Stepdad Shot, Killed Waretown Woman's Baby Frenchie While She Was At BFF's Wedding, Owner Says
Nicole Guarino did what she had done dozens of times before: she left her dog with her mom and stepdad. But this time, the 1-year-old French bulldog, Ruby, would never come home.
Guarino’s husband, Nick Guarino, dropped their pup at the Lentz family’s home in Toms River on Oct. 3, 2025, before heading to Spring Lake, where Nicole was a bridesmaid in her best friend’s wedding.
Sometime during the celebration, Nick Guarino received a phone call from his stepfather-in-law.
Ruby was gone.
The Guarinos rushed from the wedding back to her mom and stepdad’s home, where Nicole said they handed he…
Woman Admits Stealing $544K From Maywood Senior Housing Facility, Feds Say
A Bergen County woman admitted to embezzling more than $544,000 from a residential senior housing facility where she worked, federal officials announced.
Elaine Benanti, 69, of Garfield, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo on Tuesday, Jan. 20, to embezzling, stealing, and obtaining by fraud more than $544,000 from the Maywood Senior Citizens Housing Corporation, which operates Lydecker Manor in Maywood, according to Senior Counsel Philip Lamparello.
From January 2017 through December 2021, Benanti served as the managing director of Lydecker Manor, a residential faci…
