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Beloved Ridgewood Native, 26, Dies In PA Crash
Sensei, astronomer, photographer and more, Michael Capurso was a man of many talents, gifts and pursuits.
A memorial service is scheduled next weekend for the popular Ridgewood native, who was killed in a crash last week in Pennsylvania.
Capurso, 26, was behind the wheel of a Subaru SUV that slid off the road into a tree and burst into flames near his Shohola, PA home around 11 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, friends said.
Capurso had taught class that night at the Ridgewood Karate Academy, where he was a head instructor, friends said.
"Michael was an incredible teacher and mentor to hundreds of ki…
Larry Burdett, Ex-Chief And Longtime Member Of The Verona FD, Dies
Larry Burdett, who followed in his father’s footsteps and served as a firefighter in Verona for decades, has died, the township’s fire department said Thursday.
Burdett, who celebrated a birthday Thursday, failed to show up for work, first responders told Daily Voice. He was found at home by police sent on a welfare check.
A lifelong Verona resident, Burdett attended F.N. Brown and H.B. Whitehorne schools before graduating from Verona High School in 1969, according to his bio on the Old Verona web page. He was also an Eagle Scout with Troop 5.
Burdett joined the Verona Auxiliary Fire De…
