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Support Surges For Family After Death Of Devoted Dad, Phillipsburg Public Works Employee, 44 Support Surges For Family After Death Of Devoted Dad, Phillipsburg Public Works Employee, 44
Support Surges For Family After Death Of Devoted Dad, Phillipsburg Public Works Employee, 44 Support is on the rise for the family of devoted father and Phillipsburg Public Works employee Kevin Johnson, who died at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono on Tuesday, Aug. 30 at the age of 44. Born in Hackettstown, Kevin had been employed with the Department of Public Works with the Town of Phillipsburg, his obituary says. Kevin was known for his love of youth sports and had spent time as a coach with Steele Hill and Firthtown, according to his memorial. He also loved the Philadelphia Eagles. Above all, Kevin was a dedicated family man who embraced his role as a loving father to his wife, Sta…

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
Support Surges For Family Of Beloved Sussex County Dad, Air Force Vet Killed Crossing Route 23 Support Surges For Family Of Beloved Sussex County Dad, Air Force Vet Killed Crossing Route 23
Support Surges For Family Of Beloved Sussex County Dad, Air Force Vet Killed Crossing Route 23 Support is skyrocketing for the family of a beloved Sussex County father and Air Force veteran who was hit and killed by a car while crossing Route 23 on Monday. Robert Lee “Bobby” Baker, 57, was fatally struck while crossing the road in front of Granny's Pancake House & Grill in Hamburg around 6:15 a.m., NJHerald reports citing Police Lt. Jason Tangorra. Baker, a lifelong Sussex County resident and beloved father, brother and uncle, graduated from Sussex Tech in 1982 before enlisting in the United States Air Force, according to a GoFundMe started for his memorial expenses. Baker was r…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Colleagues Remember 'Selfless' Carlstadt Motorcyclist Killed In Parkway Crash Colleagues Remember 'Selfless' Carlstadt Motorcyclist Killed In Parkway Crash
Colleagues Remember 'Selfless' Carlstadt Motorcyclist Killed In Parkway Crash Colleagues and friends remembered a 38-year-old motorcyclist from Carlstadt killed in a crash on the Garden State Parkway as selfless and warm-hearted. Devin Flores was headed northbound in the local lanes when he struck the back of a Subaru Legacy and overturned at milepost 116 around 12:40 p.m. Sunday, New Jersey State Police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. More than $3,100 had been raised in memory of Flores on a GoFundMe launched by a coworker at the Devoe Group, a Montclair-based real estate company, as of Monday. "Devin Flores touched the lives of everyone he came in conta…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Belleville Man On Heroin Who Killed Pregnant Mom Gets Decade Behind Bars Belleville Man On Heroin Who Killed Pregnant Mom Gets Decade Behind Bars
Belleville Man On Heroin Who Killed Pregnant Mom Gets Decade Behind Bars A Belleville man who was high on heroin when he fatally struck a 34-year-old pregnant Verona mom with his car will be spending 10 years behind bars. Anthony Casale Jr., 27, was sentenced Friday in Essex County Superior Court, NorthJersey.com reports. Casale was behind the wheel of his white Mitsubishi when he struck Megan Longo Villanella -- who was seven months pregnant -- and her brother Derek Longo on a Lakeside Avenue sidewalk in March 2017. Megan and her husband of nine years, Jim Villanella, were two months away from welcoming their second daughter into the world. The couple moved t…

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by Cecilia Levine