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FBI Issues Text Message Warning Amid Cyberattacks FBI Issues Text Message Warning Amid Cyberattacks
FBI Issues Text Message Warning Amid Cyberattacks Federal authorities are advising Americans to use encrypted messaging applications to protect their communications from potential foreign surveillance. The warning from the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) comes amid recent cyberattacks on major telecommunication companies. The Wall Street Journal reported that China hacked AT&T, Verizon and Lumen Technologies to spy on customers. Jeff Greene, executive assistant director for cybersecurity at CISA, told NBC News, "Encryption is your friend, whether it's on text messaging or if you have the capaci…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
NJ Package Thief Told Cops He Specialized In Packages Delivered To Wrong Address: Authorities NJ Package Thief Told Cops He Specialized In Packages Delivered To Wrong Address: Authorities
NJ Package Thief Told Cops He Specialized In Packages Delivered To Wrong Address: Authorities A 31-year-old Irvington mas was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Oct. 8 with concocting a scheme to steal almost $2,500 in packages from a home in Hasbrouck Heights, authorities said. Officers were called to a home on the 400 block of Burton Avenue on a report of a man attempting to intercept packages, Hasbrouck Heights police said. Ryan Rawls told officers he worked for a company that was a Verizon authorized dealer and worked in a division specializing in packages that had been delivered to the wrong address, police said. Police said his story was "well-rehearsed" and possessed …

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Giant Among Volunteers, Ramsey's Charles Schucht, 75, To Be Laid To Rest Giant Among Volunteers, Ramsey's Charles Schucht, 75, To Be Laid To Rest
Giant Among Volunteers, Ramsey's Charles Schucht, 75, To Be Laid To Rest 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗨𝗧𝗘: It's a measure of Charles Schucht's well-known dedication to helping others that he volunteered for the Ramsey Ambulance Corps in his late 60s. "Many people knew Chuck volunteered at RAC, but few realized the extent of his involvement due to his humility," Corps Chief Marc Greenwood said. "Chuck prided himself on participating in almost every single birthday drive by during COVID," Greenwood said. "When he wasn’t spreading cheer, he was helping transport critically ill COVID patients when many other volunteers had to step back for their families." Schucht was on duty in uniform wh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Driver Seized After Sunday Morning Crash Splits Utility Pole In Ridgewood Driver Seized After Sunday Morning Crash Splits Utility Pole In Ridgewood
Driver Seized After Sunday Morning Crash Splits Utility Pole In Ridgewood A driver was taken after custody following a Sunday morning crash that snapped a utility pole in Ridgewood, causing scattered power and communications outages in the area. The uninjured driver was brought to Glen Rock police headquarters for a blood-alcohol test and then to village headquarters after the Acura RLX slammed into the pole on North Van Dien Avenue shortly before 8:30 a.m. March 3. A flatbed tow truck removed the sedan. PSE&G and Verizon were summoned to tend to the damaged pole and equipment. Members of Ridgewood Emergency Services assisted with traffic control. Boyd A. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Grandparents, Uncle Believed Killed By 23-Year-Old Family Member In NJ Remembered Grandparents, Uncle Believed Killed By 23-Year-Old Family Member In NJ Remembered
Grandparents, Uncle Believed Killed By 23-Year-Old Family Member In NJ Remembered A Middlesex County family torn apart by tragedy is remembering those they lost. Dilipkumar and Bindu Brahmbhatt were shot and killed by their 23-year-old grandson, Om Brahmbhatt, who also killed his 38-year-old uncle, Yashkumar Brahmbhatt, Monday, Nov. 27 in South Plainfield, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. The three Brahmbhatts were found dead with gunshot wounds at the Traditions condo complex on Coppola Drive around 9 a.m. 🙏🏽😭It is with an inconsolable deep heavy heart that I share this devastating and shocking tragic news of the passing of…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Falling Tree In Ridgewood Downs Transformer Falling Tree In Ridgewood Downs Transformer
Falling Tree In Ridgewood Downs Transformer A downed tree in Ridgewood on Monday knocked a transformer from a utility pole, yanked down wires, caused some area outages and generally proved to be a nuisance. Fortunately, no one was hurt. The tree on Grandview Circle toppled around noon Aug. 7 following the morning's heavy rains. It snagged the wires, which dislodged the transformer. The Grandview Circle tree toppled around noon Monday, Aug. 7, following the morning's heavy rains.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Verizon, Optimum and PSE&G service was affected for a relatively small number of customers. Village police, firefigh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Treasurer Of Mahwah Grade School Parents Group Charged With Theft Treasurer Of Mahwah Grade School Parents Group Charged With Theft
