Race Organizer On Probation As Bergen County Investigates Half-Marathon During Flooding Race Organizer On Probation As Bergen County Investigates Half-Marathon During Flooding
Race Organizer On Probation As Bergen County Investigates Half-Marathon During Flooding The organizer of a Bergen County half marathon that led runners into waist-deep floodwaters on Sunday, Sept. 13, has been placed on probation, Daily Voice has learned. County officials were reviewing all circumstances surrounding Racefaster's half marathon through Saddle River County Park in Paramus, according to Derek Sands, Deputy Chief of Staff to the office of Bergen County Executive James Tedesco. "The event was not sponsored, organized, or operated by Bergen County," the statement reads. "The County issued a permit allowing the organizer to use portions of the park, but responsib…
Verona Motorcyclist Killed In Route 78 Dump Truck Crash: NJSP Verona Motorcyclist Killed In Route 78 Dump Truck Crash: NJSP
Verona Motorcyclist Killed In Route 78 Dump Truck Crash: Njsp A 59-year-old North Jersey motorcyclist was killed after crashing into the back of a dump truck on Route 78 Monday morning, Sept. 14, authorities said. Rosario Chiovaro, of Verona, was riding a Harley-Davidson east in the express lanes in Union Township when the motorcycle struck the rear of a Peterbilt dump truck around 8:37 a.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The motorcycle overturned, and Chiovaro was ejected and killed, Lebron said. No other injuries were reported. The crash happened near milepost 52.9 and remains under investigation, Lebron said.
Video: NJ Friends, 24, Killed By NYC Train Seen Sitting On Tracks Moments Before, Report Says Video: NJ Friends, 24, Killed By NYC Train Seen Sitting On Tracks Moments Before, Report Says
Video: NJ Friends, 24, Killed By NYC Train Seen Sitting On Tracks Moments Before, Report Says Two 24-year-olds from New Jersey were killed after being struck by a subway train in Manhattan early Sunday morning, Sept. 13, authorities said. According to the NY Post, video shows Navam Kaul, of Sayreville, and Malaika Chitre, of Dayton, sitting on the tracks moments before they were struck by the train just before 3:15 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. The NYPD confirmed that Chitre and Kaul were killed by a southbound 4 train at the Spring Street subway station. Police responding to a 911 call for two aided individuals found Kaul and Chitre on the roadbed, police said. EMS pronounc…
Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After On-Stage 'Free Palestine' MetLife Stadium Sets Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After On-Stage 'Free Palestine' MetLife Stadium Sets
Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After On-Stage 'Free Palestine' MetLife Stadium Sets Macklemore has been removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour following backlash over his pro-Palestinian remarks during both of his opening acts at MetLife Stadium earlier this month, according to the Seattle rapper himself. Macklemore, whose real name is Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, announced his removal from Sheeran’s LOOP Tour in a lengthy Instagram statement Monday, Sept. 14, saying the decision followed pressure from stadium owners after his performances in East Rutherford on Friday, Sept. 4 and Saturday, Sept. 5. "Rolling Stone" also reported that Macklemore was removed from the remainder o…
Paterson Moped Rider Tries To Flee, Stalls Out, Falls Off: Police Paterson Moped Rider Tries To Flee, Stalls Out, Falls Off: Police
Paterson Moped Rider Tries To Flee, Stalls Out, Falls Off: Police A Paterson man tried to speed away from police on an unregistered moped, only to stall out and fall off, authorities said. Officers responding to reports of a large group at 540 E. 42nd Street in Paterson around 4:31 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, activated their lights, causing the group to disperse, Paterson Police Public Information Officer Robert Rowan said. Officers spotted Carlos Almonte, 38, on an unregistered moped in the area and conducted a motor vehicle stop, Rowan said. Almonte tried to accelerate away but the moped stalled, causing him to fall off, Rowan said. Almonte was arres…
DUI Driver Hits Cop At Paterson Dominican Parade, Fracturing Hand: Police DUI Driver Hits Cop At Paterson Dominican Parade, Fracturing Hand: Police
DUI Driver Hits Cop At Paterson Dominican Parade, Fracturing Hand: Police A 67-year-old driver was arrested after striking and injuring a police officer while passing barricades along the Dominican Parade route in Paterson on Sunday, Sept. 13, authorities said. Officers were working the parade route at Park Avenue and East 22nd Street at approximately 1:40 p.m., when they saw a vehicle passing barricades, according to Paterson Police Public Information Officer Rob Rowan. The vehicle struck an officer, fracturing his hand and causing other minor injuries, Rowan said. The driver, Nicolas Mendoza, 67, of Paterson, was removed from the vehicle and arrested with…
