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Police & Fire
Cops Cut Calm YouTuber Break During Bergen County Traffic Stops, New Bodycam Footage Shows
Newly released bodycam footage reveals tech influencer Marques Brownlee calmly navigating a series of traffic stops in Bergen County, NJ over the past two years. The videos, shared by Transparency Bodycam, show the 31-year-old YouTuber from Maplewood being pulled over on three separate occasions for traffic violations. June 30, 2023, Alpine: Brownlee was stopped by police for tinted windows. Brownlee realizes soon after being pulled over that he does not have his license. Brownlee and the officer make small talk over his barber and the fact that he's going all the way to Weehawken for a hai…
Traffic
Flooding, Crashes Close NJ Roadways On Wet Morning: Here's Where
Several traffic- and weather-related incidents closed some of New Jersey's roadways Tuesday morning, Nov. 26. The NJDOT site shows the following roadways were closed as of 9:45 a.m: Route 9W north, in Alpine: closed at Closter Dock Road due to flooding Route 9 in Lakewood, closed at 8th Street due to a downed utility pole and traffic signal Route 30 in Berlin, closed at Franklin Avenue due to a crash New Jersey Turnpike in Teaneck, northbound local lanes closed south of Exit 71 due to a crash, right lane blocked Garden State Parkway in Barnegat, vehicle off the side of the road at Exit 67 …
Schools
These Are Bergen County's Top Public Elementary Schools, New Rankings Show
Some of New Jersey’s best public elementary schools are right here in Bergen County, according to fresh rankings from Niche.com that highlight top-performing schools across the nation. While Niche ranks schools nationwide, Daily Voice is diving deeper into what makes Bergen County a standout for quality education. Niche’s rankings draw on a comprehensive analysis of academic performance and student life, combining U.S. Department of Education data with test scores, college data, and ratings from millions of Niche users. This meticulous process identifies the schools that excel in acad…
Schools
New Rankings Reveal NJ's Top Public Elementary Schools: See The Best Of The Best
Niche.com has released brand-new rankings putting New Jersey's public elementary schools on the map as some of the best in the country. The top school in New Jersey is Wyoming Elementary School in Millburn, which is No. 64 in the United States, according to Niche. The school received an A+ for both teachers and academics and an A for diversity. The top elementary schools in New Jersey, according to Niche, are: 1. Wyoming Elementary School (Millburn Township School District, K-4) 2. Alpine Elementary School (Alpine, K-8) 3. Hartshorn Elementary School (Millburn Township School D…
Schools
These Are New Jersey's Top Public Middle Schools: New Rankings Released
Niche has released brand-new rankings running down the best public middle schools in America. The first New Jersey school to crack the list was Alpine Middle School at No. 65, while The Davidson Academy in Reno, NV was ranked No. 1. ALSO SEE: These NJ Public High Schools Were Named Among Best In America Daily Voice broke Niche's rankings down even further to find the top public middle schools in New Jersey. They are: 10. L.C. Johnson Summit Middle School, Summit 9. Briarcliff Middle School, Mountain Lakes 8. Thomas R Grover Middle School, West Windsor 7. Sea Girt Elementary School, …
Schools
These Are Bergen County's Top Public Middle Schools: New Rankings Released
Niche has released brand-new rankings running down the best public middle schools in America. The first New Jersey school to crack the list was Alpine Middle School at No. 65. Niche's rankings can be broken down even further to find the top public middle schools in Bergen County. They are: 20. Maywood Avenue School 19. Union School, Rutherford 18. Lewis F. Cole Middle School, Fort Lee 17. Charles DeWolf Middle School, Old Tappan 16. Glen Rock Middle School 15. Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Fair Lawn 14. Tenakill Middle School, Closter 13. Woodcliff Middle School, Woodcliff Lake 12. Riv…
Police & Fire
'Sleepless Night:' 2 Hikers Safe After 5-Hour Rescue In North Jersey
Two missing North Jersey hikers were rescued in a five-hour mission early Thursday, Sept. 19, responders said. According to the Closter Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Corsp, Rescue 728, the East Bergen Rappel Team, and Alpine firefighters were called to Stateline Lookout in Alpine for the two missing hikers. Palisades Interstate Parkway police Lt. Raymond Walter identified the hikers as 20-year-old men from Union City, who had climbed to an unsafe location on the side of the cliff. The East Bergen Rappel Team was dispatched to help with safely removing them from their location,…
Police & Fire
Medevac Called To Bad Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway (
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A serious crash closed the Palisades Interstate Parkway Wednesday morning, Sept. 11 in Alpine, sources said. The accident happened in the southbound lanes near Exit 2 sometime around 10:30 a.m., Daily Voice has learned. Sources say the crash involved a utility truck. A medical chopper flew one person to the hospital just before 11:45 a.m., sources said. This is a developing story. Check back for details.