Treasurer Of Mahwah Grade School Parents Group Charged With Theft The now-former treasurer of a Mahwah grade school parents group is accused of pocketing funds raised by the organization. Kerry Stumbo, 50, is charged with theft by unlawful taking from the Lenape Meadows Elementary School's Home School Organization (HSO) while she was treasurer. Stumbo "used the organization's debit card...for personal expenses (Verizon, Gas Stations, Starbucks. ACME, ShopRite, and CVS)," a complaint on file in Superior Court in Hackensack alleges. "Additionally the suspect wrote a check to herself from the organization in the amount of $1,500," it says. Neither the comp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Felony ID Theft Charges For NJ Man With 7 Verizon iPads In Lehigh Valley Delivery Scheme: PD Felony ID Theft Charges For NJ Man With 7 Verizon iPads In Lehigh Valley Delivery Scheme: PD
Felony ID Theft Charges For NJ Man With 7 Verizon iPads In Lehigh Valley Delivery Scheme: PD A Passaic County man who was found with seven iPads during a delivery scheme involving a bogus Verizon customer service rep in the Lehigh Valley area was arrested and charged with felony identity theft and several other offenses, authorities said. Officers responding to a fraudulent activity report on the 1800 block of Felicity Lane in Lower Saucon Township met with a victim around 5:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, the department said. The victim told police that she had received a Verizon package in the mail with an Apple IPad Pro that had been fraudulently purchased through her Verizon acc…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Witnesses Sought After Lehigh Valley Hit-And-Run Crash Takes Down Wires, Closes Road (PHOTOS) Witnesses Sought After Lehigh Valley Hit-And-Run Crash Takes Down Wires, Closes Road (PHOTOS)
Witnesses Sought After Lehigh Valley Hit-And-Run Crash Takes Down Wires, Closes Road (Photos) See anything? Police are seeking information following a hit-and-run crash that took down wires and caused a several-hour road closure in the Lehigh Valley. The crash — which involved a truck —occurred on the 2700 block of Redington Road in Lower Saucon Township around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 20, local police said. The truck was heading toward Lower Saucon Road when it took down numerous Verizon wires before leaving the scene, closing the roadway for several hours, police said. Click here to view additional photos. Anyone with information about the crash aside from the name on the truc…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
NJ Man Used TikTok To Solicit Sexual Photos From PA Girls: DA NJ Man Used TikTok To Solicit Sexual Photos From PA Girls: DA
NJ Man Used TikTok To Solicit Sexual Photos From PA Girls: DA A 26-year-old New Jersey man was arrested and found with child porn after he used social media to solicit sexually explicit photos from Pennsylvania girls, authorities said. An investigation began on April 20 when the dad of two girls, ages 11 and 12, told the Montgomery County Detective Bureau that his daughters had been solicited to send naked images via TikTok and text messages by a man later identified as Ryan Corcoran, of Andover, NJ, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. The dad claimed he learned of the communications when one of his daughters told him t…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Verizon Door-Knocker Says He Killed Jersey Shore Homeowner In Self-Defense: Report Verizon Door-Knocker Says He Killed Jersey Shore Homeowner In Self-Defense: Report
Verizon Door-Knocker Says He Killed Jersey Shore Homeowner In Self-Defense: Report A Verizon door knocker who claims he was acting in self-defense when he killed a Jersey Shore resident during a fight, according to a new report from NJ Advance Media. Michael Tsamas, 32, of Laurence Harbor, was charged with murder in connection with the death of Joseph Delgardio, 44,  in Jackson Township on Thursday, May 26, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Jackson Township Police Chief Matthew Kunz said. The deadly stabbing happened after Delgardio declined Tsamas' services and later confronted him on the street, Daily Voice previously reported. The two got…

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by Nicole Acosta
Real Estate
Massive Passaic County Industrial Complex Sells For $25.5 Million Massive Passaic County Industrial Complex Sells For $25.5 Million
