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Cecilia Levine

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Overturned Dump Truck Shuts Route 287 Exit Ramp In Piscataway An overturned dump truck closed all lanes of Route 287 in Middlesex County Friday afternoon, Nov. 1. As of 4:15 p.m., all southbound lanes were closed by the truck, which had overturned on the Exit 8 ramp, the DOT site says.

by Cecilia Levine

11/01/2024

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Officials ID Driver Killed By NJ Transit Train In Lincoln Park NJ Transit officials have released the name of the motorist killed by a train earlier this week in Morris County. Michael Carbone, 77, of Pompton Plains, was struck by Montclair-Boonton Line train 1074 after he disregarded the crossing gates at the Ryerson Road crossing in Lincoln Park around 9:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 28, a spokesperson for NJ Transit said. A preliminary investigation found that the crossing gates were working as intended and were in the down position when Carbone drove his vehicle around the gates and positioned it directly into the path of the train, NJ Transit sai…

by Cecilia Levine

11/01/2024

Business

Brunch Spot Among New Tenants Coming To Bergen Town Center In Paramus A host of new tenants have landed or are arriving soon at the Bergen Town Center. Brunch spot First Watch, Bath & Body Works, Crumbl and Tacoria have signed a total of more than 12,000 square feet at the Paramus shopping center, Urban Edge Properties announced. Brownie Sundae Crumbl cookie. Crumbl Cookie Media Kit Bath & Body Works and Crumbl have already opened while First Watch and Tacoria aim to open in 2025. Bath & Body Works: (4,157 SQFT), home of America’s Favorite Fragrances®, is a global leader in personal care and home fragrance. Crumbl (2,138 SQFT) bri…

by Cecilia Levine

11/01/2024

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Brief Cold Front Coming, Warm Weather Sticking Around In NJ, PA: Forecasters A cold front will end the summer-like warmth in the Northeast — for now, forecasters say. "For the next seven to 10 days at least, warm days will outnumber chilly ones, relative to the historical average," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson said. "This means that when all the days are tallied up, temperatures will be several degrees above that historical average, which is slowly trending downward during November." The last few days have certainly felt like summer, but the weekend will be feeling more like autumn, forecasters say. Temperatures on Friday will be in the high 70s …

by Cecilia Levine

11/01/2024

Police & Fire

Clifton Driver Asleep At Wheel Had Heroin, Cocaine In Lyndhurst: Police A 37-year-old man who police found asleep behind the wheel of a car was found with drugs and more than $1,100 in cash, police in Bergen County said. Lyndhurst Police Officer Dorio approached a Toyota Corolla stopped in the middle of the 300 block of Harding Avenue around 3:35 a.m. Monday, Oct. 28, where a man later identified as Daniel Barro Jr., of Clifton, was sleeping behind the wheel, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. With the vehicle running and still in drive, Dorio rendered the vehicle safe before waking Barro. "Upon learning of the police presence, Barro attempted to conceal …

by Cecilia Levine

11/01/2024

Police & Fire

140-Acre Wildfire Possibly Sparked By Halloween Fireworks Continues To Rage In Rockaway A Morris County wildfire that residents say may have been caused by fireworks set off on Halloween night had spread to nearly 140 acres as of Friday, Nov. 1. The Craigmeur Lookout near Notch Road in Rockaway Township had been 30% contained as of 8 p.m. Friday, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. Residents were asked to avoid the area, the NJFFS said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wyckoff Fire Department (@wyckoff_fire_department) The blaze threatened 13 structures and eight structures on Green Pond Road were evac…

by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine

11/01/2024

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Serious Crash Shuts Route 287 In Hanover A serious crash closed a stretch of Route 287 in Morris County on Thursday night, Oct. 31. The NJDOT site says the crash happened in the northbound lanes, north of Exit 39 in Hanover. As of 8:40 p.m., two right lanes were closed and emergency vehicles were at the scene.

by Cecilia Levine

10/31/2024

Police & Fire

Glen Rock Bottle King Employee Hospitalized After Chasing Down Shoplifter Halloween Night A Bergen County Bottle King employee was hospitalized with injuries suffered while trying to chase down a shoplifter Thursday night, Oct. 31, Daily Voice has learned. Police were trying to determine exactly how the employee of the Glen Rock store on Prospect Street was injured — he may have tripped and fallen, or have been struck by a car sometime around 7:30 p.m., incident reporter Boyd A. Loving said. He was ultimately taken to The Valley Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

by Cecilia Levine

10/31/2024

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Overturned Tractor Trailer Shuts Route 287 In Somerset County A stretch of Route 287 was closed by an overturned tractor-trailer Thursday evening, Oct. 31 in Somerset County. The NJDOT site shows it happened in the northbound lanes at Exit 12 in Franklin Township. As of 6:50 p.m., all lanes were closed.

by Cecilia Levine

10/31/2024

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Former Columbia University VP Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen At Woodcliff Lake Home A former Columbia University vice president has been convicted of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13 years old at his Bergen County home, authorities announced. Marcelo Velez was found to have sexually assaulted the child at his home in Woodcliff Lake after the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office was notified in January 2021, Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Velez was convicted by a jury of aggravated sexual assault, two counts of sexual contact, and endangering the welfare of a child by engaging in sexual conduct following a three-week trial that began earlier this month. Col…

by Cecilia Levine

10/31/2024

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