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Arlington
News
TikTok Ban Explained: What's The Fate Of Popular Video Sharing App?
Another sell-or-be-banned TikTok legislation is working its way up to the Senate. The House passed the sell-or-be-banned bill for the app (360-58) on Saturday, April 20 as part of a larger foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, giving Chinese TikTok owner ByteDance up to a year to sell the app. Otherwise, TikTok will be subject to a nationwide ban. According to Politico, the bill is expected to pass the Senate as it's considered "priority legislation" for Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. A previous, standalone bill was passed by the House in March over national security co…
Monmouth
Police & Fire
Retired Bradley Beach Police Chief Came To Work Drunk, Berated Officers: Investigation Details
A Jersey Shore police chief who retired after a heated argument with one of his sergeants broke more than two dozen law enforcement rules and had an "irretrievably broken" relationship with his officers, authorities said. Former Bradley Beach police Chief Leonard Guida committed 28 violations in seven incidents between July 2022 and November 2023, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said on Friday, March 1, the same day Guida retired — six months early. "The findings outlined in this report illustrate unmistakably that over the previous year and a half, Chief Guida has been an …
Nassau
Politics
Poll Shows Tight Race In Special Election For George Santos Congressional Seat
New polling is showing a tight race ahead of New York’s special election to fill George Santos’ vacant House seat. An Emerson College/PIX11 poll of 3rd District voters released Thursday, Jan. 18, shows Democrat Tom Suozzi narrowly leading Republican Mazi Pilip 45 percent to 42 percent. Five percent of voters want someone else for the job while nine percent are still undecided, the poll found. Earlier Report: Election Date Set To Fill George Santos' Vacant House Seat The 3rd District seat – which represents parts of Nassau County and Queens – has sat vacant since Santos was ousted i…
Mercer
News
'AI Moonshoot' Among Murphy's Ideas To Make Life More Affordable For NJ Residents
Gov. Phil Murphy sees New Jersey as a future global leader in artificial intelligence, while balancing the urgent financial needs of families during his 2024 State of the State Address. In his speech on Tuesday, Jan. 9, Gov. Murphy spoke about "an era of unease and uncertainty" defined by economic recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic, along with wars in Israel and Ukraine. He also talked about how higher costs of living are the biggest challenges for many families. "Making life more affordable for more families is our highest priority," said Gov. Murphy. "We need to recognize t…
Putnam
Obituaries
Update: 17-Year-Old Putnam County Boy Killed In Crash Left 'Indelible Mark,' Family Says
Funeral services have been announced for a 17-year-old Hudson Valley boy killed in a Northern Westchester crash who is being remembered for the joy he often brought to others. Putnam County resident Vladislav “Vlad” Saban was killed in a crash in Cortlandt on Friday, Dec. 15 at the age of 17 when he lost control of the 2012 Toyota Prius he had been driving south on Albany Post Road (Route 9) and hit a utility pole and a tree, according to New York State Police. Earlier Report - Fatal Cortlandt Crash: 17-Year-Old ID'd As Victim, Girl Critically Injured The pa…
Pascack Valley
Lifestyle
Woodcliff Lake Baker Stars On New Food Network Show Celebrating 'Elf On The Shelf'
Tatiana Kovalenko, a North Jersey cakemaker, is ringing in the holiday season in style. Kovalenko, who lives in Woodcliff Lake and previously ran Skaza Cakes in Midland Park, is a contestant on the Food Network show "The Elf on the Shelf: Sweet Showdown", premiering on Sunday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. On the show, six teams of bakers are challenged to create a edible showpieces highlighting the holiday season. The winning team wins $25,000 and the coveted title of The Ambassadors of Confectionary Concoctions. The show is hosted by cake master Duff Goldman with judges Kardea Brown and Ashley Holt…
Warren Hunterdon
Obituaries
Unexpected Death Of Hackettstown Mom At 39 Prompts Outpour Of Community Support
The unexpected death of a beloved Hackettstown mother of two has prompted an outpour of support from the local community. Iryna Pradid died at Valley Hospital of Ridgewood on Monday, July 31, her obituary says. Born in Ukraine, the devoted mom and her family “were seeking a better life for themselves and their loved ones,” reads a GoFundMe launched for her funeral expenses. “Moving to a new country can be challenging, but it's a testament to their determination and hope for a brighter future. Their story highlights the struggles and aspirations of many families seeking opportunities abroad…
Alexandria
Obituaries
Alexandria's Maria Booker Killed In Indiana Crash (
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Maria Booker devoted her life to others. The Alexandria resident spent time in the US Peace Corps volunteering in Ukraine, and served in several capacities with the Capital Area Food Bank, and later became the Executive Director of the Chance for Life Foundation, her obituary says. A former foster mom to a little girl, Maria had recently completed a sabbatical working with at-risk youth in Colorado, her obit says. In fact, she was on her way back home to Virginia when she crashed her car in Indiana on Sunday, June 4, according to abc8 and her obituary. She was pronounced dead at 35 years…
