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'Sweet, Selfless, Always Smiling': Beloved North Jersey Educator Michael Carlucci, 57 'Sweet, Selfless, Always Smiling': Beloved North Jersey Educator Michael Carlucci, 57
'Sweet, Selfless, Always Smiling': Beloved North Jersey Educator Michael Carlucci, 57 A celebration of life for career North Jersey educator Michael Carlucci will be live-streamed later this week to what's expected to be an enormous audience. The beloved 57-year-old father of three from Verona had been swimming with his wife, Jeanene, and others on Saturday when he apparently was caught in a rip current generated by Hurricane Earl. His body was recovered after a 45-minute search. Carlucci’s funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. this Friday, Sept. 16 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit (36 Gould Street, Verona), where he was an active parishioner. MAP: Episcopal C…

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Paterson Native, Beloved Starbucks Manager Dies Paterson Native, Beloved Starbucks Manager Dies
Paterson Native, Beloved Starbucks Manager Dies A New Jersey community is mourning the loss of a beloved Starbucks manager. Stephanie Campfield died suddenly on Sept. 16 at 34 years old, loved ones announced on GoFundMe. A cause of death was not released. Campfield -- a mother of three -- managed Trenton's only Starbucks since it opened in 2017. She was remembered on the fundraiser as an integral part of the city. The Paterson native was known for organizing musical events that featured artists throughout the tri-state area, participating in park clean-ups, and coordinating toy drives, according to GoFundMe organizer and Campfield's s…

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by Nicole Acosta
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HEARTBREAK: Beloved Teaneck Couple Killed In Fire Were Pillars Of Church, Community HEARTBREAK: Beloved Teaneck Couple Killed In Fire Were Pillars Of Church, Community
Heartbreak: Beloved Teaneck Couple Killed In Fire Were Pillars Of Church, Community A community clutched faith Thursday as word spread of the deaths of a beloved Teaneck couple in an overnight house fire. Delton Brown, 32, and his wife, Amoya (Bennett) Brown, 29, were dedicated church-goers who served fellow worshippers as well as the greater community, said Winston Christian, pastor of the West Side (Pentecostal) Worship Center in Englewood. "I don't know what I'm going to do without them," Christian told reporters outside the Arlington Avenue home owned by Delton Brown's parents where the couple died before dawn. "They are that integral a part of our ministry here." Am…

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by Jerry DeMarco