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Byline: MICHAEL J. FEENEY, SPECIAL TO THE RECORD Mike Navarra still remembers his humble beginnings working at McDonald's on Route 46 in Little Ferry. The Ridgefield Park native was only [...]

Byline: Michael J. Feeney Haruto Madea's hip-hop dance routine took him all the way to the top: The 10-year-old dance prodigy from Paramus won the Child Star of Tomorrow Super [...]

Jersey City Detective Marc Anthony DiNardo has been hailed as a hero for giving his life for his hometown in a shootout with a robbery suspect last week. But the [...]

WAYNE -- A black bear destroyed a rabbit cage in a Farmingdale Road yard on Wednesday and then ambled back into the woods with the lone rabbit as its prize, [...]

WHO: Beyonce. WHAT: R&B and pop. WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday. WHERE: Izod Center, East Rutherford. HOW MUCH: $17.75 to $247.75 (limited seats available). LISTEN: beyonceonline.com. Two performers for the price [...]

WAYNE -- Officer Paul Kindler watched as township firefighters kicked down an apartment door, disappeared into thick black smoke, and moments later pulled out an unconscious puppy. The 4-month-old boxer, [...]

A 39-year-old Paterson woman tried to end her life by diving into the Passaic River in Elmwood Park. But six people -- including four police officers, a passer-by and the [...]

EDGEWATER -- A 41-year-old borough woman was robbed in her home at gunpoint of an estimated $61,000 in jewelry that she was wearing, police said Monday. The woman told police [...]

GARFIELD -- Police released a surveillance video Monday with hopes of nabbing a man who calmly robbed a city bank of more than $2,000. The bandit, who hid under a [...]

The punishing storm that toppled trees across Bergen County late Tuesday was a 'supercell' thunderstorm that produced wind gusts of up to 80 mph, meteorologists said Wednesday. Utility crews spent [...]

Authorities in Elmwood Park on Monday identified one of two bodies pulled from the Passaic River on Sunday as that of Beverly T. Spano, the Waldwick mother of three who [...]

A beautiful Sunday afternoon allowed some youngsters in North Jersey to do something that has become somewhat of a rarity -- play baseball. Rain-soaked baseball fields last month postponed numerous [...]

ELMWOOD PARK -- A woman's body retrieved from the Passaic River late Sunday appears to be the same age as the 44-year-old Waldwick woman whose disappearance sparked a massive search [...]

The Fourth of July weekend is off to a violent start in Paterson, where two police officers were involved in a shootout early Friday -- only hours after three men [...]

A 34-year-old Bogota man was charged Wednesday in a hit-and-run accident in Englewood that seriously injured a 54-year-old woman this week. Miguel Castillo was arrested at a job site in [...]

WAYNE -- Two people were injured when a van rolled over and landed in a wooded area after colliding with an NJ Transit bus on Route 23 on Tuesday. Officer [...]

A group of Paramus teens joyriding around Fair Lawn narrowly escaped serious injuries when their car flipped over after they intentionally drove it over a popular road bump at a [...]

The heartbroken family of a 43-year-old man killed in a hit-and-run accident on one of Hackensack's busiest roads desperately pleaded for answers near the scene of the crash Thursday morning. [...]

LODI -- Bergen County's arson unit has launched an investigation into the cause of a massive fire at an industrial building that took more than 100 firefighters from 16 departments [...]

The first New Jerseyan to die from swine flu has been identified as Michael Reiser, a pastoral assistant at an Orange parish, an archdiocese spokesman said Tuesday. Reiser, 49, of [...]

A man calmly walked into a Woodland Park bagel shop Tuesday morning where his estranged wife was working, left a stack of notes for her on the counter, then went [...]

Thousands of fans filled the parking lot at Giants Stadium on Sunday afternoon -- hours before the annual Summer Jam hip-hop concert where more than 50,000 were expected to hear [...]

WHAT: Summer Jam. WHEN: Sunday. Gates open at 2:30 p.m. for the pre-concert festival, which runs from 3 to 6 p.m. Stadium opens at 5:30 p.m. Show starts at 6:30 [...]

