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Montclair, NJ
Obituaries
Retired Montclair Teacher Loses Daughter In Freak Accident On Virginia Highway
A New Jersey woman whose mother is a locally known teacher was killed in a Virginia crash last week, loved ones say. Ericka Payne, 44, of Irvington, was in a Kia Sportage on a Virginia highway when a Dodge Ram 2500 lost a tire that crossed the median, and struck Payne's vehicle on Oct. 8 in Washington County, WCYB says, citing state police. Payne's vehicle then lost control and veered off to the right side of the road where it went up an embankment and hit a guardrail, the outlet said. Payne was rushed to a local hospital where she died. A GoFundMe launched by friends of her mother, Jennif…
New Britain, CT
Breaking News
New Britain Man, 23, Dies After Hit-And-Run; Family Remembers His ‘Pure And Beautiful Soul’
A Connecticut man known for his love of dancing and spending time with family has died after a hit-and-run crash. He was 23. Kelvin Omar Flores Benitez, of New Britain, died Sept. 26, three days after the crash near East Lawlor Street in New Britain, according to police. Investigators said two vehicles collided around 5:45 p.m. Benitez was thrown from his motorcycle, and officers found him unresponsive when they arrived. Police are searching for the other driver. The crash left Benitez on life support, according to a GoFundMe supporting his family. He died despite efforts to save him, the …
Hazlet, NJ
Obituaries
5-Year-Old Hazlet Boy Dies After Battling Brain Tumors
Mick Joseph Augustitus, a 5-year-old Hazlet boy died on Saturday, Oct. 10, after battling brain tumors, the Ashley Lauren Foundation announced. Mick was known for his love of Lighting McQueen, with his room filled with toys of the "Cars" hero. "Mick was so much more than his diagnosis," the Ashley Lauren Foundation said. "He was a beautiful little boy with a smile that could light up a room, a love for Lightning McQueen, and a spirit that touched the hearts of everyone fortunate enough to know him." A GoFundMe set up for his parents, Michael and Allison revealed he was diagnosed when he wa…
Nyack-Valley Cottage, NY
Obituaries
Rockland County Woman, 23, Dies Suddenly — And Her Family Faces 'Overwhelming' Costs
A Rockland County family is mourning the sudden and unexpected death of a 23-year-old woman remembered for her kindness, compassion, and ability to make everyone around her feel loved. Helen Marie Ramirez-Apuzzo, 23, died unexpectedly, her family announced on Monday, Oct. 12. Her cause of death was not made public. Her death was announced in a GoFundMe campaign launched by her family member, AnnMarie Mulholland, on Monday to help Helen's family cover funeral and burial expenses. Helen was the youngest daughter of Theresa and Jose Ramirez-Apuzzo and a beloved sister …
Berlin, NJ
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Berlin Man Critically Injured Cliff Jumping With Fiancée In Italy
Jacob Fleig, a Berlin resident, is fighting for his life in Italy after being critically injured while cliff jumping on Monday, Oct. 5, according to a GoFundMe set up to support his family. Fleig, whose LinkedIn page shows he studied biochemistry at Rowan University, was vacationing on the Amalfi Coast with his fiancée. He is in the intensive care unit and has undergone numerous life-saving procedures and surgeries, his brother Jimmy Dorner wrote on the fundraiser. Dorner said the goal is to get him medically stable so he can be transported back to America for future surgeries, therapy, and…
Madison, CT
Breaking News
Waterbury Dad-To-Be Killed In Madison Crash 'Forever Loved,' 'Always Part Of Us,' Family Says
A Waterbury man killed in a crash before the birth of his first child is being remembered for his big heart and generosity. Now, his loved ones are raising money to help cover his funeral expenses and support his family. Pedro Ayala, 31, of Waterbury, died in a single-vehicle crash on Route 80 (Old Toll Road) in Madison on Oct. 4, around 7:15 a.m., Madison police previously said. Authorities have released few details about what led up to the crash, which remains under investigation. Ayala's cousin Julio Malave created a GoFundMe to cover funeral and memorial expenses. Any money raised abov…
Cranbury, NJ
Breaking News
6 PA Boys Involved In Deadly Cranbury NJ Turnpike Crash: 2 Dead, 4 Hospitalized
