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Devoted Passaic County Mom, Black-Belt Martial Artist Dies, 48 Devoted Passaic County Mom, Black-Belt Martial Artist Dies, 48
Devoted Passaic County Mom, Black-Belt Martial Artist Dies, 48 Devoted Passaic County mother and black-belt martial artist Nicole D. Toulas died on Saturday, June 4 at the age of 48. Raised in Ringwood, Nicole graduated from Lakeland High School before attending the University of Tampa and earning her bachelor’s degree from William Paterson University, according to her obituary. Nicole interned for MSNBC and later pursued a marketing career, working for several years as the Director of Marketing for Rehabilitation Specialists, her memorial says. Nicole lived in Wayne with her loving husband, Andy, at the time of her death. The two had spent 18 years o…

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by Valerie Musson
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Lakeland HS Student Hides Jewish Heritage After Finding Swastika On Her Chair, Desk Lakeland HS Student Hides Jewish Heritage After Finding Swastika On Her Chair, Desk
Lakeland HS Student Hides Jewish Heritage After Finding Swastika On Her Chair, Desk A Lakeland High School sophomore says she feels hiding her Jewish heritage from her classmates after finding swastikas drawn on her desk and overhearing anti-Semitic jokes. The 15-year-old, who asked to remain anonymous in a NorthJersey.com report, says things escalated after overhearing classmates making Holocaust jokes a few months ago.  Then, she found someone had drawn a swastika on the back of her biology chair, and inside of a Star of David on her desk, the report says.  Superintendent Hugh Beattie said the drawing on the desk was old but the student's mother said it w…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Vandals Destroy Memorial To Lakeland HS Boys Killed In Crash Vandals Destroy Memorial To Lakeland HS Boys Killed In Crash
Vandals Destroy Memorial To Lakeland HS Boys Killed In Crash Friends of two Lakeland High School students died in a car crash in March were shocked to discover a memorial for them was vandalized. Brett Kuiken snapped a photo of the memorial honoring Jonathan Carlson, 17 of West Milford, and Victor Weinpel, 19 of Wanaque. covered in blue, green and yellow spray paint Wednesday. Kuiken called the act disrespectful "not only to the boys who were lost, but also to their friends and family who came together to make the memorial, he said. "I hope you know that you just pissed a whole lot of people off." The spray paint covered photos of Carlson and Weinpe…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Services Set For Former Lakeland HS Teens Killed In Wanaque Crash Services Set For Former Lakeland HS Teens Killed In Wanaque Crash
Services Set For Former Lakeland HS Teens Killed In Wanaque Crash Services are scheduled at the same funeral home this week for two former Lakeland High School students killed last week in a crash in Wanaque. The first service will be held for Victor Weinpel, 19, at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the D'Agostino Funeral Home in Haskell. Visiting hours will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Visiting for John Carlson, 17, will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 23, with a memorial service at 3:30 p.m. at the funeral home. D'Agostino's is located at 881 Ringwood Avenue in Haskell. PHONE: (973) 835-4220  More than $15,500 had been raised on a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Diana Herbig Of Ringwood Had 'Caring Heart, Loving Personality,' 36 Diana Herbig Of Ringwood Had 'Caring Heart, Loving Personality,' 36
Diana Herbig Of Ringwood Had 'Caring Heart, Loving Personality,' 36 Diana L. Herbig of Ringwood died on July 14. She was 36 years old. Diana graduated from Lakeland High School and Bridgewater State College. She was known for her loving personality and caring heart, especially when it came to saving animals and taking care of others.  Her happiest times were spent singing and dancing to 80s music, celebrating holidays with her family especially Christmas, and spending time down the Jersey shore. Diana is survived by her parents, Robert and Pamela Herbig; her sister, Lauren; her aunt; Lynette Osborne; her uncles, Michael Herbig and John W. Runge; her cousin…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Wanaque PD: Student, 16, With Knife, Drugs In School Wrestles With Police Wanaque PD: Student, 16, With Knife, Drugs In School Wrestles With Police
Wanaque PD: Student, 16, With Knife, Drugs In School Wrestles With Police WANAQUE, N.J. -- A 16-year-old high school student who brought a knife and drugs to a meeting with administrators had to be chased down and tackled by Wanaque police, authorities said. The Lakeland High School resource officer, Detective Sgt. Phil Cavallaro, was at the Monday afternoon meeting with Detective John Galinus when they noticed the knife, Capt. Ken Fackina said. "When questioned about the knife, he admitted to having it but refused to turn it over," Fackina said. Cavallaro tried to grab it, but the teen resisted and ran, but he "was taken to the ground by both det…

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by Jerry DeMarco