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Hit-And-Run Killing Lands Ex-Lake Hiawatha Man In Prison: Around Parsippany

Also: Man Who Trafficked Cocaine Gets Prison Time / Juneteenth: What's Open, What's Closed In Parsippany? / Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival

Jose Marrero, a former Parsippany resident, was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison Friday for fatally striking a 12-year-old boy with his vehicle and fleeing the scene.
Jose Marrero, a former Parsippany resident, was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison Friday for fatally striking a 12-year-old boy with his vehicle and fleeing the scene. (Union County Prosecutor's Office)

PARSIPPANY, NJ — Patch reviews some of this past week's top stories around Parsippany.

Ex-Parsippany Man Imprisoned For Killing Boy, 12, In Hit-And-Run

The man, who lived in Lake Hiawatha when he was charged in 2019, was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison.

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Parsippany Man Who Trafficked Cocaine Gets Prison Time

Authorities found 20 kilograms of cocaine in $322K in cash at his home, according to federal authorities.

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Juneteenth: What's Open, What's Closed In Parsippany?

While New Jersey celebrated Juneteenth on Friday this year, the federal holiday falls on a Monday. Here's what's closed.

'Amazing Mother': Woman Fatally Struck In Morris County

Friends, loved ones and the Rowan women's basketball team have rallied to support Jill Altman Russo's 3 college-age children.

Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival Returns To The Green This Fall

The Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival returns to the Green on Sept. 17, bringing major talent to the stage.

NJ Lake Drowning Victims Identified As Brothers

A GoFundMe page has been set up to cover the costs of returning the brothers' bodies to Guatemala.

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