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Passaic, NJ
News
Body Of 10-Year-Old Girl Found After 2-Day Search Of Passaic River Body Of 10-Year-Old Girl Found After 2-Day Search Of Passaic River
Body Of 10-Year-Old Girl Found After 2-Day Search Of Passaic River The body of the 10-year-old girl swept away in the Passaic River on Wednesday evening, July 29 was found on Friday evening, July 31, city officials confirm. Passaic Mayor Hector Lora has told multiple outlets that the girl's body was located near the Market Street bridge, but had not yet been recovered as of press time. The girl, the 10-year-old boy who also drowned, and his older sister, who was able to get out, are all from Garfield, ABC7 reports. At approximately 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, three children entered the river but quickly slipped into deeper water because of the fast curr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Rutherford, NJ
Police & Fire
Trench Rescue: Worker Freed After Hourlong Entrapment At East Rutherford Church Trench Rescue: Worker Freed After Hourlong Entrapment At East Rutherford Church
Trench Rescue: Worker Freed After Hourlong Entrapment At East Rutherford Church A worker apparently hired to perform excavation work at a Bergen County church was rescued after spending more than an hour trapped in a trench on Friday evening, July 31, police said. Emergency crews were called to St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church on Hoboken Road at approximately 5:40 p.m. after receiving a report of a trench collapse, East Rutherford Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone told Daily Voice. The worker became trapped up to his knees while digging after the church hired him to perform the work, Yannacone said. Rescuers freed the worker after more than an hour. The worker's cond…

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by Cecilia Levine
Barnegat, NJ
News
1 Airlifted After Boat Captain Falls Asleep, Vessels Collide Off Barnegat Inlet, Sources Say 1 Airlifted After Boat Captain Falls Asleep, Vessels Collide Off Barnegat Inlet, Sources Say
1 Airlifted After Boat Captain Falls Asleep, Vessels Collide Off Barnegat Inlet, Sources Say One person was airlifted after a dive boat and a fishing boat collided several miles off Barnegat Inlet on Friday morning, July 31, sources with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. The crash happened at approximately 11:45 a.m., about eight miles offshore and involved a 32-foot research vessel and a 33-foot Grady-White, TowBoatUS Barnegat Light & Beach Haven said on Facebook. A source tells Daily Voice the fishing boat was returning from offshore when the captain fell asleep while the vessel was on autopilot. Daily Voice could not immediately independently verify tha…

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by Cecilia Levine
Barnegat, NJ
Obituaries
Funeral Set For Former HS Football Player Killed In Barnegat Bay Boat Crash Funeral Set For Former HS Football Player Killed In Barnegat Bay Boat Crash
Funeral Set For Former HS Football Player Killed In Barnegat Bay Boat Crash Services have been set for Michael Bereheiko, the 26-year-old boat passenger killed when the vessel struck a channel marker in Barnegat Bay last weekend. Bereheiko grew up in North Plainfield and later moved to Green Brook, according to his obituary on the Higgins Home for Funerals. He played varsity football for Watchung Hills Regional High School (Class of 2017) and was affectionately known as "Bear" to his teammates.  He went on to study heavy diesel mechanics at Lincoln Tech and had been working for Schifano Construction Corporation as a member of IUOE Local 825…

