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Police & Fire
'Seconds Count:' NJ Police Chief, Mayor, Officers Save Crash Victim In Cardiac Arrest 'Seconds Count:' NJ Police Chief, Mayor, Officers Save Crash Victim In Cardiac Arrest
'Seconds Count:' NJ Police Chief, Mayor, Officers Save Crash Victim In Cardiac Arrest Haledon Police Chief Angelo J. Daniele was on his way home from work when he saw a car that had crashed against a guardrail in February. Moments later, he was fighting to save a man’s life. Daniele, a 29-year veteran, was honored with a Life-Saving Citation from Mayor Michael Johnson and the Haledon Municipal Council on Thursday, March 13, for his quick-thinking actions that helped revive a driver in cardiac arrest. At the ceremony, where the victim was sitting in the audience, Daniele recalled the moment his ordinary day turned into a life-or-death rescue. Chief Angelo Daniele of Hale…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
'Heartbroken:' Owner Of NJ Town's Longest-Running Business Bids Final Farewell After 88 Years 'Heartbroken:' Owner Of NJ Town's Longest-Running Business Bids Final Farewell After 88 Years
'Heartbroken:' Owner Of NJ Town's Longest-Running Business Bids Final Farewell After 88 Years After 88 years of serving the community in Prospect Park, Aiello’s Fruit Baskets is closing its doors. Owner Bobby Aiello broke the news on Tuesday, Feb. 18. In a call with Daily Voice, he said he's simply "heartbroken." "It was time — I wanted to make 100 years, but it wasn't feasible," Aiello said, citing the rising costs of produce and changing demographics as just some of the factors contributing to his Haledon Avenue shop's closure. Up until this week, Aiello's Fruit Baskets was the longest-running business in town. His grandfather opened the shop in 1937,  offering fruit centerp…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Ex-Con Charged In Deadly Attack Near Times Square NJ Ex-Con Charged In Deadly Attack Near Times Square
NJ Ex-Con Charged In Deadly Attack Near Times Square A New Jersey man recently released from prison has been arrested and charged with murder after a young Manhattan woman died from injuries sustained in an assault, according to the NYPD. Leslie Torres, 23, was walking on West 46th Street near 8th Avenue when she was attacked by Jaheem Warren, 33, of Prospect Park, on Tuesday, Oct. 29 around 1:35 p.m., according to NBC and the NYPD. Torres was left unconscious on the sidewalk in front of the Riu Plaza New York Times Square Hotel, NBC says. Torres, who lived on West 45th Street, was in critical condition when she arrived at Mount Sinai W…

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
Passaic County Flips To Red: Here's How Each Town Voted In The 2024 Election Passaic County Flips To Red: Here's How Each Town Voted In The 2024 Election
Passaic County Flips To Red: Here's How Each Town Voted In The 2024 Election Passaic County is seeing red for the first time since 1992. The reliably Democrat county voted for President-elect Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris, 95,620 votes to 89,086 votes, 50% to 46.6%. It was the first time Passaic County had voted a Republican for president since 1992 and the first time a Republican got 50% of the vote since George H.W. Bush in 1988. In 2020, President Joe Biden defeated Trump, 129,097 votes to 92,009 votes, 57.55% to 41.02%.  The shift in Passaic County was part of a shift toward Trump statewide. While Harris defeated Trump by 5 points in the G…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
News
$8K, Oxy, More Drugs Seized From Passaic County Dealers After Wayne Investigation: Cops $8K, Oxy, More Drugs Seized From Passaic County Dealers After Wayne Investigation: Cops
$8K, Oxy, More Drugs Seized From Passaic County Dealers After Wayne Investigation: Cops A pair of Passaic County men have been arrested for drug dealing, authorities said. A concerned resident tipped Wayne police off, who launched an investigation with help from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, the Haledon Police Department, the Pompton Lakes Police Department and the Wayne Police Patrol Division, police said. Police began surveillance on Louis C. Colao, 50, of Prospect Park, and Armando Verdina, 45, of Paterson, on Tuesday, July 24, Wayne Police Capt. Daniel Daly said. Officers watched as Colao carried out drug deals in various Wayne Township parking lots, Daly s…

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by Cecilia Levine