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Pittsfield, MA
Obituaries
Western Mass Father Of 2 ID'd As Man Killed By Train Strike
A Berkshire County father of two young children was identified as the victim of a fatal train strike Tuesday morning, July 30, authorities said. Douglas Hawley, age 40, of North Adams, was killed just before 11:30 a.m. after being hit by the train in North Adams, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. Investigators said he was hit between the American Legion and the Brien Center, both on American Legion Drive in North Adams. The train was traveling at a slow speed when it struck Hawley, the prosecutor said. It's unclear what led to the crash, but police are investigatin…
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Adult, Two Children Killed In West Orange Fire: Authorities
Two young children and a 75-year-old woman. were killed in a house fire in West Orange on Saturday, July 13, authorities said. At 11 a.m., the West Orange Fire Department responded to a fire on Liberty Street, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, West Orange Police Chief James Abbott and West Orange Fire Chief Anthony Vecchio said. Firefighters encountered a fire in the kitchen area and heavy smoke throughout the home, authorities said. Firefighters located three unresponsive victims and removed them from the residence, though they were pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.…
Bowie, MD
Breaking News
Two Dead, Boy Critical Following Early Morning Two-Alarm Fire In Prince George's County
Two people were killed and a child was injured following a massive two-alarm fire at a multi-family home in Prince George's County on Tuesday morning, officials say. Shortly before 4 a.m. on July 2, crews were call to Harry S.. Truman Drive in Largo, where they were met by flames showing from the top of a three-story residence. According to Prince George's County fire officials, one woman and a man both died in the fire, and a young boy suffered critical injuries and was hospitalized. It is believed that the fire started on the third floor of the building. The cause remains under investiga…
Glen Burnie, MD
Breaking News
Services Set For 11-Year-Old Taken Off Life Support After Multi-Vehicle Crash In Maryland
Services have been set for the 11-year-old boy who was taken off life support by his family after being airlifted following a serious crash in Anne Arundel County. Jefferson Boch Jeronimo suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash late last month and was taken to Johns Hopkins Children's Hospital in Baltimore, where he later died from his injuries, officials said on Wednesday, June 5. A 9-year-old, and both drivers were also taken to area hospitals with less severe injuries. Now, Jeronimo's family is seeking the community's assistance as they prepare to say their final farewells. W…
North Hunterdon, NJ
Breaking News
Two Children Injured After Car Crashes Into Tree On Route 80
Two children were injured after a car crashed into a tree on Route 80 in Warren County on Monday, May 27, authorities said. At 10:08 p.m., a Toyota vehicle was traveling westbound on Route 80 in Knowlton Township when the driver lost control, ran off the roadway and struck a tree, Sgt. Charles Marchan of the New Jersey State Police said. The two children were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries, Marchan said. The crash remains under investigation, Marchan said.
Scarsdale, NY
Obituaries
New Update: Scarsdale Parents Of 3 Killed In Thanksgiving Crash Were Beloved Attorneys
The young parents from New York who were killed in a horrific crash while visiting family in Connecticut on Thanksgiving Day both worked as attorneys. The single-vehicle crash happened in Hartford County just after 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 23 near the Bristol/Farmington town line on Stevens Street in Bristol. The initial investigation showed that a westbound vehicle was traveling on Morea Road in Farmington, had crossed into Bristol on Stevens Street, east of Cherry Hill Drive, and had left the roadway to the right, striking a roadway sign and vegetation/trees. Bristol Police sai…
Elkton, MD
Breaking News
Fire Possibly Caused By 'Discarded Smoking Materials' Displaces Maryland Family
A family is displaced after a fire tore through their Cecil County home on Saturday afternoon, officials say. It didn't take crews from the North East Fire Company to get the blaze under control but the damage had already been done to the Razor Strap Road home in North East, which was gutted by the flames. The fire was reported at around 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, a homeowner spotted the fire outside the home along a fence, which then extended to dry leaves, a playground, and then into the home, which sustained approximately $100,000…
Elizabeth, NJ
Obituaries
Shelly Widder, 50-Year-Old Fanwood Resident, Dies Months After Husband
Shelly Widder, a 50-year-old Fanwood resident, died on Thursday, Sept. 7 at Overlook Hospital in Summit, according to her obituary. Shelly was predeceased by her husband Charles, who died in in April. She is survived by her four children, Charles, 22, Hayden, 20, Colin, 17, and Claire, 15. Shelly, who received her master's degree in data analytics from the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, was someone who was actively involved in her kids sports teams and never missed a game, her obituary reads . A fundraiser has been set up to assist her four children with any financial needs g…
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Child, 7, Dies In Fort Lee High-Rise Plunge
UPDATE: The death of a 7-year-old boy who plunged from an upper-floor balcony of a Fort Lee high-rise was "the result of a tragic accident," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. It was around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, when the boy fell from the 21st floor of the Hampshire House on Anderson Avenue at Whiteman Street, multiple sources told Daily Voice. The child was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center, they said. "The circumstances surrounding the death...were the result of a tragic accident and no criminal activity was involved," Musella said Thursday follow…
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Obituaries
PA Toddler Crushed To Death By Hay Bale ID'd: Authorities
Three days before his fourth birthday, a Mechanicsburg boy was crushed to death by a hay bale, authorities announced on July 13, 2023. A large hay bale fell on 3-year-old Lincoln Nathan Johns at a farm on Davis Lane in Taylor Township on July 1, according to a Pennsylvania State Police on Thursday. Troopers from McConnellsburg were called to Fulton County Medical Center at 10:57 a.m. They were informed the boy had died due to life-threatening injuries caused by the falling hay bale. Lincoln's death has been ruled an accident caused by "multiple systems or organs failuring due to blunt f…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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PA Realtor Strangled Son With Dad's Belt Over Financial Woes Before NJ Capture: DA
Heartbreaking details have been released in the death of an 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy, whose mom strangled him with his father's belt as he slept before her arrest in New Jersey, authorities announced. Matthew Whitehead, of Horsham, had been crying on and off all day Monday, April 10, over his family's alleged financial difficulties, and slept in the master bedroom with his mom, Ruth DiRienzo Whitehead, according to police papers released by Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele's office. The following morning, Tuesday, April 11, the boy's father, Daniel Whitehead, and realize…
Arlington, VA
Breaking News
94-Year-Old Man Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Young Children In Arlington: Police
A 94-year-old Arlington man is facing charges for a pair of sexual abuse allegations involving children dating back to 1999, authorities announced. Adolfo Zambrano was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated sexual battery, the Arlington Police Department announced on Wednesday, Feb. 22, following an investigation into claims of an assault earlier this month. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, investigators were advised of an assault that had happened earlier in the afternoon, allegedly involving Zambrano and a young child. According to police, a witness observed a sus…
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