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Obituaries
21-Year-Old NJ Healthcare Worker Dies Of COVID-19 21-Year-Old NJ Healthcare Worker Dies Of COVID-19
21-Year-Old NJ Healthcare Worker Dies Of Covid-19 Sussex County high school graduate and local healthcare worker Abel Sanchez-Casas died from COVID-19 complications at Newton Medical Center on June 18. He was 21. Born in Veracruz, Mexico, Sanchez-Casas grew up in Newton and graduated from Newton High School in 2017, his obituary says. Sanchez-Casas worked in healthcare at Broad Step Willow Glen in Sparta. He was known as a loving son, brother and friend, his memorial says. Sanchez-Casas loved music, basketball and animals and had an extensive collection of sneakers. Sanchez-Casas is survived by his parents, Abel Sanchez and Francisca Cas…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Newton PD: Woman Running Out Of Cemetery From Police Had Heroin, 2 Warrants Newton PD: Woman Running Out Of Cemetery From Police Had Heroin, 2 Warrants
Newton PD: Woman Running Out Of Cemetery From Police Had Heroin, 2 Warrants A 28-year-old Newton woman was caught with heroin while trying to run from police, authorities said. Katelyn Shipps, who also had active warrants out of Totowa and Ogdensburg, was running from the St. Joseph's Cemetery around 11:50 a.m. Sunday, Newton Police Lt. Robert Osborn said. Police stopped Shipps on Main Street, where she had thrown several bags of heroin on the ground, the lieutenant said. Shipps was arrested and charged with drug possession and hindering apprehension. She was being held in the Sussex County Jail.

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by Cecilia Levine