Elizabeth, NJ
Obituaries
Myra Sedlak Formerly Of Elizabeth Dies, 55 Myra Sedlak Formerly Of Elizabeth Dies, 55
Myra Sedlak Formerly Of Elizabeth Dies, 55 Myra Elizabeth (Dieguez) Sedlak of Green Township died on May 17 at Newton Memorial Hospital. She was 55 years old. Born in Guatemala, Myra moved to the U.S. when she was 12 and grew up in Elizabeth. She moved to Flanders before settling in Green Township 19 years ago, her obituary says. Myra was a skilled IT security analyst and was the senior IT security analyst for Voya Financial most recently. She was passionate about fitness and living a healthy lifestyle, particularly Zumba, yoga and walking, her obituary says.  She also enjoyed traveling with her husband of 22 years, Jim S…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Obituaries
Myra Sedlak Of Green Township Dies, 55 Myra Sedlak Of Green Township Dies, 55
Myra Sedlak Of Green Township Dies, 55 Myra Elizabeth (Dieguez) Sedlak of Green Township died on May 17 at Newton Memorial Hospital. She was 55 years old. Born in Guatemala, Myra moved to the U.S. when she was 12 and grew up in Elizabeth. She moved to Flanders before settling in Green Township 19 years ago, her obituary says. Myra was a skilled IT security analyst and was the senior IT security analyst for Voya Financial most recently. She was passionate about fitness and living a healthy lifestyle, particularly Zumba, yoga and walking, her obituary says.  She also enjoyed traveling with her husband of 22 years, Jim S…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fairfield, CT
News
Twice-Deported Man Sentenced For Illegally Reentering US Twice-Deported Man Sentenced For Illegally Reentering US
Twice-Deported Man Sentenced For Illegally Reentering US A man already deported out of the country twice will spend nearly two years behind bars after admitting to illegally entering the United States. Hector Ovidio Diaz Garrido, a citizen of Guatemala last known to live in Norwalk, has been sentenced in Bridgeport district court to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to reentry of a removed alien. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that Diaz Garrido, 41, who has never had legal status in the country, was deported from the U.S. to Guatemala in June 2011 following a March 2010 conviction for assaulting a police officer. In April 2012, Diaz Garr…

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by Zak Failla
Bronxville, NY
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Report: Ex-Employee Sought Cash Before Bludgeoning Northern Westchester Socialite Report: Ex-Employee Sought Cash Before Bludgeoning Northern Westchester Socialite
Report: Ex-Employee Sought Cash Before Bludgeoning Northern Westchester Socialite The former day laborer who bludgeoned northern Westchester socialite Lois Colley to death with a fire extinguisher in 2015 reportedly sought money before killing his former employer. Esdras Marroquin Gomez, an ex-day laborer also known as “Victor,” admitted to second-degree murder in Westchester County Court on Monday, May 6, and will face 25 years to life in prison when he is sentenced on June 13. According to a lohud report, Gomez was pursuing a worker’s compensation claim against the Colleys after he was injured while working on their farm. At approximately 5 p.m. on Nov. 9, 2015, Gomez …

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Ex-Employee Says Longstanding Dispute Led To Murder Of Northern Westchester Socialite Ex-Employee Says Longstanding Dispute Led To Murder Of Northern Westchester Socialite
Ex-Employee Says Longstanding Dispute Led To Murder Of Northern Westchester Socialite A former employee has pleaded guilty and faces life in prison for brutally murdering 83-year-old Northern Westchester socialite Lois Elizabeth Colley, who was bludgeoned to death in 2015 over a longstanding dispute. Esdras Marroquin Gomez, an ex-day laborer also known as “Victor,” admitted to second-degree murder in Westchester County Court on Monday, May 6, and will face 25 years to life in prison when he is sentenced on June 13. On Nov. 9, 2015, at approximately 5 p.m., a farmworker found Colley’s body lying in a pool of blood in her home’a laundry room after she had been bludgeoned to d…

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by Zak Failla
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Morris County Teens Called In To U-17 United States Men's National Team Morris County Teens Called In To U-17 United States Men's National Team
Morris County Teens Called In To U-17 United States Men's National Team A pair of Morris County teens have been called in to the U.S. Soccer under-17 national team ahead of the CONCACAF U-17 Championship. John Tolkin, 17 of Chatham, is a New York Red Bulls Academy defensive midfielder. He joins the U-17s for the fourth time this cycle. Peter Stroud, 17 of Chester, is a central midfielder for West Ham United, based in England. He left the Red Bulls last summer and joined WHU. USA will face Canada on May 2, Barbados May 4 and Guatemala May 6. Click here for the complete roster.

