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Charges Upgraded For Driver 2X Legal Limit After Death Of Jersey Shore Restaurateur: Prosecutor Charges Upgraded For Driver 2X Legal Limit After Death Of Jersey Shore Restaurateur: Prosecutor
Charges Upgraded For Driver 2X Legal Limit After Death Of Jersey Shore Restaurateur: Prosecutor A Seaside Park woman's charges were upgraded when a restaurant owner and well-known fly fisherman died more than a month after a hit-and-run crash. Genell Mcinaw, 50, surrendered to Seaside Heights police on Tuesday, Nov. 5, Ocean County First Assistant Prosecutor Michael Nolan Jr. said in a news release. She was previously charged in the crash that killed Robert Popovics of Seaside Park. Seaside Heights police responded to a report of a man lying in the road near the intersection of Dupont Avenue and the Boulevard at around 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23. Officers found Popovics u…
Scandal Around Man's Damaged Body Was Primary Topic At His NJ Funeral, Lawsuit Says Scandal Around Man's Damaged Body Was Primary Topic At His NJ Funeral, Lawsuit Says
Scandal Around Man's Damaged Body Was Primary Topic At His NJ Funeral, Lawsuit Says A New Jersey family has filed a lawsuit against a funeral home alleging that their loved one's body had been damaged so badly while in their care that they were unable to hold an open casket service. The lawsuit (attached) was filed by the Fornaro family in Bergen County Superior Court on Thursday, Sept. 5. The suit names the Cochran Funeral Home in Hackettstown along with three of its employees; Bergen Funeral Service along with three of its employees; 10 John Does; and 10 ABC entities. The Cochran Funeral Home declined to comment while Bergen Funeral Service did not return to Daily Voice'…
Nursing Home Vowed To Pay For Resident's Burial But Never Did, Says Scrambling Funeral Home Nursing Home Vowed To Pay For Resident's Burial But Never Did, Says Scrambling Funeral Home
Nursing Home Vowed To Pay For Resident's Burial But Never Did, Says Scrambling Funeral Home The Bergen County nursing home where 92-year-old Carmela Polimeni died has promised to pay for a proper burial, according to the funeral home handling arrangements. However, Eternity Funeral Service directors say they have yet to see the funds nearly a month after the former Leonia resident's death. On Wednesday, Aug. 14, CareOne issued a statement saying they were working with Eternity to provide Polimeni with a proper burial: CareOne at Cresskill was deeply saddened when Carmela Polimeni suddenly passed away. She has visited CareOne at Cresskill for several short stays and is loved by th…
Former Bridgwater Officer, West Milford Special Officer Thomas Dinan Dies Former Bridgwater Officer, West Milford Special Officer Thomas Dinan Dies
Former Bridgwater Officer, West Milford Special Officer Thomas Dinan Dies Thomas Dinan, a police officer in West Milford, died on Tuesday, July 30, 10 days after his 66th birthday, the department announced. Dinan joined the West Milford Police Department in June 2018 as a Class II special officer, assisting with traffic details, township events, prisoner watches and transports and court security, police said. Prior to joining West Milford, Dinan spent 27 years in the Bridgewater Police Department, rising to the rank of lieutenant, before retiring in 2015 after serving as patrol officer, narcotics investigator, bias crimes officer and counterterrorism liaison, pol…
CAUGHT: Couple Charged In Cold-Blooded Killing Of Paterson Man CAUGHT: Couple Charged In Cold-Blooded Killing Of Paterson Man
Caught: Couple Charged In Cold-Blooded Killing Of Paterson Man 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A Paterson couple have been charged in connection with what authorities said was the premeditated cold-blooded shooting death of a 44-year-old city man earlier this month. Mathew X. Amaro, 27, shot Twahee Howard in the area of Chadwick and Weiss streets shortly before 9 p.m. June 2, authorities said. Howard, 44, was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center of multiple gunshot wounds a short time later. Amaro is charged with murder, conspiracy, and drug and weapons offenses, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge…
Millburn Police Officer Luke Lyons ID'd As Victim Of Route 15 Crash (UPDATE) Millburn Police Officer Luke Lyons ID'd As Victim Of Route 15 Crash (UPDATE)
