Fair 65°
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist, 52, Killed Hitting Deer On Route 80 Motorcyclist, 52, Killed Hitting Deer On Route 80
Motorcyclist, 52, Killed Hitting Deer On Route 80 A 52-year-old Pequannock man was killed when his motorcycle struck a deer on westbound Route 80 near the spaghetti bowl in Wayne. Joseph Yurga was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, where he succumbed to his injuries after his 1996 Harley Davidson crashed shortly before 9:30 p.m. Thursday near the Route 23 intersection, authorities said. No other vehicles were involved, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief James Clarke said in a joint release. A former Clifton resident, Yurga was a member of the American Legion Riders of Post 174 …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Agency Approves $120M In Borrowing To Replace Newark Water Lines Agency Approves $120M In Borrowing To Replace Newark Water Lines
Agency Approves $120M In Borrowing To Replace Newark Water Lines A plan to replace all lead service lines delivering water to 18,000 Newark homes cleared another hurdle Wednesday, when a state financial oversight agency approved a plan to issue $120 million in bonds to finance the project.  “The permanent solution is to replace our lead service lines and expedite this process,” Mayor Ras Baraka said. “The Local Finance Board’s adoption of the bond provides us with the financial backing to do so, and significantly increase the pace of our work."  A county agency, the Essex County Improvement Authority, would issue the bonds to pay for the projec…

SHARE

by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Armed Robbery Of Wayne Gas Station Where OD Driver Killed Similar To Pequannock Holdup UPDATE: Armed Robbery Of Wayne Gas Station Where OD Driver Killed Similar To Pequannock Holdup
Update: Armed Robbery Of Wayne Gas Station Where OD Driver Killed Similar To Pequannock Holdup Authorities suspect the masked bandit who this weekend robbed a Route 23 Delta gas station in Wayne where a horrific heroin-involved crash killed three people earlier this year also held up a Pequannock Delta station two weeks ago. The attendant told uniformed Wayne officers who responded to the northbound Route 23 Delta station around 8:30 p.m. Saturday "displayed a semiautomatic handgun and demanded money," Capt. Christian Wittig said. Authorities didn't say how much was taken, although responders told Daily Voice the preliminary estimate was about $700. "The victim turned over money to …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Gunman Robs Gas Station Where Three Were Killed By Overdosing Driver UPDATE: Gunman Robs Gas Station Where Three Were Killed By Overdosing Driver
Update: Gunman Robs Gas Station Where Three Were Killed By Overdosing Driver Authorities suspect the masked bandit who this weekend robbed a Route 23 Delta station where a horrific heroin-involved crash killed three people earlier this year also held up a Pequannock Delta station two weeks ago. The attendant told uniformed Wayne officers who responded to the northbound Route 23 Delta station around 8:30 p.m. Saturday "displayed a semiautomatic handgun and demanded money," Capt. Christian Wittig said. Authorities didn't say how much was taken, although responders told Daily Voice the preliminary estimate was about $700. "The victim turned over money to the [robber],…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Attorney: Driver In Gas Station Crash That Killed 3 Didn't Know Heroin Was Laced With Fentanyl Attorney: Driver In Gas Station Crash That Killed 3 Didn't Know Heroin Was Laced With Fentanyl
Attorney: Driver In Gas Station Crash That Killed 3 Didn't Know Heroin Was Laced With Fentanyl The drugged Sussex County driver accused of killing a father, son and gas station attendant in a fiery Route 23 crash didn't know that his heroin was laced with fentanyl, his lawyer said. Defense attorney John Latoracca said if the case goes to trial he'll argue that Jason Vanderee was passed out behind the wheel because of the fentanyl, News12 reports. Vanderee, 29, of Vernon, said he doesn't remember the February crash. Jon Warbeck and his son, Luke, both of Lincoln Park, were getting gas the morning of Feb. 19 when the speeding Honda Pilot with an overdosed Vanderee behind the wheel lit…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine