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Weather
Wet Week Ahead As Forecasters Monitor Possible Paths Of Helene
A long stretch of mainly dry days will finally end as a wet weather pattern will bring separate rounds of showers and the possibility of thunderstorms, with forecasters in the Northeast monitoring the projected path of newly named Tropical Storm Helene. "As a slow-moving storm moves out of the Great Lakes and into the Northeast and mid-Atlantic later this week, moisture will be drawn northward, and this will finally bring the dry stretch to an end," said AccuWeather Lead Morning Meteorologist Dan Pydynowski. According to the National Weather Service, Wednesday, Sept. 25, will be cloudy thro…
Obituaries
Sudden Death Of NJ High School Assistant Principal Spreads Shock, Sadness
A New Jersey community was mourning the sudden loss of a high school administrator and father of five. Andrew "AJ" Barchetto, 46, died unexpectedly on Sunday, Sept. 22, according to family members and his obituary on the Wood Funeral Home website. Barchetto was the assistant principal of Oakcrest High School, where he also served as the supervisor of special education and child study team, the school's website says. Daily Voice has reached out to OHS Principal Michael Manning for comment. Barchetto is survived by his wife, Julie, and five children, Hailey, Trevor, Leah, Reese a…
Police & Fire
Reports Of Jumper Close George Washington Bridge (
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A portion of the George Washington Bridge was closed Tuesday night, Sept. 24 due to reports of a jumper, officials said. A spokesperson for the Port Authority Police Department confirmed the investigation but not have any further information as of 7:40 p.m. The NJDOT site said only that all lower level lanes along the westbound ramp were closed as of 7 p.m. Delays of up to 20 minutes were being reported as of 7:40 p.m.
Sports
Want To Improve Your Golf Game? Try This New App
Local golf enthusiasts have a new tool in their arsenal with the launch of the Pinpoint Golf app, a cutting-edge application designed to help golfers of all skill levels improve. The app promises to bring precision and convenience to golfers, from beginners to seasoned pros. Pinpoint Golf (www.pinpoint.golf) offers a comprehensive suite of features aimed at improving your game. The app centers on strokes gained tracking, an advanced method to measure and improve performance. In addition, the app provides detailed GPS mapping of courses, real-time shot tracking, and other performance analytic…
News
Grieving Family Of Former Rutgers Dean Dead By Suicide Raises Staggering Amount Of Money
An accomplished lawyer who was "beacon of kindness and generosity" has passed away, but where his light once shone, his community has started a fire. More than $21,000 had been raised in less than 24 hours on a GoFundMe for the family of William "Bill" J. Zee, 50, who was born in New Jersey and had been living in Lititz. A UPenn PhD candidate and former assistant dean at Rutgers University, and a beloved father, Bill was found dead in the PA Game Land located near US 322 and Pumping Station Road in Elizabeth Township, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber as Daily Voi…
News
Atlantic City Slots Player Turns $3.75 Bet Into $415K Jackpot
A lucky slots player at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City turned a $3.75 bet into a $415,733.03 jackpot. The guest placed the bet over the weekend on a wide-area progressive Wheel of Fortune slot machine with a 25-cent denomination, the casino said in a press release. According to slot manufacturer IGT Jackpots, its Wheel of Fortune slot machines are the nation’s most popular slots. The jackpot amount is based on a 20-year annual annuity payout, and the lucky winner declined publicity. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City features an award-winning gaming floor that offers 2…
Real Estate
'Edge Of Luxury Living:' Contemporary Mansion With Views Of GWB, Lady Liberty Lists For $4.5M
A newly-built contemporary mansion with sweeping views of the Manhattan Skyline is fresh to New Jersey's real estate market with an asking price of $4.5 million. "Introducing the Edge of Luxury Living," reads the listing for the six-level home at 6 Columbia Ave., in Cliffside Park. The listing went live on Tuesday, Sept. 24, with Tony Nabhan of Keller Williams Realty. “This modern home is a once-in-a-lifetime type of property,” Nabhan said. “The views are breathtaking. It belongs in Beverly Hills.” The six-level home, which is situated on a bluff, was completed in 2024 and includes five b…
Police & Fire
Retired NY Judge Dies By Suicide As FBI Moves In To Arrest Him, Officials Say
A retired Hudson Valley judge and former assistant district attorney shot himself during an FBI raid at his home, according to multiple published reports. The incident occurred in Orange County early Tuesday, Sept. 24, in Campbell Hall. Law enforcement sources told ABC News 7 that Stewart Rosenwasser, a retired Orange County judge and former executive assistant district attorney of Campbell Hall, was being charged in a corruption case for allegedly taking bribes. The FBI released the following statement regarding the incident: "The FBI is reviewing an agent-involved shooting that occu…
