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South Passaic
News
Support Swells For Wayne Family After Losing Dog In Fire
A Wayne family is on the mend after a fire damaged their home on Saturday, May 4 killing their beloved dog, Cali. The two-alarm fire on Lenox Road injured two firefighters, first responders at the scene said, though Andrea Jobst and her three children were able to safely escape the home, according to a fundraiser set up to support the family. "They are mourning the loss of their cherished dog Cali," Jennifer Graf, who organized the fundraiser said. "Cali was not just a pet but a beloved member of their family, having grown up alongside Andrea's children. The bond between Ca…
Morris
News
Pequannock Rallies For Fire Victims
A fire heavily damaged a home in Morris County on Thursday, May 2 and now the community is coming together to help. The fire occurred at 10 Ryan Ln. in Pequannock Township, Mayor Ryan Herd said. Everyone was able to evacuate and there were no injuries, Herd said. "Our first responders...worked their ass off to put this fire down and keep everybody safe, including the neighbors and the neighbors houses.," Herd said. A fundraiser has been set up to Ardjian Veseli, the homeowner, as he and his family attempts to rebuild their life. "The impact of this tragedy extends b…
Cecil
Police & Fire
Support Swells For Employees Of Galvinell Meat Company Following $2.5M Fire In Conowingo
Gone, but not forgotten. A community is rallying around the owners and employees of the Galvinell Meat Company in Cecil County to support them after a massive two-alarm fire burned down the building and caused upwards of $2.5 million in damage late last month, though they have vowed to rebuild. On Tuesday, April 30, an early morning fire destroyed a well-known Cecil County meat butchering shop, causing an estimated $2.5 million in damages. Community Fire Company of Rising Su "Our beloved family business, Galvinell Meat Company, was tragically destroyed in a fire," a family me…
White Plains
Obituaries
Update: Support Pours In For Family Of Fallen Westchester Officer After Tragic Accident
A community has come together to raise tens of thousands of dollars to support the family of a fallen Westchester County Police officer who died in an accident at his home. Westchester County Police Officer Alfred R. Mosiello, Jr. died on Thursday, May 2 after sustaining injuries in a tractor accident at his Putnam County home, according to the department, which did not detail his age. Earlier Report - Westchester County PD Officer Alfred R. Mosiello, Jr. Dies Since his sudden death, hundreds of friends, fellow officers, and other community members have taken action to ensu…
Suffolk NY
Obituaries
19-Year-Old Selden Crash Victim 'Could Make Anyone Smile,' Friends Remember
Days after a teenager was tragically killed in a motorcycle crash, the community is gathering to remember his legacy and kindness. Devin Edward Wesch, age 19 of Selden, died when he lost control of his motorcycle in East Quogue on Monday, April 29. Just before 4 p.m. that day, Wesch had been driving on Montauk Highway near Shinnecock Avenue before crossing the roadway and hitting a pole. Original Story: 19-Year-Old From Selden Killed After Vehicle Crashes Into Pole In East Quogue Only days after the event, his friends and the community at large gathered to remember the young man…
Lehigh
Police & Fire
Red Cross Offers Support After Allentown Rowhome Blaze
The American Red Cross has set up a shelter for those displaced by the multi-home fire in Allentown on Tuesday, April 30. The blaze on the 700 block of North 7th Street spread to three homes and left some three dozen people displaced, according to the Red Cross and WFMZ. Daily Voice has reached out to Allentown fire officials for additional details. Posted by Allentown Fire Department - Engine 6 & Truck 2 on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 The Red Cross emergency shelter at the Allentown YMCA, 425 S. 15th St., is offering food, shelter, relief supplies, emotional suppo…
Monmouth
Police & Fire
Fire Nearly Destroys Marlboro Family's Home: 'The Loss Is So Great'
A Monmouth County family's home was nearly destroyed by a fire, according to a fundraising campaign. A GoFundMe page said the house in the Paddock Club in Marlboro caught fire on Thursday, Apr. 25. No one was reported injured but the Ditillo family's home and possessions "were almost completely destroyed." The GoFundMe had raised more than $55,000 from at least 714 donations as of Monday, Apr. 29. "The Ditillo family are known for their kindness and community spirit," wrote Alex Worth, a neighbor who created the GoFundMe. "They have always been the first to offer help to others in need. No…
Union
News
'Crazy Left Wingers Who Hate America:' Cranford Bakery Receives Bizarre Anti-Pride Letter
A New Jersey bakery has received an influx of sweet support after receiving a bitter anti-Pride letter in the mail. Sweet n' Fancy Emporium on South Avenue East in Cranford a letter in the mail earlier this month, signed by the Citizens of Cranford. "As a concerned citizen that was about to shop at your site… I noticed the rainbow flag hanging in your window," the typed letter reads "I have notified all of my girlfriends who in turn have decided to boycott your store. It is not that we despise the flag… it is just we do not want to be associated with crazy left wingers who hate America." O…
