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Bergen Shelter Dog Overlooked For 1,300 Days Wins Over Reluctant New Owner In 5 Minutes Bergen Shelter Dog Overlooked For 1,300 Days Wins Over Reluctant New Owner In 5 Minutes Bergen Shelter Dog Overlooked For 1,300 Days Wins Over Reluctant New Owner In 5 Minutes
Bergen Shelter Dog Overlooked For 1,300 Days Wins Over Reluctant New Owner In 5 Minutes Will and Shannon Merrick weren't looking for a dog. The Clifton couple had lost their beloved bulldog just six months earlier, and Shannon wasn't ready to bring another one home. "I said to him, I don’t want to get another dog," Shannon told Daily Voice. But Will persuaded her to visit the Bergen County Animal Shelter, just to see who was there. They met Legend, a pit bull mix who had been waiting for a home since March 2023, when he was surrendered because he wasn't getting along with a Yorkie. "In five minutes, he had us by the heartstrings," Shannon said. Legend was just under a year…

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Young NJ Soccer Player Dies, $25K Raised For Grieving Family Young NJ Soccer Player Dies, $25K Raised For Grieving Family Young NJ Soccer Player Dies, $25K Raised For Grieving Family
Young NJ Soccer Player Dies, $25K Raised For Grieving Family A community in Sussex County is mourning the death of a young soccer player as friends, teammates, and neighbors rally to support his grieving family. Adrian Sek, of Ogdensburg, is being remembered for his love of soccer and the friendships he built on and off the field, according to a GoFundMe organized by Evelyn Sanchez. "Adrian was more than a soccer player. He was a teammate, a friend, and a special part of our soccer family. He brought people together through his love of the game, and he will forever hold a place in our hearts." The fundraiser was established to help Adrian's mother, …
Driver Seriously Injured In Crash With Ho-Ho-Kus Fire Truck Responding To Emergency Driver Seriously Injured In Crash With Ho-Ho-Kus Fire Truck Responding To Emergency Driver Seriously Injured In Crash With Ho-Ho-Kus Fire Truck Responding To Emergency
Driver Seriously Injured In Crash With Ho-Ho-Kus Fire Truck Responding To Emergency A Ho-Ho-Kus fire truck struck a Honda Fit while responding to a fire in Waldwick, seriously injuring the driver on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The crash happened on Franklin Turnpike as the fire truck was responding to a separate call in Waldwick, according to Waldwick Police Lt. David Passaretti. Photos from the scene captured by Boyd A. Loving show extensive passenger-side damage to a gray Honda Fit, with both doors heavily dented and the side mirror displaced. The driver of the Honda was transported to a hospital, Passaretti said. The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigatio…
UPDATE: 4 Hospitalized When Dump Truck Slams Into Jeep, Triggers Route 208 Pileup UPDATE: 4 Hospitalized When Dump Truck Slams Into Jeep, Triggers Route 208 Pileup UPDATE: 4 Hospitalized When Dump Truck Slams Into Jeep, Triggers Route 208 Pileup
Update: 4 Hospitalized When Dump Truck Slams Into Jeep, Triggers Route 208 Pileup Four people were hospitalized after a dump truck slammed into a Jeep, triggering a four-vehicle crash on Route 208 in Fair Lawn on Tuesday, Nov. 10, authorities said. The crash happened in the northbound lanes about 500 feet south of the Maple Avenue exit when a 55-year-old Paterson man driving a 1997 Volvo dump truck tried to stop for traffic but couldn't, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said. The dump truck struck the rear of a 2025 Jeep driven by a 48-year-old Hawthorne man, pushing it into a 2025 Kia driven by a 26-year-old Hawthorne woman, Eleshewich said. The Kia then struck a …
Driver Mistakes Woman For Garbage Bag In Deadly Dragging NJ Death: Prosecutor Driver Mistakes Woman For Garbage Bag In Deadly Dragging NJ Death: Prosecutor Driver Mistakes Woman For Garbage Bag In Deadly Dragging NJ Death: Prosecutor
Driver Mistakes Woman For Garbage Bag In Deadly Dragging NJ Death: Prosecutor A driver who thought she had struck a garbage bag in Newark instead hit a woman and dragged her beneath her vehicle to a supermarket, where she went shopping before discovering the victim, authorities said. The woman was found dead beneath the vehicle in the parking lot of Extra Supermarket at 327 Lyons Avenue around 6:58 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The driver told investigators she was heading south on Sherman Avenue when she struck what she initially believed was a black garbage bag, authoriti…

