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Formerly of Hackensack, Mike Scherman, Was A Loyal Friend & Animal Lover Formerly of Hackensack, Mike Scherman, Was A Loyal Friend & Animal Lover
Formerly of Hackensack, Mike Scherman, Was A Loyal Friend & Animal Lover Michael “Mike” E. Scherman, 61, of Naperville, IL, formerly of Hackensack,  passed away Friday, August 23, 2024, at his home.  He was born January 19, 1963, in Miami Beach, FL, the son of Irwin and Natalie (Drucker) Scherman.  Mike is remembered as a loyal friend, a connector of people, an animal lover, an avid photographer, and a practical joker, often making fun of himself to get a laugh.  Before moving to New Jersey 20+ years ago, Mike volunteered every weekend at the Valley of the Kings Animal Sanctuary, which is a rescue and refuge of abused, abandoned, injured, an…

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by Family of Michael E. Scherman
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'We Don't Want To End Up In Orange Jumpsuits,' Said CEO Arrested For $175M Scam In NJ 'We Don't Want To End Up In Orange Jumpsuits,' Said CEO Arrested For $175M Scam In NJ
'We Don't Want To End Up In Orange Jumpsuits,' Said CEO Arrested For $175M Scam In NJ A former CEO whose star once shone so bright she made the Forbes 30-Under-30 list could soon be swapping her business suits for prison jumpsuits — something she'd been dreading. "We don't want to end up in orange jumpsuits," is what Charlie Javice apparently said months before her New Jersey arrest Monday, April 3, according to federal prosecutors. The 31-year-old founder of Frank, a for-profit company that simplified the student loan application process, is facing federal charges for falsifying data sets, ultimately scamming J.P Morgan Chase out of $175 million officials said. It wasn't i…

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by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine
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South Hackensack Officer's Route 46 Traffic Stop Leads To Cocaine Seizure, Ex-Con's Arrest South Hackensack Officer's Route 46 Traffic Stop Leads To Cocaine Seizure, Ex-Con's Arrest
South Hackensack Officer's Route 46 Traffic Stop Leads To Cocaine Seizure, Ex-Con's Arrest An ex-con staying at a Route 46 motel was caught with nearly a half-ounce of cocaine following a traffic stop, authorities said. South Hackensack Officer Kyle Skelley stopped a 2020 Honda CRV with a cracked windshield just off the highway around 9 a.m. Tuesday, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. The driver, William J. Ayala, 40, of Paterson, acted nervously, the sergeant said. A background check turned up a mostly drug-related criminal history stretching back 20 years in Bergen and Passaic counties, as well as in Lakehurst and Miami Beach, FL, where Ayala had been charged with assaulting…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Hit DJ Facing Rape Charge Found Dead In Miami Apartment NJ Hit DJ Facing Rape Charge Found Dead In Miami Apartment
NJ Hit DJ Facing Rape Charge Found Dead In Miami Apartment A DJ who got his start in New Jersey and produced the hit song "I Like To Move It" was found dead in his Miami Beach apartment at 49 years old. Union City's Erick Morillo -- who used the pseudonym Reel 2 Reel -- was due in court Friday on a sexual battery charge. His body was found Tuesday morning, Local10 reports. Morillo spent his teenage years in Columbia before moving to Union City with his family. He started DJing family events at 11 years old, and later met some of the people integral for his success at night clubs around Hudson County. Morrillo's hit song "I Like To Move It" was pro…

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by Cecilia Levine