Mallory Grossman, a student at Copeland Middle School in Rockaway, died suddenly on June 14.

ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP -- The mother of Mallory Grossman, the 12-year-old Rockaway girl who died suddenly last month, has started to draft an army to take on bullying.

Dianne Grossman said in a post on her Facebook page, "Mallory's Army," she wants to hear from people in the Rockaway school system "who've experienced their own issues with bullying."

"Mallory is a winner in life & after," Grossman said in the post. "So many of you have reached out with your own story, and I want to hear you... I need to do this in small doses! I'd like to hear from people IN ROCKAWAY SCHOOL SYSTEM who've experienced their own issues with bullying."

Rockaway Township schools superintendent Greg McGann previously said in a statement a Copeland Middle School student died suddenly on the evening of June 14. McGann said at the time her death was under investigation as part of standard protocol, and that trauma counseling services were available for students.

Two weeks after her death, McGann said in a statement the district would meet over the summer "to review all of our district procedures and plan for district wide community building at our schools."

"This will involve all of our students, staff and families as we seek ways to build strong family and community engagement as well as promote positive school culture and climate in all of our schools," he said.

The Morris County Prosecutor's Office said it is handling the investigation into Mallory's death but has declined further comment.

Mallory's mother said in a post on Wednesday her family's world "was shattered" four weeks ago. 

An online fundraiser set up in the wake of Mallory's death has since raised more than $75,000.

The organizer of the GoFundMe campaign, Katee Reddin Petro, initially said the funds would be used to take the financial burden off the Grossman family, but, in light of the massive outpouring, they would also be used to "do something with it that will help other families and children."

In her obituary, Mallory was remembered for her loving nature and her passion for the outdoors and nature.

"She loved flowers, every color and shape," according to her obituary. "She was compassionate. She raised money often and would send every penny to her favorite charity, Camp Good Days. This camp provides summer camp experiences for children with cancer and children who have lost someone dear to them with cancer. Selfless. It was her giving spirit and love for all people and things that drove her to move mountains."

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MONTVILLE -- Montville mail carrier Joe Ward delivers on his route in this photo from 1978. MORE: Vintage photos around New Jersey If you would like to share a photo that provides a glimpse of history in your community, please call 973-836-4922 or send an email to morris@starledger.com. And, check out more glimpses of history in our online galleries on...

MONTVILLE -- Montville mail carrier Joe Ward delivers on his route in this photo from 1978.

MORE: Vintage photos around New Jersey

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One man had a locking picking kit in his possession, police said.

LONG HILL -- Three Somerset County men were arrested on Monday while breaking into a car in the Millington section of the township, police said.

Officers spotted the trio in the Tifa parking lot on Division Avenue at 10:23 p.m., and, upon further investigation, found that two of them -- Brendan Pasternak, 23, of Basking Ridge, and Rubin Medina-Cardenas, 23, of Far Hills -- had entered a vehicle that didn't belong to them, police said in a news release.

Pasternak, police said, also had a lock picking kit in his possession. 

All three men -- Pasternak, Medina-Cardenas, and Arman Langaroodi, 27, of Far Hills -- were found to have marijuana and drug paraphernalia in their possession, police said.

Pasternak was charged with possession of burglary tools, criminal trespass, and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Medina-Cardenas was charged with criminal trespass and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Langaroodi was only charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

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The attack occurred at 4:30 a.m. near Crescent Field

DOVER -- A 33-year-old man was punched in the face and robbed early Sunday morning as he walked near a park, police said.

The man, a Dover resident, was not seriously injured in the 4:30 a.m. attack, Dover Police Director Daniel R. DeGroot said.

He was walking near Crescent Field when he was confronted by three men, DeGroot said.

No arrests had been announced as of 2:15 p.m. Sunday.

DeGroot did not say if a weapon was involved, nor disclose what was taken from the victim.

He asked anyone with information to the Dover Police Department at 973-366-0302.

