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ICE Puts Hold On Inmate Charged With String Of Sex Assaults In Bergen, Hudson ICE Puts Hold On Inmate Charged With String Of Sex Assaults In Bergen, Hudson
ICE Puts Hold On Inmate Charged With String Of Sex Assaults In Bergen, Hudson An accused North Jersey serial sex offender isn't going anywhere now. ICE has placed a detainer on Fokam Ngongang Parfait, a former Montclair High School football star who's accused in a series of sexual assaults at hotels in Saddle Brook and Secaucus. The 25-year-old repeat offender has been held in the Bergen County Jail since his arrest by detectives from the county prosecutor's office on March 31. Parfait was initially charged with kidnapping, raping and robbing a victim at gunpoint in Saddle Brook on March 24. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said investigators from his Special …
Gunpoint Rapist Robbed, Kidnapped One Of His Saddle Brook Victims: Prosecutor Gunpoint Rapist Robbed, Kidnapped One Of His Saddle Brook Victims: Prosecutor
Gunpoint Rapist Robbed, Kidnapped One Of His Saddle Brook Victims: Prosecutor Authorities on Friday seized a former Montclair High School football star who they said kidnapped and robbed one of multiple rape victims at gunpoint in Saddle Brook. There may be other victims, they said. Fokam Parfait, a 25-year-old repeat offender, fled the kidnapping rape on a motorcycle last Friday, March 24, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said in announcing his arrest a week later. Investigators from his Special Victims Unit and Saddle Brook police found that Parfait had also sexually assaulted “multiple” victims while armed in the township. Parfait – who played safety and lin…
'Dedicated To Helping Those In Need:' Montclair Native Molly Monaghan Dies Unexpectedly, 28 'Dedicated To Helping Those In Need:' Montclair Native Molly Monaghan Dies Unexpectedly, 28
'Dedicated To Helping Those In Need:' Montclair Native Molly Monaghan Dies Unexpectedly, 28 Beloved Montclair High School graduate Molly Maloney Monaghan died unexpectedly at her home in New York City on Sunday, Nov. 27. She was 28. Born in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, Molly was raised in Montclair and went to Northeast Elementary School and Mt. Hebron Middle School, her obituary says. At Montclair High School, Molly spent two seasons as a co-manager of the Montclair Mounties football team before graduating with the Class of 2012. She continued to stride high by attending Penn State University, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics and business in 2016 and …
Star North Jersey High School Wrestler Shot Dead At 28 Star North Jersey High School Wrestler Shot Dead At 28
Star North Jersey High School Wrestler Shot Dead At 28 A former high school wrestler was shot and killed on a North Jersey street Thursday, Sept. 22, officials said. Katon Washington, 28, who grappled for Montclair High School in 2012, was found with gunshot wounds on Aldine and Cleveland streets in Orange around 1 a.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said. Posted by Mike Freedman on Thursday, September 22, 2022 I am truly heartbroken. Katon Washington passed away and I don't have the words to express my feelings of loss and... Posted by Scott White on Thursday, September 22, 2022 Washington was rushed to Univer…
Montclair High School Grad Daniel Roth Dies, 37 Montclair High School Grad Daniel Roth Dies, 37
Montclair High School Grad Daniel Roth Dies, 37 Daniel Roth of Montclair died on Sept. 7 — just two weeks shy of his 38th birthday. A graduate of Montclair High School, Daniel was remembered in his obituary for his "infectious smile and enormous heart." He was an avid sports fan with a passion for playing and watching football and lacrosse, it says. Daniel is survived by his parents, William and Catherine Roth; six siblings, Catherine Rizzo, and her husband Richard, Jaqueline Ouimette, and her husband Christopher, William Roth, and his wife Theresa, Brian Roth and his wife Meghan, Michael Roth, Robert Roth; and his girlfriend, …
Teen NJ Tutor Helps Students Around The World Ace SATs With Viral TikTok Videos Teen NJ Tutor Helps Students Around The World Ace SATs With Viral TikTok Videos
Teen NJ Tutor Helps Students Around The World Ace SATs With Viral TikTok Videos Leon Wang admits learning has always come easily to him. But the rising Montclair High School senior says he's long watched his peers struggle. That's why he began helping them on the side as early as elementary school. He's been doing it ever since. When the pandemic hit, and everyone turned to TikTok for entertainment, Wang knew he could use the video-sharing app to reach a whole new audience. As of July 13, Wang had 160.9K followers on TikTok -- where he's widely known as "Leon the Tutor."  His page is brimming with videos on must-know formulas for taking the SAT/AC…
