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Essex County Lieutenant Charged With Assault: Prosecutor Essex County Lieutenant Charged With Assault: Prosecutor
Essex County Lieutenant Charged With Assault: Prosecutor David Fontoura, a lieutenant in the Essex Coutny Prosecutor's Office was charged with multiple accounts of assault related to domestic violence incidents, authorities said. Fontoura was charged with aggravated assault, weapons offenses, criminal restraint and making terroristic threats, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said, for incidents that occurred in Nutley between September 2019 and March 2020. The incidents were reported to the Nutley Police Department on Tuesday, Aug. 27, and transferred to Mercer County to prevent any conflict of interest, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office …

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by Sam Barron
Obituaries
Belleville Mechanic Joe Costa Of Nutley Dies Unexpectedly At 35, Obituary Says Belleville Mechanic Joe Costa Of Nutley Dies Unexpectedly At 35, Obituary Says
Belleville Mechanic Joe Costa Of Nutley Dies Unexpectedly At 35, Obituary Says Joseph "Joe" Costa, a Nutley resident formerly of Newark and Bloomfield, died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 28 at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, his obituary on the Biondi Funeral Home website says. He was 35 years old. Joe graduated Bloomfield High School and had been working as a mechanic at Ronnie’s Service Station in Belleville, his obituary says, noting he was passionate about motorcycles and cars. Joe is predeceased by his wife Michelle Rizzo-Costa, who died in 2022. He is survived by his parents Maria (nee Vidal) Costa and Manuel Costa; his brother Michael Co…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Would-Be Burglars Scared Off By Barking Dog Arrested, Nutley Police Say Would-Be Burglars Scared Off By Barking Dog Arrested, Nutley Police Say
Would-Be Burglars Scared Off By Barking Dog Arrested, Nutley Police Say Three people were arrested on Monday, June 24 after attempting two burglaries in Nutley, police said. At 5:15 a.m., burglars driving a four-door gray Hyundai attempted to enter a window into a residence at Conover Avenue, Nutley police said. The burglars were scared off by a barking dog, police said. The same burglars attempted entry into a Plymouth Road residence when an alarm sounded, police said. Officers were able to quickly identify the vehicle and apprehended two juvenile suspects in Newark, police said. An adult suspect fled on foot but was later identified and apprehended, police s…

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by Sam Barron
News
All Lanes Closed Due To Vehicle Fire On Route 21 (DEVELOPING) All Lanes Closed Due To Vehicle Fire On Route 21 (DEVELOPING)
All Lanes Closed Due To Vehicle Fire On Route 21 (Developing) Traffic was at a standstill along Route 21 due to a vehicle fire Saturday, June 22. The incident happened in the southbound lanes north of Exit 8 in Nutley.  As of 12:10 p.m., all lanes were closed. Have photos? Email clevine@dailyvoice.com

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by Cecilia Levine