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Amtrak Fiber Cut Triggers FAA Ground Stops at Philly, Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, Teterboro Amtrak Fiber Cut Triggers FAA Ground Stops at Philly, Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, Teterboro Amtrak Fiber Cut Triggers FAA Ground Stops at Philly, Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, Teterboro
Amtrak Fiber Cut Triggers FAA Ground Stops at Philly, Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, Teterboro An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut a fiber line in New Jersey, triggering a telecommunications outage that forced the FAA to halt flights at five major Northeast airports Monday, Sept. 21, federal officials said. Flights were affected at Philadelphia International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, Teterboro Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport as the outage rippled across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. "An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut into a fiber line in New Jersey which caused a telecom outage and forced FAA to …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Glass Bottle Attack Leaves Man Bloodied At Hackensack Rooming House: Police Glass Bottle Attack Leaves Man Bloodied At Hackensack Rooming House: Police Glass Bottle Attack Leaves Man Bloodied At Hackensack Rooming House: Police
Glass Bottle Attack Leaves Man Bloodied At Hackensack Rooming House: Police A fight between two housemates at a Hackensack rooming house turned bloody when one man allegedly punched the other and threw a glass bottle at him, authorities said. Officers responded to the rooming house on the 200 block of First Street on Saturday, Sept. 19, on a report of a fight between two housemates, Hackensack Deputy Police Chief Gregory Zisa said. Investigators found that Jesus Toro Sanchez attacked his housemate by punching him and throwing a glass bottle at him, according to Zisa. The bottle broke, leaving the 39-year-old victim with lacerations to his face and head, Zisa said.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Suspicious Person Call In Maywood Leads To Arrest Of Wanted Paterson Man: Police Suspicious Person Call In Maywood Leads To Arrest Of Wanted Paterson Man: Police Suspicious Person Call In Maywood Leads To Arrest Of Wanted Paterson Man: Police
Suspicious Person Call In Maywood Leads To Arrest Of Wanted Paterson Man: Police A suspicious person call in Maywood led police to a Paterson man wanted on a Passaic County warrant, authorities said. Sgt. Shawn Patton and Officer Chris Melber responded to Lenox Avenue around 8:40 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, after a person was reported approaching at least two homes, Maywood Police Chief Terence R. Kenny said. Officers found Tajimier Jones, 26, of Paterson, in the street on an e-bike, Kenny said. Jones told officers he was trying to visit his girlfriend but had initially gone to the wrong house, according to Kenny. Officers asked Jones for identification because he …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Family Eyes MetLife Tribute For NY Man Killed In PA ATV Hit-And-Run Family Eyes MetLife Tribute For NY Man Killed In PA ATV Hit-And-Run Family Eyes MetLife Tribute For NY Man Killed In PA ATV Hit-And-Run
Family Eyes MetLife Tribute For NY Man Killed In PA ATV Hit-And-Run A 27-year-old New York man killed after falling from an ATV onto a Pennsylvania roadway and being struck by a driver who fled has been identified, authorities said. Kyle Elardo, of Suffolk County, Long Island was killed late Thursday, Sept. 17, on State Route 903 near Church Road in Penn Forest Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police and the Carbon County Coroner's Office. Troopers from the Fern Ridge barracks were called to the scene around 11:30 p.m. for a reported fatal hit-and-run and found Elardo in the northbound lane, police said. Investigators determined Elardo had been op…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'RHONJ' Stars Pack Teresa, Gia Giudice's New Bergen County Restaurant 'RHONJ' Stars Pack Teresa, Gia Giudice's New Bergen County Restaurant 'RHONJ' Stars Pack Teresa, Gia Giudice's New Bergen County Restaurant
'Rhonj' Stars Pack Teresa, Gia Giudice's New Bergen County Restaurant “Real Housewives” stars and other Bravo personalities packed a new Bergen County restaurant as Teresa Giudice and daughter Gia celebrated its grand opening with friends and family. The private celebration was held at Il Vero on Center Avenue in Westwood on Saturday, Sept. 19. Il Vero is reportedly set to open to the public this week. Gia told New Jersey Monthly the theme of the party was “Italian old money.” Gia and family friend Maria Sausa are owners and business partners. On Gia's podcast, Sausa said she "had the building" before speaking with Gia and it was a "match made in heaven." “I…

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by Cecilia Levine
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4 Kids Found Inside Ramapo HS With Toy Rifle After Stealing School Vehicle: Police 4 Kids Found Inside Ramapo HS With Toy Rifle After Stealing School Vehicle: Police 4 Kids Found Inside Ramapo HS With Toy Rifle After Stealing School Vehicle: Police
4 Kids Found Inside Ramapo HS With Toy Rifle After Stealing School Vehicle: Police Four juveniles, including one carrying a toy rifle that resembled a real firearm, were taken into custody after breaking into Ramapo High School and stealing a school vehicle, police said. Officers responded to Ramapo High School at 331 George St. in Franklin Lakes on Monday, Sept. 21, at 1:33 a.m., after school security reported several people walking through the hallways, Franklin Lakes Police Capt. Robert Grassi said. One appeared to be carrying a firearm, Grassi said. Franklin Lakes police called for mutual aid from Mahwah, Wyckoff, Oakland, North Haledon, Fair Lawn and Glen Rock police…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Runner Collapses In Cardiac Arrest During 5K In Bergen County, Saved By Responders Runner Collapses In Cardiac Arrest During 5K In Bergen County, Saved By Responders Runner Collapses In Cardiac Arrest During 5K In Bergen County, Saved By Responders
Runner Collapses In Cardiac Arrest During 5K In Bergen County, Saved By Responders A 74-year-old runner went into cardiac arrest during the Haworth 5K before first responders used an AED to help save his life, authorities said. Sgt. Gianluca Ragone saw the man collapse while running on Haworth Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 19, and immediately called for emergency medical assistance, according to Lt. Justin Fox. Fox, Ragone, D/Sgt. James Morgan, Demarest firefighter and Special Police Officer Matthew Carey, and members of the Haworth Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded. The runner was unresponsive, not breathing, and in cardiac arrest, Fox said. Responders immediately began …

