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Stew Leonard's Eyes This Location For Next New Store Stew Leonard's Eyes This Location For Next New Store
Stew Leonard's Eyes This Location For Next New Store Stew Leonard's is eyeing a familiar location as a possible location for its next new supermarket. The Connecticut-based company confirmed on Wednesday, May 8, that the town of Orange in New Haven County is one of several locations being "looked at" for the family-owned grocer's ninth location, according to Meghan Bell, a spokeswoman for the company. Bell said that, at this point, several options are being considered, and an announcement would be made by the end of the year.  Stew Leonard's also has Connecticut stores in Norwalk (where the company has its headquarters), Danbury, and Ne…
Man, 20, Charged With Manslaughter In 3-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash Man, 20, Charged With Manslaughter In 3-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash
Man, 20, Charged With Manslaughter In 3-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash A 20-year-old man was charged with manslaughter for allegedly causing a crash that killed another man during a race on a Hudson Valley highway. Valentino Merceda, age 20, of Clifton, New Jersey, was arrested Saturday, April 13, by New York State Police in connection with a fatal crash a year earlier on the Palisades Parkway in Rockland County in Clarkstown.  According to Trooper Steven Nevel, on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at 9:45 p.m., troopers responded to a three-car crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway southbound in the town of Clarkstown near Exit 10.  Nevel said a prelim…
Thief Who Stole $1.5M Worth Of Luxury Cars In NJ, Rockland, Long Island, CT Gets 3½ Years Thief Who Stole $1.5M Worth Of Luxury Cars In NJ, Rockland, Long Island, CT Gets 3½ Years
Thief Who Stole $1.5M Worth Of Luxury Cars In NJ, Rockland, Long Island, CT Gets 3½ Years 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: The last of four men who admitted stealing more than $1.5 million worth of luxury cars in New Jersey, Rockland County, Long Island and Connecticut was sentenced to nearly 3½ years in federal prison. Malik Baker, 30, of Vauxhall, and his three co-conspirators stashed at least 10 of the vehicles at a central location in Irvington, NJ, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip Sellinger said. The Essex County-based quartet often used one stolen vehicle to swipe another, he added. In one instance, Sellinger said, the crew swiped a Maserati GranTurismo at the Jersey Shore in Manalapan an…
Passaic Sheriff Berdnik's Death By Suicide 'Unfathomable Loss' For NJ, Attorney General Says Passaic Sheriff Berdnik's Death By Suicide 'Unfathomable Loss' For NJ, Attorney General Says
Passaic Sheriff Berdnik's Death By Suicide 'Unfathomable Loss' For NJ, Attorney General Says Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik died by his own hand on Tuesday in his hometown Clifton, in what the Garden State's attorney general called "an unfathomable loss for New Jersey." Emergency responders rushed to Toro's Turkish Restaurant on Hazel Street a few minutes after 3:30 p.m. Jan. 23. Berdnik had just taken his life in the men's room, the sudden gunshot through the heart startling staff and patrons alike, sources told Daily Voice. Not even 15 minutes earlier, the popular sheriff had posed for cellphone photos. Then he got a phone call with some very unsettling news, reliable so…
Ring Member Admits Snatching $1.5M Worth Of High-End Vehicles In CT, Elsewhere In Tristate Ring Member Admits Snatching $1.5M Worth Of High-End Vehicles In CT, Elsewhere In Tristate
Ring Member Admits Snatching $1.5M Worth Of High-End Vehicles In CT, Elsewhere In Tristate The last of four men caught stealing more than $1.5 million worth of luxury cars in Connecticut, Rockland County, Long Island and New Jersey took a guilty plea on Thursday, Oct. 19 federal authorities announced. Like his pals, Malik Baker, age 29, of Vauxhall, New Jersey, took a deal from the government, pleading guilty in federal court in Newark on Thursday to conspiring to transport stolen vehicles in interstate commerce and receiving a stolen vehicle that had crossed state lines after being stolen. US District Judge Esther Salas scheduled Baker's sentencing for Thursday, March 7, 2024. …