Middlesex MA
News
Ukrainian Academic Takes Refuge In Medford Thanks To Tufts Program
The work of a lifetime does not stop because of political or humanitarian crises, at least for academics supported by Tufts University's Scholars at Risk program. Tufts has participated in the international umbrella program "Scholars at Risk" since 2011, according to the university. The program has recently expanded and is currently supporting four academics from war-torn countries, two from Afghanistan and two from Ukraine. Volodymr Dubovyk, who has a permanent position in Ukraine as an associate professor at Odesa Mechnikov National University, now holds a temporary position as a visiti…
Adams
News
Baltimore Woman's Baby Formula Scam Catches Illegal Romanian Man In Gettysburg: Authorities
A Baltimore woman illegally using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cards to collect baby formula she claimed to be sending to Ukraine, lead to the arrest of a Romanian man illegally in the US who allegedly forged documents for her, authorities say. Eglisa Ciuciu, 25, of Baltimore, MD, and Sandrino Trifu, 32, of Croaova, Romania were arrested along with an unnamed 15-year-old in connection to a bizarre baby formula theft at the Gettysburg Walmart on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. Ciuciu used the 15-year-old to transport the stolen goods from the store that she supposedly needed “to s…
Burlington
News
NJ Marine, 33, Killed By Missile Helping In Ukraine, Organization Says
Pete Reed, a 33-year-old New Jersey native and global activist, died helping civilians in Ukraine on Friday, Feb. 2. Reed was "actively aiding in the evacuation of Ukrainian civilians when his evacuation vehicle was hit with a reported missile in Bakhmut," according to Global Outreach Doctors. Pete Reed helps an elderly woman evacuate in Ukraine.Albert Lores A Bordentown native and US Marine veteran, Reed served as the country director for the nonprofit, and founded Global Response Medicine, a different nonprofit. "The GoDocs team is devastated by this news, as are our humanitarian ai…
Trumbull-Monroe
News
Effort To Aid Ukraine Has Powerful Point Person In Redding
Facebook gets a lot of blame for various societal ills, but the social media network has been forefront and indispensable to Ulyana Bolgachenko and thousands—if not millions—of Ukrainians. On Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, everything changed for Bolgachenko, who came to the United States 22 years ago. She awoke that morning to news of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. “That day, we were all on our phones just watching Telegram (a social media platform) and following every explosion,” said the Redding resident. “I decided I had to do something.” That something was sending anything that could help the…
Capital District
News
NY To Receive $21M In Federal Funding To Help Ukrainian Refugees
New York is set to receive more than $21.4 million in federal funding to help Ukrainian refugees who have fled to the state following Russia’s invasion. The funding, which comes from the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement, will go toward 17 refugee services providers around the state, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office. It will supplement existing efforts being done through the federal government’s Uniting for Ukraine program, which provides displaced Ukrainians with a pathway to remain in the United States for up to two years. We are award…
Worcester
News
GoFundMe Roundup: Help Your Neighbors Change The World
Your neighbors are out to change the world in big and small ways. Here is a list of local charities and local groups working with larger charities to make a difference. International Medical Corps Work in Ukraine Matthew Choumenkovitch is raising money for International Medical Corps (Brookline): Looking back at my family’s history, my grandfather and his family experienced what it was like for their country, formerly known as Yugoslavia, to be taken away by an authoritarian regime. When Yugoslavia became communist, they were forced to flee their country and lost ever…
Bedford
News
'I Was Willing To Die There': Bedford Native Conor Kennedy Joins Fight In Ukraine
Robert F. Kennedy’s grandson, New York native Conor Kennedy spent time fighting in Ukraine, the 28-year-old revealed on Instagram. In the Friday, Oct. 14 post, Kennedy, a former resident of Bedford in Northern Westchester County, revealed that he secretly fought as part of Ukraine’s International Legion, a branch of foreign volunteers from around the world helping in the country’s ongoing war against Russia. Accompanying the post is a picture of a fellow fighter, whom Kennedy identified only as Nick. “Like many people, I was deeply moved by what I saw happening in Ukraine over the past ye…
Essex NJ
Lifestyle
North Jersey Couple Helping Relatives Forced From Ukraine Featured On Home Renovation Show