Carlstadt Mayor William Roseman and his ex-wife were indicted Friday on charges that they stole borough insurance benefits. Roseman, whose marriage to Lori Lewin ended in July 2000, is accused [...]

PARAMUS -- A man fled from a jewelry store Thursday evening with three diamond rings valued at nearly $30,000. The theft occurred around 8:30 p.m. as the Elite Diamond Center [...]

The police officers who were injured during a funeral procession Monday in Old Tappan were positioning their motorcycles to direct traffic when the accident occurred, Old Tappan Police Capt. Thomas [...]

Police found numerous World War II-era rifles, bayonets and handguns at the home of a 78-year-old Wayne man, authorities said Friday. The Passaic County Bomb Squad came to the home [...]

A 17-year-old Glen Rock High School student was struck and killed by an NJ Transit train near the Boro Hall station on Tuesday night. Nicholas Bischoff was killed instantly around [...]

Police have arrested a group believed to be responsible for a string of armed robberies at video game stores throughout North Jersey, authorities said Monday. Jarita Sanchez, 25, and Daniel [...]

Those who knew Raheem Ward described him as a man of integrity who wanted nothing more than for people to be respectful, especially toward women. The 29-year-old Paterson resident, a [...]

CLIFTON -- Maintenance workers who entered an apartment to clean air-conditioner vents found a 4-foot-long alligator and a boa constrictor in the living room, police said Thursday. Police Capt. Robert [...]

WAYNE -- Two people, including a woman from the Haskell section of Wanaque, face charges after leading police on a brief chase in a stolen vehicle that ended when they [...]

More than a dozen members of a bricklayers union picketed outside a Paramus cemetery Wednesday morning because non-union workers from Georgia are being used to build a mausoleum, representatives said. [...]

Two fugitives wanted in an attempted murder and a home invasion last month in Massachusetts were arrested after they were found hiding out at an apartment complex in Edgewater, police [...]

When state police Sgt. Stephen Jones wanted to track down a car involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident in Hackensack, he decided a Twitter update -- or a 'tweet' -- [...]

Two men suspected in more than a dozen armed robberies at fast-food restaurants and other businesses practically walked into the hands of Paterson police, authorities said Friday morning. Jesus Ortega, [...]

A Clifton mailman, a Fort Lee insurance executive and a food vendor at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field participated in a Mafia-run sports gambling ring that handled more than $1 [...]

SADDLE BROOK -- Three men forced their way into a house on East Lanza Court on Wednesday morning, tied the homeowner's hands behind his back and escaped with unspecified collectibles, [...]

A Bloomfield man was arrested in Clifton after ramming a stolen car into a Fair Lawn police cruiser and leading officers on a wild pursuit, authorities said Tuesday. The chase [...]

Police have arrested a man accused of fatally shooting another man in a Paterson bar over the weekend. Jorge Santiago, 28, of Paterson, was arrested Tuesday at a residence on [...]

A 20-year-old woman was assaulted during an attempted burglary in her Paramus home Tuesday morning, police said. The woman, who was not identified, was home alone with her dogs on [...]

PATERSON -- A woman whose body was found on Hemlock Street early Monday was identified as a Clifton resident who may have frequented the South Paterson area, police said. The [...]

A rash of brush fires struck North Jersey over the weekend with two of the largest -- in Ringwood and Alpine -- extinguished on Sunday. A helicopter and two planes [...]

A 23-year-old Wayne woman faces robbery and drug charges after she allegedly held up a bank in Sussex County on Tuesday. Amanda M. Galdo was arrested just minutes after the [...]

RIDGEFIELD -- A torrent of water from a ruptured water main flooded basements, tore up sidewalks and lawns and punctured a gas line Monday, forcing the evacuation of nearly 20 [...]

A Clifton man was charged Friday in an overnight hit-and-run accident that killed a 23-year-old Englewood man as he walked on a Route 80 exit ramp, authorities said. Jordan S. [...]

Police are warning users of online classified advertising Web sites, such as Craigslist.com, to be cautious about meeting advertisers face to face. A 17-year-old Clifton resident who arranged to meet [...]