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'Insane Injury, Average Tackle:' NJ Teen Quarterback Suffers Broken Pelvis, Dislocated Hip 'Insane Injury, Average Tackle:' NJ Teen Quarterback Suffers Broken Pelvis, Dislocated Hip
'Insane Injury, Average Tackle:' NJ Teen Quarterback Suffers Broken Pelvis, Dislocated Hip What seemed like a routine tackle to his coach turned into a life-altering incident for a 13-year-old Morris County quarterback last month. In the first three minutes of the game against Lenape Valley on Oct. 28, Cashius "Cash" Bowman — a Junior Knights eighth-grader from Dover — suffered two breaks in his pelvis and a dislocated left hip, Knights Coach Domenic Lepre said. Cash was rushed to Morristown Memorial where he underwent emergency surgery to relocate the hip and put screws in his pelvis, leaving him in tremendous pain. "It was pretty horrific," the coach said. "It is the most ins…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
GUILTY: Morris County Man Tried To Kidnap Young Boy, Sexually Assaulted Others, Prosecutor Says GUILTY: Morris County Man Tried To Kidnap Young Boy, Sexually Assaulted Others, Prosecutor Says
Guilty: Morris County Man Tried To Kidnap Young Boy, Sexually Assaulted Others, Prosecutor Says A Morris County man was found guilty in a series of sexual assaults and the attempting kidnapping of a young child, authorities announced Monday. A jury found Kyriakos Serghides, of Rockaway Borough, guilty of sexual assault, attempted kidnapping, luring, attempted sexual assault and two counts of child endangerment on Thursday, Feb. 10, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. The charges stemmed from separate incidents in August and September of 2015, when Serghides molested a five-year-old boy in the food court restroom at Rockaway Townsquare Mall and lured another five-year-old …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Police Seek Witnesses In 2-Car Crash On Route 46 Police Seek Witnesses In 2-Car Crash On Route 46
Police Seek Witnesses In 2-Car Crash On Route 46 Police are seeking witnesses to a two-car crash on Route 46 in Morris County. The crash occurred at the intersection of Broad Street in Denville just before 2:20 p.m. Sunday, local police said. Route 46 was shut down in both directions between Route 80 westbound and East Main Street in Rockaway Borough for the ongoing investigation, police said. Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to contact Denville Police at 973-627-4900 ext. 9.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
STILL UNSOLVED: Police Seek Clues Decades After North Jersey Businessman’s Body Found In Sewer STILL UNSOLVED: Police Seek Clues Decades After North Jersey Businessman’s Body Found In Sewer
Still Unsolved: Police Seek Clues Decades After North Jersey Businessman’s Body Found In Sewer Investigators continue to search for clues more than three decades after the body of a beloved North Jersey businessman was found in a sewer in Morris County. The body of Robert Wunderle, 45, was found by a Rockaway Township Sewer Authority worker in a drainage ditch near Fireman’s Field on Beach Street in Rockaway Borough around 9:10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16, 1989, according to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office. Wunderle, of Canterbury Road in Westfield, was the Vice President of Economics at Supermarkets General Corporation in Woodbridge. He was last seen alive by a coworker at his …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Driver Dead, Passenger Seriously Hurt In Route 46 Crash With Tow Truck UPDATE: Driver Dead, Passenger Seriously Hurt In Route 46 Crash With Tow Truck
Update: Driver Dead, Passenger Seriously Hurt In Route 46 Crash With Tow Truck A driver died and a passenger was seriously injured following a Thursday afternoon crash with a tow truck on Route 46, police confirmed. A flatbed tow truck was traveling west on Route 46 in Rockaway Borough when a 4-door sedan on Mannino Drive attempted to make a left turn onto Route 46 East, resulting in a collision at the intersection just after 12:10 p.m., Police Lt. Christopher Richardson told Daily Voice. The sedan driver and passenger were taken to Morristown Hospital, where the driver was later pronounced dead, Richardson said. The victims’ identities have not been released. Assis…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Driver Dead, Passenger Seriously Hurt In Route 46 Crash With Tow Truck UPDATE: Driver Dead, Passenger Seriously Hurt In Route 46 Crash With Tow Truck
Update: Driver Dead, Passenger Seriously Hurt In Route 46 Crash With Tow Truck A driver died and a passenger was seriously injured following a Thursday afternoon crash with a tow truck on Route 46, police confirmed. A flatbed tow truck was traveling west on Route 46 in Rockaway Borough when a 4-door sedan on Mannino Drive attempted to make a left turn onto Route 46 East, resulting in a collision at the intersection just after 12:10 p.m., Police Lt. Christopher Richardson told Daily Voice. The sedan driver and passenger were taken to Morristown Hospital, where the driver was later pronounced dead, Richardson said. The victims’ identities have not been released. Assis…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Mayor Condemns Political Group For Antisemitic Slogan, Imagery In Morris County: ‘Repugnant’ Mayor Condemns Political Group For Antisemitic Slogan, Imagery In Morris County: ‘Repugnant’
Mayor Condemns Political Group For Antisemitic Slogan, Imagery In Morris County: ‘Repugnant’ A political group was condemned for its antisemitic commentary and imagery during a promotion for green energy in Morris County Thursday. Two representatives of the LaRouche organization set up a table in Rockaway Borough interacting with the public and displaying a sign reading, 'Green Energy…More Efficient than Auschwitz,' Rockaway Township Mayor Michael Puzio said in a press release. The sign also showed a photo of windmill generators with blades in the shape of swastikas, Puzio said. The incident was referred to the Rockaway Borough Police Department and Morris County Prosecutor’s Offi…