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Dogs and cats await adoption throughout New Jersey.

A few more summertime tips for pet owners.

Don't let your pet eat your trash.  Make no bones about it: your pet will eat discarded BBQ bones, corn cobs, and anything else you leave lying around. Clean up your trash to reduce the risk of human foods getting stuck in your pet's GI tract and causing pancreatitis.

Beware of fleas and disease.  If you're taking your pet camping, make sure they've got their flea and tick preventative meds. Topical meds don't require an office visit; pick it up before your trip.

Remember that your pet is as thirsty as you are. 85 degrees might be fine for you, but it's too hot for your pet. Keep cool water around, and steer clear of hot pavement. If it burns your hand when you touch it, it's too hot to walk your pet.

Service on the Morris & Essex line was suspended after the person was struck around 6:30 a.m.

SUMMIT -- Service on the Morris & Essex line has resumed between Summit and Chatham after a person was struck and killed by a train Monday morning.

The person was hit near the Summit station around 6:30 a.m., NJ Transit said. Information was not immediately available about the person's identity.

Service was suspended until 7:40 a.m. when it resumed with delays of up to 60 minutes, NJ Transit said.

There were 150 people on board the train at the time, an NJ Transit spokesman said.

Train No. 6610 left Dover at 5:55 a.m. and was due in Hoboken at 7:10 a.m. 

Service on other lines is running on or close to schedule.

Morris & Essex Line service is suspended in both directions between Chatham and Summit due to a trespasser fatality near Chatham.

-- NJ TRANSIT (@NJTRANSIT) July 17, 2017

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Members of the class of 2017 earn a plethora of scholarships.

MORRIS COUNTY -- Several Morris County high school seniors have received scholarships from area organizations and businesses to be used for their post-secondary school education. Among those receiving scholarships were:

- Sima Parekh of Towaco, a recent graduate of the Kent Place School in Summit, is one of five New Jersey students to receive the 2017 National Merit Allergan Foundation Scholarship from The Allergan Foundation, a private charitable foundation. Each year, the foundation awards scholarships to children of Allergen employees. Parekh will attend the University of Pennsylvania.

- Cedar Crest Retirement Community awarded 28 scholarships totaling $8,000 to area high school seniors. Among those receiving scholarships were Alexis Ballistreri, Mike Doumit, Zachary Doumit, Evan Fear, Haley Florio, Breanna Freideman, Michel Hannah, Natasha Issac, Martha Pineda and Andrew Reder from Butler High School; Brett Boon and Nicole Dambra, Morris County School of Technology; Elizabeth Broderick, Brianna Enciso, Sara Gustavsen, Nicolle Lombardi, Alyssa Thomson and Christine Wasiuk, Pequannock Township High School; Ashley Logan and Jason Van Woudenberg, Netherlands Reformed Christian School in Pequannock; and Alexandra Viscuso, Kinnelon High School.

- The Woman's Club of Morristown presented $2,000 scholarships to Anastasia Bergeron and Erin Lade of Morris Plains and Kaetlyn McCreedy of Morristown, members of the Morristown High School Class of 2017. Bergeron will attend the University of Michigan; Lade, Boston College; and McCreedy, Northeastern University in Boston.

- Benjamin Smith of Succasunna, a June graduate of Roxbury High School, received a $1,000 scholarship from the Lake Hopatcong Foundation. Smith will attend Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pa.

- June graduates Alex LoRusso of Hanover Park High School, Becky Garcia of Morristown High School, Michelle Inn of Parsippany High School, Kimberly DeStefano from Parsippany Hills High School and Julia Hark from Whippany Park High School each received a $500 scholarship from Wegmans Food Markets.

- The Chester Lioness Club presented scholarships to 2017 graduates Juliana Popp and Daelien Drake from West Morris Central High School and Daniel Blomster from West Morris Mendham High School. Popp will be attending Quinnipiac University; Blomster, Stony Brook University in Long Island, New York; and Drake, Coastal Carolina University.

