Westwood Patriarch, 72, Facing Charges In Family Stabbings
UPDATE: Three family members were hospitalized after a homeowner stabbed his wife and daughter in a possible attempted murder-suicide Tuesday night in Westwood, authorities said.
None of the injuries appeared life-threatening after 72-year-old Troy Jones stabbed his 67-year-old wife, Cathy, and their 31-year-daughter, Ashleigh, in their home at the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Hooper Street, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice.
Cathy Jones was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center by Advanced Life Support after being stabbed, they said.
She likely will survive, although &…
Hello, Sailors: Fleet Week 2018 Is On, Plus Bergen Memorial Day Events
U.S. sailors have once again taken Manhattan, arriving on a flotilla of 14 ships that launched a Fleet Week packed with seven days of tri-state area events, exhibitions and spectacles.
The USS Arlington led the way for the 2,300 sailors on Wednesday, as crew members in their whites stood shoulder to shoulder before the 25,000-ton warship – named for the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon -- docked at Manhattan’s Pier 90.
For more than 35 years, on and off, residents have enjoyed the pageantry, as well as the chance to mingle – and take selfies, of course -- with the United States’ fighting forces …
Ariana Solimando Of Emerson, 32, Remembered As Inspiration To Many
Emerson native Ariana Veronica Solimando passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 1 surrounded by her family. She was 32 years old.
Ariana, who lived in Park Ridge, was a 2003 graduate of Emerson Jr. Sr. High School and an up and coming player on The Emerson Cavos softball team before being struck down by a catastrophic spinal cord injury in the summer of 2003.
Despite her paralysis, Ariana was and still is an inspiration to many.
Surviving are her parents, Kim Dastis of Park Ridge, and Gary T. Solimando and his wife Joann of Emerson; her brothers Gavin Solimando, Justin Rowan, Nicholas So…
New Bergen County Homes Hit Market For Less Than $700G
Dozens of plans for newly-constructed or recently-renovated homes have hit the real estate market in Bergen County.
Many of them are for less than $700,000.
Here are some options in the area:
Hackensack, Louis Street: 4 beds, 3 baths, $648,000 -- new construction
Bergenfield, Glenwood Drive: 4 beds, 3 baths, $659,000 -- blueprint only, construction to come
Teaneck, Beaumont Avenue: 3 beds, 3 baths, $425,000 -- fully renovated
Emerson, Douglas Street: 4 beds, 3 baths, $625,000 -- new construction/renovation
Fair Lawn, Hartley Place: 3 beds, 3 baths, $649,000 -- new construction
