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Englewood, NJ
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Man Brings Gunshot Wound To Englewood Hospital, Now Facing Weapons Charges: Prosecutor
A Jersey City man is facing multiple weapons charges after showing up at a Bergen County hospital with a gunshot wound, authorities said. Joel Galvis, 40, was arrested on Friday, Sept. 19, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Englewood Police Department, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. At about 6:27 a.m., officers were called to Englewood Hospital after Galvis arrived with a gunshot wound to his leg. Detectives determined that the injury was self-inflicted. Galvis had driven himself to the hospital, Musella said. A court-authorized se…
Teaneck, NJ
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Repeat Teaneck Offender Wanted After Robbery With Knife Threat: Police
A Teaneck man with a long rap sheet is wanted after police said he stole a $40 speaker from a Family Dollar and threatened an employee with a knife before fleeing. Tyrone Rosa, 29, of Teaneck, put the speaker into his backpack and walked out of the store on Teaneck Road around 6:40 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, Teanekc Police Chief Andrew McGurr said. When confronted outside, Rosa pulled out a utility knife and threatened the worker before running off. Investigators said surveillance and cellphone video identified Rosa as the suspect. He has been charged with first-degree robbery, third-degree t…
National Interest
Released Tenafly Hostage Edan Alexander Vows To Return To IDF Service
Edan Alexander, the Bergen County native and Golani Brigade soldier held hostage for 584 days, announced Wednesday night, Sept. 17 that he will return to Israel next month to resume military service. "I will once again put on the IDF uniform, and I will proudly serve alongside my brothers,” Alexander told a sold-out crowd of 1,200 at the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Night to Salute Our Heroes in New York. “My story does not end with survival – it continues with service.” Edan Alexander is reunited with his parents. Israel Defense Forces Alexander, who was captured on …
Pascack Valley, NJ
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'Be The Thermostat': Robert Fisher Resigns From Park Ridge BOE With Bizarre Parting Words
The fight to recall Park Ridge Board of Education member Robert Fisher Jr. is officially over — because he just resigned, leaving behind a colorful resignation letter that took aim at politics and praised his own policy battles (attached). Fisher, who joined the board in January 2023 just months after graduating high school, submitted his resignation Friday, Sept. 19, according to a filing his attorney Michael Collins sent to Bergen County Superior Court Judge Peter Geiger. “I write today to resign my position as Trustee of the Park Ridge Board of Education, immensely grateful to God for th…
Rutherford, NJ
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$500K Lawsuit Hits American Dream’s Hasbro ‘Game Room’ Over Alleged Unpaid Work
A Texas-based construction supplier is suing the operators of American Dream’s Hasbro “Game Room,” claiming they failed to pay more than $500,000 for lighting and signage, according to a lawsuit filed in Bergen County Superior Court (attached). Facility Solutions Group, Inc. (FSG) filed the complaint on Wednesday, Sept. 17, against TGR AD, LLC and Ameream, LLC. The company says it supplied lighting equipment, signage, and installation services for the Game Room but has not been paid in full, court documents show. Court filings state that in January 2023, Charlie Keegan, CEO of the Game Room…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Carbon Monoxide Caused Son's Death At Elmwood Park Apartment, Mom Says In Lawsuit
A New Jersey mother says her son died from carbon monoxide inside his apartment, and she’s suing the complex for negligence. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, Sept. 10, in Bergen County Superior Court by Charlene Durham, claims her son, Odell Durham, was killed after being exposed to the deadly gas on Oct. 8, 2023, at 89 Mola Blvd., at the Elmwood Village Apartments & Townhomes. Charlene, who is also administrator of his estate, accuses Elmwood Village Apartments & Townhomes, Morgan Properties, and several unnamed contractors of failing to maintain working carbon monoxide detectors.&…
Northern Highlands, NJ
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A Georgia man was arrested after entering a Bergen County high school to confront a teacher whose sister was his former boss, officials said. Jose Luis Lucas-Domingo, 24, of Rome, GA, entered Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale at 7:45 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4, Allendale Police Chief Michael Dillon said. Principal Joseph Occhino confirmed that Lucas-Domingo, who was not authorized to be at the school, "found his way to the teacher’s classroom prior to the start of the school day. He approached the teacher on a personal matter that did not pertain directly t…
Lyndhurst, NJ
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$1M Cash 4 Life Ticket Sold At Lyndhurst Liquor Store
A Bergen County lottery player is $1 million richer after hitting big in Sunday’s Cash 4 Life drawing, officials said. The winning numbers from Sunday, Sept. 14 were 08, 13, 14, 26 and 38, with 02 as the Cash Ball, according to the New Jersey Lottery. A ticket sold at World of Wine & Liquor on Valley Brook Avenue in Lyndhurst matched all five numbers but missed the Cash Ball, securing the $1 million cash option. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the prize, lottery officials said. The day prior, on Sept. 13, a $10,000 scratch-off ticket was sold at Krauszer's in Mi…
National Interest
Englewood Health Doc Resigns, Nurse Stays On Staff After Alleged Kirk Comment Clash: Officials
Englewood Health says a physician has resigned and a nurse will resume working her scheduled shifts following an internal investigation into an alleged incident involving remarks made by the doctor about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. In a Sept. 15 statement, the hospital said it “diligently investigated the Sept. 10 incident that occurred between a doctor and a nurse in a patient care area.” Lexi Kuenzle lexiknzl Instagram As previously reported by Daily Voice, Englewood Health nurse Lexi Kuenzle filed a lawsuit in Bergen County Superior Court on Sept. 12, claiming sh…
National Interest
$10M Sex Abuse Suit Names Dead Hillsdale Teacher
A former student is suing a New Jersey school district $10 million, alleging he was groomed and sexually abused by his second-grade teacher more than 40 years ago. The civil complaint, filed Sept. 8 in Bergen County Superior Court, claims the victim — identified only as S.B. — was abused between 1981 and 1982 by teacher Howard Schultz while attending the George G. White Elementary School in Hillsdale. Schultz, who is now deceased, is named in the lawsuit through his estate. It wasn't immediately clear when Schultz died. The lawsuit says the abuse began with touching and massaging and …
National Interest
Englewood Health Nurse Suspended For Calling Out Doc Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk's Murder: Suit
A New Jersey nurse has filed a lawsuit claiming she was suspended without pay as retaliation after objecting to a doctor who allegedly celebrated the assassination of Charlie Kirk. According to the complaint filed Sept. 12 in Bergen County Superior Court, Lexi Kuenzle says Englewood Health retaliated against her by suspending her without pay after she challenged Dr. Matthew Jung for alleged remarks he made in front of staff and patients. UPDATE: Englewood Health Denies Nurse Firing, Says Doctor Also Suspended In Charlie Kirk Dispute The lawsuit alleges Dr. Jung “cheered and publicly praise…
Fort Lee, NJ
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Leonia Road Rage Attack: NJ Turnpike Shooting Probed By State Police
New Jersey State Police are asking for the public’s help after gunfire broke out following a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike late Thursday night, Sept. 11. Troopers from Troop “D” Newark Station responded around 11:41 p.m. to a motor vehicle accident and aggravated assault on the northbound side of the Turnpike at milepost 121.2 in Leonia, Bergen County, police said. According to a preliminary investigation, a white Acura TL with New York license plates was rear-ended by another vehicle in standstill traffic. Two suspected Black males got out of the striking vehicle armed with a han…
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