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National Interest
Produce Pete Dies, 80 Produce Pete Dies, 80 Produce Pete Dies, 80
Produce Pete Dies, 80 Peter Napolitano, better known to viewers as his TV persona “Produce Pete,” has died, Channel 4 NBC New York announced Monday, Jan. 26. He was 80. The Englewood, NJ native was a fixture on the Saturday editions of "Weekend Today in New York," where he often spoke about growing up in Bergen County and working at his family’s neighborhood market, Napolitano’s Produce. Pete married his wife, Bette, whom he met when he was just 16 years old, and took over the market in 1970. The store closed in 2006 after 53 years in business. Bette, along with the couple’s children and grandchildren, frequentl…

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by Cecilia Levine
Branchville-Frankford, NJ
Breaking News
$21K Raised For Family Of Frankford Dad Killed By Falling Tree Limb $21K Raised For Family Of Frankford Dad Killed By Falling Tree Limb $21K Raised For Family Of Frankford Dad Killed By Falling Tree Limb
$21K Raised For Family Of Frankford Dad Killed By Falling Tree Limb More than $21,000 has been raised for the family of a North Jersey father who was killed by a falling tree limb. William "Will" Woortman, 38, was killed while cutting a tree on Union Turnpike in Frankford on Thursday, Jan. 22, New Jersey State Police said. A GoFundMe for Wootman's wife, Dana, and their two children had raised more than $21,000 as of Monday, Jan. 26. "While Dana will have a lot of pieces to pick up and remain strong for their children, I’m hoping we can help ease the financial stress while she begins navigating this next chapter," Dana's sister Kristen Cooper writes.  …

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by Cecilia Levine
Maple Shade, NJ
Breaking News
Maple Shade Creep Who Had Sex With Dogs, 9K Child Porn Files Gets Prison Time Maple Shade Creep Who Had Sex With Dogs, 9K Child Porn Files Gets Prison Time Maple Shade Creep Who Had Sex With Dogs, 9K Child Porn Files Gets Prison Time
Maple Shade Creep Who Had Sex With Dogs, 9K Child Porn Files Gets Prison Time A South Jersey man who investigators say had sex with dogs and was found in possession of more than 9,000 child porn files has been sentenced to time in state prison, authorities said. Hunter Roy, 27, was sentenced last week in Burlington County Superior Court to six years in New Jersey State Prison following a plea agreement with the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, according to Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. The case began in May 2025 after the Prosecutor’s Office received information from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children regarding Roy’s online activity,…

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Hackensack, NJ
Your Community
Hackensack Leaders Move To Approve $6.5M Emergency Plan To Keep Teachers In Classrooms Hackensack Leaders Move To Approve $6.5M Emergency Plan To Keep Teachers In Classrooms Hackensack Leaders Move To Approve $6.5M Emergency Plan To Keep Teachers In Classrooms
Hackensack Leaders Move To Approve $6.5M Emergency Plan To Keep Teachers In Classrooms Hackensack city leaders will vote Wednesday, Jan. 28, on a proposed $6.5 million emergency transfer to the Hackensack Board of Education aimed at preventing widespread teacher layoffs and keeping classrooms intact for the rest of the 2025-26 school year. The special meeting of the Mayor and Council comes after officials identified a $17 million budget shortfall within the school district, which city leaders say could trigger a mid-year reduction in force without immediate intervention. Without the funding, hundreds of students could face the loss of their classroom teachers during a cri…

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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Naked DUI Driver Skids Away From Police On Route 17 During Snowy East Rutherford Chase: Cops Naked DUI Driver Skids Away From Police On Route 17 During Snowy East Rutherford Chase: Cops Naked DUI Driver Skids Away From Police On Route 17 During Snowy East Rutherford Chase: Cops
Naked DUI Driver Skids Away From Police On Route 17 During Snowy East Rutherford Chase: Cops A 24-year-old drunk driver was found naked inside his car at a Route 17 gas station after leading police on a brief pursuit during Sunday's, Jan. 25 snowstorm, authorities said. East Rutherford officers were dispatched to the ExxonMobil gas station at 185 Route 17 at 3:54 p.m., on reports of a nude man inside a vehicle, according to East Rutherford Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone. Officers arrived and found a gray Honda Civic parked at the gas station, where the male driver, later identified as Joy Vargas Pulols, of Union City, was not wearing any clothes, Yannacone said. “Conce…

