Daily Voice Readers’ Choice

Nominations concluded. Finalists are being selected. Sign up for alerts to stay updated.

2-Year-Old NJ Boy Killed In Brewery Parking Lot Months After Becoming Big Brother 2-Year-Old NJ Boy Killed In Brewery Parking Lot Months After Becoming Big Brother 2-Year-Old NJ Boy Killed In Brewery Parking Lot Months After Becoming Big Brother
2-Year-Old NJ Boy Killed In Brewery Parking Lot Months After Becoming Big Brother James Gabriel was just two years old when he was struck and killed by a vehicle in a parking lot at Bullock Farms in Upper Freehold Township Saturday, Oct. 3, according to a GoFundMe set up to support his family. "From the moment he came into our lives, he changed our world completely," his mother Meiling Gabriel, a Jackson resident, wrote on the GoFundMe. "He was our beautiful little boy—curious, energetic, playful, affectionate, and so deeply loved." At 11:07 a.m., James and his grandmother, Ellen, were exiting a parking lot hand in hand when they were struck by a Chrysler SUV exitin…
NJ Youth Hockey Owner Threatens To Suspend 10-Year-Olds Over Moms' Custom Jackets NJ Youth Hockey Owner Threatens To Suspend 10-Year-Olds Over Moms' Custom Jackets NJ Youth Hockey Owner Threatens To Suspend 10-Year-Olds Over Moms' Custom Jackets
NJ Youth Hockey Owner Threatens To Suspend 10-Year-Olds Over Moms' Custom Jackets The owner of a New Jersey youth hockey club apparently threatened to suspend the children of a group of moms who who made custom jackets featuring the team's logo. Bobby Reiss, owner of the Jersey Hitmen hockey program based at the Ice Vault in Wayne, sent an email to parents of the 10U Major team accusing the mothers of trademark infringement. Reiss said the jackets violated contracts prohibiting unauthorized use of the Hitmen and Bandits logos. RIGHT OR WRONG⁉️ Parents on the Jersey Hitmen 10U team had their own jackets made to wear at games, apparently a violation of their p…
Lexus Crashes Into Packed Ridgewood Beauty Salon Lexus Crashes Into Packed Ridgewood Beauty Salon Lexus Crashes Into Packed Ridgewood Beauty Salon
Lexus Crashes Into Packed Ridgewood Beauty Salon A Lexus SUV crashed through a Ridgewood beauty salon Thursday morning, Oct. 8, leaving the business heavily damaged but miraculously injuring no one, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The white Lexus wound up inside the salon on North Maple Avenue, Loving said. Despite the salon being packed at the time, no one inside was injured, according to Loving. The driver also refused medical attention. Ho-Ho-Kus police and firefighters, Ridgewood police and fire/EMS crews, a Ridgewood building inspector and Bergen County Sheriff's Office personnel responded to the scene, Loving said…
21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support 21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support 21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support
21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support A 21-year-old Marine died by suicide days after posting a haunting message about death and recognition on Facebook, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, while his grieving family described the circumstances surrounding his death differently in a fundraiser for his funeral. James Arthur Henry Wikkerink, of Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at 12:37 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio announced Thursday, Oct. 8. An autopsy conducted Thursday determined his manner of death was suicide, Buglio…
Police Detail Landscaping Truck Crash That Killed Man In Rockland County Police Detail Landscaping Truck Crash That Killed Man In Rockland County Police Detail Landscaping Truck Crash That Killed Man In Rockland County
Police Detail Landscaping Truck Crash That Killed Man In Rockland County A 68-year-old man was killed after an unoccupied pickup truck rolled backward and pinned him underneath it in Rockland County on Thursday morning, Oct. 8, police said. Officers responding to Bradley Parkway in Blauvelt around 8:21 a.m. found the man unresponsive beneath a Ford F-350 pickup truck, Orangetown Police Capt. Michael Shannon said. A preliminary investigation found that the truck, which had no one inside, began rolling backward and struck the man for reasons still under investigation, Shannon said. Emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. The Rockland Co…
4-Year-Old Boy Died At Daycare, Now NJ Grieving Mom Is Demanding Answers 4-Year-Old Boy Died At Daycare, Now NJ Grieving Mom Is Demanding Answers 4-Year-Old Boy Died At Daycare, Now NJ Grieving Mom Is Demanding Answers
4-Year-Old Boy Died At Daycare, Now NJ Grieving Mom Is Demanding Answers A New Jersey mother is demanding answers after her 4-year-old son died after becoming unresponsive at daycare. Shanya Robins, 28, of Hillsborough, said her only child, Yasmir, became unresponsive while in the care of Blooming Hearts Child Development Center on Aug. 14. Yasmir had cerebral palsy and had been attending the Triangle Road childcare center since he was four months old. He was healthy, happy, and loved. The day he died had started like any other, Robins said. "He was smiling and laughing," the grieving mother told Daily Voice on a call Thursday, Oct. 8. The daycare director cal…
