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Bedford, NY
Lifestyle
Yes, Chef! New NBC Show Features Katonah's Martha Stewart, Jose Andres Yes, Chef! New NBC Show Features Katonah's Martha Stewart, Jose Andres
Yes, Chef! New NBC Show Features Katonah's Martha Stewart, Jose Andres A new cooking competition series is set to debut on NBC with two of the culinary world’s most recognizable names at the helm. Yes, Chef! features Martha Stewart and José Andrés as co-hosts and judges, bringing together a dozen chefs known not only for their talent in the kitchen but also for their intense personalities and competitive edge. The series will premiere on Monday, April 28, at 10 p.m. Eastern time on NBC, airing right after The Voice. Episodes will be available to stream the following day on Peacock. Stewart, age 83, is a lifestyle icon, author, and entrepreneur who built a med…

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by Joe Lombardi
Chappaqua, NY
Readers Choice
Best Coworking Space In Westchester County In 2024: HudCo Best Coworking Space In Westchester County In 2024: HudCo
Best Coworking Space In Westchester County In 2024: HudCo We are thrilled to announce that HudCo has been named Best Coworking Space in Westchester County in the 2024 Daily Voice Readers' Choice Awards! According to HudCo’s website, this coworking space is more than just a place to work—it's a hub for connection, creativity, and collaboration.  Located in a beautifully restored historic building in Dobbs Ferry, HudCo offers a mix of flexible workspaces, private offices, and wellness-focused amenities, per its website.  Whether you're an entrepreneur, freelancer, or remote worker, HudCo, as noted on its website, provides an inspir…

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by Daily Voice
Ellicott City, MD
Business
Ellicott City's Alexis Ohanian Joins TikTok Bid, Promises 'Revitalized' App Protecting Data Ellicott City's Alexis Ohanian Joins TikTok Bid, Promises 'Revitalized' App Protecting Data
Ellicott City's Alexis Ohanian Joins TikTok Bid, Promises 'Revitalized' App Protecting Data A co-founder of Reddit is looking to get involved with another popular online platform: TikTok. Entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian is joining "The People's Bid for TikTok" as a strategic advisor. Project Liberty, a nonprofit aiming to build a "people-powered internet," announced Ohanian's addition to the bid in a news release on Monday, Mar. 3. Led by billionaire founder Frank McCourt, Project Liberty's bid for TikTok was submitted to the app's parent company ByteDance earlier in 2025. The group aims to rebuild TikTok on a decentralized framework that prioritizes security for its 17…

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by Chris Spiker
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
News
DUI Pickup Driver Sentenced In Fair Lawn Crash That Killed Music Producer Set To Wed DUI Pickup Driver Sentenced In Fair Lawn Crash That Killed Music Producer Set To Wed
DUI Pickup Driver Sentenced In Fair Lawn Crash That Killed Music Producer Set To Wed A Hawthorne man has been sentenced to six years in New Jersey State Prison after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide and DWI in a Fair Lawn crash that killed a 33-year-old music producer and entrepreneur. William M. Clark, who was 38 at the time of the crash, was sentenced on Thursday, Jan. 30, before Bergen County Superior Court Judge Kevin Purvin, in the crash that killed Harole Almonte, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.  Prosecutors had sought a seven-year sentence, but Clark ultimately received six years, subject to New Jersey’s No Early Release Act (NERA), mean…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jericho, NY
Politics
Trump Taps Billionaire Financier, Jericho Native For Commerce Secretary Trump Taps Billionaire Financier, Jericho Native For Commerce Secretary
Trump Taps Billionaire Financier, Jericho Native For Commerce Secretary President-elect Donald Trump has picked another New Yorker for a top Cabinet post. Howard Lutnick, a Long Island native from Jericho and the chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, is his pick for commerce secretary. “He will lead our tariff and trade agenda, with additional direct responsibility for the Office of the United States Trade Representative,” Trump announced on Truth Social on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Earlier Report: Trump Selects Vaccine-Skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. As Secretary Of Health, Human Services Lutnick, a co-chair of the president-elect’s transition team, has spent …

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by Michael Mashburn
Paterson, NJ
Business
Legal Dispute Forces Paterson Diner To Close Weeks After Grand Reopening Legal Dispute Forces Paterson Diner To Close Weeks After Grand Reopening
Legal Dispute Forces Paterson Diner To Close Weeks After Grand Reopening A longtime Paterson diner that held a grand reopening just six weeks ago is shutting its doors due to a lawsuit that it's facing. Mr. G's posted the announcement to Facebook earlier this month. "Litigation over the name of our diner has presented significant operational challenges, which unfortunately prevented our vision for Mr. G’s Diner from coming to fruition," the statement says. "If we do re-open, it will be under a new name." As reported by NJ Advance Media, the lawsuit was filed by the diner's former owners and the family of entrepreneur and civil rights leader Russell Graddy on th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Wappingers Falls, NY
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash: 19-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Wappinger Fatal Crash: 19-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Wappinger
Fatal Crash: 19-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Wappinger A 19-year-old was killed in a two-vehicle crash after he allegedly ran a red light in the region, striking another car. The incident occurred in Dutchess County on Monday, Sept. 2, on Route 9 near the Alpine Commons in the town of Wappinger around 10 p.m. According to Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police, an initial investigation determined a 2006 Honda 999, driven by Orange County resident Dante Crespo, age 19, of Monroe, was northbound on Route 9 and ran a red light striking a 2009 Lexus ES250 making a lefthand turn into the Alpine Commons parking lot. Troopers and responding em…

