NJ Teacher Dies After Apparent Missing-Person Search In Cape May NJ Teacher Dies After Apparent Missing-Person Search In Cape May NJ Teacher Dies After Apparent Missing-Person Search In Cape May
NJ Teacher Dies After Apparent Missing-Person Search In Cape May Christine C. Back, a Jersey Shore photographer and artist who shared her passion for creativity as a high school digital arts and photography teacher, died Sunday, Sept. 14, in Cape May, according to her obituary on the Spilker Funeral Home website. She was 61. Lower Township police separately identified Back, 61, of the Villas section of the township, as missing that same day. Officers conducting a welfare check were unable to reach Back at her home before belongings identified as hers were found on the beach near the water in Cape May City, police said. The discovery prompted an extensive…

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DWI Reckless NY Driver Had Phony License Plates: Denville PD A 35-year-old New York man was hit with a slew of charges after he drove drunk in Denville, authorities said. At 3:15 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 28, officers received a report of a vehicle driving with fictitious license plates, police said. The vehicle was located on Route 10 East and the driver, Ahmed Sekou Sow displayed signs of possible impairment, Denville police said. Sow was arrested following field sobriety testing, police said. He was charged with driving while intoxicated, careless driving, driving with a suspended license, driving an unregistered vehicle, reckless driving and fictitio…
SUV Struck By School Bus After Failing To Stop In Warren County: NJSP SUV Struck By School Bus After Failing To Stop In Warren County: NJSP SUV Struck By School Bus After Failing To Stop In Warren County: NJSP
SUV Struck By School Bus After Failing To Stop In Warren County: Njsp One person was injured after a Jeep SUV was struck by a school bus in Warren County on Saturday, Oct. 3, authorities said. At 4:01 p.m., a Jeep SUV failed to stop at a sign stop at Route 519 and Titman Road in White Township, Charles Marchan, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.  The Jeep traveled into the intersection and was struck by a Blue Bird school bus, Marchan said. The driver of the Jeep sustained non-life threating injuries and was transported to an nearby hospital, Marchan said. The crash remains under investigation, Marchan said.
Bald Eagle Killed By New Bird At Bergen County Zoo Amid Leadership Change, Sources Say Bald Eagle Killed By New Bird At Bergen County Zoo Amid Leadership Change, Sources Say Bald Eagle Killed By New Bird At Bergen County Zoo Amid Leadership Change, Sources Say
Bald Eagle Killed By New Bird At Bergen County Zoo Amid Leadership Change, Sources Say The Friends of the Bergen County Zoo excitedly announced in June that the county-run zoo in Paramus' Van Saun County Park was getting a new bald eagle. Her name was Betsy, the newsletter said, and she would be joining Contact, a male bald eagle who had lived at the zoo for more than 20 years. The two birds were being introduced "behind the scenes," the zoo said. Weeks later, Contact — whose name came from an apparent collision with a plane that left him injured — was dead. Multiple sources have told Daily Voice that in the days leading up to the death, the new bird had Contact in aggr…
Fake FBI Agents Storm NJ Apartment, Steal $7.5K: Police Fake FBI Agents Storm NJ Apartment, Steal $7.5K: Police Fake FBI Agents Storm NJ Apartment, Steal $7.5K: Police
Fake FBI Agents Storm NJ Apartment, Steal $7.5K: Police A New Jersey man has been arrested after police say he and two accomplices posed as FBI agents, forced their way into a woman's apartment and stole $7,500 from her safe. Samuel Prata, 42, was arrested Sunday, Oct. 4, in connection with the Thursday, Aug. 27 home invasion on Mott Street near Raymond Boulevard, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda Sr. said. Three men knocked on the door of the woman's third-floor apartment around 2:30 p.m. and claimed to be federal agents, demanding that she open the door, Miranda said. When she did, the men rushed inside and pushed her onto a c…

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Netflix Movie Transforms NJ College Campus Into UCLA A North Jersey university got a Hollywood makeover, transforming into UCLA for a new Netflix movie. Montclair State University's 252-acre campus was used to film scenes for “Best of the Best,” which debuted on Netflix Friday, Sept. 18. Images shared by the university show familiar campus locations standing in for UCLA, including the Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, Feliciano School of Business, and amphitheater. Montclair State's Spanish Mission Revival architecture bears similarities to UCLA's Northern Italian Romanesque Revival style, with both campuses featuring red-tiled…

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Dead Passengers, Fake Drivers: NJ Woman, Colombian Lover's $13M Scheme Unravels Dead Passengers, Fake Drivers: NJ Woman, Colombian Lover's $13M Scheme Unravels Dead Passengers, Fake Drivers: NJ Woman, Colombian Lover's $13M Scheme Unravels
Dead Passengers, Fake Drivers: NJ Woman, Colombian Lover's $13M Scheme Unravels Some of the passengers were dead. Some of the drivers had never driven a car. But a New Jersey woman and her Colombian lover apparently had no trouble taking taxpayers for a ride. For years, prosecutors say, Jael Watts, 45, of Alloway, operated Pearl Transit Corporation, a New Jersey-based company that purported to have drivers scattered across the country giving rides to elderly and disabled people while also conducting outreach for homeless Americans. Watts and Luis Pino-Copete, 42, of Bogota, Colombia, were convicted following a multi-week federal trial in Utica of orchestrating a spraw…

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Krispy Kreme's New Halloween Doughnut Lineup Features Looney Tunes Favorites Krispy Kreme is teaming up with Looney Tunes for a new Halloween collection featuring the classic cartoon characters. The doughnut chain unveiled the limited-time Looney Tunes Halloween Collection in a news release on Monday, Oct. 5. The treats will debut at participating shops nationwide on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The lineup marks the first time the iconic animation franchise has appeared on Krispy Kreme doughnuts. "Looney Tunes characters have entertained generations of fans with their fun, laughter, and mischief, making them a perfect match for Krispy Kreme this Halloween," said…

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Krispy Kreme's New Halloween Doughnut Lineup Features Looney Tunes Favorites Krispy Kreme's New Halloween Doughnut Lineup Features Looney Tunes Favorites Krispy Kreme's New Halloween Doughnut Lineup Features Looney Tunes Favorites
Krispy Kreme's New Halloween Doughnut Lineup Features Looney Tunes Favorites Krispy Kreme is teaming up with Looney Tunes for a new Halloween collection featuring the classic cartoon characters. The doughnut chain unveiled the limited-time Looney Tunes Halloween Collection in a news release on Monday, Oct. 5. The treats will debut at participating shops nationwide on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The lineup marks the first time the iconic animation franchise has appeared on Krispy Kreme doughnuts. "Looney Tunes characters have entertained generations of fans with their fun, laughter, and mischief, making them a perfect match for Krispy Kreme this Halloween," said…

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Gatorade Recall Spans 37 States, Including NJ: Check Your Bottles Gatorade Recall Spans 37 States, Including NJ: Check Your Bottles Gatorade Recall Spans 37 States, Including NJ: Check Your Bottles
Gatorade Recall Spans 37 States, Including NJ: Check Your Bottles More than 122,000 cases of Gatorade are being recalled, giving shoppers across dozens of states a reason to check their bottles. PepsiCo Inc. is recalling 122,021 cases of 28-ounce Gatorade because they contain undeclared Yellow No. 5 and/or Yellow No. 6, according to the FDA enforcement report. The New York-based company is located in Purchase, in Westchester County. The recall covers four varieties: Gatorade Lemon Lime, Gatorade Lemon Lime Zero, Gatorade Orange, and Gatorade Orange Zero. The drinks were distributed in 37 states, including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, Cal…