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Drinking, Phone Factors In Deadly Morris Co. Crash: Report
The 22-year-old was reportedly drunk and distracted at the time of the crash.

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The 22-year-old was reportedly drunk and distracted at the time of the crash.

Police are asking drivers to avoid the area.
Longtime Long Valley resident Michael J. Regan passed away this week. He was 69.
A 33-year-old woman and a 6-year-old girl were also injured in the shooting.
The walkout marked the first anniversary of the school shooting which killed 17 students and faculty in Parkland, Florida.
The restaurant is one of two Morris County eateries to be honored with four diamonds.
Four priests who served at Assumption in Morristown were named on a Diocese list of priests credibly accused of sex abuse.
Two priests who served at Saint Pius X in Montville were named on a Diocese list of priests credibly accused of sex abuse.
Four priests who served at St. Christopher in Parsippany were named on a Diocese list of priests credibly accused of sex abuse.
Four priests who served at St. Virgil in Morris Plains were named on a Diocese list of priests credibly accused of sex abuse.
Four priests who served at St. Rose of Lima in East Hanover were named on a Diocese list of priests credibly accused of sex abuse.
Two priests who served at St. Mark and Our Lady Of The Mountain in Long Valley were named on a Diocese list of credibly accused priests.
The priest, who also served at other North Jersey churches, was laicized in 2003.
The priest, who also served at other North Jersey churches, died in 2015
The priest served at another North Jersey Catholic school before he was removed from the ministry.
The woman was originally charged with assault by auto following the early February crash. Now, she faces additional charges.
Firefighters said the flames were coming through the windows and there was heavy black smoke.
One has since died, and the other has been removed from the ministry, the Diocese of Metuchen said.
The former priest continued to serve for decades after pleading guilty to endangering the welfare of 2 children.
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