UPDATE: Rescued Bergen Driver Loses Leg, Survives Fiery Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway UPDATE: Rescued Bergen Driver Loses Leg, Survives Fiery Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway
Update: Rescued Bergen Driver Loses Leg, Survives Fiery Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway A 52-year-old Bergen County driver lost a leg but survived a fiery crash Sunday night thanks to two good Samaritans and the Palisades Interstate Parkway police. A passing NYPD captain and a security guard got the Demarest driver and her 29-year-old passenger, also of Demarest, out of the vehicle after it rolled on the northbound parkway between Exits 1 and 2 shortly before 11:30 p.m., Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Sgt. First Class Raymond Walter said. The responding PIP police officers, Sgt. Martin Clancy and Officer Elizabeth Santos, applied a tourniquet to the driver, saving her lif…
UPDATE: Rescued Bergen Driver Loses Leg, Survives Fiery Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway UPDATE: Rescued Bergen Driver Loses Leg, Survives Fiery Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway
Update: Rescued Bergen Driver Loses Leg, Survives Fiery Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway A 52-year-old Bergen County driver lost her leg but survived a fiery crash Sunday night thanks to two good Samaritans and the Palisades Interstate Parkway police. A passing NYPD captain and a security guard got the Demarest driver and her 29-year-old passenger, also of Demarest, out of the vehicle after it rolled on the northbound parkway between Exits 1 and 2 shortly before 11:30 p.m., Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Sgt. First Class Raymond Walter said. The responding PIP police officers, Sgt. Martin Clancy and Officer Elizabeth Santos, applied a tourniquet to the driver, saving her l…
Special Health Concerns For Asian Men Special Health Concerns For Asian Men
Special Health Concerns For Asian Men Asian men’s health is a broad category. The population is varied—from all over the continent—and is here in New Jersey in large numbers. Our state has the third largest Asian population in the nation, surpassed only by California and Hawaii. Although many health issues that affect men are general, there are a few issues that are of particular concern for Asians. Let’s examine what some of these are and what we can do for patients with these health concerns. • Hepatitis B: Asians and Pacific Islanders make up 5% of the total population in the United States, but account for more than half of…
Maywood Council Fires Business Administrator Maywood Council Fires Business Administrator
Maywood Council Fires Business Administrator Maywood’s Borough Council unanimously dismissed Borough Administrator Roberta Stern during a brief Zoom meeting Tuesday night, Daily Voice has learned. Stern, 75, of Englewood Cliffs, has had a lengthy career in local government. She was first appointed as Maywood’s first female borough administrator in January 2012. At the time, she’d been an Englewood Cliffs councilwoman, a Ridgefield borough administrator, the director of the Bergen County Department of Human Services and a one time aide to former Sen. Robert Torricelli. A resolution was read at Tuesday night's virtual Mayor & Coun…
Nearly 55,000 Lose Power In Bergen, Hudson, HUMC Switches To Generators Nearly 55,000 Lose Power In Bergen, Hudson, HUMC Switches To Generators
Nearly 55,000 Lose Power In Bergen, Hudson, Humc Switches To Generators Power outages Thursday afternoon hit several Bergen and Hudson County towns, as well as Hackensack University Medical Center's main campus and HUMC@Pascack Valley in Westwood.  Emergency responders in some areas also had trouble with communications. Traffic lights went dark in several towns, including Cliffside Park, as outages stretched from Englewood Cliffs to Jersey City. An estimated 10,000 customers lost power both in Fairview/Ridgefield and in North Bergen/Guttenberg/West New York and Jersey City, according to PSE&G. Another 4,500 or so lost power in Edgewater, as well as 4…
Cliffside Park Apartment Fire Doused Cliffside Park Apartment Fire Doused
Cliffside Park Apartment Fire Doused Cliffside Park police braved thick smoke Saturday afternoon to get all residents of an apartment building out safely after a fire broke out in a unit being renovated. The fire broke out around 2 p.m. on the second floor of a four-story apartment building above a trio of storefronts at the corner of Anderson and Lincoln avenues. A paint thinner apparently caught fire, sending smoke through the hallways. Sgt. Chris Merrill dashed through the smoke to the upper floor to get residents out, while Officers Jason Messina and Marc Moschella and Deputy Chief Vincent Capano cleared the rest of the …
Authorities: Teaneck Woman Spits On Englewood Police (Again) During 5th TRO Violation Authorities: Teaneck Woman Spits On Englewood Police (Again) During 5th TRO Violation
