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NPR Reporter Pens Tribute To 'Remarkable' Mom Killed By Pickup In Montclair NPR Reporter Pens Tribute To 'Remarkable' Mom Killed By Pickup In Montclair
NPR Reporter Pens Tribute To 'Remarkable' Mom Killed By Pickup In Montclair Remarkable. Scholarly. Deeply caring. This is how Vivian Folkenflik is being remembered. The 83-year-old grandmother was in the crosswalk of a Montclair intersection when she was fatally struck by a pickup truck in broad daylight on Saturday, Oct. 28. Folkenflik's death leaves a hole in the heart of several different communities. Her son and NPR correspondent David Folkenflik, paid tribute to his mother on Facebook. "What made Vivian remarkable was not her shocking death but her life. She was marked by her incisive intellect, her profound caring for others, her drive to connect and her c…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Montclair Resident Fatally Struck By Vehicle Montclair Resident Fatally Struck By Vehicle
Montclair Resident Fatally Struck By Vehicle Police in Montclair have identified the pedestrian fatally struck by a vehicle over the weekend. Vivian Folkenflik, 83, of the Township, was struck at Bellevue Avenue and Park Street around 12:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Montclair Police Chief Todd Conforti said. Folkenflik was transported to Mountainside Medical Center and pronounced dead at 1 p.m. The driver remained at the scene. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Offi…

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by Cecilia Levine