New Theunis Dey Principal Hired

Nicole Fabris replaces Laura Russomano.

The Board of Education hired a new principal of Theunis Dey Elementary School. Nicole Fabris was hired at the board’s meeting Thursday. Fabris will earn a pro rated salary of $119,827; her salary will be updated pending the completion of negotiations. She has a master's degree from Montclair State University. Fabris replaces Laura Russomano effective July 25. Wayne Valley Principal Robert Reis will retire after 17 years at the school on Aug. 1. Pamela Longo and Kenneth Kaplan, principals of Pines Lake and Randall Carter elementary schools will also retire in August. — Have a question or news tip? Contact editor Daniel Hubbard at Daniel.Hubbard@patch.com or find us on Facebook and Twitter. For news straight to your inbox, sign up for our …

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Resident Named to Dean's List at Champlain College

Ryan Mosseau is an education major.

Resident Ryan Mosseau has been named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2013 semester at Champlain College. Students at Champlain must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or more to be named to the Dean’s List. Mosseau is majoring in early childhood/elementary education. Champlain College is located in Burlington, Vt.

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Jets RB Goodson Arrested on Gun, Drug Charges

The Irvington native signed a 3-year, $6 million contract with the Jets in March.

Jets running back Mike Goodson was sent to a Morris County jail following his arrest on drug and weapons charges in Denville Friday. Goodson, 25, was the passenger in a GMC Yukon stopped in the left center lane of I-80 West when a tow truck came upon them and called 911 early Friday morning, according to multiple reports. The tow truck driver reportedly was concerned about the intoxicated condition in which he found Goodson and the driver of the Yukon. Goodson was transported to Saint Claire’s Hospital in nearby Boonton and eventually charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of a handgun, and possession of a hollow-point bullet, according to ESPN. The driver of the…

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CC

9:11 am on Saturday, May 18, 2013

WE should stop letting ANY pro player get just a slap on the wrist for doing anything illegal. They should be treated just like the rest of us! ALL teams should reserve the right to rescind their contracts that are worth millions to the players! We are way toooo forgiving - just like Mike Vick! He was just sorry he got caught abusing dogs. I feel he NEVER should have been picked up by another …   more ›

New Jersey Ranks Third in %&!#@ing Survey

Swearing study ranked the most and least courteous states in the country.

Third place? We couldn’t do better than #&@$ing third place? New Jersey residents were beaten out by Ohio and Maryland in a survey ranking individuals most likely to drop swear words on a complete stranger during a phone conversation. On the flip side, analysis by the Marchex Institute found that Washington, Massachusetts and Arizona topped the list of state residents least likely to lose their cool. Marchex examined more than 600,000 calls over a year that were placed by consumers to businesses in 30 different industries. The mobile advertising company also ranked the most courteous states: South Carolina, North Carolina and Maryland. And the least courteous states: Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Indiana. Some other findings from the report…

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Donald

12:35 pm on Saturday, May 18, 2013

Companies certainly have that capability. I cannot say whether they are using it. But thanks for raising the issue. That's my very point. No matter what you hear (or don't hear) on your end of the phone, it is a duplex -- not simplex -- system. So everything said on the consumer's end, at all times during a telephone-switched connection, is capable of being recorded by a company. Of course, as …   more ›

Man Struck By Train, Body Found at Pot Farm, Bribery Allegation Cleared Top Regional News

Former football player's lawsuit partially dismissed, Internet celebrity charged in municipal lawyer's death also make headlines.

A Chilean man was killed Tuesday night when he was struck by a NJ Transit train on a bridge over the Passaic River. A Rockaway Township man was charged with maintaining a drug production facility Tuesday when he called police to his Sanders Road home after finding his wife dead inside, authorities said. Authorities have arrested an Internet celebrity they believe may have been involved with the death of Joseph Galfy Jr., a Clark resident and attorney to the Green Brook Planning Board. Family and friends will host  a “celebration of Paige’s life” at Summit's Unitarian Church on May 21 to honor the College of New Jersey senior and Hillsborough resident whose body was discovered in the Hudson River on May 8. A portion of a federal lawsuit …

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Powerball Jackpot Soars to $600M for Saturday Drawing

If you draw the Powerball winning numbers in Saturday’s lottery, you could score $600 million, the largest Powerball jackpot ever.

Powerball results were watched closely Wednesday when the jackpot was $363 million. After no one picked all six winning numbers, the new Powerball prize for the Saturday, May 18, drawing is now $600 million, which makes it the highest Powerball jackpot ever — and the second-highest U.S. lottery jackpot. The one-time cash payout is estimated at $376.9 million. Tickets are $2 and the game is played in New Jersey and 42 other states, including New York, Florida, Texas and California. Tickets will be sold up to an hour before the 11 p.m. drawing. The largest Powerball Jackpot cash payout to date was a $384 million win on Nov. 28, 2012, in Arizona and Missouri. Wonder what happens to the folks who hit it big? Browse the Huffington Post’s …

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This Inspiring Story Brought to You by Grape-Nuts

Recovering Drug Addict: 'We All Start in Same Place'

Former NBA player Chris Herren shares drug battle, recovery with community.

About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains. It was just a little drinking and smoking on the weekends in high school. It was just a little cocaine offered by a friend in college. It was just one little yellow pill during the offseason. Then it was a career down the tubes. Then it was two drug overdoses, one of which was heart-stopping. Then it was a family that turned away because of too much pain. For more than an hour, Chris Herren, a once-heralded high school basketball star, college hoops standout and second round National Basketball Association draft …

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Topsoil Case Could be Back in Court Soon

The state Department of Environmental Protection may pursue 'stipulated penalties' against several trucking companies who are responsible for removing contaminated soil from the site.

The case against Topsoil Depot could be headed back to court if the site isn’t cleaned up soon. The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) sent a deficiency letter to Allan Rombough Sr. and several trucking companies who are responsible for removing 30,000 cubic yards of contaminated fill and soil from the site. The Rombough owns Topsoil Depot. Per a court order, the trucking companies had until May 6 to remove the fill from the Plains Crossroad property. No material has been removed. The parties agreed to the terms of the order last year. The DEP may pursue "stipulated penalties" against the parties as a result of failing to comply with the order. The DEP is concerned that contaminated sediment on the site has migrated to the …

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