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FAA Bans Drones From Flying Over Parts Of New Jersey: See The List FAA Bans Drones From Flying Over Parts Of New Jersey: See The List
FAA Bans Drones From Flying Over Parts Of New Jersey: See The List New Jersey’s skies are getting a no-drone zone makeover.  In response to a string of drone sightings that have raised eyebrows and security concerns across the state, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued 22 Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) banning drones from buzzing around "critical New Jersey infrastructure." Prompted by a request from federal security partners, the restrictions are set to take effect Wednesday, Dec. 17, and will run through Friday, Jan. 17. The no-fly zones below aim to curb potential risks posed by drones near sensitive sites and ensure airspace…
Patty Alarcon Cinardo Of North Arlington Dies, 39 Patty Alarcon Cinardo Of North Arlington Dies, 39
Patty Alarcon Cinardo Of North Arlington Dies, 39 Patricia "Patty" Alarcon Cinardo died on Tuesday, Sept. 10, according to her obituary on the Nazare Memorial website. She was 39 years old. Born in Ecuador, Patty came to the United States at 9 years old with her family and lived in Brooklyn, then Kearny and Harrison, her obituary says. She most recently lived in North Arlington, having married her husband, Nicholas, in 2023. Patty's Facebook page shows she studied math at Hunter College. She is survived by her husband, Nicholas Cinardo; parents, Carlos Alarcon and Mercedes Garcia; her brothers, Kevin and Carlos Alarcon; and her a…
Motorcyclist Killed After Being Ejected, Run Over In Route 280 Crash: Police (UPDATE) Motorcyclist Killed After Being Ejected, Run Over In Route 280 Crash: Police (UPDATE)
Motorcyclist Killed After Being Ejected, Run Over In Route 280 Crash: Police (Update) A 52-year-old motorcyclist was killed in an early-morning crash on Route 280 in Hudson County, police said. Kyle Silas, of Orange, was heading west on a Fly Wing electric motorcycle when he struck a Ford sedan near milepost 16 in Kearny around 4:35 a.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. Silas was ejected then run over by a Dodge, Lebron said. He died as a result of the accident.
Sen. Bob Menendez Announces Resignation Sen. Bob Menendez Announces Resignation
Sen. Bob Menendez Announces Resignation New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez submitted his letter of resignation on Tuesday, July 23. Menendez's planned resignation, set for Aug. 20, comes one week after his conviction on felony corruption charges.  A jury found the Democrat guilty on all 16 counts after prosecutors accused him of giving secret information and military aid to Egypt in exchange for various favors, according to a release by the US Department of Justice.  Calls for Menendez's resignation had reached a fever pitch following his conviction and the Senate Ethics Committee was preparing an investigation that could…
NJ Sen. Bob Menendez Convicted Of Corruption NJ Sen. Bob Menendez Convicted Of Corruption
NJ Sen. Bob Menendez Convicted Of Corruption New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was convicted on corruption charges Tuesday, July 16. The jury found Menendez, a Democrat, guilty on all 16 counts after prosecutors accused him of giving secret information and military aid to Egypt in exchange for various favors, according to a release by the US Department of Justice. Menendez, a power broker in Hudson County and former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee had professed his innocence. The senator, first appointed in 2006, had already ruled out running as a Democrat in this year's election but said he was considering an independen…
Embattled Senator Bob Menendez Announces Wife Has Breast Cancer Embattled Senator Bob Menendez Announces Wife Has Breast Cancer
Embattled Senator Bob Menendez Announces Wife Has Breast Cancer Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), who is facing federal corruption charges said his wife, Nadine, is battling breast cancer. “Nadine is suffering from Grade 3 breast cancer, which will require her to have mastectomy surgery,” Menendez said. “We are of course, concerned about the seriousness and advanced stage of the disease. She will require follow up surgery and possibly radiation treatment.” Like her husband, Nadine Menendez is facing corruption and bribery charges. While the senator's trial is currently underway, her trial was pushed back due to medical concerns. Her trial is currently schedu…
'Bullied Into Sitting Down:' Dave Portnoy's Back In Town — With Visit To Hudson County Pizzeria 'Bullied Into Sitting Down:' Dave Portnoy's Back In Town — With Visit To Hudson County Pizzeria
