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One Of NJ's Richest Residents, Mediacom Founder Rocco Commisso Dies At 76
Rocco B. Commisso, one of New Jersey’s richest residents and the billionaire founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Mediacom Communications, has died at age 76, the corporation announced in a statement that also ran as his obituary on the Vander Plaat Vermeulen Memorial Home website.
Commisso, of Saddle River, NJ, was listed on the Forbes 400 and had a reported net worth of $5.6 billion in 2025, according to Forbes. He was widely regarded as one of the most successful Italian immigrant entrepreneurs in the nation’s history, Mediacom said.
Born in 1949 in Marina di G…
Nearly $100K Raised For Widow After Princeton High School Teacher Husband's Death
Nearly $100,000 has been raised for the wife and children of Jay Pikul, a Pennsylvania father and New Jersey high school business teacher who loved ones say suffered a heart attack after a car crash earlier this month.
Pikul, of Newtown, PA, died Monday, Jan. 12, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, according to his obituary published by the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home. He was 51.
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An Avenel, NJ native, Pikul was married to Dana Marie Pikul, whom he met shortly after graduating college, according to the obituary. In addition to…
Linda Callahan, Wife Of Retired Njsp Colonel, Dies Weeks After His Retirement
Linda Callahan, the wife of former New Jersey State Police Superintendent Colonel Patrick Callahan, died Monday, Jan. 12, just weeks after her husband’s retirement, according to her obituary shared by Cochran Funeral Home.
A nurse, mother, and grandmother known for her deep faith and lifelong service to others, Callahan died at home surrounded by her family, funeral home officials said. She was 57.
Callahan was a graduate of Mount Olive High School and earned her Associate of Science degree in nursing from the County College of Morris, which led to her career as a registered nurse, accordin…
KPMG Director, NJ Dad Of Two Kenneth McLawhorn Dies Suddenly, 35
Kenneth McLawhorn, a 35-year-old South Jersey resident, died on Monday, Jan. 5, according to his obituary from the Egizi Funeral Home website.
McLawhorn is survived by his wife, Andriana, whom he met while attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, his obituary reads. He spent 11 years working at KPMG, according to his obituary. His LinkedIn shows he was a consulting director operating out of Philadelphia.
He is also survived by his children, Jackson and Camille, his parents, Kenneth and Tonya, his siblings, Janna, John and Tyndall and his grandparents, Henry, Lana…
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…
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…
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…
Volunteer Firefighter Michael Yanoschak, Toms River Native, Dies At 36
Toms River Michael Yanoschak died on Saturday, Nov. 15, after battling leukemia, according to his obituary from the Wimberg Funeral Home website. He was 36 years old.
Yanoschak, a volunteer firefighter for the Pleasant Plains Fire Department, was devoted to honoring veterans, police ,and first responders, and opened One Nation Est. 1176 in Smithville, where he lived, his obituary reads.
Yanoschak is survived by his parents Lisa and David, his siblings David and Ana and numerous other family members and friends, according to his obituary.
A funeral will be held Thursday, Nov. 20 at 11 a.m. …
