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Phoenix Rises: Fire-Ravaged Lefkes Vows Return To Englewood Cliffs Phoenix Rises: Fire-Ravaged Lefkes Vows Return To Englewood Cliffs
Phoenix Rises: Fire-Ravaged Lefkes Vows Return To Englewood Cliffs The building may be damaged, but Lefkes says its spirit remains intact. Days after a massive fire damaged the popular Englewood Cliffs restaurant, owners are promising customers that the beloved Greek eatery and nightlife destination will return. The Sylvan Avenue restaurant shared an AI-generated video of a phoenix rising from flames the day of the fire, and later, a message of resilience. "On June 11th, fire damaged our Englewood Cliffs home," the restaurant wrote. But Lefkes is more than a building — it's family, it's you, it's our spirit. And our spirit is too strong to stay down.…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
4-Alarm Fire Destroys New Brunswick Auto Shop, Spreads To Home 4-Alarm Fire Destroys New Brunswick Auto Shop, Spreads To Home
4-Alarm Fire Destroys New Brunswick Auto Shop, Spreads To Home A massive blaze destroyed an auto body shop early Friday, June 12 in New Brunswick, News12 New Jersey reports. The blaze broke out at Prestige Auto Service on Easton Avenue at approximately 3 a.m., with flames shooting through the roof. A nearby home was impacted and severely damaged too, according to the East Brunswick Independent Fire Company, which assisted at the scene. Prestige Auto owner Willie Azcona, who has been in business for nine years, tells News12 that he plans to rebuild. Click here for more from News 12 New Jersey.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Widower Blames Dangerous Crossing In Hackensack Wife's Train Death, Sues City Widower Blames Dangerous Crossing In Hackensack Wife's Train Death, Sues City
Widower Blames Dangerous Crossing In Hackensack Wife's Train Death, Sues City The husband of a woman struck and killed by a train in Hackensack last summer has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against NJ Transit, Bergen County, the City of Hackensack, and multiple transportation agencies, claiming dangerous conditions existed at the crossing where the fatal incident occurred (see lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article). Pedro Antonio Lopez, individually and as administrator of the estate of Luz E. Lopez, filed the lawsuit in Bergen County Superior Court on May 21. Luz E. Lopez was struck and killed by a train on Aug. 7, 2025, near the railroad crossing at …

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Maywood Market Named Best Grocery Store In New Jersey: Do You Agree? Maywood Market Named Best Grocery Store In New Jersey: Do You Agree?
Maywood Market Named Best Grocery Store In New Jersey: Do You Agree? A Bergen County grocery store has earned a statewide honor from a national food website. Lovefood.com recently released its list of the best grocery store in every U.S. state, naming Maywood's Marketplace as New Jersey's top pick. The publication highlighted the market's prepared foods, deli offerings and fresh produce. "Owned by Westside Market, which is based in New York, Maywood's Marketplace is both a grocery store and a place to pick up the next best thing to home-cooked meals," the site says. "The deli selections are particularly praised, with customers raving about the deliciou…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Serious Crash Blocks 2 Lanes On NJ Turnpike In Englewood, Traffic Backs Up To GWB Serious Crash Blocks 2 Lanes On NJ Turnpike In Englewood, Traffic Backs Up To GWB
Serious Crash Blocks 2 Lanes On NJ Turnpike In Englewood, Traffic Backs Up To GWB A crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Englewood blocked two northbound lanes Thursday evening, June 11, causing heavy delays approaching the George Washington Bridge during the evening rush. The crash was reported at 6:09 p.m. on the northbound local lanes of Interstate 95 south of Exit 72 for US 9W, US 1&9 and Route 46, according to the DOT site. Preliminary information suggests this was a motorcycle crash. Police were not immediately able to verify that. Traffic maps showed significant congestion extending north toward the George Washington Bridge as drivers navigated the backup. Mo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Real Estate
Wayne Medical Office Building Sells For $7.9M Wayne Medical Office Building Sells For $7.9M
Wayne Medical Office Building Sells For $7.9M A North Jersey medical office building has sold for $7.9 million, JLL Capital Markets announced Thursday, June 11. The 37,770-square-foot building, known as 601 Hamburg, was sold by March Associates to Pinnacle Group of Hudson Valley, according to JLL. The three-story property was developed in 2002 by March Associates, which has used part of the building as its corporate headquarters since then. The building is 97 percent leased outside of March Associates, mostly to medical tenants, according to JLL. Tenants include Denville Diagnostics/Star MRI, Wayne Dental Arts and Spectrum Therape…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Brazil Vs. Morocco Kicks Off World Cup At MetLife This Saturday Brazil Vs. Morocco Kicks Off World Cup At MetLife This Saturday
Brazil Vs. Morocco Kicks Off World Cup At MetLife This Saturday New Jersey's first-ever FIFA World Cup match is just days away, and soccer fans, err, football fans, already know who will be making history at MetLife Stadium. Brazil and Morocco will face off in Group C play at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, marking the first World Cup game ever played in New Jersey. Fans heading to the match should prepare for major delays around the Meadowlands. East Rutherford police told Daily Voice that the heaviest traffic is expected within a five-mile radius of MetLife Stadium before and after the game. That zone includes East…

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by Chris Spiker and Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Evicted Lumberton Tenant Kills Landlord, Then Himself Hours After Southampton Shooting: Cops Evicted Lumberton Tenant Kills Landlord, Then Himself Hours After Southampton Shooting: Cops
Evicted Lumberton Tenant Kills Landlord, Then Himself Hours After Southampton Shooting: Cops A man who had recently been evicted from a South Jersey home returned to the home to kill the landlord before taking his own life less than a mile away, just after a separate shooting in a nearby town on Wednesday, June 10, authorities said. Lumberton police responded to a report of a shooting on Curry Court at approximately 4:15 p.m., where arriving officers found Damon Nesmith, 53, dead inside the home, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Lumberton Township Police Chief Anthony D. Nippins. Nesmith was pronounced dead at the scene. Tyrone McLean, 56, …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Milania Giudice Arrested For Assault In NJ, Court Records Show Milania Giudice Arrested For Assault In NJ, Court Records Show
Milania Giudice Arrested For Assault In NJ, Court Records Show Milania Giudice has been charged with simple assault in New Jersey, according to municipal court records. A complaint filed in Montville Municipal Court charges the 20-year-old daughter of "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice with simple assault, a disorderly persons offense. Police tell Daily Voice that the charge stems from a dispute at a home in town on Thursday, May 14. Teresa Giudice purchased a $3.35M home with beau Luis Ruelas in Montville in 2021. It was not immediately clear whether or not that's where the dispute involving Milania occurred last month. The charge al…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Port Authority Worker Faked Hours, Collected Unearned Pay: Prosecutors Port Authority Worker Faked Hours, Collected Unearned Pay: Prosecutors
Port Authority Worker Faked Hours, Collected Unearned Pay: Prosecutors A Port Authority of New York and New Jersey employee from Pennsylvania has been charged after allegedly falsifying work records and collecting pay he did not earn, authorities said. Noah Nieves, 53, a maintenance supervisor for the agency, was arrested Tuesday, June 9, following an investigation by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Special Investigations Unit, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello announced. The investigation, conducted with the Port Authority Office of the Inspector General, found Nieves falsified reports of his work hours to receive pay he did not earn, according to pr…

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by Cecilia Levine & Sam Barron
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