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by Cecilia Levine
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
SUV Goes Flying Off Route 80, Ends Up In Embankment In Saddle Brook SUV Goes Flying Off Route 80, Ends Up In Embankment In Saddle Brook SUV Goes Flying Off Route 80, Ends Up In Embankment In Saddle Brook
SUV Goes Flying Off Route 80, Ends Up In Embankment In Saddle Brook The driver of a Volkswagen Tiguan was miraculously uninjured after the vehicle slid off Route 80 and landed in an embankment on Monday, Jan. 26 It happened just before 12:30 p.m. in the westbound at Essex Street in Saddle Brook. Photos from incident reporter Boyd A. Loving show a Bergen Brookside tow truck hoisting the vehicle out of its predicament. The driver refused medical attention at the scene, according to Loving. Daily Voice has reached out to New Jersey State Police for additional information.

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Lyndhurst, NJ
Your Community
NJ Schools Announced Delayed Openings For Tuesday NJ Schools Announced Delayed Openings For Tuesday NJ Schools Announced Delayed Openings For Tuesday
NJ Schools Announced Delayed Openings For Tuesday Some North Jersey schools are not quite ready to reopen. Announcements of delayed openings for Tuesday, Jan. 27 were trickling in Monday afternoon. As of 4:30 p.m., these schools announced delayed openings: BERGEN Bergenfield Carlstadt Cliffside Park Cresskill Dumont Englewood Englewood Cliffs Elmwood Park Fairview Fort Lee Garfield Glen Rock Hackensack Lodi Maywood New Milford Oradell Paramus Ramapo-Indian Hills Ridgefield Ridgewood River Edge Rochelle Park Saddle River Teaneck Tenafly MORRIS Butler  Denville Dover  Kinnelon  Morris Netcong  Parsippany-Troy Hills&n…

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National Interest
Chester Man Sips Coffee As Autonomous Snow Blower Handles Storm Cleanup (VIDEO) Chester Man Sips Coffee As Autonomous Snow Blower Handles Storm Cleanup (VIDEO) Chester Man Sips Coffee As Autonomous Snow Blower Handles Storm Cleanup (VIDEO)
Chester Man Sips Coffee As Autonomous Snow Blower Handles Storm Cleanup (Video) Tom Moloughney is working smarter, not harder, this winter. As his neighbors dug out after a major snowstorm, the Chester (Morris County), NJ resident let his autonomous snow blower handle the heavy lifting. "If this isn’t the 21st century, nothing is," Moloughney said the the first time he tested out his Yarbo snowblower earlier this month. Moloughney, who runs the State Of Charge YouTube channel showcasing electric vehicles and charging technology, shared videos showing his autonomous Yarbo snow blower clearing his driveway during Sunday's storm, as he relaxed inside. Autonomous…

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National Interest
WATCH: Shaun White Jumps Over Comedians In Central Park After 11-Inch Snowstorm WATCH: Shaun White Jumps Over Comedians In Central Park After 11-Inch Snowstorm WATCH: Shaun White Jumps Over Comedians In Central Park After 11-Inch Snowstorm
Watch: Shaun White Jumps Over Comedians In Central Park After 11-Inch Snowstorm Fresh off more than 11 inches of snowfall, Central Park became an unlikely Olympic-style stage Sunday, Jan. 25. Three-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White drew a large crowd when he launched himself over Pennsylvania comedians Shane Gillis and Chris O’Connor in the snow-covered park in Manhattan. The stunt came just hours after the National Weather Service reported 11.4 inches of snow had fallen in Central Park by midnight as a powerful winter storm moved through the region. White later shared a video of the jump on Instagram, where it had racked up thousands of views as of press time. …

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Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Obituaries
Vernon HS Freshman, Swimmer Dies Months After Brain Cancer Diagnosis Vernon HS Freshman, Swimmer Dies Months After Brain Cancer Diagnosis Vernon HS Freshman, Swimmer Dies Months After Brain Cancer Diagnosis
Vernon HS Freshman, Swimmer Dies Months After Brain Cancer Diagnosis Shock and sadness spread across Sussex County over the weekend following the death of a local swimmer. Adrienn Kovacs a freshman at Vernon High School, died Thursday, Jan. 22, her family shared on a GoFundMe campaign that had raised more than $31,000 as of press time. She was 14 years old and had been battling DIPG, an aggressive brain cancer, since early May 2025. Campaign founder Sarah Schwarz said Adrienn was “an integral part of our SCY Swordfish swim team family” and described her as “one of the hardest workers and fiercest competitors we’ve ever seen... Throughout her illnes…

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