Atlantic
Business
Egg Harbor Township Thrift Store Reopening 3 Months After Arson Fire Destroyed All Merchandise
A nonprofit thrift store in Atlantic County is about to reopen more than three months after it was significantly damaged in an arson fire. The Goodwill store on Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township will hold a grand reopening on Thursday, May 2. The shop in the Cardiff Plaza Shopping Center lost all of its merchandise in a fire on Monday, Jan. 15. Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey and Philadelphia announced the celebration in a Facebook post on Thursday, Apr. 25. "Thanks to the generosity of the local community, we are back and better than ever," the post said. "Come shop for a…
Arlington
Obituaries
Maryland Father Killed In Mass Northeast DC Shooting Had 'Vibrant Spirit, Promising Future'
Co-workers of a 29-year-old Maryland father who was gunned down during a mass drive-by shooting in Northeast DC earlier this month are rallying around their colleague in the days after her son's death. Largo resident Aubrey McLeod, 29, was shot and killed in the Carver-Langston neighborhood on Wednesday, April 11 in an incident that left five others - including two children - hospitalized with serious injuries. #Update: Chief Smith holds a news conference on the shooting that injured 6 people in the 1100 block of 21st Street Northeast tonight. pic.twitter.com/B6DRhDMQYJ — DC Police…
Ramapo
Police & Fire
Spring Valley Apartment Fire Injures 2, Leaves 50 Homeless
A resident and a firefighter were injured during a fire at a three-story Hudson Valley apartment building. The blaze occurred in Rockland County around 9:30 p.m., Monday, April 22, at the Surrey Carlton Apartments on Ewing Avenue in Spring Valley. According to the Spring Valley Police and Mark Lieb of Rockland Video Productions, officers found a fire with heavy flames and smoke coming from the living room of a top-floor apartment. Police told Lieb that a woman was trapped unconscious inside, suffering from smoke inhalation. Unidentified neighbors brought her downstairs to safety. She was t…
Essex NJ
News
Community Rallies To Save Orange Barbershop
Blade Barbershop has been an institution in Orange for over 20 years. Now the community is giving back. A fundraiser has been launched to help keep Blade Barbershop open, as its owner Eli Simmons, battles several health issues. As of Tuesday, April 23, more than $1,000 has been raised. Simmons is facing hip surgeries, leaving him unable to work behind the chair, his son, Eli Simmons, Jr. said. The financial burden has been become overwhelming, threatening the barbershop, the younger Eli said. "My father's commitment to his craft and his customers remains unwavering," Eli, Jr. said. "His ba…
Port Chester
News
Support Rushes In For Family Whose Cars Burned In Fire At Westchester Shopping Center
Community members are coming together to help a family who lost three cars in a devastating fire at a shopping center parking garage in Westchester. The blaze happened on Monday, April 15 around 4:30 a.m., when three vehicles caught on fire on the second floor of the parking structure at the Waterfront Place shopping center in Port Chester. Earlier Report - Car Fires Ignite At Waterfront Place In Port Chester After a lengthy battle, crews from the Port Chester Fire Department were eventually able to extinguish the blaze by 8:15 a.m. However, the incident left the thre…
Bronxville
News
Support On Rise For Family Of Beloved Westchester Mother Diagnosed With Aggressive Cancer
As a beloved Westchester mother fights an intense battle against an aggressive cancer, community members have pulled together to raise tens of thousands of dollars for her two children to fulfill her final wishes. The effort began after Bronxville resident Shana Kesel Sabatini was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer in September 2023. Since then, Sabatini, a well-known daughter, friend, and mother to two young children, 13-year-old Isabella and 8-year-old Dominic, has bravely battled the disease, according to her friend Jenna Brunelli, who began a GoFundMe page…
Arlington
Obituaries
Desperate Plea Made From Family Of 15-Year-Old Killed In DC Drive-By Shooting
Support is swelling around the family of 15-year-old Niomi Russell, who was shot and killed over the weekend by drive-by shooters in Southeast DC. Russell, a Northwest DC native, was found shot and killed late on Sunday, April 14 inside an apartment building in the 2400 block of Elvans Road. She was pronounced dead at the scene by members of the Metropolitan Police Department who heard the gunshots ring out and rushed to investigate the incident. According to police, the investigation determined that unknown suspects opened fire from a vehicle targeting people outside the building. Af…
Capital District
News
Over $250K Raised For Families Of Deputy, Cop Killed In Shootout On Quiet Suburban NY Street
More than a quarter of a million dollars has been raised to support the families of a police officer and sheriff's deputy killed in a shootout with a suspect who also died on a quiet suburban street in upstate New York earlier this week. The two officers were Onondaga County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Hoosock, age 37, and Syracuse Police Officer Michael Jensen, age 29. Hoosock is survived by his wife, Caitlin, and their three young children, ages 7, 5, and 3. As of Wednesday morning, April 17, a Fund the First drive for the families of the two has pulled in around $255,000 of a go…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater
