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Several NJ Cemeteries Among Most Beautiful 'Hidden Gem' Graveyards In US, Survey Says Several NJ Cemeteries Among Most Beautiful 'Hidden Gem' Graveyards In US, Survey Says
Several NJ Cemeteries Among Most Beautiful 'Hidden Gem' Graveyards In US, Survey Says A new national survey has found that some of the country’s most beautiful “hidden gem” cemeteries can be found right here in the Northeast. Insurance company Choice Mutual surveyed more than 3,000 respondents for its ranking of the 140 Most Beautiful Hidden Cemeteries in the US. The survey highlighted how many of these historic cemeteries blend landscaped grounds, Victorian-era architecture, and quiet corners where history and memory meet. Visitors described them as peaceful places to reflect, especially in autumn when fall foliage adds to the beauty. Nationally, Mount Hope Cemetery in Roc…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
K-9 Attacks Bystander At Funeral For Slain NYPD Detective K-9 Attacks Bystander At Funeral For Slain NYPD Detective
K-9 Attacks Bystander At Funeral For Slain Nypd Detective A Suffolk County police K-9 broke free from its handler and bit a bystander during a packed funeral service for fallen NYPD officer Didarul Islam, Daily Voice has learned. The incident happened Thursday, July 31, during services for Islam, who was among four people shot and killed earlier this week inside a Manhattan highrise on Park Avenue. A Suffolk County Police spokesperson told Daily Voice the door of a police vehicle became ajar during the funeral, allowing the department’s K-9 to escape. The dog bit a bystander before officers were able to intervene and restrain it. “The dog's handl…

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by Michael Mashburn & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into Gravestones: Wall Township PD Car Crashes Into Gravestones: Wall Township PD
Car Crashes Into Gravestones: Wall Township PD Multiple gravestones were struck following a car crash at St. Catharine’s Cemetery in Wall on Sunday, March 30, authorities said. At 7:17 p.m., officers responded to 1100 West Chicago Blvd, the entrance to St. Catharine’s Cemetery, Wall Township police said. A vehicle traveling northbound on Village Road crossed West Chicago Boulevard and entered the cemetery grounds, police said. The vehicle left the roadway, struck a curb, cemetery sign and multiple gravestones before coming to a stop, police said. The driver of a vehicle, a 40-year-old Wall Township man, declined further medical treatme…

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by Sam Barron