Hackensack, NJ
Politics
These Bergen County Towns Flipped From Red To Blue In 2016, 2020 Presidential Elections These Bergen County Towns Flipped From Red To Blue In 2016, 2020 Presidential Elections
These Bergen County Towns Flipped From Red To Blue In 2016, 2020 Presidential Elections Bergen County voted primarily Democratic in the 2020 Presidential Election, with many municipalities having flipped from red to blue since the 2016 election. In 2016, 231,211 Bergen County residents voted for Hillary Clinton and 175,529 voted for Donald Trump. Bergen County remained Democratic in 2020, that year, with 285,967 residents voting blue and 204,417 red. According to the University of Florida's Election Lab, 862,101 New Jersey Democrats and 554,951 Republicans have already voted in the 2024 Presidential Election. The 13 municipalities that flipped from red to blue …

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by Cecilia Levine
Ridgewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Suspended Driver Arrested, Another Hospitalized In Crash That Sent Vehicle Into Ridgewood Home Suspended Driver Arrested, Another Hospitalized In Crash That Sent Vehicle Into Ridgewood Home
Suspended Driver Arrested, Another Hospitalized In Crash That Sent Vehicle Into Ridgewood Home A wanted motorist driving on a suspended license was arrested and another was hospitalized in a crash Sunday morning, Nov. 3 in Ridgewood, police said. Andrew Tucker, 42, of Park Ridge, was heading south on W. Saddle River Roda when he tried passing a southbound Tesla turning left onto Terhune around 10:15 a.m., Ridgewood Police Capt. Glenn Ender said. The impact caused the Honda to leave the roadway, sending it into the garage of 471 W. Saddle River Road, the captain said.  Tucker was arrested on warrants out of Hasbrouck Heights and issued several summons including driving whil…

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by Cecilia Levine
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
3-Vehicle Crash Involving Ambulance Leaves Multiple Victims Injured In Hasbrouck Heights 3-Vehicle Crash Involving Ambulance Leaves Multiple Victims Injured In Hasbrouck Heights
3-Vehicle Crash Involving Ambulance Leaves Multiple Victims Injured In Hasbrouck Heights Firefighters extricated one person in a crash involving an SUV, a BMW sedan, and an ambulance Thursday, Oct. 24 in Hasbrouck Heights, they said. Around 11 AM, members responded to the Boulevard and Madison Ave for a motor vehicle accident involving an ambulance and... Posted by Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department on Thursday, October 24, 2024 The crash happened at Boulevard and Madison around 11 a.m., toppled a light post, and left several people injured, according to photos from the scene. Photos show a severely damaged black Infiniti SUV, which is missing the driver's side door, a …

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by Cecilia Levine
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Cat Rescued From Burning Home In Wood-Ridge Cat Rescued From Burning Home In Wood-Ridge
Cat Rescued From Burning Home In Wood-Ridge Firefighters and police officers saved a cat from a burning home Wednesday evening, Oct. 9 in Bergen County. Responders made entry to the home at 198 Main Ave. in Wood-Ridge around 6 p.m., where they found the animal, sources tell Daily Voice Companies from Wood-Ridge, Lodi, Moonachie and Hasbrouck Heights responded. The cause wasn't immediately known. Sources say the house was destroyed. No further information was provided.

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by Cecilia Levine
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Package Thief Told Cops He Specialized In Packages Delivered To Wrong Address: Has Heights PD Package Thief Told Cops He Specialized In Packages Delivered To Wrong Address: Has Heights PD
Package Thief Told Cops He Specialized In Packages Delivered To Wrong Address: Has Heights PD A 31-year-old Irvington mas was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Oct. 8 with concocting a scheme to steal almost $2,500 in packages from a home in Hasbrouck Heights, authorities said. Officers were called to a home on the 400 block of Burton Avenue on a report of a man attempting to intercept packages, Hasbrouck Heights police said. Ryan Rawls told officers he worked for a company that was a Verizon authorized dealer and worked in a division specializing in packages that had been delivered to the wrong address, police said. Police said his story was "well-rehearsed" and possessed …

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by Sam Barron
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Hotel Heroes: Witnesses Film Burglar In Has Heights Hilton Parking Lot, Cops Say Hotel Heroes: Witnesses Film Burglar In Has Heights Hilton Parking Lot, Cops Say
Hotel Heroes: Witnesses Film Burglar In Has Heights Hilton Parking Lot, Cops Say A 40-year-old man burglarizing a Hilton Hotel in Bergen County was arrested, thanks to good Samaritans, police said. Mohammad Abdeljawad, of North Bergen, was being held by a group of people when officers arrived to the Terrace Avenue hotel in Hasbrouck Heights on Sunday, Sept. 29, Lt. John Behr said. Witnesses filmed from a high level at the hotel as Abdeljawad cut a hole into the trunk cover of a victim's vehicle in the parking lot and began loading stolen items into his 2024 BMW 3 series, Behr said. Citizens held Abdeljawad until police arrived, Behr said. Abdeljawad was lodged in…

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by Cecilia Levine
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Aviation Repair Shop Damaged By Vehicle That Rolled Off Tow Truck On Route 17 In Has Heights Aviation Repair Shop Damaged By Vehicle That Rolled Off Tow Truck On Route 17 In Has Heights
Aviation Repair Shop Damaged By Vehicle That Rolled Off Tow Truck On Route 17 In Has Heights A truck being towed down Route 17 fell off the tow truck and seriously damaged a building overnight, firefighters said. The Hasbrouck Heights and Wood-Ridge fire departments were called to the southbound side of the highway around midnight. There, they found the antique truck into the side of Miraj Corporation, an aircraft repair company, at 345 Route 17. While no injuries were reported, the impact caused significant damage to the building, the fire department said.

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by Cecilia Levine
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Unconscious Driver Freed By Hasbrouck Heights Firefighters In Route 17 Wreck Unconscious Driver Freed By Hasbrouck Heights Firefighters In Route 17 Wreck
Unconscious Driver Freed By Hasbrouck Heights Firefighters In Route 17 Wreck Firefighters in Bergen County freed an unconscious driver from a vehicle following a crash on Route 17 on Saturday, Oct. 5. Hasbrouck Heights firefighters were called to the two-vehicle crash at Williams Avenue in the southbound lanes around 6 p.m., they said. Photos from the scene show the crash involved a Jeep Grand Cherokee and some other type of SUV. Crews stabilized the vehicle and extricated the patient, firefighters said in a release. Around 6 PM on Route 17 South before Williams Ave, members operated at a two-car motor vehicle accident with an... Posted by Hasbrouck Heights Fi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
News
Hasbrouck Heights Man Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen In His Care, Prosecutor Says Hasbrouck Heights Man Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen In His Care, Prosecutor Says
Hasbrouck Heights Man Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen In His Care, Prosecutor Says A 36-year-old Bergen County man has been jailed on accusations he sexually assaulted a child, authorities said. An investigation into Vincenzo Carbone, of Hasbrouck Heights, was launched on Wednesday, June 5, after the Division of Child Protection and Permanency contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding prior instances of sexual abuse, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.  The investigation found that Carbone sexually assaulted a child under the age of 13 in Hasbrouck Heights, Musella said. The affidavit obtained by Daily Voice shows the…

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by Cecilia Levine
New Brunswick, NJ
Politics
Rutgers Student Fighting To Register Young Voters: 'Your Voice Does Matter' Rutgers Student Fighting To Register Young Voters: 'Your Voice Does Matter'
Rutgers Student Fighting To Register Young Voters: 'Your Voice Does Matter' A Rutgers University student from Hasbrouck Heights is on a mission to get young adults registered to vote in time for the 2024 Presidential election. Alejandra Afanador, 19, spent the summer as an "RU Voting Ambassador," according to Rutgers Today. The sophomore political science major will keep volunteering through Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The honors college student on a pre-law track said she wants to motivate 18-to-29-year-olds to vote and become politically active. "I've simply come to realize that there is such disillusionment in the government and this is across the pol…

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by Chris Spiker
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Teen Driver Cited For Reckless Driving In Route 17 Rollover Crash, Police Say Teen Driver Cited For Reckless Driving In Route 17 Rollover Crash, Police Say
Teen Driver Cited For Reckless Driving In Route 17 Rollover Crash, Police Say A teenage driver was cited for reckless driving in a rollover crash on Route 17 that sent both occupants to the hospital Thursday night, Sept. 19, authorities said. Reports of a rollover with ejections brought firefighters and police officers to the northbound lanes of Route 17, just north of Franklin Avenue in Hasbrouck Heights, around 8 p.m., Hasbrouck Heights Police Lt. John Behr said. Responders found the vehicle on its side, sources previously told Daily Voice. Responders also found that both teens had self-extricated prior to the arrival of officers and firefighters, contrar…

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by Cecilia Levine
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Vehicle Overturns On Route 17 In Hasbrouck Heights Vehicle Overturns On Route 17 In Hasbrouck Heights
Vehicle Overturns On Route 17 In Hasbrouck Heights An overturned vehicle closed a stretch of Route 17 Thursday night, Sept. 19 in Bergen County. The NJDOT site says that the incident happened in the northbound lanes, south of Route 46 in Hasbrouck Heights. As of 8:25 p.m., a major emergency response was at the scene. Have photos? Email [email protected].

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by Cecilia Levine