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Hackensack, NJ

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Mary Pat Christie Played It Cool In Distracted Driving Crackdown Mary Pat Christie was clutching her phone when she was pulled over by police in a distracted driving crackdown, on April 10, NJ.com reports. She didn't tell the Bernardsville officer who she was, the article says, and police told NJ.com that the First Lady of New Jersey being pulled over wasn't a story. Click here for more.

by Cecilia Levine

11/02/2017

Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ

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School Teacher From Fair Lawn Moonlights As Pro MMA Fighter FAIR LAWN, N.J. — All that Joseph Schick of Fair Lawn was looking for was a way to stay in shape. What he got out of Jiu Jitsu was unexpected, and so much more. One year after joining his first martial arts gym in 2015, Schick -- formerly a high school and Division I college wrestler -- faced a professional fighting career, with an amateur record of 5-0. It's something he never guessed would happen, but now that he's training for his third professional fight, Schick is in it for the long haul. "You never really know what life is going to present to you. I became a teacher and loved i…

by Cecilia Levine

11/01/2017

Paramus, NJ

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Doctors: Accused Paramus Murderer Can't Understand Charges Against Him PARAMUS, N.J. — The 30-year-old man accused of killing his Paramus mother has missed at least three hearings already, and his mental health physicians say it is because he is incapable of understanding the legal proceedings, NorthJersey.com reports. Jesus Lopez remains medicated at New Bridge Medical Center, and has not been medically cleared to make his first court appearance, the article says. He faces charges of murder, desecrating human remains, hindering apprehension and weapons possession, Daily Voice reported after Lopez allegedly slit his 56-year-old mother's throat before hiding he…

by Cecilia Levine

11/01/2017

Northern Highlands, NJ

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Ex-Pro Ball Player From Allendale Changes Game For Budding Bergen Athletes ALLENDALE, N.J. — Painted on the back wall of Allendale's Complete Game training facility are the words "I will." With a period at the end. The period was very important to Patrick Stanley of Ramsey, a former professional baseball player, who opened his West Crescent Avenue training facility for all things baseball and softball in 2012. The company that did the lettering charged him per character -- and he had to pay extra for that period. "It's important because people will add 'but' or 'if' or 'and,'" he said. "No. If you want something, you have to go take it.&q…

by Cecilia Levine

11/01/2017

Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ

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Keith Hiza Of Franklin Lakes Dies, 26 FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. — Keith Robert Hiza of Franklin Lakes died Wednesday, Nov. 1. He was 26 years old. Mr. Hiza was born in Ridgewood and grew up in Saddle River, before moving to Franklin Lakes. He worked as an HVAC technician and was an avid hockey fan. Mr. Hiza was the son of Robert Hiza and stepson of Kim Hiza of Franklin Lakes; son of Karen Grant of Conway; brother of Kristen Severino and her husband Louis of Westwood, Heather Heckl and her husband Erwin, Milena Hiza and Max Hiza, both of Franklin Lakes. He was the grandson of Carmen Contos of Saddle River and the late Frank Hiza;…

by Cecilia Levine

11/01/2017

Bergenfield, NJ

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Happy Birthday To 'Orange Is The New Black' Star Beth Fowler Of New Milford NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- Happy Birthday to New Milford’s Beth Fowler, who is turning 77 on Wednesday, Nov. 1. A lifelong New Jersey resident, Fowler was born in Jersey City and has lived in Rutherford, Teaneck, Hawthorne and Glen Rock before settling in New Milford in 2000. The two-time Tony Award nominee is known mainly for Broadway musical theatre. She has been in A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd (in which she portrayed Mrs. Lovett), Beauty and the Beast, Bells Are Ringing, and The Boy from Oz. She was nominated for the Tony Awards, as Best Featured Actress in a Musical for The Boy From Oz…

by Cecilia Levine

11/01/2017

Ridgewood, NJ

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Happy Birthday To WNBA Coach, Gold Medalist Anne Donovan Of Ridgewood RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Anne Donovan of Ridgewood.The WNBA coach and Olympic gold medalist was born Nov. 1, 1961 and turns 56 on Wednesday. Donovan was raised in Ridgewood and went to high school at Paramus Catholic in Paramus, where she led the basketball team to consecutive undefeated seasons, including two state championships. She averaged 25 points per game and 17 rebounds her senior year. She was the first female at Old Dominion College to earn the Naismith College Player of the Year in 1983. Donovan went on to play for the 1984 and 1988 Olympic gold-medal winning teams. …

by Cecilia Levine

11/01/2017

Bergenfield, NJ

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Former New Milford BOE President ID'd As NYC Attack Victim NEW MILFORD, N.J. — Those who knew him reacted with shock, sadness and anger after learning Wednesday that former New Milford Board of Education President Darren Drake was among those killed in Tuesday's lower Manhattan terror attack. Drake, 32, was mowed down along the Hudson River bicycle path next to the West Side Highway by a rented truck driven by a man identified by authorities as Sayfullo Saipov of Paterson. "Darren was a good friend," wrote Maximo Paulino of New Milford. "He was honest, kind, driven. He was a man to be admired." A funeral service was scheduled f…

by Cecilia Levine

11/01/2017

Hackensack, NJ

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Winner, Honorable Mentions Of DV Costume Contest Announced We are blown away by the costumes that you sent in. The creativity in New Jersey is unbelievable! CLICK HERE FOR RESULTS. The winner of the Daily Voice costume contest is Matt Savage of Garfield and his daughter, Fiona, as spaghetti dinner. Savage known on Instagram across the region as @inkaholic__ for his posts about food and tattoos. Second place goes to Little Chuckie of Ocean Township. Third place goes to Brittney Becker of Rutherford, and her scary face paint. Scroll photos above for honorable mentions including sashimi, "IT" clown, Harley Quinn and more. Thank you to eve…

by Cecilia Levine

11/01/2017

Paterson, NJ

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NYC Terror Suspect Known As Regular, 'Erratic' Customer In Paterson Market PATERSON, N.J. — The driver who mowed people down with a truck killing eight in New York City was an "erratic" customer who was rude to cashiers at a Paterson supermarket, the New York Post reports. Sayfullo Saipov, 29, was a regular at the Farm Boy Super Fresh Supermarket on Getty Avenue in Paterson, the article says. The manager of the market told The Post that Saipov argued with customers and cashiers often, and was quick to anger. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY.

by Cecilia Levine

11/01/2017

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