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1 Flown In Palisades Interstate Parkway Crash (
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One person was airlifted in a multi-vehicle crash along the Palisades Interstate Parkway Thursday, Aug. 15, sources tell Daily Voice. It happened in the southbound lanes in Alpine at approximately 1:30 p.m., sources say. One vehicle overturned and one person was airlifted to Hackensack University Medical Center, according to Daily Voice sources. This is a developing story. Check back for details.
News
6-Foot-5 Youth Camp Worker Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Child Multiple Times In Bergen County
A 32-year-old New York man has been charged with sexually assaulting a child while working as a support services director at a youth camp in one of New Jersey's wealthiest towns. Jelanie McKenzie, of Queens, had been working at the youth camp when he sexually assaulted a child under 16 years old on multiple occasions in Alpine, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The alleged assaults began in March 2024, according to Musella. On Thursday, July 25, McKenzie was charged with four counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree endangering the welfare of a chi…
Real Estate
Bergen County Mansion With Golf Course, Bowling Alley Breaks Sale Records For 2024 In NJ
A Bergen County home is breaking sale records in New Jersey. The gated home at 4 Stone Tower Drive in Alpine, which sprawls across 22,782 square feet and sits on four acres of land within the Rio Vista section of the borough, sold for $16.7 million on Wednesday, July 17. Jason Pierce/Prominent Properties SIR-Tenafly Designed by renowned architect James Paragano, the home's buyer was represented by James Pierce and Richard Orlando of Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty-Tenafly. The seller was represented by Rosemarie Campi of SIR-Alpine. The four-level …
Real Estate
Bergen County Estate Built By Renowned Architect Listed At $7.5M
Legendary architect James Paragano has done it again. A home in Alpine designed by the renowned architect has hit the market for $7.5 million. The listing agents are Richard Orlando and Jason Pierce of Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty. The 6-bedroom, 9-bathroom home at 16 Dogwood Ln. has all the fixings, including a diamond cut limestone exterior, Vermont slate roof, oversized French doors, a chef's kitchen with two refrigerators, according to the listing. The home also has an elevator, five fireplaces and a 3-bay garage that can accommodate five cars, accordin…
Real Estate
$6.25M Home In NJ's Most Expensive Zip Code Comes With Pool, Indoor Cabana (
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A 16,000-square-foot home in New Jersey's most expensive zip code is on the market for $6.25 million. Built in 2000, the home at 67 Robin Ln., in Alpine has 8 bedrooms, 8 full bathrooms, 3 partial bathrooms, and sits on 1.93 acres, according the listing by Sotheby's International Realty. The listing agents are Dennis and Dolores McCormack. Jump The Colonial stone manor also features six, large reception rooms with high ceilings, and a kitchen that opens to a stone terrace, leading to a covered loggia, the listing reads. Inside the primary bedroom, cozy up to a fireplace and find an onyx …
Police & Fire
Troubled Dad Plunges To Death From NJ/NY Lookout
A troubled man from River Edge who’d just been involved in a fender bender leaped to his death from atop the Palisades at the New York/New Jersey border on Wednesday, Dec. 13, authorities confirmed. The 38-year-old man had hit a couple of cars while trying to back out of a dead end near his son’s school. A resident shared video of the incident with River Edge police who -- aware of his history -- began looking for the troubled driver. Then came the heartbreaking news. It was shortly before 5 p.m. when a concerned citizen called Palisades Interstate Parkway Police from the State Line …
Real Estate
$22.5M Mahwah Home Could Be Bergen County's Most Expensive Listing (
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A Bergen County home that sits on 43 acres and features a football field, barn, and theater is one of the most expensive listing in the county. The 10,000-square-foot Mahwah home along the Ramapo River features 10 bedrooms, 10.5 bathrooms, a 20-stall barn, an English pub and wet bar, theater, sports fields, and more. According to Zillow, the next most expensive listing in Bergen County is a mansion on Rio Vista Drive in Alpine, listed just under $22.5 million. The Mahwah home also features a 3,400-square-foot carriage house with two bedrooms and three bathrooms. Listing agent Charles Oppl…
Lifestyle
These NJ Zip Codes Rank Among Top 80 Most Expensive In US, New Report Says
Four zip codes in New Jersey rank in the Top 100 for most expensive in the United States, according to a brand-new report. The findings by RealtyHop were determined by real estate listings so far this year. The majority of the wealthiest Americans live in California and New York. The four New Jersey zip codes are: No. 32 Deal (07723) with a median home listing price of $3.05 million No. 46 Alpine (07620), median home listing price of $2.75 million No. 60 Avalon (08202) median home listing price of $2.45 million No. 81 Short Hills (07078) median home listing price of $2.18 million&nb…
