Armonk, NY
Lifestyle
Need A New Best Friend? Westchester SPCA Highlights Pets Of Week Need A New Best Friend? Westchester SPCA Highlights Pets Of Week
Need A New Best Friend? Westchester SPCA Highlights Pets Of Week The SPCA of Westchester is hoping to unite a local resident with a new furry best friend as they highlight their "pets of the week." SPCA officials have chosen some of their finest pets, who are available for adoption and looking for a good home and new family to love. Among the animals spotlighted this week include: "If you're looking for fun, you're looking for Baby Girl! This lab/border collie mix is a smart, energetic, playful, friendly girl. She's definitely not a couch potato and would like a home where she can get outside and have lots of fun! A yard where she can rom…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Lifestyle
Bergen Shelter Dog Finally Feels Like A Queen After Owners Moved Away Bergen Shelter Dog Finally Feels Like A Queen After Owners Moved Away
Bergen Shelter Dog Finally Feels Like A Queen After Owners Moved Away An 11-year-old chocolate lab at the Bergen County shelter has received the care she's always needed and finally feels like a queen. Brophy has been with the shelter for months since her owners moved away and couldn't take her along. Although she is a little anxious at times, she finds comfort in the people she has come to know and love. "This pretty lady has some pep in her step and has come out of her shell," shelter officials said. "Ready to explore the world again, Brophy will do well in a patient and calm home that is looking to make her feel loved again and give her th…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Lifestyle
Surrendered German Shepherd Puppy Needs Home: Bergen County Shelter Surrendered German Shepherd Puppy Needs Home: Bergen County Shelter
Surrendered German Shepherd Puppy Needs Home: Bergen County Shelter An 11-month German Shepherd puppy at the Bergen County Animal Shelter is in need of a home. ** UPDATE: Max has been adopted by a pair of Bergen County roommates. ** Shelter officials said they received hundreds of applications for Max because of this Daily Voice story. No further applications are being accepted. Max was surrendered to the Teterboro shelter because his owners were unable to care for him. 

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
Lifestyle
Homeless Bergen Pittie Gets To Be Dog Again; Now All She Needs Is A Family Homeless Bergen Pittie Gets To Be Dog Again; Now All She Needs Is A Family
Homeless Bergen Pittie Gets To Be Dog Again; Now All She Needs Is A Family A Bergen County Animal Shelter pit bull that spent her first years on city streets with her homeless owner finally has the golden ticket to her best life. All she needs is a home. At two years old, Asia was surrendered by her owner to a local humane society before being transferred to the Teterboro shelter. She is sweet and goofy -- especially with her toys -- and will form a strong bond with anyone who she notices takes time to train her and play with her. Asia needs moderate exercise daily but is happy to lounge on the couch, too. CLICK HERE TO APPLY.

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Lifestyle
Peanut Butter: The Scary Story Of How This Bergen County Dog Got His Name Peanut Butter: The Scary Story Of How This Bergen County Dog Got His Name
Peanut Butter: The Scary Story Of How This Bergen County Dog Got His Name Peanut butter is one of the best condiments around, and this adoptable dog in Teterboro sure knows it. The 1-year-old pittie mix currently at the Bergen County Animal Shelter was licking peanut butter off of the spatula, when the tip broke off and he swallowed that, too. The pup had to undergo surgery and spent a good while recovering, but is now healthy and ready for adoption. Full of life and adventure, he's looking for an active household that can provide him with plenty of stimulation and TLC. CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR PEANUT BUTTER.