'Bullied Into Sitting Down:' Dave Portnoy's Back In Town — With Visit To Hudson County Pizzeria Dave Portnoy is kicking off another leg of pizza tasting in New Jersey with a stop longer than he'd hoped for in Hudson County. The Barstool Sports CEO dropped by Nino's on Bergen Street in Harrison for the first of many "One Bite" pizza reviews. "Soupy in the middle," he said outside the restaurant biting into a slice. "Good, solid. Football pizza. I'd like it a little tighter." Ultimately, he gave it a 7.4. Just as he was wrapping up, Nino's employees came out and insisted he come inside. They set him a place at a table where Portnoy said he'd been "bullied into sitting down." It was a…
UPDATE: Impaired Wrong-Way Route 4 Driver Injures 5, Himself, Faces Multiple Assault Charges UPDATE: Impaired Wrong-Way Route 4 Driver Injures 5, Himself, Faces Multiple Assault Charges
Update: Impaired Wrong-Way Route 4 Driver Injures 5, Himself, Faces Multiple Assault Charges 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: An impaired driver from Westchester was headed the wrong way on westbound Route 4 in Paramus when his SUV slammed head-on into another over the weekend, sending five people as well as himself to the hospital, authorities said. Whigmer J. Villanueva, 56, of Harrison was "operating his vehicle recklessly and under the influence of drugs and or alcohol" when his eastbound 2008 Toyota rammed an unidentified vehicle shortly near Paramus Road before 2:30 a.m. Saturday, March 23, a criminal complaint says. "Two passengers in the defendant's vehicle were injured as a result of the acci…
'Champion' Menendez Won't Run In Democratic Primary, Considering Independent Bid (VIDEO) 'Champion' Menendez Won't Run In Democratic Primary, Considering Independent Bid (VIDEO)
'Champion' Menendez Won't Run In Democratic Primary, Considering Independent Bid (Video) Embattled Senator Robert Menendez announced he will not run for re-election as a Democrat, but did not rule out running as an independent. Menendez, who is facing numerous federal bribery charges, made the announcement in a nine-minute video on Thursday, March 21.  Menendez, who has professed his innocence and called himself a champion for the state of New Jersey, said the charges against him make running a campaign impossible.  ALSO SEE: Menendez Accepted Benz As Bribe Following Fatal Wreck Caused By His Wife In Bergen: Reports "New Jerseysians deserve better than that," M…
Garden State 'El Clasico': Real Madrid, FC Barcelona To Play At MetLife Stadium This Summer Garden State 'El Clasico': Real Madrid, FC Barcelona To Play At MetLife Stadium This Summer
Garden State 'El Clasico': Real Madrid, FC Barcelona To Play At MetLife Stadium This Summer One of the most famous sports rivalries in the world is coming to the Garden State this summer. Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona will play an edition of 'El Clasico' at MetLife Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 3, the Spanish soccer clubs announced on Tuesday, Mar. 19. Two of La Liga's biggest powerhouses will hold the friendly match as part of a preseason summer U.S. tour. This will be the fourth edition of Spain's most historic rivalry played in the U.S. The first was at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, with Lionel Messi and Barcelona defeating their Madrid rivals 3-2 on Monday, July 2…
Kearny Man, 18, Charged With Having Backyard Sex In Harrison With Underage Girl He Met Online Kearny Man, 18, Charged With Having Backyard Sex In Harrison With Underage Girl He Met Online
Kearny Man, 18, Charged With Having Backyard Sex In Harrison With Underage Girl He Met Online An 18-year-old Kearny man was charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.  Angel Aparicio De La Cruz and the girl had sex in the backyard of a Harrison home last July 11 after meeting on social media, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Whether the girl consented or not is irrelevant under the law. Statutory rape occurs in New Jersey when one of the partners is between 13 and 16 and the other is at least four years older. Those adults who claim “she/he looked 18″ — or that the victim showed a fake ID — have no defense, under what is known as the standard of strict l…
These Bergen County Towns Got The Most Snow These Bergen County Towns Got The Most Snow
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…
NJ Rap Record Exec Admits Drug Op With Kilos Of Heroin, Fentanyl Stashed In Cliffside, Harrison NJ Rap Record Exec Admits Drug Op With Kilos Of Heroin, Fentanyl Stashed In Cliffside, Harrison
