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Atlanta, GA
Newark, NJ
Lifestyle
Newark Singer Jan Dan Brings Gwen Stefani To Tears On 'The Voice'
A Newark vocalist left "The Voice" judge Gwen Stefani in tears with his soul-stirring rendition of Kansas’ classic hit, "Dust in the Wind." Jan Dan captivated the audience and earned glowing reviews from all four judges, including music legends Reba McEntire, Michael Bublé, Snoop Dogg, and, of course, Gwen Stefani. "This is a man that chooses notes that are so artistic and beautiful," Stefani said, comparing Dan’s vocal artistry to a painter’s brush. "His voice is absolutely breathtaking." Jan Dan, born Najee Daniels, created his stage name by reversing the first part of his given name and…
Newark, NJ
Obituaries
Bernie Marcus, Billionaire Co-Founder Of The Home Depot From Newark, Dead At 95
Bernie Marcus, who helped found The Home Depot and grew up in Newark, died on Monday, Nov. 4 at the age of 95, the hardware chain announced. Born to Russian Jewish immigrants, Marcus dreamed of being a doctor while growing up in Newark, according to an obituary posted by The Home Depot. His family couldn't afford medical school, so he attended Rutgers University and received a degree in pharmacy, his obituary reads. Marcus worked for several companies before he became chairman of the board and president of Handy Dan Improvement Centers, according to his obituary. After getting fired from Ha…
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
Politics
Bruce Springsteen Headlining Concert For Kamala Harris Campaign In Philly
The Boss is coming to Philly. Bruce Springsteen is headlining a concert in the City of Brotherly Love in support of the Harris-Walz campaign, the campaign announced. He'll be joining former President Barrack Obama in Philadelphia on Monday, Oct. 28 for a concert and rally, the Harris-Walz campaign said in a news release. Springsteen announced his support for Vice President Kamala Harris in an Instagram post on Thursday, Oct. 3. This event is part of a series of "When We Vote We Win" concerts focused on "driving enthusiasm and getting Pennsylvanians to vote early," according to the ca…
Bellport-Brookhaven-East Patchogue, NY
Business
Chick-fil-A Opens New Restaurant In Farmingville
It’s a great day for lovers of Chick-fil-A. The chicken sandwich chain celebrated the grand opening of its newest restaurant, located in Farmingville’s Expressway Plaza at 2280 North Ocean Avenue, on Thursday, Oct. 17. It marks Chick-fil-A’s ninth location on Long Island. The new restaurant is expected to bring approximately 115 full- and part-time jobs and will be locally owned and operated through a franchise model, the company said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chick-fil-A, Inc. (@chickfila) It will be open for dine-in …
Washington Township-Long Valley, NJ
Obituaries
Long Valley Native Michael Brown, 23, Was Set To Begin New Job At EY, Obituary Says
Michael Brown, a Morris County native set to start a new career in accounting, died on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. He was 23 years old. According to his obituary on the William Leber Funeral Home website, Michael graduated from West Morris Central High School before earning a degree from the University of Alabama. He was set to begin a new job at EY in Atlanta, GA. He had checked off an item on a summer bucket list this year, hiking across national parks along the West Coast, camping out or sleeping on a friend's couch, Michael's obituary reads. In tributes published to socia…
Englewood, NJ
News
What Financial Struggles? Cardi B Shuts Down Rumors With Video From Tenafly Mansion
Haters gonna hate. Cardi B is calling out a news site for a since-deleted article saying she and rapper husband Offset are financially struggling and trying to sell their Atlanta home facing foreclosure — apparently from inside of her newly-built Bergen County mansion. Following the report from Icy Scoop News citing "secret" financial struggles, Cardi took to X to have some words: LMAOOO You bum btches wish… me and offset bought that house in 2019 for 5 million now it’s worth 7. Check the Atlanta market. And no, we not selling it… and if I ever sold it I would just sell my part to …
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Sports
NJ Electrical Engineer Nic Fink Breaks 120-Year Record At Paris Olympics
Nic Fink, a Morristown native, is an electrical engineer. Oh, and now he's an Olympic medalist. Fink, 31, won the silver medal in the men's 100m breaststroke on Sunday, July 28, missing out on the gold in a photo finish. Fink is the oldest American to be a first-time medal winner in swimming since the 1904 Olympics. And he does that all that while balancing a full-time job as an assistant project manager for an engineering firm in Atlanta, GA. Fink grew up in Morristown and graduated from the Pingry School in Basking Ridge. Following graduation, Fink swam for the University of Georgia. …
Kingston, NY
Obituaries
Plane Crash IDs: 5 Killed Were Family Members Who Were In Cooperstown For Baseball Tournament
Five people killed in a small plane crash in New York have been identified as members of a family who were in the region for a baseball tournament in Cooperstown, the site of the sport's Hall of Fame and Museum. The single-engine Piper PA-46 went down in Catskill Park around 2 p.m. Sunday, June 30, in the small Delaware County village of Sidney. According to the Federation Aviation Administration (FAA), the plane had departed from Oneonta about 20 minutes earlier. Drones, ATVs, and helicopters were used during the hours-long search, leading to the discovery of debris and, ultimately, to th…
Fairfax, VA
News
Body Found In VA Neighborhood ID'd As CNN Political Commentator Alice Stewart, Network Says
The body found on a Fairfax County street in a Fairfax County neighborhood has been identified as that of 58-year-old CNN political commentator Alice Stewart, CNN announced. Sources tell Daily Voice that no foul play was suspected and she was believed to have suffered a medical emergency. Stewart, a veteran political commentator at CNN and Emmy Award-winning journalist, was found dead in a Belle View neighborhood early Saturday, May 18, as previously reported by Daily Voice. In a company email, CNN CEO Mark Thompson said Stewart was "a political veteran and an Emmy Award-winning …
Stony Point, NY
News
Hudson Valley Man Admits Sexually Abusing 2 Children, DA Says
A Hudson Valley man faces years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing two children over two years. Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced Thursday, April 25, that Alejandro Perez, 34, of Haverstraw, pleaded guilty to course of sexual conduct against a child and sexual abuse. Starting in the summer of 2021 and throughout the next two years, Perez subjected two children to sexual abuse on multiple occasions, said Scott Waters of the Rockland County District Attorney's Office. Waters said the sexual abuse consisted of oral sexual conduct as…
Yorktown, NY
Lifestyle
Guide Dog Graduation: Yorktown-Based Nonprofit Provides Pups To Homes Across US
A new class of guide dogs that graduated from a New York nonprofit organization – including one dog going to serve the organization’s CEO – demonstrates the group’s 60-year commitment to changing the lives of people with vision loss or blindness. On Friday, April 12, Guiding Eyes for the Blind held one of its biannual guide dog graduations, celebrating the hard work of volunteers and pups alike and officially transferring the furry friends’ care to their new owners. However, this graduation was a little different from others — one of the graduates was a yellow lab named “Ten,” who had tra…
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA
A 28-year-old woman who tried to smuggle nearly 75 pounds of marijuana from the United States into London was arrested in Boston on Saturday, March 30, while waiting on her connecting flight, authorities said. Nalexus Palmer, of Clinton Township, Michigan, had flown from Detroit to Boston with the drugs in two large suitcases before US Customs and Border agents detected the vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. A judge ordered her held on a $3,000 bail on Monday. Palmer told police that she did not know the drugs along with two AirTag…
Stamford, CT
Lifestyle
Stamford's Chuck Scarborough To Mark 50 Years With
Wnbc
: 'Giant In American Journalism'
To celebrate journalism legend and localresident Chuck Scarborough's 50th year with NBC 4 New York, the network will hold a week of tributes that will look back at memorable moments throughout his career. To commemorate the 80-year-old Scarborough's lengthy career, NBC 4 New York will hold a ceremony on Monday, March 25 at 10 a.m. during which the Empire State Building will be illuminated in the journalist's honor. Those who want to watch this special event can stream it live on the station's "NBC New York News" channel. Additionally, at 4 p.m. on Monday, the network …
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Police Helicopter Helps Track Down DC Tourists Wanted Following Shooting Incident
Three people are facing charges in the nation's capital after being caught up in a shooting incident in Northwest DC overnight with booze in their vehicle, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. On Thursday night, officers on patrol at around 8:15 p.m. responded to sounds of gunshots near the intersection of Florida Avenue and W Street NW, though they were initially unable to identify a possible shooter. Witnesses were able to provide first responders with a description of their car, and using a department helicopter, they were able to relay its location to officers, who stopped t…
New Rochelle, NY
News
$10K Reward Offered For Suspect In New Rochelle Murder Who May Have Fled South: FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a $10,000 reward to anyone with information regarding a suspect charged in connection with a Westchester homicide that left a 29-year-old man dead. The reward is being offered to anyone with information regarding the location of 29-year-old Mtayari Dixon, who allegedly shot and killed New Rochelle resident James Caldwell, Jr. in October 2022 after the two were involved in a verbal fight, according to the city's police department. Earlier Report - Search Intensifies For Suspect In New Rochelle Murder: May Have Fled T…
Hackensack, NJ
Sports
2026 World Cup Final Heading To MetLife Stadium In New Jersey
