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Meet Dunellen Native Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, 2x Gold Medalist, In Bergen County Meet Dunellen Native Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, 2x Gold Medalist, In Bergen County
Meet Dunellen Native Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, 2x Gold Medalist, In Bergen County Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, a Middlesex County track star who won two gold medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, is returning home to tell her story. McLaughlin-Levrone, who grew up in Dunellen and attended Union Catholic High School, is signing copies of her new book "Far Beyond Gold: Running from Fear to Faith," at Books and Greetings on Wednesday, Jan. 31 at Books and Greetings in Northvale at 6 p.m. In the book, McLaughlin-Levrone talks about how she used her belief in God to overcome battles with perfectionism and anxiety to win the gold medal in the 400 meter hurdles and the 4 x 400 mete…
Bella Giacobbe, Daughter Of NJ Town's Mayor, Dies At 22 Bella Giacobbe, Daughter Of NJ Town's Mayor, Dies At 22
Bella Giacobbe, Daughter Of NJ Town's Mayor, Dies At 22 Anabella "Bella" Marie Giacobbe, the 22-year-old daughter of Rahway Mayor Raymond Giacobbe Jr. and school board member Laura Giacobbe, died on Sept. 24.  Bella was an honor roll student at Union Catholic High School, where she played volleyball, lacrosse, and track and field, her obituary says. She graduated from Rutgers University last May with a degree in psychology. Bella had recently started as a volleyball coach at St. Thomas Aquinas and had aspirations of becoming a teacher due to her love for children, according to her obituary.  Bella apparently died after a medical procedure, acc…