NJ Rap Record Exec Admits Drug Op With Kilos Of Heroin, Fentanyl Stashed In Cliffside, Harrison Newark native Dawan "DB" Brown had just gotten a record label and recording studio going when the hammer came down. He's now likely to spend a significant amount of time behind bars after accepting a deal from federal prosecutors. Brown, 38, had been a local teenage boxing phenom from the South Ward who became a Golden Glove champion 20 years ago. According to his online bio, the Weequahic High School graduate worked for 14 years as a custodian with the Newark Board of Education before launching his own record label, 100 Percent Pure Ent, in 2018. Two years later Brown opened the Excl…
North Jersey Schools Closed, Delayed Due To Major Winter Storm North Jersey Schools Closed, Delayed Due To Major Winter Storm
North Jersey Schools Closed, Delayed Due To Major Winter Storm New Jersey school districts are announcing closures and delays ahead of a winter storm expected Monday night into Tuesday, Feb. 13. Between 6 and 18 inches are expected across North Jersey, but the National Weather Service "the Tuesday morning commute will be either snowy, slushy, or wet for our entire area." The following districts have announced closures Tuesday, Feb. 13: Belleville Bergenfield Bloomfield Butler Clifton Closter Cresskill Demarest Denville Dover Dumont Englewood  Englewood Cliffs Elizabeth Elmwood Park Fair Lawn Fort Lee Franklin Lakes Fredon Garfield Glen Rock Hack…
NJ Cell Tower Picked Up On Dispatcher Uploading Child Porn: Police NJ Cell Tower Picked Up On Dispatcher Uploading Child Porn: Police
NJ Cell Tower Picked Up On Dispatcher Uploading Child Porn: Police A police dispatcher in Hudson County was arrested on child porn charges, authorities said. An investigation into Jason De. Lewis, 39, who is a dispatcher and for the Harrison Police Department, began in October 2023, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Secaucus police had gotten a tip that a file depicting child sexual abuse material was viewed/uploaded to an account that was logged into an IP address, which hit off of a cellular tower within Secaucus, Miller said.  The investigation spearheaded by Detective Kristen Bronowich revealed that Lewis owned the file, the chief sa…
Most Spectacular Christmas Light Displays To See This Year In North Jersey Most Spectacular Christmas Light Displays To See This Year In North Jersey
Most Spectacular Christmas Light Displays To See This Year In North Jersey It may be getting dark early but Christmas light displays are keeping New Jersey bright. Daily Voice has partnered with Sandy Nussbaum-Giercyk, the creator of "The Great Holiday Light List: Sights of the Season," to come up with your guide to the best home Christmas light displays across North Jersey. Nussbaum-Giercyk, who owns a Disney-focused travel company, has compiled multiple lists for every county in NJ, FL, NY, PA and MA. "Since we all can't live in Disney every day, holiday lights are the next best way to create magic," she said. "You can see them where ever in the country yo…
Sen. Cory Booker Says Bob Menendez Should Resign Sen. Cory Booker Says Bob Menendez Should Resign
Sen. Cory Booker Says Bob Menendez Should Resign Senator Cory Booker has joined the chorus of New Jersey politicians calling for Sen. Bob Menendez's resignation after Menendez and his wife were indicted on federal bribery charges last week. Booker said the trust and faith New Jerseysians had in Menendez have been shaken in light of the recent indictments, which he called "shocking" and said were "hard to reconcile with the person I know." "Senator Menendez fiercely asserts his innocence and it is therefore understandable that he believes stepping down is patently unfair," Booker said. "I believe this is a mistake. "Stepping down is not a…
Democratic Senator Bob Menendez Indicted On Federal Bribery Charges Democratic Senator Bob Menendez Indicted On Federal Bribery Charges
Democratic Senator Bob Menendez Indicted On Federal Bribery Charges Democratic U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey was indicted Friday on federal corruption charges that include allegations of him secretly supporting the government of Egypt and trying to influence U.S. prosecutors' case against Bergen County real estate magnate Fred Daibes. Mendendez, 69, who's chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made several moves in exchange for bribes, some of which were passed to his wife, Nadine Arsianian, a sweeping indictment unsealed on Sept. 22 alleges. A staggering array of charges were brought by the grand jurors in the Southern District of N…
Fans Flock To Hoboken Hotel Hoping For Glimpse Of Lionel Messi (VIDEO) Fans Flock To Hoboken Hotel Hoping For Glimpse Of Lionel Messi (VIDEO)
