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Pequannock, NJ

Man Killed In Fiery Garbage Truck Crash On Rt. 23 In Pequannock (PHOTOS) Man Killed In Fiery Garbage Truck Crash On Rt. 23 In Pequannock (PHOTOS)
Man Killed In Fiery Garbage Truck Crash On Rt. 23 In Pequannock (Photos) UPDATE: The 45-year-old dump truck driver has been charged with vehicular manslaughter as authorities say he was on his phone at the time of the accident. A man was killed in a fiery crash with a garbage truck before dawn on Monday, May 8, Pequannock Police have confirmed. The crash occurred on Route 23 north near the intersection of Alexander Avenue just before 5:20 a.m. The victim was driving a 2020 Chevy Traverse when he collided with a garbage truck, police said. The garbage truck driver worked alongside a Good Samaritan to remove the unconscious man from the Chevy before police arriv…
These NJ Schools Are Closed, Delayed Due To Snow Tuesday, Feb. 28 These NJ Schools Are Closed, Delayed Due To Snow Tuesday, Feb. 28
These NJ Schools Are Closed, Delayed Due To Snow Tuesday, Feb. 28 The first winter storm of the season is causing a change in plans for New Jersey schools on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Some districts have delayed openings while others are closed completely. Here's a list of which school are closed or delayed for Tuesday, Feb. 28. Check your school/district's website for details. Bedminster: 10: 50 a.m. start Bellville: Delayed Bergen County Tech: Closed Bergenfield: 2-hour delay Bernards: 2-hour delay Bloomfield: Delay Bloomingdale: Closed Bogota: Delayed Butler: Closed Cliffside Park: 10 a.m. start Clifton: Delayed Closter: Delayed Cresskill: Delayed Demarest: …
Cancer Claims Life Of North Jersey Fireman, Devoted Dad Hours After Promotion To Lieutenant, 35 Cancer Claims Life Of North Jersey Fireman, Devoted Dad Hours After Promotion To Lieutenant, 35
Cancer Claims Life Of North Jersey Fireman, Devoted Dad Hours After Promotion To Lieutenant, 35 North Jersey firefighter and devoted father of three William Garcia died of cancer on Friday, Oct. 28 — just hours after he was promoted to lieutenant. He was 35. Born in Teaneck, William was raised in Moonachie before his family moved to Pequannock when he was 11, according to a GoFundMe launched in February 2021 that raised upward of $100,000 as he underwent rigorous treatments after his initial diagnosis. William was known as a skilled athlete in football and track and field and was even considered an all-star baseball player. In college, William played rugby and participated as the ou…
Grandfather Swipes Trailer With ATVs From North Jersey Enterprise: Police Grandfather Swipes Trailer With ATVs From North Jersey Enterprise: Police
Grandfather Swipes Trailer With ATVs From North Jersey Enterprise: Police A 78-year-old grandfather hitched a trailer with three ATVs inside to his pickup and stole them before dawn from an Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Wallington, authorities said. Detective Szymon Popek found security video from a nearby home that helped produce a solid lead after the trailer was reported stolen from the rental company lot shortly before 4:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, Capt. Shawn Kudlacik said. Officer Peter Wojcik recalled seeing the white GMC pickup truck early on the morning of his previous shift, Kudlacik said Tuesday, Sept. 20. Sgt. Paul Stolarz also helped identify Peter Van Du…
Wrong-Way NJ Driver Nabbed In Crash That Killed Beloved Single Mom, Hurt Bicyclist: Prosecutor Wrong-Way NJ Driver Nabbed In Crash That Killed Beloved Single Mom, Hurt Bicyclist: Prosecutor
Wrong-Way NJ Driver Nabbed In Crash That Killed Beloved Single Mom, Hurt Bicyclist: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Morris County woman has been charged in a June crash that killed a beloved single mom and injured a bicyclist, authorities announced. Maria Oliveri, of Riverdale, was heading north in the southbound lane in a Mitsubishi Mirage on Boulevard in Pequannock around 8:25 a.m. on June 11, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. She struck 55-year-old Jill Altman Russo and 32-year-old female bicyclist, the prosecutor said. The Russo was pronounced dead at the scene and the cyclist suffered bodily injuries, authorities said. Oliveri was charged with one co…
UPDATE: Fierce NJ House Fire Kills Two, Authorities Confirm UPDATE: Fierce NJ House Fire Kills Two, Authorities Confirm
