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🌱 Patch AM: NJ Man Stalked, Murdered Ex-Girlfriend In Montclair; Killer Sentenced To Prison

Also, don't miss Watchung Booksellers Hosts Harriet Clark, Author of The Hill on the Montclair Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Montclair killer gets 55-year sentence under No Early Release Act

Also on today's calendar: Watchung Booksellers Hosts Harriet Clark, Author of The Hill and 19 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, temps: high: 84, low: 69.
  • Friday: Clouds and sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• NJ Man Stalked, Murdered Ex-Girlfriend In Montclair; Killer Sentenced To Prison (patch.com) — Montclair residents are learning that an Orange man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend on Bloomfield Avenue in 2018. Prosecutors say he stalked the Kean University student before attacking her as friends tried to intervene, and he must serve most of his term before parole under New Jersey's No Early Release Act.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Glen Ridge

  • Kevin Hart spotted filming Netflix spy comedy in this N.J. borough (nj.com)
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  • New Old Bridge Fitness Spot, Asbury Park Ducks Returned, + More Jersey Shore News You Missed (thelocalgirl.com)

Bloomfield

  • Bloomfield Mourns For 3 Local Victims At 9/11 Memorial Ceremony (patch.com)
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West Orange

  • This NJ Woman Was Murdered 42 Years Ago. Police Are Still Searching For Her Family (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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