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Politics
Menendez Accepted Benz As Bribe Following Fatal Wreck Caused By His Wife In Bergen: Reports Menendez Accepted Benz As Bribe Following Fatal Wreck Caused By His Wife In Bergen: Reports
Menendez Accepted Benz As Bribe Following Fatal Wreck Caused By His Wife In Bergen: Reports A fatal 2018 car crash in Bergen County involving his wife is what led to embattled New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez accepting bribes to influence a criminal case, according to the federal indictment levied against him.  Nadine Arslanian, the now-wife of embattled Senator Robert Menendez, was involved in a fatal car crash in Bogota in 2018, according to The New York Times. The couple, who married in 2020, were dating at the time of the incident. Arslanian, who was also named in the federal indictments accusing Menendez of accepting bribes from the government of Egypt, among other indiscreti…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed Fleeing State Police During Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Cops Say Man Nabbed Fleeing State Police During Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Cops Say
Man Nabbed Fleeing State Police During Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Cops Say A 27-year-old man was charged with fleeing a police officer after allegedly taking off at a high rate of speed during a traffic stop in the area and then crashing. The incident took place in Sullivan County around 11 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 in the town of Thompson. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, a state trooper was patrolling in the town of Thompson when he spotted a 2015 BMW 6 on Route 17 violating several traffic laws. As the trooper approached the vehicle, he observed a male driver and a female front-seat passenger. Before there was any exchange, the driver of the vehicle sped off, Nev…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Bergen's Bobby Buffalo Is Rating Rockland County's Best Wings, Bite By Bite Bergen's Bobby Buffalo Is Rating Rockland County's Best Wings, Bite By Bite
Bergen's Bobby Buffalo Is Rating Rockland County's Best Wings, Bite By Bite Crispy on the outside and supple on the inside. That's how Dumont's Bobby Barthold says wings should be. The 27-year-old contractor is embarking on a mission to try all the best wings in the area, starting right here in Bergen County. "I just love wings," the Ridgewood native said. "And I'm going to try every single one." Barthold is documenting every bite on Instagram as Buffalo Bobby. He scores the birds 0-10 based on sauce, texture, overall experience and something he calls bonability. "Bonability is key," Barthold said. "It's how easily the meat fa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Services Set For Missing Woman, 26, Found In Hackensack River Services Set For Missing Woman, 26, Found In Hackensack River
Services Set For Missing Woman, 26, Found In Hackensack River Services for Wallington's Sylvia Lubak have been set. Visitation will be Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Warner-Wozniak Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass will be Thursday at The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Paterson followed by a private cremation. The 26-year-old's body was found Sunday in the Hackensack River and identified by Bogota Police on Monday, authorities told Daily Voice. Lubak was born in Poland and moved to the U.S. in 2000 when she was eight years old. She graduated from Becton HS, East Rutherford, Class of 2010, and then attended NYU.  Lubak had been living in Bogota …

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by Cecilia Levine
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