Massive Passaic County Industrial Complex Sells For $25.5 Million A massive two-building industrial complex in Passaic County has been sold by its original family owners for a whopping $25.5 million, TheRealDeal reports. Toronto-based asset manager Brookfield closed on the deal to purchase Marino Plazas I and II on Kingsland Avenue in Clifton, which comprise a respective 57,000 and 68,000 square feet, the outlet reports citing familiar sources. The deal is one of Brookfield’s several recent efforts to expand their Garden State presence, which now includes two dozen assets totaling 5.2 million square feet, the report says. With a lease rate of about …

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by Valerie Musson
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Suspected Tornado Rips Through Jersey Shore Town Suspected Tornado Rips Through Jersey Shore Town
Suspected Tornado Rips Through Jersey Shore Town A suspected tornado ripped through a Jersey Shore town Thursday night, damaging 35 homes, several boats and injuring several people, police said. Three 9-1-1 calls came in at 9:22 p.m. in Long Beach Island, reporting roofs ripped off multiple houses and downed utility poles. Posted by Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. on Friday, July 30, 2021 Officials believe a tornado touched down on Antioch Road, Arnold Boulevard, Collier Avenue and Sunset Boulevard. The National Weather Service on Friday will be investigating several areas that suffered significant damage during the storm. [8 AM]…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Passaic County Native Dominic Depasquale Dies, 26 Passaic County Native Dominic Depasquale Dies, 26
Passaic County Native Dominic Depasquale Dies, 26 Passaic County native Dominic Depasquale died on June 27, 2021. He was 26 years old. Dominic was raised in Little Falls and graduated from Passaic Valley Regional High School. He went on to work as a Verizon store manager in Croton, NY and Stamford, CT. His obituary remembered him for his big heart and love for his family. Services were held at the Festa Memorial Funeral Home with interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Totowa. Click here for Dominic's complete obituary.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Driver On Cell In Wrong-Way Crash That Wrecked SUVs, Toppled Pole In Hasbrouck Heights Police: Driver On Cell In Wrong-Way Crash That Wrecked SUVs, Toppled Pole In Hasbrouck Heights
Police: Driver On Cell In Wrong-Way Crash That Wrecked SUVs, Toppled Pole In Hasbrouck Heights A utility pole got knocked down outside a Hasbrouck Heights barber shop on Friday after a Jeep whose driver was on his cellphone drifted into oncoming traffic, authorities said. The 28-year-old Jeep driver from Garfield was distracted when the right front fender of his southbound Jeep struck the right front fender of a northbound SUV on Terrace Avenue just past Cleveland Avenue, Detective Lt. Michael Colaneri Jr. said. The Jeep continued onto the opposite sidewalk, toppling the pole, he said. An ambulance responded, but neither the Garfield driver nor the other motorist, a 65-year-old boro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Homeowner: Fair Lawn String Wasn’t A Noose Homeowner: Fair Lawn String Wasn’t A Noose
Homeowner: Fair Lawn String Wasn’t A Noose UPDATE: The Fair Lawn woman who found a piece of string in a disturbing shape outside her home said it belonged to a utility company and wasn’t a noose. Police and firefighters “were able to locate a piece of string in the utility wires that matched [it],” Kelli McCloud’s said Monday. “Apparently, some moron with a utility company did it and failed to remove the rope." Authorities were still trying to determine exactly who that was and what company the person works for. A former Optimum executive told Daily Voice that telecommunication companies "use that kind of rope to pull the new fibe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fair Lawn Mayor Insists Twisted Twine Tied To Tree Is A Noose Fair Lawn Mayor Insists Twisted Twine Tied To Tree Is A Noose
Fair Lawn Mayor Insists Twisted Twine Tied To Tree Is A Noose UPDATE: The Fair Lawn woman who found a piece of string in a disturbing shape outside her home said it belonged to a utility company and wasn’t a noose. Police and firefighters “were able to locate a piece of string in the utility wires that matched [it],” Kelli McCloud’s said Monday. “Apparently, some moron with a utility company did it and failed to remove the rope." Authorities were still trying to determine exactly who that was and what company the person works for. A former Optimum executive told Daily Voice that telecommunication companies "use that kind of rope to pull the new fiber…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Toms River PD: Mass Power Outage Was Caused By DUI Driver Who Downed Pole Igniting Brush Fire Toms River PD: Mass Power Outage Was Caused By DUI Driver Who Downed Pole Igniting Brush Fire