The world's biggest sporting event is coming to the East Rutherford. According to multiple reports, the 2026 men's World Cup final is set to be staged at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, after FIFA spurned bids from those representing Dallas' AT&T Stadium and Stan Kroenke's palace in LA. The majority of the action will still take place in Texas, with action shared across venues in Mexico and Canada. But the Garden State drew the big straw, bringing the big event back to the area after Giants Stadium played host during the 1994 event. "While this stadium has been more used to hosti…
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Images Of 26 More Heroes Added To Port Authority PD Line-Of-Duty Death Memorial
The images of 26 Port Authority police officers who died in the line of duty before and after 9/11 were added to a striking memorial on the New Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge. The memorial at Port Authority Police Benevolent Association headquarters off East Palisade Avenue in Englewood Cliffs originally was created to honor the 37 PAPD officers killed in the 9/11 terror attacks on America. They included K9 Sirius, whose handler put him into what was believed to be a safe place at the World Trade Center before the buildings fell. "At that time, we had what we believed to be ei…
Arlington, VA
Traffic
See Something, Say Something: Tipster Leads Cops To Man Carrying Rifle Near Union Station In DC
The US Capitol Police Department is praising a local resident who helped lead officers to a rifle-wielding man who was spotted in a park across from Union Station. Shortly after 12:40 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, a witness tipped off the agency about a man who was walking in a park across from the station in the area of Delaware Avenue and Columbus Circle in Northeast DC, prompting a heavy police response in the area. Some roads around Union Station were closed on Tuesday afternoon. Google Maps satellite view Officers found the man, Atlanta resident Ahmir Lavon Merrell, 21, who was alrea…
Towson, MD
News
Convicted Felon Caught With Stolen Handguns In Maryland Heading To Prison: Prosecutors
A 23-year-old with a checkered criminal history will spend time behind bars after being busted on weapons charges. Baltimore resident Tavion Thomas, a convicted felon, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison after he was caught with a pair of loaded weapons by police investigating a separate incident, federal authorities announced. According to his guilty plea, on Sept. 10, 2022, officers in Baltimore were advised that Thomas was wanted in the city for a violent crime, and they tracked him to the 3200 block of Belair Road, where he was with a group of people. Prosecutors say that he was …
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Fugitive In Jersey Shore Shooting Arrested In Georgia: Prosecutor
A fugitive allegedly responsible for a shooting in Neptune City has been arrested in Georgia, authorities said. Andre Paul, 27, of Ocean Township is charged with first-degree attempted murder, hindering apprehension and weapons offenses, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. Shortly before 11 p.m. on May 22, members of the Neptune City Police Department responded to the Brighton Arms apartment complex on West Sylvania Avenue for a report of shots fired. Police found no injuries, but found that multiple vehicles and an apartment unit in …
Bowie, MD
Sports
Frances Tiafoe, Son Of Maryland Custodian, Ends US Open Run In Historic Upset
Frances Tiafoe's 2023 US Open run ended in an upset on Tuesday, Sept. 5. For Ben Shelton, though, it's only just begun. Tiafoe, who is ranked No. 10 in the world, fell to 20-year-old Shelton in the quarterfinals 6-2 3-6 7-6(7) 6-2, in Queens, NY. View this post on Instagram A post shared by US Open (@usopen) The match was historic in that it was the first time two Black men faced off, and that Shelton's win makes him the youngest American to reach the Open semis since Andy Roddick in 2003. He'll face Novak Djokovic on Friday, Sept. 8. Shel…
Bristol, PA
Obituaries
Son Of Former Philadelphia Eagle Hugh Douglas Killed In Car Crash
The son of former Philadelphia Eagle defensive end Hugh Douglas was killed in a car crash outside Atlanta on Labor Day. Douglas' son, also named Hugh Douglas, was studying business administration at Morehouse College and was set to graduate in the class of 2025. Both Douglas and his roommate, Christion Files Jr., were in a vehicle heading south on a roadway at a high rate of speed when they passed another vehicle at a curve, according to Morehouse officials and Georgia State Police. "The vehicle left the roadway and struck a power pole, rotated, struck another power pole, and overturned,"…
Edison, NJ
Business
Brothers Bring Tex-Mex Taco Chain To New Jersey
A small-town taco shop that later turned nationally-acclaimed is heading to New Jersey. Tex-Mex restaurant franchise, Capital Tacos, has sealed the deal on the brand's first-ever franchise agreement for the Garden State. Brothers Parth and Yash Patel are the New Jersey natives responsible for bringing the latest franchise deal to market. The Patels share a family background steeped in entrepreneurship that spans a multitude of industries. They saw an opportunity to introduce an innovative and award-winning take on Tex-Mex cuisine that doesn't exist in their region. "Our curren…
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
Wanted Level 3 Sex Offender Nabbed In Region
