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Boonton Township Police Arrest Identity Theft Suspect

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Luis Casado-Antuna ordered iPhones using someone else's personal information and then tried claiming them with fake IDs in their name, Boonton Township police charged. File Photo

BOONTON TOWNSHIP — Luis Casado-Antuna, 23, of Jersey City was arrested on Wednesday, July 29 after a weeklong investigation into multiple reports of identity theft.

Casado-Antuna was charged with one count of attempted theft by deception and one count of possession of false government identification.

Police received multiple reports of identity theft over a several-week period that produced a similar pattern: The suspect(s) would fraudulently obtain a resident’s personal information and use it to purchase merchandise. The suspect(s) also manufactured false identification containing the personal information in an apparent attempt to claim merchandise packages before they shipped to the residence.

Police took a report from a resident who claimed they found fraudulent activity on a personal account and a shipment of iPhones was ordered in their name.

A surveillance detail at the residence and shortly after 2:30 p.m, less than five minutes after the package was delivered, Casado-Antuna arrived at the residence in a motor vehicle in an apparent attempt to steal the package, which was on the resident’s front doorstep, the report stated.

Bucco: Murphy Needs to Dedicate CARES Act Relief Funds to Morris County

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MORRIS COUNTY — Senator Anthony M. Bucco said a new commercial rental assistance program announced using CARES Act money wouldn’t help Morris County, showing that Governor Phil Murphy continues to play favorites through his coronavirus response.

“Once again, the hardworking, taxpaying residents of Morris County have been overlooked by Governor Murphy in their time of need,” said Bucco. “We have suffered just as much as anyone in New Jersey during this public health emergency, yet we’ve gotten none of the support we need through the $2.4 billion of federal CARES Act money that was provided to the State of New Jersey to help all of its residents.”

A $6 million commercial rental assistance program announced by the governor yesterday will only be available to support businesses in 64 municipalities that are covered by the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority, none of which are in Morris County.

“We have small businesses all over Morris County that are struggling to pay their rent, but they won’t be eligible for help under the governor’s new commercial rental assistance program,” said Bucco. “Their only fault is that they aren’t located in the most urban municipalities that Governor Murphy always seems to favor. They deserve help too. It’s not like he doesn’t have billions in federal relief funds in the bank. Once again, the governor is picking winners and losers and deciding which businesses he’ll allow surviving.”

An article in NJ Spotlight (Click here) detailed how the Murphy Administration has not spent more than $2.1 billion of the $2.4 billion in federal CARES Act relief funds delivered to New Jersey four months ago to help provide support during the unprecedented crisis.

While 97.7% of the funds remain unspent, more and more struggling businesses that could have benefited from relief funds are closing their doors permanently.

Additionally, Bucco noted that Morris County was not among the New Jersey counties with populations over 500,000 that received direct aid from the federal government under the CARES Act.

With a population of approximately 492,000 people, Morris County is among the counties that were expected to receive assistance through the State’s allocation. Four months after those funds were distributed to the State, counties like Morris are still waiting for the Murphy Administration to begin distributing relief funds to support their many COVID-19 response efforts.

“Morris County has not gotten its fair share of CARES Act funds from the State,” added Bucco. “That’s 100% on the governor. The $2.1 billion of unspent relief funds that are sitting in a State account isn’t helping anyone. Governor Murphy needs to start putting it to work now, and he needs to do so in a way that helps everyone, not just a favored few. If the governor doesn’t provide us with the reimbursement we’re owed to comply with his executive orders, he’ll be guaranteeing property tax increases across Morris County.”

Great K-9 case resolved by Sheriff’s Office and Boonton Township

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Boonton Township Officer Jody Becker, Boonton Twp. Sergeant Tom Cacciabeve, Boonton Township Police Chief Michael Danyo, Morris County Sheriff’s Office Detective Marc Adamsky with K-9 Tim, Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon, Boonton Township Lieutenant Andrew Tintle, and Boonton Township Administrator Douglas Cabana

BOONTON TOWNSHIP — Morris County Sheriff’s Office Detective Marc Adamsky and his K-9 partner Tim succeeded in getting a suspect to surrender inside a vacant home in Boonton Township after searching for her for nearly six hours with the assistance of Township police.

