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Boonton HS Vice Principal Edward Forman Dies Suddenly, 54 Boonton HS Vice Principal Edward Forman Dies Suddenly, 54
Boonton HS Vice Principal Edward Forman Dies Suddenly, 54 Edward "Ed" Forman, a Montclair dad and the vice principal of Boonton High School, died suddenly on Tuesday, Sept. 3, according to his obituary on the Moriarty Funeral Home website. He was 54 years old. A letter sent to the district by Boonton Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Valle said that staff learned of Forman's passing just after gathering to begin the new year. "Mr. Forman made significant impacts within Boonton Public Schools that will be lasting," Valle said in a statement shared with Daily Voice. "His enthusiasm for working on behalf of young people was unmistakable and h…
'Beautiful Soul Inside And Out:' Morris County Native Dies Suddenly, 33 'Beautiful Soul Inside And Out:' Morris County Native Dies Suddenly, 33
'Beautiful Soul Inside And Out:' Morris County Native Dies Suddenly, 33 Beloved Morris County native Maryjayne Cartagena died unexpectedly at her home in South Carolina on Friday, April 15. She was 33. Born in Denville, Maryjayne grew up in Morris County and graduated from Boonton High School in 2007, her obituary says. Maryjayne moved to South Carolina when she was 27 and had pursued several different jobs involving cosmetology, hospitality, and childcare, according to her memorial. Maryjayne was known for her love of travel and passion for making others laugh and smile. She was an avid singer and dancer who enjoyed spending time with her many friends and fam…
Drugged Driver Takes Plea In Route 23 Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant Drugged Driver Takes Plea In Route 23 Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant
Drugged Driver Takes Plea In Route 23 Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant UPDATE: A drug-addicted Sussex County driver who killed a father, son and gas station attendant in a horrific crash on Route 23 in Wayne two years ago will be sentenced to a minimum of 25½ years without parole after pleading guilty Friday to three counts of aggravated manslaughter, authorities said. Jason Vanderee, 29, told a state judge in Paterson that he’d used heroin and fentanyl in combination with other drugs when he blacked out behind the wheel on Feb. 19, 2019. Jon Warbeck, a former Carlstadt firefighter from Fair Lawn and his 17-year-old son, Luke, of Lincoln Park, had stopped for…
COVID-19: Morris County District Delays Classroom Learning Until 2021 COVID-19: Morris County District Delays Classroom Learning Until 2021
Covid-19: Morris County District Delays Classroom Learning Until 2021 Some students in one Morris County district will have to wait until 2021 before they can return to in-person learning. Students in grades six through eight at the John Hill School and Boonton High School students can return Feb. 1, while K through 5th grade students can start on Jan. 19, Boonton Public Schools Superintendent Robert Presuto said. In-person learning will resume on a hybrid schedule, he said. Presuto in an email sent Wednesday night said a "sizable portion" of teachers refused to return over COVID-19 fears. There were also not enough substitute teachers to make…
Boonton HS Mourns Sudden Death Of Elijah Rodriguez, 15 Boonton HS Mourns Sudden Death Of Elijah Rodriguez, 15
Boonton HS Mourns Sudden Death Of Elijah Rodriguez, 15 The Boonton High School community is mourning the sudden loss of Elijah Rodriguez, who died on May 9. He was 15 years old. Elijah's teachers and friends remembered him as being an excellent student who lit up the classroom.  "Elijah you were one of the kindest and smartest students I have had in my 25+ years of teaching in Boonton," Lillan Whitney-Morley wrote on his obituary. "You always put a smile on your face when I called you 'Our Walking Google Machine.' Nothing ever got passed you and you were smarter than all of us put together." A Paterson native, Elijah's obituary reme…
TRIBUTE: April Zanfino Of Lincoln Park Dies, 19 TRIBUTE: April Zanfino Of Lincoln Park Dies, 19
Tribute: April Zanfino Of Lincoln Park Dies, 19 Resilient. Talented. Funny. This is how friends, family and loved ones are remembering April Victoria Zanfino of Lincoln Park, who died suddenly on Feb. 27 at 19 years old. Born in Paterson, April loved dancing, writing songs and playing music on the piano, her obituary says. She graduated from Boonton High School in 2018, where she played basketball. More than $9,600 had been raised for her family on a GoFundMe launched by Lori Johnson as of Wednesday afternoon. Condolences poured in. "April was a beautiful person both inside and out," one family wrote under on obituary. "I’ve nev…
Hearing Set For Driver In Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant Hearing Set For Driver In Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant
Hearing Set For Driver In Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant UPDATE: A detention hearing was scheduled this Monday for a Susssex County man who authorities said overdosed on heroin before his SUV went airborne, smashing into a killing a father and son and an attendant at a gas station on Route 23 in Wayne early Tuesday. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said her staff will ask Superior Court Judge Ernest M. Caposela during a 10 a.m. hearing in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson to order 29-year-old Jason Vanderee held in the Passaic County Jail pending trial. Vanderee, of the Glenwood section of Vernon Township, was charged with th…
Arrangements Set For Father, Son Killed In Horrific Route 23 Gas Station Crash Arrangements Set For Father, Son Killed In Horrific Route 23 Gas Station Crash
Arrangements Set For Father, Son Killed In Horrific Route 23 Gas Station Crash Jon and Luke Warbeck were inseparable. Ever since Luke was born 17 years ago, the father and son did nearly everything together. They rode dirt bikes, went camping and fished together. Jon -- formerly a Carlstadt firefighter -- became a Boy Scout leader when Luke, a Boonton High School junior, joined. The pair were on their way to the DMV for Luke to take his driver's test when an SUV driven by a drugged motorist went airborne and crashed into them and a Route 23 gas station attendant, killing all three. A funeral for Jon and Luke Warbeck is set for 7 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 24 at the Vander Ma…
Drugged Driver, 29, Charged In Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant Drugged Driver, 29, Charged In Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant
Drugged Driver, 29, Charged In Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant UPDATE: Authorities late Tuesday identified the drugged driver in a morning crash that killed a father and son and a gas station attendant as a 29-year-old Sussex County resident. Jason Vanderee, of the Glenwood section of Vernon Township, was charged with three counts each of aggravated manslaughter and death by auto, among other offenses. A detention hearing was scheduled this Monday. SEE: https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/southpassaic/police-fire/hearing-set-for-driver-charged-in-gas-station-crash-that-killed-dad-teenage-son-attendant/748562/ Jon Warbeck, a former Carlstadt firefighte…
UPDATE: Drugged Driver In Route 23 Gas Station Crash Kills Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant UPDATE: Drugged Driver In Route 23 Gas Station Crash Kills Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant
Update: Drugged Driver In Route 23 Gas Station Crash Kills Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant UPDATE: Authorities late Tuesday identified the drugged driver in a morning crash that killed a father and son and a gas station attendant as a 29-year-old Sussex County resident. Jason Vanderee, of the Glenwood section of Vernon Township, was charged with three counts each of aggravated manslaughter and death by auto, among other offenses. A detention hearing was scheduled this Monday. SEE: https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/southpassaic/police-fire/hearing-set-for-driver-charged-in-gas-station-crash-that-killed-dad-teenage-son-attendant/748562/ Jon Warbeck, a former Carlstadt firefighte…