$220,000 Raised At Good Samaritan Hospital’s Spring Ball To Support Investments In Healthcare $220,000 Raised At Good Samaritan Hospital’s Spring Ball To Support Investments In Healthcare
$220,000 Raised At Good Samaritan Hospital’s Spring Ball To Support Investments In Healthcare Good Samaritan Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), recently held its 34th annual Spring Ball. Healthcare providers, community leaders and friends of Good Samaritan Hospital were among the 350 guests who attended the event at Edgewood Country Club in River Vale, New Jersey. The gala raised $220,000 in support of Good Samaritan Hospital’s investments in state-of-the-art facilities, leading-edge technologies and innovative services. This year, Good Samaritan Hospital recognized Jeffrey S. Oppenheim, MD, Section Chief of Neurosurgery, with the Sis…
Officers From Pascack Valley Towns Get Special 'Micro-Training' On Domestic Violence Incidents Officers From Pascack Valley Towns Get Special 'Micro-Training' On Domestic Violence Incidents
Officers From Pascack Valley Towns Get Special 'Micro-Training' On Domestic Violence Incidents More than 40 police officers from seven Pascack Valley towns attended a special "micro-training" session in River Vale on how to handle domestic violence incidents. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Jessica Gomperts, who runs her office’s Domestic Violence Unit, discussed complete and proper investigations. River Vale police were joined by their colleagues from Hillsdale, Montvale, Old Tappan, Park Ridge, Westwood, and Woodcliff Lake. The local venue and succinct nature of “micro-training” -- the first of its kind in the Pascack Valley area -- enabled on- and off-duty officers to atten…
Police: Pascack Valley Teen Crashes SUV Half-Hour After Release For Underage Drinking Police: Pascack Valley Teen Crashes SUV Half-Hour After Release For Underage Drinking
Police: Pascack Valley Teen Crashes SUV Half-Hour After Release For Underage Drinking A drunken 19-year-old from Hillsdale crashed an SUV into a utility pole in River Vale -- a half-hour after being released to a responsible adult following an underage drinking arrest, police said. It began at 6:45 a.m. Saturday, when an off-duty borough police officer spotted an idling vehicle stopped in a traffic lane on Rivervale Road near Piermont Avenue, Sgt. Peter Martin said. Responding officers found the driver and two passengers – including 19-year-old Ryan Shoop of Hillsdale – all passed out in the vehicle, Martin said. Unable to wake them from outside, an officer opened the door…
Teen Driver Gets Summons In Crash That Split River Vale Utility Pole, KO'd Area Power Teen Driver Gets Summons In Crash That Split River Vale Utility Pole, KO'd Area Power
Teen Driver Gets Summons In Crash That Split River Vale Utility Pole, KO'd Area Power UPDATE: A 17-year-old River Vale driver who had to be removed through the sunroof after a crash split a utility pole in two -- knocking out power to the area -- received a careless driving summons, police said. The 2016 Honda CRV was headed south on Rivervale Road when it suddenly veered to the right, onto the curb and struck the pole near New Street a little over a week ago, River Vale Detective Sgt. Peter Martin said. The vehicle landed on its side, while the top portion of the pole remained “suspended in the air above the vehicle, being held up only by utility wires, including high-tensi…
Discarded Cigarette Ignited Fire That Ravaged River Vale Home, Responders Say Discarded Cigarette Ignited Fire That Ravaged River Vale Home, Responders Say
Discarded Cigarette Ignited Fire That Ravaged River Vale Home, Responders Say UPDATE: A smoldering cigarette discarded in a planter ignited a fire that blew through the roof of a River Vale home last week, authorities said. A resident of the Pascack Avenue home "was smoking a cigarette outside hours earlier," a law enforcement contact with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. "She put it out in a planter and it smoldered for hours until it ignited." Two dogs were rescued from the 2½-story home near the Harrington Park border after the fire broke out the night of Feb. 13, authorities said. No one else was inside, they said. Responders included firefigh…
PHOTOS: Fire Ravages River Vale Home PHOTOS: Fire Ravages River Vale Home
Photos: Fire Ravages River Vale Home Bergen County arson investigators were called to the scene of a fire that blew through the roof of a River Vale home Wednesday night. “Thankfully the family and their pets all appear to be safe,” state Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi said. Two dogs were rescued from the 2½-story Pascack Avenue home -- near the Harrington Park border – when the fire broke out, responders said. No one else was inside, they said. Responders included firefighters from Emerson, Hillsdale, Old Tappan, Park Ridge, Teaneck, Washington Township, Westwood and an ambulance from Old Tappan. River Vale fireCOURTESY: …