Six Pennsylvania teens were involved in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that killed two of them and sent four others to the hospital, authorities said. The crash happened around 5:06 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, in the southbound outer lanes near mile marker 69.9 in Cranbury, Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera and New Jersey State Police Acting Superintendent Jeanne Hengemuhle said. The vehicle was carrying six people when it crashed, ejecting two occupants, a 19-year-old from Warminster and a 16-year-old from Hatboro, authorities said. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. The four…
Perryville-Port Deposit, MD
Obituaries
Perryville Dad Found Dead After NFL Trip To Be Honored: 'Once A Shark, Always A Shark'
The jersey will be retired, but No. 37 will still take the field for a Maryland football team mourning the death of one of its own after a trip to Cleveland ended in tragedy. The Maryland Sharks are retiring the jersey of Phoenix Phillips, a 24-year-old Perryville father whose body was recovered from the Cuyahoga River after he disappeared during a trip to Ohio to attend a Browns-Steelers football game. His teammates will wear patches bearing his number throughout the season, ensuring that Phillips remains part of the team every time the Sharks take the field. "As a team, we talk about bro…
Swedesboro-Woolwich-Logan, NJ
Breaking News
Three Injured After Home Destroyed By Fire: Woolwich Fire Company
Three people were injured after a fire destroyed a home in Swedesboro, Friday, Oct. 9, authorities said. At 3:11 p.m., firefighters responded to a house fire at 5 Merckling St. in Swedesboro and found a home engulfed in flames with thick black violent smoke, Woolwich Fire Company said. Firefighters immediately entered the home to locate a man trapped, fire officials said. Despite intense heat and smoke, a firefighter located the man in a chair, secured him and removed him from the home, fire officials said. Firefighters gave the man fresh air, fire officials said. The quick action of…
Palmyra, NJ
Breaking News
Palmyra Mother Grieves After 18-Year-Old Son Dies
Jill Connors Dowdy is experiencing every mother's worst nightmare. Dowdy, a Palmyra resident, announced the unexpected death of her Shaun at the age of 18. "He was only 18 years old. Just 18," Dowdy said. "He had his entire life ahead of him, so many dreams to chase, memories to make, and so much more love to give. Shaun was an amazing son, brother, grandson, cousin, boyfriend, and friend. He was so deeply loved by his family and by everyone who was lucky enough to know him." Dowdy said she was struggling to make sense of her son's death. "My heart is shattered into a million p…
Westfield, MA
Breaking News
Westfield Teen Killed In Agawam Motorcycle Crash Was 'Full Of Life,' 'Compassionate'
A fundraiser for an 18-year-old Massachusetts man killed in a motorcycle crash has raised tens of thousands of dollars for his large family as they attempt to be reunited with his body. Oleksandr Petrovskyi, 18, of Westfield, was identified as the victim of a crash on Main Street in Agawam around 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, authorities said. Investigators previously said speed may have been a factor in the single-vehicle wreck. First responders attempted lifesaving measures before paramedics could rush him to Baystate Medical Center, where he died of his wounds. He leaves behind his parents,…
Niskayuna, NY
Breaking News
Firefighter's Wife, 81, Killed In Niskayuna House Fire; Husband Of 62 Years Loses Home
A former pediatric nurse, foster mother, and longtime fire department auxiliary member has been identified as the woman killed in a Capital Region house fire that also left her husband of 62 years, a lifelong firefighter, without a home. Donna A. (Baker) Stewart, 81, died Friday, Oct. 9, after a fire broke out at her home on Old River Road in Niskayuna, according to her obituary published by Bowen & Parker Bros. Funeral Home. Her husband, Robert N. "Rocky" Stewart, a longtime member of the Verdoy Volunteer Fire Department, is now mourning his wife while facing the loss of the home they …
West Milford, NJ
Obituaries
West Milford Dad, 32, Dies Less Than 2 Weeks After Welcoming Baby Boy