Police & Fire
'Vibrant Spirit': Death Of Ridgefield Girl, 15, Leaves 'Profound Void' In 2 Communities
UPDATE: The death of a 15-year-old Ridgefield girl who was struck while riding a scooter near her home leaves a "profound void," said the schools chief in Clifton, where her father works. Serenity Law was struck at the intersection of Shaler Boulevard and Edgewater Avenue in Ridgefield shortly after 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 14, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. She was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center a short time later, the prosecutor said. Although Musella referred to the incident as a "pedestrian death," law enforcement sources confirmed that the teen was…
Putnam
News
Support Pours In For Family Of Beloved Brewster Firefighter Who Died At 26
Following the sudden loss of a young Hudson Valley firefighter who was always there to help others, his community is making sure his family gets the support they need. Putnam County resident William "Billy" May of Brewster died on Friday, March 29 in Danbury, Connecticut at the age of 26, according to his obituary. Earlier Report - Brewster Firefighter Billy May Dies At 26: 'Rising Star' Born in the Westchester County village of Bronxville in 1997, May graduated from Brewster High School in 2016 and had been a proud member of the Brewster Fire Department since 2020, where …
Norfolk
Obituaries
'His Kindness Was A Beacon': Support Swells For Late Stoughton Father, Fiancé
After a Massachusetts brother, fiancé, and father unexpectedly died, the community is helping support the family he left behind while remembering his lasting legacy. William Harris (known to many as “Bill” or “Billy”), a lifelong Norfolk County resident, died on Saturday, April 6. Bill, who was born in Norwood and lived with his family in Stoughton at the time of his death, had recently come back from a weekend vacation with his fiancée and the pair’s three children when he came down with the flu. The flu quickly turned into pneumonia, which led to a blood clot that required Harris to b…
Pound Ridge
News
Update: Support Pours In For Longtime Firefighter Injured In Northern Westchester Blaze
A community is pulling together to raise money and cook meals for the family of a beloved firefighter who was seriously injured in a Northern Westchester blaze. The effort began after longtime Pound Ridge firefighter and senior resident Ray Clark was injured in an intense blaze that went up at a Bedford residence on Long Ridge Road on Monday morning, April 8. Earlier Report - Blaze Tears Through Bedford Home, Causes Road Closure Clark, a 62-year department member, is known for always giving his time to his community. Now that he is in need, though, Pound Ridge is maki…
Montgomery MD
Obituaries
Father Killed By Hit-Run Driver Was 'Rock For His Family' In Silver Spring
Friends and family of a Maryland man who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver are reeling as they attempt to move forward following his unexpected death. Silver Spring Ronaldo Franzese was struck by two vehicles late last week - one of which fled the area - and died from his injuries, sending shockwaves that reverberated across the community. The 52-year-old Silver Spring resident was walking shortly before 10:15 p.m. on Friday, April 5, near the intersection of Randolph Road and Kimblewick Drive, when the driver of a white 2023 Honda Odyssey was traveling westbound on R…
Monmouth
News
'Vibrant, Funny' Gardener's Home Severely Damaged In Keyport Fire: Fundraiser
A Central Jersey gardening club is rallying to support a woman whose home was severely damaged in a fire, according to a fundraising campaign. Keyport firefighters responded to a basement fire in a home on Cedar Street at around 2:27 p.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 3, according to a Facebook post by Lincoln Hose 2273. When firefighters arrived, they saw smoke coming from the basement windows on all four sides of the house. Despite dealing with heavy rain and 20-mph winds, firefighters were able to knock down the fire in the basement and the wall of the first floor. No one was injured…
Capital District
Business
‘Means The World’: Community Rallies Around Colonie Restaurant Destroyed In Explosion
The family behind a Thai restaurant in the region that was destroyed by an explosion and subsequent fire is feeling the love as community members rally around them. Firefighters from multiple agencies in Albany County responded at around 3:15 a.m. Thursday, April 4, for an explosion in Colonie at the Pad Thai Noodle restaurant on Everett Road. They arrived to find the single-story building, which also houses The Healing Meals, heavily damaged and on fire, Colonie Police Lt. Robert Donnelly said. Earlier Report: Explosion, Fire Destroys Pad Thai Noodle In Colonie The blaze was deeme…
Arlington
Obituaries
Teen's Spirit 'Here Every Step Of The Way' After Being Killed In DC Metro Station, Family Says
