A woman was being held in the Keough-Dwyer Correctional Facility after stealing electronics and credit cards from a man she met once then using the cards to make a $4,000 purchase from Wal-Mart, said authorities who charged her.On Oct. 2, a Hamburg man alerted police to a fraudulent purchase at Wal-Mart, Franklin Borough Police said in a news release.An investigation found that ...

Drive down Clinton Avenue in Westwood and you'll know exactly which house is Brody's.The lawn is a maze of headstones, spooky animatronics and shrieking children.That's just how the 9-year-old wants it.Brody, a fourth-grader at Brookside Elementary School, designs the display himself for the past five years, adding to it along the way, according to his mom, Kim Fowkes."We started ...

A reward of $1,000 is being offered to anyone who can help lead authorities locate more than a dozen Montville street signs.The thefts began on July 26 and continued through early October, the Morris County Sheriff's Department said.The thief stole 23 black and white aluminum signs and four brackets, authorities said.Anyone with information can contact the Morris County Sheriff’s ...

Of the dozens of tributes for that poured in, many had a common thread: Kaydee Alexander made others feel less alone.The Whippany mom died on Oct. 13. She was 21 years old.A Facebook page remembering Kaydee had amassed dozens of condolences and photos as of Wednesday morning."When I moved to Whippany, not everyone was as accepting and as willing to share their friends with me as Kaydee ...

A local resident with a passion for travel and a BBQ pit master have combined forces to bring a new restaurant to Frenchtown.New Jersey local Chris Ventura and Martin Hadicke have opened Vagabond BBQ on Bridge Street, and are offering international dishes -- along with American barbecue."We were lucky to have had the opportunity to live and work in many different countries throughout ...

Authorities released a composite sketch of a man who may have been a witness in the case of a girl who vanished from a South Jersey park last month.The unidentified man was reportedly seen in Bridgeton City Park around the time Dulce Alavez, 5, went missing Sept. 16, local police said.The man was wearing a white T-shirt, blue jeans and a white baseball-style cap, and was with ...

Hackensack Meridian Health has acquired Englewood Hospital and Medical Center as its 13th acute care hospital under a merger announced on Tuesday.Hackensack Meridian vowed to invest $400 million into new operating rooms, expanded cardiac facilities and out-patient sites for Englewood -- which has operated independently for nearly 130 years, according to the announcement.The ...

Over the weekend, Daily Voice published a story announcing that BuzzFeed had dubbed Jersey City's Andrea's Salumeria the best sandwich spot in New Jersey. It wasn't long before our comment section was overflowing with other suggestions.Turns out, many of you felt there were several other sandwich shops equally worthy of the prestigious title. We combed through your suggestions ...

One of two winning third-tier Powerball tickets was sold in Paramus.The ticket from the Oct. 12 drawing is good for $50,000 and was sold at Paramus Food Center on Paramus Road.The winning numbers were 12, 29, 34, 53 and 65. The Red Power Ball number was 23. The Multiplier number was 02.The lucky winner will split the $100,000 jackpot with the other person, who purchased theirs in ...

The community is rallying for the son of Washington mom Erin Van Note, who died on Oct. 11 in Pennsylvania (scroll down to donate).Born in Livingston, Erin graduated from Warren hills High School in 2006, her obituary says."Erin was a talented artist who enjoyed drawing, singing, music, and poetry and being with her family," her obituary says. "She enjoyed the outdoors, nature and ...