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After Federal Lawsuit And Temporary Spaces, This NJ Chabad Will Soon Have A Home After Federal Lawsuit And Temporary Spaces, This NJ Chabad Will Soon Have A Home
After Federal Lawsuit And Temporary Spaces, This NJ Chabad Will Soon Have A Home After years spent operating out of homes, hotels, schools, and rented spaces, and setbacks including a federal lawsuit, Valley Chabad is finally breaking ground on a permanent home. On May 17, at 11 a.m., the Jewish center that serves residents in Saddle River and the Pascack Valley will hold a groundbreaking and cornerstone-setting ceremony for its brand-new 2,000-square-foot facility at 530 Chestnut Ridge Rd.  Rabbi Dov Drizin says the move marks the beginning of a long-awaited new chapter for the Jewish outreach organization that has served residents in the area for more t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Death Of Mom, Special Needs Son In NY House Fire Inspires Fundraiser Honoring First Responders Death Of Mom, Special Needs Son In NY House Fire Inspires Fundraiser Honoring First Responders
Death Of Mom, Special Needs Son In NY House Fire Inspires Fundraiser Honoring First Responders A Long Island mother and her special needs son who died in a house fire are being remembered for their kindness, courage, and the love they shared. Christine Lehmann, 52, and her son, Nicholas, 25, were killed when flames tore through their Smithtown home on Fifty Acres Road around 3:15 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, as Daily Voice reported. A third resident, 91-year-old Ronald Montagna, was rescued from the burning house and taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with smoke inhalation and burns, according to Suffolk County Police. Multiple 911 callers reported the home engulfed in flames, prompt…

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by Michael Mashburn & Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Special Needs Child Left On Bus For Hours, Driver Charged: Morris County Prosecutor Special Needs Child Left On Bus For Hours, Driver Charged: Morris County Prosecutor
Special Needs Child Left On Bus For Hours, Driver Charged: Morris County Prosecutor A 61-year-old bus driver was arrested and charged after a 4-year-old with special needs was left on a school bus for more than two hours in Morris County, authorities announced Monday, July 28. The child's absence on Thursday, July 10, was first observed by staff at Valley View Elementary School in Towaco, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Montville Police Chief Andrew Caggiano said. The parents told school officials their child boarded the bus and the child was eventually located on a school bus parked in a bus yard, authorities said.…

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by Sam Barron
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Boy Who Drowned On First Day Of NJ Summer Camp Defied Odds Since Birth, Campaign Says Boy Who Drowned On First Day Of NJ Summer Camp Defied Odds Since Birth, Campaign Says
Boy Who Drowned On First Day Of NJ Summer Camp Defied Odds Since Birth, Campaign Says The 6-year-old boy who died after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool at a South Jersey summer camp has been identified, authorities said. Michael Stewart was a rising first grader at the Lumberton Township School District, Superintendent Colleen Murray said in a letter to the community posted on the district's website. A GoFundMe campaign launched for his mother, Enjoli, said Michael drowned during free swim at Liberty Lake Day Camp in Mansfield Township. "Michael came into this world a fighter from the day he was born," reads the campaign launched by Kayla Ogletree. "He…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine