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Morris
Obituaries
Morris County Teacher, Mom Cheryl Granito Dies After Breast Cancer Battle Morris County Teacher, Mom Cheryl Granito Dies After Breast Cancer Battle
Morris County Teacher, Mom Cheryl Granito Dies After Breast Cancer Battle Cheryl Granito, a teacher in Morris County, died on Sunday, March 10, after battling metastatic breast cancer, according to her obituary. Born in Toronto, Granito moved to Chatham and grew up in Madison, graduating from Madison High School, her obituary reads.  Graduating from the University of Rhode Island in 1998, she met her husband Mark in 2002, and the two married in 2008 before settling in Denville, according to her obituary. This is unbelievably heartbreaking 😢 💔 Cheryl was a teacher at the boys’ elementary school. She was also a Denville... Posted by Charlene Scott on&nbs…

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by Sam Barron
Arlington
News
'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years' Coming Soon 'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years' Coming Soon
'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years' Coming Soon In just over a month, what's being called the astronomy event of the decade will occur when a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and earth, completely blocking the face of the sun and the sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk. Many are planning road trips to places where the best viewing conditions are expected for what Space.com says will be "the longest and most visible for the US in 100 years," with a four-minute duration expected beginning…

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by Joe Lombardi
Putnam
News
27-Year-Old Putnam County Man Killed While Skiing Was Investment Firm Associate 27-Year-Old Putnam County Man Killed While Skiing Was Investment Firm Associate
27-Year-Old Putnam County Man Killed While Skiing Was Investment Firm Associate More information has emerged about a 27-year-old Hudson Valley man who was killed while skiing at a mountain resort in Vermont.  Putnam County resident Brooks Ralph of Cold Spring was found dead just before midnight at Stowe Mountain Resort on Tuesday, Feb. 20, according to reports.  Earlier Report - 27-Year-Old From Putnam County Killed While Skiing In Vermont: Report Ralph's body was found in a section of steep wooded backcountry terrain outside of the resort's boundaries above the Upper Perry Merrill Trail following a search conducted by Stowe Mountain Rescue, S…

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by Ben Crnic
Hudson
Obituaries
Red Bulls Staffer Davauni Brown Dies At 31: 'Amazing Individual' Red Bulls Staffer Davauni Brown Dies At 31: 'Amazing Individual'
Red Bulls Staffer Davauni Brown Dies At 31: 'Amazing Individual' Davauni Brown, who worked as an operation manager for the New York Red Bulls and lived in Newark, died on Thursday, Oct. 5 at the age of 31 after a long battle with a serious illness, the team announced. Brown was born in Kingston and migrated the United States as a teenager, according to his obituary. He earned his master's degree at New Jersey City University in June 2021 and said working for the Red Bulls as his dream job, his obituary reads. In honor of Brown, the Red Bulls wore black armbands for their match against Toronto on Saturday, Oct. 7. We're wearing black armbands tonigh…

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by Sam Barron
Bucks
Lifestyle
Viral Lap Dancing Phillies Fan Identified Viral Lap Dancing Phillies Fan Identified
Viral Lap Dancing Phillies Fan Identified A Phillies fan is making waves for making sure someone else had fun at the game. Adrienne Fabi was identified as the woman who appeared to be giving someone a lap dance during the Philadelphia's 2-1 win over Toronto on Wednesday, May 10. About to get Phillies season tickets for real pic.twitter.com/BIUqz1cOmz — Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) May 11, 2023 Fabi said on Instagram she was giving her female friend a lap dance and was just having a little fun. All the attention seems to have gotten to Fabi though. "Leave me alone!!!" Fabi exclaimed on an Instagram story featuring an arti…

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by Sam Barron
Washington
News
DC Native Katie Ledecky Sets Huge World Record, US Record At Swimming World Cup DC Native Katie Ledecky Sets Huge World Record, US Record At Swimming World Cup
DC Native Katie Ledecky Sets Huge World Record, US Record At Swimming World Cup U.S. Olympian swimmer and Washington D.C. native Katie Ledecky has broken yet another world record, this time, by nearly 10 seconds at the Swimming World Cup in Toronto over the weekend, according to multiple reports. World Record. Back to work. 🔜 Indy 🏊🏻‍♀️🏁 pic.twitter.com/VhZKHIjZ67 — Katie Ledecky (@katieledecky) October 30, 2022 Ledecky, 25, broke the world record for the 1,500 short course freestyle, clocking in at 15 minutes and 8 seconds, breaking the previous record of 15 minutes and 18 seconds set by Germany's Sarah Wellbrock in 2019. Ledecky finished her race 40 seconds faste…

