Coroner IDs NJ Man Killed In Route 31 Wreck Coroner IDs NJ Man Killed In Route 31 Wreck
Coroner IDs NJ Man Killed In Route 31 Wreck A Flemington man succumbed to his injuries after a car accident in Oxford Township on Tuesday, Nov. 21, according to officials.  The crash happened on Route 31 near Mechanic Street around 4 p.m. and shut down through traffic on both lanes of the highway, Washington Township police said in a release.  Ramesh R. Ramchandani, 82, was taken to St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he died from multiple blunt force injuries, said the Northampton County Coroner's Office.  The manner of death was accidental, authorities added. 
Friends, Family Mourn Loss Of 2 Women Killed In Head-On Burlington County Crash Friends, Family Mourn Loss Of 2 Women Killed In Head-On Burlington County Crash
Friends, Family Mourn Loss Of 2 Women Killed In Head-On Burlington County Crash Family members are raising money for a victim of a head-on crash that killed two drivers earlier this month in Burlington County. Maureen Hanna, 22, of Pleasantville, and Latoya Sotomayor, 36, of Egg Harbor Township, both died in the crash on Nov. 1 on Route 563 in Washington Township, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Melinda Rosa started a GoFundMe campaign to pay for funeral expenses for her niece, Maureen Hanna. On Tuesday, Nov. 14, a New Jersey State Police spokesman said there was no update on the cause of the crash. It remains under investigation, Trooper Troy McNair said. Mau…
2 Drivers Killed In Head-On Crash In South Jersey 2 Drivers Killed In Head-On Crash In South Jersey
2 Drivers Killed In Head-On Crash In South Jersey Two drivers were killed in a head-on crash in Burlington County, authorities said. A northbound Jeep Grand Cherokee and a southbound Acura collided on Route 563 near milepost 30 at about 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1 in Washington Township, said Trooper Troy McNair, a New Jersey State Police spokesman. Both the Jeep's driver, Maureen Hanna, 22, of Pleasantville, and the driver of the Acura, Latoya Sotomayor, 36, of Egg Harbor Township, suffered fatal injuries, McNair said. The crash remains under investigation.
Harrington Park Pedestrian Airlifted After Crash Harrington Park Pedestrian Airlifted After Crash
Harrington Park Pedestrian Airlifted After Crash A 59-year-old Harrington Park resident suffered a broken leg when she was struck by a vehicle while walking along the road, authorities said. A 35-year-old female driver from Washington Township hit the woman near the corner of Harriot Avenue and West Shore Road around 7 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, Harrington Park Police Chief Robert Murphy said. "It appears that the pedestrian was walking eastbound in the eastbound lane and the motorist didn't see her and struck her," Murphy said. There's no sidewalk there, residents noted. "There was no impairment suspected and the driver remained on scene,"…
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…
Teterboro Airport Noise Persists: Newly-Formed Group Pushes FAA For Alternate Flight Path Teterboro Airport Noise Persists: Newly-Formed Group Pushes FAA For Alternate Flight Path
Teterboro Airport Noise Persists: Newly-Formed Group Pushes FAA For Alternate Flight Path Residents who live near Teterboro Airport have had enough with the noise. More than 840 people in the Pascack Valley region, who have formed the group Taxpayers for Airport Noise Solutions, have signed a petition requesting the FAA to change the flight plans for flights into Teterboro Airport Runway 19, by having them fly over Route 17. Signers include the mayors of Emerson, Hillsdale, Montvale, Old Tappan, Oradell, Park Ridge, River Vale, Washington Township, Westwood, and Woodcliff Lake. Residents say this route avoids Hackensack University Medical Center and the Pascack Valley regio…
Parking Attendant From Wood-Ridge Busted On Child Porn Charges Parking Attendant From Wood-Ridge Busted On Child Porn Charges
Parking Attendant From Wood-Ridge Busted On Child Porn Charges A 22-year-old parking attendant from Wood-Ridge was charged with trafficking child porn. Galo Fernandez was taken into custody by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Cyber Crimes Unit and borough police during a raid of his apartment in a two-family home on Wood Ridge Street just off Moonachie Avenue near southbound Route 17 on Wednesday, Sept. 13. An investigation that records show began in January found that Fernandez “used the Internet to view, download, possess, distribute, and share items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Bergen County …
Man Charged In Fatal DWI Crash In Camden County Man Charged In Fatal DWI Crash In Camden County
Man Charged In Fatal DWI Crash In Camden County A Washington Township man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash in Pennsauken earlier this month, authorities said. Michael Tucker, 30, was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol in the crash and was charged with death by auto, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay. The crash occurred Aug. 8 at Route 130 and Drexel Avenue in Pennsauken. The suspect also was charged with assault by auto for others injured in the crash. One victim, Angel Caraballo, 76, of Camden was pronounced dead on Aug. 8, at 9:47 p.m.  On Aug. 24, …
Motorcyclist Strikes Deer On Atlantic City Expressway Motorcyclist Strikes Deer On Atlantic City Expressway
Motorcyclist Strikes Deer On Atlantic City Expressway A motorcyclist escaped serious injury after striking a deer on the Atlantic City Expressway in Gloucester County, authorities said. The crash occurred at 2:51 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31 at milepost 44.1 southbound in Washington Township, New Jersey State Police said. The motorcycle rider refused medical attention at the crash scene, police said. 
Fugitive Former Paramus Basketballer Turned Bail Reform Poster Boy Captured In Rockland Fugitive Former Paramus Basketballer Turned Bail Reform Poster Boy Captured In Rockland
Fugitive Former Paramus Basketballer Turned Bail Reform Poster Boy Captured In Rockland The increasingly violent criminal career of a former Paramus Catholic High School basketball player continued when he tried to carjack a woman in Park Ridge, then led police on a pursuit, authorities said. Police in the Rockland County town of Stony Point later captured Jordan Dufont, 23, after a foot chase, Park Ridge Police Chief Joseph Madden said on Thursday, Aug. 17. Dufont had only just been released on Aug. 3 after spending five weeks in the Bergen County Jail following another pursuit and a combative arrest off Route 17 in Paramus. Police in Park Ridge got a call this time shortly…
Lightning Strike Ignites Paramus House Fire Lightning Strike Ignites Paramus House Fire
Lightning Strike Ignites Paramus House Fire A lightning strike ignited a fire in a Paramus home Friday morning. The blaze damaged the second floor of the two-story, wood-frame home on Bullard Avenue, off Forest Avenue, after it broke out at around 8:15 a.m. July 14. Firefighters had it doused in under a half hour. No injuries were reported. Paramus police and members of their Emergency Services Unit, along with Paramus Rescue Squad joined other borough firefighters at the scene, with colleagues from surrounding towns providing coverage. These included responders from Fair Lawn, Maywood, Oradell, River Edge, Rochelle Park and Washi…
Serious Crash Reported In Warren County (DEVELOPING) Serious Crash Reported In Warren County (DEVELOPING)
Serious Crash Reported In Warren County (Developing) A serious two-car crash shut down roadways as crews responded early on Monday, July 10, developing reports say. The crash occurred near Brass Castle Road and Harmony Brass Castle Road in Washington Township shortly after 9 a.m., according to initial reports. Brass Castle Road was closed in both directions between Little Philadelphia Road and Jonestown Road for the investigation. Road Closed on Brass Castle Road in both directions between Little Philadelphia Road and Jonestown Road for a crash investigation. Posted by Washington Township Police Department on Monday, July 10, 2023 Accor…