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Respectful Teens Steal The Show During Portnoy Pizza Review At Montclair Deli Respectful Teens Steal The Show During Portnoy Pizza Review At Montclair Deli
Respectful Teens Steal The Show During Portnoy Pizza Review At Montclair Deli Dave Portnoy walked into Belgiovine’s in Montclair expecting to review the pizza—but it was the kids inside who ended up making an impression. During his One Bite review, the Barstool Sports founder couldn’t help but notice how unfazed the young customers were by his presence. Unlike the usual chaos that follows a Portnoy visit, these kids didn’t jump out of their seats or beg for a selfie. They sat at their table, kept their cool, and let him do his thing. “There were some kids that back in my heyday would’ve been ejaculating if they saw me,” Portnoy joked. “But they were pretty calm and …

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$25K Scratch-Off From ShopRite Among Three Bergen County Lottery Winners Sold Last Week $25K Scratch-Off From ShopRite Among Three Bergen County Lottery Winners Sold Last Week
$25K Scratch-Off From ShopRite Among Three Bergen County Lottery Winners Sold Last Week Luck was in the air last week as three lottery players in Bergen County scratched and matched their way to big prizes—one of them scoring a cool $25,000! The biggest win came on Feb. 22 when a Crossword Bonanza scratch-off ticket, worth $25,000, was sold at South River Street Store in Hackensack, lottery officials said. That same day, another lucky player picked up a 200X Cash Blitz ticket at Circle P Food Store in New Milford—a move that turned into a $10,000 payday. Just days earlier, on Feb. 18, someone grabbed a Mega Hot 7’s ticket from Krauszer’s in Wallington and walked away with a $…

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Police & Fire
EXCLUSIVE: Mugshot Released Of Ex-College Soccer Star Accused In Brother's NJ Murder EXCLUSIVE: Mugshot Released Of Ex-College Soccer Star Accused In Brother's NJ Murder
Exclusive: Mugshot Released Of Ex-College Soccer Star Accused In Brother's NJ Murder Daily Voice has exclusively obtained the mugshot of 31-year-old Matthew Hertgen, a former Wesleyan University soccer player accused of murder in his brother Joseph Hertgen's death. Hertgen's charges were announced Monday, Feb. 24, by Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey, following the Saturday, Feb. 22 death of 26-year-old Joseph Hertgen in Princeton. Matthew is also charged with third- and fourth-degree weapons offenses for allegedly possessing a knife and a golf club, as well as third-degree animal cruelty for the death of a cat found inside the apartment, Marbrey said. The NY…

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Police & Fire
Registered NY Sex Offender ID'd As Man Who Sexually Assaulted Teen In NJ, Police Paperwork Says Registered NY Sex Offender ID'd As Man Who Sexually Assaulted Teen In NJ, Police Paperwork Says
Registered NY Sex Offender ID'd As Man Who Sexually Assaulted Teen In NJ, Police Paperwork Says The Fort Lee man charged with sexually assaulting a missing New York City girl has been identified as a registered sex offender. In 2017, Marc Piovanetti was convicted of rape of a child under 15 years old, criminal sex act on a victim incapable of consent/mentally disabled, and sexual performance by child under 16/access to view, records show (see below). Marc Piovanetti charges/convictions NY Sex Offender Registry This month, 58-year-old Piovanetti was arrested again. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Piovanetti was talking to a girl between 13 and 16 years old on s…

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Police & Fire
Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver Plows SUV Into Route 17 UPS Store In Paramus (PHOTOS) Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver Plows SUV Into Route 17 UPS Store In Paramus (PHOTOS)
Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver Plows SUV Into Route 17 UPS Store In Paramus (Photos) A 64-year-old woman accidentally accelerated into two storefronts on Route 17 in Paramus Monday afternoon, Feb. 24, causing significant damage but no serious injuries, authorities said. Paramus police patrol officers responded to the crash at 12:50 p.m. and found that a vehicle had driven through the front windows of F45 Training and the UPS Store, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. The driver, a Ho-Ho-Kus resident, mistakenly pressed the gas instead of the brake, sending the vehicle crashing into both businesses, Guidetti said. She was alert and conscious at the scene but repo…

