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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Hidden Camera In Route 17 Martial Arts Studio Leads To Child Porn Charges: Prosecutor Hidden Camera In Route 17 Martial Arts Studio Leads To Child Porn Charges: Prosecutor
Hidden Camera In Route 17 Martial Arts Studio Leads To Child Porn Charges: Prosecutor A 25-year-old man is facing serious charges after investigators say he planted a hidden camera in the bathroom of a Bergen County martial arts school, where it recorded multiple victims, including children. Ryan J. Curtin, of Oakland, was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 13 in Paramus and charged with production of child sexual abuse material, possession of child sexual abuse material, and invasion of privacy, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said in a release. The case began in April, when Ramsey police responded to Tiger Schulman’s Martial Arts on Route 17 South after a hidden camera was dis…

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Hackensack, NJ
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NJ Residents To Get $100 Back On Electric Bills — Here’s When You’ll See It Shocking electric bills have New Jersey families sweating — but help is on the way. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) voted Wednesday, Aug. 13, to give every residential customer a total of $100 in bill credits this fall. The Residential Universal Bill Credit (RUBC) program will knock $50 off September bills and another $50 off October bills, the board said. The relief comes after electric rates spiked 17% to 20% on June 1 — hikes triggered by last year’s sky-high capacity auction. For many households, that meant hundreds more each month just to keep the lights, and air conditi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Yorktown, NY
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Car In Westchester: Driver, 21, Hospitalized, Police Say Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Car In Westchester: Driver, 21, Hospitalized, Police Say
Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Car In Westchester: Driver, 21, Hospitalized, Police Say A bicyclist was killed in an early-morning crash on Route 134 in Westchester, police said. The collision happened in Yorktown around 7:47 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, when a male cyclist was struck by a vehicle in the roadway, according to Yorktown Police. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity is being withheld pending notification of his family. Police said the driver of the vehicle, a 21-year-old Yorktown resident, was taken to Northern Westchester Hospital following the crash. Officers from New Castle Police, along with Empress EMS, the Yorktown Volunteer Ambulance Co…

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by Ben Crnic
Hackensack, NJ
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DUI Driver Crashes Outside Police HQ In Bergen County, 27-Year-Old Hospitalized: PD DUI Driver Crashes Outside Police HQ In Bergen County, 27-Year-Old Hospitalized: PD
DUI Driver Crashes Outside Police HQ In Bergen County, 27-Year-Old Hospitalized: PD A 40-year-old man was arrested after a DUI crash outside police headquarters in Rochelle Park that sent a 27-year-old woman to the hospital, authorities said. The collision happened Friday, Aug. 8, at 12:51 p.m. on West Passaic Street in front of police headquarters, according to Rochelle Park Police Capt. James DePreta. Officers arrived to find a rear-end crash involving two disabled vehicles, police said. The second driver, a 27-year-old woman, was taken to a local hospital with neck pain, according to police. The first driver, identified as Christopher Boccio, of Butler, showed signs of…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hillsborough, NJ
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Dad On Work Trip Disappears — Then His Car, Body Were Pulled From River: Officials Dad On Work Trip Disappears — Then His Car, Body Were Pulled From River: Officials
Dad On Work Trip Disappears — Then His Car, Body Were Pulled From River: Officials A New Jersey father who vanished during a work trip to Iowa was found dead after his car was pulled from the Missouri River, authorities said. Akshay Arora, 47, of Hillsborough, had been reported missing on Wednesday, Aug. 6, when colleagues said he never showed up for a flight, Sioux City, IA, police said.  Later that evening, his vehicle was discovered submerged in the Missouri River, but no body was inside, prompting days of search efforts, police said. On Friday, Aug. 8, at 5:05 p.m., officers recovered Arora’s body from the river, police said. Preliminary investigations show no i…

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by Cecilia Levine
Cambridge, MA
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Comet Approaching Earth Possible Alien Probe, Ivy League Scientist Says Comet Approaching Earth Possible Alien Probe, Ivy League Scientist Says
Comet Approaching Earth Possible Alien Probe, Ivy League Scientist Says A cosmic visitor is stirring up an earthly debate.  A Harvard University astrophysicist has suggested the incoming interstellar object 3I/ATLAS could be an alien probe. But NASA and most astronomers say it’s almost certainly a comet. 3I/ATLAS, also known as C/2025 N1, is an interstellar comet discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System station at Río Hurtado, Chile, on Tuesday, July 1. 3I/ATLAS is the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system, meaning it originated beyond it.  The prevailing view classifies it as a comet: an icy body th…