Toms River PD: Mass Power Outage Was Caused By DUI Driver Who Downed Pole Igniting Brush Fire A 47-year-old drunken driver is facing multiple charges for a crash that downed a utility pole, started a brush fire and caused a power massive power outage over the weekend in Toms River, authorities said. Wilfredo Flores was negotiating a curve when he answered a call on his cell phone, swerved off the roadway to the right and hit a curb at Bay Avenue and Tanglewood Road around 8 p.m. Jan. 17, Toms River police said. The impact split the pole in half and subsequently damaged a second pole due to excessive wire tension, police said. Flores fled eastbound but was soon stopped by a con…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police Say Twine Tied To Tree In Fair Lawn Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Mayor Not Buying It Police Say Twine Tied To Tree In Fair Lawn Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Mayor Not Buying It
Police Say Twine Tied To Tree In Fair Lawn Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Mayor Not Buying It A length of string with a loop found tied to a tree in Fair Lawn apparently was used by a utility company and doesn't appear to be a noose, as some had suspected, police said. "At this point, we do not believe this is a hate crime but a rope that was put up by a utility company (Verizon, Optimum, etc.) to help with utility wires that had been down in the area," Sgt. Brian Metzler said Sunday afternoon.  "We have calls in with the utility companies and are awaiting responses," Metzler said. "This will be referred to our detective bureau either way." Resident Kelli McCloud of the borough's …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police Say Twine Tied To Tree In Fair Lawn Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Mayor Not Buying It Police Say Twine Tied To Tree In Fair Lawn Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Mayor Not Buying It
Police Say Twine Tied To Tree In Fair Lawn Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Mayor Not Buying It A length of string with a loop found tied to a tree in Fair Lawn apparently was used by a utility company and doesn't appear to be a noose, as some had suspected, police said. "At this point, we do not believe this is a hate crime but a rope that was put up by a utility company (Verizon, Optimum, etc.) to help with utility wires that had been down in the area," Sgt. Brian Metzler said Sunday afternoon.  "We have calls in with the utility companies and are awaiting responses," Metzler said. "This will be referred to our detective bureau either way." Resident Kelli McCloud of the borough's …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
REWARD: Man Posing As Verizon Worker Stole $10K Of Jewelry From Elderly Hunterdon Victim REWARD: Man Posing As Verizon Worker Stole $10K Of Jewelry From Elderly Hunterdon Victim
Reward: Man Posing As Verizon Worker Stole $10K Of Jewelry From Elderly Hunterdon Victim A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man who posed as a Verizon worker then stole $10,000 worth of jewelry and coins from an elderly woman's Clinton Township house. A light-skinned black man in his late 30s drove up to the victim's Cokesbury Road home in Clinton Township July 9, and introduced himself as a Verizon employee, Hunterdon County Acting Prosecutor Michael Williams said Tuesday.  The man, wearing a black hat with an unknown logo, told the woman he was installing a cell tower near her property, and then led her into her backyard arou…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Family Of Essex County Mom Paralyzed By Falling Pole Gets $125M Verizon Payout Family Of Essex County Mom Paralyzed By Falling Pole Gets $125M Verizon Payout
Family Of Essex County Mom Paralyzed By Falling Pole Gets $125M Verizon Payout In what is reportedly the largest settlement in New Jersey history, the family of an Essex County mom who was paralyzed by a falling utility pole will get $125 million from Verizon, reports say. West Orange mom Maria Moser Meister, 50, was waiting for a bus on her way to work when a the pole fell in Union City on Jan. 23, 2017, NJ.com reports. The pole, which was co-owned by Verizon through an agreement with PSE&G, was rotted at the base and snapped after 43 years, causing lifelong injuries to Meister’s body and head. As a result of the incident, Meister suffered from multiple spinal a…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Authorities: Police Capture Morris County Verizon Store Robbers After Chase Authorities: Police Capture Morris County Verizon Store Robbers After Chase
Authorities: Police Capture Morris County Verizon Store Robbers After Chase Police chased down and captured three Bronx men in Woodland Park moments after they robbed a Verizon store in Denville, authorities said. One of the defendants, Ysael Castro-Espinosa, 22, was caught with an Apple watch he took from the store employee who was forced to open a safe during Sunday night’s holdup just after 7 p.m. at the Route 10 store, they said. Two of the robbers went into the store, then fled with an accomplice, a release issued by Denville police on Monday said. New Jersey State Police and police from Fairfield and Woodland Park converged, as troopers and officers chased a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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U.S. News Ranks New Jersey 12th Best State U.S. News Ranks New Jersey 12th Best State
