9-Year-Old Morris County Leukemia Patient Celebrates Completion Of Treatment With Motorcade 9-Year-Old Morris County Leukemia Patient Celebrates Completion Of Treatment With Motorcade
9-Year-Old Morris County Leukemia Patient Celebrates Completion Of Treatment With Motorcade A 9-year-old Morris County boy who recently finished years of treatment for leukemia celebrated his recovery with the help of dozens of firefighters, police officers and other community members. Nesim Aktas of Boonton was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia toward the end of 2017, when he was in first grade. He finished his last liquid chemotherapy dose Monday, June 8 and was honored with an official salute from Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon and other officers. Nesim’s friends and extended family gathered at his Kanouse Street fully equipped with masks and “Team Nesim” t-shir…
COVID-19: Group Meetings Cancelled In NJ, NY Complicate Addiction Recovery COVID-19: Group Meetings Cancelled In NJ, NY Complicate Addiction Recovery
Covid-19: Group Meetings Cancelled In NJ, NY Complicate Addiction Recovery Social distancing is something that people recovering from addiction can least afford, especially amid a worldwide pandemic that only ramps up the anxiety.  But concerns that hospitals and churches have about the coronavirus has eliminated group meetings in New Jersey and New York. And no one knows for how long. From Bayonne to Boonton, the list of cancelled Northern New Jersey Alcoholics Anonymous meetings continued to grow on Saturday. Paramus, Hoboken, Montclair, West Orange, Saddle River -- anywhere someone in need might find a meeting now can't. At the same time, the arm of AA th…
34-Year-Old Boonton Mom Charged In Daughter's Death To Be Released From Jail, Report Says 34-Year-Old Boonton Mom Charged In Daughter's Death To Be Released From Jail, Report Says
34-Year-Old Boonton Mom Charged In Daughter's Death To Be Released From Jail, Report Says A 34-year-old Boonton mom charged in the death of her 11-year-old daughter will be released from jail, the Daily Record reports. Shay Mooney, 34, will be released from Morris County Jail and confined to her apartment on Monday, the article says. Mooney's daughter last month was found unresponsive next to a bottle of pills with Mooney’s name, documents say. Mooney was subsequently charged with endangering the welfare of a child after police say she gave her daughter Oxycodone and Seroquel in an effort to treat her esophagus pain, the Daily Record says. The apartment where they found the gi…
Services Set For Boonton Girl, 11, Whose Mom Admitted Giving Her Unprescribed Drugs Services Set For Boonton Girl, 11, Whose Mom Admitted Giving Her Unprescribed Drugs
Services Set For Boonton Girl, 11, Whose Mom Admitted Giving Her Unprescribed Drugs A Boonton mom was charged after admitting she gave unprescribed drugs to her daughter, who was found dead next to a bottle of medication, documents show. Police responding to a report of a deceased child Monday night found Shay Mooney's 11-year-old daughter Wade Richardson unresponsive, ABC7 reports. Mooney gave the girl 10 milliliters of Oxycodone, Seroquel and other medications from her own prescriptions in an attempt to treat pain caused by a medical condition they both share, the mom told police. The affidavit says Mooney's apartment was in "serious disarray" with syringes, pill bottle…
Man, 64, Dies In Parsippany Garden Apartment Fire Man, 64, Dies In Parsippany Garden Apartment Fire
Man, 64, Dies In Parsippany Garden Apartment Fire A 64-year-old resident was killed in a fire in a Parsippany garden apartment Sunday afternoon, responders said.  His name was being withheld pending notification of next of kin. A firefighter refused medical attention for a cut sustained battling the first-floor Rutgers Lane blaze, which broke out in the Rutgers Village Apartment Complex just after 12:30 p.m. and severely damaged two units, they said. The main body of the fire was knocked down by Parsippany and Lake Hiawatha firefighters within a half-hour, after which they summoned investigators. The Morris County Prosecutor’s Offic…
These 22 Morris County Homes Are Decked Out In Christmas Lights These 22 Morris County Homes Are Decked Out In Christmas Lights
These 22 Morris County Homes Are Decked Out In Christmas Lights December is looking sparkly and bright in Morris County. The Morris County Mommy Friends and Moms Helping Moms in Morris came up with a list of Christmas lights displays in the area, which they are kindly sharing with Daily Voice. Here are local displays to light up your nights.  Disclaimer: We are purposely leaving out the specific addresses out of respect to the families, but the lights shouldn't be hard to miss! 1 Crestfield Road, Boonton (Christmas in Boonton Township) Sheridan Lane, Boonton Twp. Debbie Place, Dover Erickson Way, Denville Tomahawk Trail, Denville Prospect Street…