Authorities: Teaneck Woman Spits On Englewood Police (Again) During 5th TRO Violation A combative repeat offender from Teaneck who’d already been arrested four times for violating restraining orders and twice for spitting on police while claiming to have the coronavirus did it again in Englewood, authorities said. City police responding to 1 a.m. disturbance call at a local home last week found Sughuy Cepeda, 43, there in violation of a temporary restraining order, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Formerly of Cliffside Park and the Fort George section of Washington Heights, the 5-foot-3-inch, 215-pound Cepeda has a recent history of run-ins for which she’s been …
Authorities: Teaneck Woman Spits Water At, Coughs On Englewood Police, Claims She Has COVID-19 Authorities: Teaneck Woman Spits Water At, Coughs On Englewood Police, Claims She Has COVID-19
Authorities: Teaneck Woman Spits Water At, Coughs On Englewood Police, Claims She Has Covid-19 A repeat offender from Teaneck spit a mouthful of water on two Englewood police officers, coughed at them and claimed she has the coronavirus after they arrested her for violating a temporary restraining order, authorities said. Sughuy Cepeda, 43, was taken to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus after she “spit and coughed at officers who took her into custody on several occasions and stated she was COVID positive,” state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The 5-foot-3-inch, 215-pound Cepeda has a history of run-ins with authorities for which she’s been jailed no fewer than a hald-d…
Fort Lee Pedestrian Struck, Killed Near GWB, Englewood Cliffs Driver Cited Fort Lee Pedestrian Struck, Killed Near GWB, Englewood Cliffs Driver Cited
Fort Lee Pedestrian Struck, Killed Near GWB, Englewood Cliffs Driver Cited A 59-year-old Fort Lee pedestrian was struck and killed Friday near the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. Lan Zhang was crossing Bruce Reynolds Boulevard heading north when a 2005 Ford Econoline van turning left from southbound Lemoine Avenue hit her Friday morning, Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. Responding officers and paramedics from the Fort Lee Ambulance Corps tried to resuscitate Zhang, but she succumbed to her injuries, Mirkovic said. Lt. Mark Radoian and the FLPD Accident Investigation Unit responded and issued summonses to the driver, Moschos Scoullis, 69, of Englewood Cliffs…
Son Of Former Englewood Cliffs Mayor Charged With Masturbating In Front Of Dumont Girls Son Of Former Englewood Cliffs Mayor Charged With Masturbating In Front Of Dumont Girls
Son Of Former Englewood Cliffs Mayor Charged With Masturbating In Front Of Dumont Girls A restaurant manager from Englewood Cliffs masturbated in front of two girls in Dumont, authorities said. Thomas Parisi, 29, called the girls over to his car to see what he was doing, they said. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Dumont police contacted members of his Special Victims Unit after they were alerted to the March 2 incident. Parisi, whose father is former Englewood Cliffs Mayor Joseph Parisi, was arrested Thursday and sent to the Bergen County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. He’s charged with two counts each of chil…
Popular Greek Restaurants Merge In Englewood Popular Greek Restaurants Merge In Englewood
Popular Greek Restaurants Merge In Englewood Two popular Bergen County restaurants will soon combine forces to deliver a gourmet culinary experience described as “traditional Greek with a modern twist.” Lefkes Estiatorio in Englewood Cliffs has merged with the team at Syros Taverna in Englewood under Executive Chef Stavros Bariabas. Stavros, a native of Greece, will create dishes based around authentic flavors and ingredients from the culture. He will be working with the executive chef and owner, Taso Ntoumas. "Chef Taso wanted to find a team that could execute and deliver the wonders and flavors of Greece in each and every plate," …
Englewood Cliffs Driver, 75, Charged In Palisades Park Hit-Run That Injured North Bergen Woman Englewood Cliffs Driver, 75, Charged In Palisades Park Hit-Run That Injured North Bergen Woman
Englewood Cliffs Driver, 75, Charged In Palisades Park Hit-Run That Injured North Bergen Woman UPDATE: Palisades Park police tracked down an SUV driver who they said took off after hitting a 19-year-old North Bergen woman at a notorious intersection. The 75-year-old female Englewood Cliffs motorist received traffic summonses for leaving the scene of an accident with injuries and failing to yield to a pedestrian after officers “checked different combinations of the license plate and matched up surveillance video,” Capt. Anthony Muccio said Friday. The victim was heading south on Broad Avenue when she was struck by the woman’s Kia Soul in the crosswalk at East Columbia Avenue around 7:…