'We Specialize In Burgers, Shakes, Fries': Burger Joint Expands In North Jersey 'We Specialize In Burgers, Shakes, Fries': Burger Joint Expands In North Jersey
'We Specialize In Burgers, Shakes, Fries': Burger Joint Expands In North Jersey The hamburger restaurant people have grown to love in Passaic County is moving up to Bergen County. Burgerstrasse, which has been a hit with burger aficionados since it opened in Clifton, is opening a second location in East Rutherford at 130 Park Ave. Edwin Decena, who runs Burgerstrasse, said he feels East Rutherford is ready for a burger joint of its own. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BURGERSTRASSE (@burgerstrasse) "We offer old school American comfort," Decena said. "we're no frills, no gimmicks, no specialty orders. We s…
Drunk Restaurant Patron Refuses To Pay Bill, Hits Fence During Getaway In Hudson Valley: Police Drunk Restaurant Patron Refuses To Pay Bill, Hits Fence During Getaway In Hudson Valley: Police
Drunk Restaurant Patron Refuses To Pay Bill, Hits Fence During Getaway In Hudson Valley: Police Things did not work out well for a drunk man who left a Hudson Valley restaurant after refusing to pay his bill and then hit a fence while driving away, police said.  The incident happened in Putnam County on Thursday, April 20 just before 2 p.m., when police in Carmel received a report that a possibly intoxicated man had just left a local restaurant after refusing to pay his bill and had struck a fence with his vehicle while trying to drive away, according to Carmel Police Lieutenant Michael Bodo.  Officers were then able to obtain a description of the man's vehicle and found it …
Wanted Motorist Who Fled Two Palisades Parkway Police Stops Nabbed By New York State Troopers Wanted Motorist Who Fled Two Palisades Parkway Police Stops Nabbed By New York State Troopers
Wanted Motorist Who Fled Two Palisades Parkway Police Stops Nabbed By New York State Troopers A wanted driver who fled a Palisades Interstate Parkway police stop in New Jersey late last year was captured by New York State troopers in the Hudson Valley after doing it again, authorities said. Vincent Gambrell, 56, of New Windsor in Orange County had initially sped off when Officer Thomas Shine tried to stop his Ford Taurus on the New Jersey side of the northbound parkway shortly before midnight last Dec. 17, Det. Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. The sedan had Georgia license plates that belonged to another vehicle that night, leading to the attempted stop, Walter explained.&nb…
Fiery Gasoline Tanker Crash Kills Driver On Route 287 Near Rockland Border, Police Say Fiery Gasoline Tanker Crash Kills Driver On Route 287 Near Rockland Border, Police Say
Fiery Gasoline Tanker Crash Kills Driver On Route 287 Near Rockland Border, Police Say UPDATE: A 59-year-old gasoline tanker truck driver from Paterson was killed in a massive fireball during a crash on Route 287 near the New York State border in Mahwah early Saturday, New Jersey State Police confirmed. A series of explosions were heard when the rig rolled and burst into flames on a notorious stretch of the southbound highway near Route 17 and the New York State Thruway at 6:47 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. Firefighters used foam to douse the blaze while also extinguishing flames that extended into the woods along the mountain. Thick, black smoke could be seen for mil…
Woman Found She Was Impregnated By Doctor Thanks To DNA Of Daughter From Rockland, Lawsuit Says Woman Found She Was Impregnated By Doctor Thanks To DNA Of Daughter From Rockland, Lawsuit Says
Woman Found She Was Impregnated By Doctor Thanks To DNA Of Daughter From Rockland, Lawsuit Says A New Jersey woman filed a lawsuit against her OBGYN saying he impregnated her with his own sperm in the 1980s when she went in for artificial insemination and found out when her daughter, a Rockland resident, took an online DNA test last year. Bianca Voss, of Clifton, accuses Dr. Martin Greenberg of "medical rape" in the suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.   "Defendant stood over Plaintiff with her legs spread in stirrups and inserted his own bodily fluids into her," says the suit, filed May 25.  "Plaintiff would never have agreed to allow Defendant…
