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Cecilia Levine

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Man Who Accidentally Shot Himself Saved By 3 Paramus Officers Three fast-acting Paramus police officers saved a 73-year-old man who accidentally shot himself Wednesday night, Oct. 30. The officers were called to the Summit Drive home around 10:40 p.m., where the man had shot himself in the leg, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Officers Nicholas Perna and Hugo Rodriguez forced their way into the home and applied a tourniquet to control bleeding, Guidetti said. Officer Vincent Labarbiera then used Quick Clot to pack the entry wound and applied direct pressure, halting the bleeding until Paramus EMS arrived and transported the man to Hac…

by Cecilia Levine

10/31/2024

Lifestyle

Martha Stewart Criticizes New Netflix Doc That Shines Light On Hometown Of Nutley A new documentary explores the life of New Jersey native Martha Stewart and it already has one prominent critic: Martha Stewart. Courtesy of Netflix In an interview with the New York Times, the 83-year-old lifestyle mogul who grew up in Nutley had some choice words about the Netflix documentary, "Martha," which was made with her cooperation. “R.J. [director R.J. Cutler] had total access, and he really used very little,” she told the Times referring to her personal archives. “It was just shocking.” Stewart said the end of the film makes her look like a lonely old lady and said the movie h…

by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine

10/31/2024

Events

Two Celebs Confirmed For Big Santa Lighting At Westfield's Garden State Plaza Two celebrities will be on hand at this year's Big Santa lighting at Westfield's Garden State Plaza. The Paramus mall announced "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Melissa Gorga and "American Idol" Season 7 semi-finalist David Archuleta will both be at the event on Saturday, Nov. 9. The event will also feature a 200-drone show and live performances from some of your favorite movie characters and holiday icons, the mall said. Santa is expected to make his grand entrance on a fire truck. Guests can grab food from food trucks, enjoy exclusive one-day and weeklong deals and discounts, an…

by Cecilia Levine

10/31/2024

Schools

These Are New Jersey's Top Public Middle Schools: New Rankings Released Niche has released brand-new rankings running down the best public middle schools in America. The first New Jersey school to crack the list was Alpine Middle School at No. 65, while The Davidson Academy in Reno, NV was ranked No. 1. ALSO SEE: These NJ Public High Schools Were Named Among Best In America Daily Voice broke Niche's rankings down even further to find the top public middle schools in New Jersey. They are: 10. L.C. Johnson Summit Middle School, Summit 9. Briarcliff Middle School, Mountain Lakes 8. Thomas R Grover Middle School, West Windsor 7. Sea Girt Elementary School, …

by Cecilia Levine

10/31/2024

Police & Fire

Details Released In Deadly Route 22 Pedestrian Crash In Branchburg (Update) A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on Route 22 Wednesday night, Oct. 30 in Branchburg, police said. The 48-year-old Plainfield man was walking in the middle of the highway when he was struck by a white Ford Econoline van in the westbound lanes just past France Drive around 8:30 p.m., Branchburg Police Capt. Edward Edgar said. The pedestrian had been struck near the Red Mill Inn and was found lying face down in the grass median severely injured, Edgar said. He was rushed to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset via ambulance where he was pronounc…

by Cecilia Levine

10/30/2024

Politics

Man 'Angry Over Politics' Used Mom's Phone To Threaten Montco Republican Committee: DA A Philadelphia man has been arrested for sending threats to the Montgomery County Republican Committee Office, authorities said Wednesday evening, Oct. 30. Edward Cieri Jr. is believed to have placed a phone call to the Penllyn Blue Bell Pike office in Whitpain Township and called Joseph Rittenhouse, who was working the desk, a f**got on Saturday morning, Oct. 26, according to Montgomery County DA Kevin R. Steele and the affidavit. Rittenhouse said he mocked Cieri, which made him upset. That's when Cieri said, "I'll put one in your head," then said he would shoot the staffer and told h…

by Cecilia Levine

10/30/2024

Police & Fire

Watch Officer Who Doubles As Firefighter Pull Victim From Burning Short Hills Home A New Jersey police officer who doubles as a firefighter saved a woman from a burning home, and it was all caught on his body-worn camera. Clark Fire Capt. Thomas Sweeney was working his shift as a Millburn police officer when a fire broke out at a home on Old Short Hills Road around 2:45 a.m. Sunday morning, Oct. 26. The bodyworn camera footage shows Sweeney, a Clark firefighter since August 2020, running into the home without protective fire gear. Sweeney then finds an elderly woman trapped and pulls her to safety. Firefighters said all other occupants had already escaped and that the fi…

by Cecilia Levine

10/30/2024

Police & Fire

Eight Hospitalized In 4-Car Route 46 Little Ferry Crash: Police Eight people were hospitalized including one with a serious head injury in a four-car crash on Route 46 in Bergen County Tuesday, Oct. 29. A grey Toyota Corolla that was turning left onto Liberty Street from Route 46 west in Little Ferry was struck by a white Ford van heading east on Route 46 just before 5 p.m., Police Chief Jim Walters said. The vehicle spun out upon impact into two other vehicles that were stopped for the traffic light on Liberty Street northbound, Walters said. All four vehicles were towed from the scene. Four victims were transported to Holy Name Hospital and fou…

by Cecilia Levine

10/30/2024

Police & Fire

Secret Accomplice Laborer Played Along In Gunman's Sick Englewood Cliffs Scheme: Prosecutor A Virginia gunman and his secret accomplice, a laborer hired to help the true victim move, have both been indicted in an armed robbery last March in a Bergen County storage unit, authorities said. Eduardo L. Villegas Valera, 30, of Elmhurst, NY had been hired to help someone move items in Englewood Cliffs on Monday, March 11, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Once at the commercial property on Sylvan Avenue, Villegas Valera alerted Gliderman Cienfuego Castro, 37, confirming the existence of the true victim's watch, the prosecutor said. Just before 4 p.m., Cienfuego Castro, o…

by Cecilia Levine

10/30/2024

Schools

These Are Bergen County's Top Public Middle Schools: New Rankings Released Niche has released brand-new rankings running down the best public middle schools in America. The first New Jersey school to crack the list was Alpine Middle School at No. 65. Niche's rankings can be broken down even further to find the top public middle schools in Bergen County. They are: 20. Maywood Avenue School 19. Union School, Rutherford 18. Lewis F. Cole Middle School, Fort Lee 17. Charles DeWolf Middle School, Old Tappan 16. Glen Rock Middle School 15. Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Fair Lawn 14. Tenakill Middle School, Closter 13. Woodcliff Middle School, Woodcliff Lake 12. Riv…

by Cecilia Levine

10/30/2024

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