Pa Domestic Violence Activist Shoots Neighbor, Police Say Pa Domestic Violence Activist Shoots Neighbor, Police Say
Pa Domestic Violence Activist Shoots Neighbor, Police Say A woman known for speaking out about domestic abuse and volunteering with the United Way, has been charged in connection with the shooting of her neighbor, according to police. Abba Alexis-Isis Copes, 35, previously of Carlisle currently of Elizabethtown, is accused of shooting, striking and seriously injuring her neighbor on Sunday, according to Elizabethtown Borough police. Copes and her husband were inside their apartment in the 200 block of North Market Street when they heard unusual noises outside of their window at 2:21 p.m., according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by La…
Northern Westchester's William Kuebler, Photojournalist, Committed Environmentalist, Dies At 67 Northern Westchester's William Kuebler, Photojournalist, Committed Environmentalist, Dies At 67
Northern Westchester's William Kuebler, Photojournalist, Committed Environmentalist, Dies At 67 William H. "Bill" Kuebler, age 67, of Katonah and formerly of Chappaqua, died Tuesday, Sept. 7 at Northern Westchester Hospital surrounded by his family. Bill was born in Queens, to the late Harold Kuebler and Dorothea (Vermilyea) Kuebler. He spent his formative years and early married life in Chappaqua, graduating from Horace Greeley High School and Pace University. Bill was a career photojournalist, most recently working, until his retirement, at Gannett Co. for The Journal News. He experienced the world from behind the camera lens with excitement, curiosity, and humor.  A commit…
'Pillar Of The Community' Mourned By Police In York County 'Pillar Of The Community' Mourned By Police In York County
'Pillar Of The Community' Mourned By Police In York County A volunteer with the Newberry Township police has died. The passing of Carole Gosnell Canonico, 75, of Goldsboro, was announced by the NTPD on Monday. Canonico was described as a pillar of the community who "dedicated over 15 years to volunteering at NTPD and in that time assisted with clerical work, special events, holiday decorating and most importantly, her support of our officers." She died in her sleep last Wednesday night. She will be greatly missed by all of the staff at NTPD. "She saw the good in everything and everyone….she’d be the woman who’d show up to a street fight with san…
Hunterdon County High School Grad, Junior Firefighter Daniel Edelstein Dies At Age 26 Hunterdon County High School Grad, Junior Firefighter Daniel Edelstein Dies At Age 26
Hunterdon County High School Grad, Junior Firefighter Daniel Edelstein Dies At Age 26 Hunterdon County high school graduate and junior firefighter Daniel Brandon Edelstein died at his home on June 11. He was 26. Born in New Brunswick, Edelstein played lacrosse and ice hockey at Hunterdon Central High School, where he graduated in 2013, his obituary says. Edelstein went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University Business School, where he served as a member of the Rutgers Finance Consultancy Club, the Financial Engineering Club and the Little Investment Bankers of Rutgers (L.I.B.O.R). He was also a proud member of the Delta Chi Fraternity, his memorial says. Edel…
Demarest's Teresa McGahren, 93, Devoted Mother, Grandmother, Friend & Nurse Extraordinaire Demarest's Teresa McGahren, 93, Devoted Mother, Grandmother, Friend & Nurse Extraordinaire
Demarest's Teresa McGahren, 93, Devoted Mother, Grandmother, Friend & Nurse Extraordinaire Teresa Ellen McGahren died on Jan. 30. She was 93 years old and remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, friend and caregiver.  Teresa was born to Grace and Patrick Holland on Sept. 17, 1927, on a farm in Rossnowlagh, Ireland on the banks of the Donegal Bay. At the tender age of 15, she left home to work and live with a family in Belfast, likely applying some of the practical skills she had learned on the farm.  Several years later, she moved to London where she trained to become a registered nurse, attending to the sick and injured in the difficult years followin…
Mount Olive HS Grad, Board Of Education Member, Dog Shelter Volunteer Josh Camoia Dies, 25 Mount Olive HS Grad, Board Of Education Member, Dog Shelter Volunteer Josh Camoia Dies, 25
Mount Olive HS Grad, Board Of Education Member, Dog Shelter Volunteer Josh Camoia Dies, 25 Mount Olive High School graduate and Board of Education member Josh Camoia died Nov. 13 at the age of 25. Camoia, born in Morristown, graduated from Mount Olive High School in 2013 and had served as a member of the district’s Board of Education for the past seven years, his obituary says. Camoia, who lived in Flanders at the time of his death, had a passion for animals and volunteered for dog adoption days at the 11th Hour Rescue Shelter, his memorial says. He also loved music, playing the guitar and attending concerts. “He will be fondly remembered for his sweet smile, kindness, friendsh…
