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Police & Fire

Paterson Fire Displaces 50, Collapses Building PATERSON, N.J. — An early-morning fire collapsed a building in Paterson Saturday and displaced more than 50 people, a Red Cross spokeswoman said. No injuries were reported. The fire on Main Street started around 1 a.m. The Red Cross was on the scene by 3 a.m., spokeswoman Diane Concannon told Daily Voice. The Red Cross provided temporary places to stay and other needs for 10 families -- totaling 53 people, Concannon said. The families escaped the frigid cold quickly thanks to the help of Paterson police, she said.

by Joshua Jongsma

02/13/2016

Police & Fire

West Milford Firefighter Charged With Stealing Department Funds WEST MILFORD, N.J. — A West Milford volunteer firefighter used department funds to buy things for himself while serving as treasurer, authorities charged. Christopher A. Petrucci, 22, was arrested on theft charges and suspended from the department on Friday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and West Milford Police Chief Timothy Storbeck said. Petrucci served as treasurer for Fire Company No. 2 from 2013 to November 2015, they said. He was ordered held on $35,000 bail.

by Joshua Jongsma

02/13/2016

Police & Fire

Pastor Accused Of Sexual Contact With Two Underage Girls In Clifton CLIFTON, N.J. — A Union City pastor was charged with having sexual contact with two teenage congregants in Clifton over a two-year-period. Vicitacio Rivas-Valle, 68, was ordered held on $50,000 bail, charged with two counts each of sexual contact and child endangerment, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said on Friday. The girls are now 13 and 16, Valdes said.

by Joshua Jongsma

02/12/2016

Police & Fire

Paterson Man Charged With Clifton Armed Robbery CLIFTON, N.J. — Clifton police charged a Paterson man Friday with robbing a convenience store at gunpoint. Timothy Gathers, 27, pulled a gun on an employee at a Lexington Avenue On the Go store on Jan. 21 and ran off with an undetermined amount of cash, Detective Robert Anderson said. No one was injured and no customers were in the store, he said. Detectives chased and caught Gathers on Friday after spotting him at the corner of Highland and Parker avenues, Anderson said. Gathers was being held on $250,000 bail in the Passaic County Jail, charged with armed robbery, possession of a handgu…

by Joshua Jongsma

02/12/2016

Neighbors

Wyckoff Skate Club Shreds Worries Away WYCKOFF, N.J. — Skateboarders glide through Powerhouse Christian Church in Wyckoff weekly as a Midland Park non-profit uses the hobby to bring people together and teach life lessons. The club is run by Solid Foundation Skatepark out of Godwin Avenue in Midland Park and meets every Wednesday at Powerhouse Church. Between 50 and 60 people attend to relax — and then talk about some meaningful issues. "We call it 'philosophize about life,'" Solid Foundation co-founder Steve Wolfe said. "Everybody's welcome here regardless of what they believe." The club moved to the Wycko…

by Joshua Jongsma

02/12/2016

Schools

Clifton School Video Vies For Competition Crown CLIFTON, N.J. — A five-minute video could earn Clifton School No. 11 thousands of dollars as it competes in the Follett Challenge. The fifth-annual challenge gives educators a chance to show their innovative and modern teaching techniques. Voters and judges then choose the best video. A top-10 finish earns a school $8,000, Clifton School No. 11 Principal Theresa Evans said. Clifton submitted a video about technology bringing learning to life. "We're proud of our video this year," Evans told Daily Voice. "We hope it's at least enough to get us in the semifinals." The …

by Joshua Jongsma

02/12/2016

Neighbors

Ridgewood Young Adult Librarian Says Goodbye 25 Years Later RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Gina Mitgang blazed a new path at the Ridgewood Public Library when she became its first young adult librarian in 1997. Mitgang joined the library part time in 1990 and worked there ever since. She now prepares for her retirement at the end of the month. "I know it sounds really cliché but I could not be more sincere about the privilege it's been to work for our community," Mitgang told Daily Voice. "I feel like I've done more than I ever could have imagined when I first started." Mitgang grew up in Michigan and New Jersey before attending Rutgers Univ…

by Joshua Jongsma

02/12/2016

News

Ringwood Ambulance Corps Seeks Junior Cadets RINGWOOD, N.J. — The Ringwood Ambulance Corps reached out to the younger members of the community in launching a junior cadet program. Ringwood volunteers ages 14 to 17 can join Cadet Corps to learn about emergency medical services, advisor Tal Jones said. Jones said he and his wife saw interest from teens when they attended other functions. "I was amazed at these young teens getting on the rig, asking questions, seeming to be into what we do," he told Daily Voice. Members of the squad will visit Lakeland High School at the end of February to talk to students about the program, …

by Joshua Jongsma

02/12/2016

Sports

Saddle Brook Basketball Star Joins 1,000 Point Club SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — Saddle Brook High School senior Cherie Smedile scored her 1,000th career point for the Falcons varsity basketball team in a victory against Palisades Park. Smedile scored 21 points in the win. Her record shot came on a 3-pointer. Referees suspended play so her coaches, teammates, family and friends could congratulate her on the court. The senior is a four-year varsity player. Leading up to the milestone, Smedile tried to keep it out of her mind. "I don't like to worry about it, just so I don't get nervous," she told Daily Voice. Teammate Brianna Books is a…

by Joshua Jongsma

02/12/2016

Police & Fire

Sheriff: Passaic Man Busted With 4,000 Child Porn Files PASSAIC, N.J. — Police arrested a Passaic man Thursday after he was caught with around 4,000 files of child porn, authorities said. A tip led detectives to the Monroe Street apartment of Victoriano Moreno-Cabrera, 20, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Authorities found 14 child porn files at first but then discovered around 4,000 stored online, which Berdnik said Moreno-Cabrera accessed from his mobile devices. Moreno-Cabrera was charged with possession and distribution of child porn, the sheriff said. He was held at Passaic County Jail awaiting bail, Berdnik said. The arres…

by Joshua Jongsma

02/11/2016

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