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Politics
Double-Dipper Voted In Both NJ, FL For 2020 Election, Police Say Double-Dipper Voted In Both NJ, FL For 2020 Election, Police Say
Double-Dipper Voted In Both NJ, FL For 2020 Election, Police Say A Sussex County woman has been arrested for voting from two states in the 2020 presidential election year, authorities said. Donna Prentes Brady, 66, of Ocala, FL, and Susssex Borough, NJ, was charged with two counts of casting more than one ballot in any election, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said. Brady was arrested on Monday, March 13, as part of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ crackdown on voter fraud through a vote crime unit he created last year. Donna Prentes BradyFlorida Department of Law Enforcement Voting more than once is a third-degree felony in Florida, punishable …

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
Sussex County Makeup Artist, Beloved Mom & Wife Elizabeth Newsom Dies Suddenly At Age 24 Sussex County Makeup Artist, Beloved Mom & Wife Elizabeth Newsom Dies Suddenly At Age 24
Sussex County Makeup Artist, Beloved Mom & Wife Elizabeth Newsom Dies Suddenly At Age 24 Sussex County makeup artist and beloved mother and wife Elizabeth Faye Newsom died suddenly at Newton Medical Center while giving birth to a healthy baby boy on Nov. 3. She was 24. Born in Gainesville, FL, Newsom lived in Ocala, FL before moving to Sussex County, her obituary says. Newsom was an extremely talented and passionate makeup artist and worked at Ulta Salon in Rockaway, her memorial says. She also attended Christian Faith Fellowship Church in Hardyston. “Elizabeth had a twinkle in her eye that would light up the room,” reads her memorial. “She was loved by her fellow employees,…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Career Criminal Poured Accelerant, Ignited Arson Fire At Franklin Lakes Home Prosecutor: Career Criminal Poured Accelerant, Ignited Arson Fire At Franklin Lakes Home
Prosecutor: Career Criminal Poured Accelerant, Ignited Arson Fire At Franklin Lakes Home A North Jersey ex-con working as a car salesman poured accelerant on the rear deck of a Franklin Lakes home before setting it ablaze, authorities said Friday. Daily Voice on Thursday reported the arrest of Keith Koeppel, a 61-year-old North Bergen native who authorities said currently lives in Ridgefield, on charges of aggravated arson with the potential to cause death or serious injury and criminal mischief. Firefighters needed about a half-hour to douse the two-alarm blaze at the single family home on southbound Route 208 late Wednesday. An arson-investigating K-9 unit was then summoned. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Former Lodi, North Bergen Ex-Con Charged With Trying To Burn Down Franklin Lakes Home Former Lodi, North Bergen Ex-Con Charged With Trying To Burn Down Franklin Lakes Home
Former Lodi, North Bergen Ex-Con Charged With Trying To Burn Down Franklin Lakes Home A career criminal from North Jersey was charged with trying to burn down a Franklin Lakes home Wednesday night. Keith Koeppel, 61, was being held Thursday in the Bergen County Jail pending a court appearance. He's charged with arson with the potential to cause death or serious injury and criminal mischief. Firefighters needed about a half-hour to douse the two-alarm blaze at the single family home on southbound Route 208 late Wednesday. An arson-investigating K-9 unit was then summoned. An arson-investigating K-9 unit was then summoned. Koeppel was subsequently taken into custody. O…

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by Jerry DeMarco