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Feds: North Jersey Moving Companies Raised Prices, Held Items Hostage Feds: North Jersey Moving Companies Raised Prices, Held Items Hostage Feds: North Jersey Moving Companies Raised Prices, Held Items Hostage
Feds: North Jersey Moving Companies Raised Prices, Held Items Hostage The bookkeeper for several North Jersey moving companies was charged in a scheme that defrauded customers out of $2 million over almost five years, federal officials said. Farah Al-Ibrahim, 38 of Essex County, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud before being released on a $100,000 bond, the U.S. Attorney's Office for New Jersey said. Al-Ibrahim handled companies with offices in Clifton and Moonachie, which quoted customers "low-ball" price estimates for moves then raised them significantly -- sometimes up to 400 percent -- on the day of. Such was done after …
Submit Your Family Photo To The Daily Voice Christmas Card Contest Submit Your Family Photo To The Daily Voice Christmas Card Contest Submit Your Family Photo To The Daily Voice Christmas Card Contest
Submit Your Family Photo To The Daily Voice Christmas Card Contest 'Tis the season to take family photos, slap them on holiday cards and send them to all of your friends.  And we at Daily Voice want to see what you're sending, for the 2018 North Jersey Christmas Card Contest. Email the goofs, creativity and crying kids on Santa's lap to [email protected] no later than Dec. 15. Be sure to include the town that you are from. Voting begins Sunday, Dec. 16. Winners announced Christmas Morning.
Rutherford Cafe Crowned Winner In Daily Voice Pie Contest Rutherford Cafe Crowned Winner In Daily Voice Pie Contest Rutherford Cafe Crowned Winner In Daily Voice Pie Contest
Rutherford Cafe Crowned Winner In Daily Voice Pie Contest Winner winner, turkey dinner -- followed by tons of pie from Rutherford's Erie Coffeeshop and Bakery. The Franklin Place eatery won this year's Daily Voice pie contest, with 36 percent of votes (163). The runner-up was Abma's Farm in Wyckoff with 20 percent of votes (89), and third place went to Demarest Farms in Hillsdale with 16 percent of votes (74). Other contestants were Butterflake Bakery in Teaneck, L'arte Della Pasticceria in Ramsey and Mr. Tod's in Englewood. Pie resultsDaily Voice Happy Thanksgiving to all! Get that pie!
Dumont Family Mourns Dad's Sudden Death, Funeral Funds Needed Dumont Family Mourns Dad's Sudden Death, Funeral Funds Needed Dumont Family Mourns Dad's Sudden Death, Funeral Funds Needed
Dumont Family Mourns Dad's Sudden Death, Funeral Funds Needed A Dumont family is seeking funds to cover the funeral of their husband and father, who died unexpectedly on Monday. Ralphe Ronne, 49, was visiting his mother and brother in Texas when he passed away unexpectedly.  Survived by his wife of 21 years, Daina, and three children ages 20, 18 and 14, Ronne was in between life insurance policies at the time of his passing. The Ronne familyGoFundMe A GoFundMe page had raised more than $5,000 for the family -- halfway to the goal of $10,000 -- as of Thursday morning. Funds will go cover costs associated with bringing Ronne's body back home and th…
Thanksgiving Commuters Aren't Happy With NJ Transit: Read The Tweets Thanksgiving Commuters Aren't Happy With NJ Transit: Read The Tweets Thanksgiving Commuters Aren't Happy With NJ Transit: Read The Tweets
Thanksgiving Commuters Aren't Happy With NJ Transit: Read The Tweets Less than a week after the season's first winter storm caused hellish delays for New Jersey commuters, riders were stuck waiting yet again on Thanksgiving Eve -- one of the busiest travel days of the year. This time, because of plastic wrap. "There was a plastic wrap in the catenary power wires and we were holding trains until it was removed," Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams told NJ.com in an email. "Trains are now on the move, but residual delays are expected." Needless to say, commuters were not happy. "For the tens of thousands of #NewJersey residents who are delayed for the umpteenth t…
Oil Tanker Takes Down Hackensack Traffic Light Oil Tanker Takes Down Hackensack Traffic Light Oil Tanker Takes Down Hackensack Traffic Light
Oil Tanker Takes Down Hackensack Traffic Light An oil truck took down a Hackensack traffic light after crashing into a utility pole Wednesday. The Hackensack Fire Department responded to River and Passaic streets along with the Bergen County Signals Division to replace and remove the light. No injuries were reported.