HEADS UP: Home Security Contractor Who Put Camera In River Vale Girl’s Room Was Sex Offender HEADS UP: Home Security Contractor Who Put Camera In River Vale Girl’s Room Was Sex Offender
Heads UP: Home Security Contractor Who Put Camera In River Vale Girl’s Room Was Sex Offender Something wasn’t right about the so-called security expert who installed surveillance cameras around a River Vale couple’s home – and in their young daughter’s playroom. Things got creepier when he insisted that the couple give him the password for their new surveillance system so that he could “troubleshoot” when necessary. It gets worse: They later discovered that the four exterior cameras that he installed fed directly into their DVR but not the one that he put in their daughter’s room. It turns out that Nathan Shane Follis was accused of collecting child pornography in Missouri. He’d …
RANKINGS: Wealthiest Towns In North Jersey According To Census Data RANKINGS: Wealthiest Towns In North Jersey According To Census Data
Rankings: Wealthiest Towns In North Jersey According To Census Data The median household income in New Jersey is $76,475 -- so how do North Jersey towns factor in? According to data from the U.S. Census covering 2013 through 2017 released last month, several communities in Bergen and Passaic have some of the highest earners in the state. The median income in Bergen County was $91,572 and $63,339 in Passaic County. Median income is the amount that divides the income distribution into two equal groups: Half of the population has an income above that amount, and half are below it.  The wealthiest municipalities in Bergen County: Closter…
INFERNO (VIDEO): Beloved Old Tappan Family With Infant Twins Displaced In Post-Christmas Fire INFERNO (VIDEO): Beloved Old Tappan Family With Infant Twins Displaced In Post-Christmas Fire
Inferno (Video): Beloved Old Tappan Family With Infant Twins Displaced In Post-Christmas Fire An Old Tappan family was displaced by an early-morning fire that destroyed their newly-renovated home the day after Christmas. Homeowner Angelo Mazza said he awoke Wednesday around 7 a.m. to the smell of smoke and quickly got his wife, sister-in-law, 1-year-old twin boys and their dog out of the house. The roof of the 2½-story Grant Avenue home collapsed during the blaze. No injuries were reported. Authorities were trying to determine the cause. All that was left.Ralph Affuso for DAILY VOICE PHOTO: Ralph Affuso for Daily Voice Mazza owns One Fitness in Northvale with Rob DeBrino. "T…
Pascack Valley HS Student Wants To Save All The Dogs... One Painting At A Time Pascack Valley HS Student Wants To Save All The Dogs... One Painting At A Time
Pascack Valley HS Student Wants To Save All The Dogs... One Painting At A Time To River Vale's Hope Buzzelli, every rescue dog has a story. That epiphany came to her last summer while sitting on her couch next to her family's dog, Layla. Buzzelli has admired her dog's positive outlook on life since adopting her from Good Karma Dog Rescue three years ago. It was in that moment she felt inspired to paint Layla's portrait depicting just that. LaylaContributed "Dogs are all so optimistic," said Buzzelli, a junior at Pascack Valley Regional High School. "No matter what their past, they can enjoy where they are." What followed was a series of dog portraits primarily o…
Nearly 250 Housing Units Proposed For River Vale Golf Course Nearly 250 Housing Units Proposed For River Vale Golf Course
Nearly 250 Housing Units Proposed For River Vale Golf Course The Edgewood Country Club in River Vale could soon be redeveloped, paving the way for 249 housing units. If approved by the Joint Planning Board Thursday, the 27-hole golf course would be reduced to 18 holes -- 24 of which would fulfill River Vale's affordable-housing requirement by the state.  The remaining 225 units would be 193, three-bedroom townhouses and 32, two- and three-bedroom quadplex units. Those homes have an anticipated market value of between $800,000 and $1 million, according to the applicant, The Fairways at Edgewood, c/o Woodmont Properties. Concerns from …
Deadline This Friday To Register For River Vale Junior Police Academy Deadline This Friday To Register For River Vale Junior Police Academy
Deadline This Friday To Register For River Vale Junior Police Academy Want to see a SWAT unit and bomb squad in action? Visit inmates at the county jail? See Metlife Stadium from behind the scenes? Time is running out to register for the 2018 River Vale Junior Police Academy: The deadline is this Friday, Oct. 5. Registration is ONLINE ONLY: www.RiverValeNJ.org The academy is open to River Vale residents in the 7th and 8th grades who will: Witness a Bomb Squad operation; Watch a live demonstration by the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team; Take a trip to the Bergen County Jail and meet the inmates; Go for a behind-the-scenes tour of MetLife Sta…