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by Kathy Reakes
Middletown, NJ
Obituaries
Bon Jovi Mourns Death Of His Mother, 83, Remembers Her 'Can-Do Attitude' Bon Jovi Mourns Death Of His Mother, 83, Remembers Her 'Can-Do Attitude'
Bon Jovi Mourns Death Of His Mother, 83, Remembers Her 'Can-Do Attitude' The mother of New Jersey rock and roll icon Jon Bon Jovi has died, according to an obituary. Carol Bongiovi died at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch on Tuesday, July 9, her obituary said. A cause of death was not given for the 83-year-old who was three days away from her 84th birthday. Bongiovi was remembered as an entrepreneur who operated several businesses and the founder of her son's fan club. "Our mother was a force to be reckoned with, her spirit and can-do attitude shaped this family," Bon Jovi said in a statement to People. "She will be greatly missed." In 195…

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by Chris Spiker
Middletown, NJ
Business
20-Year-Old Reaching Dreams By Opening Upscale Brunch Spot In Central Jersey 20-Year-Old Reaching Dreams By Opening Upscale Brunch Spot In Central Jersey
20-Year-Old Reaching Dreams By Opening Upscale Brunch Spot In Central Jersey Tatum Menake's dream of owning a restaurant matched what she saw in Lincroft: a need for an upscale brunch spot. Menake said she's opening a breakfast and lunch restaurant called Tatum's Table. It'll be located in The Lincroft Grove shopping plaza at 650 Newman Springs Road.  Her first business will take over the former home of Restaurante Puerto Rico, which closed in March 2022. The Colts Neck woman said she was inspired by her family's three generations of experience in the food business.  Menake's brother runs Navy St. Cafe and she has worked with him in the tak…

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by Chris Spiker
Paramus, NJ
Lifestyle
Hundreds Line Up To Meet 50 Cent At Stew Leonard's In Paramus Hundreds Line Up To Meet 50 Cent At Stew Leonard's In Paramus
Hundreds Line Up To Meet 50 Cent At Stew Leonard's In Paramus 50 Cent can still draw a crowd. The legendary "Candy Shop" and "In Da Club" rapper hosted a bottle signing of his new Branson Cognac and Chemin du Roi champagne at Stew Leonard's on Wednesday, Feb. 21, attracting a crowd of hundreds of people. A few hundred fans lined up to see Musician and entrepreneur Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. 50 Cent held a bottle signing... Posted by Paramus Police Department on Thursday, February 22, 2024 50 Cent a.ka. Curtis Jackson had previously done a signing at Stew Leonard's in Westchester County, NY.  Blake Leonard, the president of Stew Leonard's…

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by Sam Barron
Westminster, MD
Obituaries
Beloved Young PA Men Killed In MD Crash Will Have Joint Celebration Of Life Beloved Young PA Men Killed In MD Crash Will Have Joint Celebration Of Life
Beloved Young PA Men Killed In MD Crash Will Have Joint Celebration Of Life A community is coming together after the sudden loss of two young Pennsylvania men who died at the scene of a crash in Maryland on Sunday, June 19. Kyler Jace Robinson, 20, was behind the wheel and Wesley Owen Singh, 19, was in the passenger's seat when police found the white 2022 Hyundai Kona upside-down on Manchester Road just before 4 a.m., according to a release by Maryland state police. The pair died from injuries sustained in the crash and were pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. They had been planning to move to Los Angeles to chase their entrepreneurial dreams in c…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lyndhurst, NJ
News
‘Anti-Vax Momma’: Stripper From Bergen Busted For Selling Bogus COVID Cards On Instagram ‘Anti-Vax Momma’: Stripper From Bergen Busted For Selling Bogus COVID Cards On Instagram
‘Anti-Vax Momma’: Stripper From Bergen Busted For Selling Bogus COVID Cards On Instagram A celebrity Instagram stripper from Bergen County who called herself “Anti-Vax Momma” was charged by federal authorities with selling forged COVID vaccine cards online. Jasmine Clifford, 31, of Lyndhurst sold 250 or so phony Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine cards for $200 each, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. said Tuesday. Doing the math, that’s $50,000. Clifford – known as “5Star Jazzi” -- also connected customers to Nadayza Barkley, 27, who worked in a medical office on Long Island and added the names of 10 or so buyers to a state vaccine database for a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Lifestyle
From The Garage To The Incubator: Engineers Have What It Takes To Be Entrepreneurs From The Garage To The Incubator: Engineers Have What It Takes To Be Entrepreneurs
From The Garage To The Incubator: Engineers Have What It Takes To Be Entrepreneurs The world is hungry for innovation. Existing systems and “ways in which things are done” have become stale, are inefficient, or non-inclusive of those who need the service. In short, they need fixing. Healthcare, the environment, housing, accessibility and many other areas of our lives would benefit from new ways to solve an old problem. Enter the engineer. Driven by an urge to “build a better mousetrap,” engineers should, and often do, see problems everywhere. They don’t take existing systems for granted. Instead, they see opportunities for improvement. Engineers, by definition, are entrep…

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