Fans Flock To Hoboken Hotel Hoping For Glimpse Of Lionel Messi (Video) It's not often that a major sports GOAT comes to Hoboken. And fans weren't about to miss out on a chance to see international superstar Lionel Messi, who was in town for one of the most anticipated matches in Major League Soccer history (scroll for video). Crowds flocked to the W Hotel on Marine View Plaza between 2nd and 3rd in Hoboken on Friday, Aug. 25, the night before Messi made his Inter Miami debut against the New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena in Harrison. @dailyvoicenewjersey Its not often Lionel Messi comes to Hoboken. Crowds flocked to the W Hotel on Aug. 25 hoping to …
Wanna See Lionel Messi At Red Bull Arena? It'll Cost You Wanna See Lionel Messi At Red Bull Arena? It'll Cost You
Wanna See Lionel Messi At Red Bull Arena? It'll Cost You Lionel Messi will be making his MLS regular season debut on Saturday, August 26 at Red Bull Arena in Harrison and soccer fans might be feeling some sticker shock. Messi, considered one of the greatest soccer players of all time, signed with Inter Miami FC after years spent playing in Europe. The cheapest ticket for his first New Jersey game will cost you more than $400 on Ticketmaster as of Friday, August 25. Want to have the best view of the pitch? On Ticketmaster, tickets are running as high as $5,000. The Argentinian soccer legend isn't the only attraction tomorrow night. The Red Bulls w…
NJ Lottery Player Wins $400K At Red Bull Arena NJ Lottery Player Wins $400K At Red Bull Arena
NJ Lottery Player Wins $400K At Red Bull Arena The big winner at the Red Bulls game on Saturday, June 3 wasn't on the field. At halftime of the Red Bulls-Orlando FC game on the turf at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, a man spun the Bigger Spin, New Jersey Lottery's newest wheel based $10 scratch off ticket and won $400,000, the biggest prize available.  The crowd roared as the lucky winner jumped in the air and began celebrating, overwhelmed with happiness. The winner plans to invest in a house, save for retirement and donate to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. 
Car Barrels Through Juicy Platters Harrison Storefront Day Before Paramus Shop Opening Car Barrels Through Juicy Platters Harrison Storefront Day Before Paramus Shop Opening
Car Barrels Through Juicy Platters Harrison Storefront Day Before Paramus Shop Opening Juicy Platters won't be putting the brakes on the upcoming opening of its Paramus location on Saturday, April 8, despite a driver barreling through the front of its Harrison location the day before. The driver apparently hit the gas instead of the brake, sending her car through the front of the Bergen Street store around 8:50 a.m., a spokesperson for the restaurant said. No injuries were reported and the store remains open. Meanwhile, a soft opening will be held at the new Juicy Platters Paramus location, located at 393 Route 17, Saturday, April 8 through Friday, April 14. "Even though it’…
Married Bakers Bring Sweetness To Bergen County With New Cake Shop Married Bakers Bring Sweetness To Bergen County With New Cake Shop
Married Bakers Bring Sweetness To Bergen County With New Cake Shop Andy Carl knew since high school he was going to run his own bakery. Now he gets to live his dream with his wife by his side. Andy and Lucy recently opened Cake It!, a new bakery in Bergen County, offering custom cakes and cupcakes.  Previously, the pair had been baking cakes out of their home in Harrison for five years. Andy, who attended culinary school, bakes the cakes while Lucy decorates them. The journey began for Andy when he was a child, making pumpkin pipes and cakes with his grandmother for the holidays. "She is my inspiration," Andy said.  View this post o…
UPDATE: Shots Fired, Two Seized In SWAT-Assisted Drug Probe In Kearny, Lyndhurst UPDATE: Shots Fired, Two Seized In SWAT-Assisted Drug Probe In Kearny, Lyndhurst
Update: Shots Fired, Two Seized In Swat-assisted Drug Probe In Kearny, Lyndhurst Narcotics detectives arrested two men, one of whom surrendered without incident in Lyndhurst and the other who was seized by a Hudson County SWAT team after shots were fired in Kearny. Boosted by heavily-armed tactical squads, detectives from the Bergen and Hudson county prosecutor's offices simultaneously hit both locations early Wednesday, Jan. 25, as part of a drug investigation, ranking law enforcement officers told Daily Voice. The first suspect was immediately seized at a single-family home on Union Avenue, they said. The second proved more problematic. He barricaded himself in an a…
Son Stabs Mom Dead, Injures Man In Harrison Son Stabs Mom Dead, Injures Man In Harrison
Son Stabs Mom Dead, Injures Man In Harrison A 67-year-old woman was stabbed dead by her son and a 50-year-old man was  injured in a Harrison stabbing early Tuesday, Jan. 17, authorities said. Victor Temoche, 32, is believed to have stabbed Rosa Massoni and the man around 1:20 a.m. at the Harrison Gardens apartment complex, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Both victims were transported to University Hospital in Newark where Massoni was pronounced dead just after 2 a.m. It wasn't immediately clear how Temoche knew the second victim. Temoche was arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder, and weapons offen…
