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Brownstone's Fate Unclear, Teen Found with $10K in Narcotics at Elementary School Top the News in Wyckoff This Month
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Brownstone's Fate Unclear as Owner Heads for Sentencing
Years after a largely unexplained closing shuttered the popular Wyckoff restaurant, Brownstone owner Aziz Kastrati faces a sentencing in federal court for structuring bank deposits to avoid currency reporting requirements, court documents show.The Brownstone closed unexpectedly in May of 2011, and signs on the restaurant’s back door and windows still indicate that the inactivity is due to a “vacation.”
Teen Found with $10,000 in Narcotics at Wyckoff Elementary School, Police Say
A Wyckoff teenager is facing drug charges after police allegedly found him in possession of $10,000 worth of prescription painkillers on elementary school grounds last week, Chief Benjamin Fox said.FLOW Towns Named Among the Nation's Top 'Suburbanite' Locales
Potential homebuyers searching out a place to “settle down, kick up your feet and relax” are being told in a nationwide survery by Coldwell Banker that Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes and Oakland are among the best places in the country to do just that.Cop that Crashed ATV Drunk in Wyckoff Wins Court Appeal
A Midland Park police officer convicted of DWI following an ATV crash in Wyckoff, hours after drinking during an official police exercise, won an appeal July 17 that significantly reduced his sentence.Paterson Carjacking Ends in Franklin Lakes Crash
A police chase through Paterson and North Haledon July 11 ended with a crash in the front yard of a Franklin Lakes home, police said.Franklin Lakes Home Burglarized While Owners Were Away
Residents of a borough home, whose front door “may have inadvertently been unlocked” while they were away for five days, returned home July 9 to find a burglar had rifled through their possessions, police said.'Androgynous' Boutique Seeks to Bring an Edge to Wyckoff
Androgyny has been turning heads in Wyckoff, and not just for its name.The clothing shop that opened on Franklin Avenue three weeks ago is the culmination of a month of renovations to bring the former office space an extreme makeover, adorning the new boutique's interior with pop art and rock & roll paraphernalia—and the clothing to match.
Wyckoff Woman Charged with DWI After Route 208 Accident
A Wyckoff woman faces DWI charges after a weekend accident on Route 208 that sent the driver of another car to the hospital, police said.'Hilarious' Sci-Fi Flick a Comeback for Wyckoff's Tara Reid?
Reid starred in the SyFy channel's "Sharknado," which blew up on Twitter earlier this month.Saladworks Shooting for September Opening in Boulder Run
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