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Funeral Service Scheduled For William Hennecke, 32, Of Fair Lawn
A funeral service is scheduled this week for 32-year-old Fair Lawn native William "Billy" Hennecke. Hennecke was graduated from Fair Lawn High School and Bergen County Tech, where he studied carpentry, his obituary says. He went on to work as an irrigation technician for Garden State Irrigation and Lighting. In his free time, he enjoyed fishing in local lakes and rivers and riding dirt bikes with family and friends. Hennecke, who died in a tragic Thanksgiving Day accident, is survived by his parents Hans and Eileen. He also leaves his sisters, Maureen Flax and her husb…
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Donations Surge For Morris County Family Left With Nothing After Explosive Electric Panel Fire
Donations are quickly rising for a Morris County family left with nothing after an electrical panel exploded, caught fire, and destroyed their home over the weekend. The blaze broke out in Roxbury before dawn on Saturday, April 29, according to a GoFundMe launched by Karl Weiss, brother-in-law of the victims, Joe and Claire Weiss. “A primary electrical line fell off a pole and contacted a nearby secondary line, sending high voltage surging throughout Joe and Claire’s house,” writes Karl. “Many wires inside the walls caught fire and the electrical panel exploded.” While Joe and Claire’s qu…
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Morris County Native, Devoted Mom Of 2 Dies Suddenly At Age 29
Morris County native and devoted mother of two young children Ashley Benway died unexpectedly on Friday, April 22. She was 29. Born in Morristown, Ashley grew up in Madison, where she graduated from high school in 2012, her obituary says. Ashley had worked as a cashier at ShopRite in Chatham for four years, according to her memorial. Ashley was known for embracing her role as a caring and devoted mother to her two young children, Damon Grosse and Davina Grosse. In addition to her children, Ashley leaves behind her loving mother, Sharon Benway; her brothers, Justin Benway and his wife Ama…
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Lehigh Valley Native Dies After Car Accident, 47
Lehigh Valley native and beloved son Michael Scott Grys died suddenly from car accident injuries on Tuesday, March 29. He was 47. A Bethlehem native, Grys was known for his love for family and volunteering, his obituary says. Grys was also remembered for loving to cheer on the Philadelphia Eagles and listening to Carrie Underwood, his memorial says. “Michael touched a lot of people throughout his life and that is how he will be remembered,” reads his obituary. “He will be dearly missed by so many.” Grys leaves behind his loving mother, Maria Popowycz; brother, Christopher (Elizabeth) Grys…
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Support Rises For Victims Displaced In Hunterdon County Apartment Fire Days Before Thanksgiving
Community members throughout Hunterdon County are coming together to support the numerous victims of a fire that ravaged a local apartment complex just three days before Thanksgiving. The 3-alarm blaze broke out in the Hunter Hills complex on North Main Street and damaged a dozen apartments, displacing several families, authorities said. Meanwhile, one resident was airlifted to a local hospital for treatment of serious burns. Community members interested in assisting displaced and injured residents have several ways to contribute, borough officials said. “Donations of cash and gift cards…
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NJ Man Admits Hatching $400,000 Homeless GoFundMe Scam
The mastermind of a GoFundMe scheme that conned 14,000 donors across the country out of $400,000 to purportedly benefit a homeless veteran admitted in federal court in New Jersey on Monday that he and his ex-girlfriend pocketed most of the money. Mark D’Amico, 42, formerly of Bordentown, admitted concocting a bogus feel-good story about the supposed victim coming to the rescue of Katelyn McClure after she ran out of gas on Route 95 on her way home to New Jersey from Philadelphia. Both McClure and the homeless man, Johnny Bobbitt Jr., were in on the scheme, authorities said. Together, D’Am…
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Bergenfield Family Routed By Fire
Everyone got out OK but a Bergenfield family lost everything in an early-morning fire on Friday, authorities said. The two-alarm blaze broke out on the second floor of the 2½-story home at North Prospect and Central avenues shortly before 6 a.m. It was knocked down within 45 minutes. Firefighters from Teaneck, Englewood, Dumont, New Milford, Demarest and Ridgefield Park provided mutual aid either at the scene or in coverage. The cause wasn't immediately determined. "The house is uninhabitable," Mayor Arvin Amatorio said. "No one was injured, but dealing with that type of disaster is ver…
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Sussex County High School Senior Rylee Crouch Dies, 18
High school senior and lifelong Sussex County resident Rylee Clare Crouch died at home on Friday, April 2. She was 18. Crouch was born in Denville, her obituary says. She lived in Hopatcong and was in her senior year at Hopatcong High School. Crouch loved to go camping and spend time with her family and close friends, her memorial says. She is predeceased by paternal grandmother, Mary Ellen Crouch, as well as her maternal grandfather, Raymond Bruder. Crouch is survived by her mother, Lori Harrison; father, Dan Crouch; stepfather, Chris Harrison; stepmother, Marianna Crouch; brother, Devon…
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NJ, NY, Feds Shut Down Sham Charity Operation That Scammed Donors Out Of Tens Of Millions
Kind-hearted donors in New Jersey and New York were scammed out of tens of millions of dollars by a telephone soliciting operation that claimed to raise money for homeless veterans, retired and disabled law enforcement officers, breast cancer survivors and others in need, authorities said Wednesday. A joint lawsuit filed by the state of New Jersey, the Federal Trade Commission and the attorneys general of New York, Minnesota and Virginia has permanently shut down the operation headed by Mark Gelvan, a telemarketing consultant who'd been banned for life from raising funds for charity more th…
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Local Students Donate PPE To Hunterdon Medical Center
One high school in Hunterdon County has donated several boxes of gloves and more than 1,600 surgical masks to a local medical center in the last week alone, reports say. Hunterdon Medical Center received 45 boxes of gloves and approximately 1,600 surgical masks from Hunterdon Central High School, where they had been stored as surplus supples from health offices throughout the district. The PPE supplies come as part of a statewide movement to donate critical medical gear to facilities in need. “Our community always comes together to face challenges,” said Hunterdon Central Superintendent Je…
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Linden Man With Special Needs, 26, Dies In Apartment Fire
A Linden man was killed in a two-alarm blaze that broke out at his apartment, authorities said. Cyril Spinks, 26, was inside of his second-floor McCandless Street apartment when the fire broke out around 8 p.m. Monday, authorities said. Affectionately known as "Chewy," Spinks -- formerly of Elizabeth -- had special needs and was being remembered as an "amazing soul." The 1400 block building's second floor was fully-engulfed in flames when firefighters and law enforcement officers arrived, Linden police said. Firefighters from Linden, Elizabeth, Rahway, Roselle Park, and Garwood battled th…
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