Firefighter, Army Vet Seriously Injured By Wrong-Way Driver On NJ Turnpike In Ridgefield Park
A Hudson Valley firefighter, US Army veteran, and young father is facing a long road to recovery after being struck by a wrong-way driver on the NJ Turnpike last weekend, loved ones say.
Guillermo Mollins, 39, of Poughkeepsie, was in a Honda sedan when he was struck by a Ford pickup truck driven by 44-year-old Bruce Canfield, of Pottstown, PA, who was traveling south in the northbound lanes of the Turnpike early Saturday, Jan. 3, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said.
Canfield died as a result of the head-on crash near milepost 117.8, which sent the pickup into a concrete …
Janet Pizzelli Dies Of Cancer While Fighting To See Maryrose Fealey's Killer Face Justice
Janet Mary Pizzelli, a Somerville mother who became known for her fight to see her daughter’s killer face justice, has died at the age of 61, according to her obituary on the Bridgewater Funeral Home website.
Pizzelli passed away peacefully at her home in Somerville on Christmas evening, 2025, her obituary says. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank Pizzelli and Janet Wright Pizzelli; brother Frank Pizzelli Jr.; and daughters Marisa Fealey and Mary Rose Fealey.
Maryrose Fealey was stabbed to death on Jan. 30, 2024, by David Shroitman, authorities said. Earlier that day, Fealey spo…
Ex-Dover Councilman Admitted Into PTI After Coercion, Assault Charges: Prosecutor
A former Dover councilman has been admitted into a pre-trial diversion program following charges tied to two separate incidents in Morris County, prosecutors announced Wednesday, Jan. 7.
Sergio Rodriguez, 30, of Dover, whose last day on the Dover council was Dec. 31, 2025, was admitted into the Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) program on Jan. 5, before Superior Court Judge Ralph Amirata, according to a news release from the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office.
Rodriguez was charged with one count of fourth-degree criminal coercion connected to an incident on Oct. 25, 2024, along with simple assau…