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North Jersey Native, Academic Administrator Dies After Yearlong Cancer Battle, 30 North Jersey Native, Academic Administrator Dies After Yearlong Cancer Battle, 30
North Jersey Native, Academic Administrator Dies After Yearlong Cancer Battle, 30 North Jersey native and New York City academic administrator Abigail Mae Rollenhagen died on Friday, July 7 after a courageous yearlong battle with cancer. She was 30. Born in Summit, Abigail graduated from the graduate of the Oak Knoll School before earning her bachelor’s degree at High Point University with a dual Master’s Degree in Childhood and Special Education at NYU, her obituary says. She worked as an academic administrator and teacher at Promise Academy at Harlem Children’s Zone. Known for her outgoing spirit and endless positivity, Abigail “was at the center of any gathering…

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by Valerie Musson
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Former Arts Foundation Director, Devoted North Jersey Mother Hillary Cooper-Piputtana Dies, 47 Former Arts Foundation Director, Devoted North Jersey Mother Hillary Cooper-Piputtana Dies, 47
Former Arts Foundation Director, Devoted North Jersey Mother Hillary Cooper-Piputtana Dies, 47 Condolences and heartfelt tributes are pouring in for Hillary Catherine Cooper-Piputtana, the former events director of an arts foundation and a devoted mother who died at her Bernardsville home on Sunday, June 11 aged 47. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Hillary was raised in Westfield and experienced many years in New York City before settling in Bernardsville in 2018, her obituary says. Hillary graduated from Kent Place School in Summit and New York University, where she earned a BA in sociology. She worked as the Manager, Artist Development for Island Records at Island Def Jam Music Group in …

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by Valerie Musson
News
Runner Who Died At Brooklyn Half Marathon Was Impactful Psychologist Runner Who Died At Brooklyn Half Marathon Was Impactful Psychologist
Runner Who Died At Brooklyn Half Marathon Was Impactful Psychologist The 30-year-old runner who died at the finish line of the Brooklyn Half Marathon this weekend was an impactful psychologist who started his own firm. David Reichman was taken to Coney Island Hospital where he was pronounced dead, after collapsing around 9 a.m. upon the 13.1 mile race. "I cannot process this," one person wrote on a Facebook tribute by Chabad at Concordia. "David Reichman is one of the best." A licensed clinical social worker and psychologist, Reichman graduated from New York University and founded Field Trip Health, a Kips Bay-based mental health and psychotherapy company,…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Temple Grad, Resident Doctor Trina Wijangco Of NJ Dies, 27 Temple Grad, Resident Doctor Trina Wijangco Of NJ Dies, 27
Temple Grad, Resident Doctor Trina Wijangco Of NJ Dies, 27 A North Jersey native who recently earned her doctorate of medicine died at 27 years old. Trina Wijangco, M.D., passed away on Nov. 7. A cause of death was not made public. Trina graduated from Clifton High School (Class of 2012) and went on to earn her Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology from New York University, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2016, according to her obituary. She earned her doctorate of medicine from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in 2021 and was a resident doctor of internal medicine at the Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in New York City when sh…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Freelance Writer From NY Charged With Assaulting Fort Lee Police During Welfare Check Freelance Writer From NY Charged With Assaulting Fort Lee Police During Welfare Check
Freelance Writer From NY Charged With Assaulting Fort Lee Police During Welfare Check Fort Lee police were checking on the welfare of a man at a local high-rise when he assaulted them and was taken into custody, authorities said. Matthew D. Gilgoff, a 45-year-old freelance writer from Ulster County, NY, was alert and conscious but under the influence of drugs when officers found him on the floor at 2100 Linwood Avenue, Capt. Edward Young said. Gilgoff told both of them that they “will die tonight” and also “made a statement that was biased in nature,” Young said. He then kicked an officer and wrapped his legs around the officer’s in an attempt at a tackle, the captain said…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
NBC New York Reporter Katherine Creag Dies Suddenly At 47 NBC New York Reporter Katherine Creag Dies Suddenly At 47
NBC New York Reporter Katherine Creag Dies Suddenly At 47 A popular NBC New York reporter has died at age 47, the station announced. Katherine Creag, who was working as recently as Wednesday, Feb. 10, died unexpectedly later that night from unknown causes. 

“For 10 years Kat was one of our cornerstones, always willing to help in any situation, whether it was a colleague in need of a shift that needed to be covered,” WNBC’s Vice President of news, Amy Morris, said in an email to the staff this week. “She was thoughtful, funny, and relentless. And even on the toughest days, she was a bright light, quick with a kind word and a smile.” Born in the…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Teaneck NYU Freshman Among Thousands Demanding Refund For 'Subpar' Online Classes Teaneck NYU Freshman Among Thousands Demanding Refund For 'Subpar' Online Classes
Teaneck NYU Freshman Among Thousands Demanding Refund For 'Subpar' Online Classes A 19-year-old New York University freshman from Teaneck is among thousands of students asking for a refund on subpar online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic, reports say. The school did return a fractional refund for housing, meals and specific school/course-based fees, the New York Post reports. Still, students are demanding more. A Change.org petition calling for a partial tuition refund had garnered more than 12,000 signatures as of Tuesday afternoon. The petition needed an additional 3,000 to reach its goal. “The fact that school has transitioned to remote teaching means that we s…

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by Valerie Musson