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West Milford, NJ
Police & Fire
Suspended Hewitt Driver Arrested In Deadly Crash That Killed Dodge Charger Driver: Prosecutor Suspended Hewitt Driver Arrested In Deadly Crash That Killed Dodge Charger Driver: Prosecutor
Suspended Hewitt Driver Arrested In Deadly Crash That Killed Dodge Charger Driver: Prosecutor A 28-year-old man who was driving on a suspended license has been charged in a New Jersey crash that killed a 30-year-old man in May, authorities announced. Donovan Kelly, 28, of Hewitt, was behind the wheel of a Nissan Pathfinder when he struck a Dodge Charger operated by a Bardonia, NY man on May 31, just before 6 p.m. on Warwick Turnpike and Lake Shore Drive In Hewitt, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and West Milford Police Chief Shannon Sommerville announced on Friday, July 31. The Dodge Charger operator was identified by News 12 as Anthony Navarro. Navarro was flown t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Englewood, NJ
Business
Englewood Cliffs Mayor Pitches Samsung HQ To New Companies After 739 Layoffs Englewood Cliffs Mayor Pitches Samsung HQ To New Companies After 739 Layoffs
Englewood Cliffs Mayor Pitches Samsung HQ To New Companies After 739 Layoffs More than 700 Samsung employees will lose their jobs in New Jersey as the South Korean tech giant relocates its North American headquarters to Texas, according to state filings. Samsung Electronics America plans to lay off 739 employees at its Englewood Cliffs headquarters, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filed with the New Jersey Department of Labor. The layoffs are scheduled to take effect Sept. 30. Samsung has operated in Bergen County since 1985 and moved its North American headquarters from Ridgefield Park to its Englewood Cliffs campus, which o…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Business
Bogota Walgreens To Permanently Close Bogota Walgreens To Permanently Close
Bogota Walgreens To Permanently Close Two Walgreens pharmacies in Bergen County are preparing to close their doors permanently in the coming weeks. The Walgreens at 33 River Rd. in Bogota will permanently close on Thursday, Aug. 6, according to a notice posted on the company's website. The Walgreens at 406 E. Madison Ave. in Dumont is also slated to close permanently on Thursday, Sept. 3, according to a separate notice on Walgreens' website. Customers can transfer prescriptions to another Walgreens location, choose a new pickup store, or arrange eligible prescriptions for home delivery, Walgreens said. Auto Refill and Save a T…

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by Cecilia Levine
Cranford, NJ
News
Someone Dumped 150+ Turtles In Cranford: Here's How You Can Help Save Them Someone Dumped 150+ Turtles In Cranford: Here's How You Can Help Save Them
Someone Dumped 150+ Turtles In Cranford: Here's How You Can Help Save Them More than 150 protected box turtles were illegally dumped in New Jersey, and officials are asking the public to help recover the remaining animals. The turtles were abandoned along the edge of a river in Cranford and reported on Wednesday, July 29, according to a public advisory issued by the Cranford Health Department in conjunction with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Fish, Game and Wildlife division. Local residents, animal control officers, and law enforcement have already recovered nearly 100 turtles, but officials believe dozens are still missing. The turtles …

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by Cecilia Levine
Dunellen, NJ
News
Dunellen Cop Disguised As A Shrub Just Wrote 74 Tickets In 6 Hours Dunellen Cop Disguised As A Shrub Just Wrote 74 Tickets In 6 Hours
Dunellen Cop Disguised As A Shrub Just Wrote 74 Tickets In 6 Hours Leaf it to New Jersey police to get creative in their fight against distracted driving, and it was tree-mendously effective. An officer disguised as a shrub helped catch 74 distracted drivers in just six hours during an enforcement detail in the borough's downtown, Dunellen police said Wednesday, July 29. The operation took place on the 100 block of North Washington Avenue, where officers targeted violations of New Jersey's handheld cellphone law in one of Dunellen's busiest pedestrian corridors. "🌿 Did you spot our 'shrub' today? If you had your head buried in your phone, probably not! 👀📱…

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by Cecilia Levine
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Englewood Cliffs Drowning: Missing Toddler Dies In Neighbor's Pool, Cops Say In New Update Englewood Cliffs Drowning: Missing Toddler Dies In Neighbor's Pool, Cops Say In New Update
Englewood Cliffs Drowning: Missing Toddler Dies In Neighbor's Pool, Cops Say In New Update The 3-year-old girl who drowned in a backyard pool this week had been reported missing before being found unresponsive in a backyard Bergen County swimming pool, authorities announced. Englewood Cliffs officers responded to a report of a missing child at approximately 2:06 p.m., Officer in Charge Lt. James Tracy said. As officers searched the area, they found the child unresponsive in a neighbor's backyard pool, Tracy said.  Officers immediately began life-saving measures before the girl was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, police said…

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