“I commend Detective Adamsky and his partner Tim for their professional and tenacious search that ended in the best way possible – with the suspect’s surrender after commands from the Detective who did not have to release K-9 Tim,” Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon said.

The Morris County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Section is a shared service that provides all 39 Morris County municipalities with expert teams that find missing people of all ages, suspects, narcotics, explosives, and indications of arson.

Sergeant Tom Cacciabeve and Officer Jody Becker and in back row, Boonton Township Police Chief Michael Danyo, Detective Adamsky and Tim, and Lieutenant Tintle

“Our Officers work tirelessly each and every day to help ensure the safety of all of our residents here in Boonton Township. We are extremely fortunate to have such a great working relationship with the Morris County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s office is truly a first-class organization, and their assistance on July 21 helped ensure a positive and safe resolution to an otherwise very dangerous situation.” Boonton Township Police Chief Michael Danyo said.

Detective Adamsky rewarding Tim with his favorite ball

Detective Adamsky and K-9 Tim, a three-year-old Dutch Shepherd, responded to a call for assistance from Boonton Township Police on July 21 at 3:49 a.m. and was at the scene by 4:30 a.m. Morris County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Section Detectives Mike Carbone and David Marshall, with their respective K-9 partners Loco and Ollie, also responded to assist with the search. A vehicle pursuit that began in a neighboring municipality had extended into Boonton Township and momentarily ended when the driver of a Jeep carrying three passengers crashed at the intersection of North Main Street and Powerville Road around 3:45 a.m.

A female fled from the Jeep after the non-fatal crash and immediately became the focus of the search to which Detective Adamsky and K-9 Tim were called. Meanwhile, the Jeep that had crashed left the scene, and its three occupants were quickly apprehended in Denville Township. Boonton Township Sgt. Thomas Cacciabeve said the search for the woman – later identified as Sheironda Geffrard, 20, of Orange, ended peacefully through a combination of Detective Adamsky and Tim’s doggedness and witness reports. The Morris County Office of Emergency Management also released a drone to assist in the search. The K-9 team of Detective Adamsky and Tim searched for the woman from the scene of the crash onto North Main Street and Powerville Road, with the assistance of Detectives Carbone and Marshall.

Chief Danyo, Detective Adamsky and Tim, Boonton Township Administrator Douglas Cabana and Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon

Detective Adamsky and Tim remained in the township while police developed leads and ultimately found the woman at 10:34 a.m. inside a vacant house on North Main Street, about a half-mile from the crash site. Detective Adamsky gave the woman verbal commands to surrender over his vehicle public address system and warned that K-9 Tim would be released if she did not comply. The suspect obeyed the caution and emerged from the house onto a rear porch where she was arrested. She currently is charged with burglary.

Earlier in July, on July 12, Detective Adamsky and K-9 Tim and Morris County Sheriff’s Office Detective Corporal Michael McMahon, with K-9 Kai, were successful in having a suspect surrender during announcements in Chatham Township. The suspect was involved in a motor vehicle pursuit while allegedly driving a stolen vehicle. He surrendered without incident after warnings were delivered over a Sheriff’s Office vehicle’s PA system.

K-9 Tim is certified in both narcotics detection and patrol, which encompasses obedience, tracking, evidence recovery, and criminal apprehension. A criminal complaint is merely an accusation. Despite the accusation, the defendant is presumed innocent unless, or until, they are proven guilty in court.

Chief Michael Danyo, Detective Adamsky, and Sheriff Gannon
Boonton Township Officer Jody Becker, Boonton Township Sergeant Tom Cacciabeve, Boonton Township Police Chief Michael Danyo, Detective Adamsky, Sheriff Gannon, Boonton Township Lieutenant Andrew Tintle, and Boonton Township Administrator Douglas Cabana

Whippany Park Graduates Celebrate In Style

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Emily Dalgauer, Nicolette Sauchelli, Alyssa Cahill, Gianna Catalano, Natalie Campbell, Julia Della Rovere, Amber Freda, Paige Walsh, Kate Papadopolo and Isabella Roselli

HANOVER TOWNSHIP — Whippany Park Senior prom was originally canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Senior mom Alissa Campbell wasn’t going to let that happen. She contacted other parents and arranged an evening the graduates will never forget. There were 161 graduates in the Whippany Park Class of 2020. For a complete list of graduates click here.

