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Sports
Livvy Dunne Spotted At NY Rangers Game Cheering On NJ Devils
Livvy Dunne is home for the holidays—and cheering on the New Jersey Devils. The LSU gymnast and social media star was spotted at the Prudential Center in Newark on Monday, Dec. 23, supporting the Devils as they faced off against the New York Rangers. Dunne, a Hillsdale native who trained at ENA in Paramus growing up, showed love for the Devils on Instagram, sharing a selfie in a team jersey. She shared a video from the stands during the first period. The Devil were clearly inspired by her presence as they crushed their biggest rival 5-0, with Jack Hughes leading the way with two goals.&nbs…
Business
Buybuy Baby Closing Scarsdale Store
Buybuy Baby is closing all of its physical stores as the company transitions to a digital-first approach, according to a statement on its website. Last summer, the company announced it would be closing all stores amid parent company Bed Bath & Beyond's bankruptcy liquidation. Months later, some stores reopened under a new parent company. But, those stores will be closing, again. They are located at: CONNECTICUT 1433 New Britain Ave., West Hartford DELAWARE 501 W Main St., Christiana MASSACHUSETTS 160 Granite St., Braintree MARYLAND 1683 Rockville Pike, Rockville NEW JERSEY …
Lifestyle
Stew Leonard's Eyes This Location For Next New Store
Stew Leonard's is eyeing a familiar location as a possible location for its next new supermarket. The Connecticut-based company confirmed on Wednesday, May 8, that the town of Orange in New Haven County is one of several locations being "looked at" for the family-owned grocer's ninth location, according to Meghan Bell, a spokeswoman for the company. Bell said that, at this point, several options are being considered, and an announcement would be made by the end of the year. Stew Leonard's also has Connecticut stores in Norwalk (where the company has its headquarters), Danbury, and Ne…
Police & Fire
New Update: Woman Dies After Being Struck In ShopRite Parking Lot By Driver From Hudson Valley
A woman died from injuries sustained after being struck by an SUV being operated by a Hudson Valley resident in the parking lot of a ShopRite in northern New Jersey on Labor Day, sources tell Daily Voice. The incident happened in Bergen County in the parking lot of the Route 4 supermarket just after 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 4. The victim, a 77-year-old from Hackensack. was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center after she was hit by the 81-year-old Rockland County resident, a man from Tappan, driving a Cadillac Escalade, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Earlier report: T…
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Resident Ticketed After Woman Struck, Severely Injured In ShopRite Parking Lot
A Hudson Valley resident was ticketed after a woman was knocked unconscious by an SUV in the parking lot of a ShopRite in northern New Jersey. New update: Woman Dies After Being Struck In ShopRite Parking Lot By Driver From Hudson Valley The incident happened around 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4 in Bergen County in the lot of the eastbound Route 4 supermarket in Paramus. The 77-year-old Hackensack woman was unresponsive after being struck by a Cadillac Escalade, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Police and members of Paramus EMS arrived and attempted life-saving measures before she …
Obituaries
Stew Leonard's Founder Dies At 93, Leaving $600 Million Legacy
The creator of "one of the most famous food retailers in the world" died at 93 years old, leaving a world-record-breaking grocery store chain to his family. Stew Leonard Sr., of Westport, Connecticut, died on Wednesday, April 26 at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City after a brief illness, according to Stew Leonard's website. We are sad to announce that Stew Leonard, Sr., the founder of Stew Leonard’s, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2023,... Posted by Stew Leonard's on Thursday, April 27, 2023 Leonard launched the first Stew Leonard's in Norwalk, Connecticut in December 1969. …
News
Underage Teen Sexually Assaulted Multiple Times By Westchester Man, Age 27: Prosecutor
A tipster led authorities to a warehouse manager from Westchester County who they said traveled to New Jersey for sex with an underage teen he met online. Eric Palese, age 27, of Tarrytown, sexually assaulted the under-16-year-old child multiple times, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Thursday, April 6. Based on the charges, it was at least a half-dozen times during the second and third weeks of March. Authorities began investigating the 6-foot, 270-pound Palese after the tip came in on Monday, the prosecutor said. Musella said the tipster reported that Palese "contacted the …
News
Contractor, Real Estate Developer Plead Guilty In Connection With Worker Death In Hudson Valley
