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Police & Fire
Gunman Killed In Confrontation With Manchester Township Police Gunman Killed In Confrontation With Manchester Township Police
Gunman Killed In Confrontation With Manchester Township Police An armed man was shot and killed by police Tuesday night in Manchester Township, authorities confirmed. The officers had responded to a 911 call on Elizabeth Avenue in the Ocean County township shortly before 8:30 p.m. Nov. 6, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Two of them fired their service weapons, fatally wounding, the gunman after finding him nearly 45 minutes later, the attorney general said Wednesday. "A firearm was recovered near the subject," Platkin added. The man's name was being withheld, at least for the time being. State law and his own guidelines require Pla…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Beloved Dance Teacher Dies In Elizabeth House Fire Beloved Dance Teacher Dies In Elizabeth House Fire
Beloved Dance Teacher Dies In Elizabeth House Fire A well-known dance teacher died in an Elizabeth house fire Tuesday, authorities announced. Damaryz Vazquez died in the two-alarm blaze that broke out at 852 Park Ave., around 6 p.m., City Spokeswoman Kelly A. Martins said. Vazquez owned a dance studio in a small storefront on Elizabeth Avenue for many years. "Not only was it a place where many of us learned the basics of ballet, jazz, flamenco etc.," said longtime family friend Natalie Pinero, "but it was a social place -- a gathering space for the community where Latin social culture flourished." Vazquez cemented herself a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
WATCH: Police Nab Knife-Wielding Man Threatening Families At Community Event In Newark WATCH: Police Nab Knife-Wielding Man Threatening Families At Community Event In Newark
Watch: Police Nab Knife-Wielding Man Threatening Families At Community Event In Newark The intense moment Newark Police apprehended a man wielding a knife and threatening families at a local park’s movie night event was captured on video. Officers patrolling Elizabeth Avenue were called to Weequahic Park, where they were directed to a man wielding a knife and pry bar and threatening families around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said in a release. The officers located the man, later identified as Newark resident Marcelino Canterero, 46, and immediately ordered bystanders to evacuate the area, O’Hara said. While keeping a safe distance, pol…

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by Valerie Musson