“Legacy Castle did an amazing job with the entire event and would highly recommend them.  The food and service were impeccable. The staff wore masks and temperatures were taken before the students went inside. I felt like they took all the proper precautions but gave the graduates a prom they will remember,” said Alissa Campbell.

The Legacy Castle is of a neo-classical French beaux-arts style architecture, a blend of different architectural elements abounds. There are towers, circular balconies with French wrought-iron railings, an outdoor terrace above a porte-cochere, and porticos supported by classical-style columns.

As you drive through the exquisite French-style wrought-iron gates, you will see the castle across the lake. Be sure to say Hello to the pair of resident white swans in the water. Moving along, you’ll drive under a towering arched entrance and come across a beautiful and artfully landscaped center courtyard with ramps on both sides leading to the castle, and a tall fountain with intricately carved marble figures as its centerpiece.

Each ramp holds vintage style lampposts intermittently embellished with urns filled with flowering plants, where you can hear the soothing sound of the water cascading from the top to the bottom of the 21-foot fountain.

Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Ticket Sold at Ridgedale Wines & Liquors

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EAST HANOVER —One lucky winner purchased a ticket at Ridgedale Wine & Liquors and matched all five winning numbers drawn in the Wednesday night lottery drawing.

The winner hit the $536,474 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Wednesday, July 29, drawing.

The winning numbers are 11, 27, 32, 36, and 40, and the XTRA number was: 02. Ridgedale Wine & Liquors will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for the winning ticket sold.

Ridgedale Wine & Liquors is located at 480 Ridgedale Avenue.

Whippany Park Class of 2020 Graduates

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Whippany Park High School Class 2020

HANOVER TOWNSHIP — Christopher N. Kelly, Principal, of Whippany Park High School would like to congratulate the following 161 graduates of the Class of 2020:

Thomas Adamiak, Anna Agresti, Michael Apicelli, Melvin Appiah, Rachelle Artavia Agostini, Victoria Bartelloni, Rebecca Bednarik, Mason Bell, Francesco Bellomo, Nicholas Bergamini, Sarah Bernstein, Manav Bhalodia, Arianna Bocchino, Michael Bretz, Tyler Brown, Madison Bui, Cameron Burke, Alyssa Cahill, Tiffany Calle, Natalie Campbell, Juliana Campesi, Nicolette Cappellini, Sydney Carlson-Zyats, Gianna Catalano, Justin Chin, Katherine Cloutier, Marina Comerford, Tyler Cross, Emily Dalgauer, Nolan Danus, Christopher Deehan, Julia Della Rovere, Alexa DiGiorgio, Madison DiGiorgio, Amanda DiMontova, Daniel DiPrimo, Nicole Dodson, Christian Dominguez, Ryan Falkman, Christopher Fallivene, Emily Farrell, Tyler Feret, Michael Ferullo, Corey Ficchi, Amber Freda, Stephanie Gast, Surya Gaur, Jonathan Geroldi, Madison Gillespie, Maggie Gillespie, Leslie Gomez, Daniel Gonzalez,
Guiliana Greenberg, Cara Grill, William Heckler, Jason Hill, Derek Hornak, Olivia Huang, Anthony Iuliano, Chloe Jakubowski, Amari Johnson, Sara Kahn, Daniel Kao, Jonathan Kao, Ava Kazimar, Adam Kearney, Gianna Keenan, Sarah Kelsey, Marisa Kingston, Jeremy Kitchell, Ryan Korver, Christopher Lahoe, Uzile Langa, Uzoma Langa, Davontae Larrieux, Daniel Lawrie, Janice Lee, Jiho Lee, Lisa Lentine, Julia Levis, Mary Longuet, Alex Lospinoso, John Manetas, Kayla Marcus, Emily Marino, Alana Marzullo, Anusha Mathias, Nicholas Mayor, Robert McCoy, Alexander McLeanas, Keith Mednick, Ashleigh Melendez, Katie Mihalko, Logan Miliziano, Rutujit Mishra, Corey Molinari, David Mondaro, Caitlin Mullooly, Gabriel Murray, Steven Nasseri, Matthew Nicoll, Clarisse Noristz, William Nye, Emilly Padilla Reyes, Kate Papadopolo, Gabriella Parrella, Matthew Pavone, Chloe Petro, Kevin Pinho, Justin Plaza, Erin Polo, Antonio Porciello, Christopher Primamore, Vanessa Qiu, Nicholas Ricciardi, Olivia Ricciardi, Vladislav Richter, Gianna Rispoli, Juan Rizo Ortiz, Benjamin Roe, Nicholas Romanowsky, Sire Rosado, Isabella Roselli, Zachary Rossow, Rachel Rostan, Andrew Rudolph, Nicolette Sauchelli, Alexa Schauder, Kevin Schweighardt, Isabella Serillo, Ariana Shatynski, Tyler Sieradzki, Daniel Siino, Christopher Spiaggia, Thomas Stigliano, Daniela Swanson, Zachary Szesko, Justin Tai, Dylan Tompkins, Reece Tong, William Trautman, Alex Trinh, James Troiano, Joseph Urciuoli, Elias Viera, Sophie Viera, Joshua Vikhrov, Bianca Walder, Ryan Walker, Paige Walsh, Julie White, Robert Wilcox, Samantha Willans, Britney Wilson, Connor Wilson, Sydney Wilson, Kaitlyn Winters, Jake Woytas, Evan Yang, Lauren Zarras and Steven Zattor.

