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New Survey Reveals What Diners Say About Kids, Dogs In Restaurants New Survey Reveals What Diners Say About Kids, Dogs In Restaurants
New Survey Reveals What Diners Say About Kids, Dogs In Restaurants Diners are showing more interest in adults-only and dog-friendly restaurants, according to a new study. Younger consumers are also driving demand for protein-packed menus, health-focused ingredients, and family-style meals, Lightspeed Commerce said in its State of Hospitality 2026 report. The survey included people in the US, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Three in four consumers said restaurants should offer some form of adults-only dining, including 79% of parents. Half of respondents said restrictions on children should depend on…

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by Chris Spiker
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Deadly Fall Dangers Prompt Massive Recall Of Popular Ladders Deadly Fall Dangers Prompt Massive Recall Of Popular Ladders
Deadly Fall Dangers Prompt Massive Recall Of Popular Ladders More than 1.7 million ladders are being recalled after bolts broke while people were using them, creating a risk of serious injury or death from falls. Louisville Ladder recalled about 1.77 million of its Louisville, Featherlite, Lite and Century attic stairway ladders, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, Aug. 6. Another 13,054 ladders were sold in Canada. The CPSC said the bolts can break while the ladders are in use. The company has received 11 reports of bolts breaking, including one injury involving the neck, head and back. The recall covers Louisville, Featherlite…

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by Chris Spiker
Breaking News
Retired NYPD Chief Drowns In Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police Retired NYPD Chief Drowns In Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police
Retired Nypd Chief Drowns In Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police A retired NYPD chief who spent decades protecting New Yorkers drowned in a backyard pool at his Long Island home, authorities said. Anthony J. Izzo, 75, of Stony Brook, was found by a family member in the pool at his Malverne Lane home at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Sixth Precinct officers and members of the Stony Brook Fire Department pulled Izzo from the pool and performed CPR, police said. Izzo was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detective…

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by Jillian Pikora
Breaking News
VIDEO: Off-Duty Bergen Detectives Restrain Unruly Airline Passenger VIDEO: Off-Duty Bergen Detectives Restrain Unruly Airline Passenger
Video: Off-Duty Bergen Detectives Restrain Unruly Airline Passenger Video shows three off-duty Bergen County sheriff’s detectives and a retired police chief stepping in to restrain an unruly passenger causing a disturbance aboard a United Airlines flight from Newark earlier this week. Bergen County Sheriff’s Office detectives Cesar Fernandez, Jonathan Veloz and Gianina Ocasio were aboard the flight when passenger Daniel Borman appeared intoxicated and began causing a disturbance on Wednesday, Aug. 5, according to Sheriff Anthony Cureton. The flight had departed Newark and was bound for Fort Lauderdale, and Borman, 36, is reportedly from Springfield…

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by Cecilia Levine
Breaking News
Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Footage Released By Little Falls PD, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Footage Released By Little Falls PD, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit
Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Footage Released By Little Falls PD, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit A New Jersey woman is suing a town and its police department, claiming officials released unredacted video last year showing her exposed breast while she was in police custody, leading to the footage being viewed hundreds of thousands of times online (lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article). Adrianna Smith, a Mount Olive resident, filed the 17-page lawsuit in Passaic County Superior Court on Tuesday, July 28, against the Township of Little Falls, Little Falls Police Department, civilian records clerk Robert Scalera, and unnamed employees and supervisors. Smith was arrested by L…

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
Jaw-Dropping Photo Shows Car Submerged In Glen Rock Floodwaters After Victims Rescued Jaw-Dropping Photo Shows Car Submerged In Glen Rock Floodwaters After Victims Rescued
Jaw-Dropping Photo Shows Car Submerged In Glen Rock Floodwaters After Victims Rescued A jaw-dropping photo shows a vehicle nearly swallowed by floodwater after two people trapped inside were rescued during severe storms in Glen Rock Friday evening, Aug. 7. The Glen Rock Volunteer Fire Department responded to 15 flooding-related calls throughout the evening, the department said. One of the most serious incidents involved a vehicle trapped in floodwater with two occupants inside, firefighters said. As the vehicle continued filling with water, Glen Rock firefighters entered the water alongside the Glen Rock Police Department and pulled both occupants to safety, according to the…

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by Cecilia Levine
Breaking News
Bergen Man Jailed On Gun Charge; Link To SWAT Probe Unclear Bergen Man Jailed On Gun Charge; Link To SWAT Probe Unclear
Bergen Man Jailed On Gun Charge; Link To SWAT Probe Unclear A 60-year-old Upper Saddle River man was jailed on weapons and endangerment charges stemming from alleged offenses Friday, Aug. 7, the same day authorities investigated gunfire into an occupied home in the borough, records show. Authorities have not said whether Michael Louis Norcia's charges are connected to the shooting investigation on Hidden Glen Road.  Norcia was remanded to the Bergen County Jail on Saturday, Aug. 8, according to county jail records reviewed by Daily Voice. He has been charged with second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and third-degree…

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by Cecilia Levine
Breaking News
Township CFO From Fort Lee Committed Theft: Prosecutor Township CFO From Fort Lee Committed Theft: Prosecutor
Township CFO From Fort Lee Committed Theft: Prosecutor A 39-year-old Fort Lee man was arrested and charged stealing from the township here he served as chief financial officer, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 7. In June, Unity Bank in Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, initiated an internal investigation into payroll fee transactions involving Franklin Township, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said.  During the course of the investigation, the bank identified an alleged double-billing scheme and reported its findings to the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office, Robeson said. Cameron Keng, who was th…

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by Sam Barron
Your Community
$2.65M Home Sale Shatters Records For Bergen County Borough $2.65M Home Sale Shatters Records For Bergen County Borough
$2.65M Home Sale Shatters Records For Bergen County Borough The sale of a newly built home for $2.65 million has set a new residential record for one Bergen County borough, another sign of rising home values and continued demand in the community. The six-bedroom, seven-bath house at 91 Brookside Rd., in Ramsey, sold for $2.65 million on Thursday, Aug. 6, after spending 32 days on the market, according to the home's listing agent, Diane Cookson of Compass New Jersey. The sale surpassed two other multimillion-dollar Ramsey deals this year, including a five-bedroom home at 206 Peterson Place that sold for $2.45 million on April 15 and a six-bedroom hom…

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by Cecilia Levine
Breaking News
Mercedes Driver Exposes Himself To Women At Garden State Plaza, Police Say Mercedes Driver Exposes Himself To Women At Garden State Plaza, Police Say
Mercedes Driver Exposes Himself To Women At Garden State Plaza, Police Say A 42-year-old man was arrested after police say he exposed himself to women in the parking lot of Westfield's Garden State Plaza in Paramus. Jordan Williams, of Hackensack, was charged with lewdness following the incident in Paramus on Thursday, Aug. 6, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Frank Scott said. Officer Vincent LaBarbiera, who was working with the department’s Crime Suppression Unit, spotted a gray 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLS450 driving through multiple parking aisles and stopping near women walking through the lot, Scott said. Officers began watching the Mercedes, which Williams was dri…

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by Cecilia Levine
Breaking News
Popular Steakhouse Struck By Car In Ridgewood Crash Popular Steakhouse Struck By Car In Ridgewood Crash
Popular Steakhouse Struck By Car In Ridgewood Crash A two-car crash sent one vehicle into the front of a Ridgewood building housing a restaurant Friday morning, Aug. 7, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. No injuries were reported in the crash that happened outside of Roots Steakhouse on Chestnut Street and forced one of the vehicles into the building, which houses a restaurant on the ground floor and office space above, Loving said. Damage to the building was cosmetic, and both vehicles were driven away by their owners, Loving said. Ridgewood police and Ridgewood Fire Department/EMS personnel responded to the scene. A Rid…

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by Cecilia Levine
Breaking News
Raid Turns Up Child Porn At Bergen County Home, Prosecutor Says Raid Turns Up Child Porn At Bergen County Home, Prosecutor Says
Raid Turns Up Child Porn At Bergen County Home, Prosecutor Says A 20-year-old Bergen County man has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities said. On Thursday, Aug. 6, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a court-authorized search warrant at the Lodi home of Jesus Arellano, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The investigation revealed that Arellano used the Internet to view, download, and possess 191 items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children, according to Musella. Arellano, who has an otherwise clean criminal record, was arrested and ch…

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by Cecilia Levine