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18-Year-Old Missing After Attending Soccer Game: West Orange Police 18-Year-Old Missing After Attending Soccer Game: West Orange Police
18-Year-Old Missing After Attending Soccer Game: West Orange Police An 18-year-old West Orange teenager has been reported missing, authorities said. Gideon Akwei was last seen at his residence at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27 after attending a West Orange High School soccer game, West Orange police said. The next morning,  his parents checked on him and noticed he was not in his bedroom, police said. Akwei is approximately 5'6", weighs 165 lbs. and was last seen wearing a black sweat suit and black sneakers, police said. He uses a black mountain bike as a mode of transportation. 

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by Sam Barron
Obituaries
Asthma Attack Kills North Jersey Native Samuel Cobar, 22 Asthma Attack Kills North Jersey Native Samuel Cobar, 22
Asthma Attack Kills North Jersey Native Samuel Cobar, 22 Samuel Cobar never let his asthma stop him from chasing his dreams, according to a fundraiser set up after his passing. The West Orange native's asthma, however, is ultimately what killed him, those who knew him said. "That then led our loving brother, son and best friend to have a life-threatening asthma attack while he was alone in his apartment, which had left him unconscious without oxygen for 50 mins," the campaign says. Cobar died on Monday, April 17 after the attack while he was alone in his Florida apartment, the page reads. More than $14,300 had been raised as of Tuesday, May 2.…

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by Sam Barron
News
Soldier Charged In Crash That Killed Army Cadet From West Orange: Report Soldier Charged In Crash That Killed Army Cadet From West Orange: Report
Soldier Charged In Crash That Killed Army Cadet From West Orange: Report A soldier was charged in connection with the crash that killed a West Point cadet from West Orange earlier this year, Army Times reported Wednesday.  Christopher Morgan, a popular West Orange High School alumnus who was slated to graduate from the prestigious military academy next year,  died when the tactical vehicle he was travelling in overturned near a West Point, New York training site June 6. Twenty-one other people were injured.  Staff Sgt. Ladonies P. Strong was charged with one specification of involuntary manslaughter, negligent homicide, reckless operation of a veh…

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by Paul Milo
Lifestyle
Scholarship Begun In Memory Of W. Orange Artist Lost To Opioid Addiction Scholarship Begun In Memory Of W. Orange Artist Lost To Opioid Addiction
Scholarship Begun In Memory Of W. Orange Artist Lost To Opioid Addiction Sammy Rosenblatt was a talented visual artist who died from an opioid overdose in March. He had been battling addiction for years, those who knew him say. Now his family and friends seek to honor the memory of the West Orange High School alumnus. An arts scholarship has been started in his name and the first one was recently awarded to a graduating WOHS student. His family and friends are also raising funds for Shatterproof.org, a group that aids families touched by addiction, as well as preserving his photography, illustrations and other works. The family has started a GoFundMe campaign…

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by Paul Milo
News
Memorial Planned In W. Orange For West Point Cadet Killed In Crash Memorial Planned In W. Orange For West Point Cadet Killed In Crash
Memorial Planned In W. Orange For West Point Cadet Killed In Crash A memorial will be held Tuesday at West Orange High School in honor of Christopher C.J. Morgan,  a West Orange native and a cadet at West Point killed in a training exercise last week.  The memorial for Morgan, a West Orange native and a standout wrestler at West Point, begins at 7 p.m.  Morgan, 22, died when a truck overturned at the school. More than 20 others were hurt.  Morgan, a law and legal studies major, was set to graduate next year.   In addition to an outpouring of support for the Morgan family in West Orange, officials and fellow students at West …

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by Paul Milo
Schools
Four Students From West Orange High Accepted To West Point Four Students From West Orange High Accepted To West Point
Four Students From West Orange High Accepted To West Point Four students from West Orange High School have been accepted to the West Point United States Military Academy, a record number for the high school, the district said That group includes Vanessa Letman, the first female West Orange High School student ever to be accepted into the U.S. Army's service academy.   Letman's admission is not quite official -- her appointment is conditional based on results from a medical exam. Letman was hurt in a soccer game and needed ACL reconstructive surgery. Under new guidelines, Letman must undergo a 12-month recovery period prior to entering the…

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by Paul Milo