Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Local, state officials react to sudden loss of Assembly minority leader.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
This story will be updated throughout the day: Local officials and former colleagues expressed shock Tuesday morning after learning Assembly Minority Leader Alex DeCroce (R-Parsippany) collapsed and died suddenly late Monday night at the Statehouse. "I was totally shocked, that was totally unexpected," Butler Mayor Robert Alviene said. "He did what he could for us while he was in power. I'm sure his heart was in the right place all the time for the county here. Im sure he'll be missed." As a result of DeCroce's death, Gov. Chris Christie will postpone his State of the State address, originally scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m. He is expected to deliver a eulogy to DeCroce instead. Patch will stream Christie's remarks live at 1 p.m…
The veteran Morris County assemblyman collapsed just after a long late-night session in Trenton.
State Assemblyman Alex DeCroce died suddenly late Monday night after a long deliberative session at the Statehouse, according to multiple reports. He was 75 years old. Gov. Chris Christie will postpone Tuesday's planned State of the State, but will still address the Legislature to eulogize DeCroce, according to several reports. The Parsippany resident, who represented the 26th legislative district in Trenton since 1989, collapsed and died in a first-floor bathroom in the Statehouse just before 11:30 p.m., right after the legislature completed its final voting session. DeCroce was the state's longest-serving assemblyman. He served as the General Assembly's deputy speaker from 1994-2001 and was elevated to minority leader in 2003. In …
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
The veteran community advocate and homemaker was the mother of Board of Education member Michael Strumolo.
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Anna Marie Strumolo, who served as a Morris County Republican Committeewoman for more than 30 years, died Tuesday night at Morristown Medical Center after a long illness. She was 80 years old. Born Anna Marie De John in Newark, she lived there and in Orange before moving to Parsippany's Lake Hiawatha neighborhood in 1956. For 63 years, she was married to John J. Strumolo. Her survivors include her husband and their children, John Strumolo Jr.; school board member Michael Strumolo (and wife Dorothy) and Candy Strumolo Ocasio (and husband Julio); and grandchildren Joey, Louie, & Matthew. Viewings will be held at the Par-Troy Funeral Home Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. and Thursday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. A funeral mass takes place at St. …
Friday, September 30, 2011
Morris Township resident Wendy Keil loses valiant battle against pancreatic cancer but sets model of volunteerism for others to follow.
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Friday, September 30, 2011
Wendy Keil was a true fighter. She might not have worked in a ring or collected multi-million dollar purses, but the mother of four was every bit as courageous and determined as an elite professional athlete. After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007, Keil persevered and managed to send it into remission. Three years later, the Morris Township resident was given a second unfortunate diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Despite a valiant battle against a disease that usually takes five to seven months to claim its opponent, Keil managed to surpass expectations. But like nearly 38,000 others in the United States this year, her final battle was against a ruthless and unrelenting foe. With her family around her, Keil, 60, lost …
Monday, May 9, 2011
Legendary coach remembered at baseball game.
Members of Morristown schools and community came out to Monday afternoon's Morristown High School vs. Delbarton game to honor Harry Shatel, the legendary MHS baseball coach who retired from coaching in 2006, and died last week at age 67. This followed the 12:30 p.m. memorial service for Shatel at Delbarton High School, which Morris School District Superintendent Thomas Ficarra said was attended by a couple hundred mourners.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Local legend died on Jan. 5.
A much-loved football coach who graduated from Morristown High School and later taught at Morristown-Beard (then called Morristown Prep) before a stellar career at Boonton High School died earlier this month at the age of 83. Joe Molitoris, known to students as "Mister Mol" or "Coach Mol," is best remembered by some for a remarkable undefeated season that led to a state football championship for Boonton in 1968. To others, he was the ultimate mentor. Photographer Warren Westura, whose work is seen frequently on this site, is among the latter group. "He was my gym teacher in freshman and senior years," Westura said. "He was almost like an optical illusion. The guy was probably 5-foot 4-inches but you never saw that. I was pushing 6-foot by …
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joe raich
4:16 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Alex was the most powerful Republican in NJ. Through joint efforts a second lane fom route 287 south to route 24 east opened below cost and ahead of schedule. As of today I'm pursuing passage of A-4287, and I'll be fighting for other progressive legislation. Alex made compromise a reality, we"ll all miss him. more ›