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North Jersey Teen TikToker Wows Off-Broadway North Jersey Teen TikToker Wows Off-Broadway
North Jersey Teen TikToker Wows Off-Broadway Performing at a well known cabaret venue in Manhattan without a soundcheck would be nerve-wracking.  For 16-year-old Echo Picone, of Warren County, it was just another night on stage. The teen recently performed at 54 Below, as part of their "54 Sings Olivia Rodrigo" night.  Echo, a die-hard Livvy, sang "Favorite Crime," as part of a musical revue with well known Broadway performers and actors. The Warren Hills High School junior had to miss soundcheck for a very good reason — she was at school. "I was super excited," Echo, who lives in Washington and has been performing since she was fi…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Unanimous Choice For New Mahwah Police Chief Respected For His Professionalism, Expertise Unanimous Choice For New Mahwah Police Chief Respected For His Professionalism, Expertise
Unanimous Choice For New Mahwah Police Chief Respected For His Professionalism, Expertise A highly decorated and widely respected law enforcement veteran was unanimously approved as Mahwah's new police chief Monday night. Timothy O'Hara was chosen by Mayor Jim Wysocki as the 9th police chief in Mahwah's nearly 80-year-history. The Township Council approved the appointment of O'Hara at the June 19 public meeting to succeed four-year Police Chief Stephen Jaffe, whose retirement becomes effective July 1. The vote was 7-0. Wysocki said O'Hara is an excellent choice because of his professionalism, among other strengths. The mayor should know -- he's a retired police township polic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Streamed Rape Of PA Boy, 6, Sends Ex-Exec At Pace University To Fed Pen For 35 Years Streamed Rape Of PA Boy, 6, Sends Ex-Exec At Pace University To Fed Pen For 35 Years
Streamed Rape Of PA Boy, 6, Sends Ex-Exec At Pace University To Fed Pen For 35 Years A former Pace University fundraising executive director who admitted urging the sexual abuse of a 6-year-old boy during a Pennsylvania pedophile's video stream was sentenced Thursday to 35 years in federal prison. “Make out with him,” Scott Lane, 37, urged the abuser, court documents show. “Get [the victim] naked,” he reportedly said, as well as “nice,” “hot, man” and “show more face” – and, near the end, “no f***ing?” Lane, who lives near Central Park in Manhattan, was the executive director of donor relations and fundraising programs at Pace when federal authorities charged him and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police Investigating Reports That Pace Coach From NJ Hit Freshman In Face With Bat Police Investigating Reports That Pace Coach From NJ Hit Freshman In Face With Bat
Police Investigating Reports That Pace Coach From NJ Hit Freshman In Face With Bat Police are investigating an incident in which a Pace University baseball coach from North Jersey accidentally whacked a freshman player in the face with a bat during a locker room tirade after a loss, then allegedly failed to call an ambulance and instead stormed into his office. Someone familiar with the incident involving Pace Baseball Coach Hank Manning alerted Mount Pleasant police on June 3, nearly two months later, Police Chief Paul Oliva told Daily Voice. "We're looking into it," Oliva said. Pace Athletic Director Mark Brown didn't immediately return a request from Daily Voice for c…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Teaneck NYU Freshman Among Thousands Demanding Refund For 'Subpar' Online Classes Teaneck NYU Freshman Among Thousands Demanding Refund For 'Subpar' Online Classes
Teaneck NYU Freshman Among Thousands Demanding Refund For 'Subpar' Online Classes A 19-year-old New York University freshman from Teaneck is among thousands of students asking for a refund on subpar online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic, reports say. The school did return a fractional refund for housing, meals and specific school/course-based fees, the New York Post reports. Still, students are demanding more. A Change.org petition calling for a partial tuition refund had garnered more than 12,000 signatures as of Tuesday afternoon. The petition needed an additional 3,000 to reach its goal. “The fact that school has transitioned to remote teaching means that we s…

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by Valerie Musson