A 32-year-old West Milford father of two died suddenly less than two weeks after welcoming his newborn son, his employer announced. Jason Allen Murphy died Tuesday, Oct. 6, leaving behind his fiancée, Sarina Czarnecki, their daughter, Adalyn, who recently turned 1, and newborn son, Jasper, according to Ron & Sons Towing & Recovery. A GoFundMe has been established to help the family cover funeral expenses and other financial challenges. More than $11,000 had been raised as of press time. Murphy, who was born in Hackensack, was remembered by his coworkers as part of their towing fami…
Lykens Valley, PA
Breaking News
PA Family Massacre IDs: Pregnant Mom, 2 Kids, Parents, Brothers, Baby Due In 5 Days
A family preparing to welcome a baby boy in just five days was nearly wiped out in a mass shooting that killed three generations of relatives, including a pregnant mother, her two young children, her parents, and her two brothers, according to family accounts. Angelina Stone, 24, also known online as Dej Shanti, was eight months pregnant with a son she planned to name Kyrie when she was killed alongside her 5-year-old son, Isiah Hodges, and her 22-month-old daughter, Amari'anna, in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Friday, Oct. 9. Her mother, Michelle Stone, 44, and brothers Matthew Stone II, 19, and …
Lindenwold-Clementon, NJ
Breaking News
16-Year-Old Charged After SUV Hits 6 Kids On Lindenwold Sidewalk, Police Say
A New Jersey mother believes her teenage daughter was the intended target when an SUV plowed into six students walking on a sidewalk after school last week, NJ Advance Media reports. The mother told the outlet that her daughter's 16-year-old ex-boyfriend was the driver of the SUV that struck the group, and said the vehicle passed her daughter multiple times before the crash on the 400 block of East Gibbsboro Road in Lindenwold at 2:11 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6. Police have not determined the cause of the crash, which remains under investigation. The Lindenwold teen accused of driving the SUV wa…
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
Breaking News
Philadelphia Officer, Dad Shane Seiber, Killed In Ambush; Eric Lewis Charged With Murder
A Philadelphia police officer and father of two young children was killed and another officer was wounded during a struggle with a gunman on a West Philadelphia porch early Saturday, Oct. 10, police said. Officer Shane Seiber, 40, a 10-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department and U.S. Air Force veteran, was pronounced dead at 9:04 a.m. at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, according to police. Eric Lewis, 35, was taken into custody following a SWAT response and faces charges of murder, attempted murder, and numerous related offenses, police said. The Philadelphia police released n…
Towson, MD
Your Community
Door Shattered, Registers Stolen As Thieves Strike Baltimore Sisters' Cafe Twice In Six Weeks
Twice in just two months, a longtime Maryland restaurant has been left picking up the pieces. Now, the community it has served for decades is stepping up to return the favor. One World Cafe, a neighborhood staple near Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, is getting a helping hand after back-to-back break-ins left sisters Cindy and Susan Novak facing mounting expenses and another setback for their small business. The sisters, both Baltimore natives and graduates of the Institute of Notre Dame, have spent years building a place where customers can gather over a meal and feel at home. Now, …
Shoreham-Wading River, NY
Breaking News
LI Mom Of Six Killed In Car Crash, Kids Launch Fundraiser: ‘There Are No Words’
A Long Island mother of six was killed in a car crash over the weekend, and now her family has launched an online fundraiser for support. Laura Gullotti, 58, of Wading River, was traveling on Wading River Manor Road when the crash occurred around 10:20 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, according to News 12 Long Island. “There are no words that can truly explain the emptiness Laura’s family feels right now,” her daughter Stephanie wrote in a GoFundMe. “They keep thinking about all the moments they still wanted to have with her, all the phone calls they still wanted to make, and all the memories they th…
Lindenwold-Clementon, NJ
Breaking News
Lindenwold Teen, One Of Six Struck By Vehicle, Sees Outpouring Of Support
