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VIDEO: Shots Followed Fender-Bender Outside Teaneck Club During Rapper’s Birthday Bash VIDEO: Shots Followed Fender-Bender Outside Teaneck Club During Rapper’s Birthday Bash
Video: Shots Followed Fender-Bender Outside Teaneck Club During Rapper’s Birthday Bash UPDATE: Popular rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie, his manager and a bodyguard were busted after Bergen County prosecutor's detectives investigating a shooting outside a Teaneck nightclub reported finding four guns at the artist's Demarest home. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/cresskill/police-fire/rapper-a-boogie-wit-da-hoodie-busted-on-gun-charges-after-nightclub-shooting/799341/ ****** PREVIOUS STORY: A man shot during a brawl outside a Teaneck nightclub was reported to be among the entourage of the popular Bronx rapper known as A Boogie wit da Hoodie. The Atlantic Records artist, whose…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Eric Clapton's $2M 'Slowhand' Guitar Heads To Bergen County Auction Block Eric Clapton's $2M 'Slowhand' Guitar Heads To Bergen County Auction Block
Eric Clapton's $2M 'Slowhand' Guitar Heads To Bergen County Auction Block Eric Clapton's stage-played and studio used "Slowhand" guitar is being auctioned off out of a Bergen County rock-themed shop. Bidding for the 1954 Fender Stratocaster along with its original case starts at $1 million, according to the Franklin Lakes-based Gotta Have Rock and Roll website. The guitar's estimated worth is between $1.5 and $2 million, and is part of a "LIVE" collection featuring items from Chris Cornell, Gene Simmons and Chuck Berry. "This magnificent guitar, heavily used by Clapton both on and off-stage would be the ultimate star in any guitar collection," the site…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Garfield Native Daniel Maldonado Dies, 30 Garfield Native Daniel Maldonado Dies, 30
Garfield Native Daniel Maldonado Dies, 30 Daniel Alejandro Maldonado of Garfield died on Nov. 7. He was 30 years old. A GoFundMe to help cover funeral expenses launched by Kimberly Rosario had raised more than $2,300 as of Saturday. Daniel was raised in Paterson, Haledon and Garfield, and graduated from Garfield High School in 2009, his obituary says. In addition to being a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and studied the Eastern Fighting Arts, Daniel enjoyed listening to music, watching basketball and traveling.  Daniel was remembered in his obituary for his "jovial spirit" with a "booming voice" and "keen analytical mind." A fu…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Union County High School Soccer Player Daniel Tavit Dies, 18 Union County High School Soccer Player Daniel Tavit Dies, 18
Union County High School Soccer Player Daniel Tavit Dies, 18 The Summit community is mourning the loss of high school senior Daniel Pratt Tavit, who died on Sept. 20. He was 18. Born in New York City, Tavit was raised in Summit, his obituary says. A lifelong soccer fan, Tavit had played for two years on his school’s team as well as private club teams such as Summit Hot Spurs, Center Court FC, and the NJ Stallions in Clifton. Tavit also loved music and expressed himself through saxophone and drum performances in local music groups, according to his obituary. As a stock market enthusiast, Tavit had planned on pursuing economics and business in college…

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by Valerie Musson
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Julie Baran, 63, Operated Successful Family Business In Green Brook Township Julie Baran, 63, Operated Successful Family Business In Green Brook Township
Julie Baran, 63, Operated Successful Family Business In Green Brook Township Julie Baran, who lived in Green Brook Township for more than two decades, died at her home surrounded by her family on Sunday. She was 63 years old Baran and her husband, Ziggy, operated Warrenville Plumbing & Heating for many years, according to her obituary. Their two sons and a daughter-in-law continue to run the successful family business on Warrenville Road in Green Brook.  Born in Pyrzyce, Poland, Baran and her family moved to the United States in  in 1967. She lived in Irvington until she met her husband. They moved to Queens and later Brooklyn, NY. Baran had man…

