NJ News Update – July 21, 2025

July 21, 2025

A man involved in a Montclair shooting, that left a 22-year-old woman hospitalized, has turned himself in. 33-year-old Marquis Staton got into a fight with another man at the Shell station on Bloomfield Avenue. He faces several weapons offenses.

A drunk driver is facing several charges, following a police chase in Lacey Township. The car eventually slammed into a utility pole, and the driver, a 33-year-old man jumped into Deerhead Lake before being taken into custody.

Last year, Willingboro Township’s Emergency Medical Services responded to over 5,000 calls, so local officials recently helped secure $122,000 in funding for the agency. The money will be put towards CPR devices and stretchers.

Singer Connie Francis has passed away at the age of 87. Born in Newark, she’s remembered for songs like Who’s Sorry Now? and Pretty Little baby, and was the first female solo artist with a Number 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Sean Thrunk
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Sean Thrunk is an award-winning multi-media journalist and graduate of Montclair State University.
He serves as ONNJ’s main editor and as a news producer for ONNJ Mornings with Ken Rosato!