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Family Of Newark Cheerleader Critically Injured In Crash Takes Legal Action Family Of Newark Cheerleader Critically Injured In Crash Takes Legal Action
Family Of Newark Cheerleader Critically Injured In Crash Takes Legal Action The family of an 18-year-old Newark cheerleader critically injured in a crash outside of her school last month has taken legal action against the Newark Board of Education and others they say are responsible for the accident. The family of Chiara Jones, the 18-year-old Newark cheerleader who was critically injured after she was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle outside her high school while coming home from a competition, announced on Monday, March 25, they have filed a notice of claim against the school district.  Chiara Jones was struck by a vehicle outside Arts High School while getti…

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by Sam Barron
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Bringing Affordable Housing To NJ Just Got Easier: Are You For Or Against It? (POLL) Bringing Affordable Housing To NJ Just Got Easier: Are You For Or Against It? (POLL)
Bringing Affordable Housing To NJ Just Got Easier: Are You For Or Against It? (Poll) New Jersey is hoping to become a national leader for affordable housing. Last week, Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill making it easier for municipalities to get funding to build more affordable housing and track its progress in meeting its benchmarks, under the Mount Laurel affordable housing doctrine. "We will be able to create more certainty and lower costs in New Jersey’s affordable housing landscape," Murphy said of the legislation. The Mount Laurel doctrine was created after the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in 1975 that every municipality must "make realistically possible an a…

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by Sam Barron
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Sussex County Mom Sings Taylor Swift During Awake Brain Surgery To Remove Tumor Sussex County Mom Sings Taylor Swift During Awake Brain Surgery To Remove Tumor
Sussex County Mom Sings Taylor Swift During Awake Brain Surgery To Remove Tumor A 36-year-old New Jersey mom and teacher is making headlines after successful surgery to remove a brain tumor. Not only was she was awake through the entire procedure, but she was singing. That's right, Stanhope's Selena Campione was belting out Taylor Swift's music so that doctors could monitor her speech as they worked. Several months after the procedure in which the non-cancerous tumor was removed, Campione is feeling more and more like herself, symptom-free. @dailyvoicenewjersey Stanhope mom Selena Campione sings Taylor Swift during awake brain surgery to remove a tumor. ♬ orig…

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by Cecilia Levine
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The Valley Hospital Has Opening Date For New Paramus Campus The Valley Hospital Has Opening Date For New Paramus Campus
The Valley Hospital Paramus Opening The Valley Hospital is officially in Paramus. Almost. After more than 70 years in Ridgewood, The Valley Hospital will relocate to Paramus in April. Patients from the Ridgewood facility will be moved to the Paramus location on Sunday, April 14, at which point the hospital will open its doors to emergency and inpatient care. Located at Winters Drive, the state-of-the-art hospital has 370 beds, single-patient rooms, an expanded emergency department, larger operating rooms, park-like grounds, and the latest technology. Gov. Phil Murphy was among the state and local officials who con…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Body Of NYC Woman Found In Duffle Bag, Squatters Questioned Fled In Her Car Through NJ: Report Body Of NYC Woman Found In Duffle Bag, Squatters Questioned Fled In Her Car Through NJ: Report
Body Of NYC Woman Found In Duffle Bag, Squatters Questioned Fled In Her Car Through NJ: Report A 52-year-old woman was brutally killed in New York City apartment and two people who stole her car have been taken in for questioning in York, Pennsylvania, authorities explained on Friday afternoon, March 22.  Nadia Vitels had just returned from Spain and was going to her deceased mom's former home to clean it up for friends visiting New York City, the NYPD explained in a press conference. "We believe that some squatters took the apartment over, and this woman came home to get this apartment set up and walked in on the squatters that were there," NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Who Died By Suicide In NJ Prison Had Been 'Begging' For Help, Attorney Says Man Who Died By Suicide In NJ Prison Had Been 'Begging' For Help, Attorney Says
Man Who Died By Suicide In NJ Prison Had Been 'Begging' For Help, Attorney Says A 24-year-old Vineland man died last week in prison, and his family's attorney said his death was avoidable had he gotten the mental health treatment he'd been requesting. Phillip John Frascella II, 24, died by suicide on March 13 at the Northern State Prison in Newark, according to his family's attorney, Jennifer Torsiello Cassett. "We are looking into the circumstances surrounding this tragedy, but we do not have the prison file or surveillance video yet," Cassett said. "What we do know is that Northern State Prison is a dangerous place, and this is not the first time this parti…