Teen Ejected, Killed In Garden State Parkway Chain-Reaction Crash, Police Say Teen Ejected, Killed In Garden State Parkway Chain-Reaction Crash, Police Say
Teen Ejected, Killed In Garden State Parkway Chain-Reaction Crash, Police Say A juvenile was ejected and killed in a chain-reaction crash involving multiple vehicles on the Garden State Parkway over the weekend, authorities said. Nicholas J. McLean, 19, of Hillside, was heading north in a Mercedes-Benz with a juvenile passenger in the front seat when he struck the rear of a Kia SUV near milepost 139.2 in Cranford just before 11:50 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, New Jersey State Police Trooper II Christopher Postorino said. The Kia spun and struck an Acura SUV, while McLean's Mercedes continued forward and struck a Toyota, Postorino said. The Toyota ran off the righ…
NY House Candidate’s BDSM-Modeling Past Shockingly Resurfaces NY House Candidate’s BDSM-Modeling Past Shockingly Resurfaces
NY House Candidate’s Bdsm-modeling Past Shockingly Resurfaces A Long Island congressional candidate has a surprising past: modeling BDSM gear for a fetish sex shop. Chris Gallant, a 37-year-old Democrat, appeared in multiple photos for “Mr S Leather,” a San Francisco-based company selling a variety of products on its XXX-rated website, the New York Post reported Sunday, Sept. 13. Gallant’s attorney confirmed to the Post that he’d appeared in the pics. Pictures of Gallant were wiped from the internet — at his request, according to his lawyer’s comments to the Post — but are still visible on archived versions of the site. They can be found from 2011 to…
NJ Man Indicted After He Uploaded Nude Photos Of Foster Children: Prosecutor NJ Man Indicted After He Uploaded Nude Photos Of Foster Children: Prosecutor
NJ Man Indicted After He Uploaded Nude Photos Of Foster Children: Prosecutor A 44-year-old Point Pleasant man was indicted on charges of he uploaded nude images of foster children he was caring for, authorities announced. John Olson was indicted by a grand jury on charges of distribution of child sexual abuse material, four counts of manufacturing of child sexual abuse material and possession of child sexual abuse material, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.  An investigation into John Olson began following a cybertip that he was uploading child pornography via the Kik app, Billhimer said.  On Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, detectives and a SWAT team…
More US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported More US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported
More US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported All of the measles deaths reported in the United States so far this year have occurred in Pennsylvania, where a third resident has died amid the nation’s largest outbreak, officials said. A 40-year-old Jefferson County woman died Saturday, Sept. 12, from complications associated with measles, Coroner Greg Furlong announced. Her name was not released, and the coroner did not disclose her vaccination status. “This is a heartbreaking loss for the family and an unfortunate reminder that measles can be a serious and potentially life-threatening disease,” Furlong said. The death is Jefferson Co…
5 Arrested After Fight Breaks Out At NJ Immigration Protest 5 Arrested After Fight Breaks Out At NJ Immigration Protest
5 Arrested After Fight Breaks Out At NJ Immigration Protest Five people were arrested following a demonstration against immigration activity in Atlantic City on Saturday, Sept. 12, authorities said. At 11 a.m., an altercation occurred between several people during the demonstration on the 2700 block of Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic County police said. As officers exited the Public Safety Building to respond to the incident, they encountered several protesters who had moved into the street and another protester who was occupying the designated access area, which had been left open to ensure safe ingress to and egress from the Public Safety…
Missing Newlywed Dominick Bianchi Found Dead In Wooded NY Area, Police Say Missing Newlywed Dominick Bianchi Found Dead In Wooded NY Area, Police Say
Missing Newlywed Dominick Bianchi Found Dead In Wooded NY Area, Police Say A New York newlywed who disappeared from his home has been found dead, police announced. Dominick Bianchi, 35, of East Greenbush, was found dead in a wooded area, the East Greenbush Police Department said late Sunday, Sept. 13, nearly five days after he had been reported missing. Police did not say where or when Bianchi was found or release details about his death. His wife, Julianna Zyra, told ABC affiliate WTEN during the search that Bianchi had Type 1 diabetes and she was unsure whether he could monitor his blood sugar because his continuous glucose monitor was paired to the phone h…