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Armonk, NY
Lifestyle
Need A New Best Friend? Westchester SPCA Highlights Pets Of Week Need A New Best Friend? Westchester SPCA Highlights Pets Of Week
Need A New Best Friend? Westchester SPCA Highlights Pets Of Week The SPCA of Westchester is hoping to unite a local resident with a new furry best friend as they highlight their "pets of the week."  SPCA officials have chosen some of their finest pets, who are available for adoption and looking for a good home and new family to love. Among the animals spotlighted this week include:  "Homer the Hound is a 4-year-old fox hound mix who's all about love. That's all this guy wants! He's a total snuggler, and is happiest when someone is petting or cuddling with him. He'd love a home with someone who's around more often than not -- and he'll mak…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Paramus, NJ
Politics
Bergen Democrat To Resign From NJ Assembly For 'Different Position' Bergen Democrat To Resign From NJ Assembly For 'Different Position'
Bergen Democrat To Resign From NJ Assembly For 'Different Position' Bergen County Democrat Timothy Eustace will be resigning from the state Assembly Friday, NJ.com reports. The 61-year-old Maywood resident is the second openly gay person ever to have been elected to the New Jersey legislature. Eustace said he is moving on to a "different position" but did not disclose anything more, the article says. Eustace and his late partner Kevin Williams were New Jersey's first openly gay couple to apply to the state for joint adoption in the 1980s. The couple later adopted three children who had contracted AIDS. Eustace served as Maywood's mayor from 2008…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Neighbors
Ridgefield Police Officer Takes In Pit Bull Grieving Owner Ridgefield Police Officer Takes In Pit Bull Grieving Owner
Ridgefield Police Officer Takes In Pit Bull Grieving Owner A local Pit Bull whose owner recently died has found a new home with a Ridgefield police officer. Kevin Nebbia of Cliffside Park met Spanky while working. He and others in his department had been responding to calls in the dog's neighborhood over the past year. When Nebbia, 40, returned from vacation in January, he learned that Spanky's owner had passed away, and the dog was at the Bergen County Animal Shelter in Teterboro. "I fell in love with that dog," Nebbia told Daily Voice. "He was always very playful." And so, Nebbia put in his adoption application for Spanky, a…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Lifestyle
Low-Maintenance Closter Dog Was Surrendered By Longtime Family Low-Maintenance Closter Dog Was Surrendered By Longtime Family
Low-Maintenance Closter Dog Was Surrendered By Longtime Family CLOSTER, N.J. -- An 8-year-old Pekingese at CLAWS in Closter is in need of a new home.  Rocco was left at a shelter by his owners who no longer wanted to keep him, so the rescue took him into the group and got him his very own foster home.  He took about a week to adjust and was pretty nervous at first. But now, Rocco asks for attention and is starting to play with his dog roommate.  "He came to us looking like a serious little guy but now you'll catch him wagging his tail and smiling," CLAWS said. He likes to go for walks and is low maintenance. He would be best in a quieter ho…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Armonk, NY
News
Ex-Hudson Valley Resident, Father Face Incest Charge After Baby's Birth Ex-Hudson Valley Resident, Father Face Incest Charge After Baby's Birth
Ex-Hudson Valley Resident, Father Face Incest Charge After Baby's Birth A 20-year-old former Dutchess County woman and her biological father were arrested on incest charges after officials found out they had a child together and considered themselves married, according to multiple reports. Kathie Fusco Pladl, 20, who attended Dover High School and lists her address on her website as Wingdale, and Steven Pladl, 42, from North Carolina, were arrested on Jan. 27 on charges of incest, adultery, and contributing to delinquency, according to USA Today. Their story of "love" began when Fusco, who was given up by her parents in 1998 for adoption out-of-state,…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Hackensack, NJ
Lifestyle
Maywood Mom Spots Missing Dog Who Survived 5 Days In Frigid Temps Maywood Mom Spots Missing Dog Who Survived 5 Days In Frigid Temps
Maywood Mom Spots Missing Dog Who Survived 5 Days In Frigid Temps MAYWOOD, N.J. — A dog who went missing in Maywood last Friday went back to her foster home Wednesday. A woman who lives on Club Way was waiting for her child to arrive home from school when she spotted the Shar-Pei mix in her yard, Ruff Rehab Inc officials told Daily Voice. The rescue sent a friend who was posting flyers down the street to retrieve the dog, who was then reunited with her foster family, officials said. Sheba is in good shape and doing well. She will be available for adoption once she is cleared.

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine