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Lewisboro
News
Support Rises For Family Rebuilding After Lewisboro House Fire Support Rises For Family Rebuilding After Lewisboro House Fire
Support Rises For Family Rebuilding After Lewisboro House Fire A community in Northern Westchester is coming together to support a couple and their young children who are now working to rebuild their lives after a fire devastated their home.  The effort comes following a blaze on Thursday, Dec. 14 that severely damaged a Lewisboro residence belonging to Alison and Marc Biddle and their two young children, Georgi and Nico.  Fortunately, no one was injured in the fire and the family's dogs made it out unscathed. However, the residence is now uninhabitable, according to Alison Biddle's sister, Nicole Sulli…

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by Ben Crnic
Burlington
Obituaries
Friends, Family Mourn Loss Of 2 Women Killed In Head-On Burlington County Crash Friends, Family Mourn Loss Of 2 Women Killed In Head-On Burlington County Crash
Friends, Family Mourn Loss Of 2 Women Killed In Head-On Burlington County Crash Family members are raising money for a victim of a head-on crash that killed two drivers earlier this month in Burlington County. Maureen Hanna, 22, of Pleasantville, and Latoya Sotomayor, 36, of Egg Harbor Township, both died in the crash on Nov. 1 on Route 563 in Washington Township, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Melinda Rosa started a GoFundMe campaign to pay for funeral expenses for her niece, Maureen Hanna. On Tuesday, Nov. 14, a New Jersey State Police spokesman said there was no update on the cause of the crash. It remains under investigation, Trooper Troy McNair said. Mau…

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by Jon Craig
Suffolk MA
Neighbors
Lovey Dog That 'Saved' Massachusetts Soldier's Life Needs Emergency Surgery Lovey Dog That 'Saved' Massachusetts Soldier's Life Needs Emergency Surgery
Lovey Dog That 'Saved' Massachusetts Soldier's Life Needs Emergency Surgery A canine companion who has helped a Massachusetts solider in more ways than one is in need of an emergency surgery, according to an online fundraiser. Matthew Rizzo assumed ownership of Danger when his neighbor and US Army Captain got deployed for a whole year, according to a GoFundMe campaign created by Rizzo.  Rizzo, who would occasionally watch Danger, said he became "completely obsessed" with the pooch after taking him in for two weeks. Rizzo said this was a decision that saved his life. "Danger's real superpower is how you can feel his love," Rizzo wrote. "They say all dog's love is …

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by David Cifarelli
Middlesex MA
News
Family Hit With 'Unspeakable Pain' After 22-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Woburn Family Hit With 'Unspeakable Pain' After 22-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Woburn
Family Hit With 'Unspeakable Pain' After 22-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Woburn The family of a 22-year-old Cambridge man who was shot and killed at a Woburn home this week is getting help as they grapple with an "unspeakable pain," according to an online fundraiser. "He will always be remembered for his charisma, his ambition, and the way he lifted up those around him," a GoFundMe dedicated to Mussie Nirayo reads. "He will be deeply missed."  Nirayo was found shot to death at a home on Washington Street in Woburn on Monday, Feb. 20, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Officers also found 26-year-old Tyler Olivier, of Woburn, suffering from …

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by David Cifarelli
Middlesex MA
Business
Tufts University Employee Pushing 'Books Not Bombs' After Series Of Threats Tufts University Employee Pushing 'Books Not Bombs' After Series Of Threats
Tufts University Employee Pushing 'Books Not Bombs' After Series Of Threats An employee at a university that has been inundated with racially charged bomb threats is hoping to turn that negative energy into a positive driving force for the next generation of scholars. Kevin Mullen is a research analyst in the Office of Institutional Research at Tufts University. He said getting an alert about each bomb threat made against the school felt eerily familiar. “I was on Boylston Street during the Boston bombing and had flashbacks to that day each morning this week when I received a text alerting me of a bomb threat or security alert on campus,” he told Daily Voice. The…

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by David Cifarelli
Essex MA
Neighbors
Support Soars For Lynn Family Of 9-Year-Old Girl Who Died From Heart Attack Support Soars For Lynn Family Of 9-Year-Old Girl Who Died From Heart Attack
Support Soars For Lynn Family Of 9-Year-Old Girl Who Died From Heart Attack The family of 9-year-old "sassy little thing" who died of flu complications has received an outpouring of support through an online campaign.  Veronica Thach died after a battle with severe influenza that attacked her heart on Saturday Dec. 10, a GoFundMe site states. What started as normal flu-like symptoms quickly escalated when Thach experienced multiple cardiac arrests after being taken to urgent care.  After a total of three cardiac arrests, Thach was transported via helicopter to Boston Children's Hospital. Doctors confirmed that Thach had no brain activity on Wednesday, Dec. 7.  …

