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Mother Takes Son From Wallkill School In Violation Of Custody Order, Police Say Mother Takes Son From Wallkill School In Violation Of Custody Order, Police Say
Mother Takes Son From Wallkill School In Violation Of Custody Order, Police Say A mother has been charged with allegedly violating a custody agreement after allegedly taking her son out of a Hudson Valley school. Chana Elena Morales, age 32, of the Bronx, was arrested on Friday, Jan. 26 after taking the child from Maple Hill Elementary School in Orange County in the town of Wallkill. According to Lt. Robert McLymore, of the town of Wallkill Police, officers responded to the school after officials said Morales had taken the child in violation of a custody and visitation order. Around 8:30 p.m. the child, Morales, and her boyfriend, Johntae Xavier Williams, a …

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
'We Specialize In Burgers, Shakes, Fries': Burger Joint Expands In North Jersey 'We Specialize In Burgers, Shakes, Fries': Burger Joint Expands In North Jersey
'We Specialize In Burgers, Shakes, Fries': Burger Joint Expands In North Jersey The hamburger restaurant people have grown to love in Passaic County is moving up to Bergen County. Burgerstrasse, which has been a hit with burger aficionados since it opened in Clifton, is opening a second location in East Rutherford at 130 Park Ave. Edwin Decena, who runs Burgerstrasse, said he feels East Rutherford is ready for a burger joint of its own. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BURGERSTRASSE (@burgerstrasse) "We offer old school American comfort," Decena said. "we're no frills, no gimmicks, no specialty orders. We s…

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by Sam Barron
News
Mural Designed By Hudson Valley Woman Honoring Essential Workers Unveiled At MetLife Stadium Mural Designed By Hudson Valley Woman Honoring Essential Workers Unveiled At MetLife Stadium
Mural Designed By Hudson Valley Woman Honoring Essential Workers Unveiled At MetLife Stadium A mural honoring essential workers that was designed by a Hudson Valley woman was unveiled at the MetLife Stadium. Tricia Reilly-Matthews, age 61, of Tomkins Cove in Rockland County, created the design for the "Angels Among Us" mural, which is featured at the MetLife Stadium entrance in East Rutherford, New Jersey. "Angels Among Us" by mural contest winner Tricia Reilly-MatthewsNew York Giants Reilly-Matthews was one of the winners who submitted artwork to MetLife celebrating essential workers. The winning pieces were selected by MetLife, along with former New York Jet Bart Scott and fo…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Driver Of Airborne Mini Cooper That Slammed Into Minivan On Route 17 Identified, Charged Driver Of Airborne Mini Cooper That Slammed Into Minivan On Route 17 Identified, Charged
Driver Of Airborne Mini Cooper That Slammed Into Minivan On Route 17 Identified, Charged Authorities identified the driver of a speeding Mini Cooper that flew into a minivan on Route 17, critically injuring its driver, as a 33-year-old warehouse worker from Hudson County, New Jersey. Witnesses told police that Christopher Macias of Guttenberg was racing the driver of another vehicle – believed to be a Camaro – when he failed to negotiate the exit ramp to Hoboken Road on the southbound highway shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 8, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The other vehicle kept going, they said. Macias’s Mini Cooper hit the grass triangle median separating …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Mini Cooper Goes Airborne, Slams Into Minivan On Route 17, Leaves Other Driver Gravely Injured Mini Cooper Goes Airborne, Slams Into Minivan On Route 17, Leaves Other Driver Gravely Injured
Mini Cooper Goes Airborne, Slams Into Minivan On Route 17, Leaves Other Driver Gravely Injured UPDATE: Authorities identified the driver of a speeding Mini Cooper that flew into a minivan on Route 17, critically injuring an Orange County driver, as a 33-year-old warehouse worker. Witnesses told police that Christopher Macias of Guttenberg, NJ was racing the driver of another vehicle – believed to be a Camaro – when he failed to negotiate the exit ramp to Hoboken Road on the southbound highway shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The other vehicle kept going, they said. Macias’s Mini Cooper hit the grass triangle median separating the exit and e…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Woman Who Hacked Husband Into 65 Pieces In Rockland Granted Prison Release Woman Who Hacked Husband Into 65 Pieces In Rockland Granted Prison Release
Woman Who Hacked Husband Into 65 Pieces In Rockland Granted Prison Release A Bergen County woman who was sentenced to life in prison for the infamous hacking death of her husband in Rockland County was headed to live with her sister in Hackensack this week after a federal judge granted her a compassionate release. Rita Gluzman, 71, formerly of Upper Saddle River, was granted the release, with conditions, from the Federal Medical Center Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas after suffering multiple strokes, TV station WFAA reported. The Ukrainian-born activist made international headlines after an East Rutherford police officer found her cousin trying to dump garbage bags …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Combative Wrong-Way Driver Charged With DWAI, Fighting NYSP Troopers Combative Wrong-Way Driver Charged With DWAI, Fighting NYSP Troopers
Combative Wrong-Way Driver Charged With Dwai, Fighting Nysp Troopers A 31-year-old man got combative with New York State Police troopers in Rockland County who were attempting to arrest him for driving the wrong way while impaired by drugs. New York State Police troopers from Haverstraw received a report on Sunday, Jan. 20 of a vehicle that was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Stony Point.  Upon arrival at the scene, police said that troopers found the vehicle - driven by East Rutherford, New Jersey resident Jason Bates, II - in the center median, facing southbound near the Visitor’s Center. Acco…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
New York Giant Rookie Lauletta Arrested En Route To MetLife Practice New York Giant Rookie Lauletta Arrested En Route To MetLife Practice
New York Giant Rookie Lauletta Arrested En Route To MetLife Practice New York Giants backup quarterback Kyle Lauletta was arrested while driving to practice in East Rutherford Tuesday morning following a traffic incident, multiple reports say. The 23-year-old was in Weehawken trying to make a right turn from the wrong lane onto NJ-495 when he ignored a police officer telling him to go straight and made the turn anyway -- nearly hitting the officer in the process, sources told NJ.com.  Lauletta -- who has yet to play this season -- was stopped by another officer on the on-ramp, the report says. The rookie athlete was drafted by the Giants in the fourth round…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Hot Coals Caused Fire That Scorched 7 Cars During NY Jets Game Hot Coals Caused Fire That Scorched 7 Cars During NY Jets Game
Hot Coals Caused Fire That Scorched 7 Cars During NY Jets Game Seven cars got burned nearly as bad as the New York Jets during Sunday's East Rutherford game against the Minnesota Vikings. Hot coals from grills scorched the vehicles during two separate incidents in the MetLife Stadium parking lot, Meadowlands Fire Chief Kevin Meehan said. In one incident, a driver parked over the coals in an area where people tailgating had dumped the coals, Meehan said.  In the second incident, a driver parked over coals in the parking lot, causing that car to go up in flames before the blaze spread to five other surrounding vehicles, the chief said. No injuries were…

