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License Revoked Of NJ Cardio Doc, 77, Accused Of Fondling Female Patients 51 To 80 Years Old License Revoked Of NJ Cardio Doc, 77, Accused Of Fondling Female Patients 51 To 80 Years Old
License Revoked Of NJ Cardio Doc, 77, Accused Of Fondling Female Patients 51 To 80 Years Old UPDATE: A North Jersey cardiologist who avoided two separate attempts to convict him of fondling and groping female patients had his medical license permanently revoked by the state, authorities announced on Friday. John Strobeck, 77, who had offices in Fair Lawn and Hawthorne, was acquitted in Superior Court in Paterson in 2019 of groping a 50-year-old female patient during an exam five years earlier. Prosecutors were gearing up for a return to the courtroom with several other alleged victims when Strobeck was allowed to enter a pre-trial intervention program that will allow him to clear h…
New Year, Old Rules: These NJ Hospitals Are Bringing Back Mask Requirements New Year, Old Rules: These NJ Hospitals Are Bringing Back Mask Requirements
New Year, Old Rules: These NJ Hospitals Are Bringing Back Mask Requirements As COVID-19, RSV, and the flu continue to spread after the holidays, some healthcare systems are bringing back mask requirements. Inspira Health Network said as of Thursday, Jan. 4, it will mandate masks in its facilities "due to an increase in respiratory virus positivity rates throughout the area." Inspira Health has hospitals, urgent care clinics, and other medical facilities across South Jersey. 🚨Effective Thursday, January 4, Inspira Health is implementing mandatory masking in our facilities due to an increase in respiratory virus positivity rates throughout the area.🚨 Posted by In…
Arrest Made In Hit-And-Run That Seriously Injured Route 46 Pedestrian : Ridgefield Park PD Arrest Made In Hit-And-Run That Seriously Injured Route 46 Pedestrian : Ridgefield Park PD
Arrest Made In Hit-And-Run That Seriously Injured Route 46 Pedestrian : Ridgefield Park PD Authorities arrested a tow truck driver from Philadelphia who they said kept on going after hitting and seriously injuring a 67-year-old pedestrian crossing Route 46 six weeks ago. Naser Abu Ali, 20, was driving a 2014 Ford transit van that hit Elizabeth Crum as she crossed at the light on Route 46 (Winant Avenue) in Ridgefield Park on Sept. 24, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Crum, of Ridgefield Park, was taken by ambulance to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, where she was treated for serious bodily injuries, the prosecutor said. Meanwhile, detectives from Musella’s Major Cri…
Exposure To Rat Poison Sends North Jersey HS Student, Staffers, Officer, EMTs To Hospital Exposure To Rat Poison Sends North Jersey HS Student, Staffers, Officer, EMTs To Hospital
Exposure To Rat Poison Sends North Jersey HS Student, Staffers, Officer, EMTs To Hospital A Glen Rock High School student, five school staffers, a police officer and two EMTs were all hospitalized following exposure to a rat poison that the youngster brought in on Monday, authorities said. The student had a reaction to the rodenticide known as Thallium, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. All nine people taken to The Valley Hospital and Hackensack University Medical Center on Oct. 2 -- including the student -- were medically cleared, the chief said. "As of this time none are exhibiting any signs of an adverse reaction," Ackermann said late Monday afternoon. A Glen …
Child, 4, Drowns In North Jersey Child, 4, Drowns In North Jersey
Child, 4, Drowns In North Jersey A 4-year-old child drowned at a home in Woodcliff Lake on Friday, authorities confirmed. A 911 call brought officers to the home on Heidi Lane, a small cul-de-sac off Werimus Road next to the northbound Garden State Parkway shortly after 5 p.m. July 21, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Responders used CPR and a defibrillator, then police closed intersections so an ambulance could rush the youngster to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, where the prosecutor said the pronouncement was made. Musella said his detectives and the Woodcliff Lake Police Department were reviewing the circ…
TRAGEDY: NJ Boy, 17, Drowns In Backyard Pool TRAGEDY: NJ Boy, 17, Drowns In Backyard Pool
Tragedy: NJ Boy, 17, Drowns In Backyard Pool A 17-year-old Bergen County boy drowned in a backyard pool as the 2023 Fourth of July holiday period was about to begin, authorities confirmed. The boy's father conducted CPR after finding the lifeless teen behind their Hillsdale home shortly before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 28. A rig from the Township of Washington Volunteer Ambulance Corps was requested and the boy was transported to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, responders said. He was pronounced dead soon after, they said. A cause is pending an investigation by the Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office. Any further information …