Thank Bergen County Strip Club For Exposing 'Unconstitutional' BYOB Ad Ban Thank Bergen County Strip Club For Exposing 'Unconstitutional' BYOB Ad Ban Thank Bergen County Strip Club For Exposing 'Unconstitutional' BYOB Ad Ban
Thank Bergen County Strip Club For Exposing 'Unconstitutional' BYOB Ad Ban BYOB advertising ban in New Jersey was recently ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge after a strip club with a Bergen County location challenged free speech grounds, NJ.com reports. While New Jersey law allows customers to bring their own alcoholic beverages, such restaurants that advertised it were subject to prosecution as a disorderly persons's offense and other penalties. Stiletto -- with one location on Paterson Plank Road in Carlstadt -- didn't think that was fair.  The club last year filed a lawsuit saying it wanted to encourage customers to bring their own drinks, bu…
LAST CHANCE TO VOTE: Who Sells Best Thanksgiving Pies In Bergen County? LAST CHANCE TO VOTE: Who Sells Best Thanksgiving Pies In Bergen County? LAST CHANCE TO VOTE: Who Sells Best Thanksgiving Pies In Bergen County?
Last Chance TO Vote: Who Sells Best Thanksgiving Pies In Bergen County? Turkey is great and all, but let's be honest: Pie totally steals the show. Who is your favorite pie vendor in Bergen County? Winner will be announced Thanksgiving morning. See photos below poll: Abma's Farm: Wyckoff: Possibly more popular than their fall flavors are the summer fruit pies. You'll also see pumpkin walnut, Dutch apple crumb, Swedish apple and cranberry apple, though. Fruit pie from Abma's Farm in Wyckoff -- festive for the Fourth.Abma's Farm Butterflake Bake Shop, Teaneck: Traditional apple and pumpkin pie as well as cherry, blueberry, chocolate cream and more -- everythin…
'Childhood Restored': North Jersey Can't Get Enough Of Big Santa At Garden State Plaza 'Childhood Restored': North Jersey Can't Get Enough Of Big Santa At Garden State Plaza 'Childhood Restored': North Jersey Can't Get Enough Of Big Santa At Garden State Plaza
'Childhood Restored': North Jersey Can't Get Enough Of Big Santa At Garden State Plaza Bergen County lifers couldn't be happier for Big Santa's big return to the Garden State Plaza. Applause resonated through the mall's parking lot -- and dozens of others huddled around mobile devices to watch social media livestreams -- as the icon was welcomed back during a Tuesday evening ceremony, following a nearly 30-year hiatus. "My childhood restored!" Charles Freericks said on social media.  "So happy to see him again!" Dee Bannion-Day added. "A dream come true." The massive icon signaled the unofficial start of the holiday season for generations. And now, he's back.
Smoke From California Wildfires Visible In New York, New Jersey Smoke From California Wildfires Visible In New York, New Jersey Smoke From California Wildfires Visible In New York, New Jersey
Smoke From California Wildfires Visible In New York, New Jersey Your eyes weren't deceiving you if you thought things looked hazier this week in the New York City area. Smoke from California's deadly wildfires drifted east Monday and was visible in parts of New York and New Jersey, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration map. Meteorologist Gary Szatowski -- the former head of the National Weather Service in Mount Holly -- tweeted a photo of NOAA HRRR-Smoke map.  The smoke is depicted in blue on the map and can be seen traveling from the West Coast up through southern-most parts of Arizona and New Mexico, up through…
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