News
2,600 Layoffs Expected At NJ Hospital Chain
Nearly 2,600 people employed by a North Jersey hospital chain are expected to be laid off by the end of the year, according to a newly-filed WARN notice. This month, Carepoint Health filed notices with New Jersey's labor department indicating layoffs would begin on Dec. 12 at healthcare centers in Bayonne, Jersey City, and Hoboken. The 2024 WARN Notice says that 859 employees will be laid off at IJK Opco LLC (CarePoint Health) in Bayonne; 843 employees will be laid off at Hudson Hospital Opco LLC (CarePoint Health) in Jersey City; and that 900 employees will be laid off at&nb…
Schools
New Jersey, Meet Your 'Top Educator Of The Year'
Stefanie Lachenauer always puts her students first. Lachenauer, a civics and mindfulness teacher at Montgomery Upper Middle School in the Montgomery Township School District, earned the 2024-2025 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year. She remains in the runnings for the national award. ALSO SEE: Top Educator In Each Of NJ's 21 Counties (Nominees) Lachenauer has taught at Montgomery Township for 18 years and her work has fostered socially conscious learners and has positively affected the health and well-being of both students and staff in the school district, the state Depart…
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Police & Fire
Woman Stabbed, Man Arrested: Linden PD
A 22-year-old Linden man was arrested and charged with stabbing a woman on the early morning of Tuesday, Sept. 24, authorities said. At 12:30 a.m., police responded to the 200 block of Grant Street and found a 20-year-woman stabbed, Linden police said. She was treated on scene and transported to a nearby hospital where she remains in stable condition, police said. Kyeshon Downer was arrested on scene, police said . He is charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, terroristic threats, and other weapons related charges, police said. He remains …
Police & Fire
CPR Performed On Critically Injured Woman In Three-Alarm Jersey City Fire: Authorities
A woman is in a critical condition following a three-alarm fire in Jersey City on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 24, authorities said. At 7 a.m., firefighters responded to 81 Wade Street. and found a heavy fire in the back of a two-story residential building spreading from the first floor to the attic and roof area, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said. Firefighters rescued two women from the fire, Wallace-Scalfione said. The first victim was brought outside where firefighters performed CPR on her, Wallace-Scalfione said. She was revived and transported to a …
Police & Fire
Jersey City Man Bit, Spat On Hoboken Police: Authorities
A 24-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged with biting and spitting on police officers on Wednesday, Sept. 11, authorities said. At 8:10 p.m., officers were on the 300 block of Jackson Street when they observed a verbal dispute between Mickey Mendez and a 29-year-old Hoboken resident on Hoboken Housing Authority property, Hoboken police said. The two men got into a car, but police stopped them from leaving when a witness reported a firearm may be in the vehicle, officers said. While officers were conducting an on-scene investigation, Mendez began walking away, ignorin…
Police & Fire
Woman Charged In Stabbing Of 4-Year-Old In Paterson, Prosecutor Says
A woman has been arrested in the stabbing of a 4-year-old child last month in Paterson, authorities announced. Mabel Campechano, of Paterson, has been charged with attempted murder after police found the toddler suffering stab wounds in a home on East 24th Street and 10th Avenue in Paterson on Aug. 23, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said. The child was rushed to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson for treatment and an investigation was launched. The child suffered a punctured lung, liver, and mo…
Police & Fire
Newly-Released Video Shows Arrest Of DUI Driver Who Crashed With Teen In Car In NJ
Newly-released bodycam footage shows the arrest of a 30-year-old woman who police say was under the influence when she crashed her car, which had been carrying a 16-year-old child in New Jersey. The footage shared by Transparency Bodycam shows the police response to Parkview Road and Conger Terrace on Sept. 11, 2023, where Ammara Awan was found entrapped in the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE that she had crashed. Awan's 16-year-old passenger had exited the vehicle by the time police arrived, and had suffered a broken finger, cuts, and bruises, police paperwork says. "The car is obliterated," …
News
Powerball Ticket Sold At West New York 7-Eleven Wins Big
It was a sensational Saturday for a Powerball player in West New York. A ticket sold in the town matched four numbers and the red Powerball in the drawing held on Saturday, Sept. 21, winning $50,000. The winning ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven on Bergenline Avenue. The winning numbers were 17, 19, 21, 37, 45 and the red Powerball was 14.