Occupant Ejected In Garden State Parkway Rollover Occupant Ejected In Garden State Parkway Rollover
Occupant Ejected In Garden State Parkway Rollover A victim was in traumatic arrest after being ejected in a rollover evening rush-hour crash at the northern end of the Garden State Parkway, responders said. New Jersey State Police summoned a medical chopper following the crash on the southbound parkway at mile marker 166.8 Pascack Valley Toll Plaza in Washington Township shortly after 5 p.m. Given the severity of the injuries, they opted to have the unconscious, unresponsive victim taken by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center. An ALS unit from The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood handled the job. Southbound traffic was backed …
'Exemplary' Work Pegs NYC Man For Brutal Robbery Of NJ Warehouse Worker 'Exemplary' Work Pegs NYC Man For Brutal Robbery Of NJ Warehouse Worker
'Exemplary' Work Pegs NYC Man For Brutal Robbery Of NJ Warehouse Worker Two determined Glen Rock detectives identified, located and charged a Queens man with the vicious robbery of a 66-year-old Bergenfield man last spring in the parking lot of the warehouse where he works. The victim was carrying what police described as a “substantial” amount of cash when two robbers accosted him in broad daylight at the De Boer Drive warehouse last June 16. Co-workers dialed 911 after hearing the victim’s cries for help, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The victim had bought lottery tickets at a nearby Maple Avenue convenience store a short time earlier, the chie…
Bee Stings Knock NJ Man, 20, Unconscious Bee Stings Knock NJ Man, 20, Unconscious
Bee Stings Knock NJ Man, 20, Unconscious A 20-year-old man who was attacked by bees in Ridgewood was revived before being taken to the hospital, authorities said. The victim was unconscious but breathing, Police Chief Jacqueline Lutchke said after he was stung multiple times in the area of the Stop & Shop shopping center on Franklin Avenue shortly after 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21. "After receiving epinephrine he did begin to regain consciousness and was transported to The Valley Hospital for treatment," the chief said.
Best Hospitals In NJ Ranked In Newly Released Report Best Hospitals In NJ Ranked In Newly Released Report
Best Hospitals In NJ Ranked In Newly Released Report US News & World Report has released its annual rankings of the best hospitals in New Jersey. At the very top are Morristown Medical Center and Hackensack University Medical Center. Morristown Medical Center was nationally ranked in three specialties, while HUMC was nationally ranked in four specialties. Ninety-eight hospitals in the Garden State were evaluated, with the addition of health equity and cancer ratings. 15. Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Camden 13. Tie between Ocean University Medical Center in Brick and Jefferson Health-Stratford, Cherry Hill and Washington Townshi…
UPDATE: Resident Identified In Fatal NJ Senior Housing Blaze UPDATE: Resident Identified In Fatal NJ Senior Housing Blaze
Update: Resident Identified In Fatal NJ Senior Housing Blaze Authorities on Monday identified a resident killed in a weekend apartment fire at a senior living community in Ridgewood. The body of Denise Dillon, 72, was found after firefighters doused the flames in her unit at the Ridgecrest Senior Housing development on Ridge Road shortly after 7:30 p.m., Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. "At this time, it appears that the fire started accidentally," Lutchcke said. She didn't elaborate, but responders and others said the elderly widow -- whose body was found in a chair -- was a smoker. Ridgecrest Senior Housing, 11 Ridge Road, RidgewoodBoyd …
One Dead In NJ Senior Housing Fire One Dead In NJ Senior Housing Fire
One Dead In NJ Senior Housing Fire Authorities on Monday identified a resident killed in a weekend apartment fire at a senior living community in Ridgewood. The body of Denise Dillon, 72, was found after firefighters doused the flames in her unit at the Ridgecrest Senior Housing development on Ridge Road shortly after 7:30 p.m., Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. "At this time, it appears that the fire started accidentally," Lutchcke said. She didn't elaborate, but responders and others said the elderly widow -- whose body was found in a chair -- was a smoker. Ridgecrest Senior Housing in RidgewoodBoyd A. Loving Fir…
LOCAL TRAGEDY: Teenage Girl, Pets Killed In North Jersey House Fire LOCAL TRAGEDY: Teenage Girl, Pets Killed In North Jersey House Fire
