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Yet Another Renowned NJ Catering Venue Passes: The Woodcliff Lake Hilton Closes Yet Another Renowned NJ Catering Venue Passes: The Woodcliff Lake Hilton Closes
Yet Another Renowned NJ Catering Venue Passes: The Woodcliff Lake Hilton Closes Yet another North Jersey hotel that rings with decades worth of fond memories is biting the dust -- and raising the anxiety levels for customers forced to find another venue for their weddings, proms, bar mitzvahs and other special events. The Hilton Woodcliff Lake is closing within the next two weeks, having been sold at auction to a company headed by a New Jersey-bred billionaire developer. "I personally have been going to events there since I was a teenager. My own Sweet 16, proms, fundraisers were all held there," New Jersey State Sen. Holly Schepisi said. “I’m sorry to see such a long-…

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NJ Broker Loses Registration, Fined $150G For Going Rogue With Hudson Valley Tequila Startup NJ Broker Loses Registration, Fined $150G For Going Rogue With Hudson Valley Tequila Startup
NJ Broker Loses Registration, Fined $150G For Going Rogue With Hudson Valley Tequila Startup A former New Jersey broker-dealer agent from Rockland County had his registration revoked and was fined $150,000 for steering clients to a Hudson Valley tequila startup whose founder went to federal prison. Michael W. Mandel of Suffern sold the securities in the form of ownership interests in "6 Degree Tequila" via unauthorized private transactions, state Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said.  Records show Mandel was working at the time as an agent and investment adviser representative for two New Jersey broker-dealers -- Royal Alliance Associates in Old Tappan and, later, LPL Fina…

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Woman Struck, Killed By Train In North Jersey Woman Struck, Killed By Train In North Jersey
Woman Struck, Killed By Train In North Jersey A woman was struck and instantly killed by a train in Garfield, authorities confirmed. NJ TRANSIT police were trying to identify the woman, who was hit by a train that wasn't in passenger service just west of Somerset Street near the Garfield station at 10:25 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26. The Bergen County Line train was headed from Suffern to Hoboken, the agency's public information office reported. No injuries were reported to the crew on board. ****** The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) offers 24/7 call, text and chat access to t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fire Sweeps Through NJ Home Fire Sweeps Through NJ Home
Fire Sweeps Through NJ Home A raging fire ravaged a Mahwah home. The fire ignited in the attached three-car garage and raced through the nearly $1.5 million home set back off a long driveway near Young World Day School on Wyckoff Avenue shortly before 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1. The owner quickly got out and watched in anguish as firefighters battled the three-alarm blaze. They went to an exterior operation, heavily dousing the flames with a trio of aerials in front and back before moving inside of the 4,200-square-foot home after the second-floor ceiling collapsed.  The fire was declared under control shortly aft…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Person' Struck, Killed By Train In North Jersey 'Person' Struck, Killed By Train In North Jersey
'Person' Struck, Killed By Train In North Jersey Authorities on Tuesday were trying to identify a person struck and killed overnight by a commuter train in Passaic. The No. 1101 Main Line train left Hoboken -- bound for Suffern, NY -- shortly after 1:30 a.m. The pedestrian was struck at the Passaic station around 2 a.m. There were no injuries to the six customers or crew on board. NJ TRANSIT police were investigating. They not only hadn't identified the victim as of mid-morning on Tuesday. They didn't have a gender or approximate age. "It's still under investigation," said Emma Wright, NJT's senior public information officer.

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Community Staggered By Death Of NJ Student-Athlete In House Fire Community Staggered By Death Of NJ Student-Athlete In House Fire
Community Staggered By Death Of NJ Student-Athlete In House Fire The death of a Bergen County teenager in a house fire has staggered many in the community where she was raised, as well as others from area towns and beyond. Riley Boyle, 17, of Allendale was a stellar student-athlete who maintained a 4.0 Grade Point Average, as many who spoke of her pointed out. She was, as one put it, "an incredible role model for her peers." ****** Riley's family released a statement through attorney Ronald Dario:  "Our hearts are broken as we struggle to make sense of this terrible tragedy. Our only solace is in the outpouring of love from the community that shows u…

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LOCAL TRAGEDY: Teenage Girl, Pets Killed In North Jersey House Fire LOCAL TRAGEDY: Teenage Girl, Pets Killed In North Jersey House Fire
Local Tragedy: Teenage Girl, Pets Killed In North Jersey House Fire An apparently accidental weekend fire that claimed the life of a Bergen County teenager has staggered many in the community where she was raised, as well as others from area towns and beyond. Riley Boyle, 17, was in the shower when the fire broke out close to the rear entrance of the 2½-story Bonnie Way home around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, responders said. The flames quickly spread to a rear hot tub room and a pergola-covered porch, trapping the victim in a bathroom just above the blaze, they said. The fire began in the rear of the Allendale home.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The Northern Hi…

