Authorities released a composite sketch of a man who may have been a witness in the case of a girl who vanished from a South Jersey park last month.The unidentified man was reportedly seen in Bridgeton City Park around the time Dulce Alavez, 5, went missing Sept. 16, local police said.The man was wearing a white T-shirt, blue jeans and a white baseball-style cap, and was with ...

Hackensack Meridian Health has acquired Englewood Hospital and Medical Center as its 13th acute care hospital under a merger announced on Tuesday.Hackensack Meridian vowed to invest $400 million into new operating rooms, expanded cardiac facilities and out-patient sites for Englewood -- which has operated independently for nearly 130 years, according to the announcement.The ...

Over the weekend, Daily Voice published a story announcing that BuzzFeed had dubbed Jersey City's Andrea's Salumeria the best sandwich spot in New Jersey. It wasn't long before our comment section was overflowing with other suggestions.Turns out, many of you felt there were several other sandwich shops equally worthy of the prestigious title. We combed through your suggestions ...

One of two winning third-tier Powerball tickets was sold in Paramus.The ticket from the Oct. 12 drawing is good for $50,000 and was sold at Paramus Food Center on Paramus Road.The winning numbers were 12, 29, 34, 53 and 65. The Red Power Ball number was 23. The Multiplier number was 02.The lucky winner will split the $100,000 jackpot with the other person, who purchased theirs in ...

The community is rallying for a Blairstown family that lost most of their belongings in a fire.Firefighters responded to the first alarm fire on Frontage Road around 4 a.m. Monday morning after a resident called 9-1-1, fire officials said.The fire began in the attached garage but quickly spread to the house by the time firefighters had arrived -- upgrading the blaze to a second-alarm, ...

The community is rallying for the son of Washington mom Erin Van Note, who died on Oct. 11 in Pennsylvania (scroll down to donate).Born in Livingston, Erin graduated from Warren hills High School in 2006, her obituary says."Erin was a talented artist who enjoyed drawing, singing, music, and poetry and being with her family," her obituary says. "She enjoyed the outdoors, nature and ...

Nicole "Nikki" Marlene Donals of Mahwah died on Oct. 11. She was 31 years old.Nikki attended Mahwah High School and went on to earn a degree in elementary education from Penn State University, her obituary says.She worked at Rising Star Academy in Bergenfield and, according to her Facebook page, worked at an Englewood kickboxing gym.Nikki's obituary remembered her as a "generous, caring ...

A man overdosing on suspected heroin was revived by emergency medical technicians in Blairstown, authorities said.The man was found unresponsive laying against a bathroom door (blocking entry) at a house on State Highway 94 when police responded on Sept. 29 just before 6 p.m., local police said in a news release.After gained entry to the bathroom and administered one dose of Narcan to ...

A Morris County Head Start teacher accused of sexually assaulting a 3-year-old child was being held in the county jail as of Sunday, authorities said.Thomas Meir, 35, of Mount Arlington, was charged with sexual assault and child endangerment after a coworker saw him engaged in the act on Oct. 8, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said in a joint release with local ...

Two people were killed and three others were injured in a Montville car crash Friday, authorities said.A 2009 Saab and 2016 Nissan collided at the intersection of Route 202 and Heritage Court around 7:30 p.m., Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp and Sheriff James M. Gannon said in a joint release with Montville Police Chief Andrew Caggiano.The rear seat passenger of the Saab, a ...