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'You Matter': Gabriel Perez Of Wyckoff Dies, 19 'You Matter': Gabriel Perez Of Wyckoff Dies, 19
'You Matter': Gabriel Perez Of Wyckoff Dies, 19 "You matter." Those are the words Gabriel "Gabe" Jose Perez is wearing printed on his yellow hoodie in the photo on his obituary.  It's the message that the 19-year-old Wyckoff resident's family is hoping to send to others like Gabe battling depression, after his death Feb. 3, 2022. Gabe is survived by his doting parents, Gabriel S. Perez and Rosa Perez Marmol; supportive sisters, Janille G. Fagundo and Anabel Perez; and his adoring niece, Emmalie Fagundo. Born on May 13, 2002 in New York, NY, after defying many odds, Gabe brought so much joy and warmth to those around him.  Those who k…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Swab4Andrea: North Jersey Mom Hopeful For Greek Stem Cell Donor After Leukemia Diagnosis Swab4Andrea: North Jersey Mom Hopeful For Greek Stem Cell Donor After Leukemia Diagnosis
Swab4Andrea: North Jersey Mom Hopeful For Greek Stem Cell Donor After Leukemia Diagnosis Andrea Kalliaras never had any symptoms. The Montville mom went to her doctor for a routine checkup in August 2021, when her bloodwork came back showing a high white blood cell count. Before long, she had her diagnosis: Leukemia — a rare form that can only be cured through stem cell transplant. Andrea, a Wanaque native, had little time to process. She was devastated.  "The diagnosis was shocking," Andrea, 49, told Daily Voice."We were all devastated and scared, but we went to a lot of different doctors for opinions and have the right course of action." Right now, Andrea is looking for a …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Bergen Drugstore Burglar Had Specific Target, Police Say Bergen Drugstore Burglar Had Specific Target, Police Say
Bergen Drugstore Burglar Had Specific Target, Police Say Someone broke into a Wyckoff drug store -- all for two bottles of liquid codeine, authorities said. Officers responding to a 4:45 a.m. burglar alarm earlier this week found the front door glass shattered at Sicomac Pharmacy, in a small shopping strip off the corner of Cedar Hill Avenue, Lt. Joseph Soto said. They secured the business and learned that all that was taken were two bottles of the addictive morphine derivative, valued at $86 combined, he said. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. Wyckoff detectives were investigating.