Soap Opera Star's Montclair Son, Citadel Cadet Charged In Capitol Riots Soap Opera Star's Montclair Son, Citadel Cadet Charged In Capitol Riots
Soap Opera Star's Montclair Son, Citadel Cadet Charged In Capitol Riots A former Northern New Jersey high school student and Citadel cadet has been charged in the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. Elias Irizarry, 19, a Montclair High School graduate and a second-semester freshman at The Citadel Military College of South Carolina, was released from jail on a $25,000 bond, ABC4 reports. Irizarry's father, Vincent Irizarry, played Deimos Kiriakis on NBC's "Days of our Lives," and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1985 and 2002. He won in 2009. Irizarry and another South Carolina man, Elliot Bishai, were identified via social media posts, surveil…
Montclair Mourns 'Flemtones' Drummer Orlando Staton Who Died Of Coronavirus, 61 Montclair Mourns 'Flemtones' Drummer Orlando Staton Who Died Of Coronavirus, 61
Montclair Mourns 'Flemtones' Drummer Orlando Staton Who Died Of Coronavirus, 61 "The Fabulous Flemtones" have owned the stage at  at Tierney's Tavern in Montclair every last Friday of the month for the last 34 years. This Friday was entirely different. Not only was the Valley Road pub completely empty over coronavirus fears, but The Flemtones were grieving their beloved drummer Orlando Staton, who died March 20 of coronavirus. A Bloomfield resident and Comcast cable technician, Staton was in the hospital for about a week before he died. The group's bassist Tim Engle remembered Staton as "the most gentle soul." "I had the rare privilege of knowing and playing with a…
Swastikas Found Carved Into Montclair HS Chairs Marks Third Anti-Semitic Hate Act This Year Swastikas Found Carved Into Montclair HS Chairs Marks Third Anti-Semitic Hate Act This Year
Swastikas Found Carved Into Montclair HS Chairs Marks Third Anti-Semitic Hate Act This Year A pair of swastikas and an anti-Semitic phrase were carved into a chair at Montclair High School, making this the third incident involving such symbols on school grounds this academic year. The carvings were found Monday by a teacher assigned to the classroom, who immediately reported the incident to school officials. It was not known when the carvings were done. "This display has no place within our four walls and community," Principal Anthony Grosso said in an email to parents. "This will not be tolerated." The incident is being investigated by township police and Montclair's district …
Montclair Schools Face Discrimination Suits From White, Black Teachers: Reports Montclair Schools Face Discrimination Suits From White, Black Teachers: Reports
Montclair Schools Face Discrimination Suits From White, Black Teachers: Reports The school district in a community widely known for its commitment to diversity is facing lawsuits alleging racial, gender and religious discrimination, according to published reports. Kenneth Schnitzer, a 64-year-old Montclair High School teacher, claims in his suit that he was passed over for promotion several times in favor of younger, non-white candidates, NJ.com reported. Schnitzer, who is Jewish, also said in the suit that there are no Jews among the district’s administrators. Six teachers at another Montclair school, Glenfield Middle School, say in their lawsuit that the district di…
Essex County Natives Mourn Baby Boy Who Climbed Into Pool, Drowned Essex County Natives Mourn Baby Boy Who Climbed Into Pool, Drowned
Essex County Natives Mourn Baby Boy Who Climbed Into Pool, Drowned The community is coming together in support of North Jersey parents who lost their 15-month-old son Devon suddenly on Saturday. More than $4,100 had been raised for Sean and Jill Williams on a GoFundMe launched by Robin DeLorenzo as of Monday morning. Sean, a West Orange native and Montclair High School graduate, and his wife Jill, formerly of Cedar Grove, own Solstice Cafe in Hopatcong. Authorities say the child climbed the ladder at an above-ground pool while he was in the yard with family, News 12 New Jersey reported. The pool was not covered. Authorities don't expect to file charges…
'Beautiful & Soulful With Fierce Catwalk': North Jersey Model Joan Juengling Dies, 28 'Beautiful & Soulful With Fierce Catwalk': North Jersey Model Joan Juengling Dies, 28
'Beautiful & Soulful With Fierce Catwalk': North Jersey Model Joan Juengling Dies, 28 Beautiful and soulful with one of the fiercest catwalks. This is how Passaic County native Joan Juengling is being remembered by photographers, modeling agencies and non-profit organizations she supported following her death on Nov. 13. Born in Paterson and raised in Clifton and Lake Stockholm, Juengling, 28, spent the later part of her life in Montclair, graduating in 2008 from Montclair High School. She worked as a model for many agencies and organizations -- among them Sisters on the Runway, dedicated to raising awareness and funds for women and children currently residing in domestic …