A construction company and its owner have pleaded guilty to violating OSHA regulations resulting in the death of a Hudson Valley construction worker and the injury of another in 2017. OneKey, a New Jersey construction company, and its owner, Finbar O'Neill, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Feb. 2, said Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. According to statements and filings in federal court: In 2017, OneKey and O’Neill implemented a soil compaction plan at a construction site in Dutchess County at 1 Dutchess Ave. in Poughkeepsie. The soil compaction …
News
Teens OK After Minibus From Greenwich Country Day School Careens Across Entire Parkway
A group of teens and their driver escaped serious injury when a minibus from a prestigious private school in Connecticut careened across both the northbound and southbound lanes of the Garden State Parkway in Paramus, New Jersey. The Greenwich Country Day School bus was headed north when the driver swerved to avoid a Lexus whose driver had changed lanes abruptly around 12:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, New Jersey State Police Trooper II Charles Marchan said. The minibus ran off the roadway, then across the southbound lanes, before coming to rest in a ditch with a flat rear tire. Two of nearly a…
Police & Fire
Racing Motorcyclist, 29, Killed In Westchester Crash, State Police Say
New York State Police reported that racing motorcycles in Westchester County led to the death of one motorcyclist. The crash took place at 1 a.m., Friday, Aug. 13 after state police responded to a report of motorcycles racing on I-87 northbound, in the city of Yonkers, said Trooper Tara McCormick. Moments later, troopers received an additional call that a motorcycle was down due to a crash, just a half-mile away from where they were initially observed. A preliminary investigation at the scene determined that 29-year-old Frank Mahouti, of Paramus, New Jersey, was driving a 2018 Ducati moto…
Business
One Of Just Two Disney Stores In Hudson Valley Permanently Closes
Disney fans have lost their next-to-last shopping stop for all things Mickey in the Hudson Valley with the closure of the county's one remaining Disney Store. The store located in Rockland County at the Palisades Center in West Nyack has closed permanently, according to the Shop Disney Store locator, shopdisney.com/store-locator-and-special-events. Disney's other Hudson Valley store, in Orange County at the Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in Central Valley, remains open. The Walt Disney Company announced earlier this year it would close about 60 stores in North America. “While c…
News
Covid-
19: Hospital For Special Surgery Opens Five Urgent Care Centers As ER Alternative
The New York-based Hospital for Special Surgery is opening up urgent care centers as emergency rooms for “serious orthopedic injuries" that require immediate medical attention. The HSS Urgent Ortho Care facilities will be opened in Manhattan, Nassau County, Stamford, and in Paramus, New Jersey. Louis Shapiro, the CEO of HSS, said that it “has the expertise and resources to provide urgent orthopedic care at the new centers, including x-ray and MRI imaging to diagnose injuries,” during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “Right now, hospital emergency rooms need to focus their resourc…
News
Covid-
19: Stew Leonard's Employees Test Positive
Several employees at Stew Leonard's supermarkets have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The latest employee to test positive worked part-time at the store in Norwalk, said Meghan Bell, the company's director of Public Relations. Bell did not say which other stores had employees test positive. In addition to the Norwalk store, Stew Leonard's has a Fairfield County location in Danbury, another Connecticut outlet in Newington, a Westchester store in Yonkers, two stores on Long Island (Farmingdale and East Meadow) and a New Jersey outlet in Paramus. "We’ve been keeping our…
Lifestyle
Covid-
19: Supermarkets Amend Hours, Take Strong Measures To Keep Stores Clean
As residents make a rush on grocery and retail stores stocking up on mass amounts of supplies including toilet paper and hand sanitizer amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), supermarkets are adjusting their hours to restock and clean and making other changes. Two of the region's largest stores, Stop & Shop and Connecticut-based Big Y, have announced changes in their hours to allow time for employees to stock the shelves and clean all areas of the stores that are accessed by shoppers. Stop & Shop and Big Y have adjusted their hours to 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. at most stor…
Police & Fire
Second Westchester Man Charged With Stealing $10K Worth Of Designer Handbags In Greenwich
Police have arrested a second Westchester man in connection with the theft of more than $10,000 worth of handbags from a Greenwich Avenue store. Gerald Smith, 48, of Mount Vernon, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 20, for the Jan. 15 theft, said Greenwich Police Lt. John Slusarz. On April 4, Greenwich Police arrested Joshua Spillman, 40, also of Mount Vernon, and charged him with organized retail theft greater than $10,000, conspiracy to commit larceny and larceny. Smith was caught by Nassau County Police where he was arrested on unrelated charges. He was then extradited to Green…
