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: Person Fatally Struck By Dover-Bound Train In South Orange Identified
UPDATE: The woman's name was released Thursday. Click here for more. A Dover-bound NJ Transit train struck and killed a person in South Orange Wednesday, a spokeswoman for the agency said. Morris & Essex 6225, which left Penn Station New York shortly before noon, struck the person, described only as a female trespasser, at around 12:30 p.m. at Mountain Station. None of the 300 passengers and crew aboard the train were hurt. Morris & Essex and Gladstone branch service was temporarily suspended Wednesday afternoon in both directions. The New Jersey Tran…
Police & Fire
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: Route 80 Passenger Tries Swallowing Heroin As Wanted Driver Is Placed Under Arrest
A female passenger tried swallowing heroin while the male driver wanted by the National Crime Information Center was placed under arrest in a Route 80 motor vehicle stop Wednesday in Parsippany-Troy Hills, authorities said. Police stopped a car on the westbound side of the highway at mile marker 45.6 around 8:15 p.m., when they learned the driver -- Javier Torres, 36 of Dover -- was wanted by the NCIC, New Jersey State Police Lt. Theodore Schafer said. At some point during Torres' arrest process, his passenger -- Michelle Krautheim, 35, of Wharton -- began trying to ingest the heroin, …
Obituaries
Friends, 20, Killed In Route 80 Crash Remembered As Cheerful, Giving
One was pursuing a cosmetology license, the other a musical career -- but in an instant both 20-year-old friends were gone, killed in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on Route 80. Julia Wells and Jalen Davis were in the back seat of a Toyota Corolla that collided with a Jeep on the eastbound side of the highway in Parsippany around 1:45 a.m. Friday, family and friends said. They and the driver of the Corolla were killed, authorities said. A GoFundMe launched by her longtime friend Amber Sweedy had raised more than $1,900 for Wells' funeral expenses as of Sunday morning. A Fundly for Davi…
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Coworker Catches Morris County Preschool Teacher Sexually Assaulting 3-Year-Old
A Morris County Head Start teacher accused of sexually assaulting a 3-year-old child was being held in the county jail as of Sunday, authorities said. Thomas Meir, 35, of Mount Arlington, was charged with sexual assault and child endangerment after a coworker saw him engaged in the act on Oct. 8, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said in a joint release with local police. Meier also worked as a swim instructor and lifeguard at the Greater Morristown YMCA and previously taught preschool at Bridges to Learning in Rockaway, NJ101.5 reports. Head Start of Morris County has locatio…
Business
Dover Taqueria Brenda Lee Reopens Year After 7-Alarm Fire
It's certainly been a while since the Dover community has tasted the food from Brenda Lee's. Or sat in the chairs. Or chatted with owner Alfredo Jimenez. The Warren Street taqueria reopened this week at 15 E Blackwell St., two blocks away from the previous location. The opening comes nearly a year after a 7-alarm fire tore through the block, displacing 80 families and destroying five buildings. Owner Jimenez immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico 18 years ago. He later began working at Dover's original Brenda Lee's with his sister, eventually saving enough money to purchase it as h…
News
Community Rallies For Dover Teen's Grieving Family
The community is rallying for the family of a Dover High School student who died a week after being struck by a car leaving a football game. Steven Gomez-Restrepo was in a medically-induced coma at Morristown Medical Center since the Sept. 13 incident on Route 46 in Rockaway. He died Sept. 21 at 15 years old. More than $800 had been raised for the family on a GoFundMe as of Monday. "He was a good friend and brother who loved his family and friends," campaign founder Mari Mar said. "He was a charming, charismatic soul who will be missed immensely by his family and friends." Faith-b…
Police & Fire
Dover Boy, 15, Leaving Football Game Critical After Being Struck By Car On Route 46
A Dover high school student is in critical condition after being hit by a car on a highway crossing Route 46 after a football game Friday night, local police say. The 15-year-old boy was heading toward the McDonald's on the westbound side of the highway in Rockaway Borough when he was struck around 9:50 p.m., Police Sgt. Kyle Schwarzmann said. The unidentified boy remained at Morristown Medical Center in critical condition Saturday morning, Schwarzmann said. District officials said the boy was leaving the Morris Knolls High School football game when the incident occurred. Dover School…
Police & Fire
Man Killed By Train In Morristown
A man was fatally struck by a train in Morristown early Friday morning, officials said. Twenty people were on train 6601 of the Morris-Essex line when the man was struck at Convent Station around 2:15 a.m., an NJ Transit spokesperson told Daily Voice. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The train was the last of the night from Penn Station to Dover. Service to the morning trains will not be affected.
Business
10 Delicious Soft Serve Spots In North Jersey
Happy National Soft Serve Ice Cream Day! Aug. 19 just so happens to be one of the hottest days of 2019. If you celebrate the holiday you may be able to cool off. Here are 10 delicious, local soft serve ice cream spots in Bergen County. All have 4.5 or 5 stars on Yelp. Alpine Creamery, Sparta Carmella Ice Cream, Fairfield Vegan, dairy-free soft serve from Carmella Ice Cream.souxsie • Instagram Cliff's Homemade Ice Cream, Ledgewood Curly's Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Riverdale Red, white and blue from Curley's.Curley's Ice Cream Dover Dairy Maid, Dover Ice Cream by Mike, Ridge…
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Drunk Teens Went On Swastika Spray-Painting Spree Across Mount Olive, Police Say
A group of underage teens were caught drinking and spray-painting swastikas and derogatory words across Mount Olive last weekend, authorities said. An officer responded to Stedwick Village around 10:10 p.m. Friday n a report of three people drinking alcohol and spray painting a building, Mount Olive police said in a news release. Officer Koppinger found empty beer cans and a bottle of vodka in the parking lot and then found a 16-year-old male from Budd Lake and a 16-year-old female from Dover walking near Hensyn Village. Both teens along with a 20-year-old female from Budd Lake appeared to…
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Man Found Dead Near Homeless Campsite In Dover
Authorities are investigating after a man was found dead in Dover Thursday, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. The person, whose identity was not released, was found in a wooded area near the end of West Clinton Street. The cause and manner were pending the results of an autopsy. The body was found "in close proximity" to what the prosecutor's office said was an encampment of homeless people. Anyone with information on the death is encouraged to call the Major Crimes Unit of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office at 973-285-6200, or the Dover Police Depa…
News
Irvington Man In Graphic Morris County Arrest Video Sentenced For Domestic Violence: Prosecutor
An Irvington man whose arrest video went viral on social media earlier this year was sentenced to two years of probation for domestic violence and resisting arrest, authorities said. Video footage captured in May shows police officers struggling to apprehend Cyprian Luke, 19, of Irvington near a Dover Kraszer's for violating court orders and criminal mischief. An investigation found that Luke was involved in acts of domestic violence from February through May of this year. He admitted to damaging his ex-girlfriend's car, violating a pretrial release order and a no-contact with the victim w…
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