Beloved Atlantic Highlands Preschool Teacher Loses Everything In Fire
Dorothea Emrich is picking up the pieces after she lost everything in a fire at her Navesink home on Friday, Aug. 21.
Emrich, a teacher at Mountain Hill Preschool in Atlantic Highlands, heard a loud pop coming from her garage and when she opened the door, her car spontaneously combusted and the fire spread, destroying her home, according to a GoFundMe set up to support her.
"Mrs. Emrich is someone who would truly do anything for anyone," Mario Ariemma, who organized the fundraiser, wrote. "Whether you know her from her years of dedication at Mountain Hill Preschool, or recognize her as the …
Family Prepares To Bury Daughter Killed In I-84 Tolland Crash, Second Child To Die In 5 Months
A fatal Connecticut crash involving a dump truck killed two women. For one Massachusetts family, it marked the death of a second child in less than six months. A new fundraiser is asking the community to rally around the family so it does not “have to carry every burden that comes with such tremendous loss alone.”
Kristina Murphy, 28, of Wilmington, Massachusetts, was killed in a crash on I-84 near Exit 68 in Tolland on Wednesday night, Aug. 19, Connecticut State Police said. Murphy was riding in a Kia driven by Paige Cooke, 29, of Manchester, New Hampshire. Cooke also died at the scene.
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Sudden Death Of Hardyston Mom At 49 Leaves Children Facing Heartbreak
The sudden death of a New Jersey mother has friends rallying around her children.
Cherilyn A. Molina, 49, died at her Hardyston Township home on Tuesday, Aug. 18, according to her obituary on the Ferguson Funeral Home website.
Molina was raised in Teaneck and later moved to Ogdensburg, where she raised her children, Jayda and Damian, her obituary says. She worked for Movora in Whippany and enjoyed shopping, going to the beach, cooking, and traveling.
A GoFundMe organized by Michele Nugent and two others for Jayda and Damian had raised $14,500 as of Friday, Aug. 21. The fundraiser is h…