A level three sex offender wanted in Atlanta for failing to register an address change was nabbed by police in the region searching for a missing person. On Monday, Sullivan County deputies were on High Street in Monticello conducting interviews in regard to a missing person investigation when they encountered Ricky W. Morgan, age 60, of Atlanta. Undersheriff Eric Chaboty of the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office said a computer check revealed that Morgan, who is a level three sex offender, was wanted by the Emanuel County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia for failing to register his new addr…
Franklin Township, NJ
Obituaries
Devoted North Jersey Mom Of 3 Karen Parham Dies, 50: 'Touched The Lives Of Everyone Around Her'
North Jersey is in mourning for Karen Ann "Penny" Parham, a devoted mother of three who died Monday, June 26, aged 50. Born in Brooklyn, Karen moved to Newark with her "Aunt Ruthie" and "Uncle Late” after she was adopted at age seven and attended the Alexander Street School, her obituary says. She earned multiple awards for her academic achievements before she began attending Arts High School. She later went to John F. Kennedy and Willingboro High Schools after her family moved to Willingboro in 1989. When Karen was 17, she became "severely ill" and transitioned into Sonya Redd’s care, lat…
Franklin Township, NJ
Obituaries
Former Arts Foundation Director, Devoted North Jersey Mother Hillary Cooper-Piputtana Dies, 47
Condolences and heartfelt tributes are pouring in for Hillary Catherine Cooper-Piputtana, the former events director of an arts foundation and a devoted mother who died at her Bernardsville home on Sunday, June 11 aged 47. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Hillary was raised in Westfield and experienced many years in New York City before settling in Bernardsville in 2018, her obituary says. Hillary graduated from Kent Place School in Summit and New York University, where she earned a BA in sociology. She worked as the Manager, Artist Development for Island Records at Island Def Jam Music Group in …
Arlington, VA
Lifestyle
DC Among 'Safest' For LGBTQ+ Pride, Study Says
When protests against LGBTQ+ are on the rise, community members (and allies) may want to look for not only the best place to celebrate during Pride month but also the safest place to live. Washington DC came in at No. 2 on LawnStarter's "2023's Most LGBTQ-Friendly Cities" list. The study ranked America's "200 biggest U.S. cities based on 20 indicators of an ideal LGBTQ city, such as anti-discrimination policies, the share of same-sex households, and LGBTQ support resources," the organization said. Affordability, LGBTQ-friendly healthcare access, and "Pride-readiness," were also …
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Lifestyle
PA Cities Among 'Safest' For LGBTQ+ Pride, Study Says
When protests against LGBTQ+ are on the rise, community members (and allies) may want to look for not only the best place to celebrate during Pride month but also the safest place to live. Two Pennsylvania cities made LawnStarter's "2023's Most LGBTQ-Friendly Cities" list. The study ranked America's "200 biggest U.S. cities based on 20 indicators of an ideal LGBTQ city, such as anti-discrimination policies, the share of same-sex households, and LGBTQ support resources," the organization said. Affordability, LGBTQ-friendly healthcare access, and "Pride-readiness," were also factored i…
Northern Highlands, NJ
Lifestyle
Midland Park Husband-Wife Bakers Compete On Reality TV Show 'Crime Scene Kitchen'
Two Bergen County pastry chefs who are married to each other and run their own bakery have decided to become detectives — food detectives. Torre Liebchen and Michelle Micek, the co-founders of Wish Upon a Pastry in Midland Park, are on the latest season of FOX's "Crime Scene Kitchen" hosted by Joel McHale. The second season premiered on Monday, June 5. View this post on Instagram A post shared by wish upon a pastry / hand crafted custom desserts (@wishuponapastry) On "Crime Scene Kitchen," chefs arrive at the scene of a crime- a kitchen th…
Dorchester, MA
Lifestyle
Cupcake Chain From TLC Fame Closes Boston Location
A bakery that rose to fame on TLC closed one of its four locations, but says it hopes to return. Georgetown Cupcake, a bakery chain that originated in Washington, D.C., served its last customers at its Back Bay location at 83 Newbury Street on Thursday, May 25, the company told Daily Voice. The dessert shop is known for its gourmet cupcakes with perfectly-coiffed icing swirls. Happy March! #ChocolatePBTwist is BACK!!! 😍😍😍 Check out out March menu on georgetowncupcake.com! Nationwide overnight shipping ✈️🧁 #georgetowncupcake #15thanniversary Posted by Georgetown Cupcake on Wednesday,…
Cornwall-Mount Gretna, PA
Police & Fire
Lebanon Dad Leaves Behind Young Daughter After Deadly Shooting
A 33-year-old Lebanon dad was shot dead on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, police announced that afternoon. Thomas M. Vance was found with a gunshot wound in the first block of Jones Street around 8 a.m., according to Lebanon City Police. He was taken "to a Dauphin County Medical Facility where he died from his injuries," the police said. The suspect stayed on the scene and was taken into police custody without any incident. The police have released the following information about the deadly shooting: "The initial investigation suggests that the incident began as a verbal altercation and escal…
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