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Smoke from the Jennings Creek Wildfire Wafts Over Region
Smoke from the Jennings Creek Wildfire was wafting over portions of North Jersey, causing a rapid decline in air quality Friday, Nov. 15.
The Jennings Creek Wildfire, which has scorched 2,283 acres across Passaic County, NJ, and Orange County, NY, was 90% contained Friday, Nov. 15, a week after it broke out, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.
Residents in Bergen County, from Oakland to Fort Lee, reported smoke drifting from the wildfire (is smoke in your town? see the Daily Voice Instagram story to report where you live).
A smoke map from AirNow.Gov shows the Air Q…
Jennings Creek Wildfire Update: Blaze Mostly Contained Week Later
After almost one whole week, the Jennings Creek Wildfire had been 75% contained on Thursday, Nov. 14, officials said.
The wildfire continues to burn across Passaic County, NJ, and into Orange County, NY, with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service and New York Department of Environmental Conservation leading containment efforts. The fire has burned 2,283 acres in New Jersey.
While no structures are currently threatened or evacuated in New Jersey, residents are advised to avoid the area. Road closures remain in effect on East Shore Road from Awosting Road to Greenwood Lake Turnpike, as well as B…
West Milford Wildfire Swells To 3,500 Acres As Firefighters Battle Fierce Winds
The Jennings Creek Wildfire, now spanning 3,500 acres across Passaic County, NJ, and Orange County, NY, is only 20% contained, with strong winds and low humidity posing continued risks for rapid spread.
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service and New York’s Division of Forest Protection and Fire Management are working in unified command to strengthen containment lines in preparation for tomorrow’s forecasted weather.
Firefighters focused efforts Tuesday, Nov. 12 on reinforcing the eastern containment line, using controlled burns to remove unburned pockets of fuel.
Resources deployed…
'Bleak' Golf Course Restaurant In Region Gets Gordon Ramsay Makeover On 'Kitchen Nightmares'
Thanks to Gordon Ramsay, In The Drink is now out of the bunker.
Ramsay helped give the northern New Jersey restaurant a much needed facelift on the Monday, Oct. 9 edition of "Kitchen Nightmares," while also improving the managing of the struggling restaurant, which was said to be $250,000 in debt.
Last week's episode tackled Bask 46 and its "Culinary Gangster" head chef, who has since left the business.
The episode called "In The Drink," located at Preakness Valley Golf Course in the Passaic County township of Wayne, portrayed George, the owner, as an absentee owner struggling to run the…
DWI Westchester Driver In Head-On Crash Reached 106 MPH, Authorities Charge
A Jeep driven by a drunk Yonkers man was doing 106 miles an hour when it crashed head-on into a sedan in Passaic County, New Jersey, authorities said.
Derrick Valerio, age 33, was headed in the wrong direction on Greenwood Lake Turnpike when his 2021 Grand Cherokee slammed into a 2003 Infiniti I35 in a 45-mile-per-hour zone near Stonetown Road in Ringwood on Monday, July 5, they said.
A passenger in the Infiniti, 22-year-old Riley Lindholm of Rock Hill in Sullivan County, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with serious injuries, Passaic County Prosecutor Came…
Rockland County Native Accused Of Beating 4-Week-Old Son
A Rockland County native beat his 4-week-old son, leaving him with serious injuries, authorities charged.
Slobodan Todoric, a 30-year-old Spring Valley native, now of Wayne, in Passaic County, New Jersey, was released with pre-trial monitoring, among other conditions, following a first appearance before a judge in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson on Tuesday, May 11.
It began with the unresponsive infant being taken by ambulance to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center on May 31, 2020, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint release.
Eme…
Covid-19 Total Cases, Deaths Per County In NY/NJ/CT
The following are the latest number of total COVID-19 cases and deaths in New York City and surrounding counties in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey as of Monday, April 20.
New York
242,786 cases, 13,869 deaths (Note: Total number of deaths does not include those identified by health departments as believed to be linked to COVID-19, but who were not tested.)
New York City (five boroughs)
134,436 cases, 10,022 deaths
Nassau
30,013 cases, 1,281 deaths
Suffolk
26,888 cases, 825 deaths
Westchester
23,803 cases, 743 deaths
Rockland
9,364 cases, 297 deaths
Orange
6,379…
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Covid-19 Total Cases, Deaths Per County In NY/NJ/CT: NYC Death Toll Tops 10K In Revised Count
New York City's health department has added more than 3,700 additional people who were presumed to have died of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) but had never tested positive to its overall total number of fatalities related to the virus.
This brings the city's death toll to more than 10,000.
The following are the latest number of total COVID-19 cases and deaths in New York City and surrounding counties in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey as of Wednesday, April 15.
