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Bergen County Estate Sells For $855K Over Asking After Just 6 Days Bergen County Estate Sells For $855K Over Asking After Just 6 Days
Bergen County Estate Sells For $855K Over Asking After Just 6 Days A Bergen County estate with a resort-style pool, golf simulator, and hot yoga studio sold for $855,000 over asking, taking just six days to find a buyer. The five-bedroom home at 236 E. Saddle River Road sold for $4.75 million on Friday, Aug. 14, after being listed for $3.895 million, according to NJMLS records. The all-cash deal closed after the property went under contract April 29. At $4.75 million, the sale was about 22% above asking. The home also ranks as the seventh-most expensive home sale in Saddle River, Zillow records show. The 2017 Hampton-style estate sits on 2.15 acres with f…

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by Cecilia Levine
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M&M's Launching New Flavor Based On Popular Treat: When To Buy M&M's Launching New Flavor Based On Popular Treat: When To Buy
M&M's Launching New Flavor Based On Popular Treat: When To Buy M&M's is rolling out a new flavor inspired by a popular Girl Scout Cookie. Mint Crunchy Cookie will launch exclusively at Walmart stores and online in September 2026, an M&M's spokesperson told the Daily Voice. The new treat features milk chocolate and cool mint wrapped around a crunchy cookie center, similar to Thin Mints. The minty candy follows the launch of M&M's Crunchy Cookie in 2022. M&M's Mint Crunchy Cookie will be sold in 2.83- and 7.4-ounce bags. Snackolator, a popular food reviewer, also shared news about M&M's Crunchy Cookie. "I am…

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by Chris Spiker
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Repeat Offender From Passaic Jailed On Elmwood Park Drug Warrant Repeat Offender From Passaic Jailed On Elmwood Park Drug Warrant
Repeat Offender From Passaic Jailed On Elmwood Park Drug Warrant A Passaic repeat offender with a lengthy criminal history was taken into custody again after police said he was caught on an active drug warrant out of Elmwood Park. River C. Edmonds, 30, was apprehended by Passaic on the warrant for possession of a controlled dangerous substance, Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Edmonds has a lengthy history in New Jersey municipal courts. His prior cases include a 2022 receiving stolen property case in Passaic, along with multiple cases involving driving while suspended or revoked, driving without a license, fictitious plates, speeding, and…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Months After Urinating In Holding Cell, Teaneck Teen Arrested In $3K Fraud: Cops Months After Urinating In Holding Cell, Teaneck Teen Arrested In $3K Fraud: Cops
Months After Urinating In Holding Cell, Teaneck Teen Arrested In $3K Fraud: Cops Months after police said a Teaneck teen urinated across a holding cell following a bust involving more than $122,000 in suspected stolen checks, he is back behind bars on new fraud charges. Moses H. Lemite, 19, was arrested Monday, Aug. 10, after police said he used a local resident's debit card for unauthorized purchases and withdrew approximately $3,000 from an ATM, Teaneck Deputy Police Chief Seth B. Kriegel said. The investigation began Tuesday, June 9, when the resident reported several unauthorized transactions at local businesses and the $3,000 withdrawal from a local bank, Krie…

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by Cecilia Levine
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New Texts Emerge In Mystery Death Of Designer Aboard Investor’s Hamptons Boat: Report New Texts Emerge In Mystery Death Of Designer Aboard Investor’s Hamptons Boat: Report
New Texts Emerge In Mystery Death Of Designer Aboard Investor’s Hamptons Boat: Report A Long Island designer found dead on a boat last year complained of being “harassed” by her company’s only investor days before her body was found on his boat, according to a new report. Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra, 33, had even blocked Christopher Durnan, 61, for months to ignore his calls and texts, the New York Post reported Saturday, Aug. 15. But Nolan-O’Slatarra’s business partner, Dylan Grace, convinced her to unblock Durnan because he was now on the receiving end of Durnan’s communication, according to the Post. Durnan was concerned about fraud by the operators, according to texts obtain…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (UPDATE) Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (UPDATE)
Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (Update) The off-duty Philadelphia police officer shot and killed over the weekend has been identified as police search for the man suspected in his murder. Officer Alhassane Barry, 29, a two-year veteran assigned to the Philadelphia Police Department's 12th District, was shot on the 7200 block of Elmwood Avenue on Sunday, Aug. 16, according to police. Barry was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 8 a.m., police said. A second adult man was also shot and taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. His condition has not been released. The Philadel…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Woman Fights Off Bear During Solo Trail Run: How She Escaped Woman Fights Off Bear During Solo Trail Run: How She Escaped
Woman Fights Off Bear During Solo Trail Run: How She Escaped A woman managed to escape from a brown bear while running by herself on an Alaskan trail, according to wildlife officials. The attack happened near the Prospect Heights trailhead in Anchorage on Thursday, Aug. 13, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said in a news release. The woman was trail running alone on the Wolverine Bowl trail when she encountered the brown bear. Officials said the woman was injured in the attack but managed to deploy bear spray during the encounter. She then made it back to the trailhead on her own before being taken to a hospital with undiscl…