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by Jon Craig
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JACKPOT! NJ Lotto Ticket Sold Online Wins Big JACKPOT! NJ Lotto Ticket Sold Online Wins Big
Jackpot! NJ Lotto Ticket Sold Online Wins Big It was a Thursday to remember for one New Jersey resident. A ticket sold online via the Jackpocket app  matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot drawing on Thursday, March 21, winning $219,460. The Jackpocket app is based in Hewitt in Passaic County. The winning numbers were 12, 15, 21, 34 and 44 and the XTRA number was: 02. 

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by Sam Barron
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Valley Hospital Named Among Best In World By 'Newsweek' Valley Hospital Named Among Best In World By 'Newsweek'
Valley Hospital Named Among Best In World By 'Newsweek' Some of the best hospitals in the world are right in the Garden State. Newsweek, partnering with Statsia, released its annual list of the World's Best Hospitals, with six hospitals in New Jersey making the cut.  Morristown Medical Center was ranked 47th, while Hackensack University Medical Center was right behind at 58th.  Valley Hospital in Ridgewood (soon Paramus) and Overlook Medical Center in Summit were ranked 137th and 174th, respectively.  Englewood Hospital and Medical Center and Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch were ranked 329th and 411th, respectively. Dr. …

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by Sam Barron
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Widow Taking Legal Action After Scientist Husband Was Killed At NJ Intersection Widow Taking Legal Action After Scientist Husband Was Killed At NJ Intersection
Widow Taking Legal Action After Scientist Husband Was Killed At NJ Intersection A New Jersey widow is taking legal action to obtain additional details from a New Jersey police department in the crash that killed her 32-year-old husband last fall. Matthew H. Bunner, a scientist with Bristol Myers Squibb and a University of Pennsylvania graduate, was out for a walk when he was struck and killed by a 66-year-old driver in East Brunswick at about 8:15 p.m. on Sept. 1, 2023, according to the police report and his obituary. The crash occurred near the intersection of Cranbury Road and Henley Drive Bunner was stepping into the crosswalk from the center grassy m…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
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Cold Hard Cuts: 7,500 Employees Let Go From North Jersey Company Parting Ways With Ice Cream Cold Hard Cuts: 7,500 Employees Let Go From North Jersey Company Parting Ways With Ice Cream
Unilever To Lay Off 7,500 Employees Unilever is saying goodbye to ice cream, and thousands of employees. The global consumer goods company is cutting 7,500 roles worldwide as part of its new "productivity program," the company announced Tuesday, March 19. Many say the move is a cold one, as for the first time since 1922, Unilever is leaving the ice cream business. According to a release, ice cream generated approximately $8.6 billion in 2023 for Unilever. And according to the New York Times, that's approximately 13 percent of the total revenue for the year. Unilever has owned some of the most popular ice cream brands in the…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Emotional Video Shows Drone Operator Reuniting Dog Struck By Car With NJ Owners After 2 Days Emotional Video Shows Drone Operator Reuniting Dog Struck By Car With NJ Owners After 2 Days
Emotional Video Shows Drone Operator Reuniting Dog Struck By Car With NJ Owners After 2 Days A dog that went missing following a New Jersey crash was found thanks to a drone team specializing in search and rescue. Michael Parziale, the founder of USAR DroneTeam, got a call Saturday, March 16, from the owners of a dog named Guinness, who got loose in the family's yard and was struck by a vehicle, then ran away. Guinness GoFundMe photo "The thought of Guinness out there alone, scared, hurting, cold, etc. and just not having him home with us, was the most horrible feeling a pet owner can go thru (a complete nightmare)," Guinness' owner Mary Valetutto said on a GoFundMe f…

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by Cecilia Levine
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WINNER! Powerball Ticket Sold In Passaic County Scores $50K WINNER! Powerball Ticket Sold In Passaic County Scores $50K
Winner! Powerball Ticket Sold In Passaic County Scores $50K A Powerball player in Passaic County had a Monday to remember. A ticket sold in Clifton matched four numbers plus the red Powerball in the drawing held on Monday, March 18, winning $50,000. The ticket was sold at Krauszer's on 7th Street. The winning numbers were 10, 17, 20, 39, 44 and the red Powerball was 16.

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by Sam Barron