U.S. News Ranks New Jersey 12th Best State In our hearts, New Jersey might be the best state but according to U.S. News, there are 11 others ahead of us. The Garden State shines for its education, health care, opportunity and crime/corrections, according to the website's annual report.  New Jerseyans earn a median income of $40,567 and 46 percent of residents are college-educated. The state was ranked at No. 49 for fiscal stability (yikes), Illinois at 50. Washington holds the top seed for its infrastructure, economy, healthcare and education with New Hampshire in second -- ranked No. 1 for crime/corrections and opportunity. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Bogota Couple Sold Goods Stolen In Dozens Of Cellphone, Cosmetic Store Burglaries Prosecutor: Bogota Couple Sold Goods Stolen In Dozens Of Cellphone, Cosmetic Store Burglaries
Prosecutor: Bogota Couple Sold Goods Stolen In Dozens Of Cellphone, Cosmetic Store Burglaries A Bogota husband-and-wife team fenced goods stolen during dozens of burglaries of North Jersey cellphone and cosmetics stores, said authorities who arrested nine people during a massive law enforcement response. The victimized business included: Verizon stores on Route 17 North in East Rutherford and East Ridgewood Avenue in Ridgewood; an AT&T store on westbound Route 46 in Lodi; a cosmetics store on Van Brundt Street in Englewood. There was also a botched break-in at an AT&T store on northbound Route 17 in Paramus, authorities said. Those involved “typically used large tools to f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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LAWSUIT: Madison Verizon Worker Says Colleagues Left Noose Of Wires Over Her Desk LAWSUIT: Madison Verizon Worker Says Colleagues Left Noose Of Wires Over Her Desk
Lawsuit: Madison Verizon Worker Says Colleagues Left Noose Of Wires Over Her Desk An African-American Verizon worker has filed a lawsuit against the company and her colleagues after she said she found a noose made of wires over her work area in Madison. Marisa Powell, 50, says her colleagues -- mostly comprised of white males -- had been harassing her for several months before she made the discovery in February, NJ.com reports. Powell, a 30-year Verizon employee and network technician, sought help from her supervisors and Verizon's human resources department repeatedly, and apparently futility, her attorney Robert R. Fuggi Jr. was quoted saying in the article. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Verizon Reports East Coast Texting Outage Verizon Reports East Coast Texting Outage
Verizon Reports East Coast Texting Outage Verizon customers were unable to send or receive texts Tuesday. The company -- whose slogan is "America's most reliable network" -- confirmed a texting outage on the East Coast in a tweet. "Our technicians are fully aware we have a ton of customers that are being effected, and we're working non-stop to get this matter resolved as soon as possible," Verizon said. Outages from Boston to Florida were showed on the website Down Detector. The issue was resolved Tuesday morning.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Wyckoff Driver, 20, Walks Away From Rollover Crash That Closed Campgaw Road In Mahwah Wyckoff Driver, 20, Walks Away From Rollover Crash That Closed Campgaw Road In Mahwah
Wyckoff Driver, 20, Walks Away From Rollover Crash That Closed Campgaw Road In Mahwah UPDATE: A 20-year-old Wyckoff driver wasn't injured after he fell asleep behind the wheel and his car rolled into a utility pole, closing a major Mahwah road through the night and into mid-Monday afternoon. Campgaw Road was reopened around 2 p.m. Monday, roughly 14 hours after the Camgaw Road crash at Seminary Road, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. “The driver was examined at the scene by Mahwah EMS and refused medical attention,” Batelli said. The vehicle, which landed on its roof, had to be towed, the chief said. The crash briefly cut power to the area and closed the road between Se…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Route 17 Reopens Shortly Before Dawn Route 17 Reopens Shortly Before Dawn
Route 17 Reopens Shortly Before Dawn Route 17 in Saddle River finally reopened around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, more than 14 hours after utility lines fell across the roadway, closing it. A utility pole "just snapped on its own," a responder told Daily Voice -- beginning a rush-hour nightmare that became an hours-long annoyance. Traffic choked roads in several towns while crews from Orange & Rockland and Verizon made repairs. The pole "just snapped on its own," a responder said.Contributed photo Contributed photo (above) Police say it'll be awhile before things get moving again.COURTESY: Allendale PD PHOTO (above): Court…

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by Jerry DeMarco