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Coaches Step Up To Support Dumont Basketball Family Who Lost Everything In House Fire Coaches Step Up To Support Dumont Basketball Family Who Lost Everything In House Fire
Coaches Step Up To Support Dumont Basketball Family Who Lost Everything In House Fire A Dumont family is picking up the pieces after a fast-moving house fire destroyed their home Wednesday afternoon, July 30. The Dumont Fire Department was dispatched for a reported smoke condition on Lafayette Avenue, where smoke was visible from the roof, officials said. Firefighters encountered flames on the first floor that had already extended upstairs, firefighters said. A second alarm was struck to bring in additional resources, both due to the hot weather and the extensive overhaul required to knock the fire down. Mutual aid, police, and EMS crews responded. No injuries were repo…
Basking Ridge Broadway Star's Real-Life BF Replacing Filipino Actor Sparks Double Backlash Basking Ridge Broadway Star's Real-Life BF Replacing Filipino Actor Sparks Double Backlash
Basking Ridge Broadway Star's Real-Life BF Replacing Filipino Actor Sparks Double Backlash The lead actress in Broadway’s "Maybe Happy Ending" is speaking out after her real-life boyfriend was cast to replace a Filipino American actor in the Tony Award-winning musical — a casting decision that has ignited backlash over both racial representation and personal optics. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Barth Feldman (@andrewbfeldman_) Helen J Shen, 25, who co-leads the show and is originally from Basking Ridge, NJ, responded to the controversy in an Instagram post on Thursday, July 31.  Shen’s boyfriend, Andrew …
They Pulled Guns On Kids In Edgewater, Officials Say: Now Four Are Facing Charges They Pulled Guns On Kids In Edgewater, Officials Say: Now Four Are Facing Charges
They Pulled Guns On Kids In Edgewater, Officials Say: Now Four Are Facing Charges Four men have been charged including one who remains at large following a year-long investigation into an armed robbery in Edgewater, authorities said. The investigation stems from a robbery that occurred on Thursday, June 13, 2024, around 7:50 p.m., at a commercial parking lot on River Road, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday, Aug. 1.  Five victims, including two juveniles, had just parked when two masked men with firearms approached them, Musella said. The suspects demanded the keys to the victim’s vehicle, patted down some of the victims, and threatened …
NJ Teen Accepted Into Harvard, Yale, Princeton Reveals Early Secrets To Success NJ Teen Accepted Into Harvard, Yale, Princeton Reveals Early Secrets To Success
NJ Teen Accepted Into Harvard, Yale, Princeton Reveals Early Secrets To Success A teenager from New Jersey is headed to Harvard this fall — and says the secret to his success had nothing to do with paid help or private tutors. Salman Chowdhury, of Paterson, was accepted into 10 of the top 25 universities in the U.S., including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and the University of Pennsylvania. He was also offered a full merit-based scholarship to Washington University in St. Louis as a Langsdorf Scholar. Chowdhury, who recently graduated as valedictorian from the STEM Academy at Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools (PCTI) in Wayne, chose Harvard. He wi…
VIDEO: Procession For Slain NYPD Officer Rolls Through NJ In Powerful Tribute VIDEO: Procession For Slain NYPD Officer Rolls Through NJ In Powerful Tribute
Video: Procession For Slain Nypd Officer Rolls Through NJ In Powerful Tribute Dozens of police motorcycles, vans, and trucks led a white limousine carrying the body of NYPD Officer Didarul Islam through New Jersey in a powerful funeral procession Thursday, July 31 (scroll for video). NYPD Stunning footage (below) captured by Nick Tomasso on Linwood Avenue in Fort Lee shows the caravan rolling past Route 80 and I-95, moments after leaving New York. Services began earlier in the day at a mosque in the Bronx, where hundreds of uniformed officers stood silently in rows before the procession departed for Laurel Grove Cemetery in Totowa. Islam, who leaves behind a …
