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NJ Teen Dirt Biker Critically Injured After Hitting Deer, Loved Ones Say NJ Teen Dirt Biker Critically Injured After Hitting Deer, Loved Ones Say
NJ Teen Dirt Biker Critically Injured After Hitting Deer, Loved Ones Say The community is coming together to help an Upper Township teenager who is facing his toughest battle. R.J. Phillips was critically injured after his dirt bike collided with a deer on Thursday, June 18, according to a GoFundMe set up to support his family. Details about the crash were not immediately available. Phillips was rushed to a trauma center after sustaining multiple brain bleeds, facial injuries that will require plastic surgery and a fractured arm, according to the fundraiser. On Wednesday, June 24, Phillips was extubated and doctors stopped the sedation. "He is very confused and…

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by Sam Barron
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Four Tractor-Trailers Burn In Deadly Turnpike Chain-Reaction Crash Four Tractor-Trailers Burn In Deadly Turnpike Chain-Reaction Crash
Four Tractor-Trailers Burn In Deadly Turnpike Chain-Reaction Crash A tractor-trailer driver was killed after a fiery four-truck chain-reaction crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Carteret before dawn on Thursdsay, June 25, New Jersey State Police said. Troopers responded to the northbound inner roadway near milepost 96.2 at 4:07 a.m., police said. A preliminary investigation found that four Freightliner tractor-trailers were traveling north when traffic came to a stop. Two trucks were stopped in the right lane and a third was stopped in the center lane when a fourth Freightliner slammed into the rear of the stopped trucks, police said. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Failure To Move For Emergency Vehicle Ends With Man's Arrest: Denville PD Failure To Move For Emergency Vehicle Ends With Man's Arrest: Denville PD
Failure To Move For Emergency Vehicle Ends With Man's Arrest: Denville PD A 30-year-old Denville man was taken into custody Tuesday, June 23 after what began as a simple traffic stop, authorities said. At 11:15 p.m., officers conducted a motor vehicle stop on Route 10 East after a vehicle violated New Jersey's Move Over Law, Denville police said. The driver, Wilfredo Lopez, had an active NCIC Warrant issued by the Passaic County Sheriff's Office, police said. Lopez was placed under arrest and transported to Denville police headquarters for processing before being turned over to the custody of the Passaic County Sheriff's Office in accordance with the&n…

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by Sam Barron
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Blood Trails After Driver Ejected In Violent NJ Turnpike Crash Blood Trails After Driver Ejected In Violent NJ Turnpike Crash
Blood Trails After Driver Ejected In Violent NJ Turnpike Crash A driver was ejected after losing control of a Honda and overturning, hitting a second Honda parked in the shoulder of the New Jersey Turnpike on Thursday morning, June 25, New Jersey State Police said. View this post on Instagram Troopers responded to the crash at 7:58 a.m. on the southbound inner roadway at milepost 73 in Monroe, where drivers sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital, according to Trooper II Christopher Postorino. Graphic photos obtained by Daily Voice appear to show the ejected d…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
New Fast-Food Survey: Rankings For Burgers, Fries, Chicken, Pizza, Tacos Revealed New Fast-Food Survey: Rankings For Burgers, Fries, Chicken, Pizza, Tacos Revealed
New Fast-Food Survey: Rankings For Burgers, Fries, Chicken, Pizza, Tacos Revealed America’s fast-food favorites are getting a fresh ranking. McDonald’s is the most considered fast-food brand in the US, according to YouGov America’s 2026 US restaurant brand rankings report. YouGov America ranked fast-food brands by consideration, asking consumers where they would consider buying food or drinks the next time they were in the market. McDonald’s led with 39.6 percent. Chick-fil-A followed at 35.5 percent, with Wendy’s third at 33.2 percent. The rest of the top 10 were Burger King at 31.6 percent, Taco Bell at 31.2 percent, Subway at 29.3 percent, KFC at 25 percent, Domino…

