nude photos on Pascack Valley Regional High School students' cell phones after district officials discovered several being distributed, Superintendent P. Erik Gundersen told parents in a letter obtained by NorthJersey.com. Gundersen asked parents to ensure all "questionable" videos or images are cleared from their children's phones by Friday morning, the article says. An investigation by the Hillsdale Police Department, Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and other law enforcement agencies is under way, the superintendent said. CLICK HERE …