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Jawbone Of Marine Who Died In Training Exercise ID'd By NJ College Students Jawbone Of Marine Who Died In Training Exercise ID'd By NJ College Students
Jawbone Of Marine Who Died In Training Exercise ID'd By NJ College Students Students at Ramapo College helped identify the missing remains of a marine who had been dead for 73 years. In July of 1951, Leland Yager, a U.S. Marines Captain, died in a military training exercise. His remains were recovered in California and buried in Missouri. Years later, a child was doing a scavenging exploration in Arizona when they discovered an unidentified human jaw bone. Last year, enforcement in Arizona referred the case to the Ramapo College Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center and students began working on the case, along with the North Texas Center for Human Identification …

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by Sam Barron
Sports
Trans NJ College Swimmer's New Record For Women's Team Causes Controversy Trans NJ College Swimmer's New Record For Women's Team Causes Controversy
Trans NJ College Swimmer's New Record For Women's Team Causes Controversy A transgender Ramapo College swimmer is making waves after breaking a school record her first year on the women's team. Meghan Cortez-Fields set a program record in winning the 100-yard butterfly [57.22] at the Cougar Splash, which was hosted by Misericordia University in Dallas on Saturday. She also took second in the 200-IM [2:12.05]. Yet, not all are celebrating. Cortez-Fields’ victory drew criticism from some women’s rights activists, who took exception to her swimming with the women’s team as a senior after competing for the Ramapo men’s team as a freshman, sophomore and junior. The…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teen Rape Defendant Also Stalked NJ College Student, Authorities Charge Teen Rape Defendant Also Stalked NJ College Student, Authorities Charge
Teen Rape Defendant Also Stalked NJ College Student, Authorities Charge UPDATE: A 19-year-old man already accused of repeatedly raping a minor at the Jersey Shore and in New York State also stalked a female Ramapo College student, authorities charged. Jon Pelcin, of Monroe, NY, followed the sophomore around the Mahwah campus "on multiple occasions," Township Detective Lt. Kevin Hebert wrote. Pelcin "showed up at sporting events where the victim [was] in attendance" and followed her in his vehicle, putting her "in fear of death or bodily injury," Hebert added. One time Pelcin followed the victim from the school gym to the student center and then to the library…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Teen Accused Of Jersey Shore, NY Child Rape Charged With Stalking Ramapo College Student Teen Accused Of Jersey Shore, NY Child Rape Charged With Stalking Ramapo College Student
Teen Accused Of Jersey Shore, NY Child Rape Charged With Stalking Ramapo College Student UPDATE (Dec. 9, 2022): A 19-year-old man already accused of repeatedly raping a minor at the Jersey Shore and in New York State also stalked a female Ramapo College student, authorities charged. Jon Pelcin, of Monroe, NY, followed the sophomore around the Mahwah campus "on multiple occasions," Township Detective Lt. Kevin Hebert wrote. Pelcin "showed up at sporting events where the victim [was] in attendance" and followed her in his vehicle, putting her "in fear of death or bodily injury," Hebert added. One time Pelcin followed the victim from the school gym to the student center and then…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ College Student Kidnapped At Knifepoint By Boyfriend, Escapes At NY State Mall: Police NJ College Student Kidnapped At Knifepoint By Boyfriend, Escapes At NY State Mall: Police
NJ College Student Kidnapped At Knifepoint By Boyfriend, Escapes At NY State Mall: Police A Ramapo College student told police that she was kidnapped by her boyfriend at knifepoint on the Mahwah campus, then escaped after he made her drive to the Woodbury Common mall in New York to get ski pants. The 19-year-old commuter student said she'd returned to her car from class shortly before 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, when Pawel Sliwinski popped up from behind the front seat, Mahwah Police Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. Sliwinski, 22, of Garfield assaulted the victim, then pointed a knife and ordered her to drive off the campus, the captain said. He then had her drive north for near…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mail Thieves Nabbed After Stolen Vehicle Rams Police Car After Chase Through Ramapo Campus: PD Mail Thieves Nabbed After Stolen Vehicle Rams Police Car After Chase Through Ramapo Campus: PD
Mail Thieves Nabbed After Stolen Vehicle Rams Police Car After Chase Through Ramapo Campus: PD UPDATE: Two thieves who’d been swiping deliveries from residents' mailboxes led Mahwah police on a stolen car chase onto the Ramapo College campus before the vehicle struck an officer's cruiser and they were captured, authorities said. Police who responded to a suspicious vehicle report at the Rio Vista development off Campgaw Road and Route 202 shortly before 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, spotted the 2021 Honda Civic, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. The vehicle had been reported stolen out of New York City the day before, he said. Detective Sgt. Eric Larsen and Officer Brian Joyce tried …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Two Seized By Mahwah Police After Chase Through Ramapo College, Crash UPDATE: Two Seized By Mahwah Police After Chase Through Ramapo College, Crash
Update: Two Seized By Mahwah Police After Chase Through Ramapo College, Crash UPDATE: Two thieves who’d been stealing mail led Mahwah police on a stolen car chase onto the Ramapo College campus before the vehicle struck an officer's cruiser and they were captured, authorities said. Police responding to a suspicious vehicle report at the Rio Vista development off Campgaw Road and Route 202 shortly before 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, spotted the 2021 Honda Civic, which had been reported stolen out of New York City the day before. Detective Sgt. Eric Larsen and Officer Brian Joyce tried to stop the Civic as it pulled onto Campgaw Road, but the driver hit the gas and fle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Sports
Deaf Student Outruns NJ Sprinter In Historic Capture Of National Title Deaf Student Outruns NJ Sprinter In Historic Capture Of National Title
Deaf Student Outruns NJ Sprinter In Historic Capture Of National Title New Jersey's Cheickna Traore needed only .35 seconds to catch Eric Gregory, the Gallaudet University sophomore who gave his school its first-ever national title Memorial Day Weekend. Gregory made history for the Washington DC-based school for deaf students during the 400-meter dash at the 2022 NCAA Division III outdoor track & field championships Saturday, May 28. 𝙃𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙊𝙍𝙔 𝙈𝘼𝙆𝙀𝙍Eric Gregory becomes #Gallaudet's first National Champion in 46.19 seconds.Gregory's 400-meter dash final run on Saturday at the 2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field National Championship.#GUBison…

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by Cecilia Levine & Annie DeVoe
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Former Gottheimer Aide Admits Forging Congressional Letters Former Gottheimer Aide Admits Forging Congressional Letters
Former Gottheimer Aide Admits Forging Congressional Letters A now-former aide to New Jersey Congressman Josh Gottheimer admitted using the U.S. House of Representatives seal to falsify letters written on the federal lawmaker’s letterhead. Patrick Sheehan, 29, of West Milford, was working as director of community outreach in Gottheimer’s Sussex County office in Newton when he “falsified and mailed” a series of letters that purported to be from another staffer containing false information about the congressman and that employee, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said following Friday's guilty plea. Sheehan then “falsified multiple copies of a letter on [G…

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by Jerry DeMarco