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NJ's Best Nursing Homes Revealed In New Study: See Full List NJ's Best Nursing Homes Revealed In New Study: See Full List NJ's Best Nursing Homes Revealed In New Study: See Full List
NJ's Best Nursing Homes Revealed In New Study: See Full List Thousands of nursing homes across the Northeast have been evaluated in new national ratings highlighting the best facilities for rehabilitation and long-term care. U.S. News & World Report released its 2027 Best Nursing Homes ratings on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The annual list evaluated more than 14,600 skilled nursing facilities in all 50 states and Washington, DC. The study evaluated nursing homes using 17 quality measures in each care category, including staffing levels, hospital readmissions, patient safety, and clinical outcomes. U.S. News rated 2,236 facilities across the Northeast.…

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Secret Service Motor Cop Critically Injured In DC Crash A routine trip to work took a terrifying turn for a US Secret Service motorcycle officer who was critically injured in a crash near the National Zoo in DC, leaving his family facing an uncertain road to recovery. Officer Chase Lettrich, a member of the Secret Service's Motorcade Support Unit, was riding to work on Tuesday morning, Nov. 10, when his motorcycle collided with an SUV on Connecticut Avenue NW near Devonshire Place. The crash happened shortly after 6 a.m., leaving Chase unconscious but breathing when emergency crews rushed him to the hospital, according to multiple reports. The …

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Walmart's Early Black Friday Sale Starts Nov. 12: Deals! Deals! Deals! Black Friday is coming early to Walmart, and bargain hunters might want to get their shopping carts ready before the deals start dropping. Walmart kicks off its Early Black Friday sale on Thursday, Nov. 12, with four days of deals on holiday gifts, popular brands, and everyday essentials. The savings start online at 12:01 a.m. ET, with in-store deals beginning at 6 a.m. local time, according to Walmart's holiday shopping announcement. Ready to shop? Check out Walmart's Black Friday deals or head to Walmart's Holiday Shop for more gift ideas and seasonal savings. But there's a catch—some sh…

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Walmart's Early Black Friday Sale Starts Nov. 12: Deals! Deals! Deals! Walmart's Early Black Friday Sale Starts Nov. 12: Deals! Deals! Deals! Walmart's Early Black Friday Sale Starts Nov. 12: Deals! Deals! Deals!
Walmart's Early Black Friday Sale Starts Nov. 12: Deals! Deals! Deals! Black Friday is coming early to Walmart, and bargain hunters might want to get their shopping carts ready before the deals start dropping. Walmart kicks off its Early Black Friday sale on Thursday, Nov. 12, with four days of deals on holiday gifts, popular brands, and everyday essentials. The savings start online at 12:01 a.m. ET, with in-store deals beginning at 6 a.m. local time, according to Walmart's holiday shopping announcement. Ready to shop? Check out Walmart's Black Friday deals or head to Walmart's Holiday Shop for more gift ideas and seasonal savings. But there's a catch—some sh…

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Bob Boone Dies: MLB Manager, All-Star, Father Of Yankees Skipper, Descendant Of Frontier Icon Bob Boone Dies: MLB Manager, All-Star, Father Of Yankees Skipper, Descendant Of Frontier Icon Bob Boone Dies: MLB Manager, All-Star, Father Of Yankees Skipper, Descendant Of Frontier Icon
Bob Boone Dies: MLB Manager, All-Star, Father Of Yankees Skipper, Descendant Of Frontier Icon Bob Boone, whose baseball legacy stretched from championship celebrations to the Yankees dugout through his son, has died. The four-time All-Star catcher and former major league manager died Monday, Nov. 9, at 78. Boone played 19 major league seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, California Angels, and Kansas City Royals. He won seven Gold Glove Awards and helped Philadelphia capture the 1980 World Series, batting .412 during the championship series, according to Royals Review. His family became baseball’s first to produce three generations of major league players. His father, Ray, prece…