Nine of New Jersey's hospitals were named among America’s best of 2023, according to a new Healthgrades report.The "America’s 250 Best Hospitals" report is based on “overall clinical excellence,” with methodology including the evaluation of the hospital’s performance for 31 different procedures and conditions.The nine New Jersey hospitals that made the list:Hackensack University Medical ...

A former teacher who gave up his position to launch a dog-walking company that’s soon expanding to Monmouth County says he “always puts the pups first" — and it certainly pays.Michael Josephs, 34, used to work as a movement teacher for children who were neurodiverse at a school in Manhattan, he tells Daily Voice.Meanwhile, Parkside Pups came to fruition in 2019 after Josephs ...

A 20-year-old Hudson County man was arrested Tuesday for sexually assaulting a girl he knew multiple times, authorities said.Noe Ventura-Amaya, of West New York, was charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault by contact, third- and fourth-degree sexual assault, aggravated assault, and two counts of child endangerment, Hudson County Prosecutor ...

Lehigh University employee and beloved father Paul C. Fernandez died at his home on Friday, Jan. 27 aged 36.Born in Bethlehem, Paul was a Lehigh University employee and Liberty High School graduate, his obituary and social media pages say.He was also a caring and compassionate father to his daughter, Ava Lynn.In addition to his daughter, Paul is survived by his mother, Lanette; brother, ...

Ice Cream Junction in Phillipsburg won’t reopen come springtime due to town and parking problems, the shop announced on social media.The 39 South Main St. shop made the announcement on its Facebook page on Monday night:The following is a PSA for all of our loyal customers, patrons and people of Phillipsburg. It is with a heavy heart...Posted by The Ice Cream Junction on Monday, ...

A fight in Montclair left an 18-year-old unconscious on Sunday, authorities said.Officers responding to a report of a fight at Hawthorne Place found the unconscious man bleeding in the street, Montclair Police Lt. Terence Turner said.Nearby witnesses allegedly told police that the victim had been punched before falling and striking his head on the pavement during the fight. The suspects ...

A standoff between the local SWAT team and an armed man in a Somerset County home that lasted several hours eventually had what authorities described as a “peaceful resolution.”The Bernards Township Police Department responded alongside the Somerset County SWAT team and the Crisis Negotiators Team to a report of an “emotionally disturbed” resident with a loaded gun at a home on Goltra ...

A 25-year-old Morristown woman with New York ties has been missing for nearly a month, authorities say.Imani Glover was last seen by a family member with another woman near 239 West 15th Street in New York on Wednesday, Jan. 4, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a Tuesday release.Glover has to East Orange, Irvington, Newark, and Harlem, New York, authorities ...

A 78-year-old man died after being struck by a car in Morris County Monday afternoon, authorities said.A vehicle heading northbound on Route 15 in Jefferson Township struck Wilson Noriega near the intersection with Taylor Road just before 2:15 p.m., police said.Noriega, of Wharton, was pronounced dead at the scene.Route 15 north was shut down for several hours following the incident.The ...

A head-on crash caused minor injuries and damaged a stone bridge in Morris County on Monday night, requiring a follow-up structural assessment, authorities said.The Long Valley First Aid Squad responded to the crash on the bridge over the South Branch of the Raritan River at Schooley's Mountain Road.The squad had to remove the door of one of the vehicles using Holmatro Pentheon Tools to ...