A North Jersey couple helping relatives flee the war in Ukraine had help making the welcome an extra warm one from George Oliphant, of the NBC renovation show "George to the Rescue." A Montclair real-estate professional, Oksana Shevchuk-Shah came to Oliphant through his wife, Zoe, who also works in real estate, NJ Advance Media reports. When 46-year-old George Oliphant — also of Montclair — heard Oksana and her husband Milind Shah were getting ready to take in Ukrainian relatives forced out of their home by the war, he knew he had to help, he told the outlet. With just three weeks before …
Montgomery MD
News
US Army Major, Doctor Wife In Rockville Accused Of Sharing Military Medical Info With Russia
A US Army doctor and his anesthesiologist wife from Maryland are facing federal charges for allegedly attempting to assist Russia with its conflict overseas with Ukraine, according to the Department of Justice. Rockville residents Anna Gabrielian, 36, and Jamie Lee Henry, 39, have been charged by a federal grand jury with conspiracy for the alleged disclosure of individually identifiable health information (IIHI), authorities announced on Thursday, Sept. 29. Prosecutors noted that Gabrielian is an anesthesiologist working in Maryland, and Henry is a major in the US Army who held Secret-lev…
Montgomery MD
News
Family Of US Diplomat Killed While Riding Bicycle Launches Bike Safety Fund
The family of a US Diplomat who had been killed while riding her bike shortly after evacuating from Ukraine has launched a fundraiser for a bike safety memorial fund in her honor. Sarah Langenkamp, 42, was fatally struck by a car that was turning right into the parking lot of 5244 River Road shortly after 4 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 25, as she was following a designated bike route on her way back from her children's new elementary school, as previously reported by Daily Voice. A GoFundMe fundraiser was launched in her honor in hopes to raise awareness of bike safety and "work with local and nati…
Alexandria
Police & Fire
Two Dead, Two Critically Hurt After Lightning Strikes In Front Of White House
Two people died on August 5 and two are still recovering from injuries after they were all allegedly struck by lightning in D.C., NBC Washington reported. Two women and two men were hurt from a lightning strike in their immediate vicinity near Lafayette Square on August 4, reports said. The two people who died from their injuries on August 5 were a couple from Wisconsin, NBC reported. Witnesses and bystanders, who were gathered in Lafayette Square for a Ukraine support meeting, said they heard a boom and saw one man receiving chest compressions, NBC said. Click here for the full story fro…
Carroll
Lifestyle
Maryland Motorists To See Prices At The Pump Rise When Tax Hike Takes Effect
There will be no relief at the pump for Maryland motorists as top lawmakers shot down proposals for a second gas tax holiday. With gas prices reaching record highs across the nation in recent weeks, Maryland is still planning to enact its annual gas tax on Friday, July 1, causing more consternation for drivers already feeling the financial hit in their wallets. The scheduled increase will raise the gasoline tax from approximately 36 cents per gallon to nearly 43 cents per gallon, an 18 percent increase. When the tax takes effect, motorists can expect to see rises in prices of at least sev…
Arlington
Police & Fire
Woman Pushed Out Of Moving SUV In Arlington Sees Surge Of Support
A 25-year-old woman who was seriously injured after someone threw her out of a moving SUV in Arlington faces months of rehab and thousands of dollars in medical bills, but hundreds of people have stepped up to help cover the cost of her treatments. The woman, only identified as Maryna, was coming home early May 15 after a night out when someone pushed threw her out of a car along Wilson Boulevard around 3 a.m., smashing her head on the asphalt and causing life-threatening injuries, an Arlington County police report said. A GoFundMe campaign set by Maryna's sister Polina lays out…
Fairfax
News
Fairfax Veterinarian Details Atrocities In Ukraine After 2-Week Trip
Dr. Courtney Katsur couldn't stand to watch news of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The atrocities, the endless violence, and the evil all turned her stomach. But she wasn't about to do nothing. The Fairfax veterinarian took a short leave from her job at Town & Country Animal Hospital to fly to Ukraine and help the animals there. She spent two weeks in the country and returned earlier this month more eager than before to help the often-forgotten victims of war. "I knew that I have a skill/profession where I could help not only the animal victims of this war that…
Orangetown
Politics
President Zelenskyy Awarded Honorary Degree From Rockland County College
After becoming a household name as he fends off Russian invaders overseas, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is now being celebrated in a different way by a Hudson Valley college. Rockland County-based Dominican College in Orangeburg awarded Zelenskyy with an honorary degree in absentia at their commencement on Sunday, May 15 in Pomona, becoming one of several dozen colleges and universities in the US to bestow him with a similar honor. Zelenskyy was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters “in recognition of his extraordinary leadership, courage, sense of justice, and willingnes…
North Orange
News
Ex-Marine From Orange County Dies In Ukraine After Joining Fight Vs. Russia
