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Cecilia Levine

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All Lanes Of Route 17 Closed By Overturned Construction Equipment In East Rutherford All Lanes Of Route 17 Closed By Overturned Construction Equipment In East Rutherford
All Lanes Of Route 17 Closed By Overturned Construction Equipment In East Rutherford Traffic was halted along Route 17 Tuesday morning, Oct. 29 due to debris that fell off a tractor trailer in East Rutherford. As of 10 a.m., all southbound lanes, south of East Union Avenue, were closed.  Traffic cameras show cars backed up in the southbound lanes and what appeared to be overturned construction equipment. This is a developing news report.

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Police & Fire
Burglar With Forehead Flashlight Wakes Sleeping Homeowner In Palisades Park: Police Burglar With Forehead Flashlight Wakes Sleeping Homeowner In Palisades Park: Police
Burglar With Forehead Flashlight Wakes Sleeping Homeowner In Palisades Park: Police A sleeping homeowner awoke to a burglar in her home Monday, Oct. 28 in Palisades Park, police said. Officers were called to the home and found the back kitchen sliding glass door had been smashed with a flower pot around 8:20 p.m., Palisades Park police said. The burglar went into the home and upstairs to the second floor, where the homeowner was sleeping. The homeowner awoke and went to the staircase, where she saw the man, who immediately fled, according to Rotundo.  The burglar was described as being approximately 5'6" and wearing a forehead flashlight. Bergen County Bureau of Crim…

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Police & Fire
Phoenixville Officer, Motorcyclist Killed In Warminster Leaving Funeral For Another Cop: Mayor Phoenixville Officer, Motorcyclist Killed In Warminster Leaving Funeral For Another Cop: Mayor
Phoenixville Officer, Motorcyclist Killed In Warminster Leaving Funeral For Another Cop: Mayor The Phoenixville Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its own. Arthur "Art" Scena IV was killed in a car crash in Warminster Township, his department said. Phoenixville Mayor Peter Urscheler tells Daily Voice that Scena was coming home from the funeral of another member who had just passed away due to cancer. The accident happened at Street Road and St. David’s, just minutes from his home. "Art was a member of the Bullet’s Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club and often coordinated memorial rides and benefits for those who have died in the law enforcement family," the may…

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Police & Fire
Driver, Passenger Flee NJ Turnpike Crash In Ridgefield Park: State Police (UPDATE) Driver, Passenger Flee NJ Turnpike Crash In Ridgefield Park: State Police (UPDATE)
Driver, Passenger Flee NJ Turnpike Crash In Ridgefield Park: State Police (Update) A driver and a passenger fled the scene of a crash with another vehicle on the NJ Turnpike in Bergen County Monday evening, Oct. 28, police said. The Toyota RAV4 and Audi Q3 collided in the northbound lanes at milepost 118.7 in Ridgefield Park around 6:55 p.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The driver and passenger of the Toyota fled the scene on foot and were picked up by an unknown vehicle before troopers arrived.  No injuries were reported. The crash remains under investigation, and no additional information is available at this time.

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Obituaries
Rita Marquez Of Washington Dies After Cancer Battle, 43: 'Beacon Of Artistic Passion' Rita Marquez Of Washington Dies After Cancer Battle, 43: 'Beacon Of Artistic Passion'
Rita Marquez Of Washington Dies After Cancer Battle, 43: 'Beacon Of Artistic Passion' Rita Marquez of Washington (Warren County) died peacefully on Friday, Oct. 25 after a courageous cancer battle, according to her obituary on the Warren Hills Memorial Home website. She was 43 years old. Born in Newark, Rita graduated from Frank H. Morrell High School and later from Kean University with a degree in graphic design. Her obituary remembers her as a "beacon of artistic passion... "Rita's creations became tokens of her affection, as she dedicated time to crafting personalized gifts, delights, and baked goods that revealed her deep care for her family and friends. Known …