- The Morris County Retirees Education Association awarded fifteen, $2,000 scholarships to Morris County class of 2017 students pursuing a career in education. The recipients include Elizabeth Pichowicz, Hanover Park High School; Lucas Folan, Parsippany Hills High School; Lauren Measley, Montville High School; Julia Nixon, Whippany Park High School; Laura Boysen, Morristown High School; Kelly Edwards, Madison High School; Heather Santiago, Jefferson High School; and Allison Furman of Montville High School, whose MCREA Scholarship was funded by Visions Credit Union.

- June graduates Dominque La Capra from Parsippany High School and Sara Scopellito from Parsippany Hills High School received the 2017 John Capsouras Faculty Scholarship from the Parsippany-Troy Hills Education Association. LaCapra and Scopellito each received a $500 award.

- Sophie Henderson, a recent graduate of Villa Walsh Academy in Morristown, received a $1,000 scholarship from the Visiting Nurse Association of Somerset Hills. She will attend the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.

- Montville Township High School June graduates Kayla Kolaritsch and Viktoria Olowski each received a $600 scholarship from the Montville Township Woman's Club in recognition of their volunteer work.

To submit school news send an email to morris@starledger.com.

Dover Mayor James P. Dodd will get an additional $18,500 a year, according to a report by the DailyRecord.com. The eight aldermen got a 50 percent raise.

Dover Mayor James Dodd  

DOVER -- Mayor James P. Dodd and the town's governing body recently received pay raises ranging from 50 to 60 percent, the Daily Record reported. 

The town's eight-member part-time Board of Aldermen voted July 11 to raise Dodd's salary from $31,000 to $49,500, and their salaries from $12,000 to $18,500, the newspaper reported. The per capita income in the town is $18,056.

Dodd, a Democrat who has served 11 terms in the town of about 18,000 residents, did not immediately respond to a request for comment last week from the Daily Record or NJ Advance Media on Monday.

However, Fourth Ward Alderman Ronald Camacho told the newspaper that the aldermen were being paid for the work they do as town officials.

"We interrupt our private lives three to four times a week for people in the town," Camacho reportedly said.

According to the Daily Record, the groundwork for the raises was a salary ordinance, adopted earlier this year, establishing pay ranges for various positions in municipal government.

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Senior donates painting made in class.

Recent Randolph High School graduate Savanna Templeton, left, and teacher Steve Coleman with her painting, "The Wave."

RANDOLPH -- Savanna Templeton, a member of the Randolph High School Class of 2017, has left her mark at the high school: Templeton has donated a painting she made in class to the school.

According to art teacher Steve Coleman the mural, made from acrylics and called "The Wave," will be displayed in the school's "B" wing.

Templeton will attend Bryant University in Rhode Island this fall.

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The Summit resident was hit by a Morris & Essex line train around 6:30 a.m.

SUMMIT -- Authorities have identified the man struck and killed by a New Jersey Transit on Monday morning as a 46-year-old Summit resident.

Michael Kane was hit by a Hoboken-bound Morris & Essex line train around 6:30 a.m. near the intersection of Mount Vernon and Stanley Avenues in the city, according to an NJ Transit spokesman.

Service on the Morris & Essex line was suspended between Summit and Chatham for about 70 minutes. Service then resumed with delays of up to one hour.

The Morris & Essex line tracks travel above Mt. Vernon Avenue about two miles west of the NJ Transit station in Summit. 

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Noah Munn earns the Boy Scouts' highest honor.

Michelle Munn pins the Eagle Pin on her son, Noah, at his Eagle Court of Honor as her husband, Eric looks on.

PARSIPPANY -- Noah Munn, a member of Boy Scout Troop 173, was honored June 24 at an Eagle Court of Honor for earning his Eagle Award, the Boy Scouts' highest honor.