Millburn Police Officer Luke Lyons ID'd As Victim Of Route 15 Crash (Update) Luke Lyons, an officer in the Millburn Police Department, has been identified as the victim of a crash on Route 15 in Morris County on Sunday, May 19, authorities confirmed. Lyons, 31, was in a four-door 2006 Honda Civic when he crashed on the southbound side of the roadway near mile post 3.5 around 1:25 a.m., Jefferson Township Police Capt. Robert Bush said. Our hearts go out to Millburn Police Officer Luke Lyons' family and friends. His sudden passing in a motor vehicle crash... Posted by NJ State PBA on Monday, May 20, 2024 A former marine and cancer survivor, Lyons wa…
Investment Banking Frat VP From NJ Found Dead On College Campus Was 'Team Player' Investment Banking Frat VP From NJ Found Dead On College Campus Was 'Team Player'
Investment Banking Frat VP From NJ Found Dead On College Campus Was 'Team Player' Services have been finalized for Christian Samay, a New Jersey native, who died while attending Bucknell University on Saturday, March 30 at 22 years old, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Samay, a political science major, was active in the Phi Gama Delta fraternity where he was elected vice president and treasurer his junior year, according to his obituary on the Norma Dean Funeral Home website. In the summers, he worked as an investment banker, his obit says.  Growing up in Mountain Lakes, Christian played lacrosse and soccer: "He was the consummate team player, a loya…
Nicholas Lewis, Closter Native, Dies At 41: 'True Mensch' Nicholas Lewis, Closter Native, Dies At 41: 'True Mensch'
Nicholas Lewis, Closter Native, Dies At 41: 'True Mensch' Nicholas Lewis, a native of Closter, died unexpectedly on Saturday, Feb. 4, according to his obituary.  A graduate of Northern Valley Regional High School in 2000, Lewis was a standout lineman for the Norseman, earning All-League and All-Bergen County honors as a sophomore, his obituary reads. I am sorry to share the very sad news, but the world lost a huge personality and great man over the weekend, Nick Lewis... Posted by John Shankman on Monday, February 5, 2024 A lawyer, Lewis recently had started his own law firm, Lewis Law, in Woodcliff Lake.  He is survived by his…
Recycling Center Supervisor Killed In Ocean County Workplace Incident Was Firefighter, Dad Recycling Center Supervisor Killed In Ocean County Workplace Incident Was Firefighter, Dad
Recycling Center Supervisor Killed In Ocean County Workplace Incident Was Firefighter, Dad Services have been set for a father of two who was killed in a workplace incident at the Ocean County Northern Recycling Center. Timothy Hannold, 50, had entered a container being moved at the recycling center on Towbin Avenue on Wednesday, Jan. 31, Lakewood Police Capt. Greg Staffordsmith said in a statement. Workers unaware of Hannold's presence tried to "upright the dumpster," causing the doors to shift and pin Holland up against an inside wall, Staffordsmith said. Hannold died as a result of the incident, police said. Affectionately known as "Timmy" or "Ripper," Hannold's obi…
Rutgers Fraternity Brother Killed In Hit-Run Crash Remembered For Wit, 'Drip' Rutgers Fraternity Brother Killed In Hit-Run Crash Remembered For Wit, 'Drip'
Rutgers Fraternity Brother Killed In Hit-Run Crash Remembered For Wit, 'Drip' Funeral services have been said for a Rutgers University senior killed in a hit-and-run crash Thursday, Feb. 16. Visitation for Max Spivak, 21, of Old Bridge, will be Monday, Feb. 20 at the Freeman Manalapan Marlboro Funeral Home, beginning at 4 p.m. Services appear to be private. Spivak was struck by 42-year-old Nageswar Polamuri, of Iselin, around 1 a.m. on Route 18 south near the border of Piscataway and New Brunswick, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Polamuri was driving in the wrong direction when he crashed into Spivak's vehicle head-on, authorities sa…
'Sweet, Selfless, Always Smiling': Beloved North Jersey Educator Michael Carlucci, 57 'Sweet, Selfless, Always Smiling': Beloved North Jersey Educator Michael Carlucci, 57
'Sweet, Selfless, Always Smiling': Beloved North Jersey Educator Michael Carlucci, 57 A celebration of life for career North Jersey educator Michael Carlucci will be live-streamed later this week to what's expected to be an enormous audience. The beloved 57-year-old father of three from Verona had been swimming with his wife, Jeanene, and others on Saturday when he apparently was caught in a rip current generated by Hurricane Earl. His body was recovered after a 45-minute search. Carlucci’s funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. this Friday, Sept. 16 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit (36 Gould Street, Verona), where he was an active parishioner. MAP: Episcopal C…
Services Scheduled For Paterson Man Shot, Killed By Detective Services Scheduled For Paterson Man Shot, Killed By Detective