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Police & Fire
Man Tries Ramming Secaucus Gas Attendant With U-Haul, Splashes Police With Urine: Cops Man Tries Ramming Secaucus Gas Attendant With U-Haul, Splashes Police With Urine: Cops
Man Tries Ramming Secaucus Gas Attendant With U-Haul, Splashes Police With Urine: Cops A 27-year-old Bergen County man is facing charges for trying to ram a Route 3 gas attendant with a vehicle and then assaulting a police officer, authorities said. Nelson Castellon, of Ridgefield Park, was in a U-Haul van when he tried to hit the attendant at the Exxon station at 445 Route 3 West around 12:40 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Police found the van in the parking lot of TJ Maxx located at 21 Millcreek Drive and a motor vehicle stop was conducted. Officers learned that Castellon also threatened the attendant, Miller said. While in the cell block…

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Business
Building Home To McMillan's Bakery Listed For $1.3M Building Home To McMillan's Bakery Listed For $1.3M
Building Home To McMillan's Bakery Listed For $1.3M The building that's long been home to a family-owned New Jersey bakery is for sale. The building at 15 Haddon Ave., in the Westmont section of Haddon Township — which has long been occupied by McMillan's Bakery — is listed on Loopnet for $1.3 million. There are two apartment units above the bakery. McMillan's first opened in 1939 and has been operated by owner Arlene Biemiller's family, NJ Advance Media reports. Daily Voice has reached out to McMillan's for comment. It is not immediately clear if the bakery itself will be sold or will close.

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NY Man Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted, Threatened To Kill Victim In Englewood: Prosecutor NY Man Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted, Threatened To Kill Victim In Englewood: Prosecutor
NY Man Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted, Threatened To Kill Victim In Englewood: Prosecutor A 37-year-old Queens, NY man has been arrested on accusations he kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and threatened to kill an adult in Bergen County. Miguel A. Chimbo-Orellana first kidnapped and sexually assaulted the adult victim in Englewood, in August 2024, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. An investigation found that he kidnapped and sexually assaulted the victim multiple times in Englewood and Queens, NY on multiple occasions, and threatened to kill the victim. On Monday, Oct. 21, Chimbo-Orellana was charged with first-degree kidnapping, second-degree sexual assault, secon…

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Police & Fire
Fire Rips Through Building On Franklin Turnpike In Ho-Ho-Kus Fire Rips Through Building On Franklin Turnpike In Ho-Ho-Kus
Fire Rips Through Building On Franklin Turnpike In Ho-Ho-Kus A fire ravaged a building Monday morning, Oct. 28 in Ho-Ho-Kus. Video of the day, 10/28/2024: A multiple-alarm late Monday morning, 10/28, fire in a commercial/residential structure... Posted by Boyd A. Loving on Monday, October 28, 2024 Photos from the scene show flames shooting out of the second-floor residential unit of the building at Franklin Turnpike and Maple Avenue. The bottom floor of the building is occupied by businesses including Rockport Jewelers. Motorists were urged to avoid the area. Please avoid the area of Sheridan Ave, North Maple and Franklin Tpke due to …

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Driver Disregarded Crossing Gates Before Being Killed By Train In Lincoln Park: Officials Driver Disregarded Crossing Gates Before Being Killed By Train In Lincoln Park: Officials
Driver Disregarded Crossing Gates Before Being Killed By Train In Lincoln Park: Officials A driver was killed after being struck by an NJ Transit train Monday morning, Oct. 28 in Morris County, authorities said. Montclair-Boonton Line train 1074 struck the vehicle at the Ryerson Road crossing in Lincoln Park just before 9:30 a.m., NJ Transit spokesman Kyalo Mulumba said.  A preliminary investigation found that the crossing gates were working as intended and were in the down position when the driver drove the vehicle around the gates and positioned the vehicle into the path of the train, Mulumba said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The train left Hackettstown at …

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