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Guilty: Jurors Convict Ex-Con Bank Robber, 73, Of Stabbing Albany Man Dead At Bergen Mall
With his dying breath, an Albany man who was stabbed in the parking lot of a Bergen County shopping mall identified convicted bank robber Augusto Perez as his killer.
Jurors in Hackensack needed five hours of deliberation to convict the 73-year-old Perez on Friday, April 5, for stabbing Omar Cruz, 64, to death behind the Ulta Beauty store on the Maywood side of the Bergen Town Center on Feb. 16, 2021.
The jury rejected a murder conviction, which required premeditated intent, and instead found Perez, of North Bergen, guilty of aggravated manslaughter, along with hindering apprehension, follo…
Jogger Killed In NJ Hit-Run Crash Was Wellness Industry 'Legend,' Harvard Biz School Grad
Julia Sutton, the founder of an international spa and wellness brand, has been identified as the victim killed in a hit-and-run crash in Brick Township earlier this month.
Julia Sutton, 56, of Weehawken, was struck by a vehicle driven by 19-year-old Mark Carey, Jr. of South Amboy earlier this month on Route 35, as previously reported by Daily Voice.
Mark Carey has been arrested in a hit-and-run crash that left a female pedestrian dead in Brick, authorities said. Ocean County Prosecutor's Office
Sutton founded the boutique wellness company Exhale Spa in 2002. The company, which…
Former Essex County Public Defender Nominated For NJ Supreme Court
Michael Noriega, a Union County resident, has been nominated to be the newest justice on the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Gov. Phil Murphy formally announced Noriega's nomination on Monday, May 15. Noriega, who was born in Weehawken, will be replacing Justice Barry Albin, who reached the mandatory retirement age. Noriega, who was raised in Union City and lives in Fanwood, is Murphy's fourth appointment to the bench.
Noriega, 45, is a partner at Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold, and Mangan, based in Clifton, working as a defense and immigration attorney. Noriega also spent five years as…
Beloved North Bergen Dad William Duque Dies In Bike Accident, 44
William Duque, who died on Sunday, April 30 following a bicycle accident, is being remembered as a loving father to his three children, according to his obituary.
Duque, 44, who had been in a coma for several weeks following the accident, was born in Weehawken and lived in North Bergen, his obituary reads.
He worked as a loan officer assistant at First Alliance Home Mortgage in Crawford, according to his LinkedIn. He is survived by his three children, Liam, Maiya and Luca, his mother Nidia, and his companion, Marlyn.
Today the world lost an amazing human being, William Duque was fir…
Eight Best Places To Celebrate Cinco De Mayo In North Jersey
Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner.
Whether it's nachos, tacos or margaritas you're looking for, there are plenty of spots in North Jersey to try.
Here are some of the most popular restaurants in the area.
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Here are some of the highest rated Mexican restaurants on Yelp and Google to try:
La Fortaleza, Carlstadt, Lodi, Garfield, Passaic, Clifton
Central Taqueria, Morristown
Viva Margarita, Hackensack, Edgewater, Cliffside Park, Wallington
Los Charritos, Weehaw…
Shoe Salesman Turned Internist Wrote Himself Bogus Scripts For Years, NJ Authorities Charge
Sagy Grinberg could’ve been a modern-day success story. A former shoe salesman, he went to medical school in the West Indies, got married on top of Mt. Carmel and took a prized residency at Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark.
Then things went sideways.
For more than five years, state authorities said, Grinberg forged other doctors’ names on nearly 70 prescriptions for oxycodone, Adderall, Xanax, Cialis and a bunch of other drugs – apparently all for himself.
The crimes came to light in March 2021, they said, when a Walgreens in Vauxhall notified a New Jersey doctor about a dozen scripts …
5.5 Pounds Of Coke Seized In Undercover Hudson County Drug Bust: Prosecutor
Nearly 5.5 pounds of cocaine was seized from three men in an undercover Hudson County drug bust, authorities said.
Nicolas Mora-Daza, 24, of Union City, Christopher Gonzalez, 33 of Union City and John Perez, 31, of Weehawken, sold cocaine to an undercover officer multiple times over the course of a month, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Nearly $125,000 worth of cocaine was seized from the trio as a result of a search warrant at a Weehawken home, Suarez said.
They were arrested on multiple drug and distribution charges, and taken to the Hudson County Correctional Facility …
Services Scheduled For Career North Hudson Firefighter, 44
A funeral is scheduled this Friday, March 18, for a Hudson County firefighter who died suddenly last week.
Terence “Terry” Shevlin, 44, followed in the footsteps of his father, the late Edward Flood, in becoming a career firefighter.
The lifelong Weehawken resident joined North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue in September 2007.
"Very early on in Terry’s career, his 'tell it like it is' attitude, passion to serve, and his drive to make anything he’s involved in the best that it could be, gained the respect of his peers," Shevlin's obituary notes.
Shevlin was promoted to captain in April 2…
Hudson County Man Enticed Minors To Send Him Homemade Porn Pics, Video, FBI Charges
A Hudson County man was arrested by the FBI after he enticed two underage children to create and send him porn photos and videos of themselves, federal authorities charged.
Erick Solis, 25, "used a social media application to engage with two underage victims in sexually explicit conversations," U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said Thursday.
He then "instructed both victims to take sexually explicit photographs and videos of themselves and send them to him," Sellinger said.
At least one of them complied, the U.S. attorney said.
Solis, who's recently lived in Union City and Weehawken, was…
Lidl Opening 2 North Jersey Stores This Month
Discount grocer Lidl is opening a pair of North Jersey locations this month.
The stores are coming to Garwood on Aug. 11 and Belleville Aug. 18.
The Garwood location is located at 10 South Ave., and will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. The Belleville store will be at 414 Main St., and share the same hours.
Lidl has New Jersey stores in Lacey, Brick, Cherry Hill, Union, Lawrenceville, Bayonne, Hazlet, Glassboro, Park Ridge, Burlington, Bergenfield, Woodbridge, Weehawken, Egg Harbor, Vineland, Howell, Eatontown and North Brunswick.
Lidl first opened in Germany in 1973 wi…
