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REPORT: Orange County Newlyweds Don't Remember 'Graphic, Upsetting' Assault REPORT: Orange County Newlyweds Don't Remember 'Graphic, Upsetting' Assault
Report: Orange County Newlyweds Don't Remember 'Graphic, Upsetting' Assault A pair of newlyweds claimed no memory of a crash and subsequent assault last month in northern New Jersey, according to a recent report. Allan and Stephanie Grosso of Pine Bush, N.Y., were headed home from Oktoberfest at Mountain Creek on Sept. 21 when the incident occurred outside of a Vernon business, the NJ Herald reports. Stephanie Grosso said she had no memory of being beaten and tossed into traffic and suspected someone may have dropped something in her drink while testifying Monday in Newton before Superior Court Judge Thomas J. Critchley. Critchely, however, called the inciden…

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Police & Fire
1 Dead, 3 Injured: Tow Truck Driver Crosses Center Line, Strikes Sedan Head On In Lafayette 1 Dead, 3 Injured: Tow Truck Driver Crosses Center Line, Strikes Sedan Head On In Lafayette
1 Dead, 3 Injured: Tow Truck Driver Crosses Center Line, Strikes Sedan Head On In Lafayette One person was dead and three injured after a tow truck driver struck a sedan head on in Lafayette Monday night, authorities said. Joseph Crilley, 29 of Newton, crossed over the center line into the northbound lane, striking a Honda civic at milepost 28.2 on Route 94 around 10:40 p.m.., New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said The driver of the Honda, James Ziniewicz, 43 of Newton, was pronounced dead at the scene, Goez said.  One adult passenger in the Honda was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center with serious injuries, and another passenger was taken in an ambulance, a…

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Obituaries
Mountain Creek Pool Technician Justin Lazier, 32, Was 'Never Without A Smile' Mountain Creek Pool Technician Justin Lazier, 32, Was 'Never Without A Smile'
Mountain Creek Pool Technician Justin Lazier, 32, Was 'Never Without A Smile' Justin K. Lazier of Vernon died unexpectedly on Monday, July 15 at St. Anthony’s Community Hospital in Warwick, N.Y. He was 32 years old. A Newton native, Justin graduated from Vernon High School and was a pool technician for Mountain Creek Resort in Vernon, his obituary says. He loved being outdoors, particularly in the snow, and was remembered for his positivity. "He had a heart of gold and I never saw him without a smile," Karen Robinson Lynch‎ wrote on his Facebook wall. "We loved working with him and consider ourselves blessed to have known him." Justin's brother Tyler said…

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News
3rd Winning Lotto Ticket This Week Sold In Sussex County 3rd Winning Lotto Ticket This Week Sold In Sussex County
3rd Winning Lotto Ticket This Week Sold In Sussex County A third winning lottery ticket from one of this week's drawings was sold in Sussex County. A Mega Millions ticket from Tuesday's drawing was sold at the Fredon Deli in Newton. The ticket won the third-tier $10,000 prize. The winning numbers were: 08, 16, 31, 48 and 52. The Gold Mega Ball was 23, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03.

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Youth Soccer Coach Jennifer Minihane, Mother Of Four, Dies At 38 Youth Soccer Coach Jennifer Minihane, Mother Of Four, Dies At 38
Youth Soccer Coach Jennifer Minihane, Mother Of Four, Dies At 38 Jennifer Banach Minihane, a billing specialist, youth soccer coach and mother of four who worked in Poughkeepsie and lived in Hyde Park, died on Nov. 19. She was 38.  She was born on June 11, 1980 in Newton, New Jersey the daughter of Joseph and Teresa Baird Banach. She graduated from Broome County Community College and continued her education at Marist College, earning her BA. She was one of the recipients of only 400 people to receive the New York State Chancellor’s Award.  She worked as a billing specialist for eRiver Neurology in Poughkeepsie. Jenn married David Minihane who …

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