Dunn bill to Ensure family In-person Access to Persons with Developmental Disabilities

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Assemblywoman Aura Dunn

MORRIS COUNTY — Assemblywoman Aura Dunn’s bill to help families visit their loved ones with developmental disabilities living in facilities and residences overwhelmingly passed the Assembly Thursday by a vote of 75-0.

The bill (A-4239) clarifies that families will have the ability to enjoy in-person visitation between a resident of the community-based residential program or group home and the resident’s immediate family members and legal guardian.

“Visits between family members and those in these settings is so important to ensure the continued well-being of both patients and those they love,” said Assemblywoman Dunn (R-Morris). “All the evidence we’ve seen indicates that lack of contact harms these people and makes their lives even harder.  I thank my colleagues in the Assembly for recognizing this fact and getting the bill one step closer to becoming law so this will never happen again.”

There have been 866 total positives and 138 total deaths reported by the Division of Developmental Disabilities, which includes “own home” and “individuals not under services” categories.

The state Department of Human Service released guidance on March 30 that allowed residential providers to restrict visitors during the current health emergency, including individuals only being able to schedule a visit if the provider determines it is necessary for the health and safety of residents or staff. Specifically, this included family visits related to critical medical or behavioral treatment only.

Since that decision, there have been reports of group homes being seemingly neglected or forgotten during the Covid-19 pandemic. This includes reports of residents being forced to be cooped up alone in their small rooms without sufficient interaction with caregivers and family. Some family members said prisoners have more rights than some residents with special needs, including not being able to see loved ones.

“The decision by the Murphy administration has caused real, demonstrable harm to the people the Division is morally and legally obligated to serve and protect,” said Dunn. “The bill will ensure access and help reverse some of the damage that was done in past months.”

The bill now moves to the state Senate for its consideration.

Resurfacing Ongoing or Ready to Go in a Dozen Towns Including Florham Park

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MORRIS COUNTY — Morris County is moving ahead on a host of 2020 county road paving projects, despite the COVID-19 crisis, with resurfacing ongoing on roads in seven towns and work set to start in another half dozen in the coming weeks.

Current projects are underway on segments of county roads in Parsippany, Denville, Mendham Township/Chesters, Netcong, Rockaway Township, and Roxbury. Work is set to start soon on roads in Florham Park, Jefferson, Parsippany, Harding, Long Hill, and Mt. Arlington.

Some major projects include Columbia Turnpike in Florham Park, Parsippany Boulevard and Intervale Road in Parsippany, and Berkshire Valley Road in Roxbury.