Downed Tree Shuts Down US 206 In Mount Olive, 10K Without Power In NJ Downed Tree Shuts Down US 206 In Mount Olive, 10K Without Power In NJ
Downed Tree Shuts Down US 206 In Mount Olive, 10K Without Power In NJ Torrential downpours and flash flooding triggered widespread power outages and traffic disruptions across New Jersey on Thursday, July 31. As of 9 p.m., more than 10,000 residents were without power. PSE&G reported: 2,812 outages in Middlesex County, including 2,680 in Woodbridge 883 outages in Somerset County, mostly in North Plainfield JCP&L reported more than 7,000 outages in Ocean County, including: 5,129 in Manchester 995 in Ocean Gate 586 in Berkeley Township Utility crews were working through the night to restore power as the storms continued into the evening. As of 8:50…
Sex Acts Offered At Massage Spa Run By Atlantic City Man, Police Say Sex Acts Offered At Massage Spa Run By Atlantic City Man, Police Say
Sex Acts Offered At Massage Spa Run By Atlantic City Man, Police Say An Atlantic City man is facing felony charges after authorities say he ran an illicit massage spa in Wilmington, DE. Edward Yazbeck, 66, was arrested Tuesday, July 29, following a months-long investigation by the New Castle County Division of Police’s Drug and Human Trafficking Investigations Team, with help from the Delaware Department of Justice’s Human Trafficking Unit. Yazbeck was identified as the owner of JJ Massage Therapy Spa, located at 4 Garden of Eden Road in Wilmington. The investigation revealed that multiple clients received massages from female workers who then offered illic…
Massive Fire Breaks Out At Fort Lee Auto Shop, Firefighter Injured Massive Fire Breaks Out At Fort Lee Auto Shop, Firefighter Injured
Massive Fire Breaks Out At Fort Lee Auto Shop, Firefighter Injured A three-alarm fire tore through an auto repair shop in Fort Lee Thursday, July 31, sending thick smoke across the area and prompting a full-scale emergency response, officials said. The fire broke out just before 4:30 p.m. at 1440 Bergen Boulevard, according to Jeff Angermeyer, Deputy Chief of Detectives of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. The building is occupied by Smile Auto Services, a longtime local auto repair shop. First responders from the Fort Lee Police and Fire Departments arrived quickly and requested mutual aid from surrounding departments. Angermeyer …
'Slash Marks All Over': Teen Attacked During Fight At Haworth Home, Cops Say 'Slash Marks All Over': Teen Attacked During Fight At Haworth Home, Cops Say
'Slash Marks All Over': Teen Attacked During Fight At Haworth Home, Cops Say An 18-year-old man is facing serious charges after police say he slashed a 17-year-old's back during a fight at his house earlier this month in Bergen County. Adam Adler, of Haworth, was arrested on Thursday, July 31, in connection with the incident on July 5, Detective Sgt. James Morgan tells Daily Voice. According to Morgan, Kyle Davis, 18, had been arguing with the 17-year-old over text messages and invited him to Adler’s home.  A physical fight broke out between Davis and the juvenile, at which point Adler came up behind the 17-year-old and slashed his back with a knife, Morgan sa…
NJ College Student, 20, Dies Suddenly—Now His Family Is Fulfilling His Dream NJ College Student, 20, Dies Suddenly—Now His Family Is Fulfilling His Dream
NJ College Student, 20, Dies Suddenly—Now His Family Is Fulfilling His Dream Dylan Michael Geller, a 20-year-old Rowan University student from Voorhees, died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 27, according to his obituary on the Platt Memorial website. A 2023 graduate of Eastern Regional High School, Dylan volunteered with special needs students and was pursuing a degree in Special Education with plans to launch an Adaptive PE program at his alma mater, his obituary said. He was also an active member of BBYO Chapel AZA and helped establish Rowan’s AEPi Gamma Upsilon chapter, combining his Jewish faith with his social world. Dylan was a substitute teacher in South Jersey …
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