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NJ Town Mayor's Granddaughter Dies After Months-Long Cancer Battle: Remembering Wrenna NJ Town Mayor's Granddaughter Dies After Months-Long Cancer Battle: Remembering Wrenna
NJ Town Mayor's Granddaughter Dies After Months-Long Cancer Battle: Remembering Wrenna Sadness spread through a New Jersey community following the death of a toddler diagnosed with cancer in late 2024. Wrenna Schey — whose grandfather is Mount Olive Mayor Joe Nicastro — died on Saturday, Jan. 11 after being diagnosed with brain cancer, according to her obituary at the Stroyan Funeral Home website. She was 2.5 years old. "She fought a tough battle and was stronger than anything I have ever seen in my life," her parents, Matt and Amanda said on a GoFundMe campaign that was started in early December, around the time Mayor Nicastro announced that his granddaughter had been diagno…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Cops ID Motorcyclist, 37, Killed In Route 17 Crash In Maywood Cops ID Motorcyclist, 37, Killed In Route 17 Crash In Maywood
Daniel Wenzel Dies In Motorcycle Crash On Route 17 Police have identified the motorcyclist killed in a crash on Route 17 in Bergen County this week. Daniel Wenzel, 37, of Milford, PA collided with another vehicle on the southbound side of the highway near the Essex Street ramp in Maywood around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10, Maywood Police Detective Sgt. William Phayre said.  Wenzel's Facebook profile shows he has ties to North Bergen and was a marine diesel mechanic at the NY Waterway. An investigation found Wenzel had collided with another vehicle, causing it to veer off the roadway into a grass median. The driver of the…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Body Of Missing Swimmer, 24, Recovered From Delaware River Body Of Missing Swimmer, 24, Recovered From Delaware River
Body Of Missing Swimmer, 24, Recovered From Delaware River A 24-year-old missing Delaware River swimmer from New Jersey has been found dead, officials said. Jeysson Ariel Osorio-Reyes went missing while swimming about 75 yards from the shoreline of Milford Beach, an unguarded beach, on Saturday, June 29 around 3:15 p.m. the National Park Service said. The Jackson Township man disappeared mid-channel, bringing multiple fire departments and dive teams to the scene. His body was found at approximately 7 p.m., just when the search planned on ceasing for the night. Responders included National Park Service rangers, dive team members from Dela…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Sussex County Native, PA Father Of 2 Dylan Suess Dies Suddenly At 29 Sussex County Native, PA Father Of 2 Dylan Suess Dies Suddenly At 29
Sussex County Native, PA Father Of 2 Dylan Suess Dies Suddenly At 29 Sussex County native and father of two Dylan J. Suess died suddenly at Morristown Medical Center on Sunday, March 7. He was 29. Born in Westwood, Suess spent time in Little Ferry, Missouri, and Wantage before settling in Milford, PA in 2019, his obituary says. In 2010, Suess graduated from High Point Regional High School, where he played hockey, baseball and football and served as a “life member of the Suess Gang,” his memorial says. Suess had used his creative side to work as a manager at Sherman Williams in Newton, his obit says. He was known for his passion for animals and the outdoors…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
SWEPT UP: Paterson Heroin Gang, Bergen, Rockland, Orange Buyers Charged SWEPT UP: Paterson Heroin Gang, Bergen, Rockland, Orange Buyers Charged
Swept UP: Paterson Heroin Gang, Bergen, Rockland, Orange Buyers Charged The ringleader and a crew of 16 members of a Paterson-based heroin ring tied to the Bloods street gang – along with 16 accused buyers from Bergen, Rockland and Orange counties -- were named in a sweeping indictment produced by a massive multi-agency investigation, New Jersey authorities said Thursday. The investigation targeted open-air drug dealing and gun violence controlled by a multi-layered ring in a section of the 4th Ward of Paterson known as the four corners -- or “4K” area – where Mercer, Putnam and Warren streets meet Rosa Parks Boulevard. Leading the “4K Bloods” – also known as t…

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by Jerry DeMarco