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Catholic Charities

Paterson, NJ
News
500 Donation Envelopes For Paterson Diocese Are Missing, Foul Play Suspected 500 Donation Envelopes For Paterson Diocese Are Missing, Foul Play Suspected
500 Donation Envelopes For Paterson Diocese Are Missing, Foul Play Suspected Approximately 500 donation envelopes intended for the Paterson Diocese’s Ministries Appeal have gone missing, prompting a law enforcement investigation, church officials said. According to a statement from Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney and Chief Development Officer Timothy J. Potter, 1,700 envelopes were sent in three packages via FedEx on Wednesday, Oct. 30 and Thursday, Oct. 31.  The packages containing pledges and gifts from parishioners never arrived at their destination, and the tracking numbers for the packages were never entered into the system. The Diocese believes roughly 500 of th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Sister Of Slain NJ Woman Says Accused Long Island Serial Killer 'Deserves To Rot' Sister Of Slain NJ Woman Says Accused Long Island Serial Killer 'Deserves To Rot'
Sister Of Slain NJ Woman Says Accused Long Island Serial Killer 'Deserves To Rot' The younger sister of a New Jersey woman whose disappearance eventually led to the arrest of a midtown Manhattan architect who investigators believe preyed on prostitutes said she was relieved by the news.  "I wished, hoped & prayed for this day," Sherre Gilbert wrote in a Facebook post. "I’m glad I’m still alive to see it." Rex Heuermann, 59, of Massapequa Park was seized after authorities matched his DNA during a full-scale investigation of what became known as the Gilgo Beach murders. Authorities have so far linked Heuermann to four of the slain victims, not including 23-year-old C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Woman's Long-Ago Disappearance Leads To Arrest In Long Island Serial Killings NJ Woman's Long-Ago Disappearance Leads To Arrest In Long Island Serial Killings
NJ Woman's Long-Ago Disappearance Leads To Arrest In Long Island Serial Killings A decade-long hunt for a serial killer that began after an escort from New Jersey went missing on Long Island has led to the arrest of a midtown Manhattan architect who investigators believe preyed on prostitutes. Rex Heuermann, 59, of Massapequa Park was seized after authorities matched his DNA during a full-scale investigation of what became known as the Gilgo Beach murders. What began as a search for Shannan Gilbert, a 23-year-old Craigslist escort who lived in Jersey City, led to the discovery of the skeletal remains of four victims along a sandy stretch of Long Island highway in 2010.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Albany, NY
News
'Sadness, Anger' After 8 Fatal Drug Overdoses In 8 Days Reported In Capital Region City 'Sadness, Anger' After 8 Fatal Drug Overdoses In 8 Days Reported In Capital Region City
'Sadness, Anger' After 8 Fatal Drug Overdoses In 8 Days Reported In Capital Region City Police in the region are sounding the alarm after eight people died from drug overdoses in as many days. All eight deaths occurred in Schenectady between Saturday, July 1, and Saturday, July 8, according to police. The most recent occurred in the city’s Stockade neighborhood. An autopsy revealed that the person died from drug intoxication. “Each of these overdoses have left a wake of sadness and anger throughout our community,” police said, adding that overdoses have occurred in neighborhoods across Schenectady, including in Bellevue, Hamilton Hill, Downtown, Mont Pleasant, and Northside.…

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by Michael Mashburn
Teaneck, NJ
News
HEARTBREAK: Beloved Teaneck Couple Killed In Fire Were Pillars Of Church, Community HEARTBREAK: Beloved Teaneck Couple Killed In Fire Were Pillars Of Church, Community
Heartbreak: Beloved Teaneck Couple Killed In Fire Were Pillars Of Church, Community A community clutched faith Thursday as word spread of the deaths of a beloved Teaneck couple in an overnight house fire. Delton Brown, 32, and his wife, Amoya (Bennett) Brown, 29, were dedicated church-goers who served fellow worshippers as well as the greater community, said Winston Christian, pastor of the West Side (Pentecostal) Worship Center in Englewood. "I don't know what I'm going to do without them," Christian told reporters outside the Arlington Avenue home owned by Delton Brown's parents where the couple died before dawn. "They are that integral a part of our ministry here." Am…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
News
House Fire Kills Teaneck Couple In Attic Apartment House Fire Kills Teaneck Couple In Attic Apartment
House Fire Kills Teaneck Couple In Attic Apartment A community clung tight to faith Thursday as word spread of the deaths of a beloved Teaneck couple in an overnight house fire. Delton Brown, 32, and his wife, Amoya (Bennett) Brown, 29, were dedicated church-goers who served fellow worshippers as well as the greater community, said Winston Christian, pastor of the West Side (Pentecostal) Worship Center in Englewood. "I don't know what I'm going to do without them," Christian told reporters outside the Arlington Avenue home owned by Delton Brown's parents where the couple died before dawn. "They are that integral a part of our ministry here…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Obituaries
Sussex County Native, Group Home Caregiver Jason Cassell Dies, 39 Sussex County Native, Group Home Caregiver Jason Cassell Dies, 39
Sussex County Native, Group Home Caregiver Jason Cassell Dies, 39 Sussex County native and group home caregiver Jason Cassell died suddenly on March 7 at the age of 39. Cassell was born in Belleville before moving to Kearny and settling in Newton several years ago, his obituary says. Cassell attended Newton High School and worked as a group home caregiver for Catholic Charities, his memorial says. He helped individuals with developmental disabilities through daily life activities and outings. Cassell previously worked in housekeeping and maintenance for Bristol Glenn and room sterilization at Hackettstown Hospital, his obit says. “He received several no…

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by Valerie Musson
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
SEEN HER? Help Sought Finding Missing River Vale Woman, 74 SEEN HER? Help Sought Finding Missing River Vale Woman, 74
Seen HER? Help Sought Finding Missing River Vale Woman, 74 Authorities sought the public's help Thursday finding a 74-year-old woman with dementia who wandered off from a senior housing complex in River Vale. Video surveillance captured Monica Yun leaving the River Vale Senior Residence at 8:51 a.m. and walking south on Cedar Lane, Police Lt. Peter Martin said. She was seen wearing a blue shirt, white pants, flip-flops and carrying a blue blanket, he said. Yun is 5”5” tall and weighs roughly 150 pounds, Martin said. She may have been in the area of the River Vale Country Club on Rivervale Road. The River Vale Senior Residence…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Politics
Dutchess Awards $150K For These Public Services Projects Dutchess Awards $150K For These Public Services Projects
Dutchess Awards $150K For These Public Services Projects Dutchess County has been awarded with a total of $150,000 to initiate a series of public service projects, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro announced. The grants will be rewarded through Dutchess County’s 2019 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, which will address critical public service needs throughout the county. The awards come as part of nearly $1.5 million in funding intended to improve accessibility, expand affordable housing options and address other urgent needs. The $150,000 public service project funding will be distributed as follows: Catholic Charities - …

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by Valerie Musson
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Staffer Kicked Child At Facility In Area, State Police Say Staffer Kicked Child At Facility In Area, State Police Say
Staffer Kicked Child At Facility In Area, State Police Say A staff member at a local childcare facility is facing charges after kicking a child, according to police. New York State Police say that a male staff member at kicked a child victim while working at the Astor Home for Children in Rhinebeck. Astor Home for Children is a facility sponsored by Catholic Charities in the Archdioceses of New York that provides mental health services to children on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The staff member, identified as 42-year-old Rey Ortiz of Kingston, was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, a class A misdemeanor, on Thursd…

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by Valerie Musson