Police & Fire
Woman Robbed At Gunpoint: Newark PD
A person was robbed at gunpoint in Newark on the evening of Monday, Sept. 16, authorities said. At 10:15 p.m., a woman exited her vehicle after parking on the 800 block of South 16th Street and was approached by a dark-colored, 4-door Honda HR-V sedan with a sunroof and dull metallic rims, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. A male passenger exited the car, brandished a handgun, and demanded the victim’s belongings, including her car keys, Fragé said. The suspect vehicle’s driver remained in the car, which fled after the robbery, heading northbound on South 16th Stree…
Obituaries
Rhonda Iwanski, Pillar Of Sussex County Community, Dies
Rhonda Iwanski, a longtime Sussex County resident who was heavily involved in multiple communities, died on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at Newton Medical Center after a long illness, her obituary on the Wood Funeral Home website says. She was 67 years old. Rhonda, of Sandyston, moved to New Jersey from Florida after meeting her husband, Mark, 28 years ago, her obituary says. She served as the CFO of the House of the Good Shepherd and was a board member for the Human Services Advisory Council's Housing Committee, Rhonda's obituary continues. She was also member of the hiring committee for Susse…
News
Former Rutgers Assistant Dean Found Dead In PA State Gamelands: Coroner
A UPenn PhD candidate and accomplished lawyer who once served as an assistant dean at Rutgers University was found dead in Pennsylvania State Game Lands, the Lancaster County Coroner's office and his family announced on Monday, Sept. 23. UPDATE: Grieving Family Of Attorney Bill Zee Dead By Suicide Raises Staggering Amount Of Money William "Bill" J. Zee, 50, of the 120 block of Front Street in Lititz was found dead in the PA Game Land located near US 322 and Pumping Station Road in Elizabeth Township, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber. He was pronounced dead at th…
Police & Fire
Sex Workers Robbed, Sexually Assaulted By Trio At Gunpoint In Jersey City: Prosecutor
Three men were arrested and charged on Friday, Sept. 20 with robbing and sexually assaulting two sex workers in Jersey City on Wednesday, Sept. 11, authorities said. The two women agreed to meet three men, Mohamed Mohamed, 24, Abdalla Abdelsalam Elsayed, 20, and Mahmoud Hegazi, 18, all Jersey City residents, at an apartment on Bergen Avenue in exchange for sex for money, according to a criminal complaint. After having sex with the men, one of the men pulled out a handgun, held it to one of the women and demanded money. The gun was held as she spoke on a phone call, forcing her to …
Police & Fire
Former Fire Chief Indicted In Crash That Killed Teen Girl: Bergen County Prosecutor
The 61-year-old man and former chief of a local fire department has been indicted in a crash that left a 15-year-old girl dead, authorities in Bergen County said. Timothy Moots, formerly a longtime member of the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department, was operating the Chevrolet Silverado when he struck and killed Serenity Law, 15, of Ridgefield, who was on an electric scooter just before 7:40 p.m. Sunday, April 14, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. On Monday, Sept. 23, Musella said that Moots "made misleading statements to law enforcement in an attempt to minimize his involvement…
News
Two Tickets, One Sold In North Jersey, Split Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot
It was a sensational Saturday for two lottery players in New Jersey. A ticket sold in Passaic County and a ticket sold online via the Jackpocket app matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot drawing held on Saturday, Sept. 21, splitting the $1.748 jackpot, with each winning $874,024. The Passaic County ticket was sold at Little Falls Discount Liquors in Little Falls. The Jackpocket app is based in Hewitt in Passaic County. The winning numbers were: 06, 07, 18, 32 and 42 and the XTRA number was: 03. The Bullseye number was 06.
