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Frelinghuysen Loan Officer Was Fighting For Access To Promising Drug Before He Died, 43
Michael Smith, a Frelinghuysen resident, died on Sunday, April 28, with his wife by his side after battling stomach cancer, according to his obituary and various social media posts. He was 43.
Born in Dover, Smith spent two decades working with Huntington National Bank, according to his obituary on the Cochran Funeral Home website. His LinkedIn page shows he was a mortgage loan officer.
In his free time, Smith enjoyed golfing, cooking, fishing and hiking with his dog Jackson, according to his obituary.
Smith penned a Facebook post in August 2023 explaining his prognosis, noting that h…
Man Hit By Vehicle After Crossing Street Without Looking For Traffic In Fairfield, Police Say
A man hit by a vehicle suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries after crossing a street without allegedly checking for traffic first in the Town of Fairfield, police said.
The incident took place around 12:39 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 13, on Reef Road in Fairfield.
According to Granata, a Fairfield Police Officer was advised by a passerby that a person had just been struck by a vehicle on Reef Road just north of Veteran’s Park.
When police arrived on the scene, they found Michael Smith, 25, of Fairfield, lying on the ground in front of 783 Reef Road and was suffering from seve…
New City Man Who Allegedly Attacked Day Camp Workers With Pepper Spray Arrested
A man who allegedly attacked two camp workers at Spring Valley High School with pepper spray has been arrested in connection with the attack.
Michael Smith, 35, of New City, was arrested on Tuesday, July 23, and charged with three counts of felony assault and criminal possession of a weapon, said Spring Valley Police Officer Matthew Galli.
The attack took place around 8:50 a.m., Monday, July 22, when the Spring Valley Police Department received a call of a man on the campus spraying people with an unknown substance, said Galli.
According to Galli, an investigation found that Smith, w…
