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Popular Bergen County Youth Sports Coach, Dad To Newborn Mike Burns Dies After Bicycle Ride, 37 Popular Bergen County Youth Sports Coach, Dad To Newborn Mike Burns Dies After Bicycle Ride, 37
Popular Bergen County Youth Sports Coach, Dad To Newborn Mike Burns Dies After Bicycle Ride, 37 Shock and sadness spread following the death of 37-year-old Michael Burns, a well-respected youth sports coach and father of two. According to his obituary, Mike died unexpectedly on a bicycle ride Sunday, March 3.  A member of the Ironworkers Union, Local 11 Mike "loved the challenges of his job, especially the thrill of working on structures from very great heights," his obituary reads. He was outspoken and "always tried to push his own personal limits." "Wrestling was his lifelong passion, and he trained his body, mind and spirit with diligence and devotion to the art and skills of…
RESPECTS: Visiting Hours Today (Sunday), Funeral Monday For New Milford High School Senior RESPECTS: Visiting Hours Today (Sunday), Funeral Monday For New Milford High School Senior
Respects: Visiting Hours Today (Sunday), Funeral Monday For New Milford High School Senior UPDATE: Visiting hours are scheduled from 4-8 p.m. Sunday followed by a 10 a.m. funeral service on Monday for an 18-year-old New Milford High School senior who drowned trying to help a group of local kids. Both the April 25 service and visitation for Clinten Ajit the day before are at St. Peter's Mar Thoma Church, 56 Ridgewood Road in Washington Township: (201) 837-2200. The service will be followed by interment in Westwood Cemetery, 23 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood: (201) 664-7161. Ajit was born in Niranam, Kerala, India on Jan. 22, 2004. He emigrated to the U.S. with his family in Septembe…
GoFundMe Established For Family Of Drowned New Milford HS Student GoFundMe Established For Family Of Drowned New Milford HS Student
GoFundMe Established For Family Of Drowned New Milford HS Student UPDATE: Visiting hours are scheduled from 4-8 p.m. Sunday followed by a 10 a.m. funeral service on Monday for an 18-year-old New Milford High School senior who drowned trying to help a group of local kids. The April 25 service and visitation for Clinten Ajit the day before are both at St. Peter's Mar Thoma Church, 56 Ridgewood Road in Washington Township: (201) 837-2200. The service will be followed by interment in Westwood Cemetery, 23 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood: (201) 664-7161. Ajit was born in Niranam, Kerala, India on Jan. 22, 2004. He emigrated to the U.S. with his family in Septemb…
UPDATE: New Milford High School Student Drowned Trying To Retrieve Ball For Soccer Players UPDATE: New Milford High School Student Drowned Trying To Retrieve Ball For Soccer Players
Update: New Milford High School Student Drowned Trying To Retrieve Ball For Soccer Players UPDATE: The body of a New Milford High School senior was removed from a borough pond hours after what witnesses said was a tragic accident. Clinten Ajit, 18, was doing a good deed when he went into the Hard Castle Pond behind the Dorchester Manor Apartments near the borough athletic fields around 7:15 p.m. Friday, April 22. "Some kids accidentally kicked a soccer ball in the water and [he] said he would get it for them," a responder said after police spoke with witnesses. "He didn't know how to swim and never came back up." Responding officers found Ajit's shoes on the bank, the ball floa…
UPDATE: Body Of Drowned New Milford High School Student Pulled From Pond UPDATE: Body Of Drowned New Milford High School Student Pulled From Pond
Update: Body Of Drowned New Milford High School Student Pulled From Pond UPDATE: The body of a New Milford High School senior was removed from a borough pond hours after what witnesses said was a tragic accident. Clinten Ajit, 18, was apparently doing a good deed when he went into the Hard Castle Pond behind the Dorchester Manor Apartments near the borough athletic fields around 7:15 p.m. Friday, April 22. "Some kids accidentally kicked a soccer ball in the water and [he] said he would get it for them," a responder said after police spoke with witnesses. "He didn't know how to swim and never came back up." Responding officers found Ajit's shoes on the bank, th…
John Halsell Of Westwood, 43, Was 'Angel On Earth' John Halsell Of Westwood, 43, Was 'Angel On Earth'
John Halsell Of Westwood, 43, Was 'Angel On Earth' Westwood native John Lamar Halsell died on April 25. He was 43 years old. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Halsell grew up in Westwood where he attended Berkley Elementary School and Westwood High School (class of 1993), his obituary says. He graduated with honors from the University of Hartford with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. He played baseball and was president of his fraternity, Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE).  John married Miriam Johnson on June 23, 2007 and raised their two children, Chase (10) and Carter (8) in Bloomfield, N.J. He had been working as a business development execut…
Former New Milford Salon Owner Donna Salomone, 73, Of Westwood: 'Beautiful Inside And Out' Former New Milford Salon Owner Donna Salomone, 73, Of Westwood: 'Beautiful Inside And Out'
Former New Milford Salon Owner Donna Salomone, 73, Of Westwood: 'Beautiful Inside And Out' “When someone dies, people always say how good they were, how nice, etc,” Liz Sciarretta Cammarano wrote of her aunt, Donna M. Salomone of Westwood, who died Tuesday at 73. “In this case, it is the purest of truth.” Many knew Salomone from when she owned and operated Arthur Angelo’s Hair Salon in New Milford. “She made me laugh through the craziest times,” former co-worker Sandra Theriaque wrote. “She touched a lot of people.” Salomone was “truly one of those people [who] deserve all the compliments -- beautiful inside and out.” Yvonne McKenzie Franklin added. “Funny sense of humor, a…
Nicholas Pistone, 36, Of Fair Lawn Dies Nicholas Pistone, 36, Of Fair Lawn Dies
Nicholas Pistone, 36, Of Fair Lawn Dies Nicholas Pistone of Fair Lawn died on March 9. He was 36 years old. A River Vale native, Nicholas loved playing baseball in the River Vale American Legion Baseball League and had a strong passion and talent for writing and producing music.  He had a compassionate heart for his family and will be deeply missed.  Visitation will be Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Becker Funeral Home in Westwood. A celebration of his life will be Friday at 11 a.m., with interment at Westwood Cemetery to follow. He is predeceased by his father, Joseph Biagio Pistone. Nicholas is survived by …