Nahum Ramirez was one of six teenagers struck by an SUV near Lindenwold High School on Tuesday, Oct. 6. At 2:11 p.m., officers responded to to the 400 block of East Gibbsboro Road to find the SUV on the sidewalk with one pedestrian trapped underneath it, Lindenwold police said. Five other juveniles had also been struck while walking on the sidewalk, police said. Ramirez sustained serious injuries that will require a long and difficult recovery, according to a GoFundMe set up to support his family. "This has been devastating for Nahum and our entire family," Yerlin Rodriguez Medrano wr…
Pleasantville-Absecon, NJ
Breaking News
Family Of Eight Loses Everything In Pleasantville Fire
Lilliana Reyes and Rafael Colon lost everything when their Pleasantville apartment building went up in smoke on Tuesday, Oct. 6. At 9 a.m., firefighters responded to a three-story building on Martin Luther King Blvd and found heavy smoke was coming from the roof, Pleasantville Fire Department said. The fire started in a second-floor apartment and spread to the third floor, firefighters said. It was declared under control at 10:42 a.m., firefighters said. Reyes and Colon are a family of eight, with another baby soon on the way, according to a GoFundMe set up to support them. "We lost a…
Bloomfield, CT
Breaking News
Driver Wanted In Bloomfield Crash That Killed Tow Truck Operator, Dad Of 2
Police are seeking a driver accused of killing a 26-year-old tow truck operator who was a husband and father of two. Alexander Ramos died after a vehicle hit him on Tunxis Avenue in Bloomfield on Sept. 8, according to police. A judge approved an arrest warrant for Curran Melanson, 28, on Thursday, Oct. 9. Melanson faces charges of second-degree manslaughter, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and failure to reduce speed for a nonemergency vehicle, Bloomfield police said. Officers are working to take him into custody. His bond is set at $425,000, according to his warrant…
Columbia, MD
Your Community
Alex Dannett Remembered For Infectious Smile After Fatal Maryland Crash: 'Forever 28'
Alex Dannett had the kind of smile that could light up a room. Now, a Maryland family is facing a future without the 28-year-old they loved so dearly. Family and friends are preparing to gather in Anne Arundel County on Friday, Oct. 9, for a candlelight vigil honoring Dannett, who died following a car crash. To those who knew him, Alex was much more than another young life lost on the road. He was a son, grandson, nephew, cousin, and devoted big brother to two younger sisters who face life without him. And to his friends, he was someone whose infectious smile and positive spirit m…
Jackson, NJ
Breaking News
2-Year-Old Jackson Boy Killed In Brewery Parking Lot Months After Becoming Big Brother
James Gabriel was just two years old when he was struck and killed by a vehicle in a parking lot at Bullock Farms in Upper Freehold Township Saturday, Oct. 3, according to a GoFundMe set up to support his family. "From the moment he came into our lives, he changed our world completely," his mother Meiling Gabriel, a Jackson resident, wrote on the GoFundMe. "He was our beautiful little boy—curious, energetic, playful, affectionate, and so deeply loved." At 11:07 a.m., James and his grandmother, Ellen, were exiting a parking lot hand in hand when they were struck by a Chrysler SUV exitin…
New Britain, CT
Breaking News
Hartford Grandfather Stabbed In New Britain Died Defending Woman In Danger, Family Says
The family of a 45-year-old Connecticut grandfather who was fatally stabbed over the weekend said he died trying to defend a woman in danger. Joseph Lugo, of Hartford, died after a stabbing reported around 7:30 p.m. on Columbus Boulevard in New Britain, according to police. A GoFundMe campaign seeking $3,000 to help his family cover funeral expenses said Lugo was trying to defend a woman when he was stabbed. "My mom’s husband, Joseph, was tragically stabbed in a parking lot while trying to defend a woman in danger," the fundraiser’s author wrote. "Joseph was not only an excellent fat…
Macungie-Alburtis-Emmaus, PA
Breaking News
21-Year-Old Lower Macungie Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post
A 21-year-old Marine died by suicide days after posting a haunting message about death and recognition on Facebook, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, while his grieving family described the circumstances surrounding his death differently in a fundraiser for his funeral. James Arthur Henry Wikkerink, of Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at 12:37 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio announced Thursday, Oct. 8. An autopsy conducted Thursday determined his manner of death was suicide, Buglio…