Business
Fairway Market Store In Area Will Close
The rumor is true, a Fairway Market store in the area is closing its doors. Area shoppers had wondered for weeks if the store, located at the Shops at Nanuet, was closing after fewer items filled the shelves and rumors circulated on various Facebook pages. On Tuesday, Sept. 24, the grocer made it official by posting a sign on the front door announcing it will close for good on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The sign says: "We truly appreciate your business and loyalty over the last six years and have had the greatest pleasure being a part of your community and serving you. "It wasn’t an easy …
Police & Fire
Suspects Who Led Officer On Chase Resulting In Crash Tied To Thefts Across Three States: Police
A Philadelphia trio led Paramus police officers on a brief chase that resulted in a crash -- and then their arrests, authorities said. On Oct. 3, Paramus police officers responded to the Paramus Park Mall on a reports of three people pickpocketing and stealing, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Officer Brian Doughty located Michael Grantham, Kachae Jackson and Danielle Taylor, all from Philadelphia, who fled on foot from the officer into a waiting vehicle, the chief said. Paramus Officer Michael Focarino attempted to stop the car using lights and sirens as it sped away from Paramus Park…
Police & Fire
Feds Handling Case Against Accused Scarsdale Bank Robber
A serial bank robber from the Bronx admitted Wednesday that he held up banks in Fort Lee and Hasbrouck Heights and was planning to hit another in Englewood when federal agents captured him. Eddy Cruz, 42, also admitted during a plea hearing in U.S. District Court in Trenton that he robbed a PNC Bank branch in Jackson Township on Christmas Eve 2013 Cruz said he robbed a TD Bank branch in Fort Lee on Feb. 13, 2017 and another in Hasbrouck Heights on Feb. 18, 2017, wearing a mask to disguise his identity both times and handing the tellers notes demanding cash. Cruz is also charged with a ban…
Police & Fire
Westchester Couple Busted Selling Ecstasy To Undercover Detectives
A Westchester couple sold Ecstasy to undercover Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives who busted them, authorities said Friday. Daniel Velasquez, a 32-year-old furniture distribution supervisor, and Kayla Grace Raffaele, 18, both of New Rochelle, became targets in June after detectives received a tip, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. On July 25, Velasquez sold 25 Ecstasy pills to an undercover investigator in Paramus, Calo said. Five days later, Raffaele – accompanied by Velasquez -- sold 70 more in Hackensack, the prosecutor said. Both were then immediately arrested, he s…
Obituaries
Services Set For Beloved Area Teacher Killed In School Bus Crash
For every student of hers -- current and former -- veteran Paramus middle-school teacher Jennifer Williamson made the most turbulent years of their young lives easier to bear. Williamson, who taught for nearly 20 years in the district, was killed along with fifth-grader Miranda Faith Vargas when their school bus was struck by a dump truck on Route 80 during a field trip Thursday. *** Funeral Mass for Williamson is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, May 24 at Our Lady of the Visitation R.C. Church in Paramus with interment at George Washington Memorial Park. Visitation will be Tuesday and We…
Obituaries
'Gentle' Area Twin, 10, Killed In School Bus Crash Had Contagious Smile
She had a smile that touched countless hearts, a gentle soul and an intense love for her family. That's how many are expected to remember Miranda Faith Vargas at a funeral this Monday for the 10-year-old East Brook Middle School student killed in a Paramus school bus crash on Route 80 on Thursday. The 9:30 a.m. service will be held at the Marrocco Memorial Chapel in Clifton, with interment to follow in George Washington Memorial Park. Visitation is from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Marrocco Memorial Chapel. A GoFundMe launched for the fifth-grader Friday night by her aunt, Carolyn Arri…
Police & Fire
Promoter Shipped Thousands Of Pounds Of Pot To Westchester, Prosecutor Says
An entertainment producer from New Jersey shipped thousands of pounds of marijuana for sale hidden in musical speakers from the West Coast to Yonkers and elsewhere, said authorities who busted him and two accused accomplices in a special operation. Oscar Holguin, 38, was arrested in the Central Jersey town of Carteret, just off the New Jersey Turnpike, where authorities said he was assisted by 27-year-old local barmaid Natalie Stojano. Also busted were Holguin’s girlfriend, Paula Amador, 29, also of Englewood, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Detectives from Calo’s office …
Business
Trader Joe's, With Westchester Stores, Ranks No. 2 For Best Places To Work