Feds: Trio Stole $1.5M Worth Of High-End Vehicles Out Of NJ, Rockland, CT, Long Island Feds: Trio Stole $1.5M Worth Of High-End Vehicles Out Of NJ, Rockland, CT, Long Island
Feds: Trio Stole $1.5M Worth Of High-End Vehicles Out Of NJ, Rockland, CT, Long Island A trio of thieves who snatched high-end vehicles in New Jersey, Rockland County, Long Island and Connecticut often used one stolen car to swipe another, federal authorities said. In one instance, they said, the Essex County crew members stole a Maserati GranTurisimo at the Jersey Shore and drove it to New City in Rockland, where they took a Range Rover and a Porsche. A predawn police pursuit followed before the Maserati driver hit the gas and slammed it head-on into a police vehicle, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. The suspects fled in another vehicle, he said. Authorities later recov…
Stop & Shop Warns Customers Of Potential Data Security Issue At Five Stores Stop & Shop Warns Customers Of Potential Data Security Issue At Five Stores
Stop & Shop Warns Customers Of Potential Data Security Issue At Five Stores Stop & Shop says it has discovered a potential data security issue at five store locations in the Northeast. Illegal skimming devices known as “shimmers” were identified as part of routine security scans at the locations.  The five stores and dates the issue was identified are als follows: 25 Old King’s Highway North in Darien, Connecticut, April 26 to April 30 404 Springfield Ave., Berkeley Heights, New Jersey: Feb. 8 to Feb. 10 8 Franklin Street, Bloomfield, New Jersey: March 28 to April 9 1189 Broad Street, Clifton, New Jersey: March 14 to April 16 19 Temple Street, Framingham…
CityMD Mistakenly Tells 15,000 NJ, NY Patients They're Immune To COVID-19 After Antibody Test CityMD Mistakenly Tells 15,000 NJ, NY Patients They're Immune To COVID-19 After Antibody Test
CityMD Mistakenly Tells 15,000 NJ, NY Patients They're Immune To Covid-19 After Antibody Test CityMD has changed its messaging after telling 15,000 New York and New Jersey patients who tested positive for coronavirus antibodies that they were immune to the virus. Someone who tests positive for coronavirus antibodies is not necessarily immune, FDA Associate commissioner Peter Pitts told ABC. Healthcare officials remain unsure of the level of immunity for those who have been exposed to the virus. The urgent care clinic released the following statement to ABC News: "All CityMD patients getting the COVID-19 antibody test are given several documents (including printed discharge ins…
22-Year-Old Scammed Area Resident Into Sending $8,000, Police Say 22-Year-Old Scammed Area Resident Into Sending $8,000, Police Say
22-Year-Old Scammed Area Resident Into Sending $8,000, Police Say A 22-year-old man has been charged after police say he scammed an area resident out of $8,000. New York State Police say Juan Gil-Delao, 22, of Clifton, New Jersey was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 19. According to police, an Orange County resident in Wallkill reported having been tricked into sending bail money to help a relative on Saturday, July 27. The victim reported being contacted by someone alleging to be a defense attorney and that a nephew had been arrested out of state and needed bail money, police say. The victim told police that he was instructed to send $8,000 in cash via…
SEEN HER? Clifton Woman, 20, Missing More Than A Week SEEN HER? Clifton Woman, 20, Missing More Than A Week
Seen HER? Clifton Woman, 20, Missing More Than A Week Authorities were seeking the public’s help finding a20-year-old Clifton woman who’d been missing for more than a week. Kayla Kuchta was last seen in the Hell’s Kitchen of Manhattan the night of Feb. 4, authorities said. Kuchta, who’s 5-foot-5 and 100 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes, has a nose piercing and tattoos on her left wrist and right calf. “It is unknown if she remained in New York City or left to a different area,” Clifton Police Lt. Robert Bracken said, noting that Kuchta also hangs out in Paterson. Anyone who sees Kuchat, or knows where to find her, is asked to contact Cl…