Local Tragedy: Teenage Girl, Pets Killed In North Jersey House Fire An apparently accidental weekend fire that claimed the life of a Bergen County teenager has staggered many in the community where she was raised, as well as others from area towns and beyond. Riley Boyle, 17, was in the shower when the fire broke out close to the rear entrance of the 2½-story Bonnie Way home around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, responders said. The flames quickly spread to a rear hot tub room and a pergola-covered porch, trapping the victim in a bathroom just above the blaze, they said. The fire began in the rear of the Allendale home.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The Northern Hi…
Meet NJ's First Babies Born In 2022 Meet NJ's First Babies Born In 2022
Meet NJ's First Babies Born In 2022 Oh, baby, they're here! New Jersey welcomed its first babies born in 2022. The first in the state was delivered at 12:02 a.m., at Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth. Keyla was born to Maria and Jose Duchi of Irvington and weighed 6 pounds and 15 ounces. Dr. Hannah Seltzer delivered her. Keyla with parents Maria and Joseduchi, of Irvington.Trinitas Medical Center At 12:07 a.m., Gabriel David DeCurtis-Springsteen was born at Hackensack University Medical Center, at 6 pounds and 5 ounces. His parents are Katlynn DeCurtis and Thomas Springsteen, of Belleville. Gabriel David D…
‘Gridiron Icon’: NJ HS Football Coach Drew Gibbs, 59, Dies ‘Gridiron Icon’: NJ HS Football Coach Drew Gibbs, 59, Dies
‘Gridiron Icon’: NJ HS Football Coach Drew Gibbs, 59, Dies The term “legend” is often too easily used, but no one who knew him -- or of him -- would dispute how precisely it fits Drew Gibbs. All of them prayed for the best after learning that the Ramapo High School coach and teacher was hospitalized with chest pains following practice on Monday. Gibbs, who was eagerly anticipating another regional championship game this Friday, died Tuesday morning. He was 59. “I am devastated this morning by the sudden passing of the amazing, caring man I had the joy of calling my brother,” Geoff Gibbs posted soon after. “I am at a complete loss for words to des…
NJ Woman, 86, Rescued After Being Stuck In Rabbit Cage NJ Woman, 86, Rescued After Being Stuck In Rabbit Cage
NJ Woman, 86, Rescued After Being Stuck In Rabbit Cage Police in Fair Lawn rescued an 86-year-old woman who'd become trapped in a rabbit cage over the weekend. Officers found the victim after responding to an alert for a lift assist at a River Road senior citizens apartment shortly before 2 p.m., Sgt. Brian Metzler said. They're not sure how long she was stuck in there, the sergeant said Monday, adding that the mishap appeared accidental. Members of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps took her to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood for treatment, he said.
UPDATE: Bergen Man, 21, Who Drowned In Lake Was With Friend From Hudson UPDATE: Bergen Man, 21, Who Drowned In Lake Was With Friend From Hudson
Update: Bergen Man, 21, Who Drowned In Lake Was With Friend From Hudson A Hudson County man who drowned despite an intense effort by rescuers to save him at a closed swimming lake at Darlington County Park in Mahwah didn't know how to swim, friends and loved ones said. Loved ones, neighbors and others have been trying to comfort the family of Kevin Acevedo at the 51st Street apartment in Weehawken where he'd lived his entire life. Kevin had just turned 21 two weeks ago, they said. He and his friend, Andrew Florez, 20, also of Weehawken, weren't supposed to be in the lake, which is open for swimming only on weekends this time of year, Bergen County Sheriff's Pu…
Injured Boy Rescued At Bergen Pool Injured Boy Rescued At Bergen Pool
Injured Boy Rescued At Bergen Pool UPDATE: An 8-year-old boy was hospitalized after being injured during opening day of Ridgewood's Graydon Pool. The boy was conscious but initially couldn't move, immediately raising fears of a spinal injury, after he either fell or jumped from a platform and hit his neck shortly before 6 p.m., witnesses said. Lifeguards, two firefighters who were at the pool and other first responders got to him quickly and worked together to stabilize the boy and bring him into a waiting ambulance. His condition didn't appear as severe as first thought, the relieved responders said. Rescuers work toge…
New Jersey's First Two 2021 Babies Born At Stroke Of Midnight New Jersey's First Two 2021 Babies Born At Stroke Of Midnight
