Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
News
'It's Terrifying': Wyckoff Mom's Son Serves In Israeli Army 'It's Terrifying': Wyckoff Mom's Son Serves In Israeli Army
'It's Terrifying': Wyckoff Mom's Son Serves In Israeli Army It's been a harrowing week for Nancy Dubin, a Wyckoff resident, whose son, Ari serves in the Israeli Defense Force. Following the attacks in Israel by Hamas on Saturday, Oct. 7, Dubin, a cantor at Temple Beth Rishon did not hear from her son for more than a day. Right now, he is safe on a military base. But Dubin has the role of military mom.  "He said he is safe because he is only doing things that are safe," Dubin said. "I said you're definition of safety is widely divergent from mine." Ari has served in the IDF since December, fulfilling a dream he had since he spent several years…

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by Sam Barron
Mamaroneck, NY
News
New Details: Larchmont Police Chief Was 1 Of 6 Westchester Officials In Israel During Attack New Details: Larchmont Police Chief Was 1 Of 6 Westchester Officials In Israel During Attack
New Details: Larchmont Police Chief Was 1 Of 6 Westchester Officials In Israel During Attack A Westchester police chief was one of the six county law enforcement officials who were forced to evacuate from Israel in the midst of violent fighting that has killed hundreds of Israelis and several American citizens.  Larchmont Police Chief Chris McNerney was one of the six Westchester County law enforcement officials who traveled to Israel on Thursday, Oct. 5 to participate in an international counterterrorism and antisemitism training, according to Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner.  Earlier Report - 6 Westchester Law Enforcement Leaders Return Home …

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by Ben Crnic
Bridgeport, CT
News
Gas Prices Fall In CT: Here's How Much Gas Prices Fall In CT: Here's How Much
Gas Prices Fall In CT: Here's How Much Hey, you might have a few extra pennies in your pocket with the cost of gasoline falling a whole 6 cents last week in Connecticut. According to AAA Connecticut, the average for a gallon of self-service regular gas was $3.73. The national average fell by 12 cents to $3.68. “Drivers are seeing lower prices at the pump after a sharp drop in demand and a sizeable increase in gasoline inventories last week,” said Alec Slatky, managing director of Public and Government Affairs for AAA Northeast. “Oil prices spiked over the three-day weekend, but it’s too soon to gauge the impact of the war in Isr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Dorchester, MA
News
'Nazis' Spray Painted On Sign Of Palestinians For Peace Group In Boston 'Nazis' Spray Painted On Sign Of Palestinians For Peace Group In Boston
'Nazis' Spray Painted On Sign Of Palestinians For Peace Group In Boston Community leaders are demanding action after someone spray painted the word "Nazis" on the sign for the Palestinian Cultural Center for Peace and Islamic Seminary of Boston.   The Council on American-Islamic Relations in Massachusetts has asked police to make this case a priority as no one should face harassment for their faith or race.  “We urge state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate this disturbing incident as a hate crime,” said CAIR-MA Executive Director Tahirah Amatul-Wadud in a news statement. “All Americans, whatever their faith or …

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by Josh Lanier
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
News
Israeli Soldier Whose Mom Is Wyckoff Temple Cantor Safe As Fighting Continues Israeli Soldier Whose Mom Is Wyckoff Temple Cantor Safe As Fighting Continues
Israeli Soldier Whose Mom Is Wyckoff Temple Cantor Safe As Fighting Continues An Israeli soldier whose mother is a cantor and father is a rabbi in New Jersey is alive following the attack on Israel on Saturday, Oct. 7. Ari Dubin's parents both took to Facebook to report that he was found safe. His mother, Nancy Dubin, the cantor at Temple Beth Rishon in Wyckoff, said on Oct. 8 that Ari found a phone to communicate he was going into a house for 36 hours.  The cantor did not immediately return Daily Voice's request for comment placed Wednesday, Oct. 11. Ari's father, Andy Dubin, a rabbi who works at the Jewish Center of Northwest Jersey located in Washingto…

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by Sam Barron
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Police To Conduct Random Checks At Houses Of Worship In Hudson Valley After Israel Attacks Police To Conduct Random Checks At Houses Of Worship In Hudson Valley After Israel Attacks
Police To Conduct Random Checks At Houses Of Worship In Hudson Valley After Israel Attacks Following terrorist attacks in Israel that have killed hundreds of Israelis and several American citizens, authorities in the Hudson Valley will be conducting random checks of religious institutions as a precaution. The "frequent and random" checks will be performed at all houses of worship in Putnam County, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, Oct. 5.  Additionally, the Sheriff's Office's Operations, Standards, and Intelligence Division will be monitoring the situation and will be in constant communication with other federal, state, and local law enforceme…

