Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Bayonne Woman, 31, Killed When Car Rams Parked Tractor Trailer In Jersey City: Police Bayonne Woman, 31, Killed When Car Rams Parked Tractor Trailer In Jersey City: Police
Bayonne Woman, 31, Killed When Car Rams Parked Tractor Trailer In Jersey City: Police A 31-year-old Bayonne woman was killed and two others injured in an overnight Jersey City crash overnight, authorities said. Stephanie Weymouth was riding in the 2019 Nissan passenger car that struck the back of a parked tractor trailer on Route 185 and Linden Avenue around 12:20 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Weymouth was pronounced dead just after 1 a.m. while the 28-year-old Staten Island driver and a 27-year-old Old Bridge passenger were treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Jersey City Medical Center, Suarez said. The Hudson County Regi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Pediatrician Accused Of Leaving Crash That Injured Father, Daughter In Staten Island NJ Pediatrician Accused Of Leaving Crash That Injured Father, Daughter In Staten Island
NJ Pediatrician Accused Of Leaving Crash That Injured Father, Daughter In Staten Island A pediatrician from Monmouth County is accused of leaving the scene of a crash that injured a man and his daughter in Staten Island, according to officials. Dr. Sam Leuzzi, 66, of Middletown, is facing three charges related to a crash on Staten Island, the New York City Police Department said. NYPD officers responded to the intersection of Arthur Kill Road and Drumgoole Road West just after 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Dr. Leuzzi has a pediatric medical practice on Richmond Road in the Grant City neighborhood of Staten Island, according to Northwell Health's website. Investiga…

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by Chris Spiker
Middletown, NJ
Obituaries
Details Released In Parkway Crash That Killed Monmouth U Student Returning From Work Shift Details Released In Parkway Crash That Killed Monmouth U Student Returning From Work Shift
Details Released In Parkway Crash That Killed Monmouth U Student Returning From Work Shift Daily Voice has obtained details about the crash that killed an 18-year-old Monmouth University student last week. Madison Alfano of Staten Island, NY, lost control of her car and hit the driver's side of another vehicle on the northbound side of the Garden State Parkway in Sayreville around 7:50 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, New Jersey State Police  Trooper Troy McNair said. Alfano's car went into another lane and she was hit by an oncoming pickup near mile marker 125.6, just south of the exit for Route 9 and New Jersey Route 35, McNair said. Alfano was rushed to a hospital and she was pronounced…

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by Chris Spiker
Middletown, NJ
Obituaries
Monmouth University Student, 18, Killed In Crash Coming Home From Work Monmouth University Student, 18, Killed In Crash Coming Home From Work
Monmouth University Student, 18, Killed In Crash Coming Home From Work Monmouth University, family, and loved ones are mourning the death of a young woman from Staten Island killed in a crash. A GoFundMe page said 18-year-old Madison Alfano died in a crash while returning home from work at college. The memorial fundraiser has received more than $107,000 from more than 2,000 donations as of Wednesday, Jan. 17. ALSO SEE: Details Released In Parkway Crash That Killed Monmouth U. Student Returning From Work Shift "No parents should have to bury their 18-year-old daughter," the GoFundMe page said. "We are asking for an immense amount of support and love …

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by Chris Spiker
New Haven, CT
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? Here Are Reports From Region For Winter Storm How Much Snow Did You Get? Here Are Reports From Region For Winter Storm
How Much Snow Did You Get? Here Are Reports From Region For Winter Storm Here are snowfall reports from the region for the winter storm that swept through the Northeast overnight Monday, Jan. 15 into Tuesday, Jan. 16. Totals are from the National Weather Service: Location        Amount        Time/Date      Provider New York Westchester County New Rochelle 1.7 inches 0730 AM 01/16 Public Peekskill 1.3 inches 0630 AM 01/16 Public Armonk 1.3 inches 0800 AM 01/16 COCORAHS Peekskill 2.8 NNE 1.0 inches 0800 AM 01/16 COCORAHS South Salem 0.8 inches 0715 AM 01/16 COCORAHS Nassau County Levittown 3.0 inches…

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by Joe Lombardi
Edison, NJ
Lifestyle
'Jersey Shore' Star Thrills NJ Gentlemen's Club Patrons With Surprise Dance 'Jersey Shore' Star Thrills NJ Gentlemen's Club Patrons With Surprise Dance
'Jersey Shore' Star Thrills NJ Gentlemen's Club Patrons With Surprise Dance "Jersey Shore" star Angelina Pivarnick returned to the state that helped launch her career by performing a dance routine at a gentlemen's club. The Staten Island native got up on stage then dropped it low at 35 XXXV Gentlemen's Club in Sayreville on Saturday, Dec. 30, according to a video of her performance on the club's Facebook and Instagram pages. Pivarnick danced to the song "Get Crazy" by LMFAO, which is also known as the theme song to "Jersey Shore." The crowd enjoyed the 37-year-old MTV star's moves, as dollar bills fell around her on the stage. After leaving the original early 201…

