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Toms River Dad, Church Musician With 'Angelic Voice' Dies After Motorcycle Crash: Fundraiser Toms River Dad, Church Musician With 'Angelic Voice' Dies After Motorcycle Crash: Fundraiser
Toms River Dad, Church Musician With 'Angelic Voice' Dies After Motorcycle Crash: Fundraiser A Toms River father died from his injuries after he was hit and dragged by a car when he fell off his motorcycle, according to a memorial fundraiser. A GoFundMe page said 30-year-old Collins Oluleti died on Wednesday, June 12. The father of a two-year-old girl was returning home from church when he crashed in Manchester Township on Sunday, June 9. Oluleti's GoFundMe page had raised more than $1,300 from at least 17 donations as of Friday, June 21. "He was a musician who loved playing the keyboards and had an angelic voice," wrote Anel John, the fundraiser's organizer. "He played …

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by Chris Spiker
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Rocker Gets Shipment Of Stranger's Remains With Apparent Ties To NJ Crematorium: Report Rocker Gets Shipment Of Stranger's Remains With Apparent Ties To NJ Crematorium: Report
Rocker Gets Shipment Of Stranger's Remains With Apparent Ties To NJ Crematorium: Report A story that has all the makings of a horror movie was real life for rocker Hamilton Leithauser, who said he got a box containing a complete stranger’s cremated remains — which according to the NY Post had ties to a New Jersey crematorium — in the mail. The 44-year-old The Walkmen performer and solo artist Leithauser detailed the strange shipment that arrived Tuesday, Jan. 31 in a series of tweets. I just received package addressed to "current resident". Address was mine. Inside package are cremated remains of a man from Oct 2017. I do not know the man. I've lived here for 6 years. (1…

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by Valerie Musson
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Musician Slain In 'Sickening' NJ Shooting That Left Roomie Critical Had Big Instagram Presence Musician Slain In 'Sickening' NJ Shooting That Left Roomie Critical Had Big Instagram Presence
Musician Slain In 'Sickening' NJ Shooting That Left Roomie Critical Had Big Instagram Presence Shock and sadness spread on Friday, April 15 following a double shooting that left a beloved 27-year-old musician dead. Maurice Kobassic —who went by Millah Mack as an artist — posted videos of himself partying to his Instagram story in the hours before he was shot and killed near the entrance of the Fox Meadow Apartment Complex off Route 73 in Maple Shade with a gunshot wound around 3:30 a.m.  Kobassic was pronounced dead at the scene while his 26-year-old roommate was hospitalized in critical condition, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. An autopsy will be performed by Bur…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
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New York Kayaker Mourned After Death During Nor'easter New York Kayaker Mourned After Death During Nor'easter
New York Kayaker Mourned After Death During Nor'easter Memorial services have been scheduled to honor the life of a Westchester County man who died after a powerful Nor'easter rolled in while he was kayaking on the Long Island Sound. Laurence Broderick, age 45, of Scarsdale, was reported overdue by his family on Tuesday, Oct. 26, after he left Hempstead en route to Mamamronek in his kayak at about 9 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 25, authorities reported.  He was found unresponsive by the US Coast Guard on Tuesday afternoon, and he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. A visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday, Nov…

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by Nicole Valinote