Real Estate
Secret Door Leads To Basketball Court At $15.9M North Jersey Palace (
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Nearly 35,000 square feet. Eight acres. Approximately $15.9 million — and that's a discount! Living in luxury in North Jersey doesn't come cheap. A house filled with splendor, grandeur and an arcade is for sale in Alpine at 887 Closter Dock Road from Joshua Baris at Coldwell Banker. 887 Closter Dock Road, Alpine.Coldwell Banker/Joshua Baris 887 Closter Dock Road, Alpine.Coldwell Banker/Joshua Baris The property combines European architecture and modern sensibility according to the listing. The 10-bedroom, 12-bathroom home features a "dramatic" foyer, a chef's kitchen, a dining roo…
Police & Fire
Multi-Million-Dollar Bergen Home Burglary: Three Captured In Celebrity Neighborhood Break-In
Law enforcers from several agencies helped capture a burglary trio from Delaware who authorities said targeted a multi-million-dollar home in an exclusive Bergen County neighborhood. It was shortly before 4:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, when the burglars apparently found an unlocked rear door to the Timberline Drive home off Route 9W in Alpine, in an area where Chris Rock, Lil Kim and other celebrities own estates. Police from surrounding towns, Bergen County sheriff's officers and others quickly converged on New Jersey's most affluent suburb, and the Delaware trio were all soon in custody. E…
Police & Fire
Band Of Brazen Burglars Who Blew Through Bergen, Elsewhere Charged in Crime Spree: Prosecutor
A band of brazen burglars who broke into homes and stole vehicles in Bergen County and elsewhere in the state – sometimes while the owners were home – was derailed by a group of crime fighters from various jurisdictions. The theft of a BMW SUV from an Alpine home last Christmas brought the crew to the attention of detectives in the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. The vehicle was used in other burglaries and attempts in Cresskill, Montville, and Rumson, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Thursday, Aug.. 3. Three of them returned to Alpine on Dec. 27 and had broken into a home, th…
Police & Fire
Fast-Moving Fire Destroys Harrington Park Home
A fast-moving pre-dawn fire destroyed a Harrington Park home. A couple who bought the Maryann Lane home just last month wasn't there when the blaze broke out at around 5 a.m., less than an hour before sunrise. It went two alarms on arrival as flames engulfed the two-story, wood-frame house. Burning electrical wires only made matters worse. Burning electrical wires made matters worse in the early-morning fire on MaryAnn Lane in Harrington Park.Harrington Park Volunteer Ambulance Corps Borough police and fire from Norwood, Northvale, River Vale, Closter, Old Tappan, Demarest, Alpine an…
Police & Fire
Alpine Driver, 44, Killed In Crash Outside CNBC Campus In Englewood Cliffs
A 44-year-old Alpine resident was killed when his car slammed into a tree on Route 9W in Englewood Cliffs over the weekend, authorities said. The Asian driver was alone when his southbound BMW ran off the road near the CNBC Sylvan Avenue campus shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday, July 23, Detective Lt. Ronald F Waldt said. Englewood Cliffs firefighters extricated the driver. Video from the scene.Dakota Santiago Desk@freedomnews.tv The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit was notified. …
Police & Fire
Bergen Detectives Nab Colombian Nationals Posing As Deliverymen In Multi-Town Burglary Spree
Detectives from the Bergen County prosecutor’s office nabbed three Colombian nationals who they said posed as delivery men during a burglary rampage through no fewer than nine area towns. Santiago Camargo-Rojas, 24, Steven Rugeles, 30, and Nicholas Buitrago-Grillo, 23, have all remained held in the Bergen County Jail since their arrests on Tuesday, July 18. ICE officials obtained holds on all three so that a federal immigration judge in Newark can determine whether all or any of them are living in the United States legally or must be deported. The trio targeted homes in affluent areas, of…
Police & Fire
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: Firefighter Gets 5-Year Prison Term For Route 9W Crash That Critically Injured Teens
UPDATE: A volunteer firefighter who caused a road-rage crash that nearly killed a group of fellow Bergen County teens – and then inexplicably returned to the scene as a responder – was sentenced to a plea-bargained five years in state prison. Luke G. Stein, 19, apologized to the victims and their families, some of whom addressed the judge emotionally, during a sentencing hearing in Hackensack on Friday, June 30. Lital Aburus said she'd had nine surgeries, including cosmetic operations on her face, neck and arms, along with a broken collarbone. Ariana Grant spoke of laying in a hospital be…
Police & Fire
Teen North Bergen Driver Flees Crash On Foot, Leaves Injured Companions Behind: Alpine PD
A 17-year-old driver from North Bergen fled the scene of a crash in Alpine that sent two passengers the same age to the hospital, authorities said. A boy was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center and a girl to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center after their 2014 Jeep Wrangler went off Cambridge Way near Oxford Place and into the woods around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, June 10, Acting Alpine Police Chief Matthew S. Kent said. Both are also from North Bergen, he said. Police from surrounding towns and a K-9 unit converged on the scene but didn't find the driver, who the chief said had r…