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by Cecilia Levine
Ossining, NY
Obituaries
Sister Frances Mary Horan, Maryknoll Sister for 75 Years Dies Sister Frances Mary Horan, Maryknoll Sister for 75 Years Dies
Sister Frances Mary Horan, Maryknoll Sister for 75 Years Dies Sister Frances Mary Horan, missioner to Panama, died on March 1, at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, in Maryknoll.  She was born in Philadelphia on April 8, 1924, to Isabelle A. (Hart) Horan and Daniel A. Horan. She was baptized Frances Mary at St. John the Baptist Church, in Philadelphia. She had two sisters, Marie and Anna and seven brothers: Robert, William, Eugene, Daniel, James, Frances and Joseph. Her parents and all of her siblings have predeceased her. In 1942, Frances graduated from St. John the Baptist High School in Philadelphia. After graduation, she worked at the U.S.A. Gover…

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by Zak Failla
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Notorious Mexican Druglord ‘El Chapo’ Convicted In Brooklyn, Faces Life In Federal Prison Notorious Mexican Druglord ‘El Chapo’ Convicted In Brooklyn, Faces Life In Federal Prison
Notorious Mexican Druglord ‘El Chapo’ Convicted In Brooklyn, Faces Life In Federal Prison Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera, the most notorious drug lord in modern-day history, could be sent to prison for life after a jury in Brooklyn convicted him Tuesday of various charges. US District Judge Brian Cogan told the jurors they made him “very proud to be an American” after they found the boss of the murderous Sinaloa cartel guilty of all 10 counts against him – including engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise – following 34 hours of deliberations over six days. Guzmán, whom Cogan scheduled for sentencing on June 25, collected nearly $14 billion during a reign that saw him esc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant, NY
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ICE Five-Day NYC-Area Enforcement Crackdown Includes Arrests In Westchester ICE Five-Day NYC-Area Enforcement Crackdown Includes Arrests In Westchester
ICE Five-Day Nyc-area Enforcement Crackdown Includes Arrests In Westchester Individuals from four Hudson Valley counties were among 118 people from southern New York arrested for violating U.S. immigration laws during a five-day crackdown in mid-January by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The detail, called "Operation Cross Check,"  was conducted in New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley from Jan. 14-18. Persons in Westchester, Dutchess, Putnam and Rockland were among those arrested. ICE did not release a breakdown of the number of arrests by region. Of those arrested, more than 107 were convicted criminals or…

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by Joe Lombardi
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Cabbie Captures Illegal Immigrant With Knife Who Robbed Woman At Cliffside Park Bus Stop Cabbie Captures Illegal Immigrant With Knife Who Robbed Woman At Cliffside Park Bus Stop
Cabbie Captures Illegal Immigrant With Knife Who Robbed Woman At Cliffside Park Bus Stop HERO: A courageous cab driver chased down and captured an illegal immigrant who’d just robbed a woman at knifepoint at a Cliffside Park bus stop early Monday, authorities said. The 53-year-old victim at first thought that Elias Guarcas, 30, was trying to catch the bus as he ran toward her on Palisade Avenue near the corner of Day Avenue just after 6:30 a.m., Lt. Vincent Capano said. “Then he stopped, pulled out a knife and told her to give him all her money,” Capano said. “All she had was $10 in her hand, so he grabbed that,” the lieutenant said. “Then he demanded a black bag she had wrapp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Armonk, NY
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Hudson Valley Illegal Immigrant Among Sex Offenders Busted By ICE Hudson Valley Illegal Immigrant Among Sex Offenders Busted By ICE
Hudson Valley Illegal Immigrant Among Sex Offenders Busted By ICE The Hudson Valley was among three areas targeted by federal officers from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations, which led to the arrest of several sexual predators during a two-day operation this week. As part of “Operation SOAR” (Sexual Offender Alien Removal), ICE officers arrested 16 undocumented sex offenders, with arrests taking place in Rockland County, on Long Island and throughout New York City. The two-day enforcement effort ended on Sept. 11. During the course of the operation, each of the suspects taken into custody had criminal histor…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
News
Former Fairfield County Resident Admits To Illegally Reentering US Former Fairfield County Resident Admits To Illegally Reentering US
Former Fairfield County Resident Admits To Illegally Reentering US An illegal immigrant who once called Fairfield County home has admitted to illegally reentering the country after being deported. Former Norwalk resident Miguel Angel Arcos-Vasquez - also known as Dimas Fernando Herrarte - pleaded guilty in New Haven District Court to illegally reentering the country following several failed attempts. He is a legalized citizen of either Mexico or Guatemala, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced. According to Durham. Arcos-Vasquez, 26, illegally entered the country in or before 2014. In March of that year, he was a…

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by Zak Failla