Community Corner

Week in Review: Mazariego Son Charged with Forgery

Son of Abelino Mazariego charged with forging donation check.

With back to school and back to sports, it was a busy week. But the town also got hit with another development in the story of Abelino Mazariego's murder: his son by the same name was arrested and charged with forging a donation check. In case you missed anything this week, here's the full rundown:

On Monday we celebrated Labor Day with a profile of Shark Diddy and Sharkey, the two mascots of the Family Aquatic Center, brought you a photo gallery from the campaign kickoff for Ellen Dickson for County Freeholder, and previewed the boys soccer 2010 season.

On Tuesday, we profiled another FAC icon: Mr. Fun, we previewed the council meeting, brought you a report from the final Field Hockey scrimmage, and we tagged along with The Harrison Family to see what going back to school is really like for this Summit family.

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On Wednesday, we brought you extensive coverage of the common council meeting Tuesday night, brought you a preview of the girl's volleyball team's upcoming season, and reported that Summit police arrested the son of Abelino Mazariego for allegely forging a donation check to the family.

On Thursday, we brought you coverage from Tuesday night's zoning board meeting regarding the Shell Station on River Road wanting to put in a 7-11, brought you the rest of the weekly police blotter, gave you some golf tips from Pro Bill McCluney, and brought you MusicFest news, both the lineup and news that Oak Ridge Park was sprayed for West Nile Virus.

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On Friday, we brought you a story about NJ American Water explaining a lot of the water discoloration residents experienced this summer, brought you a preview of the Hiltoppers football season opener against Vorhees, brought you coverage from the court house in Elizabeth where Abelino Mazariego appeared for the first time on a forgery charge, and brought you a preview of the field hockey team's upcoming season.


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