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UPDATE: Grand Jurors Clear Montclair Officer In Pursuit That Killed Driver, Passenger UPDATE: Grand Jurors Clear Montclair Officer In Pursuit That Killed Driver, Passenger
Update: Grand Jurors Clear Montclair Officer In Pursuit That Killed Driver, Passenger A Montclair police officer did his job properly before a robbery suspect he was pursuing was involved in a crash that killed him and a passenger, a grand jury has found. Officer Michael Kupchak had activated the overhead emergency lights on his marked patrol cruiser in an attempt to stop a vehicle driven by Gregory Dukes on May 10, 2022. In another police vehicle behind him was Officer Brandon Taylor. Video released last year by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin shows Dukes at first stopping the four-door silver Hyundai on Maple Avenue while investigating a robbery. The …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
NJ YouTube Star Rudy Mancuso Spotted Getting Spicy With New GF Camila Mendes In Miami NJ YouTube Star Rudy Mancuso Spotted Getting Spicy With New GF Camila Mendes In Miami
NJ YouTube Star Rudy Mancuso Spotted Getting Spicy With New GF Camila Mendes In Miami Things are heating up between popular YouTuber Rudy Mancuso, a New Jersey native, and his new girlfriend Camila Mendes. Mancuso, 30, a Glen Ridge native, and Mendes, 28, were captured "packing on the PDA" in Miami jus weeks after Mendes — his Musica co-star and "Riverdale" actress — soft-launched their relationship on Instagram, Page Six reports. The couple is set to star in the Amazon Studios and Wonderland Sound and Vision film Música. The romantic comedy will be produced by the pair with direction by Manusco. A release date has yet to be announced.  Mancuso was raised in Glen Ridge and…

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by Annie DeVoe
Obituaries
'Parks And Rec' Star Helen Slayton-Hughes Of NJ Dies, 92 'Parks And Rec' Star Helen Slayton-Hughes Of NJ Dies, 92
'Parks And Rec' Star Helen Slayton-Hughes Of NJ Dies, 92 "Parks and Recreation" star and New Jersey native Helen Slayton-Hughes died on Wednesday, Dec. 7. She was 92. Slayton-Hughes, who has ties to Glen Ridge, was known for her role as Ethel Beavers on the NBC show. “To the friends and fans of our beloved Helen, Helen passed away last night,” her family announced on her Facebook page. “Her pain has ended but her fierce spirit lives on.” Slayton-Hughes appeared in dozens of television shows and movies, including "New Girl" as Mrs. Raws, "Pretty Little Liars" as Mrs. Potter, "Malcom in the Middle" as Nana, and more. "She was such …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Video Released Of Crash That Killed Two Philadelphia Passengers In Montclair Police Pursuit Video Released Of Crash That Killed Two Philadelphia Passengers In Montclair Police Pursuit
Video Released Of Crash That Killed Two Philadelphia Passengers In Montclair Police Pursuit Video of a brief Montclair police chase that ended in a crash killing two passengers from Philadelphia last month was released by New Jersey’s attorney general on Thursday (scroll down for video). Gregory Dukes, 42, and Cecil Richardson, 47, were killed when a car driven by robbery suspect Todd Hill, 45, also of Philadelphia, crashed on Bloomfield and Ridgewood avenues in Glen Ridge shortly after 4:30 a.m. May 10, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Video released by Platkin shows Hill first stopping the four-door silver Hyundai for police investigating a robbery an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Maryland Pageant Queen Keeps Calm In Dizzying New Jersey Crash: Report Maryland Pageant Queen Keeps Calm In Dizzying New Jersey Crash: Report
Maryland Pageant Queen Keeps Calm In Dizzying New Jersey Crash: Report Miss Maryland United States can certainly keep her composure. The 26-year-old beauty queen was nothing short of graceful after a crash that spun the BMW she was riding in on Monday, Feb 14 in New Jersey, the New York Post reports. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rachel LaBatt (@rachel_labatt) Rachel LaBatt was riding in the sedan with her videographer and family friend, who was behind the wheel when they were struck by a plumbing and heating van at Ridgewood Avenue and Dodd Street on Glen Ridge around 9 a.m., the outlet said. L…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Son Of NJ Officer Who Died Of COVID Has Special Birthday Wish Son Of NJ Officer Who Died Of COVID Has Special Birthday Wish
Son Of NJ Officer Who Died Of COVID Has Special Birthday Wish Gavin Roberts only wants one thing for his 12th birthday, and it's something to honor his dad. A COVID-19 vaccine. Gavin, who turned 12 on Sunday, lost his dad -- Glen Ridge Police Officer Charges "Rob" Roberts -- in May 2020 to the virus. The boy's mom and the officer's widow, Alice Roberts, penned an op-ed in NJ Advance Media explaining COVID-19 has "ruled" their life ever since. "By sharing my family’s experience, I hope my husband’s death and our story can help persuade others to do the most patriotic and selfless thing I can think of doing," Roberts writes. "Get a COVID-19 vaccine!&n…

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by Cecilia Levine