NY Jet Le'Veon Bell Bowled In Boonton After Being Ruled Out With Flu NY Jet Le'Veon Bell Bowled In Boonton After Being Ruled Out With Flu
NY Jet Le'Veon Bell Bowled In Boonton After Being Ruled Out With Flu New York Jet Le'Veon Bell couldn't make it to the field this weekend, but he did make it to the lanes. Boonton Lanes, to be exact. The running back was sent home Friday and was ruled out of Sunday's game at MetLife Stadium when the Jets beat the Dolphins 22-21 because of the flu, the New York Post reports. Bell also missed Saturday's team walk-through, but was spotted later that night wearing orange leather pants at Myrtle Avenue bowling alley from around 10:30 p.m. to close at 1 a.m. It is unclear if Bell will face internal discipline for his Saturday night outing. The Jets declined com…
GOTCHA! Boonton Bank Robber Captured, Authorities Say GOTCHA! Boonton Bank Robber Captured, Authorities Say
Gotcha! Boonton Bank Robber Captured, Authorities Say A Boonton man was captured and charged with robbing a local Wells Fargo bank eight days ago. Andrew T. Merceruio, 37, was being held in the Morris County Correctional Facility in Morristown, charged with bank robbery and theft, authorities said. Merceruio, a native of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was captured on surveillance video on Nov. 27, when he robbed the Wells Fargo branch on Wootton Street, they said. No weapon was displayed, nor threats made, when the robber demanded money and made off with $2,000, responders said. Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp, Acting Chief of Invest…
Accused Boonton Bank Robber Caught Accused Boonton Bank Robber Caught
Accused Boonton Bank Robber Caught UPDATE: A Boonton man was captured and charged with robbing a local Wells Fargo bank eight days ago. Andrew T. Merceruio, 37, was being held in the Morris County Correctional Facility in Morristown, charged with bank robbery and theft, authorities said. Merceruio, a native of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was captured on surveillance video on Nov. 27, when he robbed the Wells Fargo branch on Wootton Street, they said. No weapon was displayed, nor threats made, when the robber demanded money and made off with $2,000, responders said. Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp, Acting Chief of…
Accused Boonton Bank Robber Captured Accused Boonton Bank Robber Captured
Accused Boonton Bank Robber Captured UPDATE: A Boonton man was captured and charged with robbing a local Wells Fargo bank eight days ago. Andrew T. Merceruio, 37, was being held in the Morris County Correctional Facility in Morristown, charged with bank robbery and theft, authorities said. Merceruio, a native of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was captured on surveillance video on Nov. 27, when he robbed the Wells Fargo branch on Wootton Street, they said. No weapon was displayed, nor threats made, when the robber demanded money and made off with $2,000, responders said. Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp, Acting Chief o…
Boonton Police Pursuit Ends In Newark Crash: Two Caught, Gun Reportedly Waved Out Window Boonton Police Pursuit Ends In Newark Crash: Two Caught, Gun Reportedly Waved Out Window
Boonton Police Pursuit Ends In Newark Crash: Two Caught, Gun Reportedly Waved Out Window Two people were in custody and one remained at large after a winding, pre-dawn Boonton pursuit Sunday ended in a crash in Newark, authorities said. The pursuit first went through several towns to Hillside and then back north through several streets into Newark, responders said. Three occupants bailed out after the Toyota Camry with New York license plates crashed at the intersection of Springfield Avenue and Jacob Street around 2:20 a.m., they said. Two were caught soon after. Someone in the vehicle waved a gun out a window during the chase, Police Chief Michael Danyo said. Responde…
Former Morris Teacher/Camp Counselor Gets 15 Years In Federal Prison For Producing Child Porn Former Morris Teacher/Camp Counselor Gets 15 Years In Federal Prison For Producing Child Porn
Former Morris Teacher/Camp Counselor Gets 15 Years In Federal Prison For Producing Child Porn A former teacher and counselor from Morris County must serve the next 15 years in federal prison for directing live sex abuse videos of young children and getting a boy to send him naked photos that he shared with another. The sentence handed down Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Newark is part of a deal struck with the government by Colin M. Skeele, 33, of Florham Park, who pleaded guilty to producing child pornography in exchange for a more lenient sentence than he’d have received if convicted at a trial. Skeele, who’d worked at a boys’ summer camp in Hardwick and in parochial schools in…