Justin Bieber Spotted At Clifton Smashburger Justin Bieber Spotted At Clifton Smashburger
Justin Bieber Spotted At Clifton Smashburger Biebs is back. Pop sensation Justin Bieber was spotted at Clifton's Smashburger Saturday with his wife, Hailey Rhode Bieber, whose father is Stephen Baldwin. Instagram user lexc74 posted a photo of the 24-year-old singer exiting the Route 3 eatery. This wasn't Bieber's first trip to the area -- he was spotted at Clifton's Target in May 2017. SEE HIM? Send photos to clevine@dailyvoice.com
Man In Disabled Vehicle On New TZB Charged With Aggravated DWI After Hit-Run Westchester Crash Man In Disabled Vehicle On New TZB Charged With Aggravated DWI After Hit-Run Westchester Crash
Man In Disabled Vehicle On New TZB Charged With Aggravated DWI After Hit-Run Westchester Crash A 37-year-old man is facing aggravated DWI charges after a hit-and-run crash in Westchester County, police say. New York State Police responded to a report of a two-car motor vehicle accident on I-87 in the City of Yonkers on Saturday, Jan. 5 around 2:25 a.m. The report stated that a Toyota Rav4 hit a Volvo pickup truck and fled the accident scene with significant damage to the front end. A short time later, the Rav4 was found disabled on the new Tappan Zee Bridge. The vehicle’s driver, Victor R. Salazar of Clifton, New Jersey, was found to be intoxicated with a blood alcohol content was m…
Clifton Nurse Records Impactful Video After Her Own Cancer Diagnosis Clifton Nurse Records Impactful Video After Her Own Cancer Diagnosis
Clifton Nurse Records Impactful Video After Her Own Cancer Diagnosis A North Jersey mother and nurse is raising awareness to colon cancer after a recent and shocking diagnosis of her own. Jennifer Waller, 32 of Clifton, went for a colonoscopy after experiencing vague abdominal symptoms and weight loss, she explained in a recent video. When the mom of two woke up hours later, the doctor told her she had a large tumor in her colon. "I made this video because here in the United State you don't get screened until you're 50 years old," Waller said. "According to my biopsy, I'd be dead." More than $5,500 had been raised on a GoFundMe page for …
Geoffrey Owens Quits Clifton Trader Joe's After Job-Shaming Article Goes Viral Geoffrey Owens Quits Clifton Trader Joe's After Job-Shaming Article Goes Viral
Geoffrey Owens Quits Clifton Trader Joe's After Job-Shaming Article Goes Viral UPDATE: "Cosby Show" actor Geoffrey Owens reportedly quit his job working at Trader Joe's in Clifton after receiving an influx of attention over articles job-shaming him for working as a cashier. The 57-year-old appeared on "Good Morning America" Tuesday proudly wearing his Trader Joe's name tag. He said the period of devastation didn't last long because of the many celebrities who jumped to his defense. Owens said he was recognized often in the past, but no one made a big deal about it.  *** ORIGINAL STORY *** "There's no shame in honest, hard work." That's…
Rogue Rockland Moving Companies Fined Rogue Rockland Moving Companies Fined
Rogue Rockland Moving Companies Fined Two unlicensed moving companies from Rockland were snagged in a New Jersey undercover sting that cost them $2,500 each, authorities announced Monday. Big Men in Trucks from Sloatsburg and Enterprise Van Lines from Congers each has the option of seeking mitigation or requesting an administrative hearing to contest the violation and civil penalty, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. “The $2,500 civil penalty for unlicensed operation will be reduced to $1,250 for any mover that applies for licensure with the Division within 30 days of receiving the [Notice of Violation],” Grewal…
FOUND! Missing Waldwick Military Vet Walked 25 Miles To Woodbury Commons FOUND! Missing Waldwick Military Vet Walked 25 Miles To Woodbury Commons
