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GUILTY: Woman Admits Stealing Funds While Treasurer Of Sussex County Youth Program GUILTY: Woman Admits Stealing Funds While Treasurer Of Sussex County Youth Program
Guilty: Woman Admits Stealing Funds While Treasurer Of Sussex County Youth Program A Sussex County woman admitted in court Monday to stealing youth group funds while serving as its treasurer, authorities said. Justine Lynn, 44, pled guilty to theft at the Sussex County Courtroom in Newton, Prosecutor Francis A. Koch said. Lynn, of Franklin, stole between $500 and $75,000 from Wallkill Valley Junior Football and Cheerleading Inc. while serving as its treasurer in Hardyston Township between Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, and Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, Koch said. Lynn is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday, April 22. Lynn was represented by Martin Morrison, Esq., while the st…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Paterson PD: Drug User Brings Child With Him To Cop Heroin, Oxy Paterson PD: Drug User Brings Child With Him To Cop Heroin, Oxy
Paterson PD: Drug User Brings Child With Him To Cop Heroin, Oxy A dealer from out of town was busted at an open-air drug market in Paterson along with three buyers -- among them, a user who had a child with him when he bought heroin and Oxy, authorities said. Complaints from merchants and residents brought Narcotics Division detectives to the neighborhood at Park Avenue and East 19th Street, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They nabbed Pedro Anaya, 45, of Newton, with 18 vials of crack and 15 bags of cocaine, he said. Arrested on drug-possession charges were a trio of buyers -- a 51-year-old man from Vernon, a 48-year-old man from Pater…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Former Sussex County Volunteer Fire Chief Joel Sparling Dies, 56 Former Sussex County Volunteer Fire Chief Joel Sparling Dies, 56
Former Sussex County Volunteer Fire Chief Joel Sparling Dies, 56 The Sussex County community is mourning the loss of former Fredon Volunteer Fire Company Chief Joel Sparling. He died Oct. 25 at the age of 56. Born in Glen Ridge, Sparling later moved to Fredon Township, where he became heavily involved in the community, his obituary says. Sparling was a lifetime member of the Fredon Volunteer Fire Company and served on the Morris Minute Men Emergency Medical Services team. He also worked as a Director of Retail Operations for more than 25 years, his obit says. Sparling later moved to New Bern, NC, where he died at Carolina East Medical Center. “Joel was…

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
Community Rallies For Sussex County Mom Fighting Breast Cancer Community Rallies For Sussex County Mom Fighting Breast Cancer
Community Rallies For Sussex County Mom Fighting Breast Cancer Ashley Keiling of Newton is facing two types of chemotherapy. A double mastectomy.  And on top of that, life's normal stressors. A wife and mother, Ashley was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma HER2+ this summer and will be out of work while she fights. More than $23,000 had been raised as of Sept. 4 on a GoFundMe launched by Steph Logan. Prayers, words of encouragement and donations poured in from loved ones and strangers alike. Prayers poured in for Ashley.GOFUNDME Click here to donate.

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by Cecilia Levine