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by Joe Lombardi
Oyster Bay, NY
Business
Billy Joel To Shutter NY Motorcycle Shop, Auction Collection After Brain Disorder Diagnosis Billy Joel To Shutter NY Motorcycle Shop, Auction Collection After Brain Disorder Diagnosis
Billy Joel To Shutter NY Motorcycle Shop, Auction Collection After Brain Disorder Diagnosis The Piano Man is movin’ out. Billy Joel will close his beloved Oyster Bay motorcycle shop, 20th Century Cycles, and auction off his prized collection after nearly 15 years. Social media posts for the shop proclaim “everything must go!” in announcements for its motorcycle parts sale. The more than 75 vintage and custom motorcycles housed within will be sold at auction this fall. The impending closure comes months after the 76-year-old Joel revealed he was diagnosed with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, as Daily Voice reported. The condition — a buildup of fluid in the brain — can impact think…

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by Michael Mashburn
Pascack Valley, NJ
Politics
NJ’s Youngest BOE Member Could Be Ousted: Recall Effort Against Him Moves Toward Ballot NJ’s Youngest BOE Member Could Be Ousted: Recall Effort Against Him Moves Toward Ballot
NJ’s Youngest BOE Member Could Be Ousted: Recall Effort Against Him Moves Toward Ballot New Jersey’s youngest school board member could lose his seat less than two years after making history. Robert Fisher Jr. became one of the state’s youngest-ever elected officials when he joined the Park Ridge Board of Education in January 2023, just months after graduating from Park Ridge High School at 18 years old.  He has since moved about 900 miles away to Nashville, TN, to study at Vanderbilt University. A recall petition submitted Monday, Aug. 11 has surpassed the number of signatures needed to move forward, Bergen County Clerk Sabrina H. Taranto confirmed. The petition co…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Hidden Camera In Route 17 Martial Arts Studio Leads To Child Porn Charges: Prosecutor Hidden Camera In Route 17 Martial Arts Studio Leads To Child Porn Charges: Prosecutor
Hidden Camera In Route 17 Martial Arts Studio Leads To Child Porn Charges: Prosecutor A 25-year-old man is facing serious charges after investigators say he planted a hidden camera in the bathroom of a Bergen County martial arts school, where it recorded multiple victims, including children. Ryan J. Curtin, of Oakland, was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 13 in Paramus and charged with production of child sexual abuse material, possession of child sexual abuse material, and invasion of privacy, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said in a release. The case began in April, when Ramsey police responded to Tiger Schulman’s Martial Arts on Route 17 South after a hidden camera was dis…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
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NJ Residents To Get $100 Back On Electric Bills — Here’s When You’ll See It NJ Residents To Get $100 Back On Electric Bills — Here’s When You’ll See It
NJ Residents To Get $100 Back On Electric Bills — Here’s When You’ll See It Shocking electric bills have New Jersey families sweating — but help is on the way. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) voted Wednesday, Aug. 13, to give every residential customer a total of $100 in bill credits this fall. The Residential Universal Bill Credit (RUBC) program will knock $50 off September bills and another $50 off October bills, the board said. The relief comes after electric rates spiked 17% to 20% on June 1 — hikes triggered by last year’s sky-high capacity auction. For many households, that meant hundreds more each month just to keep the lights, and air conditi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Yorktown, NY
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Car In Westchester: Driver, 21, Hospitalized, Police Say Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Car In Westchester: Driver, 21, Hospitalized, Police Say
Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Car In Westchester: Driver, 21, Hospitalized, Police Say A bicyclist was killed in an early-morning crash on Route 134 in Westchester, police said. The collision happened in Yorktown around 7:47 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, when a male cyclist was struck by a vehicle in the roadway, according to Yorktown Police. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity is being withheld pending notification of his family. Police said the driver of the vehicle, a 21-year-old Yorktown resident, was taken to Northern Westchester Hospital following the crash. Officers from New Castle Police, along with Empress EMS, the Yorktown Volunteer Ambulance Co…