Leesburg, VA
Obituaries
Virginia Soccer Player Allison Rivera Dies
Allison Rivera made the girls around her better. On the soccer field, the Northern Virginia student-athlete was the fierce midfielder wearing No. 8. Off it, she was a friend and classmate to students at Smart's Mill Middle School in Leesburg. Rivera, a member of the Northern Virginia Alliance Under-14 Girls Academy team, died this week, prompting an outpouring of support from the soccer community. For some of Rivera's teammates, the bond stretched back years. One soccer parent, Jason Moore, said his daughter, London, had shared the field with Rivera for the past seven years. “Fierce …
Kerhonkson-Accord, NY
Obituaries
Kerhonkson Man, 32, Dies From Severe Reaction To Bee Sting On Wedding Anniversary
A Hudson Valley man remembered for his larger-than-life personality and love for his family died at age 32 after suffering a severe reaction to a bee sting on what should have been celebrated as his second wedding anniversary. Kerhonkson resident Shawn Markle died on Monday, Oct. 5, the day that would have marked his second wedding anniversary with his wife, Kimberly “Kimmie” Markle, according to his obituary. Markle had been stung by a bee two days earlier and went into critical condition, his wife said in a social media post. "Today would have marked our two-year wedding anni…
Cortlandt, NY
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Portnoy Scores 'Unique' Montrose Pizzeria After Hearing Owner's Story
A Westchester pizzeria owner who went from secretly making pies in the back of a bar to fighting cancer and nearly losing his business became visibly emotional after receiving a coveted score from popular pizza reviewer and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy. Portnoy visited Pizzeria Baci at 2083 Albany Post Rd. in Montrose, meeting owner Chris Weisman during a One Bite Pizza Review video posted Tuesday, Oct. 6. Before Portnoy took his first bite, Weisman shared the unlikely story behind the pizzeria and his decades in the business. He told him he has been making pizza for abou…
Villas-Lower Township, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Man Airlifted In DWI Lower Twp Crash That Killed One
Zachary Whitmore, a 36-year-old man, was seriously injured in a crash in Lower Township last week that killed another person, according to a GoFundMe set up to support his family. Edward McVey, a 19-year-old Lower Township resident, collied with a vehicle with two occupants, killing a 56-year-old man only identified as Mickey and seriously injuring Whitmore on Route 9 Thursday, Oct. 1, the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office said. Whitmore was hospitalized for four days, and had multiple broken bones, severe road rash and other injuries, Ally Junkermeier, who organized the GoFundMe sai…
Alexandria, VA
Obituaries
'Far Too Soon': Alexandria's Abraham Wrobeh, 24, Remembered After Deadly I-495 Crash
Abraham Wrobeh survived the crash. He didn't survive his injuries. The 24-year-old Alexandria man has been identified by loved ones as the driver killed following an early-morning crash on I-495 in Fairfax County over the weekend. Wrobeh was driving a 2025 Toyota RAV4 shortly before 5 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, when the SUV hydroplaned near mile marker 170 and struck a traffic attenuator, according to Virginia State Police. He was rushed to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. Wrobeh died several hours later. Now, his family is trying to absorb a loss that came without warning. S…
Allentown, PA
Breaking News
Tree Falls On High School Runner During Practice In Allentown; 15-Year-Old On Life Support
A 15-year-old Pennsylvania high school cross-country runner is on life support after a massive tree branch crashed down on him during practice, leaving him with a severe traumatic brain injury and multiple spinal fractures, according to his family. The sophomore, was running with his teammates along the Little Lehigh Parkway on Saturday, Sept. 26, when the branch suddenly came crashing down, according to a GoFundMe launched by his family. First responders were called to the area near Oxford and Park drives just before 9:30 a.m., officials told 6abc Action News. The teen's teammates tried t…
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