New Jersey's First Two 2021 Babies Born At Stroke Of Midnight Happy New Year -- and happy birthday to these babies! While some were out celebrating the new year, others were going into labor. Two of New Jersey's first 2021 babies were born right at the stroke of midnight. One was baby boy Damon, born to Jessica and Steve Palaia, of Pompton Lakes at The Valley Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds and 6 ounces, and measured 19 ½ inches long. Baby Damon was born to Jessica and Steve Palaia, of Pompton Lakes, right at the stroke of midnight.The Valley Hospital Meanwhile, in Livingston, Jose and Juliana Miranda Sucuzhanay welcomed  Ella Andrea at Saint Barn…
Two Seriously Injured In Route 17 Pileup Two Seriously Injured In Route 17 Pileup
Two Seriously Injured In Route 17 Pileup Three people were injured, two seriously, in a multi-vehicle crash Saturday morning on Route 17. Detectives were investigating the possibility that one of the drivers may have been under the influence of drugs after they found a crack pipe in her car. Firefighters had to extricate victims shortly after 8:30 a.m. crash on the highway’s southbound side in front of Starbucks in Ridgewood. At least four vehicles were involved in the crash on southbound Route 17 in Ridgewood.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE The wreckage and large debris field left only one lane passable. All lanes were reopen…
Victim Hospitalized, Man Charged In Ridgewood Stabbing Victim Hospitalized, Man Charged In Ridgewood Stabbing
Victim Hospitalized, Man Charged In Ridgewood Stabbing A victim was hospitalized and a man was jailed for stabbing and slashing him with a broken bottle during a fight in Ridgewood, authorities said Monday. The 27-year-old village victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries to his head, arm and abdomen after police responded to a report of a fight at the corner of North Maple Avenue and 1st Street around 7 p.m. Sunday, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. A 36-year-old woman, also of Ridgewood, was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with no visible injuries, she said. Tomas Aguirre, a 58-year-old Salvadoran n…
BMW Slams Into Utility Pole Outside Route 17 BMW Dealership BMW Slams Into Utility Pole Outside Route 17 BMW Dealership
BMW Slams Into Utility Pole Outside Route 17 BMW Dealership A driver was hospitalized after his BMW convertible slammed into a utility pole Saturday morning on Route 17 in front of a BMW dealership. "He's lucky to be alive," one responder said. The driver was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood following the crash outside of BMW of Ramsey on the southbound highway just after 7 a.m. Members of Ramsey Rescue extricated him. The Ramsey Ambulance Corps took him to the hospital. Two lanes of southbound Route 17 were closed for a few hours while the wreckage was cleared and the damage repaired. Borough police and firefighters also responded, a…
SUV Driver Suffers Critical Medical Episode At Route 17 Exit SUV Driver Suffers Critical Medical Episode At Route 17 Exit
SUV Driver Suffers Critical Medical Episode At Route 17 Exit A driver whose SUV crashed off Route 17 in Ridgewood Saturday afternoon apparently suffered a medical episode beforehand, responders said. The Kia Sportage came to rest against a wall on the northbound exit ramp to Linwood Avenue around 3 p.m. Responders conducted CPR before the gravely injured driver was brought to The Valley Hospital in Village police, firefighters and EMS and a Valley EMS unit responded.  City Wide towed the vehicle. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and contributed to this account. ****** ALSO SEE: An N95 mask worn by a driver may not have been the r…
Hospital: First Critical NJ Patients To Receive COVID-19 Plasma Make 'Remarkable' Recoveries Hospital: First Critical NJ Patients To Receive COVID-19 Plasma Make 'Remarkable' Recoveries
Hospital: First Critical NJ Patients To Receive Covid-19 Plasma Make 'Remarkable' Recoveries The first two New Jersey residents to receive plasma transfusions for critical cases of COVID-19 -- a 63-year-old teacher and a 61-year-old old opera singer – were released from the hospital after making "remarkable" recoveries, Virtua Voorhees Health System announced. Their recoveries came as studies at several New Jersey hospitals explore whether the transfusions can help save coronavirus patients who are moderately or critically ill. Both Renee Bannister of Blackwood (Gloucester County) and Andy Fei of Mount Laurel (Burlington County) had been on ventilators in the intensive care unit at…
Paramus PD: Fiery Route 4 Rollover Crash Caused By OD'ing Heroin User Paramus PD: Fiery Route 4 Rollover Crash Caused By OD'ing Heroin User
Paramus PD: Fiery Route 4 Rollover Crash Caused By OD'ing Heroin User A fiery Route 4 rollover crash that seriously injured a 91-year-old Maywood woman, among others, was caused by a 22-year-old Ridgewood driver who overdosed on heroin, authorities said. Police found Michael Brennan drifting out of consciousness outside his Toyota Camry after it struck several cars and a pole on the highway's westbound side between the Garden State Parkway and Paramus Road shortly before 11 a.m. Tuesday, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. They also found two bags of heroin, he said. Brennan's sedan had slammed into a Buick Lacrosse, which hit a tree, struck …
UPDATE: Multi-Alarm Fire Ravages Ridgewood Downtown UPDATE: Multi-Alarm Fire Ravages Ridgewood Downtown
Update: Multi-Alarm Fire Ravages Ridgewood Downtown Firefighters saved an entire block of businesses and homes by eventually putting down a destructive downtown blaze Sunday night in Ridgewood. The five-alarm fire broke out in an apartment upstairs from the Bagelicious shop on North Broad Street shortly after 9 p.m. and quickly spread to the building housing the Mediterraneo restaurant and an office building. A female resident of an upstairs apartment was rescued through a window and taken to The Valley Hospital with smoke inhalation. Other residents who live in apartments above both businesses fled before floors collapsed and flames began…
'I'll Will This Outta Me': NJ Cancer Survivor Shares Moment He Knew He'd Beat Coronavirus, Too 'I'll Will This Outta Me': NJ Cancer Survivor Shares Moment He Knew He'd Beat Coronavirus, Too
'I'll Will This Outta Me': NJ Cancer Survivor Shares Moment He Knew He'd Beat Coronavirus, Too A Bergen County breast cancer survivor says he knew the exact moment last month he was going to beat a severe case of coronavirus, too. There was never a time during John Mormando's 2018 cancer treatment he thought he was going to die. Coronavirus was different, he said. "Chemotherapy and radiation were horrible and I was in pain," the 53-year-old commodities broker told Daily Voice Friday night, "but I never thought they were going to kill me." On March 15, after several days at Ridgewood's The Valley Hospital and a nebulizer treatment, Mormando could barely breathe. He called in his nurs…
BMW Snaps Ridgewood Utility Pole BMW Snaps Ridgewood Utility Pole
BMW Snaps Ridgewood Utility Pole A driver escaped serious injury when her BMW sedan took out a utility pole and damaged the base of a light post Friday morning in Ridgewood. Ridgewood EMS took her to The Valley Hospital following the crash on West Ridgewood Avenue. The street was partially closed for several hours while utility crews tended to the pole. Ridgewood police and firefighters also responded.
Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Ridgewood Crash Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Ridgewood Crash
Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Ridgewood Crash A bicyclist was seriously injured Thursday in a crash with a sedan in Ridgewood. Passing members of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps tended to the victim at the intersection of Grove Street and South Van Dien Avenue shortly after 6 p.m. until their village colleagues arrived. They took the victim to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson.There was no immediate word on possible summonses. The wrecked bicycle was taken to police headquarters. A paramedic team from The Valley Hospital also responded along with Ridgewood police and firefighters. With parks closed am…
UPDATE: Elmwood Park Passenger, 20, Critically Injured In Rainy Route 17 Crash UPDATE: Elmwood Park Passenger, 20, Critically Injured In Rainy Route 17 Crash
Update: Elmwood Park Passenger, 20, Critically Injured In Rainy Route 17 Crash A 17-year-old Elmwood Park driver was behind the wheel when a sedan bounced off the divider and slammed into a retaining wall Saturday night on rain-slicked Route 17 in Waldwick, critically injuring a 20-year-old passenger, authorities said. Waldwick firefighters extricated the front-seat passenger after what responders said was a partial ejection in the crash on the highway’s southbound side just after 7 p.m. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, along with the driver and 19-year-old rear seat passenger, neither of whom had serious injuries, Police Lt. Thomas Dowling said. …
Three Injured, One Critically, In Crash That Closes Route 17 Three Injured, One Critically, In Crash That Closes Route 17
Three Injured, One Critically, In Crash That Closes Route 17 UPDATE: A 17-year-old Elmwood Park driver was behind the wheel when a sedan bounced off the divider and slammed into a retaining wall Saturday night on rain-slicked Route 17 in Waldwick, critically injuring a 20-year-old passenger, authorities said. Waldwick firefighters extricated the front-seat passenger after what responders said was a partial ejection in the crash on the highway’s southbound side just after 7 p.m. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, along with the driver and 19-year-old rear seat passenger, neither of whom had serious injuries, Police Lt. Thomas Dowlin…