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These NJ Schools Are Closed, Delayed Due To Snow Tuesday, Feb. 28 These NJ Schools Are Closed, Delayed Due To Snow Tuesday, Feb. 28
These NJ Schools Are Closed, Delayed Due To Snow Tuesday, Feb. 28 The first winter storm of the season is causing a change in plans for New Jersey schools on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Some districts have delayed openings while others are closed completely. Here's a list of which school are closed or delayed for Tuesday, Feb. 28. Check your school/district's website for details. Bedminster: 10: 50 a.m. start Bellville: Delayed Bergen County Tech: Closed Bergenfield: 2-hour delay Bernards: 2-hour delay Bloomfield: Delay Bloomingdale: Closed Bogota: Delayed Butler: Closed Cliffside Park: 10 a.m. start Clifton: Delayed Closter: Delayed Cresskill: Delayed Demarest: …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Armed Robbers Held Victims Captive In NJ Hotel Bathroom: Police Armed Robbers Held Victims Captive In NJ Hotel Bathroom: Police
Armed Robbers Held Victims Captive In NJ Hotel Bathroom: Police Two men were arrested while one remains at large following an armed captivity and robbery of three victims in a Secaucus hotel room last month, authorities said. Nyshiem O. Inmon met with the three victims in their hotel room at the Aloft hotel on Harmon Meadow Boulevard, around 3 a.m. on Jan. 26, before Lyemel Summerville and another suspect barged in with handguns, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Three of the victims were held against their will in the bathroom of the hotel room, and when one of the victims refused to go in, Inmom stabbed him in his leg, Miller said. Inmon and …

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by Jon Craig
News
WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Takes Home $521K WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Takes Home $521K
Winner: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Takes Home $521K One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $520,687 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from Wednesday, Feb. 1, state Lottery officials said. The winning numbers were: 06, 12, 17, 33 and 40 and the XTRA number was: 02.  The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for selling the winning ticket.  The winning ticket was sold at Faber News & Gift, 100 Laurel Hill Ave., Secaucus in Hudson County.

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by Jon Craig
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Dump Truck Takes Down Wires Closing Route 3 In Both Directions (PHOTOS) Dump Truck Takes Down Wires Closing Route 3 In Both Directions (PHOTOS)
Dump Truck Takes Down Wires Closing Route 3 In Both Directions (Photos) A dump truck crash that took down wires closed Route 3 in both directions for hours Wednesday, Feb. 1 in Secaucus, authorities confirmed. The highway was expected to reopen at 2 p.m., following the morning rush hour incident, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Dump truck crash Route 3Secaucus Police Traffic backups along Route 3 in Secaucus.NDOT The wires were down at west of the NJ Turnpike Eastern Spur, with heavy backups were reported as of 10:55 a.m. Photos from the scene show wires laying across the end gate of the truck.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Secaucus Officers Revive Elderly Man Secaucus Officers Revive Elderly Man
Secaucus Officers Revive Elderly Man A Secaucus man is alive and well thanks to the quick thinking of three city policemen, officials say.  Lt. Christopher Rinaldi was called to the corner of Seaview Drive and New County Road just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, for a reported medical emergency. There, he found an elderly man laying unresponsive on the ground and not breathing, the department said.  Just as Rinaldi began performing CPR, officers Mikhail Kowlessar and Kasey Kelly arrived on the scene, officials wrote. The pair assisted with the CPR before grabbing their defibrillator and administering a "shock" to the…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
DWI Bergen Driver Charged In 5-Vehicle Crash That Flipped Dump Truck In Secaucus: Police DWI Bergen Driver Charged In 5-Vehicle Crash That Flipped Dump Truck In Secaucus: Police
DWI Bergen Driver Charged In 5-Vehicle Crash That Flipped Dump Truck In Secaucus: Police A 26-year-old man from Bergen County has been charged with assault by auto in connection with a five-vehicle crash that flipped a dump truck in Hudson County leaving two people injured, authorities said. On Nov. 11, 2022, Secaucus police responded to Route 3 East on a report of an overturned dump truck along the service road. Responding units found the truck on its side in front of Bareli’s Restaurant with gravel spilled into the parking lot.  Four additional vehicles were involved, including Cyrus Crayton’s 2006 Honda Accord, which was found disabled across the main roa…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Upstairs Neighbor Killed In Hudson County Apartment Fire Upstairs Neighbor Killed In Hudson County Apartment Fire
Upstairs Neighbor Killed In Hudson County Apartment Fire A 72-year-old man died in a Secaucus fire late Sunday, Jan. 15, authorities said. John Meisenburg was found inside of a third floor unit after a fire broke out in a second floor unit at caround 11:50 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Meisenburg was taken to Hudson Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:52 a.m., Monday, Jan. 16. A preliminary investigation by the Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force found that while the fire originated in a second floor unit, Meisenburg's third floor unit suffered heavy smoke damage. The fire does not appear to be suspi…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
UPDATE: Back-To-Back Route 3 Crashes Send Three To Hospital UPDATE: Back-To-Back Route 3 Crashes Send Three To Hospital
Update: Back-To-Back Route 3 Crashes Send Three To Hospital Back-to-back crashes on eastbound Route 3 -- one of them a hit-and-run -- sent three people to the hospital, none with serious injuries, authorities said. It began, East Rutherford Police Chief D. Rivelli said, when a 2020 GMC stopped behind a disabled 2017 Acura RDX at the Berry's Creek bridge at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7. The GMC was struck from behind by a 2003 Honda Accord, pushing it into the Acura, the chief said. Officers were tending to the victims of that crash when the driver of a 2010 Toyota Prius swerved to avoid the scene and was rear-ended by an unknown vehicle tha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Heroin, Handgun, Hollow Point Bullets Seized From Hackensack Man: Secaucus PD Heroin, Handgun, Hollow Point Bullets Seized From Hackensack Man: Secaucus PD
Heroin, Handgun, Hollow Point Bullets Seized From Hackensack Man: Secaucus PD A Hackensack man sits in the Bergen County jail after police said they found ounces of drugs and a stash of illegal handguns during a raid at his home.  Hassan Coleman, 36, was arrested at his house early on Friday, Dec. 23 and booked on multiple drug-trafficking and weapons charges, Secaucus police said in a statement.  Authorities received a warrant to search the home following a two-and-a-half-month investigation by officers in Secaucus and Hackensack. During the search, detectives claimed they found cocaine, heroin, "over fifty pills" of Oxycodone, a .38 caliber handgun with …

