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UPDATE: Man Slain Near NJ City University Last Month Was Robbing Someone, Police Report UPDATE: Man Slain Near NJ City University Last Month Was Robbing Someone, Police Report
Update: Man Slain Near NJ City University Last Month Was Robbing Someone, Police Report A 24-year-old man who was shot and killed at an apartment building near New Jersey City University last month was robbing someone there at gunpoint at the time, authorities said. The development came to light with the arrests of two men who investigators said were involved in the April 30 holdup but not in the death of David Jones, 24. Jones had a gun in his hand and was wearing a ski mask when police found him in the foyer of the College Street building after midnight, according to a police complaint. He was pronounced dead a short time later at Jersey City Medical Center. Hudson Co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Allentown Mom Who Died After Crash Was '5-Foot Woman With Giant Personality,' Daughter Says Allentown Mom Who Died After Crash Was '5-Foot Woman With Giant Personality,' Daughter Says
Allentown Mom Who Died After Crash Was '5-Foot Woman With Giant Personality,' Daughter Says Iris Crystal Mercado, an Allentown mother, and New Jersey native, died from injuries sustained in a car crash on Sunday, March 31, authorities said. She was 37.  Mercado, called Crystal by friends and loved ones, was hospitalized after a wreck on Route 22 in South Whitehall on Feb. 3, state police have said.  Her daughter Ciara Rodriguez said Mercado was "a 5-foot woman with the personality of a giant." "My mother loved being around friends and family and just enjoying being outside," Rodriguez told Daily Voice.  "She was great at whatever she learned and put her mind …

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
Red Bulls Staffer Davauni Brown Dies At 31: 'Amazing Individual' Red Bulls Staffer Davauni Brown Dies At 31: 'Amazing Individual'
Red Bulls Staffer Davauni Brown Dies At 31: 'Amazing Individual' Davauni Brown, who worked as an operation manager for the New York Red Bulls and lived in Newark, died on Thursday, Oct. 5 at the age of 31 after a long battle with a serious illness, the team announced. Brown was born in Kingston and migrated the United States as a teenager, according to his obituary. He earned his master's degree at New Jersey City University in June 2021 and said working for the Red Bulls as his dream job, his obituary reads. In honor of Brown, the Red Bulls wore black armbands for their match against Toronto on Saturday, Oct. 7. We're wearing black armbands tonigh…

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by Sam Barron
Schools
Thirty Professors Will Lose Their Jobs From NJ University Amid Cuts Thirty Professors Will Lose Their Jobs From NJ University Amid Cuts
Thirty Professors Will Lose Their Jobs From NJ University Amid Cuts New Jersey City University is laying off 30 tenured professors and 19 other faculty jobs as well as cutting 37 percent of its academic programs to help balance its budget, the university announced on Thursday, Dec. 15. The division of academic affairs will eliminate 48 undergraduate programs, 24 minors, 28 graduate programs, 10 certificate programs and one doctoral program, the outlet said. The programs impacted by these changes can be found by clicking here.  NJCU Board of Trustees Chairman Joseph Scott called Thursday's announcement “a difficult, but necessary next step.” “Our curre…

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by Jon Craig
News
Jersey City Coach Sexually Assaults Girl At Toms River Track Meet: Prosecutor Jersey City Coach Sexually Assaults Girl At Toms River Track Meet: Prosecutor
Jersey City Coach Sexually Assaults Girl At Toms River Track Meet: Prosecutor A 61-year-old track coach from Jersey City has been arrested on accusations he sexually assaulted a girl at a track meet in Ocean County, authorities said. Thomas Downes was at the John Bennet Athletic Bubble in Toms River when he "inappropriately touched" a minor female athlete participating in the meet on Saturday, Feb. 12, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The girl reported the incident to her coach, who told authorities. Downes was identified as a suspect and charged on Feb. 24, the prosecutor said. He surrendered to authorities in Toms River on Monday, Feb. 28, b…

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by Jon Craig
News
COVID-19 Vaccines Mandatory At These NJ Universities COVID-19 Vaccines Mandatory At These NJ Universities
Covid-19 Vaccines Mandatory At These NJ Universities Colleges and universities around the world are making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for students. Including several in New Jersey. The most recent school in the Garden State to do so was Montclair State University, which made the announcement Thursday. Other NJ colleges and universities that require vaccinations include: Rutgers University Princeton University Fairleigh Dickinson University New Jersey City University New Jersey recently expanded vaccine eligibility to include anyone age 16 or above. As of Friday, April 23, approximately 6,310,065 New Jersey residents were vaccina…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Indictment: NJSP Trooper Put Female Motorist In Fear By Stopping Her Twice, Following Her Home Indictment: NJSP Trooper Put Female Motorist In Fear By Stopping Her Twice, Following Her Home
Indictment: Njsp Trooper Put Female Motorist In Fear By Stopping Her Twice, Following Her Home A New Jersey state trooper accused of pulling over a female motorist twice and then following her home to hit on her was indicted Thursday by a grand jury in Trenton. Michael Patterson, 29, of Bayonne first the victim for an unspecified offense on the New Jersey Turnpike on Jan. 28, 2020, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. After letting her go with a warning, Paterson “conducted a second, unwarranted stop of her vehicle a few minutes later when she exited the Turnpike at Exit 11….in order to make unwanted advances on the woman,” Grewal said. Patterson “put the victim in fear by …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJ State Trooper Charged With Pulling Woman Over, Following Her Home To Hit On Her NJ State Trooper Charged With Pulling Woman Over, Following Her Home To Hit On Her
NJ State Trooper Charged With Pulling Woman Over, Following Her Home To Hit On Her A New Jersey state trooper stalked a woman while on duty, authorities said Friday. Michael Patterson, 28, of Bayonne first stopped the female motorist for an unspecified offense on the New Jersey Turnpike on Jan. 28, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. After letting her go with a warning, Paterson “conducted a second, unwarranted stop of her vehicle a few minutes later when she exited the Turnpike at Exit 11….in order to make unwanted advances on the woman,” Grewal said. Patterson “put the victim in fear by following her to her home in his patrol vehicle,” the attorney …

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Roof Collapses At Special Needs School In Jersey City Roof Collapses At Special Needs School In Jersey City
Roof Collapses At Special Needs School In Jersey City A school for disabled students in Jersey City is closed after a roof collapsed, the president of the board of education said in a statement Thursday.  Sudhan Thomas said district officials notified the board early Thursday about the collapse of the portico roof at A. Harry Moore School.  "The school is closed today and will remain closed until a civil engineering firm inspects and confirms the structural stability of the building, The safety and security of the students attending the AHM program is the utmost priority" for the board, he wrote.  Sudhan added that the board wi…

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by Paul Milo
Obituaries
Former Star Athlete, Police Officer From Union Julia Caseres, 28, Loses Cancer Battle Former Star Athlete, Police Officer From Union Julia Caseres, 28, Loses Cancer Battle
Former Star Athlete, Police Officer From Union Julia Caseres, 28, Loses Cancer Battle A standout college soccer star who went on to become a police officer, Julia Jeanette Caseres died Friday. She was 28. She had been battling a rare form of lung cancer, NJ.com reported. Born in Glen Ridge, she spent most of her life in Union and a 2008 graduate of Union High School, she moved to Clinton a few years ago. Caseres played soccer for New Jersey City University in Jersey City, where she broke the record for goals scored in state collegiate history. She was also an academic All-American and was named the school’s Woman of the Year. She went on to the Essex County Police Acade…

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by Paul Milo