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by Annie DeVoe
Suffolk MA
Sports
Red Sox Fans React To Record-Setting Loss To Blue Jays: 'They Were Pathetic' Red Sox Fans React To Record-Setting Loss To Blue Jays: 'They Were Pathetic'
Red Sox Fans React To Record-Setting Loss To Blue Jays: 'They Were Pathetic' It was a rough night in Boston as the Red Sox gave up a historic number of runs during their last matchup against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park on Friday, July 22.  With a final score of 28 to 5, both teams established franchise records for runs scored and allowed, CBS Sports reports.  Toronto scored the most runs against Boston in almost 100 years, ESPN reports. Seven of those runs came in the third inning and 11 came in the fifth.  The energy between teams was night and day, with Red Sox players at a loss for words and Blue Jays players finding time for more leisurely activities.…

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by David Cifarelli
Rutherford
Sports
MetLife Stadium Hosting 2026 FIFA World Cup MetLife Stadium Hosting 2026 FIFA World Cup
MetLife Stadium Hosting 2026 FIFA World Cup MetLife Stadium is among 16 stadiums across the US, Mexico and Canada chosen to host the 2026 Fifa World Cup games, FIFA’s president said Thursday, June 16. Other East Coast host cities include Philadelphia, Boston and Miami. “We are honored to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup with our neighbors across the Hudson, and we are fully prepared to deliver the world-class experience that the beautiful game deserves,” New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said.  “Future generations of New Jerseyans will remember fondly that, on the heels of a global pandemic, the biggest sporting event in the world was hosted…

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by Cecilia Levine
South Passaic
Real Estate
Massive Passaic County Industrial Complex Sells For $25.5 Million Massive Passaic County Industrial Complex Sells For $25.5 Million
Massive Passaic County Industrial Complex Sells For $25.5 Million A massive two-building industrial complex in Passaic County has been sold by its original family owners for a whopping $25.5 million, TheRealDeal reports. Toronto-based asset manager Brookfield closed on the deal to purchase Marino Plazas I and II on Kingsland Avenue in Clifton, which comprise a respective 57,000 and 68,000 square feet, the outlet reports citing familiar sources. The deal is one of Brookfield’s several recent efforts to expand their Garden State presence, which now includes two dozen assets totaling 5.2 million square feet, the report says. With a lease rate of about …

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by Valerie Musson
Cliffside Park-Edgewater
News
UPDATE: Pro Poker Player Dies In 28-Floor Plunge From High-Rise Above The Hudson UPDATE: Pro Poker Player Dies In 28-Floor Plunge From High-Rise Above The Hudson
Update: Pro Poker Player Dies In 28-Floor Plunge From High-Rise Above The Hudson His fellow poker professionals were becoming increasingly concerned about Matthew Marafioti’s mental health when it all ended tragically last week. Marafioti, a 33-year-old Toronto native who reportedly won multiple millions in his poker-playing career, had a very public battle with his demons. Recent social media posts were filled with an insistence that “social justice” gangsters were after him as he fought in court to gain joint custody of his young son. Shortly after 11 a.m. last Friday, Marafioti dove head-first to his death from a friend’s 28th-floor balcony at the Winston Towers, a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee
News
Yanks-Sox Postponed: Judge, Gio, 'Higgy' Reportedly Among Players In COVID Protocol Yanks-Sox Postponed: Judge, Gio, 'Higgy' Reportedly Among Players In COVID Protocol
Yanks-Sox Postponed: Judge, Gio, 'Higgy' Reportedly Among Players In COVID Protocol A new round of COVID issues forced the postponement of what was supposed to be Thursday night's nationally-televised Yankees-Red Sox game in the Bronx. Pitchers Jonathan Loaisiga, Nestor Cortes Jr. and Wandy Peralta all tested positive, Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman told reporters. Three other tests were pending, said Cashman, who assumed all would come back positive. This came after ESPN's Buster Onley reported that three Yankees position players were placed in COVID-19 protocol: Aaron Judge, Kyle Higashioka, and Gio Urshela.  Because Judge was at the All-Star Game in C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford
Events
Lady Gaga's Six-City Summer Tour Includes MetLife Stadium Stop Lady Gaga's Six-City Summer Tour Includes MetLife Stadium Stop
Lady Gaga's Six-City Summer Tour Includes MetLife Stadium Stop MetLife Stadium will be the last of just six stops on Lady Gaga's elusive summer tour, "The Chromatica Ball." Presented by Live Nation, the tour first stops in Paris July 24 and moves on to London, Toronto, Boston and Chicago, with the final leg in East Rutherford scheduled for August 19. Tickets and VIP packages for the East Rutherford show will be sold starting Monday, March 16. Each ticket includes a copy of the performer’s new album, Chromatica, which is set for an April 10 release. Meanwhile, $1 from each ticket sold will be donated to Lady Gaga’s very own Born This Way Foundati…

