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Cecilia Levine

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Plans For $97M Route 17 Bottleneck Project Revealed Preliminary plans for the $97 million Route 17 Bottlebeck Project have been released, and county officials are urging the public to weigh in. A third lane of travel, additional bridges, and improvements to some local streets are among the changes that Bergen County officials hope will relieve some of the congestion along the highway running through Paramus, Rochelle Park and Maywood. The southern project limit is at the Essex Street interchange in Maywood, and the northern limit is at the driveway for the Garden State Plaza Mall along the southbound side of Route 17. The general public ha…

by Cecilia Levine

01/21/2023

Police & Fire

NJ Man Missing From Lehigh University Officials at Lehigh University are seeking the public's help in locating a missing student. Daniel Lee, a second-year engineering student from New Jersey, was reported missing Friday, Jan. 20. Foul play is not suspected. Daniel is a university center facilities work-study student. He was last seen wearing a grey shirt with red sleeves, black-and-white athletic-type pants, and black sneakers. Anyone with information can contact Campus Safety at 610-758-4200, available 24 hours a day.

by Cecilia Levine

01/21/2023

News

Philly Pops Evicted From Kimmel Center Over Missed Payment: Report A missed payment to the Kimmel Center of $520,000 is what got the nation's largest standalone orchestra evicted, 6abc reports. Philly Pops allegedly missed a payment deadline and has been forced to cancel all upcoming shows, the outlet said. The alleged eviction comes after years of the center working with the orchestra financially. Philly Pops COO Karen Corbin tells 6abc that selling tickets was the payment plan, so without any upcoming shows, making the payments is even more difficult. Philly Pops did not immediately respond to Daily Voice's request for comment placed Saturday, Jan…

by Cecilia Levine

01/21/2023

Schools

Teen Sexually Assaulted Peer At Atlantic City HS: Police A 16-year-old Atlantic City High School student was arrested for sexually assaulting a peer, authorities said. The victim reported the assault in January 2022, prompting an investigation, Atlantic City police said. Upon return of a forensic analysis of the collected evidence from the investigation, charges were approved by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office on Jan. 12. 2023. The boy was arrested in Galloway Township the following day on charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. The juvenile was remanded to Harborfields Juvenile Detention Center. Anyone …

by Cecilia Levine

01/21/2023

Police & Fire

Volunteer Youth Coach Sexually Assaulted Female Players: Philadelphia Police A 38-year-old volunteer youth sports coach has been charged with the sexual assaults of two teen players, authorities in Philadelphia said. Timothy Foster, of the Port Richmond Tigers Sports Association, assaulted the victims on multiple occasions, some of which were inside of his Chatham Street home, 6abc says citing police. Authorities believe there could be more victims. Foster has been accused of "multiple sexual assaults that occurred with minors while coaching youth basketball and softball teams," the PPD said. The Port Richmond Tigers released the following statement: "As you may …

by Cecilia Levine

01/21/2023

Business

Regal Cinemas Closing 2 NJ Locations Two New Jersey Regal Cinemas locations will shutter after parent company Cineworld filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Cineworld in a new bankruptcy filing this week announced it would be rejecting the leases of 39 theaters closing in the US, helping to save $22 million a year. The New Jersey locations closing are at the Regal Hamilton Commons in Mays Landing, and the Regal Pohatcong in Phillipsburg. Click here for the full list of Regal Cinemas closures.

by Cecilia Levine

01/21/2023

Police & Fire

Escaped, 'Violent' Psych Patient Sought In Mercer County A 54-year-old man being held on a burglary charge was being sought after he escaped from Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, authorities said. Roger Brown left the hospital around 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, Ewing police said. Police dispatch was notified by NJ Human Services Police about 25 minutes later. Authorities believe Brown walked away from the pharmacy area of TPH towards Stuyvesant Avenue. He was last seen wearing black pants, a blue hooded sweatshirt, and black shoes. Brown was being held at TPH on a criminal hold stemming from a burglary charge. Brown has violent tendencies and has…

by Cecilia Levine

01/20/2023

Police & Fire

Five Nabbed For Shootings, Weapons Offenses In Newark A teen and four men were arrested for separate shootings and weapons offenses in Newark, authorities announced. A 16-year-old from East Orange was charged with weapon possession after a female victim walked into University Hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound on Jan. 2, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. The victim is reportedly in stable condition. Ahmed Rauf-Nomaw, 45, of Middle Grove, NY, was arrested on New Year's Day and is facing weapons charges after two male victims said he pointed a gun at one of them on the 900 block of South 16th Street, Frage s…

by Cecilia Levine

01/20/2023

Police & Fire

Barber Busted With Cocaine, $20K In Bergen Traffic Stop: Prosecutor A 29-year-old driver from Rhode Island was found during a Bergen County traffic stop with $20,000 and two kilograms of cocaine, authorities said. Izander Lopez-Cruz, a barber, was stopped on Wednesday, Jan. 18 and later charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and money laundering, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. It wasn't immediately clear where the traffic stop occurred. He was released pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, NJ.

by Cecilia Levine

01/20/2023

Police & Fire

Allendale Officer Pretended To Be In Crash So Real Driver Could Get Away: Prosecutor An Allendale police officer from Mahwah has been charged with hindering apprehension after he took responsibility as the driver in an accident so that the real driver could leave, authorities said. Victor T. Bartoloma, 35, told the Ridgewood officer arriving at the scene that he was the one who'd been in the crash on Jan. 15, but he really had brought his personal vehicle to the scene so that the individual initially in the accident could drive off, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Surveillance cameras showed that Bartoloma was not the driver and was not present at the time …

by Cecilia Levine

01/20/2023

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