October 8 Evening News
NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY REPORTED THAT AN NJ TRANSIT BUS CRASHED INTO A HOME NEAR ROUTE 4 IN ENGLEWOOD EARLY THURSDAY MORNING, SENDING THE DRIVER TO THE HOSPITAL. ACCORDING TO NJ TRANSIT OFFICIALS, THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT ABOUT 5:45 AM, SHORTLY AFTER A BUS ON THE 166 LINE LEFT THE ORADELL GARAGE. THE BUS WAS STARTING ITS ROUTE FOR THE DAY AND WAS HEADING TO VAN NOSTRAND AVENUE AND GRAND AVENUE. OFFICIALS SAID THE BUS MADE CONTACT WITH A HOME AROUND ROUTE 4 NEAR GRAND AVENUE. A SPOKESPERSON FOR NJ TRANSIT SAID THAT THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON THE BUS AT THE TIME, AND THE OWNER OF THE HOME SAID THAT NO ONE WAS INSIDE. THE BUS DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL, WITH HIS EXACT INJURIES NOT YET KNOWN. THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
NEW JERSEY GLOBAL REPORTED NORTH BERGEN MAYOR NICHOLAS SACCO IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE HIS RESIGNATION AS MAYOR ON THURSDAY. SACCO IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ON THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR NOW, BUT WILL LIKELY STEP DOWN BEFORE HIS TERM EXPIRES ON JULY 1, 2027. SACCO, 79 YEARS OLD, WAS FIRST ELECTED TO THE NORTH BERGEN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS IN 1985 AND BECAME MAYOR IN 1991. HE SERVED 30 YEARS IN THE NEW JERSEY STATE SENATE BEFORE RETIRING IN 2023. SACCO’S HAND-PICKED SUCCESSOR, COMMISSIONER HUGO CABRERA, IS LIKELY TO BE SELECTED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO REPLACE HIM AS MAYOR WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. CABRERA IS A LIFELONG NORTH BERGEN RESIDENT, WHERE HE WAS FIRST ELECTED TO THE COMMISSION IN 1999 AFTER SERVING AS CHAIRMAN OF THE TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORITY. HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS COMMISSIONER OF PARKS AND PUBLIC PROPERTY. SACCO’S DEPARTURE WOULD MARK THE FIRST CHANGE IN THE NORTH BERGEN MAYOR’S OFFICE IN 35 YEARS, TRANSFERRING CONTROL OF ONE OF HUDSON COUNTY’S MOST ENDURING POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS TO A NEW GENERATION.
THE DAILY VOICE REPORTED A MAN CARRYING A MACHETE NEAR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN RIDGEFIELD PARK PROMPTED A SHELTER-IN-PLACE WEDNESDAY MORNING. ACCORDING TO POLICE CAPTAIN JUSTIN TRESS, A PASSERBY CALLED 911 AROUND 11:15 AM AFTER SEEING A MAN WITH A KNIFE ON TEANECK ROAD NEAR GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE CALLER SAID THE MAN APPEARED TO BE BLEEDING FROM HIS HEAD. SCHOOL OFFICIALS PLACED THE BUILDING UNDER A SHELTER IN PLACE WHILE POLICE INVESTIGATED. AN OFFICER WHO WAS ALREADY CONDUCTING A SECURITY CHECK LOCATED THE MAN AT ORCHARD AND HENRY STREETS. POLICE IDENTIFIED HIM AS 32-YEAR-OLD ELMER A. SUTUJCHITAY OF RIDGEFIELD PARK, AND HE WAS ARRESTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCORDING TO POLICE, HE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A DISPUTE WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE OVER A PARKING COMPLAINT. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN POLICE CUSTODY WITH CHARGES PENDING. THE SHELTER IN PLACE WAS LIFTED AFTER THE SCENE WAS CLEARED, WITH POLICE EXPLAINING THERE WAS NO THREAT TO THE SCHOOL AT ANY POINT.