Route 80 Pursuit Through Morris County Turns Up Handgun, Nets Three Arrests: Police Route 80 Pursuit Through Morris County Turns Up Handgun, Nets Three Arrests: Police
Route 80 Pursuit Through Morris County Turns Up Handgun, Nets Three Arrests: Police Three people were arrested after a vehicle pursuit ended with the discovery of a handgun on the early morning of Saturday, Feb. 10, Mountain Lakes Police said. At 3:12 a.m., police were notified the Boonton Police Department was involved in a motor vehicle pursuit, Mountain Lakes Police said on Facebook.  After police in Boonton terminated the pursuit, the suspect vehicle was involved in a crash on Route 80 in Parsippany, police said.  The driver of the vehicle fled the scene following the accident, police said. Mountain Lakes police were able to locate the driver on Parsipp…
Parsippany Family Loses Everything In Fire: Fundraiser Parsippany Family Loses Everything In Fire: Fundraiser
Parsippany Family Loses Everything In Fire: Fundraiser The Parsippany community is rallying around the Sheehan family after they lost everything in a house fire on the early morning of Saturday, Jan. 20,  according to a fundraiser. At 4:30 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to Stafford Terrace for a report of a garage fire, the Parsippany Troy-Hills Fire District 6 said on Facebook.  Firefighters battled heavy fire conditions along with the frigid temperatures for three hours before bringing the fire under control, firefighters said.  All occupants were able to escape the home, firefighters said.  At 0430 hou…
New Forecast: Increased Snowfall Totals Expected, Arctic Temps To Follow Northeast Storm New Forecast: Increased Snowfall Totals Expected, Arctic Temps To Follow Northeast Storm
New Forecast: Increased Snowfall Totals Expected, Arctic Temps To Follow Northeast Storm Newly-released forecast maps show parts of the region could see up to six inches of snow in the end-of-week storm. Intermittent snow is expected to begin between 4 and 7 a.m. Friday, Jan. 19, with the heaviest amounts falling in the afternoon, the National Weather Service said. Snow will fall at about 0.5 inches per hour and will taper by the evening, with temps in the upper 20s and low 30s, the NWS said. SNOWFALL PREDICTIONS The areas expected to get 4 to 6 inches are Trenton, Long Branch, Allentown, and Philadelphia. Reading, Vineland, Parsippany and Toms River are expected to get 3 to …
Joe Gorga Flips Out During Son's Wrestling Match In North Jersey (VIDEO) Joe Gorga Flips Out During Son's Wrestling Match In North Jersey (VIDEO)
Joe Gorga Flips Out During Son's Wrestling Match In North Jersey (Video) What Joe Gorga wanted was to stand up for his son. What he got was an ejection from the gym. The trouble started for the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" husband when his son, Gino Gorga, a sophomore at Ramapo High School was pinned by Anthony Caponegro, a sophomore at Parsippany, during a wrestling match at Parsippany High School in Morris Heights on Saturday, Jan. 6, as reported by TMZ. The elder Gorga ran onto the mats, and began screaming at the referee. Gorga had to be restrained by two men as security was called, according to a video shared by TMZ. "Get out of the gym! Get o…
How Accurate Were NWS' Snowfall Predictions In North Jersey? Let's Compare Maps How Accurate Were NWS' Snowfall Predictions In North Jersey? Let's Compare Maps
How Accurate Were NWS' Snowfall Predictions In North Jersey? Let's Compare Maps The National Weather Service has released an automated analysis of snowfall after the Saturday, Jan. 6 storm. Let's see how accurate the NWS' prediction models were compared to the model released after the storm. The weather service initially said nearly all of Sussex County and large portions of Morris and Warren counties would get a foot of snow.  Wanatage in Sussex County was expected to get the most snow. A foot of snow or more fell there, but the areas around it like Sussex, Hamburg and Branchburg, Blairstown and Hardwick saw something closer to 8 or 10 inches, the NWS analysis s…
Small NYC Earthquake Felt By North Jersey Residents: USGS Small NYC Earthquake Felt By North Jersey Residents: USGS
Small NYC Earthquake Felt By North Jersey Residents: USGS Did you feel it North Jersey? A 1.7 magnitude earthquake in Astoria, NY was felt all the way up in North Jersey on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 2, according to the US Geological Survey. The earthquake was felt in Pompton Plains, Parsippany, West Orange, Union, Holmdel, Fort Lee, Ridgewood and Paterson, the USGS map shows. According to NBC4, FDNY firefighters responded to reports of small booms called in by residents south of the Roosevelt Island Tramway sometime before 6 a.m. USGS reports a 1.7 magnitude earthquake near Astoria, Queens. No reports of damage/injuries in NYC. https://t.c…
