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TRIBUTE: Elizabeth Community Mourns Loss Of Kevin Goldsmith, 17 TRIBUTE: Elizabeth Community Mourns Loss Of Kevin Goldsmith, 17
Tribute: Elizabeth Community Mourns Loss Of Kevin Goldsmith, 17 Musician. Athlete. Gentleman.  This is how lifelong Elizabeth resident Kevin Goldsmith was being remembered. Kevin died due to complications of Leukemia treatments on May 24, 2021. He was 17 years old. More than $23,500 had been raised as of Wednesday morning on a GoFundMe in Kevin's memory, launched by his dad, Joel Goldsmith. Kevin was a junior at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy and planned on studying electrical engineering after high school, his obituary says. He started playing baseball young in Elizabeth's Little League program, then area travel teams and clubs, then his sc…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Matthew Toriello Of Westfield, 34, 'Rock-Star Uncle' Who Battled Addiction Matthew Toriello Of Westfield, 34, 'Rock-Star Uncle' Who Battled Addiction
Matthew Toriello Of Westfield, 34, 'Rock-Star Uncle' Who Battled Addiction Matthew T. Toriello, a lifelong Westfield resident, died Sunday. He was 34 years old. Family specifically requested that the circumstances of his death be shared with the public so others might feel less alone in their struggle. Matthew had been battling an addiction to opioids and was celebrating nine months of sobriety, during which he demonstrated strength and courage daily, loved ones said. "Then one day, very suddenly, he was not strong enough. Matt lost his battle early Sunday morning," loved ones wrote. He is survived by parents John and Marilyn Toriello; sisters Kristen and Suz…

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by Paul Milo