Found! Missing Waldwick Military Vet Walked 25 Miles To Woodbury Commons UPDATE: A Waldwick military veteran who wandered off from home Saturday morning was found Monday afternoon at Woodbury Commons in Orange County -- after walking there. Thomas Podschelne, 59, was recognized by someone at the shopping center -- 25 miles from home -- after seeing one of the Facebook postings seeking help finding him. "He walked there!" his relieved daughter, Chelsea, told Daily Voice after picking him up around 3:45 p.m. Health-wise, "he seems OK," she said, "just a little sunburned." Podschelne, who suffers from severe PTSD, didn't show up for …
FOUND! Missing Waldwick Military Vet Walked 25 Miles To Woodbury Commons FOUND! Missing Waldwick Military Vet Walked 25 Miles To Woodbury Commons
Found! Missing Waldwick Military Vet Walked 25 Miles To Woodbury Commons UPDATE: A Waldwick military veteran who wandered off from home Saturday morning was found Monday afternoon at Woodbury Commons in Orange County -- after walking there. Thomas Podschelne, 59, was recognized by someone at the shopping center -- 25 miles from home -- after seeing one of the Facebook postings seeking help finding him. "He walked there!" his relieved daughter, Chelsea, told Daily Voice after picking him up around 3:45 p.m. Health-wise, "he seems OK," she said, "just a little sunburned." Podschelne, who suffers from severe PTSD, didn't show up for …
SEEN HIM? Search Continues For Waldwick Military Vet With PTSD SEEN HIM? Search Continues For Waldwick Military Vet With PTSD
Seen HIM? Search Continues For Waldwick Military Vet With PTSD The search for a Waldwick military veteran who wandered off from home Saturday morning entered its third day Monday with a false alarm or two but little else. Thomas Podschelne -- whose 60th birthday is this July 23 -- had briefly gone missing before but not for more than a half-day. "He could be anywhere at this point," said his daughter, Chelsea Podschelne.  Authorities and citizens have been notified throughout Bergen and Passaic counties and even in Rockland. Police had no pings from his phone, nor any reports that he'd used a credit or debit card anywhere. Podschelne, who s…
Man, 47, Drove Drunk With Boy, Girl In Car In Airmont, Police Say Man, 47, Drove Drunk With Boy, Girl In Car In Airmont, Police Say
Man, 47, Drove Drunk With Boy, Girl In Car In Airmont, Police Say A Memorial Day DWI crackdown to curtail impaired drivers in Rockland County led to the arrest of a 47-year-old man who was allegedly driving with a blood alcohol content more than double the legal limit with his children in the car. Officers participating in the Rockland County Stop-DWI “crackdown” detail that ran from May 25 through May 29 stopped a Clifton resident - whose name has not been released - in Airmont at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Monday night, for a vehicle and traffic law violation. During the subsequent traffic stop, officers reported that the driver was allegedly under the…
'Gentle' Paramus Twin, 10, Killed In School Bus Crash Had Contagious Smile 'Gentle' Paramus Twin, 10, Killed In School Bus Crash Had Contagious Smile
'Gentle' Paramus Twin, 10, Killed In School Bus Crash Had Contagious Smile She had a smile that touched countless hearts, a gentle soul and an intense love for her family. That's how many are expected to remember Miranda Faith Vargas at a funeral this Monday for the 10-year-old East Brook Middle School student killed in a Paramus school bus crash on Route 80 on Thursday. The 9:30 a.m. service will be held at the Marrocco Memorial Chapel in Clifton, with interment to follow in George Washington Memorial Park.  Visitation is from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Marrocco Memorial Chapel. A GoFundMe launched for the fifth-grader Friday night by her aunt, Carolyn Arri…
Trader Joe's, With Westchester Stores, Ranks No. 2 For Best Places To Work Trader Joe's, With Westchester Stores, Ranks No. 2 For Best Places To Work
Trader Joe's, With Westchester Stores, Ranks No. 2 For Best Places To Work For those out there hating their job, "Forbes" Magzine has come out with their Top 100 employers to work for and the No. 2 best place to work happens to have several locations right in the area. Traders Joe's with its easy, breezy setting and apparently, bosses, came in second on the magazine's list that included an exhaustive survey nationally of employees including the likes of Google (#3), Costco (#5) and the main surprise, Michelin (which came in 33 last year) as the number one employer. The store, with locations in Hartsdale, Scarsdale, Larchmont in Westchester also has store…
