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Man Killed In Route 31 Crash After Car Overturns In Ditch: Police Man Killed In Route 31 Crash After Car Overturns In Ditch: Police
Man Killed In Route 31 Crash After Car Overturns In Ditch: Police A 56-year-old Columbia resident was killed in a car crash on Route 31 in Warren County on the morning of Monday, Oct. 14, authorities said. At 5:43 a.m., officers responded to the car crash where they found a Chevy Avalanche had overturned, Washington Township police said. A preliminary investigation revealed the Chevy was traveling southbound on Route 31 north when it left the roadway, striking the guardrail and bridge abutment before rolling over into a ditch, police said. The driver of the Chevy was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Route 31 was closed for three and a half hours…

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by Sam Barron
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Man Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend Stabbed 29 Times In Bergen County Man Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend Stabbed 29 Times In Bergen County
Man Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend Stabbed 29 Times In Bergen County A 59-year-old Bergen County man has been convicted in the killing of his 51-year-old girlfriend in 2021, authorities announced. Patrick J. Camilli, 59, of Washington Township, was found guilty after a four-week trial beginning last September in the death of Mary Huber, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Camilli was found lying on top of Mary E. Huber on the floor of a Lexington Township Court home on Oct. 24, 2021, just after midnight, Musella said. A knife was found near Camilli at the scene. Huber had suffered multiple stab wounds and bruises and was taken to The Valley Hosp…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Passaic County School District's Superintendent Leaving For Bergen County Regional District Passaic County School District's Superintendent Leaving For Bergen County Regional District
Passaic County School District's Superintendent Leaving For Bergen County Regional District The Westwood Regional Public School District has appointed a new superintendent. Dr. Patrick McQueeney, who has been serving as the leader of Wanaque schools since 2021, will helm the Westwood Regional School District (WWRSD) come November. The move was approved at the Thursday, Sept. 26 WWRSD Board of Ed (BoE) meeting. The nine-member board voted 8-0, with one abstention, to execute a contract with McQueeney, asking him to take the lead as soon as possible, but no later than Nov. 27. His five-year contract will begin on Nov. 1. McQueeney submitted his resignation to Wanaque on Friday…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
WINNER! $20K Scratch Off Ticket Sold At Bergen County Store WINNER! $20K Scratch Off Ticket Sold At Bergen County Store
Winner! $20K Scratch Off Ticket Sold At Bergen County Store It was a terrific Thursday for a scratch off lottery player in Bergen County. A $20,000 loaded game sold in Washington Township won the big prize on Thursday, July 25. The ticket was sold at Township Stationery. The ticket features four game players. Players have eight winning numbers and 25 your numbers, with a prize amount below each of the your numbers play symbols.  If any of the winning numbers match any of the your numbers, players win the prize amount shown below the matched number(s). If a "Moneybag" symbol is revealed in any of the your numbers play spots, players automatical…

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by Sam Barron
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Westwood HS Brawl: Names Released In Police Documents Westwood HS Brawl: Names Released In Police Documents
Westwood HS Brawl: Names Released In Police Documents Daily Voice has obtained the names of the 10 of the 13 individuals charged in connection with the brawls that broke out following the Westwood High School graduation ceremony last month. As previously reported by Daily Voice, two graduating students and 11 of their family members were slapped with a total of 25 charges including assault, disorderly conduct, failure to disperse, and obstruction, following the fights on Thursday, June 20, Washington Township Police Chief John Calamari said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Twin Rutgers Grads, 23, Killed In Crash Were Each Other's Closest Friends, Obituaries Say Twin Rutgers Grads, 23, Killed In Crash Were Each Other's Closest Friends, Obituaries Say
Twin Rutgers Grads, 23, Killed In Crash Were Each Other's Closest Friends, Obituaries Say Services have been finalized for a pair of 23-year-old twin brothers killed in a Vineland crash. John and Patrick Mahoney, both of Washington Township, died in a collision on Tuesday, June 4 at Union and Mays Landing Roads, as previously reported by Daily Voice.  Police said John was driving a Toyota Yaris when he failed to yield to a Ford F-250 operated by an 81-year-old, which caused the crash. The Yaris driver was hospitalized as a precaution. Obituaries on the Egizi Funeral Home website for John and Patrick remember the two as being each other's closest friends and greatest advoca…

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by Cecilia Levine