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NJ Man Charged In Death Of 5-Week-Old Daughter, Prosecutor Says NJ Man Charged In Death Of 5-Week-Old Daughter, Prosecutor Says
NJ Man Charged In Death Of 5-Week-Old Daughter, Prosecutor Says A New Jersey man was arrested and charged with manslaughter Wednesday following a nearly yearlong investigation into the death of his 5-week-old daughter. Officers responding to 67 Willow Ave. in Rockaway Borough found Joseph Tarquini IV, 30, and his infant daughter, M.T., who was in medical distress around 4:55 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2021, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release. The infant was taken to St. Clare’s Denville Hospital for treatment and pronounced dead a short time later. An autopsy found M.T.’s cause of death to be acceleration/deceleration head injury …

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by Valerie Musson
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Sussex County Mom Seeks Info After Hit-Run Crash Puts Traffic Light Through Daughter’s Car Sussex County Mom Seeks Info After Hit-Run Crash Puts Traffic Light Through Daughter’s Car
Sussex County Mom Seeks Info After Hit-Run Crash Puts Traffic Light Through Daughter’s Car A Sussex County mother is desperately attempting to track down the driver who hit her 17-year-old daughter’s car and fled the scene Thursday night. Jennifer Rogoff, of Sparta, says her daughter, Charlotte, was struck by a car while driving on Route 15 South in Jefferson near the DOT Picatinny truck entrance around 6:30 p.m. The vehicle sped off without stopping after the crash, which Rogoff says caused a traffic light to puncture the roof of Charlotte’s car. “Thankfully she is very sore but okay,” she writes. Rogoff is looking for anyone who might have witnessed or collected dash cam foo…

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by Valerie Musson
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Mayor Condemns Political Group For Antisemitic Slogan, Imagery In Morris County: ‘Repugnant’ Mayor Condemns Political Group For Antisemitic Slogan, Imagery In Morris County: ‘Repugnant’
Mayor Condemns Political Group For Antisemitic Slogan, Imagery In Morris County: ‘Repugnant’ A political group was condemned for its antisemitic commentary and imagery during a promotion for green energy in Morris County Thursday. Two representatives of the LaRouche organization set up a table in Rockaway Borough interacting with the public and displaying a sign reading, 'Green Energy…More Efficient than Auschwitz,' Rockaway Township Mayor Michael Puzio said in a press release. The sign also showed a photo of windmill generators with blades in the shape of swastikas, Puzio said. The incident was referred to the Rockaway Borough Police Department and Morris County Prosecutor’s Offi…

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by Valerie Musson
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Popular Morris County Restaurant Owner Accused Of Sexually Assaulting His 17-Year-Old Staffer Popular Morris County Restaurant Owner Accused Of Sexually Assaulting His 17-Year-Old Staffer
Popular Morris County Restaurant Owner Accused Of Sexually Assaulting His 17-Year-Old Staffer The owner of a popular Morris County restaurant was arrested on accusations he sexually assaulted his 17-year-old employee, authorities said Wednesday. Robert Grow, 61 -- the owner of Potbelly's Riverside Cafe in Rockaway -- was arrested March 8 and charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Grow engaged in sexual acts with the female victim between Dec. 1, 2018 and March 8, 2019, Carroll said alongside Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of Detectives Christoph Kimker and Rockaway Borough Police …

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by Cecilia Levine