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Authorities ID Remains Of Missing NJ Teen A Half-Century After She Disappeared Authorities ID Remains Of Missing NJ Teen A Half-Century After She Disappeared
Authorities ID Remains Of Missing NJ Teen A Half-Century After She Disappeared Authorities have identified the body of a North Jersey girl who was reported missing a half-century ago. On Easter Sunday 1972, 16-year-old Nancy Carol Fitzgerald sat down for dinner with her family. The next day, she disappeared and was never heard from again. Following an intensive long-term investigation involving numerous interviews and extensive DNA analysis, human remains recovered near the Henry Hudson Bike Trail in Atlantic Highlands in 1988 have now been positively identified as belonging to Nancy – although precisely how and why she died is still unknown. “Tod…

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Union Beach Officer Killed When He Struck Telephone Pole Union Beach Officer Killed When He Struck Telephone Pole
Union Beach Officer Killed When He Struck Telephone Pole An off-duty Union Beach police officer was killed when he struck a telephone pole, authorities said.  Detective Cpl. Timothy Kelly, Jr., 29, died in the crash.  He was described as a "rising star"  by his department.  The single motor vehicle crash occurred at 1:57 a.m. on Sunday, July 17 on State Highway 36 West just past Grand Avenue, according to Atlantic Highlands police.  Police found a 2010 Honda Civic which had crashed into a telephone pole.  Police attempted lifesaving efforts but the driver was pronounced dead at the crash scene by paramedics. …

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by Jon Craig