Murdered Girlfriend Mourned, Doc Convicted, Prof Calms Cicada Fears Top Local News

Here are the top five stories from the last seven days. If you have any stories you'd like to see covered, please email Teresa.Akersten@patch.com.

Montclair’s police chief told a room of concerned residents Tuesday night the only suspect in last week’s shootings at Canterbury Park died in a suicide. “Rest assured there is no one else out there,” Chief David Sabagh said.

Community Mourns Murdered Girlfriend

Domestic violence advocacy group holds candlelight vigil in memory of woman shot and killed by her boyfriend in Montclair.

Montclair Doc Found Guilty of Supplying Oxycodone Ring

A doctor from Montclair was found guilty Wednesday of writing illegal prescriptions that put an estimated 70,000 oxycodone pills on the street for resale, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

MSU Prof Helps Calm Four Cicada Fears

With millions of cicadas about to surface the earth in North Jersey in the coming weeks, some of us may be feeling a bit anxious about this summer’s uninvited visitors. After all, it’s been 17 years since Brood II periodic cicadas made their last appearance — and who really remembers the summer of 1996?

Tipster Helps Nab Felon Carrying Gun With Hollow Point Bullets

A concerned citizen acting on the motto “see something, say something” resulted in the arrest of a Newark man carrying a gun loaded with hollow point bullets near Lackawanna Plaza early Sunday morning, police said.

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