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Going Gets Extremely Rough For Woman Whose Mom, Fiancé Died In South Hackensack House Fire Going Gets Extremely Rough For Woman Whose Mom, Fiancé Died In South Hackensack House Fire
Going Gets Extremely Rough For Woman Whose Mom, Fiancé Died In South Hackensack House Fire A South Hackensack woman whose mother and fiancé were killed in an overnight house fire late last spring says she, her dad and her son are having trouble putting their lives back together. "The insurance company gave us a place to stay for a year but we are struggling to get food, hygiene products and other means we need," Giuseppina Savino told Daily Voice. "We don't have a vehicle and can't get anywhere, as it was damaged in the fire. "We lost everything we own." The June 10 fire broke out in the rear of the 1½-story home on Agar Place shortly after 3 a.m. and instantly spread, respond…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Essex County Natives Mourn Baby Boy Who Climbed Into Pool, Drowned Essex County Natives Mourn Baby Boy Who Climbed Into Pool, Drowned
Essex County Natives Mourn Baby Boy Who Climbed Into Pool, Drowned The community is coming together in support of North Jersey parents who lost their 15-month-old son Devon suddenly on Saturday. More than $4,100 had been raised for Sean and Jill Williams on a GoFundMe launched by Robin DeLorenzo as of Monday morning. Sean, a West Orange native and Montclair High School graduate, and his wife Jill, formerly of Cedar Grove, own Solstice Cafe in Hopatcong. Authorities say the child climbed the ladder at an above-ground pool while he was in the yard with family, News 12 New Jersey reported. The pool was not covered. Authorities don't expect to file charges…

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by Cecilia Levine
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10th US Victim ID'd In Crash That Killed Five Members Of Area Family 10th US Victim ID'd In Crash That Killed Five Members Of Area Family
10th US Victim ID'd In Crash That Killed Five Members Of Area Family The 10th American fatality in a crash that claimed the lives of 12, including all five members of a Westchester family on Sunday afternoon in northwestern Costa Rica has been identified. The final U.S. citizen killed was Amanda Geissler, a trip leader of the Backroads Active Travel Company, said company spokeswoman Liz Einbinder. Geissler, a Utah native, was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The 33-year-old Geissler had been working with Backroads since May. The five victims from the Scarsdale family were 50-year-old Bruce Steinberg, 51-year-old Irene Steinberg and their …

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by Joe Lombardi