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Montclair Native, Attorney Laura Marchini Dies, 37 Montclair Native, Attorney Laura Marchini Dies, 37
Montclair Native, Attorney Laura Marchini Dies, 37 Laura Marchini, an attorney with Montclair roots, died on Feb. 2, 2024 at 37 years old, her obituary on the Bizub Quinlan Funeral Home website reads. Laura graduated from Montclair High School and earned her JD at Rutgers School of Law, after completing her bachelor's degree at Montclair State University. According to her obituary, Laura worked as a submissions editor of the Women’s Rights Law Reporter while at Rutgers. She was also a Courtroom Advocates Project coordinator, co-chair of the Women’s Law Forum and founded the Take Back the Night Rally and March in Newark, her obitua…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Boy Seized With BB Gun At Rutherford HS Playoff Game Boy Seized With BB Gun At Rutherford HS Playoff Game
Boy Seized With BB Gun At Rutherford HS Playoff Game A 17-year-old boy who apparently thought it was a good idea to bring a BB gun to Rutherford High School's state playoff game against visiting Hanover Park was quickly taken into custody, authorities said. The Friday night lights made it easy for a concerned citizen to see the weapon, which the boy pulled from his waistband to show other fans near the end of the Nov. 3 game, Rutherford Police Chief John Russo said. The citizen went straight to one of the officers on duty. It was "just a matter of minutes," the chief said, before Officer Anthony Bachmann and Sgt. Scott Ahearn seized the boy …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Student In Bergen Among Those Who Received Threatening Message From Upstate NY Student In Bergen Among Those Who Received Threatening Message From Upstate NY
Student In Bergen Among Those Who Received Threatening Message From Upstate NY A threat of a mass shooting at a middle school in New York State last week somehow made its way to Glen Rock, where authorities said a student received a disturbing message. The Glen Rock High School student went directly to administrators before the day began last Thursday, March 23, to report it, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The threat involved what the chief called “a potential act of violence” at a middle school nearly 75 miles north, in the Putnam County, NY, town of Carmel. "Hello! Would you like to be a part of a GFMS mass shooting?" sources said a TikTok friend request asked. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Dad Who Beat Son Dead Had Abused Him Before: Prosecutor NJ Dad Who Beat Son Dead Had Abused Him Before: Prosecutor
NJ Dad Who Beat Son Dead Had Abused Him Before: Prosecutor A 29-year-old New Jersey dad has been charged with murder in connection with the death of his 6-year-old son, authorities announced. Christopher Gregor's son, Corey Micciolo, died on April 2, 2021, at Southern Ocean Medical Center. The boy's mom, Breanna Micciolo, said she had been pleading with child protective services for years, for help getting her son away from his abuser — his dad. Gregor was originally charged with child endangerment and released. On March 3, 2022, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office received a report from the State’s expert witness indicating that C…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
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Bergen Boy Charged With Carjacking His Mom Bergen Boy Charged With Carjacking His Mom
Bergen Boy Charged With Carjacking His Mom A Saddle Brook juvenile was charged with carjacking his own mother, authorities said. The mom was behind the wheel of a rented Hyundai Elantra when she and her son got into an argument and he insisted he be allowed to drive, Capt. John Zotollo Jr. said. The mother "noticed the son had a pocket knife (and) became frightened," Zotollo said. She then "immediately exited the vehicle and called 911," he said. "The son then drove away." Lt. Leigh Cadigan and Officers Adam Georgaros, Peter Romero and Marcos Torres took the boy into custody and recovered the vehicle about two hours later, the cap…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Essex, Union Boys Among Quartet Caught After Crashing Stolen Car In Bergen Essex, Union Boys Among Quartet Caught After Crashing Stolen Car In Bergen
Essex, Union Boys Among Quartet Caught After Crashing Stolen Car In Bergen Hawthorne and Glen Rock police captured a quartet of juveniles from three counties -- two of them 15 years old -- after they crashed a Lexus stolen out of Ridgewood during a brief overnight chase Monday. Glen Rock police tried to stop the car, but the driver hit the gas and continued into Hawthorne, crashing on Parker Avenue shortly after 12:30 a.m., Hawthorne Police Capt. Robert King said. The four occupants immediately bailed, he said. Hawthorne officers chased down three of them in a backyard on Rea Avenue after they ran there from 11the Avenue, King said. Glen Rock police nabbed the f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Morris Prosecutor: Woman Doctored Medical Records In Family Court Case Morris Prosecutor: Woman Doctored Medical Records In Family Court Case
Morris Prosecutor: Woman Doctored Medical Records In Family Court Case A Franklin woman was charged with forgery, perjury and falsifying records after she submitted bogus medical invoices in a family court case, authorities said Wednesday. Lynneann K. Groves, 37, filed the documents with the Family Part of Superior Court’s Chancery Division in March, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said. “The documents were allegedly medical invoices totaling $2,800,” Knapp said, adding that investigators from his office’s Fraud Unit determined that they were phony. “The investigation also revealed several alterations to the original invoices,” with amounts claimed …

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by Jerry DeMarco