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by Valerie Musson
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
FBI Nabs Alleged NJ Accomplice Of Accused Multi-Million-Dollar Blockchain Swindler FBI Nabs Alleged NJ Accomplice Of Accused Multi-Million-Dollar Blockchain Swindler
FBI Nabs Alleged NJ Accomplice Of Accused Multi-Million-Dollar Blockchain Swindler A notorious hedge fund manager who spent four years in prison for a massive scam in Canada adopted a new identity in New York, where he conspired with an Essex County woman in a $30 million blockchain investment scam that cashed in on the crypto tech boom, federal authorities charged. Edith Pardo, 68, of Bloomfield was arrested Friday by the FBI for her alleged role in the scam that U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said was orchestrated by Boaz Manor, 46, of Toronto. A federal grand jury indicted both on wire and securities fraud and conspiracy charges, Carpenito said. Pardo had an initial a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Greenwich
Lifestyle
Greenwich's Lisa Lori Makes Smiles Possible For Her Own Children And Thousands of Others Greenwich's Lisa Lori Makes Smiles Possible For Her Own Children And Thousands of Others
Greenwich's Lisa Lori Makes Smiles Possible For Her Own Children And Thousands of Others Can anything be sweeter to a mother than her child’s smile? Corners of the mouth turned up in mischievous glee or sleepy contentment. Now imagine your child cannot smile because of physical challenges like cleft palates or facial paralysis. What do you do then? A mother does everything she can. Lisa Lori, Greenwich resident and owner of The Perfect Provenance (a luxury lifestyle store and café at 47 Arch Street in Greenwich), was overjoyed to be pregnant with her first child 18 years ago. Suffering from an auto-immune disease (she is now in remission), she was told her condition could not…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
Mount Pleasant
Politics
That's The Ticket? Chappaqua's Bill, Hillary Clinton Start International Speaking Tour That's The Ticket? Chappaqua's Bill, Hillary Clinton Start International Speaking Tour
That's The Ticket? Chappaqua's Bill, Hillary Clinton Start International Speaking Tour Bill and Hillary Clinton of Chappaqua are going on tour, including April stops in Connecticut and New York. The political couple's speaking tour will span two countries and 13 cities — including Wallingford, CT where they'll speak at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre. The tour, billed as "An Evening with the Clintons," kicks off on Nov. 18 in Las Vegas.  Bill Clinton served as the nation's 42nd president from January 1993 through January 2001. His wife, Hillary, is a former First Lady, Secretary of State and U.S. senator from New York who lost the 2016 election to President Donald Trump…

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by Jon Craig
Norwalk
Lifestyle
Waiting Game: This Area Airport Has Slowest Security Lines In North America Waiting Game: This Area Airport Has Slowest Security Lines In North America
Waiting Game: This Area Airport Has Slowest Security Lines In North America This probably will not shock anyone who has waited in line at this international airport, been frisked or nearly missing a flight due to security delays.  It's now ranked as the worst in North America as far as long security lines.  According to preliminary data compiled by J.D. Power, as reported here, the California-based market-research company, JFK International Airport -- which is New York City’s busiest airport -- is by far the worst when it comes to Transportation Security Administration (TSA)  lines. The average wait time at JFK Airport is 19.02 minutes compared to the overall aver…

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by Jon Craig