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Cresskill-Closter, NJ

Police & Fire

14-Year-Old Airlifted After Being Struck By Bus In Bergen County: Prosecutor A 14-year-old girl was seriously injured after being hit by a bus Wednesday morning, July 23 in Demarest, authorities said. At approximately 8:45 a.m., Demarest officers responded to the intersection of Anderson Avenue and County Road for a report of a crash involving a bus and a child, according to Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Deputy Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer. The child was airlifted to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the bus, operated by First Student, Inc., remained on scene and is cooperating with the investigation, Angermeyer said. …

by Cecilia Levine

07/23/2025

White Plains, NY

News

20-Year-Old Cousin Of Prince William, Prince Harry Found Dead A 20-year-old cousin of Princes William and Harry has been found dead at her family’s country home in England, jolting Britain’s extended royal circle. The woman was identified by the coroner as Rosie Jeanne Burke Roche, granddaughter of Princess Diana’s uncle. An initial inquest hearing confirmed that she died from a “traumatic head injury,” according to People. Authorities say she was discovered by her mother and sister slumped over a firearm on Monday, July 14, at her family's home in the village of Norton in Wiltshire, about 100 miles west of London. The police have ruled the de…

by Joe Lombardi

07/22/2025

Kinnelon, NJ

News

Triathlete, 37, Dies During Swim At NJ Lake, Authorities Say A 37-year-old teacher and mother of four died while competing in the swimming portion of a triathlon at a North Jersey lake over the weekend, Daily Voice has learned. The incident involving 37-year-old Hannah Merlucci, of Kinnelon, happened on the morning of Saturday, July 19 at Fayson Lakes, according to Meghan Kbab, a spokeswoman for the Morris County Prosecutor's Office. Lifeguards spotted a female swimmer unresponsive in the water, swam out to her, and brought her back to shore, Knab said. CPR was immediately initiated. Emergency medical personnel arrived shortly after and transported …

by Cecilia Levine

07/22/2025

Suffern, NY

Police & Fire

Knife-Wielding Man Arrested After SWAT Standoff, Barricading In Rockland Condo (Update) This story has been updated. A 25-year-old man was taken into custody Tuesday, July 22, after allegedly threatening his mother with a knife and barricading himself in a bathroom during a two-hour standoff in Rockland County that led to a shelter-in-place order, authorities said. The incident began around 9:50 a.m. on Tuesday, when the Suffern Police Department received a 911 call from a woman on Kensico Court, part of the Knolls condominium complex. She reported that her 25-year-old son was breaking items in their home. When officers arrived, the woman told them her son had held a lar…

by Ben Crnic

07/22/2025

Netcong-Byram-Stanhope, NJ

Police & Fire

Barricaded Man Found Dead After Gunshot Heard In Sussex County Standoff, Police Say A man was found dead inside his home following a tense standoff with police in Sussex County over the weekend, officials said. The incident began in Byram Township around 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 20, when officers responded to a home for a report of a possible domestic violence incident, according to a press release from the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office. Officers from the Byram Township Police Department arrived and attempted to make contact with the man, but “the individual, however, refused to comply and subsequently barricaded himself inside the home,” the release said. A short time …

by Cecilia Levine

07/22/2025

Beacon, NY

Police & Fire

Retired Cop Charged With Murder After Shooting Roommate In NY, Police Say (Update) Authorities have identified the retired Hudson Valley police officer charged with murder after allegedly shooting his roommate on Monday, July 21. Edison Irizarry, age 52, of Beacon, called 911 and told dispatchers that he had shot his roommate at a home on Rombout Avenue in Beacon just after 9 p.m., New York State Police said in an update on Tuesday afternoon, July 22. When Beacon Police officers arrived, they found 58-year-old Casey Cuddy, also of Beacon, dead from an apparent gunshot wound. Irizarry, a retired City of Beacon Police officer, was taken into custody at the scene…

by Cecilia Levine & Ben Crnic

07/22/2025

Williamstown-Lanesborough, MA

News

CT Man Stabbed 2 Others In Front Of Children At Mass Camp Ground In Unprovoked Attack: DA A Connecticut man is being held without bail after police say he stabbed two men in front of children during a terrifying, unprovoked attack at a popular Massachusetts campground last week. Jeffrey Deluca, 47, of Wilton, Connecticut, was arraigned on Monday, July 21, on multiple charges in connection with a Friday night stabbing that shocked campers at the Mount Greylock Campground in Lanesborough, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. The violence unfolded around 8:15 p.m. Friday, when Lanesborough Police were called to the campground at 15 Scott Road. Police sa…

by Josh Lanier

07/21/2025

Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ

Business

7 New Must-Try Bergen County Restaurants From sizzling shawarma and nostalgic Indian street eats to Bangkok-born recipes and flaky Mediterranean pastries, multiple new restaurants are turning up the flavor across Bergen County. And locals are already lining up. MaMi in Cresskill is filling the space formerly occupied by The Farmhouse. Located at 15 E. Madison Ave., MaMi is all about “Mediterranean flavors, community, and good vibes,” offering fresh pastries, flavorful food, and craft coffee in a cozy, welcoming atmosphere. View this post on Instagram A post shared by MaMi (@ea…

by Cecilia Levine

07/21/2025

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