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Fast Facts About New Jersey Native Just Named New Orleans Saints Interim Head Coach Fast Facts About New Jersey Native Just Named New Orleans Saints Interim Head Coach
Fast Facts About New Jersey Native Just Named New Orleans Saints Interim Head Coach The New Orleans Saints' new interim head coach may be familiar to football fans in the Northeast. Darren Rizzi, who has served as the Saints special teams coach since 2022, was named interim head coach on Monday, Nov. 4, after the team fired Head Coach Dennis Allen.  The 54-year-old Hillsdale, NJ, native was one of Bergen Catholic's most widely recognized receivers, bringing the school's football team to the State Championship Game twice. The team won a title in 1986, and Rizzi held a BC career record of 69 receptions — a title that he held for 22 years, for 1,239 yards and 1…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Uber Driver Rapes Drunken Villanova Student In Her Dorm, Returns For Venmo Transaction: DA Uber Driver Rapes Drunken Villanova Student In Her Dorm, Returns For Venmo Transaction: DA
Uber Driver Rapes Drunken Villanova Student In Her Dorm, Returns For Venmo Transaction: DA An Uber driver from Montgomery County was arrested for raping a Villanova University student who was drunk after a night out with friends, according to authorities. Mirvan Dinler, 26, of Trappe, picked the victim up at a Philadelphia nightclub in an UberX and drove her back to her dorm in Hovnanian Hall at the Radnor Township campus on Friday, Sept. 13, police paperwork reads. Dinler then followed the student back to her dorm and raped her then forced her to perform oral sex on him, the paperwork says. The victim told authorities that the last thing she remembered was waking up to find…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Grieving Family Of Former Rutgers Dean Dead By Suicide Raises Staggering Amount Of Money Grieving Family Of Former Rutgers Dean Dead By Suicide Raises Staggering Amount Of Money
Grieving Family Of Former Rutgers Dean Dead By Suicide Raises Staggering Amount Of Money An accomplished lawyer who was "beacon of kindness and generosity" has passed away, but where his light once shone, his community has started a fire. More than $21,000 had been raised in less than 24 hours on a GoFundMe for the family of William "Bill" J. Zee, 50, who was born in New Jersey and had been living in Lititz. A UPenn PhD candidate and former assistant dean at Rutgers University, and a beloved father, Bill was found dead in the PA Game Land located near US 322 and Pumping Station Road in Elizabeth Township, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber as Daily Voi…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Former Rutgers Assistant Dean Found Dead In PA State Gamelands: Coroner Former Rutgers Assistant Dean Found Dead In PA State Gamelands: Coroner
Former Rutgers Assistant Dean Found Dead In PA State Gamelands: Coroner A UPenn PhD candidate and accomplished lawyer who once served as an assistant dean at Rutgers University was found dead in Pennsylvania State Game Lands, the Lancaster County Coroner's office and his family announced on Monday, Sept. 23.  UPDATE: Grieving Family Of Attorney Bill Zee Dead By Suicide Raises Staggering Amount Of Money William "Bill" J. Zee, 50, on Front Street in Lititz was found dead in the PA Game Land located near US 322 and Pumping Station Road in Elizabeth Township, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:38 …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Former Villanova Cheerleader, Cancer Patient Scores Tickets To Taylor Swift Concert Former Villanova Cheerleader, Cancer Patient Scores Tickets To Taylor Swift Concert
Former Villanova Cheerleader, Cancer Patient Scores Tickets To Taylor Swift Concert Raquel Doke says the tight-knit community is what initially attracted her to Villanova University. During her four years of undergrad, the California native immersed herself in campus life, joining a sorority, becoming a member of the cheerleading team and serving as an orientation counselor. Seven years after graduating, the Villanova community has come through once again for now-28-year-old Doke, who is in the midst of a battle against an extremely rare form of cancer. Last month, Doke posted a TikTok in search of the highly sought-after Taylor Swift concert tickets at her friends' urgin…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Court Rules In Life Insurance Dispute Of Deadly PA Love Triangle Court Rules In Life Insurance Dispute Of Deadly PA Love Triangle
Court Rules In Life Insurance Dispute Of Deadly PA Love Triangle The ex-husband of a Pennsylvania woman killed by her lover's wife in a murder-suicide must relinquish the proceeds he received from her individual life insurance policies -- but can keep the proceeds from her group plan, a Delaware judge has ruled. The issues in the case involving Meredith Sullivan, 33, and her ex-husband, Luke Chapman, had never been address by a Delaware court before. Sullivan, 33, was killed at her Radnor Township home in April 2018 by Jennair Gerardot, the wife of a man with whom she had been having an affair with. Gerardot then turned the gun on herself, and the two we…

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by Nicole Acosta & Cecilia Levine
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Meet The NJ, PA Athletes Crushing The Olympic Trials Meet The NJ, PA Athletes Crushing The Olympic Trials
Meet The NJ, PA Athletes Crushing The Olympic Trials A teenage running phenomenon from Trenton smashed a 25-year-old U.S. Olympic Trials record en route to the World Olympics in Tokyo. Athing Mu is among a half-dozen track and field stars with ties to New Jersey and Pennsylvania who qualified for the Summer Games that begin on July 23. Mu on Sunday ran 800 meters in a sizzling 1:56.07, the fastest time in the world this year and the second fastest time ever run by an American woman. Mu attended Trenton Central High but did not compete with the school track team while training for national and international competition. She is completing her…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Villanova University Football Player Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Female Student Villanova University Football Player Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Female Student
Villanova University Football Player Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Female Student A 19-year-old Villanova University football player from Maryland has been charged with attempted sexual assault, reports say. Iyanu Elijah Solomon tried forcing a female student into sexual acts in September 2019, the Delaware County District Attorney's Office told 6abc. The woman reportedly told her resident assistant of the incident two weeks after the alleged incident happened, but decided not to file a police report at the time. But Solomon continued harassing the woman, who pursued criminal charges last month, the DA's office says. Solomon was charged with attempted sexual assault, a…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
'Move Over' Violator: Closter College Student Injures Officer At Crash Scene, PIP Police Charge 'Move Over' Violator: Closter College Student Injures Officer At Crash Scene, PIP Police Charge
'Move Over' Violator: Closter College Student Injures Officer At Crash Scene, PIP Police Charge A 21-year-old college student from Closter had to be stopped after his car struck and severely injured a Palisades Interstate Police officer who was investigating a crash in Englewood Cliffs, authorities said. Officer Martin Clancy got back into his cruiser and chased down Tyler Chung after his arm was struck by the mirror of Chung’s 2007 Lexus on the northbound PIP just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, police said. Chung – whose LinkedIn profile says he is studying computer engineering at Villanova University -- was processed and released pending a court hearing. He’s charged with: leaving the…

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by Jerry DeMarco