Familiar Face At Mahwah Public Library Carolyn Sengstacken Dies, 92 Familiar Face At Mahwah Public Library Carolyn Sengstacken Dies, 92
Familiar Face At Mahwah Public Library Carolyn Sengstacken Dies, 92 Carolyn Seberry Sengstacken died Oct. 20, 2020. She was 92 years old. For 25 years she was one of the familiar faces at the front desk of the Mahwah Public Library. Carolyn, daughter of Robert Ralph and Helen Milton Seberry, was raised in Cragmere, Mahwah, with her sister Barbara. She went on to earn an Associate’s degree. In those days, high school was attended in Ramsey, dances and “socials” in private homes. And it was there she met Royal F. Sengstacken Jr. of Suffern. They wed in 1950 and started married life in romantic Europe, where Roy was representing American Express. They retur…
Chatham Police Launch Task Force Enforcing Social Distancing, Mask-Wearing Chatham Police Launch Task Force Enforcing Social Distancing, Mask-Wearing
Chatham Police Launch Task Force Enforcing Social Distancing, Mask-Wearing Police in Chatham are looking for volunteers to hand out free masks and encourage social distancing with the launch of the Chatham Borough Covid-19 Ambassador Program. The program sets up volunteers in highly-traveled pedestrian areas and offers a “zero-confrontational” approach to reducing the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The volunteers will distribute free masks and “gently encourage” social distancing. “As the Covid-19 infection rate continues to raise both nationally and within our state, studies have shown that social distancing, wearing a mask, and hand washing is effective in lower…
Hope Levene, 98, Of Bedford Was World Traveler, Volunteer Extraordinaire Hope Levene, 98, Of Bedford Was World Traveler, Volunteer Extraordinaire
Hope Levene, 98, Of Bedford Was World Traveler, Volunteer Extraordinaire Hope W. Levene, a longtime Bedford resident, died on March 17 at the age of 98.  Hope's was a life of volunteer work for organizations including Visiting Nurses, Pleasantville Cottage Schools, Northern Westchester Hospital, Bedford School Board, Boces, American Field Service, Experiment in International Living and the Hillcrest School.  She was predeceased by husband, Benjamin (Bill) and daughter Hope, and is survived by son, Kenneth of Armonk, and daughter, Faith Levene of Kitchener, Ontario,  grandchildren Wendy, Ken, Elise, Max and Arielle, and great-grandchildren Ryan, Ri…
COVID-19: Northern Westchester HS Sophomore Raises Funds For Restaurants, Hospitals COVID-19: Northern Westchester HS Sophomore Raises Funds For Restaurants, Hospitals
Covid-19: Northern Westchester HS Sophomore Raises Funds For Restaurants, Hospitals The good in young and old has bubbled to the top of society and showed itself in many ways during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. From providing food to those in need to donating masks, playing music for the masses, and dressing up in blue shark costumes to bring a smile. One of those helping is Northern Westchester resident Eli Yates, a sophomore high school student, who is busy taking pictures of area families in order to raise money to donate to Food for the Frontline Westchester and the Frontstep Project which both help support area restaurants and provide meals to hospital w…
Junk King Delivers For Hillside Food Outreach Junk King Delivers For Hillside Food Outreach
Junk King Delivers For Hillside Food Outreach A couple of weeks ago, Tom McCabe, owner of Junk King Tri-County, a junk removal company based in Danbury and servicing Fairfield County in Connecticut and Rockland County in New York, saw two elderly widowed customers within a two-day period. Both ladies were lonely and scared to leave their homes to mail packages or to buy groceries with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the stay at home orders. “It was those two meetings that created a turning point for me,” said McCabe, originally from northern New Jersey but now calling Putnam County in New York home. “I realized I’m sitting at ho…
Trenton Offers 'Grab And Go' Dinners For Children, Mercer Meals On Wheels Widens Delivery Trenton Offers 'Grab And Go' Dinners For Children, Mercer Meals On Wheels Widens Delivery
Trenton Offers 'Grab And Go' Dinners For Children, Mercer Meals On Wheels Widens Delivery The City of Trenton is distributing free dinners to children at these locations from 4 to 6 p.m.: Sam Naples Recreation Center, 611 Chestnut St.; West Ward Center, 351 Prospect St.; and the Ike Williams Recreation Center, 238 Clay St. The Trenton-Area Soup Kitchen, meanwhile, is encouraging volunteers to help Mercer County distribute meals during the coronavirus outbreak. Beginning this week, Meals on Wheels of Mercer County invites volunteers to meet at 10 a.m. at Daly’s Dining Hall on the Rider Campus. Food will be loaded into cars and also can be distributed by volunteers on foot. Colle…