NY Man, 26, Charged Twin Sister's Teaneck Murder: Prosecutor NY Man, 26, Charged Twin Sister's Teaneck Murder: Prosecutor
NY Man, 26, Charged Twin Sister's Teaneck Murder: Prosecutor A 26-year-old New York man has been charged with murder in the Thursday, Aug. 15 death of his twin sister, authorities said. Jonathan Hagley shot and killed Naomi Hagley in a home on Hickory Street around 8:25 a.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Naomi was taken to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead, her twin brother fled the scene, Musella said. Hagley was found several blocks away by Bogota police, Musella said. A handgun with a defaced serial number was recovered near the crime scene, he added. Hagley was charged with first-degree murder and various w…
Transformer, Live Wires Fall On Vehicle Sparking Blaze In Bergenfield Transformer, Live Wires Fall On Vehicle Sparking Blaze In Bergenfield
Transformer, Live Wires Fall On Vehicle Sparking Blaze In Bergenfield Firefighters in Bergenfield worked to put out a fire caused by high tension wires and transformers from a utility pole that had fallen on a vehicle Wednesday evening, Aug. 14. It happened on North Washington Avenue and West Church Street, where PSE&G was called to the scene to turn off the power. At the scene. Bergenfield Fire Department The occupants of the vehicle were able to escape before flames consumed the car. Firefighters knocked down the blaze, with help from a Teaneck ladder and engine company from Dumont.
Comic's Spontaneous 'Dovid Portnoy' Impression At NJ Pizzeria Goes Viral Comic's Spontaneous 'Dovid Portnoy' Impression At NJ Pizzeria Goes Viral
Comic's Spontaneous 'Dovid Portnoy' Impression At NJ Pizzeria Goes Viral Just in time for Dave Portnoy's big return to New Jersey, a local comic is going viral for his impression of the iconic CEO. Ami Kozak, a music composer from Englewood, was eating at Dana's Pizza on E. Palisade Avenue this week when the co-host of his podcast, Michael Weber, of Ami's House, spontaneously decided to do a Portnoy-style review. He calls the character, Dovid Portnoy. Kozak, 37, says he never expected the video to take off the way that it did. View this post on Instagram A post shared by AJ-Comedy (@amikozak_official) "I posted …
Mexican National Keeps Mom's Memory Alive With New Kosher Restaurant In Hackensack Mexican National Keeps Mom's Memory Alive With New Kosher Restaurant In Hackensack
Mexican National Keeps Mom's Memory Alive With New Kosher Restaurant In Hackensack Elmer Jimenez spent years working in kosher catering after immigrating from Oaxaca, Mexico to Teaneck in 2007.  What the dad of five noticed was that the Jewish community had plenty of kosher food options from around the world. What he couldn't find, though, was kosher Mexican food. So, 34-year-old Jimenez opened a spot of his own: Blue Star Cafe in Hackensack, a kosher Mexican restaurant under the Rabbinical Council of Bergen County. "The Jewish community will eat anything, like Italian or Indian," said Jimenez. "But they don't have kosher Mexican here and the challenge for me …
Married Bogota Couple, Deli Owners Taking Over Popular Bar Closing After 24 Years Married Bogota Couple, Deli Owners Taking Over Popular Bar Closing After 24 Years
Married Bogota Couple, Deli Owners Taking Over Popular Bar Closing After 24 Years It took months for Anabella Sol Cavagliato and Jorge Mora to gain the trust of patrons after opening In The Drink. It was 2017 and the bar and restaurant at Preakness Valley Golf Course in Wayne had long been owned and operated by someone else. The customers were skeptical of change. They didn't like it, at first. They didn't want it, said Cavagliato, 41, and Mora, 47, of Bogota. But over time, the customers warmed up to the new atmosphere, fare, and drinks. These days, In The Drink is thriving. And so are its owners, who will be taking over The Cottage Bar — the Irish pub two d…
Tears And Beers: Patrons Gather At The Cottage Bar For 'Last Call' Ever Tears And Beers: Patrons Gather At The Cottage Bar For 'Last Call' Ever
Tears And Beers: Patrons Gather At The Cottage Bar For 'Last Call' Ever "Bar closes at 6 p.m.," is scribbled in pen on a flashcard hanging on the front door of The Cottage Bar on Cedar Lane in Teaneck. That's when Mickey Dawson will shut his doors for good Tuesday, July 30, after 24 years in business. Reluctant to say goodbye, patrons gathered at their local watering hole, described by most as "an institution," unsurprisingly. "It's our neighborhood home," said Irini Killian of Ridgefield Park, tears in her eyes. "It's the 'Cheers' of Bergen County." "'Cheers' wishes they could be us!" someone somewhere in the dimly-lit pub chimed in. Others laughed and…