Police & Fire
Bicyclist From Englewood Hospitalized In 9W Crash, Driver From Westchester, 79, Cited
A 79-year-old driver from Westchester County was ticketed after she struck and injured a 42-year-old bicyclist from Englewood on Route 9W, authorities said. The bicyclist was hit by the Toyota Corolla at Palisades Interstate Parkway Exit 4 shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday, June 11, Alpine Acting Police Chief Matthew S. Kent said. Members of the Closter Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Corps took him to Hackensack University Medical Center with face and back pain, the chief said. The Ardsley, NY, driver was unharmed. She received a summons for failing to stop, Kent said. Demarest police assisted …
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: Two Teen Drivers, One 15, Nabbed With Stolen Cars On Palisades Interstate Parkway
A 15-year-old boy drove a stolen car up the Palisades Interstate Parkway to pick up a 17-year-old friend with another stolen vehicle that had become disabled, authorities said. PIP Police Officer Matthew Levine pulled up to the scene of a 2016 Hyundai parked behind a disabled 2015 Hyundai on the parkway’s northbound shoulder in Alpine shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. Levine immediately took the 2016 vehicle’s 15-year-old driver into custody, the lieutenant said. The disabled vehicle’s driver bolted into the woods, he said. Parkway police requested …
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Housekeeper Hides When Burglars Break Into Bergen Mansion Once Owned By Trump Ally From Russia
Two burglars who broke into a Bergen County mansion that once belonged to a Russian billionaire barely escaped when police screamed up, authorities said. The housekeeper was downstairs when she heard the intruders a floor above shortly after 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, Alpine Police Chief Christopher Belcolle said. She rushed into a bathroom, one of 10 in the joint, then locked the door and called police. Officers were familiar with the French-manor-style brick colonial, which once belonged to oligarch Aras Agalarov when he was an ally of former President Trump. Sean "Diddy " Combs also l…
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Police: Wanted Upstate NY Driver With Gun Pepper-Sprayed After Running From PIP Traffic Stop
An Albany man wanted out of several jurisdictions tried to run from police after they stopped his car on the Palisades Interstate Parkway and found him carrying a gun, authorities said. Ammar Ali, 33, was driving a 2002 Honda Civic that was stopped on the southbound parkway in Alpine shortly after 1 a.m. Monday, Jan. 2, PIP Police Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. Ali tried to identify himself as someone else, but Officer Amir Sikder was familiar with the man whose name he used, having stopped him once before, as well, Walter said. Backup Officer Matthew Levine also knew that Ali was lying, the…
Real Estate
Sprawling Estate In One Of NJ's Wealthiest Zip Codes Listed At $12.99M (
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A sprawling gated estate in one of New Jersey's wealthiest zip codes is on the market for a whopping $12.998 million. The Rio Vista Drive home in Alpine hit the market for the first time ever in August, according to its Zillow listing. The house has six bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a yoga/pilates studio, resort-sized swimming pool, foyer with granite staircase, oversized clubroom/bar, 8-car parking garage and more. Sharon Kurtz of Compass New Jersey is the listing agent. Click here for the complete Zillow listing.
Real Estate
10 Most Expensive Zip Codes In NJ
Alpine has officially been dethroned as the most expensive zip code in the US. According to an annual report by Property Shark, the Bergen County town dropped from the top spot for the Garden State to the second, as Deal comes in hot with a $2.3 million median home price. This puts Alpine at No. 66 with a median home price of $2.18 million, and Deal at No. 58 overall. Avalon came in ten spots higher with a median home price of $2 million, and Short Hills close behind at $1.825 million. Here are the top 10 most expensive zip codes in New Jersey, according to Property Shark: 1. Deal, …
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Stolen Car Thief Bails, Caught After Consecutive Crashes On PIP Near GWB
A stolen car thief was caught by Palisades Interstate Parkway police after back-to-back crashes near the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. Mario Rodriguez, 21, of the Bronx was captured as he and a companion ran from the scene of the second early-morning crash in Fort Lee, PIP Police Lt. Raymond Walter said. Despite being charged with 26 crimes, records show, Rodriguez was ordered released from the Bergen County Jail by a Superior Court judge in Hackensack the following day. A motorist alerted officers to two SUVs – one a Mercedes Benz, the other a Mazda -- being driven erratical…
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