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Recall Issued For 1.2 Million Candles Sold Exclusively At Walmart Due To Fire, Injury Hazard Recall Issued For 1.2 Million Candles Sold Exclusively At Walmart Due To Fire, Injury Hazard
Recall Issued For 1.2 Million Candles Sold Exclusively At Walmart Due To Fire, Injury Hazard More than 1.2 million candles are being recalled due to the potential of fire, burn, and injury hazards due to wicks that can burn too close to the container, causing the glass to break, according to federal officials. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that approximately 1,210,000 Mainstays three-wick candles are being recalled by Soap Star Candle Prayer Candle due to the possible hazards. Recalled items are packaged in round 14-ounce glass jars that were sold with autumn and Halloween themes. Mainstays and the candle’s name are printed on the side of the candles, whic…

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by Zak Failla
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Philly Ride-Share Driver Busted In Bergen County, 4,650 Heroin Folds Seized Philly Ride-Share Driver Busted In Bergen County, 4,650 Heroin Folds Seized
Philly Ride-Share Driver Busted In Bergen County, 4,650 Heroin Folds Seized A rideshare driver from Philadelphia was nabbed with 4,650 heroin folds during a Bergen County traffic stop, authorities said. Marvin Taveras-Taveras, 30, was arrested in Ridgefield Park by Narcotic Task Force detectives who suspected he was transporting bulk amounts of drugs through the area, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Taveras-Taveras had 93 bricks of heroin in the vehicle, Musella said. The Dominican national was charged with having heroin for sale and sent to the Bergen County Jail following his arrest last Thursday, June 16, the prosecutor said Monday. A judge ordered…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Car Salesman ID'd As Pedestrian Killed By Tractor Trailer On NJ Turnpike Car Salesman ID'd As Pedestrian Killed By Tractor Trailer On NJ Turnpike
Car Salesman ID'd As Pedestrian Killed By Tractor Trailer On NJ Turnpike The pedestrian struck and killed by a tractor trailer on the NJ Turnpike over the weekend has been identified as a 43-year-old Somerdale man. Charles Niclas 3rd, 43, was standing outside of a vehicle on the shoulder but in the northbound lane of travel when he was struck by a  Peterbuilt tractor hauling a fifth wheel recreational vehicle near milepost 648.4 on Saturday, April 16, New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. Charles was pronounced dead at the scene in East Windsor around 12:25 p.m., Goez said. The driver of the tractor was not injured. The driver…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Drunk Driver Charged In Death Of Man Beaten, Dumped Outside Famous NJ Strip Club Drunk Driver Charged In Death Of Man Beaten, Dumped Outside Famous NJ Strip Club
Drunk Driver Charged In Death Of Man Beaten, Dumped Outside Famous NJ Strip Club UPDATE: A Fort Lee driver was charged with vehicular homicide in the death of a Fair Lawn man outside the Satin Dolls nightclub on Route 17 in Lodi. Bryan Wood, 35, was drunk when his 2020 BMW M8 struck 38-year-old Marko Guberovic shortly after 3:30 a.m. May 22, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Five Ridgefield Park men – two of them brothers – had left the victim in the southbound highway’s fast lane after beating him during a dispute outside the club made famous as the "Bada Bing" in the legendary TV show "The Sopranos," the prosecutor said. Guberovic was then struck and drag…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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New Details Emerge As Man Accused Of Dumping Escort's Body Is Moved To Bergen County Jail New Details Emerge As Man Accused Of Dumping Escort's Body Is Moved To Bergen County Jail
New Details Emerge As Man Accused Of Dumping Escort's Body Is Moved To Bergen County Jail UPDATE: A man now jailed in Bergen County was seen entering a Manhattan building with a New York City escort a full week before her remains were found dumped on a quiet local street, court papers show. Auriello Parker was waiting for Nicole Flanagan at the deluxe Wall Street apartment after texting her on Aug. 6, Bergen County homicide detectives wrote in an arrest warrant. Flanagan, a 42-year-old Connecticut native living in Queens, arrived at 1:45 a.m., got into an elevator with Parker and headed upstairs to a 22nd-floor apartment, it says. No proof has yet been shown that anyone beside…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street
NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street UPDATE: A man now jailed in Bergen County was seen entering a Manhattan building with a New York City escort a full week before her remains were found dumped on a quiet local street, court papers show. READ MORE.... ****** PREVIOUS STORY: A Queens man was charged with helping dump the naked body of a New York City escort in a barrel on a quiet Bergen County street. In announcing the arrest of Aquellio Parker, 29, early Tuesday evening, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella didn't say how authorities believe Nicole Flanagan, 42, also of Queens, died. The prosecutor also didn't identify th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street
NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street UPDATE: A man now jailed in Bergen County was seen entering a Manhattan building with a New York City escort a full week before her remains were found dumped on a quiet local street, court papers show. READ MORE.... ****** PREVIOUS STORY: A Queens man was charged with helping illegally dispose the naked body of a New York City escort in a barrel left on a quiet Bergen County street. In announcing the arrest of Aquellio Parker, 29, early Tuesday evening, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella didn't say how authorities believe Nicole Flanagan, 42, also of Queens, died. The prosecutor also …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Toxicology Tests Will Help Determine How Woman Dumped In Barrel On Bergen Street Died Toxicology Tests Will Help Determine How Woman Dumped In Barrel On Bergen Street Died
Toxicology Tests Will Help Determine How Woman Dumped In Barrel On Bergen Street Died UPDATE: A man now jailed in Bergen County was seen entering a Manhattan building with a New York City escort a full week before her remains were found dumped on a quiet local street, court papers show. READ MORE.... ****** PREVIOUS STORY: A medical examiner was awaiting the results of toxicology tests to determine how a woman from Connecticut whose naked body was found stuffed into a barrel on a quiet Bergen County street a week ago died. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed the victim on Friday as Nicole Flanagan, 42, who was identified earlier this week by a family member who…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Body Of Woman Found In Barrel On Bergen Street Was Carted Out Of NYC Building, Report Says Body Of Woman Found In Barrel On Bergen Street Was Carted Out Of NYC Building, Report Says
Body Of Woman Found In Barrel On Bergen Street Was Carted Out Of NYC Building, Report Says UPDATE (AUG. 28): A man now jailed in Bergen County was seen entering a Manhattan building with a New York City escort a full week before her remains were found dumped on a quiet local street, court papers show. READ MORE.... ****** PREVIOUS UPDATE: An escort from Connecticut whose body was found stuffed into a barrel on a quiet Bergen County street reportedly died in a luxury Manhattan high-rise, then was rolled out the door on a luggage rack and driven off in a rental van. The victim, whose naked body was found in a 55-gallon drum just off Teaneck Road in Ridgefield Park last Friday mor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PA Men Charged With Drug Offenses In Ridgefield Park PA Men Charged With Drug Offenses In Ridgefield Park
PA Men Charged With Drug Offenses In Ridgefield Park An illegally parked car with bogus license plates led Ridgefield Park police to 100 THC cartridges and the arrests of two Pennsylvania men, authorities said. Officer Corey Buljeta spotted the BMW coupe with multiple equipment violations headed north on Teaneck Road, Lt. Arthur W. Jensen said. He found it parked “unoccupied and blocking a driveway with its hazard lights activated” a few blocks away, Jensen said. Inside the officer spotted a scale and a large box on the back seat in plain view, along with a bag of what looked like pot on the ground next to the passenger door, he said. Offic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Woman's Body Found Stuffed In Container At Bergen County Corner Woman's Body Found Stuffed In Container At Bergen County Corner
Woman's Body Found Stuffed In Container At Bergen County Corner UPDATE: The body of a Connecticut woman found stuffed into a barrel on a Ridgefield Park street corner was reportedly carted out of a building on Wall Street the night before. The victim, whose naked body was found in a 55-gallon drum last Friday morning, was identified as Nicole Flanagan, 42, by a family member who spoke on condition of anonymity. A mother of three, Flanagan had lived in Greenwich, CT and in the Fordham section of the Bronx, the family member told Daily Voice. READ MORE.... ****** ORIGINAL STORY: Temperatures pushed toward triple digits on Friday the 13th when the corpse…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Woman's Body Found Stuffed In Barrel At Ridgefield Park Curb Woman's Body Found Stuffed In Barrel At Ridgefield Park Curb
Woman's Body Found Stuffed In Barrel At Ridgefield Park Curb UPDATE: The body of a Connecticut woman found stuffed into a barrel on a Ridgefield Park street corner was reportedly carted out of a building on Wall Street the night before. The victim, whose naked body was found in a 55-gallon drum last Friday morning, was identified as Nicole Flanagan, 42, by a family member who spoke on condition of anonymity. A mother of three, Flanagan had lived in Greenwich, CT and in the Fordham section of the Bronx, the family member told Daily Voice. READ MORE.... ****** ORIGINAL STORY: The corpse of a woman was found stuffed into a container left at the c…

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by Jerry DeMarco