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
Obama Slams Trump’s ‘Strange Obsession’ With Him: Watch Obama Slams Trump’s ‘Strange Obsession’ With Him: Watch
Obama Slams Trump’s ‘Strange Obsession’ With Him: Watch A long-running political rivalry is getting a fresh round of blunt words. Former President Barack Obama criticized President Donald Trump’s repeated focus on him during a new interview on the "All the Smoke" podcast, hosted by Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, which can be viewed here. The episode was recorded at the newly unveiled Obama Presidential Center on Chicago's South Side. Obama was asked about Trump’s frequent attacks and references to him. "The thing about it is, look, you’ve gotta ask him what it is. ... The obsession. I obviously have a room in his head. A suite in his head,” …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Surprise Wedding: 'Jersey Shore' Star Just Pulled Off The Ultimate Fake-Out Surprise Wedding: 'Jersey Shore' Star Just Pulled Off The Ultimate Fake-Out
Surprise Wedding: 'Jersey Shore' Star Just Pulled Off The Ultimate Fake-Out Fifty people thought they were going to a screening of Jenni "JWoww" Farley's new movie "Nanny Cam," PEOPLE reports. Instead, it was the MTV "Jersey Shore" star's wedding to pro wrestler Zack Carpinello. According to PEOPLE, the couple created fake, movie-themed invitations, signage, and even a red carpet. But, surprise! This wasn't a movie screening at all. This was a Wednesday, June 24 wedding in Old Bridge. Snooki shared a photo of herself hugging JWoww in her wedding dress. She wrote: ""I love a good surprise and i love her and so happy but so mad i didn't know🥺🥺." ""My beautiful quee…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Violently Swerving' Newark Flight Diverts After Pilot Medical Emergency: Report 'Violently Swerving' Newark Flight Diverts After Pilot Medical Emergency: Report
'Violently Swerving' Newark Flight Diverts After Pilot Medical Emergency: Report A pilot's medical emergency forced an Air Canada flight from Newark Liberty International Airport to make an emergency landing in Boston on Wednesday afternoon, June 24, according to the FAA and ABC7. Air Canada Flight 7664 landed safely at Boston Logan International Airport at approximately 2 p.m. after the crew reported a pilot medical emergency, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The flight had departed Newark and was bound for Halifax, Nova Scotia. Passengers described a chaotic scene aboard the aircraft, ABC7 reports. One passenger told the outlet that the plane began "v…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Portnoy Just Settled The Pizza Debate Between NJ Owner's Two Restaurants Portnoy Just Settled The Pizza Debate Between NJ Owner's Two Restaurants
Portnoy Just Settled The Pizza Debate Between NJ Owner's Two Restaurants It's the moment Robby Corujo has been waiting for. Dave Portnoy has released his highly anticipated One Bite review of Little Falls Tavern, putting Corujo's latest pizza creation head-to-head with one familiar benchmark. Earlier this month, the Barstool Sports founder stopped by the Newark-Pompton Turnpike restaurant to sample one of its signature 12-inch bar pies. The visit came months after Portnoy awarded a 7.6 to Corujo's other restaurant, Wayne Ale House, leaving one question hanging: Could Little Falls Tavern do better? The answer is yes. "Very cool vibes inside... got the TVs every…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Services Set For Transit Union Leader Killed In NJ Father's Day Murder Suicide Services Set For Transit Union Leader Killed In NJ Father's Day Murder Suicide
Services Set For Transit Union Leader Killed In NJ Father's Day Murder Suicide A transit union leader killed in a North Bergen shooting on Father's Day is being remembered by colleagues as a dedicated advocate and friend. Manuel A. Colon, 61, was killed on Paterson Plank Road near 14th Street in North Bergen on Sunday, June 21, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello. Authorities identified Luciano Vargas, 59, as a person of interest in the shooting. Police responded to Vargas' home in Wayne, where he barricaded himself inside, Mello said. The Passaic County Sheriff's Office SWAT Team responded and Vargas was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunsho…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cult Member Charged After 'Mom' Heard Before Parents' Execution: DA Cult Member Charged After 'Mom' Heard Before Parents' Execution: DA
Cult Member Charged After 'Mom' Heard Before Parents' Execution: DA Chilling new details have emerged more than three years after a Pennsylvania couple and the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont, allegedly by suspects with ties to a cult-like group, have been arrested. Michelle Jacqueline Zajko, 33, of Media, Pennsylvania, has been charged with murdering her parents, Richard and Rita Zajko, after a years-long Pennsylvania State Police investigation uncovered digital, ballistic, financial, and surveillance evidence tying her to the killings, Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse announced on Wednesday, June 24. Richard Zajko, 72, and …

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by Jillian Pikora
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NJ Nurse, Pharmacy Owner Among 4 Charged In $6.5B Health Care Fraud Crackdown NJ Nurse, Pharmacy Owner Among 4 Charged In $6.5B Health Care Fraud Crackdown
NJ Nurse, Pharmacy Owner Among 4 Charged In $6.5B Health Care Fraud Crackdown Four people with New Jersey ties were charged as part of a nationwide health care fraud crackdown that federal authorities say involved more than $6.5 billion in false claims and significant patient harm, officials announced Tuesday, June 23. The takedown was part of the Justice Department's 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in charges against 455 defendants nationwide, including 90 doctors and other licensed medical professionals, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said. Among those charged was Ashlee Maixner, 39, of Lakehurst, an advanced practice nurse …

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by Cecilia Levine