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Conspiracy Theorist Who Set Himself On Fire Outside Trump Trial Has NJ, PA Ties Conspiracy Theorist Who Set Himself On Fire Outside Trump Trial Has NJ, PA Ties
Conspiracy Theorist Who Set Himself On Fire Outside Trump Trial Has NJ, PA Ties Maxwell Azzarello, a conspiracy theorist who set himself ablaze outside of a Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump's hush money trial was under way, appears to have ties to New Jersey and Pennsylvania. At 1:30 p.m., Azzarello, 36, walked into the center of a park near the courthouse, took out pamphlets containing conspiracy theories and propaganda from a backpack, and threw them in the air. Then, he took out an accelerant and lit himself on fire, NYPD Chief Jeffrey Maggi said. Civilians and nearby officers extinguished the blaze and Azzarello was taken to the&nb…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Colbert Sidelined Again, This Time By Burst Appendix, Recovering At His Montclair Home Colbert Sidelined Again, This Time By Burst Appendix, Recovering At His Montclair Home
Colbert Sidelined Again, This Time By Burst Appendix, Recovering At His Montclair Home Stephen Colbert has been sidelined again, this time from a burst appendix. Unlike before, it doesn't look like he'll be hosting from his Montclair home. "I’m sure you’re thinking, “Turkey overdose, Steve? Gravy boat capsize?” Colbert posted on Instagram on Monday afternoon, Nov. 27. "Actually, I’m recovering from surgery for a ruptured appendix." "The Late Show" host had a busy week planned, too, with a lineup that included Jennifer Garner, Baz Luhrmann, Patrick Stewart and Kelsey Grammer, as well as the return of former bandleader Jon Batiste and a canned edition of Barbra Streisand takin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Latin Cafe Paying Homage To Bergen County Chef's Late Parents Reopens Year After Fire Latin Cafe Paying Homage To Bergen County Chef's Late Parents Reopens Year After Fire
Latin Cafe Paying Homage To Bergen County Chef's Late Parents Reopens Year After Fire A Bergen County Latin restaurant is getting ready to reopen more than a year after an electrical fire devastated the kitchen. Mi Flor Latin Cafe in Westwood has been closed since the fire in October 2022. The eatery announced it would be reopening on Friday, Nov. 17. Mi Flor opened in 2021 and is run by chef Eliu Salguero, who was born and raised in Guatemala in a family of 16 children, and Dean Evans, who retired from UPS after 25 years of working in IT. "After recovering from COVID in March of 2020, and meeting up wit Eliu, I decided I need to keep busy," Evans said before opening …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Watch Hoboken Native On New Latest Netflix Obsession Based In NJ Watch Hoboken Native On New Latest Netflix Obsession Based In NJ
Watch Hoboken Native On New Latest Netflix Obsession Based In NJ A native of Hoboken is a part of everyone's newest Netflix obsession, which is set in Camden County. Alex Giaimo is appearing on "King of Collectables," which debuted on Netflix on Friday, April 28, and is already living in the streaming service's top 10 most watched shows.  The show explores Ken Goldin, who runs an auction house that specializes in rare collectables and is headquartered in Runnemede. Giaimo is one of his employees. Alex Giaimo on "King of Collectibles."Netflix Alex Giaimo on "King of Collectibles."Netflix Athletes like Karl Malone, Joe Montana, Peyton Manning, Mike…