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by Morgan Gonzales
Camden
News
NJ Man Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet Gets 27 Months, No Parole NJ Man Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet Gets 27 Months, No Parole
NJ Man Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet Gets 27 Months, No Parole UPDATE: A South Jersey man who concocted a GoFundMe scheme with his then-girlfriend that conned 14,000 donors across the country out of $400,000 to purportedly benefit a homeless veteran is headed to federal prison. Mark D’Amico, 42, formerly of Bordentown, must serve just about all of his plea-bargained 27-month sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. He also must pay restitution and undergo gambling, drug and mental-health counseling under the sentence imposed by U.S. District Judge Noel L. Hillman in Camden on Friday, April 1. Three years of supervision will als…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Sussex
Lifestyle
Support Surges For Victims Of ‘Tragic’ Sussex County House Fire Support Surges For Victims Of ‘Tragic’ Sussex County House Fire
Support Surges For Victims Of ‘Tragic’ Sussex County House Fire Support is on the rise for a family left devastated after a fire ripped through their Sussex County home earlier this week. The fire broke out at a home near Maple Grange Park in Vernon Sunday night and took several hours to fully douse due to the heavy winds and icy conditions, DailyVoice.com reported. The Walker family is now left trying to make ends meet, according to a GoFundMe launched by Heather Artsma. “The Walker Family is navigating through the process of the tragic house fire that occurred on Sunday night,” Artsma writes. “As close friends and neighbors of the family we have est…

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by Valerie Musson
Somerset
News
Support Surges For Heartbroken Nanny Of Kids Believed Killed By NJ Mom Support Surges For Heartbroken Nanny Of Kids Believed Killed By NJ Mom
Support Surges For Heartbroken Nanny Of Kids Believed Killed By NJ Mom Support is surging for the heartbroken nanny of two kids apparently killed by their New Jersey mom last week. Over $3,300 had been raised on a GoFundMe campaign as of Nov. 15 for Flor Cabrera, who cared for Samantha, 7, and Paul Ross, 11 months. The siblings were found bound and restrained in the back of their mom Yuhwei Chou's car the morning of Nov. 9, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. The cause of death for both kids was asphyxia by airway obstruction and the manner of death was homicide, the prosecutor said. Chou, of Skillman, was charged with two counts of first-d…

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by Nicole Acosta
Cumberland
Schools
Support Surges For Families Of Student, Bus Driver Killed In l79 Crash Support Surges For Families Of Student, Bus Driver Killed In l79 Crash
Support Surges For Families Of Student, Bus Driver Killed In l79 Crash UPDATE: The fake GoFundMe campaign for school bus driver, Lindsay Thompkins' family has been removed and his family has launched a real one. You can read more about it and find out how to donate here. ORIGINAL: The victims of a fatal school bus crash along Interstate 79 have been identified by police. Lindsay Thompkins, 31, of Aliquippa, Beaver County, was the driver of the school bus that crashed into a tractor-trailer near the Route 422 interchange on Tuesday, according to Pennsylvania state police.  The tractor-trailer driver Karandeep Singh, who was uninjured when the bus crashed int…

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by Jillian Pikora
Burlington
News
South Jersey Widow Kept GoFundMe Money Raised For Disabled Husband's Funeral, Indictment Claims South Jersey Widow Kept GoFundMe Money Raised For Disabled Husband's Funeral, Indictment Claims
South Jersey Widow Kept GoFundMe Money Raised For Disabled Husband's Funeral, Indictment Claims A woman from South Jersey has been indicted for raising money for her dead husband's cremation, but then allegedly left his body in the morgue, authorities said. The widow then spent GoFundMe campaign donations on her own "living expenses," Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said on Monday. The indictment alleges that Patricia Clark, 49, of Pemberton Township, created the online GoFundMe page to raise money for her disabled husband’s funeral before spending the money on herself, Coffina said. A grand jury indicted Clark on one count of fheft by failure to make disposition…

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by Jon Craig
Cumberland
News
GoFundMe Takes Swift Action Against PA Adoptive Mom Accused Of Sickening Daughter GoFundMe Takes Swift Action Against PA Adoptive Mom Accused Of Sickening Daughter
GoFundMe Takes Swift Action Against PA Adoptive Mom Accused Of Sickening Daughter GoFundMe has taken swift action after learning about a Cumberland County mom who lied about the her daughter's health while swindling the public to cover the medical bills. Shelley Noreika, 47 was charged after she claimed her daughter was sick, taking her to numerous doctors who gave her medicines, medical devices to assist her walking and surgically-placed a feeding tube directly into her intestine, all of which were medically unnecessary according to state police. When GoFundMe learned about the charges, the removed Noreika's campaign. Noreika has been banned from using the GoFundMe pla…

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by Jillian Pikora
South Passaic
Police & Fire
Homeless Man Who Pretended To Defecate On Flag In Library Raises $1,000 Online For Fines Homeless Man Who Pretended To Defecate On Flag In Library Raises $1,000 Online For Fines
Homeless Man Who Pretended To Defecate On Flag In Library Raises $1,000 Online For Fines A homeless man has raised more than $1,000 online to help pay for the expected fines he'll get for taking a photo of himself with his pants down in the Hawthorne public library pretending to defecate on the American flag. A summons accuses Michael Brown of “a flagrantly lewd and offensive act” for “exposing his buttocks and squatting over an American flag,” according to the 56-year-old folk singer, who has a host of social media pages and posts videos singing with his guitar. "I'm a free expression guy," Brown wrote on Facebook. "I don't usually do deliberate provocation but …

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by Jerry DeMarco