New York
202,208 cases, 14,534 deaths (includes additional 3,700 presumed cases by NYC health department, not yet o…
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Winding Through Warwick Holiday House Tour Raises Nearly $50,000 for Local Healthcare
WARWICK, N.Y. – More than 500 community members and visitors to Warwick participated in Winding Through Warwick, a holiday house tour benefiting St. Anthony Community Hospital, Schervier Pavilion and Mount Alverno Center – all members of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth).
Winding Through Warwick, held on December 7, brought guests to six homes uniquely decorated for the holidays. Community members who volunteered to feature their homes on the tour were Trish Chelsen, Jennifer and Cody Flood, Janet and Terry Grahn, Jane Gyulavary, Robin and Tom Sobiech and Bobbi Stube…
Daily Voice Comes To Ulster, Sullivan Counties
Greetings, Ulster and Sullivan counties!
Daily Voice, the largest news provider in Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess and Orange counties in New York, Fairfield County in Connecticut and Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Essex, Union, Hudson, Warren, Hunterdon, Sussex and Union counties in New Jersey, has launched a brand-new site:
Daily Voice Ulster Sullivan
Daily Voice reports on community news in a new way. Our mission is to let neighbors know what’s going on in town – as quickly, accurately and enjoyably as possible.
We’re here to help build the communities we …
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Closed! Bacteria Levels In Greenwood Lake Are 10X Above State Health Standard
Greenwood Lake is New Jersey’s fourth to contain a harmful algae bloom this summer.
Bacteria levels from the HAB are nearly 10 times higher than the state health standard, water samples taken Monday show.
Cyanobacteria levels from the New Jersey side of the lake were 212,000 cells per milliliter (state standard is 20,000 cells per milliliter), DEP lab results show.
The lowest sample taken showed 90,000 cells per milliliter, and that was taken from the middle section of the lake.
The northern section showed 61,000 and Browns Point, a park on the West Milford lake, was 148,000.
Water s…
Daily Voice Comes To Long Island
Greetings, Long Island!
Daily Voice, the largest news provider in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess and Orange counties in New York, Fairfield County in Connecticut and Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Essex, Union and Hudson in New Jersey, has launched brand-new Long Island sites covering Nassau and Suffolk counties:
Daily Voice Nassau County
Daily Voice Suffolk County
From the coffee shops of Manhasset to the saltwater fishing on Montauk, Daily Voice now has the Island covered. From west to east, and all points in between.
Daily Voice reports on community news in a new way. Our missi…
Daily Voice Comes To Hudson, Essex, Union Counties
Greetings, New Jersey!
Daily Voice has launched three brand new sites in Hudson, Essex and Union counties. Last February, we rolled out a Morris County site, in addition to the Bergen and Passaic sites that opened in August 2015.
Daily Voice covers community news in a new way. Our mission is to let neighbors know what’s going on in town – as quickly, accurately and enjoyably as possible.
We’re here to help build the communities we serve, not snipe at them or knock them down. Daily Voice wants to hear your opinions, not impress you with ours.
We also cover news in Westchester, …
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Daily Voice Comes To Morris County
Greetings, Morris County!
Daily Voice, the largest news provider in Bergen, Passaic, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange and Fairfield counties, has launched a brand-new Morris County site.
Daily Voice covers community news in a new way. Our mission is to let neighbors know what’s going on in town – as quickly, accurately and enjoyably as possible. We’re here to help build the communities we serve, not snipe at them or knock them down. Daily Voice wants to hear your opinions, not impress you with ours.
Our reporting is up-to-the-minute.
We’ll let you know quic…
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Kosher Deli, Rite Aid Among North Jersey Locations Exposed To Measles
A person who was exposed to the measles in Ocean County possibly brought the highly contagious illness to North Jersey, the New Jersey Health Department said.
The three places in Passaic County visited by the local resident on November 17 and 18 are:
Passaic Chill Youth Drop In Center, 217 Brook Ave., Passaic on Nov. 17 between 8:30 p.m. and midnight
Junior’s Kosher Deli, 215 Main Ave., Passaic, on Nov. 18 between 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Rite Aid, 78 Main Ave., Passaic on Nov. 18 between 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
The Passaic County exposure is associated with the outbreak in Ocean County, in whi…
Stormy Sunday, Monday: Cold With Rainfall Up To 3 Inches, Coastal Flooding
Don't adjust your calendar.But it definitely does feel more like mid-February than mid-April, especially following a stretch of back-to-back days of true spring weather.
That trend will continue the next couple of days with heavy rain, possible thunderstorms, brisk winds and even the possibility of freezing rain in areas farther north.
The potential for pockets of freezing rain and drizzle into Sunday evening, mainly in higher elevations, is for Northern Westchester, Putnam Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Northern Fairfield and Western Passaic. A glaze of ice accretion is possible.
A period of…