To earn the Eagle Award, a Scout must be active with a troop, earn a minimum of 21 merit badges, assume a position of leadership within a troop and complete a service project that benefits the community.

For his project, Noah built and installed 10 bat houses to provide a habitat for an endangered bat species in the Mount Tabor area. He built and donated an additional five bat houses to the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, along with $100 in excess funds leftover from the project.

Munn is a graduate of the Morris County School of Technology and will attend Elizabethtown College this fall.

To submit Scout news send an email to morris@starledger.com.

Blaine Holley faces up to eight years in state prison

MORRISTOWN -- An accused drug dealer faces up to eight years in state prison after admitting Monday to providing cocaine and heroin to a man who fatally overdosed last fall.

Blaine Holley, 34, pleaded guilty to strict liability for drug-induced death, a first-degree crime, during a 2:30 p.m. appearance before Superior Court Judge Thomas Critchley.

Blaine Holley in court MondayRob Jennings / NJ Advance Media for NJ.com 

Holley, who has been held in the Morris County jail since his June 2 arrest in Newark, had faced up to 20 years in prison if convicted at trial.

Under the plea agreement, he will be sentenced to no more than eight years in prison, and will not be eligible for parole until serving 85 percent of his sentence.

Holley admitted in court to supplying cocaine and heroin to Eric Dector on the same day, Sept. 19, that Dector, 31, was found dead of a drug overdose at America's Best Value Inn in Hanover.

Dector allegedly obtained the drugs from Holley -- a former Irvington resident with a last known address in Hillside.

The strict liability charge stemmed from a 1987 state law, increasingly used in recent years, that holds anyone who manufactures or distributes illegal drugs responsible for a death resulting from their use.

Morris County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Matthew Troiano told Critchley that the plea agreement does not resolve other charges, unspecified in court Monday, that Holley is facing in Bergen and Essex counties.

"This plea in no way encompasses those other matters. This case stands on its own," Troiano said.

Critchley, before accepting the plea, walked Holley through the process and paperwork.

"Do you feel you understand the information that was laid out in these forms," Critchley asked.

"Yes, your honor," Holley replied.

Critchley, upon the conclusion's hearing, expressed sympathy to several of Holley's relatives gathered in the gallery.

Holley looked in their direction and acknowledged them as he was escorted away at the end.

He will be sentenced Sept. 12.

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The state Department of Transportation gives clearance for the New Jersey Jets to fly helicopters into its training facility in Florham Park.

FLORHAM PARK--The New York Jets Flight Crew will soon include more than the NFL team's cheerleading squad.

Despite opposition from local residents, the state Department of Transportation without any public hearings has okayed a request by the Jets to use helicopters to airlift executives and players in and out of the NFL team's suburban training facility, despite its proximity to Morristown Airport.

The state gave clearance for the construction of a helipad, or so-called "helistop" at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center in Florham Park--which is just a few minutes' drive to the nearby airport.

DOT spokesman Steve Schapiro said the department issued a letter last week approving the project.

"Once the facility is completed it will undergo a final inspection. Upon passing that inspection, a license to operate the facility will be issued," he said.

The Jets declined comment and would not say when construction might get underway.

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The team has been seeking a landing zone at the training facility since 2013, when it first went to the Florham Park planning. But the application was soon put on hold amid community opposition over concerns about the noise from low-flying helicopters and the possibility of an accident.

In March, the Jets re-filed the request directly with the state Bureau of Aeronautics, arguing that they were exempt from all local zoning and approvals because the training center property is owned by the N.J. Sports and Exposition Authority, a state agency, according to the filing.

The filing by Florham Park Development LLC, which is associated with the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center, said in its filing that the helipad would not be open for public use. Equipped for day and night operations, it was expected to accommodate takeoffs and landings several times during the week during the summer months.

The landing pad would be used "for transport of executives of the training center and injured athletes," according to the state filing.