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by Valerie Musson
Schools
New Jersey Schools Go Remote, Close Ahead Of Thursday's Winter Storm New Jersey Schools Go Remote, Close Ahead Of Thursday's Winter Storm
New Jersey Schools Go Remote, Close Ahead Of Thursday's Winter Storm New Jersey schools are moving to remote learning or closing entirely ahead of Thursday's winter storm. Between 6 and 9 inches of snow and sleet is expected between Thursday and Friday across much of the state. Here's a list of districts that have announced closures or a switch to remote learning for Thursday. Did we miss one? Email clevine@dailyvoice.com. Asbury Park: remote Barnegat: remote Bergenfield: remote Bernards Twp: remote Bloomfield: closed Denville: remote Dover: closed East Windsor Regional: remote Egg Harbor Township: remote Freehold: remote Hazlet: remote Holmdel:…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police: Morris County Convenience Store Employees Sold Tobacco To Underage Youth Police: Morris County Convenience Store Employees Sold Tobacco To Underage Youth
Police: Morris County Convenience Store Employees Sold Tobacco To Underage Youth Two workers at different Morris County convenience stores were arrested the same day on accusations that they sold tobacco products to underage youth. Adnan Qadeer, 41, of Rockaway Borough, is accused of selling the products Jan. 23 at the Street Corner Store in Rockaway Townsquare Mall, township police said. Dhihendra Patel, 56, of Parsippany sold the products at the Lakeview Convenience Store in White Meadow Lake on the same day, police said. Both men were charged with two counts of selling tobacco products to a person under 21 years of age and released on a summons with a future court …

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by Valerie Musson
News
Morristown Man At Center Of Dover Police Controversy Arrested Again Morristown Man At Center Of Dover Police Controversy Arrested Again
Morristown Man At Center Of Dover Police Controversy Arrested Again A Morristown man whose 2019 arrest sparked controversy in Dover is in trouble with the law again -- this time, for crashing a stolen vehicle then trying to flee in the car he struck, authorities said. Cyprian Luke, 20, is accused of crashing a stolen pickup truck after a police pursuit, and then trying to steal a moped off the truck he hit before hopping in the driver's seat of that one last Saturday, authorities said. Video obtained by Daily Voice shows civilians rushing to help an officer apprehend Luke after pulling him out of the driver's seat of the second truck as he resisted arrest o…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Bergen County Native, EMT Amy Baker 'Always Put Others First -- Even During Cancer Battle' Bergen County Native, EMT Amy Baker 'Always Put Others First -- Even During Cancer Battle'
Bergen County Native, EMT Amy Baker 'Always Put Others First -- Even During Cancer Battle' Fair Lawn native Amy Baker died on Sept. 17 after a long and courageous cancer battle. She was 46 years old. Baker had been living in Rockaway Borough with her beloved husband, Harry III, and children, Melissa and Harry IV. "Her courage and strength were admired by all who knew her," Baker's obituary says. "She always put others first, even while battling her own illness." Baker worked as a human resources manager for the Parsippany-Troy Hills library until 2011. Previously, she worked with the Garfield and Saddle Brook Ambulance Corps. Interment was held at Beth-El Cemetery.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Dover Boy, 15, Leaving Football Game Critical After Being Struck By Car On Route 46 Dover Boy, 15, Leaving Football Game Critical After Being Struck By Car On Route 46
Dover Boy, 15, Leaving Football Game Critical After Being Struck By Car On Route 46 A Dover high school student is in critical condition after being hit by a car on a highway crossing Route 46 after a football game Friday night, local police say. The 15-year-old boy was heading toward the McDonald's on the westbound side of the highway in Rockaway Borough when he was struck around 9:50 p.m., Police Sgt. Kyle Schwarzmann said. The unidentified boy remained at Morristown Medical Center in critical condition Saturday morning, Schwarzmann said. District officials said the boy was leaving the Morris Knolls High School football game when the incident occurred. Dover School…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Rockaway Family Escapes Weekend Blaze Rockaway Family Escapes Weekend Blaze
Rockaway Family Escapes Weekend Blaze A Rockaway family of five escaped a weekend fire that destroyed part of their house, township officials said. Two parents and three children were staying with a neighbor after a blaze that started in their Whitfield Court chimney spread into the attic Saturday evening, Councilman Tucker Kelley said. "The parents and their three children have received temporary housing and many of their belongings were saved as well," Kelley said.  Responders included firefighters from Rockaway Township, Rockaway Borough, Boonton, Denville, Kinnelon, Picatinny and West Milford.

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by Cecilia Levine