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CT School Social Worker Caught DWI, Cops Say — But Superintendent Refuses To Address It A Connecticut woman who was arrested after police said she was driving intoxicated down the wrong side of I-395 at high speeds, nearly crashing into multiple vehicles, reportedly worked as a school social worker, Daily Voice has learned.  Cailin Sorder, 34, of Griswold, was charged on Saturday, March 22, with operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, driving the wrong way on a limited-access highway, engaging police in a pursuit, interfering with an officer, and first-degree reckless endangerment, Connecticut State Police said. Original Report: Intoxicated Wrong-Way…

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16-Year-Old Girl Presumed Dead In Dutchess County: 'Beautiful Soul' A Dutchess County school community is mourning the loss of 16-year-old Arlington High School student Maya Ferrell, who is now presumed deceased, according to a letter sent to families by district officials.  In a message to the Arlington Central School District on Monday, March 24, Superintendent Dr. Phil Benante said that while Maya’s location remains unknown, she is presumed to have died. "We understand that you may have unanswered questions," Benante wrote, adding, "However, to honor Maya’s memory and out of respect for the family’s privacy, we kindly ask that you refrain from …

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Explosives, Water Cannons, And Dust: Mahwah’s Sheraton Crossroads Set For April Demolition The long-standing Sheraton Crossroads hotel in Mahwah is expected to come down in a dramatic, dust-controlled blast next month, officials said. At the Monday, March 24 council meeting, Township Engineer Michael Kelly announced that demolition crews are tentatively planning to bring down the massive structure on Sunday, April 27. “The developer’s demolition contractors — this is what they do,” Kelly said. “They take down buildings, they implode buildings.” Kelly said he had a “very productive meeting” with the demolition team the prior Wednesday. “We went over everything they’re going to be…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hudson, NY
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4 Victims Stabbed, 2 Airlifted Following Attack In Capital Region (Developing) 4 Victims Stabbed, 2 Airlifted Following Attack In Capital Region (Developing)
4 Victims Stabbed, 2 Airlifted Following Attack In Capital Region (Developing) Two victims were airlifted to the hospital following a stabbing attack that injured four people in the Capital Region. Troopers in Columbia County responded to a Claverack residence on Route 217, north of Tishauser Road, for a stabbing at around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 26. They found four men suffering from stab wounds, two of whom were flown to Albany Medical Center, a New York State Police spokesperson told Daily Voice. The other two victims were taken by ambulance to the same hospital. The victims’ conditions and the extent of their injuries were not immediately given, nor were the…

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Bergenfield, NJ
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Bergen County Teacher Narrowly Loses 'Jeopardy!' — Can You Answer His Clues Correctly? It was a big night on "Jeopardy!" for Paramus resident Eugene Huang, a teacher at Dumont High School, who made a memorable debut during the Tuesday, March 25 episode — coming just shy of a dramatic upset in the game’s final moments. Huang competed against returning champion Josh Weikert, a politics professor from Collegeville, PA, and Sara Balmuth, an archaeologist from Shasta Lake, CA. Josh came into the night as a two-day champ with $32,800 already under his belt. Here are some of the hardest questions that Huang got right (but you can click here to see the entire game and the answer…

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Montville, NJ
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Teresa Giudice Roasted Over 'Tone Deaf' Shirt Amid Alleged Tax Lien Drama The internet is having a field day with Teresa Giuidice. On the very day that news broke that she and her husband Luis Ruelas allegedly owe nearly $3 million in tax liens, she made a curious wardrobe choice on Instagram. The "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star (who spent 11 months in fed pen for mail, wire, and bankruptcy fraud) shared a photo of herself wearing a shirt that says: "I speak fluent French: Hermes, Chanel, Dior, Saint Laurent."  If you're confused, those are all some very expensive French designer brands. And of course, Giudice is taking the heat. "Oh the prosec…

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Greenburgh, NY
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$1.7M Jewelry Store Theft: Duo Used Sledgehammer To Break Into Westchester Business, Feds Say Two New Jersey men have been arrested in connection with the violent, broad-daylight robbery of a jewelry store in New York that left customers and employees terrified, federal officials announced. Essex County residents Kevin Williams, 26, and Byron Wilson, 24, both of Irvington, NJ, were arrested and charged in the December 2024 sledgehammer robbery at Tarrytown Jewelers in the Westchester County hamlet of Hartsdale, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Tuesday, March 25.  The robbery happened just after 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, at the Westch…

