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Villas-Lower Township, NJ
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NJ Mechanic Killed In Crash Involving Teen With Extensive Driving Record NJ Mechanic Killed In Crash Involving Teen With Extensive Driving Record NJ Mechanic Killed In Crash Involving Teen With Extensive Driving Record
NJ Mechanic Killed In Crash Involving Teen With Extensive Driving Record Loved ones of a mechanic killed in a Thursday, Oct. 1 crash believed to have been caused by an intoxicated teen driver are working to keep his legacy alive. Michael DiTondo, a 56-year-old Hope Township resident, has been identified as the victim killed in a crash by 19-year-old Edward McVey, of Lower Township, the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office said, as previously reported by Daily Voice. DiTondo was returning from his campsite at The Race of Gentlemen racing event in Wildwoods, at the time of the crash, according to a GoFundMe launched after his passing. McVey's vehicle stru…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
Mount Joy, PA
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Naked, Drunk PA Man Exposed Himself As Children Got Off School Bus: Police Naked, Drunk PA Man Exposed Himself As Children Got Off School Bus: Police Naked, Drunk PA Man Exposed Himself As Children Got Off School Bus: Police
Naked, Drunk PA Man Exposed Himself As Children Got Off School Bus: Police A 62-year-old Pennsylvania man was naked, intoxicated, and sweating profusely outside his home as children got off a school bus and neighbors watched, police said. Thomas M. Hale, of Mount Joy, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 9, following reports of a completely naked man walking outside in the 100 block of Farmington Way, according to Mount Joy Borough Police in a release issued Monday, Oct. 12. Hale was outside his residence without any clothing while multiple neighbors were in the area and children were exiting their school bus, officers said. Hale was intoxicated and sweating profusely wh…

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by Jillian Pikora
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Dutchess County Girl Undergoes 9 Brain Surgeries In 7 Months: Here's How To Help Her Family Dutchess County Girl Undergoes 9 Brain Surgeries In 7 Months: Here's How To Help Her Family Dutchess County Girl Undergoes 9 Brain Surgeries In 7 Months: Here's How To Help Her Family
Dutchess County Girl Undergoes 9 Brain Surgeries In 7 Months: Here's How To Help Her Family A Dutchess County family is receiving an outpouring of support as their 4-year-old daughter battles serious medical complications that have required nine brain surgeries in just seven months. Libby Keefe of Poughkeepsie underwent her latest brain surgery on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at Boston Children's Hospital, where she remains hospitalized following complications, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched Friday, Oct. 9.  In the wake of Libby's medical struggles, IAEP Local 20 and IAFF Local 2623 have organized the campaign to support Libby's parents, Debbie and Ryan Keefe, w…

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by Ben Crnic
Paramus, NJ
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3 Seriously Hurt In Route 17 Crash After Vehicle Slams Utility Pole, Deputy Chief Says 3 Seriously Hurt In Route 17 Crash After Vehicle Slams Utility Pole, Deputy Chief Says 3 Seriously Hurt In Route 17 Crash After Vehicle Slams Utility Pole, Deputy Chief Says
3 Seriously Hurt In Route 17 Crash After Vehicle Slams Utility Pole, Deputy Chief Says Three people suffered serious, potentially life-threatening injuries when a vehicle veered off Route 17 and struck a utility pole in Paramus early Monday, Oct. 12, authorities said. The crash happened around 3:20 a.m. in the southbound lanes, just past the Garden State Parkway and Century Road, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Frank Scott said. The vehicle left the roadway and struck a utility pole on a strip of land near the parkway ramp, Scott said. One passenger was removed from the vehicle by patrol officers, while the other two occupants got out on their own before or around the time p…

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by Cecilia Levine
White Plains, NY
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Concert Scare: Journey Member Hospitalized Midshow Concert Scare: Journey Member Hospitalized Midshow Concert Scare: Journey Member Hospitalized Midshow
Concert Scare: Journey Member Hospitalized Midshow A medical emergency interrupted Journey’s farewell concert just two songs in, sending one band member to the hospital and bringing an unexpected replacement to the stage. Drummer Deen Castronovo, 62, needed help leaving the stage at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Thursday, Oct. 8. The band had performed “Be Good to Yourself” and “Stone in Love” before stopping. Keyboardist Jonathan Cain asked fans for prayers, and guitarist Neal Schon later told the audience Castronovo was being taken to a hospital, according to Entertainment Weekly. Longtime drum technician Steve Toomey took over b…

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by Joe Lombardi
Amherst, MA
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Mass Illness Incident At Walmart Distribution Center Sickens Dozens Mass Illness Incident At Walmart Distribution Center Sickens Dozens Mass Illness Incident At Walmart Distribution Center Sickens Dozens
Mass Illness Incident At Walmart Distribution Center Sickens Dozens A wave of illness at a Walmart distribution center brought an emergency response, with investigators working to determine what went wrong. Dozens of people became sick at the facility in middle Tennessee, between Thursday night, Oct. 8, and Friday morning, Oct. 9, according to multiple reports citing the Wilson County Emergency Management Agency. Emergency crews in Lebanon, Tennessee, about 30 miles east of Nashville, evaluated approximately 25 to 30 patients at the scene and transported 19 to hospitals, officials said. Patients experienced nausea and vomiting, and food poisoning is suspec…

