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'Your Soul Lives On:' North Jersey Educator, Mom Of 4 Dies From Knee Surgery Complications, 40 'Your Soul Lives On:' North Jersey Educator, Mom Of 4 Dies From Knee Surgery Complications, 40
'Your Soul Lives On:' North Jersey Educator, Mom Of 4 Dies From Knee Surgery Complications, 40 Morris County is mourning the unexpected loss of a beloved educator and mother of four after complications from a recent knee surgery. Rebecca L. Koo died on Thursday, July 6, her obituary says. She was 40. Born in Denville, Rebecca spent time in Jefferson, Randolph, and Roxbury before settling in Dover 14 years ago. Rebecca attended Ellen T. Briggs Elementary School in Lake Hopatcong and graduated from Roxbury High School. She was a Brownie, a skilled softball player, and a 4-H club member. After high school, Rebecca attended the County College of Morris and worked for more than two dec…
Police ID Body Of Driver Found In Wooded Area Hours After Car Fire In Morris County Police ID Body Of Driver Found In Wooded Area Hours After Car Fire In Morris County
Police ID Body Of Driver Found In Wooded Area Hours After Car Fire In Morris County Police have identified the driver found dead in a wooded area nearly eight hours after his car was found ablaze in Morris County over the weekend. Anthony Zaccaro's body was located in a wooded area near Lynn Park, in Lincoln Park, about a half-mile from where his car was found burning on Ungerer Road around 7:15 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, according to various news reports and Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll. A GoFundMe for the Sussex man's family says he leaves behind his fiance, Hannah, and two children, Brooklynn and Ryamond. "This unexpected and gutwrenching loss leaves not only …
MURDER-SUICIDE: North Jersey Native Killed By Man With AR-15 Over Summer Break At UVM MURDER-SUICIDE: North Jersey Native Killed By Man With AR-15 Over Summer Break At UVM
Murder-suicide: North Jersey Native Killed By Man With AR-15 Over Summer Break At UVM A 22-year-old North Jersey native was killed by a man with an AR-15 who injured a second victim before fatally turning the gun on himself, authorities said. Mikal Dixon, 27, broke into a Burlington, VT home, where he shot and killed 22-year-old Roxbury High School graduate Kayla Noonan around 2:20 a.m. Monday, July 25, Acting Police Chief Jon Murad said. He also shot the surviving 22-year-old female victim twice, and she remains hospitalized in critical condition, Murad said. Dixon, who knew both of his victims, tried breaking down a door at the apartment but couldn't get in, so he broke …
North Jersey Legal Assistant Killed In Route 46 Crash Had Touching Final Message North Jersey Legal Assistant Killed In Route 46 Crash Had Touching Final Message
North Jersey Legal Assistant Killed In Route 46 Crash Had Touching Final Message A 25-year-old Morris County legal assistant killed in a tractor-trailer crash this week had a touching final message. “Farther along we’ll know all about it
, farther along we’ll understand why. Cheer up my brother, live in the sunshine
, we’ll understand it all by and by." Jen Gorgas sweetly sings "Farther Along" in her final TikTok video, posted two days before she died.  @jenlgorgas7 ♬ original sound - Jen G The Netcong resident was pronounced dead after colliding with the tractor-trailer as it was exiting the Citgo gas station on Route 46 near Phillips Way in Roxbury around…
NEW RANKINGS: Website Runs Down Top Public Schools In Morris County NEW RANKINGS: Website Runs Down Top Public Schools In Morris County
NEW Rankings: Website Runs Down Top Public Schools In Morris County We’ve seen the top public schools throughout New Jersey, but what about Morris County? Niche.com graded every school across the U.S. based on a "rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education," it said. According to the newly-released set of rankings, the top public high school in Morris County is The Academy for Mathematics, Science & Engineering in Rockaway. Here are the other top-rated high schools in Morris County, according to Niche.com. State test scores, college readiness, graduation rat…
Roxbury HS Grad Wins Scholarship Named For Officer Who Helped Her Mother Deliver Her Roxbury HS Grad Wins Scholarship Named For Officer Who Helped Her Mother Deliver Her
Roxbury HS Grad Wins Scholarship Named For Officer Who Helped Her Mother Deliver Her It wasn’t luck and it wasn’t playing favorites. It was a surprising and sentimental coincidence for Carly Longtine, one of two Mount Arlington residents who received this year’s Joseph S. Wargo Memorial Scholarship. The recent Roxbury High School graduate received the scholarship named in honor of the same Mount Arlington officer who helped her mother give birth to her nearly two decades ago. “This is a great accomplishment in and of itself, and Carly should be commended for her hard work and dedication to her studies,” the department said in a social media post. Officer Wargo died in 201…
Morris County Ice Cream Shop Is New Jersey's Best, Magazine Says Morris County Ice Cream Shop Is New Jersey's Best, Magazine Says
Morris County Ice Cream Shop Is New Jersey's Best, Magazine Says Those drippy, sticky ice cream cones we're already enjoying are about to get even more delicious with summer only weeks away. Lucky for us in North Jersey, we're not far from the best ice cream shop in New Jersey, according to "Woman's Day." The magazine compiled a list of the best ice cream shop in every state, ranking Cliff's Homemade Ice Cream in Ledgewood the best in the Garden State. Cliff Freund, a teacher at Roxbury High School, opened the local joint on Route 46 in March 1875, ready to bring original flavors to the ice cream scene. He developed his own, homemade ice cream and …