4 Men Stormed Bergen County Home, Repeatedly Struck Man With Knife: Prosecutor 4 Men Stormed Bergen County Home, Repeatedly Struck Man With Knife: Prosecutor 4 Men Stormed Bergen County Home, Repeatedly Struck Man With Knife: Prosecutor
4 Men Stormed Bergen County Home, Repeatedly Struck Man With Knife: Prosecutor Four Bergen County men have been charged in a Dumont home invasion that left a man injured after he was repeatedly struck in the head with a knife, authorities said. Andrew Baik, 31, of Cliffside Park; Christian I. Curatola, 31, of Bergenfield; Brendan J. Hayes, 31, of Bergenfield; and Kerby W. Santillan, 31, of Bergenfield were arrested following a months-long investigation, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The incident began following a dispute among acquaintances early Sunday, Jan. 4, when two vehicles arrived at a home on Larch Avenue, Musella said. Multiple people force…
Anti-Aging Injection Killed 27-Year-Old, Now Unlicensed NJ Doc Indicted For Murder: DA Anti-Aging Injection Killed 27-Year-Old, Now Unlicensed NJ Doc Indicted For Murder: DA Anti-Aging Injection Killed 27-Year-Old, Now Unlicensed NJ Doc Indicted For Murder: DA
Anti-Aging Injection Killed 27-Year-Old, Now Unlicensed NJ Doc Indicted For Murder: DA A New Jersey man accused of practicing medicine without a New York license has been indicted for murder after a 27-year-old woman died about an hour after he gave her an IV injection during an "anti-aging procedure" at a Bronx wellness center, authorities said. Elizabeth Baron received what the New York Daily News described as an anti-aging injection at Bereshit Lifestyle Center in Riverdale. She was rushed unconscious and unresponsive to New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, the outlet reports. Luis Rojas Cabrera, 56, allegedly administered the NAD+ intravenous injection to Baron at the bu…
NJ Transit Bus Slams Into Bergen County Home NJ Transit Bus Slams Into Bergen County Home NJ Transit Bus Slams Into Bergen County Home
NJ Transit Bus Slams Into Bergen County Home An NJ Transit bus crashed into a home near Route 4 in Englewood early Thursday morning, Oct. 8, sending the driver to the hospital, officials said. The Route 166 bus had just left the Oradell garage and was heading to Van Nostrand Avenue and Grand Avenue to begin its route when it struck the home around 5:45 a.m., according to NJ Transit. No passengers were aboard the bus. The driver was taken to a local hospital. The extent of the driver's injuries was not immediately known. Englewood police are leading the investigation. Video from a neighbor shows the bus losing control before…
Maxed Out: Child Porn Predator Gets Harshest Prison Term After Newark Airport Phone Search Maxed Out: Child Porn Predator Gets Harshest Prison Term After Newark Airport Phone Search Maxed Out: Child Porn Predator Gets Harshest Prison Term After Newark Airport Phone Search
Maxed Out: Child Porn Predator Gets Harshest Prison Term After Newark Airport Phone Search A child pornography offender caught with hundreds of images and videos on his phone after an international flight landed at Newark Liberty International Airport has been hit with the stiffest sentence allowed by law. Jayson Setera, 51, of Newberg, OR, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison after investigators found approximately 170 photos and eight videos depicting child sexual abuse material on his phone, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer said. Setera returned from an international trip aboard a flight that landed at Newark Liberty International Airport on Jan. 22, 2024, prosecutors said.&…
Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say
Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say A Pennsylvania police officer whose death was initially described as a “sudden medical emergency” was strangled to death during a fight, investigators now say. Michael “Mike” McGeehan, 44, a longtime Middlesex Township police officer and father of five, died following an altercation with 25-year-old Paden Edward Frey on July 11, according to the Lycoming Regional Police Department. Frey, of Cogan Station, was arrested at his home without incident early Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, with assistance from the Lycoming County Sheriff’s Office, police said. He has been charged with murder, stran…
Missing Maryland Dad, 24, Found Dead In Cleveland River After Trip To Steelers Game Missing Maryland Dad, 24, Found Dead In Cleveland River After Trip To Steelers Game Missing Maryland Dad, 24, Found Dead In Cleveland River After Trip To Steelers Game
Missing Maryland Dad, 24, Found Dead In Cleveland River After Trip To Steelers Game What started as a trip to Ohio for a Steelers game ended with a young Baltimore County father dead and his Maryland family grieving.  Officials confirmed late on Wednesday that the person who was pulled from the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland was 24-year-old Phoenix Phillips, who was reported missing on Friday, Oct. 2, after attending the Browns game downtown. On Wednesday, the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office listed Phillips on its log. Phillips had last been seen in the 1400 block of W. 10th Street in Cleveland. Details about his disapearance have not been released. Hours before o…