Update: Fierce NJ House Fire Kills Two, Authorities Confirm Two women died in a fierce Passaic County house fire, authorities confirmed. The three-alarm fire broke out in the basement of two-story, wood-frame home at the top of a long, steep driveway across Hamburg Turnpike from the Stumble Inn in Bloomingdale around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30. One victim was found moments after firefighters arrived. The other was discovered shortly before the fire was declared under control around 9:30 a.m., responders at the scene said. A cause hadn't yet been officially determined. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Bloomingdale Police Chief Joseph B…
More Than 100 Teens Wreak Havoc At Pequannock Youth Club, Charges Sought More Than 100 Teens Wreak Havoc At Pequannock Youth Club, Charges Sought
More Than 100 Teens Wreak Havoc At Pequannock Youth Club, Charges Sought A Pequannock youth club has issued a harsh warning to local parents after more than 100 teens showed up at the property to wreak havoc. “Well over” 100 teens went to the Boys & Girls Club of Pequannock on Oak Avenue on Thursday, July 21, the organization confirmed in a Facebook post. “Some of them went on top of our busses, ripped open the emergency hatches and went inside the locked busses,” the post says. The teens were apparently caught on video, and the footage will be turned over to police for further examination, the club said. “Police will be reviewing the footage charges will …
Drunken Driver Barrels Into Pequannock Home Causing Gas Leak, Serious Damage: Police Drunken Driver Barrels Into Pequannock Home Causing Gas Leak, Serious Damage: Police
Drunken Driver Barrels Into Pequannock Home Causing Gas Leak, Serious Damage: Police A drunk driver was slapped with charges after barreling into a Pequannock home and causing serious damage, authorities said. Officers responding to the crash report at the intersection of the Boulevard and Dale Avenue saw a red Subaru Forester on the lawn of 28 Dale Ave. that had barreled into the home shortly before 8:55 p.m. on Thursday, June 16, Pequannock Police said in a release on Wednesday, June 22. The driver, Steven Lachenauer, 50, of Pequannock, was showing signs of intoxication during questioning, police said. A follow-up investigation led to the discovery of drugs at the scene …
Details Emerge In Pequannock Crash That Claimed Life Of Beloved Single Mom Details Emerge In Pequannock Crash That Claimed Life Of Beloved Single Mom
Details Emerge In Pequannock Crash That Claimed Life Of Beloved Single Mom Details have emerged in the Pequannock crash that claimed the life of a beloved single mom and injured a cyclist. Jill Altman Russo, 55, was walking near 229 Boulevard when she was struck by a black 2021 Mitsubishi Mirage driven by a 35-year-old woman around 8:20 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, Pequannock Township Police said. Russo was rushed to Chilton Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead a short time later. A second victim riding a bicycle was also hit and hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Meanwhile, thousands have been raised on a GoFundMe for Russo’s family, Da…
‘Unthinkable Tragedy:’ Devoted Single Mom Of 3 Killed In Pequannock Accident ‘Unthinkable Tragedy:’ Devoted Single Mom Of 3 Killed In Pequannock Accident
‘Unthinkable Tragedy:’ Devoted Single Mom Of 3 Killed In Pequannock Accident Support is on the rise for a Pequannock family left heartbroken following the death of a devoted single mother in a local accident. Jill Altman Russo, 55, was walking near 229 Boulevard when she was struck by a black 2021 Mitsubishi Mirage driven by a 35-year-old woman around 8:20 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, DailyVoice.com reported. Russo leaves behind three children — two teens and one in their early 20s, according to a GoFundMe launched by Kathy Van Dine on Sunday, June 12. All three are in college, the fundraiser says. More than $23,000 had been raised in less than 24 hours for the…
Sussex County Mom Of 2 'Lived Life Through Simple Pleasures' Sussex County Mom Of 2 'Lived Life Through Simple Pleasures'
Sussex County Mom Of 2 'Lived Life Through Simple Pleasures' Beloved Sussex County mother of two Danielle Alana Assante died suddenly on Friday, April 22. She was 37. Born in Pequannock, Danielle graduated from Newton High School in 2003, her obituary says. She had pursued several different jobs over the years, including dog training, restaurant management, and other “odds and ends,” according to her memorial. Danielle was known for her love of animals, her incredible cooking abilities, and her passion for makeup. “She truly lived her life through simple pleasures,” reads her memorial. “She had an uncanny way of connecting to people through their i…
Paterson Police Justified In Shooting Agitated Gunman Who Pointed Weapon At Them: Grand Jury Paterson Police Justified In Shooting Agitated Gunman Who Pointed Weapon At Them: Grand Jury
Paterson Police Justified In Shooting Agitated Gunman Who Pointed Weapon At Them: Grand Jury Paterson police were justified in shooting a gunman after he refused to drop his weapon and then raised it in a confrontation, a grand jury has found. Bystanders looked on in horror as Luan Agolli, 42, of Pequannock lifted the gun several times, refusing to drop it, before police shot and killed him as he paced the intersection of Carroll and Harrison streets on April 23, 2020. Video obtained by Daily Voice also captured the fatal confrontation. Agolli held the weapon with both hands and pointed it at the converging officers several times. "I'm giving him all these opportunities," an off…
Drugged Driver Takes Plea In Route 23 Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant Drugged Driver Takes Plea In Route 23 Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant
Drugged Driver Takes Plea In Route 23 Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant UPDATE: A drug-addicted Sussex County driver who killed a father, son and gas station attendant in a horrific crash on Route 23 in Wayne two years ago will be sentenced to a minimum of 25½ years without parole after pleading guilty Friday to three counts of aggravated manslaughter, authorities said. Jason Vanderee, 29, told a state judge in Paterson that he’d used heroin and fentanyl in combination with other drugs when he blacked out behind the wheel on Feb. 19, 2019. Jon Warbeck, a former Carlstadt firefighter from Fair Lawn and his 17-year-old son, Luke, of Lincoln Park, had stopped for…
Support Rises For Morris County Family Of Beloved Dad, Coach After Sudden Death Support Rises For Morris County Family Of Beloved Dad, Coach After Sudden Death
Support Rises For Morris County Family Of Beloved Dad, Coach After Sudden Death Support is surging for the Morris County family of beloved father and little league coach Salvator Dolfi, who died suddenly on Sept. 19 at the age of 44. Born in Ridgewood, Dolfi grew up in North Haledon and lived in Clifton before settling in Pequannock, his obituary says. Dolfi worked as a sales representative for Merck Pharmaceutical and served two terms as an elder at The Chapel in Lincoln Park, his memorial says. Meanwhile, Dolfi was known for his role as a loving father of son, Joseph, as well as for coaching Pequannock Little League, which shared its condolences in a touching Faceb…
Authorities: DWI Driver Hit 106 MPH Before Wrong-Way NJ Crash Authorities: DWI Driver Hit 106 MPH Before Wrong-Way NJ Crash
Authorities: DWI Driver Hit 106 MPH Before Wrong-Way NJ Crash UPDATE: A Jeep driven by a drunk Yonkers man was doing 106 miles an hour when it crashed head-on into a sedan in Passaic County, authorities said. Derrick Valerio, 33, was headed in the wrong direction on Greenwood Lake Turnpike when his 2021 Grand Cherokee slammed into a 2003 Infiniti I35 in a 45-mile-per-hour zone near Stonetown Road in Ringwood on Monday, they said. A passenger in the Infiniti, 22-year-old Riley Lindholm of Rock Hill in Sullivan County, NY, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with serious injuries, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Ringwo…
GOTCHA! Local Police Capture Violent Ex-Con Wanted For Attempted Murder In Paterson GOTCHA! Local Police Capture Violent Ex-Con Wanted For Attempted Murder In Paterson
Gotcha! Local Police Capture Violent Ex-Con Wanted For Attempted Murder In Paterson UPDATE: What began as a local traffic stop produced the arrest of a fugitive ex-con wanted for shooting two men in Paterson late last summer, authorities said. Police in Pequannock who stopped Johnny Rodriguez, 33, of Paterson near the corner of Van Dyk Place and West Parkway around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday summoned their city colleagues after discovering an outstanding warrant. Authorities said he and fellow ex-con Christopher Rodriguez-Mejia, 25, wounded two city men in a shooting in the area of Paterson Avenue and Liberty Street last Sept. 8. The victims – one 32, the other 19 – survived their…
70-Year-Old Bank Robber Gets Five Years For Wayne, Pequannock Holdups 70-Year-Old Bank Robber Gets Five Years For Wayne, Pequannock Holdups
