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Nyack-Valley Cottage, NY

Police & Fire

Missing Person Found Dead Near Hudson River: Police A missing person has been found dead in the Hudson Valley . The incident occurred in Rockland County at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 6, in Nyack. According to Orangetown Police Capt. Michael Shannon, the department received a call for help from the Spring Valley Police regarding a missing person spotted in the area. Shannon said the Spring Valley Police Detective Bureau was able to determine that the missing person’s last known location was near the shore of the Hudson River in Nyack Memorial Park. Shannon said that the New York State Police Underwater Recovery Team searched the river in …

by Kathy Reakes

11/06/2024

Hackensack, NJ

Politics

These 20 Bergen County Towns Flipped Blue To Red In 2024 Presidential Election Blue New Jersey is seeing red. While Donald Trump won the American vote for president in the 2024 Election, Kamala Harris won in Bergen County — but only by 13,993 votes. In 2020, Joe Biden won Bergen County's vote by 81,550. Since the 2020 election, 20 Bergen County municipalities have flipped from blue to red: Alpine, Carlstadt, East Rutherford, Elmwood Park, Fairview, Garfield, Hasbrouck Heights, Little Ferry, Lodi, Mahwah, Midland Park, Montvale, Moonachie, Oakland, Ramsey, Ridgefield, River Vale, Rochelle Park, Upper Saddle River, and Wood-R…

by Cecilia Levine

11/06/2024

Paramus, NJ

Politics

New Jersey Dramatically Shifts Right In 2024 Presidential Election The rightward shift of the country in the 2024 presidential election happened right in the Garden State. Vice President Kamala Harris defeated President-Elect Donald Trump in New Jersey, 51% to 47% with 94% of the results in, which marks a 12-point shift from 2020, when President Joe Biden defeated Trump, 57% to 41%. Trump had the best performance by a Republican in New Jersey since George W. Bush earned 46% of the vote in 2004, the last time Republicans won the popular vote. Bergen County saw a 13-point shift from 2020, with Harris carrying the affluent suburban county by only three…

by Sam Barron

11/06/2024

Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ

Police & Fire

Girl Critical After Being Shot By Boy At Ridgefield Park Apartment Complex: Prosecutor (Update) A 16-year-old boy has been charged in connection with a shooting that left a 15-year-old in critical condition Wednesday night, Nov. 5 in Ridgefield Park, authorities said. Police called to the garden apartments along Teaneck Road around 7:25 p.m. and found the girl with a gunshot wound to her back, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The girl was hospitalized where she remains in critical condition. The 16-year-old boy at the scene was arrested and charged following an investigation that found he had fired the gun. While initial reports said the shooting had been accidental, M…

by Cecilia Levine

11/06/2024

Chappaqua, NY

Police & Fire

New Update: ID Released For 29-Year-Old Killed In Northern Westchester Crash Authorities have released the name of a 29-year-old man killed when his vehicle left the roadway in Northern Westchester and crashed into a guardrail. Earlier Report - New Update: 1 Killed After Car Crashes Into Guardrail On Saw Mill Parkway In Chappaqua Mount Kisco resident James Steven Fox, Jr. died on Sunday, Nov. 3 following a crash on the southbound Saw Mill Parkway in Chappaqua, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary. At around 8:45 a.m. on Sunday, Fox's car had been traveling south on the parkway south of…

by Ben Crnic

11/05/2024

Middletown-Wallkill, NY

Police & Fire

Teen Killed, 3 Critically Injured In Hudson Valley Crash A teen was killed, and three others were critically injured in a single-vehicle crash in the region. ID Released For HS Student Killed In Hudson Valley Crash That Left 3 Others Critically Injured The collision occurred in Orange County at 6:10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, near 581 Midland Lakes Road in Wallkill. According to Wallkill Police Deputy Chief Antonino Spano, when officers responded, they found a vehicle off the roadway into a telephone pole and three occupants inside the car, as well as a victim on the roadway. The vehicle's driver, an 18-year-old Wallkill resident, was suf…

by Kathy Reakes

11/05/2024

West Hempstead, NY

News

Trooper Suspended, Stripped Of Gun After 'Inconsistencies' In Account Of NY Shooting A New York State Police trooper who claimed he was shot on a roadway in the region has been sidelined amid doubts about his story. On Long Island, trooper Thomas Mascia, age 27, was suspended without pay and stripped of his agency-issued service weapon, an NYSP spokesperson told Daily Voice. The agency is investigating whether Mascia, of West Hempstead, shot himself in the leg, NBC New York reports. It comes after state police confirmed it was conducting a joint investigation with the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office into what DA Anne Donnelly described as “certain inconsisten…

by Michael Mashburn

11/05/2024

Northern Highlands, NJ

Police & Fire

Brush Fire Breaks Out In Bergen County Yard Firefighters put out a brush fire that broke out in a Bergen County yard Monday, Nov. 4. The Allendale Volunteer FD said neighbors were helping to contain that blaze that broke out behind a home on Byron Court when they arrived. "935’s Crew quickly established a water supply, ran an attack line to the rear of the structure, and knocked the fire down in minutes," the department said on Instagram, sharing a video of the attack. An engine from Ramsey assisted with the overhaul. New Jersey remains under Stage 3 fire restrictions as much of the state was at high risk for wildfires, the N…

by Cecilia Levine

11/05/2024

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