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Penn Police Officer, NJ Native Dad Tomasz Czarnuszewicz Dies At 34
A University of Pennsylvania police officer, father, and New Jersey native has died, leaving behind a young daughter and a community shaped by his years of public service.
Tomasz Andrzej Czarnuszewicz, 34, died on Saturday, Dec. 13, in Hopewell, New Jersey, according to J. Allen Hooper Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services.
Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Czarnuszewicz spent his life committed to protecting others, building a career in public safety that spanned multiple agencies. He began working as a security officer at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia before serving as a corrections …
Sudden Death Of 22-Year-Old NJ Woman Spreads Sadness
Gabrielle Haines of Gloucester County died unexpectedly in her sleep on Friday, Dec. 12, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched to aid her family. She was 22 years old.
The campaign founder, Nicole Harned, described Gabrielle as “fun-loving, strong-minded, and adventurous,” adding that she embraced life “with courage, creativity, and an open heart.”
“She had a deep passion for baking and art, pouring love and expression into everything she created,” Harned wrote. “Her presence brought light, laughter, and warmth to those lucky enough to know her.”
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Gabrielle was…
Community Mourns Salem County Woman Struck, Killed By Car
Jaye Pollard, a 29-year-old Penns Grove woman, was killed after she was hit by a car on Wednesday, Dec. 10, according to a fundraiser set up to support her family.
At 6 p.m., police responded to North Virginia Avenue near East Main Street and found Pollard lying in the roadway, Jeffrey Barile, a spokesman with the Salem County Prosecutor's Office told NJ.com.
Pollard was transported to a nearby hospital in Delaware where she was pronounced dead, Barile said to NJ.com.
"Jaye was more than just a daughter, sister, friend, and mother — she was a light to everyone who knew her," York Gross, w…
Services Set For Woodbridge Officer, SWAT Member Killed In Carteret Crash
Funeral services have been finalized for Michael Tenpenny, the Woodbridge police officer who was killed in a motor vehicle crash in Carteret last week.
Tenpenny, 31, a patrol officer with the Woodbridge Township Police Department, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, following a crash involving a pickup truck and a tractor-trailer in Carteret, authorities confirmed. Additional details about the crash have not been released.
An Iselin native, Tenpenny joined the Woodbridge Police Department in 2018 and served in the Patrol Division, where he was also a member of the department’s SWAT Team, according to his…
Trenton City Employee Mourns Rapper Son
Liz Frink, who has worked for the City of Trenton for 20 years, is mourning the loss of her son, rapper Breyon Fink, a.k.a. Almighty BreSki
A fundraiser has been launched for Fink, as she is faced is with arranging her son's burial and caring for her grandchildren, Jordan and Anylah.
Fink is "always going above and beyond for those around her," Wes Bridges, who organized the fundraiser said. "She is not only an incredible colleague but someone who has made a positive impact on our community city governance."
As of Wednesday, Nov. 26, more than $4,210 has been raised.
On Thursday…
Death Of NJ High School Senior, 17, Spreads Shock
Shock and sadness spread following the death of a 17-year-old high school senior in New Jersey.
Tristan M. Baluski died Saturday, Nov. 15, at his Forked River home, according to his obituary on the Riggs Funeral Home website.
A GoFundMe for the family has raised $20,000 as of Saturday, Nov. 22, organized by Dorothie Bonfoti.
Tristan was a senior at Lacey Township High School and Ocean County Vocational Technical School, where he studied welding, his obituary reads. He worked as a fabricator for Sea Machine in Bayville.
"He loved to be outside; you could find him driving dow…
PA Man 'Big Uncle Logan' Killed In Route 47 Crash
Logan Young, a 27-year-old Pennsylvania man was killed in a crash on Route 47 in Cape May County Sunday, Nov. 16, authorities said.
At 5:23 a.m., troopers responded to Route 47 south in Dennis Township after Young's Ford pickup truck crossed over the centerline, ran off the roadway to the left and struck a CAT TL642 construction vehicle, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.
Young, a Sellersville resident, was pronounced dead at the scene, Postorino said.
Born in Cape May Court House, Young graduated Cape Regional High School in 2015, according to hi…
Princeton Doctoral Student Maria Bowling Dies At 26
Maria Bowling, a 26-year-old first-year doctoral candidate at Princeton University died Sunday, Nov. 9, the university announced.
Bowling, an Angola native, was studying history of her country, with a focus on the Angolan borderlands and the history and politics of language and nation-building in southern Africa, the university said.
Fluent in Portuegese,French and English, Bowling earned her bachelor’s degree in international relations and an MA in politics at Sorbonne University in Paris.
She is survived by her husband, Tanner, her parents, Crisostomo and Rosario, her sis…
Christina Ruff, Jefferson Hospital Associate Director, Devoted Wife And Mom Of Two, Dies At 45
The Blackwood community is mourning the loss of Christina "Chrissy" M. Ruff (née Lubowsky), who passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 4, according to her obituary from Earle Funeral Home. She was 45 years old.
Born Aug. 6, 1980, in the Bronx, NY, to Judith and Cary Lubowsky, and Ruff grew up in Washington Township, alongside her sister Samantha, her obituary says. She was married to Michael James Ruff, sharing 14 years of marriage, and mom to Gavin and Vincent, who were the lights of her life, her obituary continues.
A 1998 graduate of Washington Township High School, Ruff earned…