Services Set For 'Ambitious, Kind' Kasie Del Otero, 16, Of Franklin Lakes Services Set For 'Ambitious, Kind' Kasie Del Otero, 16, Of Franklin Lakes
Services Set For 'Ambitious, Kind' Kasie Del Otero, 16, Of Franklin Lakes Kasie Del Otero was as kind as she was ambitious, those who knew her said. Funeral arrangements have been set for the 16-year-old girl Ramapo High School student from Franklin Lakes, who was struck and killed by a train early Sunday in Clifton. A memorial Mass was scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at the Mount Blessed Sacrament Church in Franklin Lakes. "I met Kasie at the beginning of my sophomore year of high school, and it is forever changed because of her," a classmate wrote. "She was the kind of person that made you realize how good of a person you are, and that’s somethin…
Franklin Lakes Girl, 16, Killed By Train In Clifton Franklin Lakes Girl, 16, Killed By Train In Clifton
Franklin Lakes Girl, 16, Killed By Train In Clifton A 16-year-old Franklin Lakes girl was struck and killed by a commuter train in Clifton early Sunday, NJ Transit confirmed. A memorial Mass for Kasie Del Otero was scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at the Mount Blessed Sacrament Church in Franklin Lakes (SEE: Services Set For 'Ambitious, Kind' Franklin Lakes Teen). The Suffern-bound Main Line train was out of service when it struck her around 5:30 a.m. east of the Paterson train station, the agency said. "There were no passengers on board," NJ Transit's Lisa Torbic said. "It was being put in place for the morning, beginning in S…
Former Mahwah HS Art Teacher Charged With Having Sex With Student Former Mahwah HS Art Teacher Charged With Having Sex With Student
Former Mahwah HS Art Teacher Charged With Having Sex With Student A former Mahwah High School art teacher was charged with having sex with an underage student there. Joshua Green, 33, of Clifton, was charged with sexual assault, official misconduct and child endangerment.  A Superior Court judge in Paterson freed him, pending further court action, after a detention hearing Thursday afternoon. The teen was a 17-year-old student at Mahwah High School when at least one of two incidents occurred at Green's home in 2015, authorities said. Green, who is married, taught for three years in Mahwah before leaving in 2016. He currently works at the Plainfield Acad…
SEEN HIM? Home Invader Held Elderly Couple, Others At Knifepoint SEEN HIM? Home Invader Held Elderly Couple, Others At Knifepoint
Seen HIM? Home Invader Held Elderly Couple, Others At Knifepoint CLIFTON, N.J. -- Detectives believe they may be closer to finding a man who forced his way into an elderly Clifton couple's home at knifepoint. The man in the sketch knocked on the door around 4 a.m. last Oct. 14, then grabbed the 72-year-old resident who answered and forced her inside, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. After pulling a knife, he held her, an 82-year-old resident and two other family members at bay "while he searched the home and demanded money," Bracken said. He eventually fled without anything or hurting anyone, the lieutenant said. Evidence was recovered a sh…
Christina Marie Castellaro Of Clifton Dies, 28 Christina Marie Castellaro Of Clifton Dies, 28
Christina Marie Castellaro Of Clifton Dies, 28 Christina Marie Castellaro of Clifton died March 6. She was 28 years old. Christina was born in Newark and lived in Bloomfield for 26 years before moving to Clifton one year ago. She was a graduate of Artistic Academy of Hair Design in Morris Plains. More than $8,000 had been raised as of Saturday on a GoFundMe in Christina's memory. She is survived by her beloved parents Dr. Donald and Maria (nee Scasso) Castellaro; her devoted siblings Bianca Castellaro and Vito Castellaro; and her many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and her loving pet Tula. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in h…