GOTCHA! Thieves Captured After Crashing Stolen Car Into Stopped Traffic At Routes 17 And 4 GOTCHA! Thieves Captured After Crashing Stolen Car Into Stopped Traffic At Routes 17 And 4
Gotcha! Thieves Captured After Crashing Stolen Car Into Stopped Traffic At Routes 17 And 4 Two out-of-state teens were captured after crashing a stolen car into two vehicles -- sending a driver to the hospital -- while trying to cross from one busy Paramus highway to another, authorities said. Parris Lamont Dennis, 18, of Jamaica, Queens, and Shahiem X. McCrimmon, 19, of the Bronx bailed out but were caught after bystanders advised police of their movements shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, They were taken into custody without incident, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. A Saddle River police officer began chasing the 2019 Honda Civic with Vermont licens…
UPDATE: Woman, 88, Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Westwood Identified UPDATE: Woman, 88, Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Westwood Identified
Update: Woman, 88, Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Westwood Identified A woman who was struck and killed by a commuter train in Westwood was identified as an 88-year-old local resident. Cecile L. Archer lived at the nearby Madison Apartments, a few blocks from the other side of the tracks where she and her wheeled walker were hit near the Westwood train station at 9:48 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12. The Pascack Valley Line No. 1605 train had left Hoboken at 8:56 a.m. and was to arrive in Spring Valley at 10:10 a.m., NJ TRANSIT's Jim Smith said. Archer, formerly of Park Ridge, was pronounced dead at the scene at Broadway and Jefferson Avenue by an ALS unit. NJ TRANSI…
UPDATE: Woman, 88, Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Westwood Identified UPDATE: Woman, 88, Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Westwood Identified
Update: Woman, 88, Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Westwood Identified A woman with a wheeled walker who was struck and killed by a commuter train in Westwood was identified as an 88-year-old local resident. Cecile L. Archer lived at the nearby Madison Apartments, across the tracks from where she was hit near the Westwood train station at 9:48 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12, NJ TRANSIT said. The Pascack Valley Line No. 1605 train had left Hoboken at 8:56 a.m. and was to arrive in Spring Valley at 10:10 a.m., NJ TRANSIT's Jim Smith said. Archer, formerly of Park Ridge, was pronounced dead at the scene at Broadway and Jefferson Avenue by an ALS unit. NJ Transit tra…
Two Seriously Injured In Washington Township Motorcycle Crash Two Seriously Injured In Washington Township Motorcycle Crash
Two Seriously Injured In Washington Township Motorcycle Crash A couple was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash outside a Washington Township strip mall late Saturday afternoon. Responders from Washington Township, Hillsdale and Westwood converged at the Washington Town Center on Pascack Road at the corner of Manhattan Avenue around 4 p.m. after the cycle reportedly collided with another vehicle. An Advanced Life Support crew from Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck also responded. Multiple responders rushed to the scene on Pascack Road at Manhattan Avenue in Washington Township.Katie Beirne Fisher A medical chopper that as initially called fo…
UPDATE: 'Popping Sounds' Heard During Washington Township Fire Not Ammo, Authorities Say UPDATE: 'Popping Sounds' Heard During Washington Township Fire Not Ammo, Authorities Say
Update: 'Popping Sounds' Heard During Washington Township Fire Not Ammo, Authorities Say Popping sounds heard during a fire involving two structures and multiple vehicles in Washington Township weren't from ammunition, as some neighbors and witnesses surmised, local authorities said. The Pascack Road homeowner was out when paint cans apparently combusted in what became an intense, three-alarm fire across the street from Memorial Field late Friday afternoon, they said. A shed and a vehicle apparently went up first, then an SUV that could be seen from the street, witnesses said. The fire then began burning up the house, they said. The shed was destroyed, the vehicles totaled an…
Former Bergen Man Gets Federal Prison Time For Assisting Massage Parlor Prostitution Former Bergen Man Gets Federal Prison Time For Assisting Massage Parlor Prostitution
Former Bergen Man Gets Federal Prison Time For Assisting Massage Parlor Prostitution A former Bergen County resident must spend nearly three years in federal prison for producing bogus training certificates for massage parlors that sold sex. Naresh Rane, 68, gave 10 of those certificates to a former local councilman who was later found dead of suicide along with his wife, authorities said. Rane, formerly of Closter, owned and operated the now-defunct Axiom Healthcare Academy on Kennedy Boulevard in North Bergen, which touted itself as a provider of massage therapy training. Anyone who didn't want to go through the training could pay Rane anywhere from $1,000 to $2,600 for …
