'Sovereign Citizens' Tangle With Rochelle Park Police After Crash
ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. – A Hackensack driver involved in a crash who and a female associate who showed up at the scene Friday morning assaulted Rochelle Park police while refusing to provide information...
View ArticleHappy Birthday To Ridgewood's Peter S. Kim
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Ridgewood's Peter S. Kim! Kim, a scientist and professor of Biochemistry at Stanford University, turns 59 on Saturday.Kim has a special interest in HIV / AIDS...
View ArticlePuppy Used In Spray Paint Fighting Ring Saved By Ringwood Rescue
RINGWOOD, N.J. — A 9-week-old puppy believed to have been used in a color-coded fighting ring has been rescued by Ringwood's Southern Paws Inc.Skittles, an Akita-Lab mix, still has red spray paint on...
View ArticleLate Passaic SPCA Chief Remembered As Unsung Animal Welfare Hero
WAYNE, N.J. — New Jersey animal welfare hero Leslie A. Hoentz of Wayne died on March 17. He was 72."Les retired in 2016 from the Law Enforcement Division after 43 years of service, saving literally...
View ArticleParamus Loses Public Relations Suit
PARAMUS, N.J. — A Somerset resident won a civil action suit filed against the Borough of Paramus regarding his right to access the Open Public Records Act and the common law.Superior Court Assignment...
View ArticleNJ Scraps Plan For Mountain Bike Park In West Milford
WEST MILFORD, N.J. – The state no longer plans to turn a portion of the former Jungle Habitat property in West Milford into a revenue-generating mountain bike park, NorthJersey.com reports.Instead,...
View ArticleCommunity Rallies For Fair Lawn Girl, Cousin Both Fighting Cancer
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Right before her third birthday in November, a tumor was discovered in Sophie Spangenthal of Fair Lawn's body.She was diagnosed with Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, an extremely rare form...
View ArticleSaddle River Fire Department Adds Aerial Apparatus To Fleet
SADDLE RIVER, N.J. — The Saddle River Volunteer Fire Department has added its first aerial apparatus to its fleet.Last Wednesday, the department welcomed Ladder 1141, its fifth engine.According to its...
View ArticleSheriff: Ritzy Wayne Apartment Was Paterson Woman's Prostitution Pad
WAYNE, N.J. -- An apartment in an upscale Wayne complex was the base of operations for a Paterson prostitute, authorities said.Sandra Rios, 37, directed an undercover detective who called for an...
View ArticleGarfield Snowshoer Takes Silver In World Special Olympics
GARFIELD, N.J. — Courtney Muns of Garfield won a silver medal at the World Special Olympics in Austria.The 21-year-old who has Down Syndrome came in second place in the 100-meter snowshoeing event,...
View ArticleUnattended Package Brings Bomb Squad To Ridgewood Train Station
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — An unattended package that proved harmless brought the Bergen County Bomb Squad to the Ridgewood train station Saturday afternoon."Nothing to it," a responder told Daily Voice.
View ArticlePaterson Police Officer Fighting To Save Dog Facing Euthanasia
PATERSON, N.J. — A Paterson police officer whose dog is facing euthanasia for biting a mail carrier is fighting to save his beloved pup's life.Jose Galvan of Vernon and his wife Raquel got...
View ArticleWild Turkey Crashes Emerson Family's College Road Trip
EMERSON, N.J. — A family from Emerson suffered minor cuts after a 30-pound turkey shattered the windshield of its rental SUV while driving along a highway in Indiana.The Tarabocchia family on Thursday...
View ArticleKiller Teaneck Potholes To Be Smoothed Over
Several of Bergen County's worst potholes will soon be smoothed over, NorthJersey.com reports.The article says New Jersey officials last week gave priority to the series potholes located at the Belle...
View ArticleAetna Customers Could Lose RWJBarnabas Hackensack Facility
Aetna customers could lose RWJBarnabas Health due to contract negotiations, RWJBarnabas Health announced.RWJBarnabus has facilities in Hackensack, Rutherford and Englewood Cliffs.Aetna recently sent a...
View ArticleWaldwick's 'Enzo Amore' Takes Centerstage At WrestleMania
WALDWICK, N.J. — Eric Arndt of Waldwick is headed to WrestleMania 33 in Orlando on Sunday.Arndt, as Enzo Amore, will compete in the Raw Tag Team Championship Triple Threat Ladder Match beginning at 7...
View ArticleEast Rutherford Motorcyclist Rallies For Kids Of Friend Killed In Crash
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — More than $4,600 had been raised as of Saturday on a GoFundMe account launched by East Rutherford's Erik Simpson for a friend and father killed in a crash.Steve Sharkey died on...
View ArticleParamus GameStops Could Be Among 150 Locations Closing
Popular video game retailer GameStop recently announced that it will be closing no less than 150 stores throughout the country, according to multiple reports.No word has been given on the 15 locations...
View ArticlePaterson Police Corner Rifle-Toting Man On Roof
PATERSON, N.J. -- Paterson police chased down a man who they said was carrying a rifle -- loaded with a 55-round ammunition magazine -- that they said he'd threatened a family member with.Witnesses...
View ArticleOnline Registration Ending For Lincoln Tunnel NJ Special Olympics Run
Don't miss Monday's deadline to register online for next Sunday's 31st annual Challenge 5K for Special Olympics New Jersey run through the Lincoln Tunnel and back to Weehawken.More than 3,000 runners...
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