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by Chris Spiker
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NJ Marine Corps Vet Battling Brain Swelling In Philippines NJ Marine Corps Vet Battling Brain Swelling In Philippines
NJ Marine Corps Vet Battling Brain Swelling In Philippines Justin Gelpke, a Warren County native, is fighting for his life in the Philippines. Gelpke, a U.S. Marines Corps veteran is hospitalized in the Philippines with viral encephalitis of the brain, according to a GoFundMe set up to support him. Gelpke is expected to be hospitalized for the next three to four weeks. "The hospital is requiring full daily payment for treatment and medication to continue care, and has given the family the impression that Justin will not be discharged until the entire balance is paid in full," Dustin Harrison, who organized the GoFundMe, wrote. "We have formall…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Students Accused In Penn State Cocaine Ring That Moved Kilos From NY: AG NJ Students Accused In Penn State Cocaine Ring That Moved Kilos From NY: AG
NJ Students Accused In Penn State Cocaine Ring That Moved Kilos From NY: AG Aspiring lawyers, entrepreneurs, finance students, and former athletes are among 14 people accused in a cocaine trafficking operation that allegedly moved kilos of drugs from New York to Penn State fraternity houses, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Thirteen defendants were Penn State students at or around the time of the alleged conduct in 2023 and 2024, while the 14th is the father of one of the accused students, according to the Attorney General's Office. Agostino Abbatiello, of Westbury, New York, and Thomas Robinson, of Pittsburgh, were identified…

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ID Of Drowned Paddleboarder In Morris County Lake Released ID Of Drowned Paddleboarder In Morris County Lake Released
ID Of Drowned Paddleboarder In Morris County Lake Released The identity of a paddleboarder who drowned on a Morris County lake over the weekend has been released. Jonathan Gresseau, 23, of Netcong, disappeared beneath the water at Tilcon Lake while paddleboarding with a group of adults around 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, Morris County Prosecutor's Office spokesperson Meghan Knab confirmed. His initial age was reported as 24. The other adults were unable to rescue him and called for help, Knab said. Gresseau's body was recovered around 11 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 16. Paddleboarding is not permitted on Tilcon Lake, authorities said. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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$600K Lottery Luck Hits Bergen County Town With 3 Winning Tickets In One Day $600K Lottery Luck Hits Bergen County Town With 3 Winning Tickets In One Day
$600K Lottery Luck Hits Bergen County Town With 3 Winning Tickets In One Day Serious lottery luck struck last week in one Bergen County town. Three winning New Jersey Lottery tickets worth a combined $600,000 were sold in Mahwah for Wednesday, Aug. 12. The biggest prize was a $500,000 Ruby 7's ticket sold at 7-Eleven #39162, 17 Franklin Turnpike. Two $50,000 Powerball tickets were also sold in Mahwah that day: One came from Bolla 198 Mahwah C-Store at 198 Route 17 South, while the other was sold at Fardale Deli & Mini Mart, 754 Wyckoff Ave. Together, the three Mahwah tickets were worth $600,000.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hackensack Man Arrested For Death Threat Weeks After Valley Hospital Scare: Cops Hackensack Man Arrested For Death Threat Weeks After Valley Hospital Scare: Cops
Hackensack Man Arrested For Death Threat Weeks After Valley Hospital Scare: Cops A Hackensack man arrested earlier this month after authorities said he called in threats to The Valley Hospital is back behind bars, this time accused of threatening to kill a family member. Rashaune Andre Herbert, 44, was charged with third-degree terroristic threats following an incident Sunday, Aug. 16, after telling a family member, “I’m going to kill you” during an argument, Hackensack Police Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt tells Daily Voice. There was no assault involved in the Aug. 16 incident, DeWitt said. Herbert was being held without bond at the Bergen County Jail as of Monday…

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by Cecilia Levine