70-Year-Old Bank Robber Gets Five Years For Wayne, Pequannock Holdups A 70-year-old confessed bank robber from Little Falls was sentenced to five years in prison Friday for holding up banks four days apart in Wayne and Pequannock. Wayne detectives, with help from the FBI and the Passaic County Sheriff's Office, captured Philip N. McGrantham as he returned home in a rented Nissan Altima that a law enforcement source told Daily Voice was used earlier that day in the Sept. 30 robbery last year of a TD Bank branch on Valley Avenue. He was carrying the proceeds of the holdup at the time, authorities said. McGrantham struck a deal with prosecutors and admitted t…
UPDATE (NEW VIDEO): Gunman Refusing To Drop Weapon Shot, Killed By Police In Paterson UPDATE (NEW VIDEO): Gunman Refusing To Drop Weapon Shot, Killed By Police In Paterson
Update (NEW Video): Gunman Refusing To Drop Weapon Shot, Killed By Police In Paterson WATCH: A gunman who refused to drop his weapon in a confrontation with Paterson police raised the firearm a final time and was shot Thursday afternoon, video taken from above shows. Luan Agolli, 42, of Pequannock lifts the gun several times, refusing to drop it, as he paces the intersection of Carroll and Harrison streets surrounded by officers just after 4:15 p.m., the video obtained by Daily Voice shows (see above). At times he holds the weapon with both hands and points it at the converging officers. "I'm giving him all these opportunities," says an officer in another video taken from t…
Services Set For Hawthorne Man, 51, Who Fell Through Ice At Monksville Reservoir Services Set For Hawthorne Man, 51, Who Fell Through Ice At Monksville Reservoir
Services Set For Hawthorne Man, 51, Who Fell Through Ice At Monksville Reservoir A memorial service will be held this Saturday for a longtime Hawthorne caterer who died after falling into the Monksville Reservoir in Ringwood while ice fishing last week. Robert R. Trojanowski, 54, was rushed to Chilton Medical Center in Pequannock, where he was pronounced dead, after police and firefighters pulled him from the frigid water last Friday. Born and raised in Warsaw, Poland, Trojanowski immigrated to the United States in 1989 before settling in Hawthorne 22 years ago. He owned and operated Meadowlands Catering in Hawthorne for 25 years and for the past three years was a tra…
Three Fall Through Ice At Monksville Reservoir, One Reported In Cardiac Arrest Three Fall Through Ice At Monksville Reservoir, One Reported In Cardiac Arrest
Three Fall Through Ice At Monksville Reservoir, One Reported In Cardiac Arrest UPDATE: A Hawthorne man who fell into the Monksville Reservoir in Ringwood while apparently ice fishing Friday afternoon died a short time later, authorities said. Robert R. Trojanowski, 54, was taken by ambulance to Chilton Hospital in Pequannock, as were two Ringwood police officers who jumped in to save him. Trojanowski fell through the icy lake about 100 feet from shore in the Long Pond Ironworks State Park sometime around 2 p.m., responders said. Two Ringwood police officers went after him before all three were pulled out by colleagues from Ringwood and West Milford, they said. The i…
Fire Destroys Popular Morris County Pizzeria Fire Destroys Popular Morris County Pizzeria
Fire Destroys Popular Morris County Pizzeria An overnight fire Friday destroyed a popular Pequannock pizzeria just short of its 50th anniversary. Flames tore through Cosmo Bella on Newark Pompton Turnpike, blowing through the roof and destroying the building, which also housed apartments upstairs. No injuries were reported. It took a few hours to douse the blaze, which broke out shortly before 1:30 a.m. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Lincoln Park, Riverdale and Wayne. Authorities were trying to determine the cause, although responders said initial indications are that it likely was accidental. Flames blew throu…
SWATTING INCIDENT: Authorities Respond To Pequannock Home On Bogus Call SWATTING INCIDENT: Authorities Respond To Pequannock Home On Bogus Call
Swatting Incident: Authorities Respond To Pequannock Home On Bogus Call A bogus call brought the Morris County SWAT team and local police to a Pequannock home overnight, authorities said  Someone called police reporting that there was a barricaded subject on Berry Street, who had either injured of killed someone inside around 12:30 a.m., Monday, Pequannock Police Capt. Dan Commune said. The caller said that they would shoot at police if they responded and that there was also some kind of explosive device on the porch, Commune said. "We felt it was probably a swatting type of incident prior to our arrival," the captain said. "We did our due diligence and c…