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Death Of Passionate North Jersey Music Teacher At 38 Prompts Outpour Of Scholarship Donations Death Of Passionate North Jersey Music Teacher At 38 Prompts Outpour Of Scholarship Donations
Death Of Passionate North Jersey Music Teacher At 38 Prompts Outpour Of Scholarship Donations Scholarship funds and tributes are pouring in on behalf of a passionate North Jersey music teacher and mother following her tragic passing at age 38. Meredith Sullivan Boyan, of New Vernon, died Thursday, August 10, leaving a legacy of “strength and courage,” her obituary says. Born in New Brunswick, Meredith was raised in Somerville and attended Somerville High School, where she participated in jazz, concert, and marching bands, as well as theater, and chorus before graduating in 2003. She went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in music education from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Ru…

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by Valerie Musson
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Longtime Coach, Athlete Nicknamed 'Flash' Memorialized With Perth Amboy Scholarship Longtime Coach, Athlete Nicknamed 'Flash' Memorialized With Perth Amboy Scholarship
Longtime Coach, Athlete Nicknamed 'Flash' Memorialized With Perth Amboy Scholarship A longtime area coach and athlete is being remembered with the creation of a local scholarship. The late Tyrone Fashaw, 68, attended Perth Amboy High School where he excelled as a three-sport student-athlete. He was a natural at most sports, so much so that he was given the nickname, "Flash" for his above-average speed, according to Kenneth Ortiz, who organized this GoFundMe page. After graduating from Perth Amboy High School in 1972, Tyrone attended Bloomfield College, where he was a member of the football and baseball teams. A few years after graduating college, Tyrone was hired as a bil…

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by Jon Craig
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West Caldwell Baseball Player Bryan Norton Dies Suddenly, 24 West Caldwell Baseball Player Bryan Norton Dies Suddenly, 24
West Caldwell Baseball Player Bryan Norton Dies Suddenly, 24 Lifelong West Caldwell resident Bryan Norton died suddenly on Monday, July 11. He was 24 years old. Bryan graduated from James Caldwell High School in 2016, where he played varsity baseball and football. and Caldwell University in 2020, having earned his bachelor's degree in sports management, his obituary says. He landed his dream job working as a partnership activation coordinator for Major League Baseball, and previously worked for the New Jersey Devils and the New York Yankees. A GoFundMe page was launched to create a scholarship in Bryan's name. Bryan is survived by his parents;…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Morris County Native, ‘Incredible Light’ Dies After Battle With Brain Tumor, 33 Morris County Native, ‘Incredible Light’ Dies After Battle With Brain Tumor, 33
Morris County Native, ‘Incredible Light’ Dies After Battle With Brain Tumor, 33 Morris County native Brian J. Dodgson died at Overlook Medical Center on Thursday, May 12 after battling a brain tumor. He was 33. Born in Denville, Brian grew up in Madison, his obituary says. Brian worked as a dedicated dog walker for Wonder Dog in Summit. He was remembered as a craft beer fan and fierce music lover. Meanwhile, more than $4,500 had been raised on GoFundMe for the creation of a scholarship in Brian’s honor at the County College of Morris. “We lost an incredible light the other day,” reads the fundraiser, launched by Caitlin Duffy. “Brian ‘Pork’ Dodgson was the best of u…

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by Valerie Musson
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Stray Bullet Kills Paterson Teen Carrying In His Grandmother's Groceries Stray Bullet Kills Paterson Teen Carrying In His Grandmother's Groceries
Stray Bullet Kills Paterson Teen Carrying In His Grandmother's Groceries UPDATE: A college-bound Paterson teen was carrying in his grandmother's groceries when he was struck and killed by a stray bullet outside the family's home, loved ones said.  Robert Cuadra, 18, was hit when someone fired no fewer than 16 rounds on Godwin Avenue between Carroll Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, police said. Responding officers found the mortally wounded teen on the sidewalk in front of his house, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. An ambulance took Cuadra to St. Josep…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Devastated:' North Jersey Native, Aspiring Policeman Gunnar Bigley Dies Suddenly At 19 'Devastated:' North Jersey Native, Aspiring Policeman Gunnar Bigley Dies Suddenly At 19
'Devastated:' North Jersey Native, Aspiring Policeman Gunnar Bigley Dies Suddenly At 19 North Jersey native and aspiring police officer Gunnar Jeffrey Bigley died suddenly at Morristown Memorial Hospital on Sept. 23. He was 19. Born in Denville, Bigley worked as a parts delivery driver for Family Ford in Netcong and lived in Andover, his obituary says.  Gunnar was known for his passion for anything with a motor, from riding four-wheelers and dirt bikes to owning his very own Chevy Duramax truck. Above all, Bigley was remembered for his kind-hearted soul and for the one-of-a-kind bond he shared with his loving mother, Donna Hamilton Bigley. “He wanted nothing more than to ma…

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by Valerie Musson
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Scholarship Fund Launched In Honor Of Morris County Man, 19, Killed In Jersey Shore Boat Crash Scholarship Fund Launched In Honor Of Morris County Man, 19, Killed In Jersey Shore Boat Crash
Scholarship Fund Launched In Honor Of Morris County Man, 19, Killed In Jersey Shore Boat Crash The graduating classmates of the 19-year-old Morris County man killed in a Jersey Shore boat crash have created a scholarship fund dedicated to honoring their late friend and peer. Corey Molinari, of Whippany, was thrown from a pontoon boat after the vessel struck a marker near the Route 37 bridge in Barnegat Bay around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, authorities said. He was airlifted to Jersey Shore Medical Center with serious injuries and later died. Four others suffered non life-threatening injuries in the crash. A GoFundMe launched collectively by the Whippany Park Class of 2020 has raised mo…

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by Valerie Musson
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Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K
Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K A high school senior and Taco Bell employee in Cumberland County won the national Taco Bell scholarship contest, according to the company’s foundation’s website. Emma Seibert, of Enola works at the Taco Bell on Market Place Way and earlier this week she find out that she won the biggest scholarship her employer offers. Her $25,000 scholarship will help cover her tuition at John Hopkins University where she plans to study nursing. Taco Bell employees between the ages of 16 and 26 were eligible to apply and over 10,000 did, sharing their passions--mostly their future college majors-- in a tw…

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by Jillian Pikora