Police & Fire
False Report Of Shooting Leads To Westfield High School Lockdown: Police
Westfield High School was placed on lockdown after a "maliciously false" report of a shooting on the morning of Monday, Sept. 23, authorities said. At 9:53 a.m., the high school reported it received a single phone call from an unidentified person reporting two people were shot inside the school, Westfield police said in a release. Westfield High School contacted officers and said it had placed itself into a lockdown pending law enforcement response, police said. Officers initiated a full response of all its patrol officers and detectives, police said. The roadways around the scho…
Police & Fire
Shooting Suspects At Large In Newark: Police (
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Police are looking for multiple suspects in connection with a shooting in Newark on Saturday, Aug. 24, authorities said. At 8:51 p.m., police responded to Dickerson Street near Hecker Street on a report of shots fired, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. Police did not locate any victims, but observed that a vehicle parked in the area and a residential building in the area were both struck by gunfire, Fragé said. Two people were riding on a scooter heading southbound on Hecker Street before an argument ensued with other people in the area, Fragé said. …
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Newark Man Busted In Union Twp Home Break-In: Police
An 18-year-old Newark man was arrested and charged after breaking into a home in Union Township on Wednesday, Sept. 18, authorities said. At 6:20 a.m., officers responded to a home on Andrew Street Park who said his home was being broken into, Union Township Police said. Police responded and engaged in a foot chase with two men running from the home, officers said. A getaway car pulled up and picked up one of the men, but Jaquann Scott was apprehended by police, officers said. The car is a stolen 2021 BMW that was taken in armed home burglary in Maplewood on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Detectives f…
Police & Fire
Teen Football Player Airlifted After Losing Feeling In Legs In Sussex County, Police Say
A 13-year-old boy was airlifted to the hospital after he was injured playing football on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 21, in Sussex County authorities said. At 8:11 p.m., the boy was playing football at Station Park in Sparta Township when he temporarily lost feeling in his legs, Sparta Township Police Captain Thomas Snyder said. An Atlantic Air helicopter transported the boy to Morristown Medical Center, Snyder said. The young athlete regained feeling in both legs before the helicopter arrived, but was still hospitalized for for further evaluation, Snyder said.
Police & Fire
Man Purposely Hit Goose With E-Bike, Hoboken Police Say
A 30-year-old Hoboken man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Sept. 11 after he intentionally hit a goose with an e-bike, authorities said. At 5:35 p.m., officers responded to Pier A park on reports that a person hit a goose on purpose with a bike, Hoboken police said. Police found Andrew Mullin, who fit the description of the individual, and arrested him, officers said. Mullin was charged with cruelty to animals and issued summons for riding an e-bike on a walkway, police said. He was transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility, police said.
Police & Fire
Crash Shuts All Lanes Of Route 78
All lanes of Route 78 were closed in Union Township due to a crash Monday, Sept. 23, the NJDOT site shows. The crash happened in the local westbound lanes at Exit 50 to Vaux Hall Road. All lanes were closed as of 7:45 a.m. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
News
Jackpot
: Mega Millions Ticket Worth $1M Purchased At NJ Gas Station
A million-dollar Mega Millions ticket was sold at a Middlesex County convenience store, officials said. The ticket was purchased from the Atlantis Fresh Market at the BP gas station on Route 1 in Edison, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release. The winner matched five numbers in the drawing on Friday, Sept. 20. The winning numbers were 20, 21, 40, 49, and 55. The Mega Ball was 11 and the Megaplier was three. No one in the U.S. captured the estimated $47 million jackpot. Another ticket sold in California also won $1 million. The Edison winner was one of two million-dol…
Police & Fire
NJ Mom Believed Killed By Husband Survived By 4 Daughters, Campaign Says
Support is on the rise for four girls mourning the loss of their 40-year-old mother, who authorities said was stabbed dead by her husband this weekend in New Jersey. A GoFundMe campaign launched for Rosana Rodriguez's daughters had raised more than $10,000 as of Sunday, Sept. 22, more than 24 hours after she was found lying on the kitchen floor of a Perth Amboy home with stab wounds next to her husband, Wellington Leonard, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Officers were called to the Bertrand Avenue home around 3 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ci…
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