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UPDATE: Fugitive, 23, In Killings, Kidnapping Reportedly Compared Himself To Sandy Hook Shooter UPDATE: Fugitive, 23, In Killings, Kidnapping Reportedly Compared Himself To Sandy Hook Shooter
Update: Fugitive, 23, In Killings, Kidnapping Reportedly Compared Himself To Sandy Hook Shooter Authorities reportedly found a message in the apartment of accused Connecticut killer Peter Manfredonia in which he compared himself to the man who killed 26 people in the infamous Sandy Hook school shooting. "We saw what happened when Adam [Lanza] snapped," YourContent.com reported the message left on the wall said. "Now they see what happens when I snap.’ Authorities in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut continued searching for Manfredonia on Monday after they said he left a woman he'd kidnapped unharmed in Paterson before continuing on to Pennsylvania in a car belonging to one of t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
'Dream Big': Hackensack Actor Aims To Inspire 'Dream Big': Hackensack Actor Aims To Inspire
'Dream Big': Hackensack Actor Aims To Inspire In front of the camera is where Juan Carlos "JC" Merino of Hackensack says he feels best. If you've seen his work, you might agree his grace is undeniable -- almost like he's been acting his whole life. But he hasn't.  Merino had just graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2008 with a degree in political science when he says he had a change of heart. More than a decade after completely flipping the trajectory of his life, Merino has been featured in independent films, television commercials and music videos -- most recently a promo for WNBC, airing imminently. In turn,…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Services Set For Bergen Catholic Alum Cyrus Ashtyani Killed In Crash Services Set For Bergen Catholic Alum Cyrus Ashtyani Killed In Crash
Services Set For Bergen Catholic Alum Cyrus Ashtyani Killed In Crash A funeral was held Thursday, June 21 for Cyrus John Ashtyani of Montvale, who died on June 15 in a Woodcliff Lake motorcycle accident. He was 21 years old. Interment was at George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus.  Ashtyani, a Bergen Catholic graduate who worked as an Internet sales consultant at Liberty Subaru, was heading south when he lost control of his Yamaha R6 at milepost 169.6, NJ State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. Born and raised in Montvale, Cyrus attended the Montvale elementary schools. He attended Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey and graduated from Bergen Catholic High Schoo…

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by Cecilia Levine