NJ Family's Ice Cream Shop Expands With Third Location: Report NJ Family's Ice Cream Shop Expands With Third Location: Report
NJ Family's Ice Cream Shop Expands With Third Location: Report A family owned ice cream shop is expanding its footprint with a third North Jersey location, reports NJ Advance Media. Stack Creamery will be replacing Postmark at 48 Washington St. in Morristown, with a soft opening planned sometime this month. Stack Creamery's unique touch allows customers to choose from several ice cream flavors and toppings to build their own custom ice cream sandwich, and offers a multitude of ice cream-related baked goods. The flagship store for Stack Creamery is located in Westwood, while a second store opened last year in Jersey City.  To read the full r…
Notorious NJ Serial Killer Charged With Murder Of Dance Teacher At Popular Long Island Mall Notorious NJ Serial Killer Charged With Murder Of Dance Teacher At Popular Long Island Mall
Notorious NJ Serial Killer Charged With Murder Of Dance Teacher At Popular Long Island Mall Another female victim has been added to the list of imprisoned 75-year-old New Jersey serial killer Richard Cottingham, thanks to advances in DNA technology. Cottingham was arraigned on Long Island via videoconference Wednesday from South Woods State Prison in Bridgeton for the 1968 slaying of a New Hyde Park woman in the parking lot of the popular Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream. He entered a not-guilty plea to murder charges in the death of Diane Cusick, a 23-year-old divorced single mom who worked as a dance instructor. Cottingham, a married father of three who’d lived in Lodi and wor…
Popular Ice Cream Spots In North Jersey For A Tasty Cool Down Popular Ice Cream Spots In North Jersey For A Tasty Cool Down
Popular Ice Cream Spots In North Jersey For A Tasty Cool Down We've got a scorcher of a weekend ahead of us. Why not a tasty treat to cool down? Here are some of the most popular ice cream spots in North Jersey. The sampling of spots below were top-rated on several user-generated review sites, featured in local publications and recommended by Daily Voice readers. Applegate Farm Homemade Ice Cream, Montclair View this post on Instagram A post shared by Applegate Ice Cream (@applegatefarmic) Cliff’s Homemade Ice Cream, Ledgewood Conrad’s Confectionary, Westwood Denville Dairy, Denville Falls Creamery,…
RESPECTS: Visiting Hours Today (Sunday), Funeral Monday For New Milford High School Senior RESPECTS: Visiting Hours Today (Sunday), Funeral Monday For New Milford High School Senior
Respects: Visiting Hours Today (Sunday), Funeral Monday For New Milford High School Senior UPDATE: Visiting hours are scheduled from 4-8 p.m. Sunday followed by a 10 a.m. funeral service on Monday for an 18-year-old New Milford High School senior who drowned trying to help a group of local kids. Both the April 25 service and visitation for Clinten Ajit the day before are at St. Peter's Mar Thoma Church, 56 Ridgewood Road in Washington Township: (201) 837-2200. The service will be followed by interment in Westwood Cemetery, 23 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood: (201) 664-7161. Ajit was born in Niranam, Kerala, India on Jan. 22, 2004. He emigrated to the U.S. with his family in Septembe…
GoFundMe Established For Family Of Drowned New Milford HS Student GoFundMe Established For Family Of Drowned New Milford HS Student
GoFundMe Established For Family Of Drowned New Milford HS Student UPDATE: Visiting hours are scheduled from 4-8 p.m. Sunday followed by a 10 a.m. funeral service on Monday for an 18-year-old New Milford High School senior who drowned trying to help a group of local kids. The April 25 service and visitation for Clinten Ajit the day before are both at St. Peter's Mar Thoma Church, 56 Ridgewood Road in Washington Township: (201) 837-2200. The service will be followed by interment in Westwood Cemetery, 23 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood: (201) 664-7161. Ajit was born in Niranam, Kerala, India on Jan. 22, 2004. He emigrated to the U.S. with his family in Septemb…
UPDATE: New Milford High School Student Drowned Trying To Retrieve Ball For Soccer Players UPDATE: New Milford High School Student Drowned Trying To Retrieve Ball For Soccer Players
Update: New Milford High School Student Drowned Trying To Retrieve Ball For Soccer Players UPDATE: The body of a New Milford High School senior was removed from a borough pond hours after what witnesses said was a tragic accident. Clinten Ajit, 18, was doing a good deed when he went into the Hard Castle Pond behind the Dorchester Manor Apartments near the borough athletic fields around 7:15 p.m. Friday, April 22. "Some kids accidentally kicked a soccer ball in the water and [he] said he would get it for them," a responder said after police spoke with witnesses. "He didn't know how to swim and never came back up." Responding officers found Ajit's shoes on the bank, the ball floa…