Popular Teaneck Bar To Close, Reopen Under New Ownership: 'Very Sad Day' Popular Teaneck Bar To Close, Reopen Under New Ownership: 'Very Sad Day'
Popular Teaneck Bar To Close, Reopen Under New Ownership: 'Very Sad Day' It's the end of an era for The Cottage Bar. The popular Teaneck watering hole opened by Mickey Dawson in 2000 on Cedar Lane will be closing on Wednesday, July 31, and then reopening under new ownership, Dawson tells Daily Voice. The owner of a nearby deli expressed interest in buying The Cottage Bar for quite some time, Dawson said. So, he sold it to him and his wife. Dawson said the couple plans on opening next month as Pub 178, an homage to the street address. Bartender and owner of The Cottage Bar, Mickey Dawson, pours a tall glass of beer for a customer in 2015. Cecilia Levine Look…
Man Charged After Assaulting Two Men, Causing Heavy Bleeding: Bogota PD Man Charged After Assaulting Two Men, Causing Heavy Bleeding: Bogota PD
Man Charged After Assaulting Two Men, Causing Heavy Bleeding: Bogota PD A 22-year-old Teaneck man was arrested and charged with attempted murder after assaulting two men in Bogota on the morning of Wednesday, July 24, authorities said. At 7:41 a.m., officers responded to a report of two men fighting on the 400 block of River Road, Bogota police said. When they arrived on scene, police found two men bleeding heavily from multiple locations, officers said. Both men were transported to a nearby hospital, authorities said. Police determined Ahmad Alkandari attacked one of the victims at the 100 block of West Grove Street, authorities said. Alkandari was charged wit…
Guerriero Gelato Shutters Flagship North Jersey Location Guerriero Gelato Shutters Flagship North Jersey Location
Guerriero Gelato Shutters Flagship North Jersey Location Guerriero Gelato is continuing to downsize. A month after announcing the closure of its location in Morristown, the gelateria announced it will be closing its Montclair location in October after 10 years. "This is very emotional for us," the company wrote on social media. "This was the first shop we built out ourselves. We made friendships that will last a lifetime." The eatery said while the Montclair store remains popular, they cannot keep up with rising taxes, rent, cost of living, labor and food.  "We hope that we can all make progress against the ridiculous cost of living a…
NY Trio Who Used Zip Ties To Restrain 4 Victims In Teaneck Home Invasion Charged: Prosecutor NY Trio Who Used Zip Ties To Restrain 4 Victims In Teaneck Home Invasion Charged: Prosecutor
NY Trio Who Used Zip Ties To Restrain 4 Victims In Teaneck Home Invasion Charged: Prosecutor Three New York men have been charged in a January Teaneck home invasion, authorities announced. Frank A Salcedo, 43; Francisco Sandoval, 42; and Brian Arias, 40; are facing a litany of charges including armed robbery, kidnapping, weapons possession and related offenses in the Friday, Jan. 12 incident on East Tryon Avenue, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The three men wearing masks and armed with handguns broke into the home and used zip ties to restrain two men in the home around 10:30 a.m., Musella said. Over the next few hours, two more adult victims arrived at the …
Westwood HS Brawl: Names Released In Police Documents Westwood HS Brawl: Names Released In Police Documents
Westwood HS Brawl: Names Released In Police Documents Daily Voice has obtained the names of the 10 of the 13 individuals charged in connection with the brawls that broke out following the Westwood High School graduation ceremony last month. As previously reported by Daily Voice, two graduating students and 11 of their family members were slapped with a total of 25 charges including assault, disorderly conduct, failure to disperse, and obstruction, following the fights on Thursday, June 20, Washington Township Police Chief John Calamari said. In accordance with the Open Public Records Act, Daily Voice obtained the names of most of the individua…
Who Is Dana Bash? Bergen County News Anchor Moderating Presidential Debate Who Is Dana Bash? Bergen County News Anchor Moderating Presidential Debate
Who Is Dana Bash? Bergen County News Anchor Moderating Presidential Debate Bergen County residents may see a familiar face on Thursday, June 27's presidential debate. Dana Bash: the Pascack Hills High School graduate co-moderating alongside CNN's chief Washington correspondent, Jake Tapper. Bash, 53, is the chief political correspondent for CNN, who started out at the network as a producer after graduating from George Washington University. The 90-minute debate held in Atlanta between current US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump begins at 9 p.m. on CNN. Bash was raised in Teaneck before her family moved to Washington DC, then back t…