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area The first full day of spring brought the fourth Nor'easter of the month. Perhaps fittingly, in what has been an unpredictable stretch of weather, the complex storm arrived later than expected on Wednesday, and affected different parts of the area at different times. That's reflected in snowfall totals. Here now is a sampling. If you don't see your town's total listed, be sure to leave it by posting a comment here. Westchester County Armonk 5.4 inches, 10 p.m. Wednesday Croton-On-Hudson 2.7 inches, 10:45 p.m. Wednesday  Harrison 9.5 inches, 11 p.m. Wednesday Somers 2.3 inches, 11:25 p.…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area Check out storm photos submitted by Daily Voice readers The latest Nor'easter to hit the area resulted once again in downed tree and wires and numerous power outages. But there was something different about Wednesday's storm than the one last Friday. Namely, snow. And for much of the area, lots of it, with more than two feet accumulating in some spots. (As you'll soon see.) Here is a sampling of snowfall totals from throughout the tristate area. If you don't see your town listed yet, please leave the total by posting a comment here. Hudson Valley Westchester County Armonk 13.5 inches,…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Bergen Restaurant Trio Charged With Raping Incapacitated Woman Bergen Restaurant Trio Charged With Raping Incapacitated Woman
Bergen Restaurant Trio Charged With Raping Incapacitated Woman EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – (UPDATE) The INS has placed detainers on three restaurant workers charged with sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman in East Rutherford. SEE: https://rutherford.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/ins-puts-detainers-on-east-rutherford-restaurant-trio-charged-in-gang-rape/732635/ ****** Taken into custody after East Rutherford police received a 911 call Monday from the woman were 29-year-old dishwasher Rene Jimenez of East Rutherford and two kitchen helpers, 20-year-old Luis Tenecela, of Hackensack, and Emeterio Castelan, 25, also of East Rutherford. Jiminez and Castela…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
POLICE: Body Pulled From River ID'd As Missing Woman, 26 POLICE: Body Pulled From River ID'd As Missing Woman, 26
Police: Body Pulled From River ID'd As Missing Woman, 26 Police identified the woman whose body was pulled from the Hackensack River over the weekend as a missing 26-year-old who had been living in Bogota. Bogota Police Detective Victor Negron said his department identified the body as Sylvia Lubak on Monday. Negron could not release more information due to an ongoing investigation. A missing persons report was filed in December 2017, which says she was last seen by her boyfriend, police said. "She was wearing blue or black snow pants and a black jacket with fur on the hood. Ms. Lubak also has several tattoos all over her body, one being a …

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by Cecilia Levine