Thousands of dollars have been raised by the community on behalf of the family of a 14-year-old who was shot and killed in a Metro station in Northeast DC last week. Avion Evans was identified by the Metropolitan Police Department as the teenager who was killed when a fight broke out on the platform of the Brookland-Catholic University Metro Station in the 800 block Monroe Street NE. The shooting was reported shortly before 4 p.m. on April 4. Upon arrival, officers found Evans suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and he was pronounced dead at the station by DC Fire and EMS personn…
Charles
Obituaries
22-Year-Old Killed In Maryland Crash 'Touched The Lives Of All Who Knew Him'
JaJuan Cobb had "a bright and caring soul with a zest for life," his family says, a life that was cut short when the 22-year-old was killed in a fiery crash in Charles County. On 11:15 p.m. on March 27, Cobb was killed in a car fire near the intersection of St. Charles Parkway and Duncannon Road in Waldorf, leaving his family reeling from the unexpected loss. "On a fateful day not long ago, our family's world was shattered when JaJuan was involved in a tragic motor vehicle accident that claimed his young life too soon," his aunt said. "The pain of this loss is immeasurable, and the void he …
Putnam
Obituaries
Beloved Brewster Firefighter Dies At 26: 'Rising Star'
A fire department in the Hudson Valley has announced the death of a 26-year-old member who is being remembered for the positive mark he left on everyone he knew. New, updated report - Support Pours In For Family Of Brewster's William May Putnam County firefighter William "Billy" May of the Brewster Fire Department died on Friday, March 29 at the age of 26, the department announced on Saturday, March 30. According to his department, May became a Brewster firefighter in February 2020 at age 22 and quickly became a "rising star who brought the best out of everyone he inte…
Nassau
Obituaries
Nassau County Businesses Ramp Up Raising Funds For Fallen
Nypd
Officer Diller's Wife, Baby
In addition to a massive fundraiser for the family of slain police officer Jonathan Diller, dozens of businesses across Long Island (where Diller hails from) are running their own specials to show support for his widow and their child. Over the four days since 31-year-old Jonathan Diller of Massapequa Park was shot and killed while on duty in Queens, the amount of support flooding in for his family has grown exponentially. A GoFundMe started for his wife Stephanie and the couple’s 1-year-old, Ryan, reached over $350,000 in the first two days; as of Friday, March 29, the amount has soared …
Berks
Police & Fire
NJ Man Shot Dead At Upper Bern Truck Stop Survived By Wife, 1-Year-Old Baby
Support is on the rise for the family of a 40-year-old New Jersey truck driver shot dead allegedly by a Florida man last week at a Pennsylvania truck stop. James Alexander Hilton, 40, of Southampton, NJ, was shot and killed at an I-78 truck stop in Upper Bern Township, early Friday morning, March 22, according to Pennsylvania State Police. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Hilton was helping another driver park their vehicle at Love's Travel Stop around 2:45 a.m., when he and another truck driver got into the argument that led to the shooting, troopers said. Hilton was pronounc…
Baltimore
Obituaries
Man Gunned Down In Baltimore Days After 21st Birthday, Family Says: 'He Was Brilliant'
Community support is on the rise for the grieving family of a 21-year-old man who was shot and killed in Baltimore earlier this month. Christopher Yancey was found with gunshot wounds and later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital when police responded to a ShotSpotter alert near the 1200 block of North Potomac Street on Saturday, March 16. He had turned 21 just 11 days beforehand. A GoFundMe launched by his older sister, Tykiara, described her loving brother as “brilliant, intelligent, outgoing and outspoken.” “Chris Loved His Family & Friends And Always Showed Up For Everybody,” she …
Franklin PA
Obituaries
Community Rallies For 2 Families After 5 Killed In PA House Fires
Friends, family, and neighbors have rallied to help a mom and her two surviving children after her fiance and four of her children were killed in a massive house fire in Western Pennsylvania early Wednesday morning. A 27-year-old dad, Tyler J. King; his children Kyson John, 7; Kinzleigh John, 6; Keagan John, 3; and 1-month-old Korbyn John were found dead in their home in the 400 block of Guy Street in Jeanette just after midnight on March 20, officials explained and Daily Voice previously reported. The mom, Miranda John, and two other young children, Kaiden and Kash, we…
Ossining
News
Update: Ossining Man Missing For Months Area Found Dead, Family Says
The family of a man who was found dead after going missing from Northern Westchester for several months is asking for help from community members for his funeral expenses. Jose Fernando Palta, who was missing from the Ossining area since Sunday night, Dec. 17, was found dead on Saturday, March 16, according to his cousin, Rosa Angelica. Earlier Report - Alert Issued For Person Missing For Several Days In Ossining In the days since Palta was found, Angelica has started a GoFundMe fundraising page to collect donations to go toward his funeral expenses. The …
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