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'Force To Be Reckoned With:' Amber Takesh Of Morris County Dies After Brave Cancer Battle, 24 'Force To Be Reckoned With:' Amber Takesh Of Morris County Dies After Brave Cancer Battle, 24
'Force To Be Reckoned With:' Amber Takesh Of Morris County Dies After Brave Cancer Battle, 24 Beloved North Jersey native and “force to be reckoned with” Amber Stefanie Takesh died following an incredibly brave battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia on Thursday, Oct. 6. She was 24. A native of Montville, Amber graduated from Montville High School in 2016, her obituary says. She went on to attend James Madison University, where she earned a Bachelor’s in 2019 and a Master’s in accounting in 2020. She was also a member of the Sigma Kappa sorority. Amber passed all four portions of the CPA exam on her first attempt while earning high scores. After finishing college, she worked as an accoun…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Friends Seek Justice For Morris County Man, 20, Found Hanged In Park Friends Seek Justice For Morris County Man, 20, Found Hanged In Park
Friends Seek Justice For Morris County Man, 20, Found Hanged In Park Friends of a Morris County man whose body was found hanged in a park last weekend are seeking justice. Morris County authorities said Friday they'd found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing to this point in the hanging park death of a 20-year-old Amani Kildea, of Long Valley. His death had been ruled a suicide. A Change.org petition called "Justice for Amani Kildea" launched by Taylor Packwood, however, had garnered more than 31,000 signatures as of Friday afternoon. "His death, without investigation, was ruled a suicide," the petition says.  "Amani was found an hour away from where h…

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by Cecilia Levine