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by Ben Crnic
Englewood, NJ
News
19-Year-Old Israeli Soldier From Tenafly Missing After Attacks: Gov. Murphy 19-Year-Old Israeli Soldier From Tenafly Missing After Attacks: Gov. Murphy
19-Year-Old Israeli Soldier From Tenafly Missing After Attacks: Gov. Murphy A 19-year-old man from Bergen County is among the Americans reported missing in Israel among the Hamas attacks, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said. Edan Alexander, a graduate of Tenafly High School, was serving in the Israeli Defense Forces' Golani Brigade near the Gaza Strip and has not been heard from since the attacks on Saturday, Oct. 7, Murphy said at a vigil in Hoboken on Tuesday, Oct. 10. "To every New Jerseyan with friends or loved ones in Israel and the Mideast region, please know that your neighbors—here, and across the nation—stand with you," Murphy said. "We will do everything we …

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by Sam Barron
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
News
Israeli Soldier From Fair Lawn Killed By Hamas Had Switched Shifts With Friend, Family Says Israeli Soldier From Fair Lawn Killed By Hamas Had Switched Shifts With Friend, Family Says
Israeli Soldier From Fair Lawn Killed By Hamas Had Switched Shifts With Friend, Family Says Itay Glisko died a hero, his family says. The 20-year-old Israeli soldier who was born at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood was not scheduled to be on base located in the southern part of Israel near Gaza on Saturday, Oct. 7. It was a holiday: Simchat Torah. ** גלול מטה לקבלת הגרסה העברית של דיווח חדשות הזה ** Itay had switched shifts with a fellow soldier who couldn't be there, his cousin, Dana Glisko tells Daily Voice from Israel. The last time Dana and her family heard from Itay, who lived in Fair Lawn before his family moved to Israel when he was six months old, was at 11 a.m. Oct. 7.&…

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by Cecilia Levine
Gaithersburg, MD
Politics
Playboy Drops Maryland Porn Star Mia Khalifa After Requests For Better Footage Of Hamas Attacks Playboy Drops Maryland Porn Star Mia Khalifa After Requests For Better Footage Of Hamas Attacks
Playboy Drops Maryland Porn Star Mia Khalifa After Requests For Better Footage Of Hamas Attacks Mia Khalifa, the former porn star who came to prominence for wearing a hijab during an adult film, has some things to say about the Israel-Gaza conflict. And it's costing her. The 30-year-old Lebanese-American media personality who grew up in Montgomery County and went to school at the Massanutten Military Academy in Virginia, has been dropped by Playboy following a string of social media posts expressing support for Palestinians amid the Hamas attacks on Israel. I just wanna make sure there’s 4k footage of my people breaking down the walls of the open air prison they’ve been forced out…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
News
6 Westchester Law Enforcement Leaders Return Home From Israel After Large-Scale Hamas Attack 6 Westchester Law Enforcement Leaders Return Home From Israel After Large-Scale Hamas Attack
6 Westchester Law Enforcement Leaders Return Home From Israel After Large-Scale Hamas Attack This story has been updated.  Six Westchester law enforcement leaders who had been in Israel during deadly, violent fighting that has left hundreds of Israelis and several American citizens dead have successfully returned home. The six law enforcement leaders had been in Israel as part of a 32-member New York delegation that had traveled to the country on Thursday, Oct. 5 to participate in an international counterterrorism and antisemitism training, Westchester District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced. As a result, the leaders had been in the country when the Islamist Hamas militant g…

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by Ben Crnic
Newark, NJ
Sports
Seton Hall Basketball Star Safe After Hamas Attacks Seton Hall Basketball Star Safe After Hamas Attacks
Seton Hall Basketball Star Safe After Hamas Attacks Isaiah Whitehead, who played two seasons for the Seton Hall University Pirates, said he was safe following the Hamas attacks on Israel. Whitehead is overseas playing for Ironi Ness Ziona in the Israeli Basketball League. Made It Out Of Israel Safely! I Continue To Pray For Those Impacted By What’s Going 🙏🏾🇮🇱 — Isaiah Whitehead (@isaiahwhitehead) October 8, 2023 "This is crazy," Whitehead said during the attacks. "Prayers to Israel." Hamas, which controls Gaza, launched a surprise attack on Israel, wounding thousands and killing hundreds in the longtime conflict. “Citizens of Israel,"…

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by Sam Barron
Northern Valley, NJ
Politics
'Frightened Faces': Sen. Cory Booker In Israel Describes Horror During Surprise Hamas Attacks 'Frightened Faces': Sen. Cory Booker In Israel Describes Horror During Surprise Hamas Attacks
'Frightened Faces': Sen. Cory Booker In Israel Describes Horror During Surprise Hamas Attacks US Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey is safe, but he'll never be able to shake the horror he saw this weekend. The Harrington Park, New Jersey native posted a YouTube video, his backdrop the Old City in Jerusalem, on Sunday, Oct. 8.  Booker said he was jogging in Jerusalem on Saturday, Oct. 7, when he got an urgent call from his chief of staff, telling him to get back to the hotel immediately: Israel was under attack. Hamas, which controls Gaza, launched a surprise attack on Israel, wounding thousands and killing hundreds in the longtime conflict. “Citizens of Israel," Israeli P…

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by Cecilia Levine