For those out there hating their job, "Forbes" Magzine has come out with their Top 100 employers to work for and the No. 2 best place to work happens to have several locations right in the area. Traders Joe's with its easy, breezy setting and apparently, bosses, came in second on the magazine's list that included an exhaustive survey nationally of employees including the likes of Google (#3), Costco (#5) and the main surprise, Michelin (which came in 33 last year) as the number one employer. The store, with locations in Hartsdale, Scarsdale, Larchmont in Westchester also has store…
Police & Fire
NY Authorities Assist In Bust Of 7 Pounds Heroin, 2+ Pounds Cocaine, $40G
An unemployed Massachusetts couple had nearly seven pounds of heroin, more than two pounds of cocaine and $40,000 in drug proceeds stashed in hidden compartments of their vehicle when they were stopped in Paramus by members of a joint county, state and federal task force, authorities said. Candido Tomasini, 35, and Maribel Roman, 40, of Fitchburg were both ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing this Friday, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Prosecutor’s detectives teamed up with agents from the DEA, the New York State Drug Enforcement Task Force, …
Business
BJ’s Will Offer Chainwide Instacart Delivery
BJ’s Wholesale Club is making shopping easier for East Coast shoppers, announcing its intention to expand its same-day delivery partnership with Instacart. Officials from the popular retailer announced this week that it will now offer the service to all of its membership clubs no later than the end of April, following a lengthy pilot program at 18 stores in the region, a spokesperson said. Instacart will soon be available for all 215 of BJ’s clubs on the East Coast. Instacart delivery starts at $5.99 on orders of $35 or more. Instacart Express membership is also available, enabling unlimite…
Weather
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,…
Business
Toys 'R' Us May Close Another 200 Stores, Report Says
Less than a month after announcing it planned to close 182 outlets, another 200 Toys 'R' Us stores may also be closing, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Thursday. The total of near 400 closures would be 45 percent of the toy retailer's total number of stores. Toys 'R' Us also reversed plans to offer severance packages to all affected employees, The Wall Street Journal reported. The locations of the 200 stores were not available. Toys 'R' Us, which filed for bankruptcy last fall, announced on Jan. 24 it planned on closing the 182 outlets, according to a court filing. A …
Obituaries
Incoming Pace University Student Dies At Age 17
Nicole Minson of Paramus died on Friday, Feb. 16 after an aggressive battle with cancer. She was 17 years old. Visitation will be Thursday, Feb. 22 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Vander Plaat Memorial Home. Funeral Mass will be Friday, Feb. 23 at 11 a.m., at Our Lady of the Visitation R.C. Church. Nicole, Affectionately known as Mini Nikki, was a senior at Paramus Catholic High School. She was accepted on early admission to Pace University and was planning to attend this fall. She attended Our Lady of the Visitation Academy elementary school and was a member of the Our Lady of the Visitati…
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area
It didn't take long for much of the area to get more than a half-foot of snowfall accumulation. The storm that swept through the area arrived very early Saturday evening and moved out east not long after midnight. Here are snowfall totals we've already reached. Be sure to leave the total for your hometown with a comment below. Hudson Valley Westchester Armonk, 7.5 inches Croton-on-Hudson, 7.7 inches Harrison, 7.5 inches Irvington, 6.5 inches Mamaroneck, 7 inches Mount Kisco, 7.2 inches Valhalla, 6.5 inches White Plains, 7.5 inches Yonkers, 6.5 inches Putnam Brewster, 6 inches …
Business
J.C. Penney To Close More Stores, Lay Off Hundreds Of Employees
J.C. Penney says it will close eight stores in 2018, resulting in 480 job cuts. This comes after the department store chain shuttered 140 stores in 2017. The eight stores scheduled for closure this year are: Hampton Village Plaza in St. Louis, Missouri Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey Sandburg Mall in Galesburg, Illinois Viking Plaza in Alexandria, Minnesota Washington Park Mall in Bartlesville, Oklahoma Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington Calexico Store in Calexico, California Knox Village Square in Mt. Vernon, Ohio J.C. Penney had announced earlier this week, 600 jobs would …
Business
Toys 'R' Us Will Shut Down 182 Stores, Including One In Westchester
Toys "R" Us, which filed for bankruptcy last fall, plans to close as many as 182 outlets, about one-fifth of its total number of stores across the country, according to a court filing late Tuesday. A shift by customers to online shopping and increased competition led to the move, the Wayne, New Jersey-based company said. Here is a rundown of tristate area stores scheduled for closure: New York Yonkers, 2700 Central Park Avenue College Point, 139-19 20th Avenue Union Square, 24-30 Union Square East Sayville, 5181 Sunrise Highway Massapequa, 5214 Sunrise Highway Henrietta, 2…
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