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Wyckoff PD: Officers Nab ID Thief From Bronx Fleeing Bank Wyckoff PD: Officers Nab ID Thief From Bronx Fleeing Bank
Wyckoff PD: Officers Nab ID Thief From Bronx Fleeing Bank Wyckoff police nabbed a fleeing Bronx man after he tried to withdraw $2,860 from a personal account using a bogus driver’s license, authorities said. Sgt. Kevin Pinches and Officer Kyle Scherm were responding to a call from the Provident Bank on Franklin Avenue early Thursday afternoon when they spotted Junior Robles, 26, fleeing the scene, Lt. Joseph Soto said. They grabbed Robles on nearby Monroe Avenue at Dana Hannon Way after a brief foot chase, Soto said. Robles remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first court appearance. He’s charged with attempted forgery, ID theft and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
NJ's Nick Jonas, Priyanka Chopra Welcome Baby NJ's Nick Jonas, Priyanka Chopra Welcome Baby
NJ's Nick Jonas, Priyanka Chopra Welcome Baby New Jersey's Nick Jonas is a dad. The Wyckoff native and Priyanka Chopra have welcomed their first child with the help of a surrogate. The couple made the announcement in a post on Chopra's Instagram on Friday. "We respectfully ask for privacy during this special time as we focus on our family. Thank you so much," Chopra writes in the post. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Priyanka (@priyankachopra) The couple had been hoping to have a child for some time according to an interview with Vanity Fair in Feb. 2022. When asked about…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Firefighters Knock Pre-Dawn Blaze At Medical Manufacturer Off Route 17 Firefighters Knock Pre-Dawn Blaze At Medical Manufacturer Off Route 17
Firefighters Knock Pre-Dawn Blaze At Medical Manufacturer Off Route 17 Firefighters from Bergen and Rockland counties doused a pre-dawn blaze Thursday at a medical manufacturing plant just off southbound Route 17.  First responders found a fire in a machine as well as on the roof from a vent pipe at Triangle Manufacturing on Park Way in Upper Saddle River, five or so miles south of the Rockland County border, at 4:15 a.m., borough firefighters said. They quickly extinguished the fire, which was declared under control about 40 minutes later. Members of Mahwah Res1cue brought a fan boat to ventilate the large open area. Also responding were fighters from…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
How Much Snow Did You Get? These Are Totals By Town In New Jersey How Much Snow Did You Get? These Are Totals By Town In New Jersey
How Much Snow Did You Get? These Are Totals By Town In New Jersey New Jerseyans on Friday woke up to several inches of snow on the ground in the first major storm for some and second for others this week. Most of the state got somewhere between four and six inches, according to the National Weather Service. Areas in Sussex County got the last amount of snow, average between 1.8 and 3 inches. The most amount of snow seems to have landed in parts of Bergen and Gloucester counties: 6 to 7.3 inches. Here are the averages across New Jersey from north to south, according to the National Weather Service's legend: Newton: 3 inches Lake Hopatcong: 3.6 Jefferson…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Police: Gas Leak Alarm Leads To Discovery Of Underage Drinking Party In Wyckoff Police: Gas Leak Alarm Leads To Discovery Of Underage Drinking Party In Wyckoff
Police: Gas Leak Alarm Leads To Discovery Of Underage Drinking Party In Wyckoff A gas-leak alarm brought Wyckoff police to what turned out to be an underage drinking party, authorities said. Firefighters joined Sgt. Kevin Pinches and Officers James Bakelaar and Kaitlyn Maglione at the Howard Street home, where they “observed what they believed to be underaged [people] consuming alcoholic beverages in the garage,” Lt. Joseph Soto said. There were about 40 of them, he said. Police contacted the 51-year-old homeowner, who said she didn’t know why the alarm was activated, Soto said. They issued summonses, to be heard in Municipal Court, charging her with “purposely or kn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Hawthorne House Fire Doused Hawthorne House Fire Doused
Hawthorne House Fire Doused Firefighters doused a stubborn house blaze Tuesday morning in Hawthorne. It came in as a ceiling fire on Prescott Avenue off North 9th Street, but firefighters found heavy flames on the second floor and in the attic shortly before 7:30 a.m. Two alarms on arrival quickly went to three alarms. It took about an hour to extinguish all visible fire. Firefighters continued to douse hot spots past 9 a.m. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Prospect Park and Wyckoff. No injuries were immediately reported.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police Officer Cleared In Motorcycle Chase That Killed 20-Year-Old Bergen Man: AG Police Officer Cleared In Motorcycle Chase That Killed 20-Year-Old Bergen Man: AG
Police Officer Cleared In Motorcycle Chase That Killed 20-Year-Old Bergen Man: AG Charges will not be filed against a Clifton police officer involved in a police chase that killed a 20-year-old Wyckoff motorcyclist in a 2019 pursuit, according to the New Jersey Attorney General's Office. Officer John Ferraro attempted to pull over two motorcyclists after he suspected they were riding on stolen bikes around 1:50 a.m. June 17, 2019, authorities said. The riders refused to stop and Ferraro gave chase, pursuing the two motorcyclists through multiple red lights in a commercial district at speeds of up to 100 mph, the AG's office said. One of the motorcyclists was Frank …

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by Joe Gomez
News
Police: Fleeing Route 208 Driver Dumps Sports Car In Stranger's Driveway Police: Fleeing Route 208 Driver Dumps Sports Car In Stranger's Driveway
Police: Fleeing Route 208 Driver Dumps Sports Car In Stranger's Driveway A North Haledon driver was captured after he led Wyckoff police on a chase off Route 208, pulled into a driveway and bailed out, authorities said. Arben Alimi, 52, was with other occupants of his Mustang when police found them walking on nearby Goffle Hill Road in Hawthorne, Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. A short time earlier, Officer Kevin Oldewurtel tried to stop the speeding sports car on southbound Route 208, Soto said. Alimi kept going, however, pulling off the highway and into a driveway on nearby Robertson Road, he said. The unoccupied Mustang was found in the driveway of a home whos…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Family Of 5 Loses Everything In Fierce Hawthorne Fire Family Of 5 Loses Everything In Fierce Hawthorne Fire
Family Of 5 Loses Everything In Fierce Hawthorne Fire UPDATE: Two cats were killed and another was missing in a destructive fire that ravaged a Hawthorne home, authorities said. A family of five -- including three children -- got out OK after the fire erupted on Victor Place around 7 p.m. Sunday, they said. They were evaluated on-scene by EMS. At the scene of the Victor Place fire in Hawthorne.DAILY VOICE The blaze immediately went to a second alarm before heavy flames and problems with water pressure boosted it to three, Hawthorne Fire Chief Jerry Speranza said. The roof was opened and the fire was eventually placed under control after…

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by Jerry DeMarco