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by Mac Bullock
News
Parents Pull Off Stunning Surprise For Bergen County School Principal (VIDEO) Parents Pull Off Stunning Surprise For Bergen County School Principal (VIDEO)
Parents Pull Off Stunning Surprise For Bergen County School Principal (Video) A few weeks ago, the motor in Chris Innis' car window stopped working properly. The St. Peter Academy principal taped it up until he could find the time to have it fixed. Parents at his school beat him to it, though, and had the window fixed without him knowing — and then shocked him with the results. It's all thanks to Home School Association President Tom Keller, who spotted Innis' taped-up window two weeks ago, he said. Innis' car (the before picture).Special to Daily Voice "I asked [Innis] about it and he said the motor broke and the window went down, so he taped it up," Keller ex…

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by Cecilia Levine
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WINNER: NJ Mega Millions Lottery Player Takes Home $10K WINNER: NJ Mega Millions Lottery Player Takes Home $10K
Winner: NJ Mega Millions Lottery Player Takes Home $10K There was one third-tier prizewinning ticket sold for the Tuesday, Dec. 13, Mega Millions lottery drawing. The ticket matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize.  That ticket was purchased at Secaucus Exxon, 209 Route 3 East, Secaucus in Hudson County, The winning numbers for the Tuesday, Dec. 13, drawing were: 14, 22, 48, 58 and 68. The Gold Mega Ball was 06, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02.

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Man Spying On Woman In Secaucus Kohl's Changing Room Arrested In Paramus: Police Man Spying On Woman In Secaucus Kohl's Changing Room Arrested In Paramus: Police
Man Spying On Woman In Secaucus Kohl's Changing Room Arrested In Paramus: Police A Passaic man who was caught by his victim spying on her in a Secaucus Kohl's store changing room was arrested in Paramus, authorities said. The man, later identified as 29-year-old Jesus Gallegos Valdez, was spotted by the woman over the top of the dressing room wall on Nov. 28, Secaucus police said. Apparently realizing he'd been caught, Gallegos Valdez quickly left the store. It was unclear if he had taken photos or recorded the victim. Secaucus police launched an investigation and arrested Gallegos Valez in Paramus on Dec. 8, they said. He was charged with invasion of privacy, iss…

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by Cecilia Levine