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Cecilia Levine

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He Built His Dream Mustang Then Died In E-Bike Crash: Maywood Man's Organs Help Others Live Johnathan Torres died a hero. The 21-year-old Maywood man killed in a solo electric bicycle crash in Edgewater earlier this month gave the gift of life when he died Tuesday, July 15, donating his organs to help others live. Torres died from his injuries on Tuesday, July 15, following a crash that occurred around 3:37 a.m. on Sunday, July 13, as previously reported by Daily Voice. According to his obituary from Hennessey Heights Funeral Home, Torres graduated from Hackensack High School in 2022 and was studying Business Administration at Bergen County Community College. He had a passio…

by Cecilia Levine

07/27/2025

Police & Fire

Construction Worker, 31, Killed By Truck At Same AC Expressway Work Zone, Cops Say A GoFundMe for a 31-year-old New Jersey man killed in a work zone accident on the Atlantic City Expressway has raised more than $58,000 as of Monday, July 28. Dominick Tarsitano, of Egg Harbor Township, was working in a construction zone in Winslow Township when he was struck by a truck around 7 a.m. on Friday, July 25, according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan. “Preliminary findings show the operator of an attenuator truck was backing up to collect cones from a shoulder closure and did not realize Tarsitano was behind the vehicle,” Marchan said. “Tarsitano was struck and di…

by Cecilia Levine

07/27/2025

Police & Fire

ID Of Plainville Firefighter Killed By Broken Piece Of Truck Outside Burning Home Released Officials have identified the Connecticut firefighter killed in the line of duty death Sunday, July 27. Raymond Moreau, 59, had responded with the Plainville Fire Department to a structure fire at 45 Maria Road at approximately 6:20 a.m. Sunday, Connecticut State Police said at a press conference. Moreau was standing near a fire apparatus when a piece of the truck broke off and struck him, causing catastrophic injuries to his leg. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died during surgery. Moreau joined the Plainville Fire Department in July 1990. Officials said he was a decorat…

by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine

07/27/2025

News

NJ Professor’s Kids Star In ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ — Without Even Auditioning Two siblings from Mercer County are making their Netflix debut in "Happy Gilmore 2," and their mom says the experience felt “nothing short of surreal.” Bryana Demonte, a professor at The College of New Jersey, submitted her son Luca and daughter Giada for roles in the new Adam Sandler sequel after spotting a casting notice from Grant Wilfley Casting. What happened next? “I got a text saying Luca had been selected by the director to play the child of a principal actor,” Bryana said. “He never auditioned — it was wild. I was nervous it was a scam.” It wasn’t. Luca’s first scene was shot at …

by Cecilia Levine

07/27/2025

Police & Fire

Suspected DUI Driver Kills 11-Year-Old Girl, Woman In NJ Crash: Prosecutor (Photos) A Red Bank man suspected of DUI has been charged with vehicular homicide after a crash in Lakewood killed a woman and an 11-year-old girl and seriously injured another child, authorities said. Raul Luna-Perez, 43, was behind the wheel of a Dodge Durango that collided head-on with a Nissan Sentra just before 11:20 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, at the intersection of Cross Street and Hearthstone Drive in Lakewood, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said in a release. Luna-Perez was driving east on Cross Street when his SUV crossed into oncoming traffic and struck the Nissan head-on, th…

by Cecilia Levine

07/27/2025

Police & Fire

Hero Cops Hear Cries For Help, Rescue 3 From Burning Nyack Home, Including Unconscious Man Three people were rescued from a burning home in Nyack early Sunday morning, July 27, including an unconscious man pulled from the second floor by responding officers, authorities said. The fire broke out around 3:15 a.m. on Summit Street in the Village of Nyack, according to the Orangetown Police Department. When officers arrived, they confirmed an active house fire. They heard voices coming from inside and found a man and an elderly woman on the first floor trying to escape. Police were able to help both residents outside safely. That’s when they learned another man was still inside — up…

by Cecilia Levine

07/27/2025

Weather

Canadian Wildfire Smoke, Heat Trigger Code Orange Alert Across North Jersey Officials are urging residents to take precautions as wildfire smoke and extreme heat bring poor air quality and health risks to much of the tri-state region. The area is under multiple air quality and heat advisories through Wednesday, July 30. Air Quality Alerts in Effect On Sunday, July 27, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued Code Orange air quality alerts due to elevated levels of fine particulate pollution. These conditions can be especially harmful to people with heart or lung conditions, young ch…

by Cecilia Levine

07/27/2025

News

Westwood Middle Schooler Dies, District Confirms A Bergen County community is rallying around a grieving family after the heartbreaking death of a 12-year-old girl this week. The child, a student at Westwood Regional Middle School, died on Friday, July 25, 2025, according to school officials and a Meal Train page launched in the family's honor. As of Saturday, July 26, more than $5,900 had been raised, and neighbors have signed up to provide meals for the family with drop-off hours listed from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. “It is with heavy hearts that we share the need to come together as a community for a family that is newer to Westwood and …

by Cecilia Levine

07/26/2025

News

Helicopter, Dive Teams Join Emergency Search On Ramapo Lake: Prosecutor A massive search and rescue operation is underway in the Ramapo Lake area , where multiple law enforcement agencies, including state police, firefighters, and dive teams, have converged, officials said Saturday, July 26. UPDATE: Sources tell Daily Voice that a body, believed to be that of a juvenile, has been recovered on the Passaic County side. The situation remains developing. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office responded to assist with the emergency effort, which is being led by the New Jersey State Park Police, according to Deputy Chief of Detectives Jeff Angerme…

by Cecilia Levine

07/26/2025

News

NJ DUI Assistant Prosecutor Found Passed Out Outside Car On 30th Birthday, Bodycam Shows An Essex County assistant prosecutor celebrating her 30th birthday was arrested for DWI after Edgewater police found her passed out outside her car in a parking lot in March, according to authorities and newly-released bodycam footage. The footage shared by Transparency Bodycam shows the March 8 arrest of Bryashia "Bry" Atchison-Henderson. According to online records and Daily Voice sources, Atchison-Henderson is an assistant prosecutor with the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Arresting documents also state her occupation as assistant prosecutor. Daily Voice reached out to the…

by Cecilia Levine

07/26/2025

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