A Hudson Valley man has been killed fighting alongside Ukraine this week, according to CNN. Willy Joseph Cancel, age 22, formerly of Orange County, was killed while working with a private military contracting company when he was killed on Monday, April 25, CNN reported. Cancel, a former US Marine, and a corrections officer in Tennessee, signed up to work for the company shortly after the war broke out a the end of February, his mother, Rebecca Cabrera confirmed to CNN. "He wanted to go over because he believed in what Ukraine was fighting for, and he wanted to be a part of it to …
Fairfax
News
Freshly Laid Off Netflix Workers Share Their Stories On Twitter
A bevy of laid off Netflix workers are airing their grievances on Twitter, and the world is watching. The layoffs come from the company's newly-launched fan site Tudum, Deadline reports. Tudum was named after the sound that Netflix makes when it opens. A Netflix spokesperson responding to Daily Voice's request for comment said only that "our fan website Tudum is an important priority for the company," and did not disclose an exact number of layoffs. Meanwhile, former employees are on the hunt for work. Netflix last week reported a significant subscriber loss, its first since 2011. The 26 …
Fairfax
News
Ex-Police Officer Who Faked Her Death In Ukraine Nabbed For Retail Theft, Records Show
A former Baltimore police officer who allegedly faked her death in Ukraine to avoid going to trial over false sex assault accusations toward a Pennsylvania officer, has been arrested yet again for retail theft, authorities say. Oksana Olkesandrivna Brown, 47, of Dallastown, was previously sentenced to serve two years probation, 50 hours of community service, and was banned from the Shrewsbury Township Walmart after she was convicted of stealing $30 worth of merchandise in 2018, court records show. Brown claimed she was sexually assaulted by a Pennsylvania state trooper while the…
York
News
Ex-Baltimore Police Officer Who Faked Her Death In Ukraine Nabbed For PA Retail Theft
A former Baltimore police officer who allegedly faked her death in Ukraine to avoid going to trial over false sex assault accusations toward a Pennsylvania officer has been arrested yet again for retail theft, authorities say. Oksana Olkesandrivna Brown, 47, of Dallastown, was previously sentenced to serve two years probation, 50 hours of community service, and was banned from the Shrewsbury Township Walmart after she was convicted of stealing $30 worth of merchandise in 2018, court records show. Brown claimed she was sexually assaulted by a Pennsylvania state trooper while the …
Columbia Greene
Lifestyle
TV Analyst From Stottville, Ex-Navy Officer In Ukraine For Fight Vs. Russia
A familiar face on cable news and upstate New York resident has joined Ukraine’s fight against Russia, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Malcolm Nance, a former naval intelligence officer and longtime terrorism and national security analyst for MSNBC, made the revelation Monday, April 18, during an appearance on Joy Reid’s show on the network, the outlet reported. Originally from Philadelphia, Nance now resides in New York's Capital DIstrict, in Stottville, in Columbia County. Donning full camo, body armor, and holding an assault rifle, Nance told Reid that he was now part of the “Inter…
Hartford
Lifestyle
Popular Downtown Hartford Bar Changes Name To Support Ukraine
A Connecticut bar has changed its name to show support for Ukraine. The owners of The Russian Lady in Hartford announced in April that they have changed the bar's name to The Ukrainian Lady. The bar, located at 191 Ann Uccello St., announced a celebration of the name change for the night of Thursday, April 21. The owners previously expressed support of Ukraine in a Facebook post on Wednesday, March 9. "The Russian Lady, despite the name, embodies the vigilant pursuit of freedom, individual liberty and democracy," the post reads. "Founded in such ideals, The Russian Lady stands firmly…
Baltimore
Events
Ukrainian Filmmaker Showcasing Immigrant Struggle On Baltimore's Big Screen
From the city streets to the movie seats, one Ukrainian filmmaker is using his film to bring the ongoing struggle of the Ukrainian people Baltimore's big screen for the first time. Volodymyr Mula debuted his award-winning documentary, called "UKE: The Untold Story of Hockey Legends," in Ukraine in 2020. The documentary follows multiple Ukrainian hockey players coming to the United States to play in the National Hockey League including Wayne Gretzky, Johnny Bucyk, Jerry Sawchuk and more. Given the mass exodus of Ukrainians fleeing the country in the wake of the Russian invasion, Mula bel…
Bedford
Business
Inflation Plus War Equals Uncertainty For New York Consumers, New Poll Reveals
There is growing uncertainty among New Yorkers as the Ukraine conflict rages on and inflation continues to rise, according to a newly released Siena College poll. Pollsters said that the New York State Index of Consumer Sentiment has dipped to 68 percent, down more than five points from the last poll in the fourth quarter of 2021. The poll found that the sentiment for the first quarter of 2022 found that metro New York had a more optimistic outlook, with more than 73 percent expressing a positive sentiment versus upstate New York, which fell under 61 percent. Officials noted that New York…
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