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Rep. Esty Introduces Bill Alerting FBI To Gun Purchases
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty introduced legislation Thursday to require that the FBI be notified when individuals formerly under a terrorism investigation purchase firearms or explosives.
Esty represents much of northwestern Connecticut, including Danbury, Bethel, Newtown, Brookfield, New Fairfield and Sherman.
She introduced the legislation along with Rep. Mike Thompson of California, and Reps. Patrick Murphy, Gwen Graham and Alan Grayson, all of Florida,
Currently, not only can individuals on the FBI’s Terrorists Watchlist pass a background check and legally purchase guns…
Beatrice C. Oropallo Avitable, 95, Hackensack Resident
HACKENSACK, N.J. – Beatrice C. Oropallo Avitable, a lifelong resident of Hackensack, died Tuesday, June 14, at Holy Name Medical Center. She was 95.
Prior to retiring, she and her husband owned Avitable Bakery in Hackensack, Bergenfield and Ortley Beach.
She was the mother of Kathleen Salvo and her husband, Jack, of Hackensack, Patricia Sivori and her husband, Alfonso, of Hackensack; grandmother of Jack Salvo, Kim Salvo, Bryan Fox and Kristen Sivori; great-grandmother of Marco, Ryan and Brianna; and sister of Angela DiBella of Englewood Cliffs., and the late
Her husband Henry Avitable die…
Rose A. Tullo, 86, Little Ferry Resident
LITTLE FERRY, N.J. – Rose A. Tullo, of Little Ferry, died Tuesday, June 14. She was 86.
She was born in Jersey City to the late Louis and Nancy Marchand. Before retiring, she was a technician for Powermate Corp. in Hackensack. She was a Catholic and a parishioner of St. Margaret of Cortona Roman Catholic Church in Little Ferry.
She was the wife of the late Richard Tullo; mother of Renee Zicolello and her husband, James, of Pennsylvania, Gary Tullo and his wife, Rita, of Cedar Grove, and the late Robert Tullo and his partner, James Nessler, of Arizona, and the late Jeanette Tullo; sister of…
Catherine Gilligan, 79, Ridgewood Resident
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. – Catherine “Kay” (Devaney) Gilligan, of Ridgewood, died Tuesday, June 14. She was 79.
Visitation will take place Sunday from 2-6 p.m. at Feeney Funeral Home, 232 Franklin Ave., Ridgewood.
A funeral service will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. at Feeney Funeral Home, followed by a 10:30 a.m. service at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 1 Passaic St., Ridgewood.