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by Cecilia Levine
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LI Woman Swallowed By Hidden 8-Foot Backyard Hole Thought She Was Going To Die: Reports LI Woman Swallowed By Hidden 8-Foot Backyard Hole Thought She Was Going To Die: Reports LI Woman Swallowed By Hidden 8-Foot Backyard Hole Thought She Was Going To Die: Reports
LI Woman Swallowed By Hidden 8-Foot Backyard Hole Thought She Was Going To Die: Reports A Long Island woman was rescued by neighbors she'd never met after falling into an 8-foot hole in her backyard that she never knew was there last week (scroll down for video). Danielle Tammone told CBS News that she thought she was going to die when she fell in and couldn't get out. She began screaming for help. It happened last Thursday, Sept. 17, Tammone's 47th birthday. Tammone tells 1010 Wins she was walking in her backyard when her feet sank into the ground, and seconds later, she was swallowed into the earth. Once she realized what had happened, panic set in. "Wow, I could die t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Wife Of Retired Garfield Police LT Wife Killed In Jersey Shore Restaurant Crash Wife Of Retired Garfield Police LT Wife Killed In Jersey Shore Restaurant Crash Wife Of Retired Garfield Police LT Wife Killed In Jersey Shore Restaurant Crash
Wife Of Retired Garfield Police LT Wife Killed In Jersey Shore Restaurant Crash The 56-year-old wife of a New Jersey fire chief died when a 93-year-old driver crashed through a popular restaurant this weekend, officials have confirmed. The Lavallette driver was attempting to park her 2014 Buick Encore in front of Meg's Grill at 1401 Grand Central Ave. in Lavallette around 11:12 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, when the vehicle rapidly accelerated into the outdoor dining area and building, Lavallette police said. The driver apparently pressed the accelerator instead of the brake, police said. Seven restaurant patrons were injured and taken to the hospital with various inju…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Saddle Brook Chief IDs Officer Struck By Hit-Run Driver On Route 80 Saddle Brook Chief IDs Officer Struck By Hit-Run Driver On Route 80 Saddle Brook Chief IDs Officer Struck By Hit-Run Driver On Route 80
Saddle Brook Chief IDs Officer Struck By Hit-Run Driver On Route 80 Authorities have identified the Saddle Brook police officer who was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a hit-and-run driver on Route 80 Sunday morning, Sept. 20. Saddle Brook Police Chief John Zotollo Jr. identified the officer as Nicholas Genuario, who was sworn into the department in 2024. Genuario had stopped a gray Nissan Maxima in the deceleration lane of Route 80 eastbound at milepost 62.4 around 4:34 a.m., New Jersey State Police said. While Genuario was outside the vehicle, an unknown vehicle traveling east struck the left side of the Nissan and the offic…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA, NJ Ren Faire Performer Lady Amanda Chase Honored After Death At 43 PA, NJ Ren Faire Performer Lady Amanda Chase Honored After Death At 43 PA, NJ Ren Faire Performer Lady Amanda Chase Honored After Death At 43
PA, NJ Ren Faire Performer Lady Amanda Chase Honored After Death At 43 A woman whose childhood dream of performing at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire became reality — and later took her to Renaissance stages across Pennsylvania and New Jersey — was honored Saturday, Sept. 19, at the place she said captured her heart when she was just 5 years old. Shannon Maria Jones, 43, also known to fairegoers as Lady Amanda Chase and online as Shannon’s Sunflowers, died in early August while on an Alaskan cruise with her mother, Tamara Sweitzer. Jones had been living with four incurable diseases that damaged her lungs, her mother wrote in announcing her death. “She pass…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Confused' Bus Driver Crashes Into 3 Vehicles During Apparent Medical Episode In Fairview 'Confused' Bus Driver Crashes Into 3 Vehicles During Apparent Medical Episode In Fairview 'Confused' Bus Driver Crashes Into 3 Vehicles During Apparent Medical Episode In Fairview
'Confused' Bus Driver Crashes Into 3 Vehicles During Apparent Medical Episode In Fairview A bus driver and one passenger were hospitalized after the driver crashed into multiple vehicles while suffering an apparent medical episode Saturday, Sept. 19, in Fairview, Daily Voice has learned (scroll for video). The crash happened at Walker Street and Anderson Avenue. The bus was carrying six people, and the parked vehicle had one person in it.  Sources at the scene said the driver seemed confused while talking with police. View this post on Instagram The driver was taken to Hackensack Meridian University Medical Center for evaluat…

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by Cecilia Levine