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Police & Fire
Four Charged In Parent Brawl At Warren County Wrestling Meet (
Video
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Real-life Royal Rumbles have consequences. Just ask four people recently arrested in Warren County. Four people faces charges after a bench-clearing brawl broke out between parents during a wrestling meet at Phillipsburg High School in Lopatcong Township on Sunday, Jan. 28. The brouhaha was shared across social media. Whwa During a wrestling match between Anderson Diaz and Alexander Finklestein, a physical altercation broke out between Dayne Takach, a 49-year-old Montague resident and Nicholas Cassidy, a 24-year-old Bloomsbury resident, James Pfeiffer, Warren County Prose…
Weather
These Bergen County Towns Got The Most Snow
New Jersey residents are digging out of this week's snow storm — the worst of the season so far. According to the National Weather Service, the storm left 15 inches in the northern-most part of the state, canceling schools across the region. Here are the towns who got the most snow in the Tuesday, Feb. 13 storm, according to the National Weather Service. BERGEN River Vale: 9.8 inches Franklin Lakes: 9.1 Waldwick: 9.0 Bergenfield: 8.1 Mahwah: 8.0 Fair Lawn: 7.0 Lyndhurst: 6.5 HUDSON Harrison: 5.5 East Newark: 5.0 SW Hoboken: 4.8 MORRIS Green Pond/Randolph: 11.5 Denville: 10.2 Kinnelon…
Police & Fire
Irate Owner Flips Out, Attacks 68-Year-Old Clifton Parking Enforcement Officer, Police Charge
A senior parking enforcer from Clifton was OK following an assault by an irate driver from Sussex County, authorities said. A 68-year-old parking enforcement officer with the city of Clifton had written a summons for a vehicle illegally parked on Madison Avenue when he was assaulted by the owner, police said. An irate Dimitrios K. Rezitis, 37, of Montague, "stepped on the officer's shoes, placed him in a bear hug, and threatened to kill the officer and his family," Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. "The suspect then ripped the ticket book from the officer and removed all four copies of th…
News
North Jersey Dog Killed In Porcupine Attack, Family Paying Off $20K Vet Bill
A North Jersey family is left devastated and $20,000 in debt after the death of their dog in a porcupine attack. The DeGennaro family of Montague had to say goodbye to their pitbull-mix, Chester, on Saturday, Sept. 10, eight days after he was brutally attacked by a porcupine in the family’s backyard, according to a GoFundMe and posts on social media. A video clip of the attack’s aftermath shows the poor pup’s face, mouth, and chest covered in quills: ‼️warning: viewer discretion advised 😩😩‼️ Debated posting this until I knew he was gonna be okay, but with the... Posted by Miranda De…
Police & Fire
Sussex County Crash Claims Life Of Passaic Motorcyclist: State Police
A 50-year-old motorcyclist from Passaic was killed in a Sussex County crash, state police confirmed. Elio Fernandez was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle east on Deckertown Road Turnpike when the vehicle veered off the right side of the roadway near milepost 4.8 in Montague around 12:35 p.m. on Sunday, July 10, NJSP Trooper Brandi Slota told DailyVoice.com. Fernandez was thrown from the motorcycle and suffered serious injuries. Posted by Sandyston Township Fire Department Station 38 on Sunday, July 10, 2022 The victim was taken to Bon Secour Hospital and later pronounced dead, Slota …
Police & Fire
PA Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt In Sussex County Crash: State Police
A motorcyclist from Pennsylvania was hospitalized with serious injuries following a crash in Sussex County, state police confirmed. Vadim Aleksandrov, 40, was riding a Harley-Davidson on Route 23 north in Montague when the motorcycle veered off the right side of the highway, overturned, and hit a sign near milepost 48.7 just before 3:10 p.m. on Sunday, May 22, NJSP Trooper Brandi Slota told DailyVoice.com. Aleksandrov, of Greentown, PA, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of serious injuries, Slota said. Today we responded along with Montague Volunteer Fire Department, Wantag…
Police & Fire
Gunshots Heard During Standoff At Sussex County Country Club (
Developing
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A standoff that started at a Sussex County country club prompted a heavy police presence from Sunday night into Monday morning with possible shots fired, developing reports say. The standoff began near 306 G Shore Drive in Montague around 11 p.m. Sunday, according to initial and unconfirmed reports. Gunshots were heard early Monday morning, the initial report says. The address appears on Google as the location of Highpoint Country Club within a private condominium community. Numerous law enforcement agencies were still on scene as of 1 p.m., the report says. NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan …
News
NJ Woman In Wheelchair, 74, Among Group Charged By Feds Following DC Anti-Abortion Protest
