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Suspicious Man Followed College Students, Juvenile In Hackettstown: Police Suspicious Man Followed College Students, Juvenile In Hackettstown: Police
Suspicious Man Followed College Students, Juvenile In Hackettstown: Police Three women, including a juvenile, recently reported being followed or approached by a suspicious man in Hackettstown, authorities said. Last weekend, two Centenary University students were accosted at West Moore Street near the Reeves Residence  by an unknown man in an attempt to lure them into his vehicle, Hackettstown police said in a release. The suspect was described as a Black man in his 40s with a burly body type.  On Monday, April 8 at 8:30 p.m., a girl said a dark colored vehicle followed her from one parking lot to another in the area of Greenview Garden Apartments on Ar…

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by Sam Barron
Obituaries
'Champion For Women's Empowerment:' NJ Mom Theresa Hester Dies At 55 'Champion For Women's Empowerment:' NJ Mom Theresa Hester Dies At 55
Theresa Hester Obituary Support is pouring in for the family of Morris County native Margaret ‘Theresa’ (Nunn) Hester, a devoted public servant and beloved mother who died on Monday, Dec. 11 following a brief battle with cancer at the age of 55. Born in Morristown, Theresa graduated from Dover High School in 1986 before attending Centenary University, her obituary says. Theresa dedicated her career to uplifting women and families in many different capacities. She worked for the NJ state Division on Women since 1998, both with the Department of Community Affairs and the Department of Children and Families. Her wor…

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by Valerie Musson
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Jersey Shore Wrestling Champ Who Coached Kids Admits Trafficking Child Porn Jersey Shore Wrestling Champ Who Coached Kids Admits Trafficking Child Porn
Jersey Shore Wrestling Champ Who Coached Kids Admits Trafficking Child Porn UPDATE: A former New Jersey state wrestling champion who made national headlines when he came out admitted in federal court on Tuesday that he trafficked child porn, authorities said. Alec Donovan, a 26-year-old youth wrestling coach and referee from Brick, “used an internet-based application to exchange multiple images and videos of child sexual abuse, including depictions involving pre-pubescent children,” U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said after the June 6 plea hearing in Trenton. Donovan, who records show has coached at the Shorething Wrestling Club in Lakewood, also …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
DWI Driver Indicted On Manslaughter Charge In Hit-Run Death Of Centenary University First Lady DWI Driver Indicted On Manslaughter Charge In Hit-Run Death Of Centenary University First Lady
DWI Driver Indicted On Manslaughter Charge In Hit-Run Death Of Centenary University First Lady The 25-year-old Hackettstown man accused in the DWI hit-and-run that caused the death of Centenary University First Lady Jeanne (Picariello) Murphy has been indicted by a grand jury, authorities announced on Friday, March 31. Jefferson A. Chimbo-Palaez was indicted by a Warren County Grand Jury with charges including first-degree aggravated manslaughter, first-degree death by auto, second-degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, strict liability vehicular homicide, and endangering an injured victim, Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. He was also charged with several vehic…

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by Valerie Musson
Schools
Centenary University First Lady Dies After Being Struck By Hackettstown Hit-And-Run Driver Centenary University First Lady Dies After Being Struck By Hackettstown Hit-And-Run Driver
Centenary University First Lady Dies After Being Struck By Hackettstown Hit-And-Run Driver Centenary University First Lady Jeanne (Picariello) Murphy died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Hackettstown, authorities confirmed. Murphy, 70, was struck on Reese Avenue near First Avenue around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, police said. She was rushed to Hackettstown Medical Center and flown to Morristown Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead around 12 p.m. Sunday. The driver, Jefferson Chimbo-Pelaez, 25, of Hackettstown, was later located, taken into custody and was being held in the Warren County Jail, police said. Murphy, wife of President Bruce Murphy, Ed.D.…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Driver Stops, Stares Down Girls Walking Home In ‘Suspicious’ Hackettstown Incident Driver Stops, Stares Down Girls Walking Home In ‘Suspicious’ Hackettstown Incident
Driver Stops, Stares Down Girls Walking Home In ‘Suspicious’ Hackettstown Incident An older man stopped and stared at three middle school girls walking home Thursday afternoon in what police are calling a “suspicious incident.” The man was behind the wheel of a black Honda Civic when he stopped and stared at the girls in the area of Centenary University near Second and Third Avenues between 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., police said. The girls then ran away, and the man turned down Second Avenue and made a left onto Grand Avenue, police said. It was not clear whether the man was trying to follow the girls. The man is described as having an olive skin color and a gray beard and w…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Trio Nabbed For Spray Painting Frat Letters At Warren County Park Trio Nabbed For Spray Painting Frat Letters At Warren County Park
Trio Nabbed For Spray Painting Frat Letters At Warren County Park Three young adults were charged after police say they spray painted graffiti letters of their college fraternity at a Warren County park before dawn Tuesday. Hackettstown Police responding to an erratic vehicle report on Seber Road found Osavbie Igiebor, 19, Juan Solis, 18, and Wesley Peters, 22, in the parking lot of Doctors Park around 1:35 a.m. A follow-up investigation determined that Igiebor and Solis, both of Newark, and Peters, of Lambertville, had just come from Riverfront Park, where they spray painted their fraternity (Omega Rho at Centenary University) group letters onto the back…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Jersey Shore Wrestling Champ Arrested By FBI On Child Porn Charges Jersey Shore Wrestling Champ Arrested By FBI On Child Porn Charges
Jersey Shore Wrestling Champ Arrested By FBI On Child Porn Charges A New Jersey state wrestling champion and coach who made national headlines when he revealed that he’s gay was arrested by the FBI Wednesday on child porn charges, federal authorities said. Alec Donovan, 24, of Brick Township also used an app to “solicit and engage in conversations with minors, including requesting nude photographs from the minors and sending nude photographs to them,” Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Donovan, who records show has coached at the Shorething Wrestling Club in Lakewood, “sent three videos containing images of child sexual abuse and received two vide…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Thomas Leaman, 44, Proud USMC Veteran Thomas Leaman, 44, Proud USMC Veteran
Thomas Leaman, 44, Proud USMC Veteran Thomas G. Leaman of Millburn died July 15. He was 44 years old.  He was born in Jersey City and was the son of Thomas and Patricia Leaman. A William Paterson University graduate, he earned an MBA from Centenary University and went on to work as a finance manager for NBC.  He served four years in the United States Marine Corps and is remembered as a patriot who loved his country.  He is survived by his sisters, Jennifer Connelly and Lisa Gaito; his nieces, Emily and Samantha; his aunts and uncles, Margaret and Anthony Dunaisky, Carol Schebe, Dorothy Alerine, and Alice and Fra…

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by Paul Milo