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Woman Killed In Route 287 Crash Was Animal Lover Who Worked At Model Horse Corporation Woman Killed In Route 287 Crash Was Animal Lover Who Worked At Model Horse Corporation
Woman Killed In Route 287 Crash Was Animal Lover Who Worked At Model Horse Corporation A 40-year-old Connecticut woman who was killed last week in a chain-reaction crash in New Jersey was known for her compassion and care for her loved ones and her remarkable generosity, her family said.  Lauren Kopko, of Stratford, died on Thurs., Jan. 16, when her Honda was involved in a four-car pileup on Route 287 in Mahwah, NJ. She would have celebrated her 41st birthday on Sat., Jan. 25. The Bridgeport native rose through the ranks at Breyer Horses in Pequannock, NJ, to become project manager, her obituary said. However, it was her personality that truly shone. "Lauren’s prof…

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by Josh Lanier
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Distressed Boy Who Wet His Pants Gets Help From Newark Officer Distressed Boy Who Wet His Pants Gets Help From Newark Officer
Distressed Boy Who Wet His Pants Gets Help From Newark Officer A distressed boy who had wet his pants got help from a compassionate police officer in Newark. Newark Police Officer L. Ciesla found the boy near Broad Street and Branford Street, the city’s department of public safety said Tuesday. Ciesla then went to a nearby store and bought the boy new clothes using her own money. “Officer Ciesla went above and beyond in making the child’s day brighter by giving him a fresh set of clothes and helping him change, literally on her knees,” the department said. “We salute Officer Ciesla for treating the child as if he were a member of her own family.”

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by Valerie Musson