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by Jon Craig
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Lyndhurst Songwriter Could Get Big Break On NBC Show 'Songland' Lyndhurst Songwriter Could Get Big Break On NBC Show 'Songland'
Lyndhurst Songwriter Could Get Big Break On NBC Show 'Songland' A 29-year-old Lyndhurst resident will star on Season 2 of NBC's songwriting competition "Songland" next month. Ckay -- a Nutley native whose real name is Christina Kapushy -- will pitch an original song to guest celebrity artist and five-time CMA-winning country superstar Martina McBride, along with series producer-mentors Ryan Tedder, Shane McAnally and Ester Dean. A classically-trained opera singer, Ckay's musical journey began when she was 12 years old, performing in famous venues such as Carnegie Hall. At her uncle's urging, she auditioned for “Showtime at the Apollo” when she was 16 a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Video Of Celine Dion Reacting To Short Hills Native Singing 'I Surrender' Goes Viral Video Of Celine Dion Reacting To Short Hills Native Singing 'I Surrender' Goes Viral
Video Of Celine Dion Reacting To Short Hills Native Singing 'I Surrender' Goes Viral A clip of Celine Dion reacting to a Short Hills native serenading her in New York City is going viral. Freida Solomon made the most of the moment she spotted her "idol" leaving the Four Seasons Hotel in New York City Tuesday. Right as Dion rolled down her window, Solomon began singing the 2002 hit song "I Surrender." Solomon tells E! News she has been listening to Dion since she was young and that the singer was "so gracious, I couldn't resist." Click here to watch the video.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Victim Of Fatal Morris County Rollover Crash 'Still Jammin' Up Above' Victim Of Fatal Morris County Rollover Crash 'Still Jammin' Up Above'
Victim Of Fatal Morris County Rollover Crash 'Still Jammin' Up Above' Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal rollover crash in Morris County as a 62-year-old Washington Township man. Randy A. Hemmel, of the Long Valley section of the township, was behind the wheel of a 2013 Audi TTS two-door sedan that overturned off the side of Flocktown Road last Thursday morning, Washington Township Police Lt. Mark Niemynski said. Hemmel was pronounced dead at the scene.  A Caldwell native, Hemmel owned and operated aerial imaging company Sky High Pics, and recently started a one-man band "That 70s Guy." He was being remembered for his passion for ca…

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by Cecilia Levine
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A Day In The Life: Jersey Caterer Runs Into Paul McCartney A Day In The Life: Jersey Caterer Runs Into Paul McCartney
A Day In The Life: Jersey Caterer Runs Into Paul McCartney In Central Jersey there's a caterer showing photographs of a living legend who stopped and said hello. There beneath the blue suburban skies of Metuchen, John Manzo ran into a rock and roller who's way beyond compare. Manzo, who owns and operates his own catering company, said he was on the phone with a friend while driving in his Jeep Sunday afternoon when he spotted Paul McCartney in front of a local bakery. Had it been another day, he might have looked the other way. "It happened really, really quick. He was running around taking pictures," Manzo told NJ 1015 (WKXW). "What the f**…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Events
'No One Fights Alone': Loved Ones, Friends Rally As Fearless NJ Performer's Cancer Returns 'No One Fights Alone': Loved Ones, Friends Rally As Fearless NJ Performer's Cancer Returns
'No One Fights Alone': Loved Ones, Friends Rally As Fearless NJ Performer's Cancer Returns Multi-talented entertainer Olivia Hutcherson of Ridgefield was still basking in the glow of a Manhattan book release party when she got the news that the breast cancer she’d fought off four years ago had not only returned. It’s Stage 4. Days after the launch of “The Show Must Go On,” a collection of Hutcherson’s poems, her lead oncologist told her that the returning cancer had metastasized to her bones, lymph nodes and spine. Those who know her weren’t surprised when Olivia dug in, undergoing 10 rounds of radiation in 10 days. That’s what she’s all about. “I remember laying in those big,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Whitney Houston Nominated To Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Whitney Houston Nominated To Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Whitney Houston Nominated To Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Whitney Houston, the chart-topping singer who got her start in the choir at Newark's New Hope Baptist Church, has received her first nomination for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  Houston, who died from drug-related complications in 2012, joins Notorious B.I.G. , Soundgarden, the Doobie Brothers and several other acts nominated this year for possible induction in 2020, NBC News reports.  Houston, 48, grew up in Newark and East Orange and attended Mount St. Dominic in Caldwell. She rose to global super-stardom in the 1980s with hits like "You Give Good Love" and "Ho…

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by Paul Milo
Obituaries
Alexander Babia Of Teaneck, 28 Alexander Babia Of Teaneck, 28
Alexander Babia Of Teaneck, 28 Alexander Michael Cortez Babia of Teaneck died on Aug. 5. He was 28 years old. Nicknamed Mikey for family and Alex for friends, Alex was born at New York Presbyterian to  Belen Babia and Michael Babia. He attended elementary and middle school at St. Joseph Roman Catholic School in Bogota and high school at Bergen County Tech in Teterboro, his obituary says. Alex earned his bachelor's cumlaude in neurobiology from NJIT, during which he worked as a research assistant in Rutgers University-Newark and NJIT. A staff writer and science columnist at the "Vector," NJIT's student newspap…

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by Cecilia Levine