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by Joe Lombardi
Harrisburg, PA
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Man Who Killed Ex's Boyfriend, Held Her, 4 Kids Hostage Dies After Shooting Self: Police Man Who Killed Ex's Boyfriend, Held Her, 4 Kids Hostage Dies After Shooting Self: Police Man Who Killed Ex's Boyfriend, Held Her, 4 Kids Hostage Dies After Shooting Self: Police
Man Who Killed Ex's Boyfriend, Held Her, 4 Kids Hostage Dies After Shooting Self: Police A 29-year-old Pennsylvania man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend, held her and her four children hostage, then shot himself in the head following a multi-county police chase has died, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 12. Tobias John-Allen Click, of Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, was pronounced dead at approximately 8:25 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, by the Cumberland County Coroner's Office, according to an update from East Lampeter Township Police. Click died from injuries sustained from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police said. His death came one d…

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by Jillian Pikora
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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$3 Sandwich From Bergen County Deli Gets Shoutout From WWE Champion On 'Hot Ones' $3 Sandwich From Bergen County Deli Gets Shoutout From WWE Champion On 'Hot Ones' $3 Sandwich From Bergen County Deli Gets Shoutout From WWE Champion On 'Hot Ones'
$3 Sandwich From Bergen County Deli Gets Shoutout From WWE Champion On 'Hot Ones' It didn't take much to win over Liv Morgan during her high school days: just a $3 sandwich from a local deli. The 32-year-old WWE star and Elmwood Park native appeared on an episode of "Hot Ones" with Sean Evans, where she dished on two of her favorite hometown spots. Morgan, whose real name is Gionna Jene Daddio, recalled walking from Elmwood Park High School to Taste of Italia on Elm Street with friends during lunch. For $5, they could get a chicken cutlet sandwich. For just $3, they could grab a pizza sub, which Morgan described as bread, cheese, and sauce. Liv Morgan is a WWE …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lancaster, PA
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Sixth Measles Death Reported In US As Outbreak Tops 1,100 Cases Sixth Measles Death Reported In US As Outbreak Tops 1,100 Cases Sixth Measles Death Reported In US As Outbreak Tops 1,100 Cases
Sixth Measles Death Reported In US As Outbreak Tops 1,100 Cases A 39-year-old woman with a recent measles diagnosis has become the US's sixth measles-associated death as the outbreak climbed past 1,100 cases in Pennsylvania. The woman died Saturday, Oct. 10, the Franklin County Coroner’s Office announced Monday, Oct. 12. She had several underlying conditions, including a past diagnosis of measles that had been treated, the coroner said. Her death meets the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s definition of a measles-associated death, according to the advisory. The coroner’s office did not release her name or further details that could identify…

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by Jillian Pikora
West Milford, NJ
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West Milford Dad, 32, Dies Less Than 2 Weeks After Welcoming Baby Boy West Milford Dad, 32, Dies Less Than 2 Weeks After Welcoming Baby Boy West Milford Dad, 32, Dies Less Than 2 Weeks After Welcoming Baby Boy
West Milford Dad, 32, Dies Less Than 2 Weeks After Welcoming Baby Boy A 32-year-old West Milford father of two died suddenly less than two weeks after welcoming his newborn son, his employer announced. Jason Allen Murphy died Tuesday, Oct. 6, leaving behind his fiancée, Sarina Czarnecki, their daughter, Adalyn, who recently turned 1, and newborn son, Jasper, according to Ron & Sons Towing & Recovery. A GoFundMe has been established to help the family cover funeral expenses and other financial challenges. More than $11,000 had been raised as of press time. Murphy, who was born in Hackensack, was remembered by his coworkers as part of their towing fami…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hawthorne, NJ
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Former NJ Chevrolet Site Hits Market For $5.25M, Could Become 60 Homes Former NJ Chevrolet Site Hits Market For $5.25M, Could Become 60 Homes Former NJ Chevrolet Site Hits Market For $5.25M, Could Become 60 Homes
Former NJ Chevrolet Site Hits Market For $5.25M, Could Become 60 Homes A former car dealership property in North Jersey has hit the market for $5.25 million, with redevelopment plans allowing for up to 60 residential units. The 2.27-acre property at 471-491 Lafayette Avenue in Hawthorne, once home to the original Hawthorne Chevrolet, is being marketed as a redevelopment opportunity. The site spans approximately 98,881 square feet across two sections, with more than a block of frontage along Lafayette Avenue. It includes a 14,558-square-foot retail building. An adopted redevelopment plan allows for senior housing on one section of the property and a mixed-use …

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by Cecilia Levine
Ambler-Blue Bell, PA
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119 Amtrak Workers Across 7 States, DC Implicated In $12M Fraud Scheme 119 Amtrak Workers Across 7 States, DC Implicated In $12M Fraud Scheme 119 Amtrak Workers Across 7 States, DC Implicated In $12M Fraud Scheme
119 Amtrak Workers Across 7 States, DC Implicated In $12M Fraud Scheme At least 119 Amtrak employees across seven states and Washington, D.C., were implicated in a $12 million health care fraud scheme — the largest employee criminal conspiracy in the railroad's history, federal investigators said. Three men connected to the scheme, including a Pennsylvania Amtrak employee and two New York medical providers, were sentenced in federal court in New Jersey on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and Thursday, Oct. 8, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The defendants were Devon Burt, 53, of Blue Bell, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; Michael DeNicola, 64, a former New York pod…

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by Jillian Pikora