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Bella Giacobbe, Daughter Of NJ Town's Mayor, Dies At 22
Anabella "Bella" Marie Giacobbe, the 22-year-old daughter of Rahway Mayor Raymond Giacobbe Jr. and school board member Laura Giacobbe, died on Sept. 24.
Bella was an honor roll student at Union Catholic High School, where she played volleyball, lacrosse, and track and field, her obituary says. She graduated from Rutgers University last May with a degree in psychology.
Bella had recently started as a volleyball coach at St. Thomas Aquinas and had aspirations of becoming a teacher due to her love for children, according to her obituary.
Bella apparently died after a medical procedure, acco…
Long Branch Sues Pop-Up Party Promoters: Report
Long Branch has sued six online party promoters for advertising an upcoming pop-up party in hopes of preventing it turning into one that caused chaos last month, the New Jersey Globe reported.
Wavell Thompson of East Orange, Kevin Small of Middlesex, Jayson Glasper of Tintin Falls Akeil T. Anderson, Semya Gill, and Jaylen Courten, a minor, failed to obtain a permit in violation of a local ordinance, created a public nuisance, negligence, and civil conspiracy, the outlet said.
A May party drew a crowd of nearly 5,000 young people and resulted in fights, arrests and disrupted local busin…
NJ Commissioner Protested In D.C. But Left After Violence Broke Out, She Says
Hunterdon County Commissioner Susan Soloway admits she attended last week's protest in Washington D.C.
But never did she enter the U.S. Capitol building, she said.
Instead, she says she left due to safety concerns.
“Our group was shocked, outraged, and frankly scared, when it became apparent that a group of thugs were using the rally as a pretense to attack the U.S. Capitol,” said Soloway, according to the New Jersey Globe.
“As those actions unfolded, concerned for our own safety, we quickly left the area.”
Soloway had posted photos on Facebook of her attendance at the protest — bu…