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Jackson, NJ
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NJ Special Ed Teacher Indicted For Having Sex With Student: Prosecutor A special education teacher in Monmouth County has been been indicted by a grand jury for sexually assaulting a student, authorities announced on Tuesday, March 25. Allison Havemann-Niedrach, a 44-year-old Jackson resident is charged with aggravated sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child via the manufacture of child sexual abuse materials and official misconduct among other charges, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said.  Havemann-Niedrach, formerly a special education teacher at Freehold Intermediate School, had a sexual relationship with a student in early 2024…

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CT School Social Worker Caught DWI, Cops Say — But Superintendent Refuses To Address It A Connecticut woman who was arrested after police said she was driving intoxicated down the wrong side of I-395 at high speeds, nearly crashing into multiple vehicles, reportedly worked as a school social worker, Daily Voice has learned.  Cailin Sorder, 34, of Griswold, was charged on Saturday, March 22, with operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, driving the wrong way on a limited-access highway, engaging police in a pursuit, interfering with an officer, and first-degree reckless endangerment, Connecticut State Police said. Original Report: Intoxicated Wrong-Way…

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16-Year-Old Girl Presumed Dead In Dutchess County: 'Beautiful Soul' A Dutchess County school community is mourning the loss of 16-year-old Arlington High School student Maya Ferrell, who is now presumed deceased, according to a letter sent to families by district officials.  In a message to the Arlington Central School District on Monday, March 24, Superintendent Dr. Phil Benante said that while Maya’s location remains unknown, she is presumed to have died. "We understand that you may have unanswered questions," Benante wrote, adding, "However, to honor Maya’s memory and out of respect for the family’s privacy, we kindly ask that you refrain from …

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Explosives, Water Cannons, And Dust: Mahwah’s Sheraton Crossroads Set For April Demolition The long-standing Sheraton Crossroads hotel in Mahwah is expected to come down in a dramatic, dust-controlled blast next month, officials said. At the Monday, March 24 council meeting, Township Engineer Michael Kelly announced that demolition crews are tentatively planning to bring down the massive structure on Sunday, April 27. “The developer’s demolition contractors — this is what they do,” Kelly said. “They take down buildings, they implode buildings.” Kelly said he had a “very productive meeting” with the demolition team the prior Wednesday. “We went over everything they’re going to be…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hudson, NY
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4 Victims Stabbed, 2 Airlifted Following Attack In Capital Region (Developing) Two victims were airlifted to the hospital following a stabbing attack that injured four people in the Capital Region. Troopers in Columbia County responded to a Claverack residence on Route 217, north of Tishauser Road, for a stabbing at around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 26. They found four men suffering from stab wounds, two of whom were flown to Albany Medical Center, a New York State Police spokesperson told Daily Voice. The other two victims were taken by ambulance to the same hospital. The victims’ conditions and the extent of their injuries were not immediately given, nor were the…

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Bergen County Teacher Narrowly Loses 'Jeopardy!' — Can You Answer His Clues Correctly? It was a big night on "Jeopardy!" for Paramus resident Eugene Huang, a teacher at Dumont High School, who made a memorable debut during the Tuesday, March 25 episode — coming just shy of a dramatic upset in the game’s final moments. Huang competed against returning champion Josh Weikert, a politics professor from Collegeville, PA, and Sara Balmuth, an archaeologist from Shasta Lake, CA. Josh came into the night as a two-day champ with $32,800 already under his belt. Here are some of the hardest questions that Huang got right (but you can click here to see the entire game and the answer…

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Montville, NJ
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$1.7M Jewelry Store Theft: Duo Used Sledgehammer To Break Into Westchester Business, Feds Say Two New Jersey men have been arrested in connection with the violent, broad-daylight robbery of a jewelry store in New York that left customers and employees terrified, federal officials announced. Essex County residents Kevin Williams, 26, and Byron Wilson, 24, both of Irvington, NJ, were arrested and charged in the December 2024 sledgehammer robbery at Tarrytown Jewelers in the Westchester County hamlet of Hartsdale, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Tuesday, March 25.  The robbery happened just after 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, at the Westch…

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by Ben Crnic
Jackson, NJ
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NJ Special Ed Teacher Indicted For Having Sex With Student: Prosecutor A special education teacher in Monmouth County has been been indicted by a grand jury for sexually assaulting a student, authorities announced on Tuesday, March 25. Allison Havemann-Niedrach, a 44-year-old Jackson resident is charged with aggravated sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child via the manufacture of child sexual abuse materials and official misconduct among other charges, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said.  Havemann-Niedrach, formerly a special education teacher at Freehold Intermediate School, had a sexual relationship with a student in early 2024…

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