Westchester Native Melanie DiDomizio Dies At 16
A Westchester native has died at age 16 after a valiant battle with bone cancer.
Melanie Paige DiDomizio, a Yonkers native, died on Thursday, Jan. 23.
"Mel," as she was known, moved to Sparta, New Jersey in 2012 where she was an accomplished dancer and gymnast.
Her obituary remembers her as the "life of the party," all the while looking out for others.
"She touched the lives of so many; our beloved, shining, happy girl, the light of our lives and the star of our hearts," her obit says.
"She never complained. She took whatever circumstance came her way and never let it stop her from get…
'Queen OF Suspense': Mary Higgins Clark, Best-Selling Novelist From NJ, Dead At 92
Best-selling suspense novel author and former New Jersey resident Mary Higgins Clark died on Friday in Naples, Florida of natural causes. She was 92.
A Bronx, N.Y. native, Higgins moved to Bergen County and even set many of her works in the Garden State.
She had more than 50 novels published, 40 of which were bestsellers, and millions were sold across the U.S.
Simon & Schuster, her publisher, announced her death Friday, affectionately remembering her as the "Queen of Suspense."
"Nobody ever bonded more completely with her readers than Mary did," her longtime editor Michael Korda…
Imprisoned Mom Murderer From Bloomfield Convicted Of Assaulting Girl, 12, For Years
A Bloomfield man currently serving a 55-year prison term for killing a Rahway mom was convicted this week of sexually assaulting a girl over four years, beginning when she was 12.
Jurors in Newark deliberated for less than a day before convicting Roberto Grillo, 40, on Wednesday of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and child endangerment, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said.
The sexual assaults occurred in various locations, including the Belleville McDonald's parking lot, prosecutors told the jury.
Grillo tried to kill himself after fleeing to Florida, then…
