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Hearts Break After Deadly Asthma Attack Claims 19-Year-Old Jersey City Native Hearts Break After Deadly Asthma Attack Claims 19-Year-Old Jersey City Native
Hearts Break After Deadly Asthma Attack Claims 19-Year-Old Jersey City Native Aneudy De La Cruz died following an asthma attack on Thursday, May 11, according to his obituary. De La Cruz, a Jersey City native, attended Frank Conwell School and later graduated from Ferris High School, his obituary reads. At the time of his passing, he was attending Hudson Community College, according to his obituary. A fundraiser has been set up to help his family pay for funeral arrangements and medical bills.  He is being remembered for his numerous interests including gardening, bicycling, music, cooking, and baking, his obituary reads. "Despite his struggles with asthma, he…

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by Sam Barron
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Jersey City Airman, Ramapo Basketball Star Dies At Military Base Jersey City Airman, Ramapo Basketball Star Dies At Military Base
Jersey City Airman, Ramapo Basketball Star Dies At Military Base Quamier Harding, a Jersey City native, died after being found unresponsive at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico on Tuesday, April 25, multiple outlets are reporting. An airman at Cannon, Harding is survived by his wife and his three children. His death remains under investigation, officials said. “Q was well known for his mentorship and growing the next generation. He expressed this in so many ways from the Cannon Air Force Base men’s basketball coach to the junior enlisted and officers he molded in the 27 Special Operations Communications Squadron," US Air Force Lt. Col Benjamin Wingler…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Student Slashed Outside Jersey City High School Student Slashed Outside Jersey City High School
Student Slashed Outside Jersey City High School A student was slashed outside Ferris High School in Jersey City on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 26, Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione, a spokesman for the mayor's office said.  The student was slashed in the left hand and was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Wallace-Scalcione said. Police are continuing to investigate.

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Jersey City Police Officer Jose Vargas Dies Suddenly, 35 Jersey City Police Officer Jose Vargas Dies Suddenly, 35
Jersey City Police Officer Jose Vargas Dies Suddenly, 35 The Jersey City Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its own. Officer Jose Vargas died on March 17, 2022. He was 35 years old. Born in Puerto Rico, Vargas later moved to Jersey City and attended the Midtown Community School, then Bayonne High School, graduating from Ferris High school, according to his obituary. He later attended NJCU. He served as a US Marine from 2005 to 2010, and was promoted to sergeant, specializing in Aircraft Communications/Navigation Radar Systems Technician. Vargas worked as a Hudson County Sheriff’s Officer from 2013 to 2015, and joined the JCPD in 2…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Three Arrested In Slaying Of Jersey City Teen UPDATE: Three Arrested In Slaying Of Jersey City Teen
Update: Three Arrested In Slaying Of Jersey City Teen Three people have been charged in the murder of Jayden Fodeur, a 17-year-old shot and killed near his Jersey City home last year, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said Tuesday evening.  Isaiah Huggins, 19, and Rayquan Carmichael, 18, have both been charged with murder and weapons offenses. Huggins was arrested Tuesday at the Essex County Jail, where he was being held on unrelated charges. Carmichael was arrested in Jersey City along with a 16-year-old and also charged with murder and weapons offenses.  All three suspects are from Jersey City.  Fondeur was shot in the he…

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by Paul Milo