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Politics
Longtime Cresskill Mayor Dies: 'A Good Neighbor' Longtime Cresskill Mayor Dies: 'A Good Neighbor'
Longtime Cresskill Mayor Dies: 'A Good Neighbor' Longtime Cresskill Mayor Benedict Romeo died over the weekend after 26 years in office.  Romeo, 77, died on Saturday, Feb. 22, Bergenfield Mayor Emeritus Norman Schmelz said.  "I was able to work with him during my six years as mayor," Schmelz said. "He was a good neighbor." Romeo, a Republican, had been serving as mayor since 1999 and his term was set to end in December 2027.  According to the New Jersey Globe, a special primary and general election will be held to fill Romeo's position. Three names will be submitted by the borough's Republican Party to serve as …

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Police & Fire
Search Continues For Missing Boater, 3 Dead After Vessel Capsizes Off NYC Search Continues For Missing Boater, 3 Dead After Vessel Capsizes Off NYC
Search Continues For Missing Boater, 3 Dead After Vessel Capsizes Off NYC The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for one missing person after a boat sank five miles southeast of Breezy Point on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 24, leaving three people dead, according to NBC4 and the US Coast Guard. The incident began at 12:04 p.m. when Coast Guard Sector New York received an emergency notification from New York City 911 operators about a vessel taking on water near Breezy Point (located at the tip of the Rockaway Peninsula and directly across from New Jersey's Gateway National Recreation Area and the Sandy Hook Bay), authorities said. Rescue crews, along with the Sandy Hoo…

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Police & Fire
1 Extricated, 2 Hospitalized In Glen Rock Crash: Police 1 Extricated, 2 Hospitalized In Glen Rock Crash: Police
1 Extricated, 2 Hospitalized In Glen Rock Crash: Police Two people were hospitalized including one who was extricated in a crash in Glen Rock Monday morning, Feb. 24, police said. A Lincoln Navigator and Nissan Altima collided at Maple Avenue and Harristown Road at approximately 7:40 a.m., Glen Rock Sgt. Michael Trover said. The Glen Rock and Hawthorne Fire Departments responded to assist with extricating one of the drivers from their vehicle. Both drivers were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Photo(s) of the day, 02/24/2025: The adult female driver of a black colored Lincoln Navigator was entrapped in her... Posted by…

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Police & Fire
49 Displaced By Multi-Alarm Paterson Fire 49 Displaced By Multi-Alarm Paterson Fire
49 Displaced By Multi-Alarm Paterson Fire Nearly 50 people were displaced by a five-alarm fire Sunday, Feb. 23 in Paterson, officials said. The blaze erupted around 5 p.m. at multiple multi-family homes on Totowa Avenue. The American Red Cross was assisting 49 people from 13 different families.

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Police & Fire
Slain Virginia Beach Officer Is Camden County Native: Remembering Christopher Reese Slain Virginia Beach Officer Is Camden County Native: Remembering Christopher Reese
Slain Virginia Beach Officer Is Camden County Native: Remembering Christopher Reese One of two Virginia Beach officers killed during a routine traffic stop on Friday, Feb. 21, has been identified as a South Jersey native. Officer Christopher Reese, 30, and Officer Cameron Girvin, 25, were riding double-assigned to a midnight shift traffic car when they attempted to stop a Hyundai with an expired plate at 11:27 p.m., Virginia Beach Police Chief Paul Neudigate said at a news conference Saturday. The driver, later identified as John McCoy III — whom Neudigate vowed to only name once — refused to yield, leading officers to a dead-end street, where the vehicle finally came…

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