Cyclists are asked to be wary of milled roads and to plan routes accordingly.Morris County Roads: Resurfacing Ongoing or Ready to Go in a Dozen Towns

Current Projects:

  • Denville: Resurfacing of River Road and Bush Road, from Diamond Spring Road to Old Boonton Road, 1.1 miles;
  • Mendham Twp./Chesters: Mendham Road/Main Street, from Route 206 to Jane Terrace, 4.3 miles;
  • Netcong: Allen Street, from Route 183 to the borough line; 0.7 miles;
  • Parsippany: Parsippany Boulevard/Intervale Road, from Waterview Boulevard to the township border, 1.8 miles;
  • Rockaway Township.: Green Pond Road, from #198 Green Pond Road to Telemark Road, 1.9 miles;
  • Roxbury: Berkshire Valley Road, from Route 46 to County Bridge 1400-965, 2.8 miles;

The county also expects to begin a series of other road projects in the next few weeks.  Those projects include:

  • Florham Park: Columbia Turnpike, from James Street to the Essex County Line, 1.4 miles;
  • Parsippany: Parsippany Road, from Littleton Road to Route 287, 1.0 miles;
  • Harding: Long Hill Road, Pleasantville Road to the township border, 1.9 miles;
  • Long Hill: Long Hill Road, Division Avenue to Basking Ridge Road, 0.4 miles;
  • Mt. Arlington: Howard Boulevard,  1.5 miles;
  • Jefferson/Mt. Arlington: Howard Boulevard, from Oneida Avenue to Espanong Road, 1.5 miles (delayed to mid-August due to a weather main installation).

The Reservoir Road project in Randolph from Quaker Church Road to Hawthorne Street has been delayed to the end of summer due to a water main installation.

The Kinnelon Road project in Kinnelon should have a contract awarded in August for the improvement of the entire four-mile segment.

Freeholder Stephen Shaw

“I give our county engineering and road team-high marks for moving these projects along during the pandemic,” said Morris County Freeholder Stephen Shaw. “They have been able to address essential infrastructure, to maintain the high-quality road network that remains a priority for county government.”The Morris County Board of Freeholders in February unveiled an aggressive 2020 infrastructure action plan for the county, including nearly 40-miles of road paving and upgrades, and 17 county bridge replacement or rehabilitation projects in more than two dozen Morris County towns. The freeholders, in the county’s capital budget, allocated $23 million for roads, bridges, railroads, and environmental cleanups.

The county work is in addition to local and state road-improvement projects.

To see the complete list of scheduled 2020 county road paving projects and projected 2021 projects click here.

Parsippany resident, Mahat Jalan, stars in “Tehravin”

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Mahan Jalan

MORRIS COUNTY — Parsippany resident, Mahat Jalan, is the lead role in a short American film made recently on “depression.” The film “Tehravin” is about the mourning death of a relationship. Directed by Kartik Swaminathan.

Mahat Jalan, son of Pramodbhai Jalan, an insurance agent had left his professor job in an Ahmedabad college and came to Parsippany in search of finding an emotional space for himself as a budding actor.

This short film had been featured in the New York Lift-Off Film Festival 2020.

Jalan studied in GD Arts college Palanpur and Mehsana and later came to Ahmedabad and was a professor in a college. Teaching hardly engrossed him. Restless he knew there was more to him than merely teaching others. He wanted to be an actor that was bubbling in him and trying to gain prominence. So he left Mehsana for foreign shores to showcase his talent. After studying for a while the genre of American films he knew he could express his emotions.

Mahan Jalan is the lead actor in the film “Tehravin”

After seeing his zeal for acting two youths one from Mumbai and another from Israel Jalan came forward to produce this film on “depression” and Mahat seemed to fit the lead role.

His role is simply to express his depression of losing his wife without speaking a word. And he does that very appropriately.

The film is based on the Hindu ritual where twelve days of mourning is common following death. This same theme brings out the best in Mahat when his wife leaves with her boyfriend after divorcing him.

For twelve days he keeps putting a cross on the calendar for each day of showing his sadness. On the 13th day, he comes out of depression despite having lost his wife to another man and is relieved of his misery as the future awaits him.

This short film has been hugely welcomed in social media and then it got pride of place in New York Lift-Off Film Festival 2020.

The film is written, edited, and directed by Kartik Swaminathan Venkatraman.

Mountain Lakes Borough Council Meeting

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MOUNTAIN LAKES — Mountain Lakes Borough Council Meeting will be held on Monday, July 27 at 7:30 p.m., via a Zoom Webinar.

Please click here to join the Zoom Webinar.

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