A 74-year-old North Jersey woman in a wheelchair was among a group of anti-abortion activists charged with federal civil rights violations for blocking access to a reproductive health clinic in Washington, D.C. The arrest of Joan Andrews-Bell of Montague and eight other demonstrators was originally live-streamed on Facebook during an October 2020 protest that they dubbed “The Pink Rose Rescue” and federal authorities called an “invasion." Justice Department officials on Wednesday, March 30 announced the return of an indictment charging the defendants with criminally conspiring to “injure, …
Police & Fire
Mass
Casualty
: At Least 14 Injured In Route 206 Sussex County Bus Crash
More than a dozen people were injured when a bus overturned on snowy roads in Sussex County Thursday afternoon. The crash occurred near Route 206 and Clove Road in Montague around 4 p.m., according to initial and unconfirmed reports. An NJSP trooper attributed the cause of the crash to slippery road conditions but could not confirm any additional details. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
Business
Report: GNC Closes Additional 40 New Jersey Stores
After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June, GNC has announced closures of an additional 40 stores. The nutritional supplement company had originally planned on closing just 10 stores. According to NJ.com, the following 50 stores have either closed, or will soon: Blackwood, Gloucester Premium Outlets Bridgewater, Bridgewater Commons Cinnaminson, The Shoppes At Cinnaminson Closter, Heidenberg Plaza Delran, Hartford Corners Denville, The Shoppes At Union Hill Denville, Diamond Spring Road Deptford, Deptford Mall East Hanover, Hanover Commons East Rutherford, American Dream Mall E…
Police & Fire
Authorities: Off-Duty North Jersey Officer Shot, Killed By Juvenile In Deer Hunting Accident
A 38-year-old off-duty police officer was shot and killed Tuesday when a juvenile accidentally fired off a weapon while the pair were hunting in Sussex County, Daily Voice has learned. Hamburg police officer Jason Franco, of Montague, was deer hunting near Havens and Lott roads in Wantage around 12:30 p.m. when the incident occurred, according to local and state police. Franco was pronounced dead at the scene, "after an unintentional discharge of a weapon held by a juvenile while deer hunting in a group," said Lawrence Hajna, of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Prot…
News
Former NJ Army Guardsman Rejects Plea Deal In 'Upskirt' Photo Charge
The case of a former New Jersey Army National Guardsman accused of snapping photos up women's skirts will be heading to trial after he rejected a plea deal in Sussex County, according to a recent news report. Stephen Grogan, of Branchville, has been accused in four "upskirting" incidents across the U.S. since 2018 -- the year he separated from the state's National Guard, the NJ Herald reports. Grogan appeared in front of Sussex County Judge Louis S. Sceusi in a virtual hearing Tuesday, for an invasion of privacy charge stemming from a 2018 incident in a Montague supermarket. Grogan's attor…
News
Sussex County Officials Won't Release Details On Grad Party Linked To Teen
Covid-
19 Outbreak
A COVID-19 outbreak among six teens in Sussex County has been linked to a graduation party, according to health officials who won't release the details. According to the NJ Herald, County Health Officer Jim McDonald declined to release the date and location of the party, and wont' release the names of towns of those who tested positive. Data released by the county on Monday, however shows the following municipalities have residents who tested positive between Friday and Sunday: Byram (6), Green, Sparta (3), Vernon (3), and one each in Frankford, Hampton, Hardyston, Hopatcong, and …
Police & Fire
Bergen Man Accused Of Raping Two Pre-Teens Faces New Sex Charges In Sussex
UPDATE: A former state DOT employee from River Edge already being held on charges of raping two pre-teens is also accused of sexually assaulting a member of a Sussex County rescue squad at his former home in Frankford. Cory Bensen, 27, has remained in the Bergen County Jail since authorities arrested him in February in connection with the accused rape of a victim under 13. Bensen, who is engaged, was fired as a state Department of Transportation highway operations technician soon after, authorities said. SEE: State DOT Worker From River Edge Charged With Raping Pre-Teen He and his f…
Police & Fire
Sussex County Man With History Of Taking Upskirt Pics Charged In Union Incident: Police
A man suspected of taking an upskirt photo at a store on Rt. 22 in Union last month has been arrested, police said. Authorities say Stephen Grogan of Branchville knelt behind a shopper July 12 and was using his cell phone to take images of her, police said. Grogan left the store when the woman confronted her but she followed him and obtained his license plate number, Union police said. Grogan, 41, who had been arrested for the same crime in July 2018, surrendered to Union police last week after an investigation by Detective Michael Thiessen. He was charged with invasion of…
News
Montague Woman, 53, Dead In Fourth Of July Fire
A woman died and her parents were injured in a Montague Fourth of July fire. Lynn Urban, 53, was pronounced dead after the fire fully-engulfed her home around 6 a.m. on Red Hill Road, the Daily Record reports. Her parents were taken to Newton Medical Center with non life-threatening injuries.
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