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by Sam Barron
Business
Childhood Friends Bring Montclair Deli To Bergen County Childhood Friends Bring Montclair Deli To Bergen County
Childhood Friends Bring Montclair Deli To Bergen County A pair of childhood friends from Nutley who reconnected later in life are expanding their deli from Montclair to Bergen County. Sparo's Deli & Catering will be coming to Ramsey in the coming weeks, management tells Daily Voice. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sparo’s Deli & Catering (@sparosdeli) View this post on Instagram A post shared by ☆ANJ & MO’S EATS☆ (@that.delish.ishh) Mike Sparacino and Adam Rose opened Sparo's on Bellevue Avenue in Upper Montclair in 2019. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Newark Again Leads NYC-Area Airports In Gun Seizures: LGA Up, JFK Down In 2022, TSA Says Newark Again Leads NYC-Area Airports In Gun Seizures: LGA Up, JFK Down In 2022, TSA Says
Newark Again Leads Nyc-area Airports In Gun Seizures: LGA Up, JFK Down In 2022, TSA Says Newark Liberty International Airport last year had the dubious distinction of recording the most gun seizures by TSA officers of any hub in the New York metropolitan area, the agency reported. It also makes the fifth straight year that Newark Airport had more checkpoint gun seizures than its regional counterparts. The 14 firearms discovered at Newark security checkpoints in 2022 tie a recent high from 2018, Transportation Security Administration statistics show. LaGuardia had 11 and JFK had seven. Overall, the 39 handguns stopped at New York City regional airports last year were 50% more…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Weehawken Opened $10.5M Pool To Public But Might Still Be Violating Green Acres Policy: Report Weehawken Opened $10.5M Pool To Public But Might Still Be Violating Green Acres Policy: Report
Weehawken Opened $10.5M Pool To Public But Might Still Be Violating Green Acres Policy: Report Weehawken's beautiful $10.5 million swimming pool has been opened to out-of-towners. The Department of Environmental Protection apparently told officials that had to open the pool to non-residents as keeping it closed to residents-only was in violation of DEP rules, as the pool was Green Acres-funded, NJ Advance Media reports. The DEP did not immediately return Daily Voice's request for comment placed Friday, Aug. 5. While swimming is open to visitors between 9:30 a.m. and 12 noon — which must be scheduled ahead of time for non-residents — the township may still be violating Green Acre…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Number Of Guns Seized At US Airports 'Shot' Up Last Year, TSA Says Number Of Guns Seized At US Airports 'Shot' Up Last Year, TSA Says
Number Of Guns Seized At US Airports 'Shot' Up Last Year, TSA Says The second year of "the new normal" in a world with COVID saw a significant increase not only in the volume of travelers but also in the number of those trying to bring guns aboard planes nationwide, the TSA said Tuesday. With more people traveling last year, Transportation Security Administration officers stopped 5,972 firearms at airport security checkpoints across the country -- up 3,257 from the year before, said Lisa Farbstein, an agency spokesperson for the TSA. Here's the kicker: Last year's amount was also considerably more than the 4,432 detected in 2019 -- even before the pandemi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Glen Rocks Adds Top-Scoring New Officer To PD Glen Rocks Adds Top-Scoring New Officer To PD
Glen Rocks Adds Top-Scoring New Officer To PD Glen Rock’s newest police officer was sworn in at a private ceremony attended by only family and department members because of COVID. Officer Andrew Magro was the top scorer among 150 applicants during a comprehensive selection process that began last August, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. “Candidates began the process with a comprehensive written entrance exam conducted by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police,” Ackermann said. “The top scoring candidates then competed in a physical agility test and a command board interview.” They were then interviewed by the borough ma…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SNEAK PEEK: Sports Illustrated Shoots Swimsuit Edition On Jersey Shore Beach SNEAK PEEK: Sports Illustrated Shoots Swimsuit Edition On Jersey Shore Beach
Sneak PEEK: Sports Illustrated Shoots Swimsuit Edition On Jersey Shore Beach Here's something to fist pump about: The Sports Illustrated swimsuit models are being photographed on the Jersey Shore, the Daily Mail reports. The 14 models are finalists in the magazine's Swim Search competition, competing on the Atlantic City beaches to be featured in the swimsuit edition. The Swim Search team and models shared sneak peeks on their Instagram pages. The shoot began earlier this week. While the contest is normally an international one, this year it is staying local due to COVID, filming at the Hard Rock Hotel in Atlantic City.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Daily Voice Founder Shares "A Lifetime of Work" in His New Book Daily Voice Founder Shares "A Lifetime of Work" in His New Book
Daily Voice Founder Shares "A Lifetime of Work" in His New Book Ten years after founding Daily Voice, Carll Tucker is bringing out a new book called Collected Words. We sat down to talk to him about his book, Daily Voice, and what he’s been doing since his retirement in 2019. DV: So what is Collected Words? Tucker: Collected Words is five books I’ve written during the last thirty years. The first, Good Morning, was mined from the daily email missives I’ve been sending to my friends every day for eight years. Our Rift is a book of poems. Paddle’s Last Gift is a memoir of our beloved family dog. Dear David is a letter I wrote to my youngest son on his bar…

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New Milford Police Capture Fugitive Wanted In Route 46 Gunpoint Motel Robbery New Milford Police Capture Fugitive Wanted In Route 46 Gunpoint Motel Robbery
New Milford Police Capture Fugitive Wanted In Route 46 Gunpoint Motel Robbery A teenage gunman who remained on the loose for more than a month after he and an accomplice robbed a couple of $700 at a South Hackensack motel was captured following a New Milford police stop, authorities said. Police had been looking for Denys Ludizaca, 19, of Hackensack since last month’s predawn holdup at the Congress Inn on Route 46, South Hackensack Capt. Robert Chinchar said Monday. The victims -- a 35-year-old man and 30-year-old woman -- apparently had been living there the previous few months when ex-con Alec Parker showed up at 5 a.m. the morning of Dec. 10, Chinchar said. The …

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by Jerry DeMarco