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Big Brush Fire At NJ-NY Border Threatens Animal Sanctuary Big Brush Fire At NJ-NY Border Threatens Animal Sanctuary
Big Brush Fire At Nj-ny Border Threatens Animal Sanctuary A brush fire along the Bergen/Rockland border temporarily closed the Ramapo Reservation after sending a column of smoke skyward that could be seen in Westchester. A live wire smoldering on a tree apparently ignited the blaze on Brandt Road in the Ramapo Mountains in Hillburn, bringing firefighters from both counties, shortly before 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 15. Of immediate concern was the non-profit Tevaland animal sanctuary on the New York side, as well as a home on Split Rock Road in Mahwah with propane tanks. Neither was damaged, responders said. "We are grateful to all the firefighters…

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NJ Man Stabs Woman, Turns Knife On Himself, Drives To Hospital, Police Say NJ Man Stabs Woman, Turns Knife On Himself, Drives To Hospital, Police Say
NJ Man Stabs Woman, Turns Knife On Himself, Drives To Hospital, Police Say A manhunt ended when a man who'd stabbed a woman at a home in Ramsey turned the knife on himself before driving to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern for treatment, authorities said. The victim was taken to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood before being transferred to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center following the assault on Swan Street, just off southbound Route 17, around 9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, Ramsey Police Chief Brian Lyman said. The suspect, Jason Hinton 27, of Liberty Street in Little Ferry, was later located at Good Sam, where he'd sought medical attention f…

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Former Rockland Owner Of Failed Nursing Homes In NJ, 11 Other States Charged In $39M Tax Dodge Former Rockland Owner Of Failed Nursing Homes In NJ, 11 Other States Charged In $39M Tax Dodge
Former Rockland Owner Of Failed Nursing Homes In NJ, 11 Other States Charged In $39M Tax Dodge An insurance broker from Rockland County who ran a failed nationwide network of nearly 100 nursing homes from an office over a Bergen County pizzeria ducked nearly $39 million in payroll taxes, a federal indictment unsealed on Monday alleges. Joseph Schwartz, 62, was arrested at his Suffern home last Thursday. A federal judge in Newark released him to home confinement hours later, with conditions, pending trial. Then came the unsealing announcement on Monday, also out of Newark. Schwartz’s Skyline Healthcare LLC amassed 95 nursing homes in 11 states nationwide in less than two years – incl…

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Feds Charge Somerset County Data Analyst With Trafficking Child Porn Feds Charge Somerset County Data Analyst With Trafficking Child Porn
Feds Charge Somerset County Data Analyst With Trafficking Child Porn A data analyst from Somerset County was charged with trafficking child porn following an undercover investigation, federal authorities said. Marc-Evan Manasse, 27, Somerville “distributed material containing images and video files of child sexual abuse” on a file-sharing network, Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said. Detectives went undercover to access five video files and 11 images containing child sexual abuse from an IP address at Manasse’s home, Honig said. The files included “multiple visual depictions of pre-pubescent children being sexually abused by adults,” s…

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Massive Route 287 Tanker Truck Explosion Kills Driver, NJSP Confirms Massive Route 287 Tanker Truck Explosion Kills Driver, NJSP Confirms
Massive Route 287 Tanker Truck Explosion Kills Driver, Njsp Confirms UPDATE: A 59-year-old gasoline tanker driver from Paterson was killed in a massive fireball during a crash on Route 287 near the New York State border in Mahwah early Saturday, New Jersey State Police confirmed. A series of explosions were heard after the rig rolled and burst into flames on a notorious stretch of the southbound highway near Route 17 and the New York State Thruway at 6:47 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. Firefighters used foam to douse the blaze while also extinguishing flames that extended into the woods along the mountain. Thick, black smoke could be seen for miles. …

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Selfie Gives Away Waiter Accused Of Recording Women In NJ Diner Bathroom Selfie Gives Away Waiter Accused Of Recording Women In NJ Diner Bathroom
Selfie Gives Away Waiter Accused Of Recording Women In NJ Diner Bathroom Police had little trouble identifying a waiter accused of secretly recorded women using the bathroom at a Route 17 diner. They simply pulled up a selfie on the cellphone that they said he'd hidden in a ceiling vent, customers said. Olegario Mendez, 36, of Suffern was arrested after a woman using the bathroom at the Majestic Diner in Ramsey spotted the phone with the lens facing down over the toilet this past weekend. "The officer who removed the phone said it was on record for an hour," the woman's companion told Daily Voice. Mendez was charged with invasion of privacy and released pend…

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Prosecutor: Mahwah Killer Worked With Victim At Local Gas Station Prosecutor: Mahwah Killer Worked With Victim At Local Gas Station
Prosecutor: Mahwah Killer Worked With Victim At Local Gas Station UPDATE: A trio of New York City police officers helped capture a 23-year-old Mahwah man who authorities said fled after shooting his roommate dead Monday night. Milan Ghimire was nabbed in the Bronx by members of the NYPD Emergency Services Unit after killing 56-year-old Phu Tsewang, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Tuesday. The two men worked together at a local gas station, the prosecutor said. Ghimire remained held at the 45th Precinct in the Bronx and will be held pending extradition proceedings. He'll face charges of murder, weapons possession and evidence tampering in Supe…

