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NJ Woman Believed Killed By BF Dreamt Of Being Mother, Business Owner, Campaign Says
Victoria Lee, a Plainsboro woman who authorities believe was killed by her live-in boyfriend, is being remembered as a loud, free spirit.
Lee was found dead on Tuesday, Feb. 25, after going missing since January, the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office said. Rahim Johnson, who was charged with her murder, was living with Lee and was the last person to see her alive before she was reported missing, authorities said.
"Victoria's...laugh could fill any space she was in," wrote Gwenneth Kay, who organized a fundraiser for Lee's family.
As of Friday, March 7, the fundraiser has raise…
Matawan Pizza Genius, Aberdeen Chef Both Up For James Beard Awards
New Jersey’s food scene is sizzling with excitement as two chefs have snagged James Beard Award nominations.
Dan Richer, the mastermind behind Razza in Jersey City, and David Viana, the culinary genius at Lita in Aberdeen, are both up for Best Chef, Mid-Atlantic. There are a total of 10 nominees mainly from DC, Philadelphia, and Delaware.
Richer is no stranger to accolades. Born in Matawan, he ditched his college graduation for a plane ticket to Italy, where he fell in love with food and never looked back.
Since then, he’s turned Razza into a pizza powerhouse, earning a thr…
Legacy Of Freehold's Daniella Amato, 23, Continues Through Family's Campaign
Daniella Amato, a 23-year-old New Jersey native, died on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at home in Pennsylvania, her obituary on the Freeman Funeral Homes website says.
Daniella graduated from Allentown High School in 2019 and went on to study dietetics at West Chester University, her obituary says. She worked as a server at White Dog Café in Chester Springs, PA, and was a fitness enthusiast who loved to cook, was passionate about horses and dreamed of being an Olympic rider.
"Daniella’s big, beautiful personality, and sense of adventure, garnered a group of devoted friends, colleagues an…
NJ Navy Vet Who Received Pig Kidney Transplant, Heart Pump Dies After 47 Days
Lisa Pisano, the 54-year-old New Jersey resident and second-ever recipient of a pig kidney and mechanical heart, has died.
Pisano received the heart pump on April 4, and eight days later, got the pig's kidney. She lived with it for 47 days, as reported by the New York Times, before her death on Sunday, July 7.
Lisa Pisano.
NYU Langone Health
A U.S. Navy veteran and doting grandmother, Pisano was born in Lakewood but lived in Ocean Gate and Bayville, according to her obituary on the Mastapeter Memorial Home website.
Her obituary remembered her as a "hero to the medical communit…