The request had been opposed by residents in Madison, which opposed the initial application and lodged new objections to the Jets' request in a separate filing with the state. Officials also declined comment, but said in their response that the granting of a license would be contrary to local land use ordinances and the sentiments of residents.

Noting the close proximity of Morristown Airport, they questioned the need and safety as well.

"There is clearly no demand for the proposed helistop from an air operational standpoint, and any purported public benefit from the availability of a helistop for emergency uses is illusive," they wrote to the state.

But following a 30-day public comment period, the DOT approved the Jets' request. Schapiro said a public hearing had not been required.

Madison officials declined comment about the decision, or whether they might file an appeal.

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Scott Blumstein is among the nine finalists at the World Series of Poker, which resumes on Thursday, July 20, 2017 (7/20/17) at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN2. The 48th annual WSOP is being played at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. The winner will take home more than $8 million.

One N.J. native has played his way from online poker sites to the final table at the 48th annual World Series of Poker.

Scott Blumstein of Morristown is a first-timer at the annual event in Las Vegas and is among the chip leaders at the WSOP, which began with a field of 7,221 contestants.

He's one of nine still at the table as the tournament heads into its final week. Each finalist is guaranteed to leave with at least $1 million. The winner will pocket $8.15 million.

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Blumstein, a former Morristown High School football player (2007-'10), credits the poker competition on the east coast for getting him a few hands away from the top prize.

"There is no tougher place to play than on the East Coast," Blumstein said earlier this week, according to Poker Central. "I definitely feel like I'm in this position because I'm from New Jersey."

Blumstein, who graduated from Temple in 2014 and currently lives in Philadelphia as listed on his LinkedIn, previously won $199,854 at the Borgata $550 Deepstack event in 2016.

So, what sparked his desire to spend countless hours on the desktop fine-tuning his poker strategies?

"2003, Chris Moneymaker, that's it. That's why I'm here," Blumstein said.

In 2003, Moneymaker, became the first person to win the World Series of Poker after qualifying for the tournament online.

Obligatory "I just ante'd a starting stack" tweet.

-- Scott Blumstein (@SBlum2711) July 17, 2017

When Blumstein isn't trying to fool opponents with his poker face, he's taken to Twitter to reflect on how far he's come in the tournament.

"I have no words. The support from everyone means the world to me. 3 days of much needed rest and then back to work," Blumstein posted to Twitter early Tuesday morning.

The last N.J. native to make it this far was Josh Beckley of Marlton, who finished as the runner-up in 2015.

Blumstein will resume action against the other eight finalists on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev.

The top six players will return on Friday.

The three finalists will play to the end on Saturday.

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Maryanne Grande is suing Saint Clare's Health System over her 2010 dismissal

TRENTON -- A nurse who says she was fired after repeatedly getting injured on the job finally will get her day in court.

In an 7-0 ruling, the New Jersey Supreme Court upheld an Appellate Division decision ordering a trial on nurse Maryanne Grande's lawsuit against Saint Clare's Health System.

St. Clare's Hospital in Denville, as seen in 2013Robert Sciarrino / The Star-Ledger 

Grande worked from 2000 to 2010 at Saint Clare's Hospital in Denville, where she cared for stroke victims and others requiring substantial aid. She was fired after several work-related injuries, starting in 2007, resulted in her taking about 12 months' worth of leave time.

Grande filed a lawsuit in 2011 accusing Saint Clare's of violating the state Law Against Discrimination.

A Superior Court judge granted summary judgment in favor of Saint Clare's upon deciding that Grande had failed to show she was performing, or able to perform, her job in a way that met the hospital's standards.

The Appellate Division reversed that decision in August 2015 upon finding that several facts in dispute -- for example, a doctor's note to Grande clearing her to work without limitations -- merited consideration by a jury.

In response to an appeal from Saint Clare's, the state's top court on July 12 unanimously sided with the appellate ruling.

Associate Justice Lee Solomon, in explaining the court's decision, wrote, "We remain cognizant of the need for safe work environments."

