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NJ Nursing Home Closes Abruptly Prompting Emergency Evacuation Of 70 Residents: Reports NJ Nursing Home Closes Abruptly Prompting Emergency Evacuation Of 70 Residents: Reports
NJ Nursing Home Closes Abruptly Prompting Emergency Evacuation Of 70 Residents: Reports A New Jersey nursing home closed suddenly on Friday, Sept. 1, and only notified residents' families that morning — leaving them with just hours to relocate, as first reported by Planet Princeton. Families of more than 70 residents of Princeton Care Center had less than a day to find new facilities, due to a sale of the facility that fell through the day prior, a spokesperson for the state's health department tells NJ Advance Media. A resident of the facility on Facebook said PCC patients were "fed and left in their soiled linens until they were moved to the new facilities as far as Morrist…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Civilian Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Fair Lawn Civilian Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Fair Lawn
Civilian Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Fair Lawn A 66-year-old man was struck and killed by a commuter train Thursday night in Fair Lawn. The man was struck by an NJ Transit train just off Fair Lawn Avenue across from the Radburn station platform shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31. Witnesses said it appeared he ran in front of the express train, which didn't have a stop there. It wasn't immediately clear whether he was trying to get to the other side or not, they said. NJ Transit police were investigating.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Fair Lawn Avenue remained closed temporarily as NJ Transit police began their investigation. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Pickup Truck Hauling Trailer Strikes SUV, Flees On Route 78: State Police Pickup Truck Hauling Trailer Strikes SUV, Flees On Route 78: State Police
Pickup Truck Hauling Trailer Strikes SUV, Flees On Route 78: State Police An SUV was struck by a pickup truck hauling a trailer in a late-night hit-and-run on Route 78 on Monday, August 28, state police said. The SUV was hit from behind by a pickup truck with a trailer that fled the scene just after midnight on the eastbound side near milepost 20.4 in Lebanon Borough, NJSP SFC Philip Curry told Daily Voice. No injuries were reported, and the truck has not been identified, Curry added.

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by Valerie Musson
Traffic
Water Main Break Floods Route 4 Exit In Paramus Water Main Break Floods Route 4 Exit In Paramus
Water Main Break Floods Route 4 Exit In Paramus A water main break in Paramus on Thursday flooded part of Route 4 and closed a busy exit ramp. Construction crews working near the exit ramp for Paramus Road off the westbound highway accidentally punctured the 16-inch main shortly before noon Aug. 17. It unleashed a mini flood that filled the exit with nearly a foot of water and closed Route 4's left lane near the median. The water main break in Paramus on Thursday, Aug. 17, flooded part of westbound Route 4 and closed the busy Paramus Road exit ramp.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE A crew from Veolia got to work while Paramus police an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
CardiGate? NJ Rapper Asked To Be Splashed Moments Before Concertgoer Hurled Drink CardiGate? NJ Rapper Asked To Be Splashed Moments Before Concertgoer Hurled Drink
CardiGate? NJ Rapper Asked To Be Splashed Moments Before Concertgoer Hurled Drink She did ask for it. Sort of. After going viral for throwing a microphone at an audience member who threw a drink at her during a Las Vegas concert, new footage shows Tenafly's Cardi B had asked to get wet. Someone on stage encouraged Cardi B to get splashed with water, and so the rapper asked fans to cool her off with water from a nearby pool during her Saturday, July 29 performance (though in more X-rated terms). According to Daily Voice sources at the event, the audience member threw water from a personal cup she was drinking out of, about 10 minutes after people stopped splashing Cardi …

