Driver of car that threw Fair Lawn cop arrested, charged with attempted murder
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Authorities said the driver of a car that threw a Fair Lawn police sergeant over the hood just after he fired two rounds at the oncoming vehicle was a woman who was later arrested, along with a female accomplice, after her car was found in Newark with two bullet holes in the hood.
Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women coming to town
Several good seats remain -- some as low as $18 -- for what could be an unmatched end-of-summer hootenanny at City Winery: Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women.
YOU could help catch North Jersey burglar
If you see a silver Nissan with California plates, call police: He could be a burglar who’s been trying to hit homes in North Jersey, said Acting Washington Township Police Chief Randy Ciocco.
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Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women coming to town
Several good seats remain -- some as low as $18 -- for what could be an unmatched end-of-summer hootenanny at City Winery: Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women.Read more...
Snooki versus Snooky may have a silver lining
An heroic cartoon cat has kept Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi from trademarking her nickname for a book. But there's an ironic twist that may produce a happy ending, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has found.Read more...
And they called it puppy love...
JOURNEYS: I looked out on the front porch one day and saw my son sitting there, chin in hand. I know that forlorn look. I’ve had it myself. So I did what any involved mom would do: I took a deep breath and walked his way. “What’s up buddy?” “ ‘Nuthin’,” he muttered with a sigh, not looking up. I didn’t even have to ask to know what it was. I’ve sighed that way, too.Read more...
Judges refuse NHRFR's bid to block ex-captain's whistleblower suit
ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue officials pursued "a high degree of probability of harm and reckless indifference to consequences" by openly retaliating against a firefighter who complained that the department’s policies and procedures exposed his colleagues and the public at large to harm, a state appeals court has ruled.Read more...
EXCLUSIVE: Bogus prescription led to cop struck by car, shots fired, in safety-compromised Fair Lawn
ONLY ON CVP: As a woman went into the Walgreens on River Road in Fair Lawn, trying to fill a phony prescription, a lookout remained outside in a black Lexus. The woman was leaving the store as police pulled up. Within moments, an officer was struck by the fleeing Lexus and at least one shot from his gun was fired at the vehicle, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned.
How to kick your workday drug habit
JILL MacINNES: It’s early morning and you’re already late for work, but you hit Duncan Donuts or Starbucks, anyway. Latte or Frappe and a croissant. By 10 o’clock, you're starting to sag, so you buy a soda and candy bar from the machines -- and SHA-ZAM! Instant buzz…. But you’re just getting started, my junkie friend.Read more...
New law strikes 'retarded' and 'feeble' from NJ lexicon
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The terms "mental retardation," "mentally retarded," "idiot," and "feeble-minded" will be stricken from state statutes.Read more...
N.J. Transit, stop these train deaths -- now
EDITORIAL: “This is a trespasser fatality without question,” a New Jersey Transit spokesman said after a woman was killed by a commuter train in Elmwood Park. If I hear one more blame-the-victim quote about these deaths, I just might lay down on the tracks myself.Read more...
- Brought to you by the Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight: The Ground Zero mosque
- NJ State Police boss gets speeding ticket -- from himself
- PR agent for wacky flight attendant could give public jet lag
- Wacky JetBlue attendant: This Bud's for you
- Think cops make too much money? Click here
- North Bergen residents: Your taxes are going up
Ground Zero mosque testing our tolerance
RENEE ANTONELLI VALENTE: I wasn’t working at my former job on the 96th floor of World Trade Center II the day the towers were hit. But I know families who lost loved ones. I also lost a few friends of my own. So I completely understand the emotion behind the struggle over building a mosque near the site.Read more...
- AIDS medication costs triple amid crisis
- ROCCO MAZZA: 'Jersey Shore' and Seaside: Perfect together
- Orthodox face 'double trauma' in reporting child sex abuse
- A long-ago love pops up, but I have a life now
- ROCCO MAZZA: Taking a bite out of taxpayer muggings
- An elder's decision, a loved one lost. Why?
Public Safety
National Preparedness Month: It's not a celebration
September brings us not only the anniversary of the worst attack on U.S. soil: It’s also National Preparedness Month, a time when those responsible for our safety ask whether we’ve done what we can to help protect our families. So: How about checking this list to see how YOU measure up?
Critics of Bergen's first gun buy-back program are off-target
Naysayers are firing criticism at a gun buy-back program that netted more than 700 firearms this weekend, but Bergen County Sheriff Leo P. McGuire says they’re way off the mark.
Amber Alert nixed, Terry Dusseault and son found
UPDATE: Terry Dusseault and his 8-year-old son have been found, and New Jersey State Police have cancelled an Amber Alert.
No 'Kyleigh's Law' decal repeal: 6-month study instead
If Gov. Chris Christie goes along with it, state authorities will have six months to evaluate an unpopular law that requires young drivers to have red decals on their license plates -- a far cry from the repeal sought by several Bergen-area lawmakers and tens of thousands of New Jerseyans.
Firefighters helped catch wanted serial bank robbers
ONLY ON CVP: It’s no coincidence that New Jersey has the highest percentage of bank robbery arrests in the nation, not when there are people like the firefighters who helped lead to the arrest of two accused serial bank robbers.
String of high-figure bank jobs solved, FBI says
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Nathaniel Barreto of Newark admitted to being "the Black Stocking Robber" and Juan Perez of Clifton the wheelman in a string of bank holdups in Paramus, Boonton and elsewhere from North to Central Jersey that ended when they were tracked down following an armed robbery Tuesday, the FBI said.
Cops find new tactic: The Facebook perp walk
Posting mug shots on Facebook seemed a sweet idea for police in a small New Jersey town within spitting distance of Philadelphia -- only some people aren’t too crazy about it.Connect
Shout Outs
Muscle Maker Grill celebration in Edgewater
No reason to let the weather keep you indoors. Muscle Maker Grill in Edgewater is celebrating an extremely successful first year down in Edgewater.
US judo champ Toni Marie Geiger of Dumont aims for 2012 Olympics
ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: Because U.S. Olympic athletes don’t receive government funding, Toni Marie Geiger of Dumont -- the #1 ranked female judo athlete in the U.S. and a member of Team USA -- has to raise the money she needs to train, travel and compete herself to qualify for the 2012 Summer Games in London.
Hot on the teen scene: North Jersey's hard-rocking Odd Man In
Remember the days when you and your friends dreamed of starting a band? Well, it’s wonderful to watch a group of kids pursue their collective dream today -- which, in the case of Odd Man In, is a record deal. What makes it sweeter: The oldest is 15.
Beloved Union City educator taught students to believe in themselves
Jack O'Connor is being remembered with intense love and affection by hundreds of former students whose lives he touched. "He was a true man's man," former student John ODonnell Rosales said of one of Union City's most popular educators.
Ex-Passaic sheriff Englehardt, 80, 'sharp as a tack' after heat sends him to hospital, Speziale says
ONLY ON CVP: Passaic County Sheriff Jerry Speziale was driving on Route 80 when the radio crackled with the report of a disoriented driver who had blown a tire hitting a curb on Garrett Mountain. Imagine Speziale’s surprise when he pulled up to discover the motorist was his predecessor, perhaps the most legendary of all Passaic County political figures.
Those who knew Justin Sanchez recall 'that beautiful, bright smile'
ONLY ON CVP: Among those trying to make sense of the death of Justin Sanchez is Lucille Stanziale, who was there when the happy-go-lucky teen suffered a freak accident that killed him.
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