Services Scheduled For Paterson Man Shot, Killed By Detective Services are scheduled this coming Saturday for a Paterson man who was shot and killed in a confrontation with city police detectives. Witnesses insist that Thelonious “RaRa” McKnight, 25, was gunned down in cold blood last Wednesday night after detectives chased him down an alley in a mixed-use neighborhood of multi-family homes and businesses near the Passaic River New Jersey's top law enforcer, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck, said that a 9mm handgun was found near McKnight's body. Investigators had made an arrest there hours earlier and were looking for another …
Teen Daughter Of Slain Fair Lawn Mom 'Lost Her Best Friend' Teen Daughter Of Slain Fair Lawn Mom 'Lost Her Best Friend'
Teen Daughter Of Slain Fair Lawn Mom 'Lost Her Best Friend' TRIBUTE: Jeanette Willem "was not much for attention," but the late Fair Lawn mom would've appreciated the tidal wave of love and support that has come her family's way, her grieving brother said. A funeral service is scheduled this Monday for Willem, 43, who was slain at her job at Jamis Bikes in Northvale this week. "Everyone has been so supportive," Matthew Willem wrote Friday afternoon, adding that his sister "would have loved seeing everyone come together during this time." The shock and grief has barely subsided since news of Jeanette Willem's death was announced on Wednesday. A co-…
NJ Worker Crushed By 6,000 Pounds Of Porcelain Was Loving Family Man NJ Worker Crushed By 6,000 Pounds Of Porcelain Was Loving Family Man
NJ Worker Crushed By 6,000 Pounds Of Porcelain Was Loving Family Man The New Jersey construction worker who was killed after being crushed by three tons of porcelain last week is being remembered as a loving family man.  Walter Sanchez was taken to a local hospital in cardiac arrest and later died following the Sept. 20 incident at Porcelain Source on Harrison Avenue in Kearny, an OSHA representative confirmed. Sanchez’s daughter, Nicole, describes her father in a GoFundMe as “such a noble, caring, strong, loving man.” “No words could ever take away the pain we are all going through but remember him as the man he was who will live in our hearts forever…
Comedian Horrified By $15K Catholic Monmouth County Burial For Jewish Cousin Comedian Horrified By $15K Catholic Monmouth County Burial For Jewish Cousin
Comedian Horrified By $15K Catholic Monmouth County Burial For Jewish Cousin Dorothea Buschell had a pre-paid Jewish burial plot next to her parents and sister at a Long Island cemetery.  Relatives were shocked to discover what Buschell apparently got instead was a pricey Catholic funeral in Central Jersey. Buschell, 83, died April 13 after coming down with the coronavirus at the Hamilton Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Bay Ridge, The City reported. The family was never notified, and after three weeks of calling, they finally got through to the facility, Elayne Boosler wrote on Facebook. Nursing home officials said Buschell had died on Ap…
Final Drive-By For Late Police Vet Draws Throng To Dumont Final Drive-By For Late Police Vet Draws Throng To Dumont
Final Drive-By For Late Police Vet Draws Throng To Dumont TRIBUTE: Church bells tolled, a lone bagpiper played, but otherwise all remained silent during a solemn final drive-by Wednesday morning for late Dumont Police Sgt. James Flaherty Jr. A police escort with a motorcycle unit and a vehicle transporting the veteran officer’s family flanked the hearse, which stopped briefly in front of police headquarters beneath the Stars and Stripes, hung by borough firefighters, on Washington Avenue. The turnout included fellow active and retired officers – both from town and more than a dozen surrounding communities – as well as other responders and civilia…
Manuel 'Noly' Reyes, 41, Of Jersey City, Father And Stepfather Of 7 Manuel 'Noly' Reyes, 41, Of Jersey City, Father And Stepfather Of 7
Manuel 'Noly' Reyes, 41, Of Jersey City, Father And Stepfather Of 7 Manuel 'Noly' Reyes of Jersey City died Saturday. The lifelong Jersey City resident was 41.  He is survived by his wife, Maria "Chita" Reyes and mother Violet Rivera. He was a caring father to  Myleen, Xavian, Noah, and Nolynah and a caring stepfather of Sheila, Sheilala, and Sheina. He is also survived by siblings Jason, Alex, Anthony, Raul, and Kassandra; grandchildren Andrew “Pookie,” Amira, and Amir; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.  He was predeceased by his father, Manuel “Big Noly” Reyes, Sr., his brother, Michael “Star” Romero, and gran…