Feds: Knifepoint Robber Who Choked Out Female Harrison Cab Dispatcher Gets 9½ Years Feds: Knifepoint Robber Who Choked Out Female Harrison Cab Dispatcher Gets 9½ Years
Feds: Knifepoint Robber Who Choked Out Female Harrison Cab Dispatcher Gets 9½ Years UPDATE: An ex-con who choked out a female dispatcher while robbing a Harrison taxicab company at knifepoint was sentenced to 9½ years without parole in federal prison. Alfuquan Turner, 46, of Newark took his chances with a jury rather than take a deal from the government after he was charged with robbing the Harrison Cab Company on Frank E. Rodgers Boulevard in Sept. 2019. Turner had his face covered with a plastic bag when he demanded money from the dispatcher, who told him there wasn't any in the office, prosecutors told jurors in U.S. District Court in Newark earlier this year. Turner …
North Jersey Catholic School Dean Tried Meeting Teen For Sex: Prosecutor North Jersey Catholic School Dean Tried Meeting Teen For Sex: Prosecutor
North Jersey Catholic School Dean Tried Meeting Teen For Sex: Prosecutor A North Jersey high school dean of senior students has been fired after being arrested on accusations he tried meeting a teen for sex, authorities said. Didier Jean-Baptiste, 54, of Jersey City — a dean at St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark — arranged to meet a person who he believed was a teen for sex in Harrison, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The crimes did not involve any students, Suarez said.  Jean-Baptiste was charged with luring and child endangerment. He was arrested on Oct. 6 at his home and released on a summons. Jean-Baptiste is tentatively scheduled to a…
Chef Behind NYC Michelin-Starred Restaurant Expands North Jersey Viennese Bistro Chef Behind NYC Michelin-Starred Restaurant Expands North Jersey Viennese Bistro
Chef Behind NYC Michelin-Starred Restaurant Expands North Jersey Viennese Bistro A North Jersey Viennese bistro whose chef helms a Michelin-starred New York City restaurant is opening another location, JerseyDigs reports. Charley's at the Urby development in Harrison is apparently coming to Newark’s Urby development with a liquor license, the outlet said. The restaurant's chef is Kurt Gutenbrunner, the owner and executive chef of Wallsé in the West Village. View this post on Instagram A post shared by JLev (@iisjlev) Charley's originated between hospitality investor David Barry and Guternbrunner, who grew up in a small v…
Fugitive Dubbed 'Real-Life Tony Soprano' Couldn't Hide From The Law, Even In Death Fugitive Dubbed 'Real-Life Tony Soprano' Couldn't Hide From The Law, Even In Death
Fugitive Dubbed 'Real-Life Tony Soprano' Couldn't Hide From The Law, Even In Death He was considered one of the last of the old-time mobsters, a "real-life Tony Soprano" listed as one of New Jersey's most wanted fugitives. Even six feet under, though, Tony Mota couldn't evade his pursuers. After eluding capture for nearly 25 years for a gruesome murder committed in Hudson County, Anthony Mota was found buried in the country where he was born, the Dominican Republic. Mota had been collecting debts for high-level Colombian drug dealers in New York City when he and a group of accomplices abducted a Queens man on Dec. 13, 1997, authorities said. The victim, 38-year-old …
One Of NJ's 'Most Wanted' Fugitives In Torture Execution Found Dead In Dominican Republic One Of NJ's 'Most Wanted' Fugitives In Torture Execution Found Dead In Dominican Republic
One Of NJ's 'Most Wanted' Fugitives In Torture Execution Found Dead In Dominican Republic One of New Jersey's most wanted fugitives in a kidnapping and execution of a Queens, NY man was found dead in the Dominican Republic, authorities announced. Anthony Mota kidnapped the victim on Dec. 12, 1997, then bound and tortured him with others for days until they got a ransom amount of $23,000 from the victim's family, United States Marshal for the District of New Jersey Juan Mattos, Jr., and NJSP Superintendent Col. Patrick J. Callahan said. Soon after, Mota took the victim to an area along Interstate 280 in Harrison, and shot him in the head and neck, ki…
5 Alarm Fire Tears Through Kearny Home 5 Alarm Fire Tears Through Kearny Home
5 Alarm Fire Tears Through Kearny Home A fire-alarm fire brought Hudson County firefighters o Kearny Sunday, June 26. The blaze broke out at 210 Laurel Ave. around 10:45 a.m., and was still raging as of 2 p.m. Firefighters from Jersey City, Kearny and Harrison were at the scene.