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by Sam Barron
Real Estate
$16.5M Island Built By Renowned NJ Doctor Hits Market (LOOK INSIDE) $16.5M Island Built By Renowned NJ Doctor Hits Market (LOOK INSIDE)
$16.5M Island Built By Renowned NJ Doctor Hits Market (Look Inside) An island home in the Florida Keys built in the 1970s by a New Jersey doctor has hit the market at nearly $16.5 million. Klaus Meckeler, a gastroenterologist from Somerset County, brought the property at 99 Ocean E. — about a quarter mile off the coast of Marathon, FL — for $25,000, as reported by Tom Avril, of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Born in Germany, Meckeler immigrated to the U.S. in 1958, lived in Far Hills before he moved to Annandale in 1998, 10 years before he died, his obituary says. 99 Ocean E, Marathon, FLWesley Williford Meckeler was a physician at Somerset Medical Center,…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
SEE ANYTHING? Driver Of Hit-And-Run Pickup Sought In Death Of Hawthorne Pedestrian, 83 SEE ANYTHING? Driver Of Hit-And-Run Pickup Sought In Death Of Hawthorne Pedestrian, 83
SEE Anything? Driver Of Hit-And-Run Pickup Sought In Death Of Hawthorne Pedestrian, 83 UPDATE: Authorities on Thursday released a photo of the hit-and-run pickup truck that they said struck and killed an 83-year-old longtime Hawthorne resident as he crossed a local street near his home. They're hoping someone recognizes it. Joseph Bender was struck at the corner of Wagaraw Road and Passaic Avenue at 8:46 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, they said. The U.S. Marine Corps veteran was pronounced dead a short time later at St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Hawthorne Police Chief James W. Knepper said in a joint release. Police issue…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Double-Decked: Flying Jeep Lands On Sedan In Hackensack Double-Decked: Flying Jeep Lands On Sedan In Hackensack
Double-Decked: Flying Jeep Lands On Sedan In Hackensack It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a flying SUV. A Jeep went airborne, landing on a sedan, in the parking lot of a Hackensack construction company early Monday. The mishap in the Colonelli Brothers parking lot on South River Street near the Route 80 overpass occurred shortly after 8:30 a.m., June 5. The mishap in the Colonelli Brothers parking lot on South River Street in Hackensack occurred shortly after 8:30 a.m., June 5.Paul D. Nickels for DAILY VOICE Hackensack firefighters extricated the driver whose Jeep Patriot landed atop an Audi A5 sedan and against a Ford Explorer. There was no…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Traffic
Rt. 80 Crash Backs Up Rush-Hour Traffic In Morris County: DEVELOPING Rt. 80 Crash Backs Up Rush-Hour Traffic In Morris County: DEVELOPING
Rt. 80 Crash Backs Up Rush-Hour Traffic In Morris County: Developing A crash on Route 80 shut down multiple lanes and backed up rush-hour traffic in Morris County on Thursday, May 25, developing reports say. The crash with reported injuries occurred in the westbound lanes east of exit 28 to CR 631/US 46 in Roxbury Township around 3:40 p.m., according to 511NJ. Two of three left lanes were initially shut down, causing delays of up to 20 minutes. One lane had reopened as of around 4:10 p.m. Crash with Injuries on I-80 westbound East of Exit 28 - CR 631/US 46 (Roxbury Twp) 2 Left lanes of 3 lanes closed 15-20 minute delay https://t.co/IRFIJC5LCr — 511NJ I8…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Firefighters Douse Rutherford Basement Blaze Firefighters Douse Rutherford Basement Blaze
Firefighters Douse Rutherford Basement Blaze Firefighters doused a smoky house blaze that began in the basement of a Rutherford home. No one was injured in the fire, which broke out in the two-story, two-family house on Springfield Avenue shortly before 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 9. It was knocked down and brought under control within an hour, responders at the scene said. Mutual aid was provided by firefighters from East Rutherford and Wallington. A borough building official and a PSE&G crew were summoned. ****** DID WE MISS ANY? Please text Jerry DeMarco at (201) 943-2794 / or email: gerardjdemarco@gmail.com or direct message fa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Traffic
Passenger Van Overturns As Pickup Truck Loses Control, Breaks Trailer Hitch On Rt. 78: PHOTOS Passenger Van Overturns As Pickup Truck Loses Control, Breaks Trailer Hitch On Rt. 78: PHOTOS
Passenger Van Overturns As Pickup Truck Loses Control, Breaks Trailer Hitch On Rt. 78: Photos A passenger van overturned after the pickup truck that was towing its trailer lost control on Route 78, temporarily closing the highway in Hunterdon County before dawn on Wednesday, May 10, state police said. The accident occurred just before 3:20 a.m. in the westbound lanes near milepost 9.4 in Bethlehem, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told Daily Voice. A Chevrolet pickup truck was towing a passenger van on a trailer when the vehicle lost control, which caused the van to come loose from the trailer and roll over into the left lane, Curry said. The roadway was shut down until around 5 a.m. No inj…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Boy Killed In Newark Shooting Was 'Life Of The Party' Like His Mom, Loved Ones Say Boy Killed In Newark Shooting Was 'Life Of The Party' Like His Mom, Loved Ones Say
Boy Killed In Newark Shooting Was 'Life Of The Party' Like His Mom, Loved Ones Say Zahmire Lopez was the life of the party. Those who knew the 8-year-old boy, killed when a gunman broke into his Newark home earlier this month, say life will be duller without him. Community members gathered on a Newark sports field to honor Zah in a balloon release and vigil over the weekend. ZAHMIRE LOPEZ R.I.P 💔💔🙏 Posted by Manny Gee on Friday, May 5, 2023 Meanwhile, more than $1,200 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Zah's mom, Lee, who reportedly escaped out a second-story window of her home at the time of the horrific incident, according to abc7. Police shot and killed the gunma…

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by Cecilia Levine