Woman Killed, Man Severely Hurt As Fire Collapses Morris County Home: Prosecutor Woman Killed, Man Severely Hurt As Fire Collapses Morris County Home: Prosecutor
Woman Killed, Man Severely Hurt As Fire Collapses Morris County Home: Prosecutor A 98-year-old woman was killed and a 71-year-old man hospitalized with serious injuries as a fire raced through and collapsed a Morris County home on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 19. The Roxbury Police and Fire Departments responded to the blaze at a home on Mooney Road in Ledgewood around 1 p.m. and found the man had escaped with severe injuries. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The woman was found dead inside the home following “extensive fire suppression efforts,” Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said. The area was closed to traffic late into the evening as crews d…
These NJ Towns Got The Most Rain, Snow In Weekend Storm These NJ Towns Got The Most Rain, Snow In Weekend Storm
These NJ Towns Got The Most Rain, Snow In Weekend Storm The National Weather Service has released rainfall totals from the weekend storm. Between Sunday morning, Dec. 10 and Monday morning, Dec. 11, the area that got the most amount of rain was Deerfield with 4.45 inches, then Flemington/Hopewell, with 4.29 inches. Franklin Lakes saw 4.09 inches, the NWS says. Flanders only got .13 inches, and Florham Park only had .38 inches of rain. High Point got 5.1 inches of snow, according to the NWS, the most across the state, while Wantage saw 5 inches and Hardyston saw .4 inches. Here are the average inches of rain that feel from across the s…
Motorcyclist Killed In Route 280 Crash Motorcyclist Killed In Route 280 Crash
Motorcyclist Killed In Route 280 Crash A 44-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Route 280 in Parsippany overnight on Friday, Oct. 27, state police confirmed. Jason M. Otero was riding a Harley Davidson eastbound when the vehicle ran off the left side of the roadway, hit a concrete barrier, and overturned near milepost 0.5 in Parsippany-Troy Hills shortly before 1:15 a.m., New Jersey State Police Detective I Jeffrey Lebron told Daily Voice. Otero, of Livingston, was killed in the crash, Lebron said. The accident remains under investigation. No further details were released.
Meet The Terminator: Crowds Flock To North Jersey Bookstore For Schwarzenegger Signing Meet The Terminator: Crowds Flock To North Jersey Bookstore For Schwarzenegger Signing
Meet The Terminator: Crowds Flock To North Jersey Bookstore For Schwarzenegger Signing It was an opportunity Arnold fans in North Jersey could not pass up. A line formed around the block at Bookends in Ridgewood on Wednesday, Oct. 11 as Arnold Schwarzenegger, the bodybuilder, movie star and former governor, signed copies of his new book "Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life" for admiring fans. Tickets for the book signing sold out immediately.  Joe Guarneri, a Montville resident and former bodybuilder, said he had a been a big fan of Schwarzenegger since day one. "I've watched 'Pumping Iron' a thousand times," Guarneri said. "He's the only celebrity I'd wait in line to go s…
'Bad Game Of Whack-A-Mole:' Morris County Native Battling Cancer For 3rd Time 'Bad Game Of Whack-A-Mole:' Morris County Native Battling Cancer For 3rd Time
'Bad Game Of Whack-a-mole:' Morris County Native Battling Cancer For 3rd Time Support is on the rise for a Morris County native who is battling cancer for the third time.  Nicole Martinelli, who hails from Parsippany, was in remission after battling breast and kidney cancers for two years, when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 42 years old. "It’s like playing a bad game of 'Whack-A-Mole 'and it’s not much fun," she wrote on a GoFundMe launched by a friend of 30 years, Maria Uribe. Martinelli says as she again faces surgery, "the financial strain has proven to be the hardest part." Uribe says Martinelli, who she calls Nikki, "is the type of pe…
Teen Driver Smashes Through 2 Fences, Lands Car On Parsippany Turf Field Teen Driver Smashes Through 2 Fences, Lands Car On Parsippany Turf Field
Teen Driver Smashes Through 2 Fences, Lands Car On Parsippany Turf Field A vehicle veered off of Route 46 and hit two fences before landing on the turf field at a local park in Parsippany Monday morning, Sept. 18, police said. Officers responded to Smith Field Park at the corner of Route 46 east and Baldwin Road and found a 2006 Lincoln Town Car on the turf field around 10:50 a.m., Parsippany Police Sgt. Brian Conover told Daily Voice. The 17-year-old driver told police that she had lost control of the vehicle while turning left from Southbound Baldwin Road onto Route 46 east. The vehicle veered off the roadway, crashed into the curb, hit two fences, and went o…