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by Ben Crnic
Hackensack, NJ
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DUI Driver Crashes Outside Police HQ In Bergen County, 27-Year-Old Hospitalized: PD DUI Driver Crashes Outside Police HQ In Bergen County, 27-Year-Old Hospitalized: PD
DUI Driver Crashes Outside Police HQ In Bergen County, 27-Year-Old Hospitalized: PD A 40-year-old man was arrested after a DUI crash outside police headquarters in Rochelle Park that sent a 27-year-old woman to the hospital, authorities said. The collision happened Friday, Aug. 8, at 12:51 p.m. on West Passaic Street in front of police headquarters, according to Rochelle Park Police Capt. James DePreta. Officers arrived to find a rear-end crash involving two disabled vehicles, police said. The second driver, a 27-year-old woman, was taken to a local hospital with neck pain, according to police. The first driver, identified as Christopher Boccio, of Butler, showed signs of…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hillsborough, NJ
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Dad On Work Trip Disappears — Then His Car, Body Were Pulled From River: Officials Dad On Work Trip Disappears — Then His Car, Body Were Pulled From River: Officials
Dad On Work Trip Disappears — Then His Car, Body Were Pulled From River: Officials A New Jersey father who vanished during a work trip to Iowa was found dead after his car was pulled from the Missouri River, authorities said. Akshay Arora, 47, of Hillsborough, had been reported missing on Wednesday, Aug. 6, when colleagues said he never showed up for a flight, Sioux City, IA, police said.  Later that evening, his vehicle was discovered submerged in the Missouri River, but no body was inside, prompting days of search efforts, police said. On Friday, Aug. 8, at 5:05 p.m., officers recovered Arora’s body from the river, police said. Preliminary investigations show no i…

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by Cecilia Levine
Cambridge, MA
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Comet Approaching Earth Possible Alien Probe, Ivy League Scientist Says Comet Approaching Earth Possible Alien Probe, Ivy League Scientist Says
Comet Approaching Earth Possible Alien Probe, Ivy League Scientist Says A cosmic visitor is stirring up an earthly debate.  A Harvard University astrophysicist has suggested the incoming interstellar object 3I/ATLAS could be an alien probe. But NASA and most astronomers say it’s almost certainly a comet. 3I/ATLAS, also known as C/2025 N1, is an interstellar comet discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System station at Río Hurtado, Chile, on Tuesday, July 1. 3I/ATLAS is the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system, meaning it originated beyond it.  The prevailing view classifies it as a comet: an icy body th…

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by Joe Lombardi
Oyster Bay, NY
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Billy Joel To Shutter NY Motorcycle Shop, Auction Collection After Brain Disorder Diagnosis The Piano Man is movin’ out. Billy Joel will close his beloved Oyster Bay motorcycle shop, 20th Century Cycles, and auction off his prized collection after nearly 15 years. Social media posts for the shop proclaim “everything must go!” in announcements for its motorcycle parts sale. The more than 75 vintage and custom motorcycles housed within will be sold at auction this fall. The impending closure comes months after the 76-year-old Joel revealed he was diagnosed with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, as Daily Voice reported. The condition — a buildup of fluid in the brain — can impact think…

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by Michael Mashburn
Pascack Valley, NJ
Politics
NJ’s Youngest BOE Member Could Be Ousted: Recall Effort Against Him Moves Toward Ballot NJ’s Youngest BOE Member Could Be Ousted: Recall Effort Against Him Moves Toward Ballot
NJ’s Youngest BOE Member Could Be Ousted: Recall Effort Against Him Moves Toward Ballot New Jersey’s youngest school board member could lose his seat less than two years after making history. Robert Fisher Jr. became one of the state’s youngest-ever elected officials when he joined the Park Ridge Board of Education in January 2023, just months after graduating from Park Ridge High School at 18 years old.  He has since moved about 900 miles away to Nashville, TN, to study at Vanderbilt University. A recall petition submitted Monday, Aug. 11 has surpassed the number of signatures needed to move forward, Bergen County Clerk Sabrina H. Taranto confirmed. The petition co…

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