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NJ TikToker Brags About Ripping Down Greek Flags (That She Thought Were Israeli) NJ TikToker Brags About Ripping Down Greek Flags (That She Thought Were Israeli)
NJ TikToker Brags About Ripping Down Greek Flags (That She Thought Were Israeli) A TikTok video of a woman bragging about ripping down Greek flags that she thought were Israeli flags hanging outside of a Montclair restaurant is going viral. As of Wednesday night, Oct. 16, the video shared by Ambamelia had more than 3.9M views on the platform. The incident happened at Efi's Gyro on Bloomfield Avenue in Montclair on March 11, despite the video being shared Tuesday, Oct. 15, the restaurant said in a statement shared to Instagram. "I don't stand for Zionism in Montclair," the woman says as she films. "There's a genocide, you know that, right?" Two employees came out and l…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
NJ Woman Behind Elmo's Viral Tweet In Disbelief: 'Wildest Week Of My Life' NJ Woman Behind Elmo's Viral Tweet In Disbelief: 'Wildest Week Of My Life'
NJ Woman Behind Elmo's Viral Tweet In Disbelief: 'Wildest Week Of My Life' Elmo checked in. And the internet responded. Christina Vittas, 25, a Wayne native who now lives in Hoboken, is the social media manager for Sesame Street's furry red monster. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Christina Vittas (@c_vittas) On Jan. 29, Vittas tweeted out a seemingly innocent question to Elmo's followers. "Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?"  Vittas, whose LinkedIn page shows she's been working at Sesame Street for 3 years, never could've predicted what followed: Hundreds and thousands of response…

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
Mahwah Mayor Apologizes Publicly For Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed Mahwah Mayor Apologizes Publicly For Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed
Mahwah Mayor Apologizes Publicly For Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed Speaking publicly for the first time since a drunken incident made national headlines, Mahwah Mayor John Roth expressed “remorse and sincere sorrow” Thursday night and promised nothing like that would ever happen again. “To my family, the event host, the township’s employees, town council and all the residents of Mahwah, I’m sorry. I let you down,” Roth said during a township council meeting at which a closed-door meeting was scheduled to discuss the possibility of a public reprimand. “This problem is being addressed by my family and I to ensure there is no reoccurrence,” Roth said, reading…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Politics
Mahwah Mayor Admits Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed Mahwah Mayor Admits Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed
Mahwah Mayor Admits Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed Mahwah Mayor John Roth admitted that he was drunk when he removed his pants and passed out in a township employee’s bed during a house party earlier this month, according to a published report. Roth said in an interview that he’d had too much to drink the night of the Jan. 10 party and apologized to the employee but considered the incident a private matter, NorthJersey.com and the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey reported. The report didn’t identify the employee, who it says declined to comment.  Daily Voice is withholding the name of the employee, who is identified along with her husband…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Saudino Resigns As Sheriff Over Racist, Homophobic Remarks Saudino Resigns As Sheriff Over Racist, Homophobic Remarks
Saudino Resigns As Sheriff Over Racist, Homophobic Remarks Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino announced his resignation Friday afternoon -- as did Executive Undersheriff George Buono, Undersheriff Robert Colaneri, Undersheriff Brian Smith and Undersheriff Joseph Hornyak -- following the release of secretly-recorded racist and homophobic comments by the sheriff. The announcement came as multiple sources told Daily Voice of the existence of other equally incriminating audio. Less than 20 minutes after the announcement, the Bergen County Courthouse was evacuated in response to an unspecified threat. The sheriff's office provides security to the cou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
POLL: Would You Try To Help Your Child Out Of Legal Trouble? POLL: Would You Try To Help Your Child Out Of Legal Trouble?
Poll: Would You Try To Help Your Child Out Of Legal Trouble? Caren Z. Turner admits in her public statement issued Wednesday that she let her emotions get the best of her while attempting to help her children out of a traffic violation Easter weekend. Some people say the fact that she interjected herself alone was out of line while others maintain they would have tried to help their own kids had they been in a similar situation. What would you do? Vote below or read on if you are unfamiliar with the story. Last month, Port Authority Commissioner and Tenafly mom Turner showed up at the scene of a traffic stop -- her daughter a backseat passenger.  The…

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by Cecilia Levine