"Our holding today is not intended to limit an employer's ability to promulgate safety standards or to require of its employees the physical ability to safely perform their duties," Solomon wrote.

"Nonetheless, when terminating a disabled employee because of an inability to abide by such standards, an employer must prove that its standards relate to the employee's duties and that no reasonable accommodation exists that will allow the employee to continue in her position," he concluded.

Phone calls to Saint Clare's and its attorney were not immediately returned on Tuesday.

Grande's attorney, Noel C. Crowley, told NJ Advance Media that she currently works at a rehabilitation facility, "doing pretty much the same kind of work that the hospital said she couldn't safely perform."

"We're enormously pleased that we're now going to trial. We're glad the court saw that it wasn't appropriate to dismiss her case," Crowley said.

As recounted in the ruling, Grande was assigned to a unit, starting around 2006, in which half of the patients were stroke victims requiring assistance with daily activities such as washing, bathing, dressing and walking.

In 2007, she injured her left shoulder while repositioning a patient in bed, resulting in surgery followed by physical therapy. She re-injured the same shoulder in 2008 while moving the legs of a patient weighing 300 pounds.

Four months before being fired, in February 2010, Grande was caring for an overweight patient who was moving from a stretcher to a bed. When he began to fall, she grabbed him and pulled him onto the bed, and atop herself.

An MRI revealed an injury to her cervical spine. 

Crowley said she does not necessarily want her old job back, but would appreciate an offer being made.

Grande has been a practicing registered nurse since 1985.

No trial date has been set. 

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Families that lost loved ones killed in the line of duty were treated to a day of fun at the 10th Annual Law Enforcement Survivors Day in Seaside Heights.

SEASIDE HEIGHTS -- Families that lost law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty gathered at Breakwater Beach and Casino Pier in Seaside Heights on Tuesday for the 10th Annual Law Enforcement Survivors Day.

The event, hosted by the Storino family, is not a memorial. It's meant to be a fun day for the survivors of police officers killed in the line of duty.  

State, county and local law enforcement officials, as well as Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, attended the event. Guadagno stressed the importance of the gathering.

"For all of you that are here right now, look around you because everybody here is experiencing exactly the same thing," she said. "The idea is for you to exchange memories, remember all the good things and understand you are not alone." 

Nearly 500 police officers in New Jersey have been killed in the line of duty since 1854.

"We share a bond that can't be broken as the families of survivors," said New Jersey State Police Lt. Colonel Patrick Callahan. "We are strong and resilient when we are together."

Nick Dell'Acqua, of Toms River, a retired Essex County police detective, attended the event in honor of his former partner, Patrolman Keith Neumann, who was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer during a pre-dawn drug raid in Irvington in August of 1989.  

"This a way of honoring Keith and all the other fallen officers," Dell'Acqua said. "They are not forgotten and are still in our memories."

Families who attended were given free access to the waterpark, rides on the Casino Pier and a free arcade card. Lunch was also provided.  

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Both the mom and girl were taken to the hospital as a precaution

FLORHAM PARK -- A 25-year-old woman is facing charges after police say she was intoxicated when she crashed her car into a tree earlier this month with her 2-year-old daughter in the car. 

Kathryn E. Hurley, of Chatham, was driving with her 2-year-old daughter around 5:40 p.m. on July 10 when she crashed head-on into a tree on Brooklake Road near Crescent Road, police said in a news release.

Hurley, when speaking with officers, showed signs of impairment, police said.

Hurley and her daughter were taken to Morristown Medical Center for evaluation, where blood was drawn from Hurley, police said. 

After her release from the hospital, Hurley was charged with DWI, DWI in a school zone, reckless driving, failure to properly use a car seat, failure to keep right, failure to possess a registration card, endangering the welfare of a child and assault by auto. 

She was taken to the Morris County Correctional Facility, while her daughter remained in the hospital as a precaution, police said.

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