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by Chris Spiker
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Police & Fire
Neighboring PDs Combine To Nab Fleeing NYC Trio After Brazen Marshalls Heist Neighboring PDs Combine To Nab Fleeing NYC Trio After Brazen Marshalls Heist
Neighboring PDs Combine To Nab Fleeing NYC Trio After Brazen Marshalls Heist Local police in northwest Bergen County who’ve teamed up to fight area crime nabbed a brazen shoplifting crew from New York City moments after they hit a local Marshalls. Wyckoff police issued an alert after witnesses reported seeing a man and two women flee the Boulder Run shopping center off Franklin Avenue in a red 2018 Jeep. The thieves had just pushed shopping carts stuffed with more than $1,000 worth of clothing, toys and fragrances out the door to the vehicle, Wyckoff Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. Franklin Lakes police stopped the Jeep near the border of both towns off the corner of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Stamford, CT
News
Man Who Planned Stamford Jewelry Store Heist That Caused Owner's Death Gets Prison Time Man Who Planned Stamford Jewelry Store Heist That Caused Owner's Death Gets Prison Time
Man Who Planned Stamford Jewelry Store Heist That Caused Owner's Death Gets Prison Time A 66-year-old New York man will spend decades in prison for planning a Connecticut jewelry store robbery that resulted in the death of the business's owner. White Plains resident Thomas Liberatore was sentenced on Monday, Dec. 18 to 32 years in federal prison for his involvement in the March 2020 robbery of Marco Jewelers in Stamford that left the owner dead, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced.  Earlier Report - Get-Away Driver During Murder Of Stamford Jeweler Sentenced According to federal officials, on the day of the robbery, March 28, 2020…

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by Ben Crnic & Kathy Reakes
Alexandria, VA
News
Missing 3-Year-Old 'In Extreme Danger' Could Be Traveling Through Virginia: State Police Missing 3-Year-Old 'In Extreme Danger' Could Be Traveling Through Virginia: State Police
Missing 3-Year-Old 'In Extreme Danger' Could Be Traveling Through Virginia: State Police Police in Virginia have joined the search for a missing 3-year-old girl who may be in extreme danger after being taken from her father's home in New York. An alert was issued by Virginia State Police on Monday on behalf of the NYPD as they work to locate Kadence France, who was last seen at her father's home in Staten Island and is believed to be with 26-year-old Randalae Rhodes, possible in Virginia. According to investigators, "the child is believed to be in extreme danger."  France was described as being about 3-feet tall with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink …

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by Zak Failla
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Deputy US Marshal Accused Of Drunken Abuse On JFK Flight To London Deputy US Marshal Accused Of Drunken Abuse On JFK Flight To London
Deputy US Marshal Accused Of Drunken Abuse On JFK Flight To London A deputy United States Marshal based in Brooklyn was arrested in London following what was described as drunken abuse aboard a flight from JFK. Michael Brereton, 39, of Staten Island, remained in the custody of British authorities after he was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and charged on Thursday, Dec. 7, with entering an aircraft while drunk. He was expected to appear in court in Uxbridge, England, on Friday. Both he and another deputy who work together in the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn had been drinking on a Delta flight to London to extradite a defendant in a fra…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Massapequa, NY
Politics
Santos Lashes Out At Former NY Republican Congressional Colleagues, Including Lawler Santos Lashes Out At Former NY Republican Congressional Colleagues, Including Lawler
Santos Lashes Out At Former NY Republican Congressional Colleagues, Including Lawler Former New York Rep. George Santos appears to be out for revenge following his historic expulsion from Congress. Within hours of being voted out of the US House on Friday, Dec. 1, the disgraced Santos began unleashing a series of social media posts targeting his former Republican colleagues. Unsurprisingly, all of those in his sights were among the 105 Republicans who voted to kick him out of office amid mounting accusations of criminality. Earlier Report: And Just Like That: Lock Changed, Website Scrubbed Following George Santos’ Historic Ouster First on the hit list was Staten I…

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by Michael Mashburn
Edison, NJ
Business
Dish Boy Turned Executive Chef Is Running The Kitchen At One Of NJ's Newest Mexican Restaurant Dish Boy Turned Executive Chef Is Running The Kitchen At One Of NJ's Newest Mexican Restaurant
Dish Boy Turned Executive Chef Is Running The Kitchen At One Of NJ's Newest Mexican Restaurant A Mexican restaurant that says it has set a world record for most agave spirits at a single licensed location has opened in Central Jersey. Meximodo Cocina Mexicana & Tequila Bar held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Pearl Street in Metuchen Thursday, Nov. 9. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Meximodo - Cocina Mexicana & Tequila Bar (@mexi.modo) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Meximodo - Cocina Mexicana & Tequila Bar (@mexi.modo) Conceived by the team behind Le …

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by Cecilia Levine