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Cecilia Levine

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Nutley Fire Chief Henry Meola Arrested For Child Luring In North Bergen: Prosecutor A Nutley volunteer fire chief who admitted on camera he tried meeting a teen boy for sex has been charged with child luring, officials announced. Henry Meola, 33, was arrested on Friday, Dec. 16, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office and North Bergen Police Department announced. The 14-year-old boy Meola thought he was chatting with online turned out to be self-proclaimed predator catchers OBL Nation, he discovered when he was greeted by them on Wednesday, Dec. 6. OBL had Meola admit his intentions on camera “I wanted to meet someone to potentially have some form of something sexual,” Meo…

by Cecilia Levine

12/16/2022

News

Bogus Bucks: East Brunswick Woman Used Counterfeit Cash At CT Walgreens, Police Say A Central Jersey woman was arrested for using counterfeit cash at a Walgreens store in Connecticut, police said. Khadijah Latifah Tabitha Greene, 29, of East Brunswick, apparently used the money at the New Canaan sore last March, Lt. Marc DeFelice said. Greene was taken into custody on Thursday, Dec. 15 by New Canaan Police and charged with larceny and forgery, DeFelice said. She was processed and released on a $50,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday, Dec. 29.

by Kathy Reakes & Cecilia Levine

12/16/2022

Police & Fire

Ex-BF Shot GF, Coworker Then Himself Fatally At PA Doc Office: Police A doctor's office employee was shot by her ex-boyfriend who tried shooting a colleague before turning the gun on himself Thursday, Dec. 15 at a Berks County medical center, authorities said. Xavier Starks arrived at Digestive Disease Associates on Reed Avenue in Wyomissing where his ex, Stacy Vereen, was working around 9 a.m., police said. The two began arguing as Starks approached Vereen, and as her coworker tried to intervene, Starks opened fire, police said. Vereen was struck in the neck and face as the heroic coworker tried to disarm Stark, authorities said. Stark then turned…

by Cecilia Levine

12/16/2022

Schools

Rutgers Frat Pledge Suffers Broken Skull, Brain Injury In Hazing Incident: Lawsuit A 19-year-old Theta Chi pledge at Rutgers University is suing the school, the fraternity, its grand chapter, and more than a dozen fraternity brothers after falling down a flight of stairs in an alleged drunken hazing incident, leaving him seriously injured. Armand Runte, of Somers Point, was forced to drink "life-threatening" amounts of booze before tumbling down a flight of stairs at the Mine Street frat house in New Brunswick during "Big Brother Night" last month, according to a newly-filed lawsuit detailed by NJ Advance Media. The incident allegedly wasn't reported until hours later,&nb…

by Cecilia Levine

12/15/2022

Business

Rockland Pizzeria Rivals Bar Pie At Popular Bergen Joint Grant's For Barstool's Portnoy In the history of Barstool's One Bite pizza reviews, CEO Dave Portnoy has never had to make a decision as tough as this one, he said. The self-proclaimed pizza connoisseur said he's never had two consecutive bar pies he liked as much as the one from Grant Street Cafe in Dumont, NJ and Mountain House on Route 340 in Sparkill. So, he gave them both the same rating: 8.2. "People are going to say I'm soft," Portnoy said. "That I'm the kid from BYU, Zach Wilson. Because I'm giving this an 8.2. I can't decide. They're equal." Established in 1926, Mountain House has been drawing regulars for dec…

by Cecilia Levine

12/15/2022

Police & Fire

Accused PPA Worker Shooter Sought In Massive Manhunt Police have identified a suspect in the shooting that left a Philadelphia Parking Authority worker critically injured late last month, which they say is connected to another incident in the Bronx. Termaine Saulsbury, 39, is wanted in the Friday, Nov. 25 incident on the 4500 block of Frankford Avenue around 3:50 p.m., city police said. Three days earlier, a Sunoco station employee was shot in the head by an unknown male on Boston Road in the Bronx, police said. The PPA worker has been listed in critical condition at Temple Hospital ever since, they said. Saulsbury is being sought as a susp…

by Cecilia Levine

12/14/2022

News

Parents Pull Off Stunning Surprise For St. Peter Academy Principal (Video) A few weeks ago, the motor in Chris Innis' car window stopped working properly. The St. Peter Academy principal taped it up until he could find the time to have it fixed. Parents at his school beat him to it, though, and had the window fixed without him knowing — and then shocked him with the results. It's all thanks to Home School Association President Tom Keller, who spotted Innis' taped-up window two weeks ago, he said. Innis' car (the before picture).Special to Daily Voice "I asked [Innis] about it and he said the motor broke and the window went down, so he taped it up," Keller ex…

by Cecilia Levine

12/14/2022

Obituaries

Young Real Estate Investor Slain At Baltimore Property He Posted Facebook Video About An aspiring real estate mogul hoping to make a difference in Baltimore was gunned down at a potential investment property, loved ones say. Jalil Rashad George was killed on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at a home on the 2500 block of Oswego Avenue, as reported by WMAR2News. Jalil GeorgeGoFundMe photo Last July, George and his business partner posted a video to Facebook discussing the project and their excitement. "Jalil was an aspiring real estate mogul who did everything right," reads a GoFundMe page that had raised $11,300 as of Wednesday, Dec. 14. "He inspired many people along his journey. …

by Cecilia Levine

12/14/2022

Obituaries

Guardsman Killed In American Dream Mall Snowboard Fall Was 'Destined For Greatness' A 24-year-old man who served in the Maryland National Guard died when he fell off a snowboard at the American Dream Mall, as first reported by Newsday. Peter Mathews, of Long Island, was wearing a helmet when he fell backward while snowboarding, hit his head and became unconscious last Thursday, Dec. 8 at Big Snow, his family told the outlet. He was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. "We can confirm that our ski patrol responded to a guest incident last Thursday evening," Big Snow said in a statement. "First aid was administered, and the guest was t…

by Cecilia Levine

12/13/2022

News

9/11 Survivor, Boxford Soccer Star Jen Daly Dies At 48 Of Pancreatic Cancer This holiday season will undoubtedly feel much different than last for the Daly-Somma boys, who will be spending it without their mom, Jennifer. The community, however, is hoping to make it a little brighter. Jennifer Daly, 48, a Boxford, MA native who has been living in Fair Haven, NJ, died at home on Nov. 23 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. A GoFundMe for her sons, Will, 7, and Trevor, 6, along with husband, Matt, had raised more than $82,000 as of Tuesday, Dec. 13. Jen was a standout soccer player having been a member of the Masconomet Regional High School team, her obituary…

by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine

12/13/2022

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