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Cecilia Levine

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Vitale's In Teaneck Closes After 46 Years: 'Time To Enjoy My Life' After 46 years, Vitale's Restaurant in Teaneck is closing its doors. The Queen Anne Road restaurant started as a family business when Tony LaMorte, the current owner, was 22 years old. He ran the place alongside his siblings, Felicia Roveda, Vic LaMorte, and Debbie Sadowski. "I'm still here," LaMorte said on a call with Daily Voice. Not for long. Tony, of Haworth, has been the chef and owner, and is set to close on Saturday, Nov. 2. "It's time to retire," LaMorte tells Daily Voice. "Tie to enjoy my life." LaMorte is married and has two children, both of whom are professional a…

by Cecilia Levine

10/16/2024

Obituaries

Dad Killed In Franklin Township Crash Was Driving Home From Work, Loved Ones Say Support is on the rise for a New Jersey family after their patriarch was killed in a crash after work. Alex Folnagy, 31, of Somerset, was the sole occupant of the 2010 Nissan Altima that crashed head-on with a 2018 Jeep Wrangler just before 7:25 a.m. on Amwell Road near South Middlebush Road in Franklin Township, Franklin Township police said. Folnagy was pronounced dead at the scene while the driver and passenger of the Wrangler sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said. A GoFundMe campaign says Folnagy leaves behind a 3-year-old daughter, Julianna, and his girlfriend, Danielle…

by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine

10/16/2024

Police & Fire

'My Mom Didn't Deserve This:' Daughter Of VA Woman Slain With Husband Speaks Out The daughter of a Virginia woman killed, along with her husband, over the weekend is speaking out. "I hope he rots in prison and gets what he deserves," said Cheyenne Newman on Facebook, days after her mom, Nicole Davis and her husband, Josh Davis, were killed in Manassas. "My mom didn’t deserve this!!! Justice WILL be served!" Amandeep Singh is accused of killing Nicole and Josh, whom with he shared a house, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Singh killed the couple after an altercation with two other women in the home, and then fled to Evesham, NJ, seeking his estranged wife, pol…

by Cecilia Levine

10/16/2024

Police & Fire

Paterson Man, 55, Killed In Head-On Crash After Moving To NJ For Better Life: Campaign Authorities have released the identity of the person killed in a crash on Route 23 earlier this week. Hamid Shabuddin, 55, of Paterson was a passenger in a 2005 Toyota Camry that collided head-on with a 2021 Ford F-150 at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15 in the northbound lanes in Riverdale, a spokesperson for the prosecutor's office said. Shabbudin was pronounced dead at the scene while the driver of the Camry was taken to a hospital. The driver of the Ford was transported to Riverdale Police headquarters, and subsequently, transported to Chilton Hospital, authorities said. No char…

by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine

10/16/2024

Police & Fire

NY Man Scams Elderly Woodland Park Resident Out Of $432K In Home Improvement Scheme: Prosecutor A New York man has been charged with money laundering on accusations he stole $432,000 from an elderly New Jersey resident in a home improvement scam, authorities said. Abba Cohen, 42, of Flushing, NY, received the money in his bank account as payment for a home improvement scam on an elderly Woodland Park resident, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Authorities were notified on April 25, and following an investigation, Cohen was charged with one count of second-degree conspiracy to commit theft by deception; one count of second-degree receiving stolen property; and…

by Cecilia Levine

10/16/2024

Weather

Freeze Warning: Temps To Dip Into 30s Tonight In Bergen County The cold and cozy nights are here to stay, with temps expected to dip into the 30s across parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania Wednesday night, Oct. 16, but with summer-like temps expected over the weekend, forecasters said. While Wednesday will be sunny with a high just below 60, temperatures could plummet to the high-30s or low-40s in New Jersey and Greater Philadelphia come nightfall, the National Weather Service said. In the Poconos and the northernmost parts of NJ, temperatures could dip as low as 30, the NWS said. Temperatures won't be quite as low along New Jersey's coast, rangi…

by Cecilia Levine

10/16/2024

News

2 Trapped In 4-Sedan Crash Involving Corvette On Route 46 In Hasbrouck Heights: Firefighters Two people were extricated in a four-vehicle crash along Route 46 in Bergen County on Tuesday evening, Oct. 15, firefighters said. The Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department responded to Route 46 and Collins Avenue around 6:30 p.m. where two people were trapped in the vehicle. Squad 1 and Wood-Ridge firefighters extricated the victims, who were treated by EMS for their injuries. Photos appear to show all four sedans, including a Corvette, heavily damaged. Daily Voice has reached out to police for further details.

by Cecilia Levine

10/16/2024

Police & Fire

3-Alarm Fire Rips Through Irvington Homes, Smoke Billows For Miles Nine families were displaced and one person was injured in a three-alarm fire that ripped through Irvington rowhomes Tuesday evening, Oct. 15, police said, The fire broke out in a vacant residential building at 71 Montgomery Street and spread to multiple other homes around 5 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The fire occurred on the border of Irvington and Newark. A third alarm was called at 5:26 p.m. as the fire extended to other homes. The fire was placed under control at 6:51 p.m. One elderly man was injured and transported to University Hospital for treatment.&…

by Cecilia Levine

10/15/2024

Lifestyle

Laurel Florist On 'Love Is Blind' Paves Way For Other Black Women Had Veronica Sallee seen other women of color working as florists, she would've started her business much sooner, she says. The Maryland event florist, 52, opened her Laurel, MD flower shop, The Blooming Bohemian, three years ago after decades of working for other people. Thankfully, she's been blessed, she said. Beyond blessed, having had a steady flow of business since the day she opened her doors, she said. In Fall 2023, producers from Netflix's "Love Is Blind" contacted her and asked if she would do the floral arrangements for the Washington DC-based Season 7 weddings. …

by Cecilia Levine

10/15/2024

Police & Fire

1 Dead In Head-On Franklin Township Crash: Police One person was killed in a head-on crash early Tuesday, Oct. 15 in Somerset County, police said. UPDATE: Cops ID Victim Of Deadly Somerset County Crash the crash happened just before 7:25 a.m. on Amwell Road near South Middlebush Road in Franklin Township, police said. Police, fire, and EMS responded to the scene. The driver and sole occupant of one of the vehicles was pronounced dead. The driver and passenger of the other vehicle sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The factors that contributed to the crash are under investigation by the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Offic…

by Cecilia Levine

10/15/2024

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