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MURDER IN MAHWAH: Arrest Made In NYC MURDER IN MAHWAH: Arrest Made In NYC
Murder IN Mahwah: Arrest Made In NYC UPDATE: A trio of New York City police officers helped capture a 23-year-old Mahwah man who authorities said fled after shooting his roommate dead Monday night. Milan Ghimire was nabbed in the Bronx by members of the NYPD Emergency Services Unit after killing 56-year-old Phu Tsewang, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Tuesday. The two men worked together at a local gas station, the prosecutor said. Ghimire remained held at the 45th Precinct in the Bronx and will be held pending extradition proceedings. He'll face charges of murder, weapons possession and evidence tampering in …

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Worker Critically Injured In Explosion At Ramapo College Worker Critically Injured In Explosion At Ramapo College
Worker Critically Injured In Explosion At Ramapo College UPDATE: A construction worker was gravely injured in a pipe-valve explosion Tuesday morning at Ramapo College of New Jersey in Mahwah, responders said. Mahwah firefighters carried the victim out after he was struck in the head and knocked out by a valve cap during a pressure test on an 8-inch water line on the second floor of the college library shortly after 8 a.m., they said. A helicopter was cancelled because of the weather and he was taken by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center with severe head trauma, responders said. They were doubtful about his chances for survival. T…

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Middlesex Man, 40, Arrested After Fiery Rollover DWI Crash Hurts 2 Adults, 2 Children Middlesex Man, 40, Arrested After Fiery Rollover DWI Crash Hurts 2 Adults, 2 Children
Middlesex Man, 40, Arrested After Fiery Rollover DWI Crash Hurts 2 Adults, 2 Children A 40-year-old driver from South Brunswick has been arrested following a serious DWI rollover crash that sent four people to the hospital, authorities said. A 19-year-old Burlington County man suffered serious burns after his Blazer was rear-ended, rolled over and burst into flames on Saturday night, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and North Brunswick Police Department Director Kenneth P. McCormick said. Christopher L. Mertens, 40, of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick was intoxicated and speeding with two children in his 2018 Infiniti Coupe when he collided wi…

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by Jon Craig
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Man Struck By Rockland-To-Hoboken Train Man Struck By Rockland-To-Hoboken Train
Man Struck By Rockland-To-Hoboken Train A man was hospitalized after he was struck by a commuter train Sunday night in Paterson. The Main Line #1732 train had left Suffern at 9:07 p.m. and was due to arrive in Hoboken at 10:19 p.m. when it struck the man just west of the Paterson train station shortly before 10 p.m., NJ Transit’s Lisa Torbic said. Responders said they got the victim out from under the train and took him to nearby St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. None of the 16 people were injured and service wasn’t affected, Torbic said. NJ Transit police were investigating, she said.

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Bedroom Fire Ravages Mahwah Home Near Rockland Border Bedroom Fire Ravages Mahwah Home Near Rockland Border
Bedroom Fire Ravages Mahwah Home Near Rockland Border Fire destroyed the master bedroom of a Mahwah home near the Rockland border Tuesday afternoon. Mahwah firefighters, assisted at the scene by their colleagues from Ramsey and Suffern, doused the 2:30 p.m. blaze on Alcott Road, less than a half-mile from Airmont. No serious injuries were immediately reported in the fire, which went to three alarms for coverage. Firefighters contained the blaze to the master bedroom. Ramsey and Suffern firefighters assisted their Mahwah colleagues at the Alcott Road fire.Tony Greco for DAILY VOICE Firefighters contained the blaze to the master bedroom…

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VIDEO: Mahwah Firefighters Rush From Rockland Brush Blaze To Local House Fire VIDEO: Mahwah Firefighters Rush From Rockland Brush Blaze To Local House Fire
Video: Mahwah Firefighters Rush From Rockland Brush Blaze To Local House Fire Mahwah firefighters were helping their colleagues from Hillburn, Sloatsburg and Tallan douse a brush fire in a remote wooded area of Rockland on Sunday when a house fire broke out nearby in town. The fire, which originated in the kitchen, was quickly knocked down, although it did cause some damage. Mutual aid was provided by firefighters from Ramsey, Franklin Lakes, Allendale, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River and Suffern. No injuries were reported. Rockland Report recorded this video: Video from the scene on Anderson Drive in Mahwah.Rockland Report

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VIDEO: Firefighters Battle Propane Tank Blaze At Bergen/Rockland Border VIDEO: Firefighters Battle Propane Tank Blaze At Bergen/Rockland Border
Video: Firefighters Battle Propane Tank Blaze At Bergen/Rockland Border Firefighters battled a Monday afternoon blaze fueled by a propane tank in the rear of a Mahwah home at the New York border. The fire was reported around 3:20 p.m. on Doremus Road in Mahwah just off East Crescent Avenue (which becomes Church Road in NY), barely 500 yards from the Airmont line. Flames spread to the eaves and parts of the interior of the home as firefighters from several companies converged on the scene. The fire then went to three alarms for coverage about 45 minutes later. Assisting township firefighters were, among others, their colleagues from Suffern, Tallman, Ramsey, …

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by Jerry DeMarco