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South Jersey Musician 'Adored By All' Seriously Injured By Car, Fundraiser Says
A beloved musician throughout South Jersey and the greater Philadelphia area was badly injured when he was struck by a car, according to a fundraising campaign. A GoFundMe page said Mark Yurkanin was rushed to Cooper University Hospital with serious injuries when he was hit on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Yurkanian lives in Collingswood, according to his Facebook profile. The GoFundMe had raised more than $26,000 from at least 398 donations as of Friday, Dec. 20. "Mark's music, smile, and loving nature have such a remarkable reach throughout the music community," wrote Alyssa Davidson, the …
Sports
Supporters Of Central Jersey HS Football Coach Battling Cancer Plan Drive-By Event
Freehold is rallying to support a beloved football coach and history teacher battling a rare and aggressive form of cancer. An event called "Coach Mac’s KO Cancer Drive By" will be held in the Freehold Township High School parking lot at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22. The drive-by was planned to show support for 44-year-old Brian McNamara as he undergoes heavy chemotherapy and radiation treatments. The special parade was organized by a close friend of McNamara's named Lenny. "Everyone has been asking to see Brian, but due to his current treatment schedule and health, this dr…
Police & Fire
Gang Members Convicted Of Killing Beloved South Jersey Teen With Autism, Prosecutors Say
Two Pemberton Township men were found guilty of murder in the 2021 killing of a Willingboro teen with autism, authorities said. A jury convicted 27-year-old Kavon Carter and 22-year-old Sylas Young on Tuesday, Dec. 17, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said in a news release. They were indicted in the death of 18-year-old Yahsinn "YaYa" Robinson. Willingboro police responded to Barrington Lane just before 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, Apr. 22, 2021. Robinson, a senior at Willingboro High School, was shot several times and pronounced dead at the scene. Investig…
Traffic
New Stop Signs Target Most Dangerous Intersections In Egg Harbor Township, Police Say
New four-way stop signs are being installed in Egg Harbor Township to improve safety at several high-risk intersections, including one that has seen multiple severe crashes, authorities said. The stop signs will be placed at key intersections and were aimed at reducing crashes, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department said in a Facebook post on Thursday, Dec. 13. The new traffic patterns will go into effect by the end of the week of Monday, Dec. 16. The new four-way stops will be at the intersections of Reega Avenue and Cates Road, West Jersey Avenue and Cates Road, and West…
Obituaries
Mother Who Loved 'Unconditionally' Identified As Pedestrian Killed In Jersey Shore Crash
A Union Beach woman who "lit up every room she entered" was struck by a vehicle and killed near a busy Hazlet intersection, according to a fundraising campaign. Tracey Ryan, 52, was identified as the pedestrian who died in the Route 36 crash, a Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson said on Wednesday, Dec. 11. The collision happened near the intersection with Union Avenue at around 7:49 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9. Paramedics rushed Ryan to the hospital and she was pronounced dead at 8:33 p.m. The vehicle's driver remained at the scene and was cooperating with investigators. A Go…
News
Daniel Penny Acquitted In Chokehold Death Of NJ Native Jordan Neely Aboard Subway Car
A New York ex-Marine was acquitted in the chokehold death of a New Jersey street artist aboard a Manhattan subway. Daniel Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely by a Manhattan jury on Monday, Dec. 9, following 20 hours of deliberations, CBS News reports. It came days after Judge Maxwell Wiley dismissed a manslaughter charge against Penny after jurors were unable to reach a verdict on the top count. The 26-year-old Penny, a Long Island resident from West Islip, had been accused of killing 30-year-old New Jersey native Jordan Neely aboard a …
Obituaries
NJ Wrestler-Turned-Coach Dies Suddenly At 32
Kristopher Rahn, 32, a dedicated wrestling coach and devoted family man originally from Haddonfield, New Jersey, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Dec. 3, leaving behind his wife, Loren, and their 3-month-old daughter, Mallory, family members said. Rahn began his wrestling journey at OLPH Elementary School in Maple Shade, New Jersey, under his uncle’s guidance. He excelled at Haddonfield High School and continued his career at Gannon University, where he pledged the Delta Chi Fraternity in 2012, according to the fraternity's official website. He later transferred to Baker University, earn…
Obituaries
Fox News Personality, Surgeon From New Jersey Dies At 45
A surgeon and Westchester County, NY native from New Jersey who became popular for her numerous television appearances has died after a battle with cancer. Kelly Powers, who was known for appearing on Fox News television programs like "Fox & Friends" and "The Willis Report," died on Sunday, Dec. 1 at the age of 45 after a battle with glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer. Born in Yonkers before later becoming a resident of Colts Neck, New Jersey, Powers graduated from the Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in White Plains before attending Baruch College in …
Police & Fire
NJ Boy Killed In Dirt Bike Crash Just Before 17th Birthday
A Jackson Township teen remembered as "a bright light" was killed in a dirt bike crash in Cape May County, according to a fundraising campaign. Sources tell Daily Voice that 16-year-old Jim Morell was the boy killed Saturday, Nov. 23, on County Road 628 south in Upper Township. A GoFundMe page was created to support Jim's grieving family, and had raised more than $30,200 from at least 300 donations as of Tuesday, Nov. 26. "Jim moved to his own beat and welcomed everyone into his world," wrote Salvatore Scalici, the fundraiser's organizer. "My son, who was quit…
News
'Shaken, Yet Steadfast': South Jersey Mom's Inspiring Words To Her 'Village' Amid Cancer Battle
A "village" of loved ones was rallying to support a Haddon Township mother of two facing a devastating cancer diagnosis, according to a fundraising campaign. Cattie Fleming, a devoted wife and mother of two, is taking on the fight of her life after a recent hospitalization led to a devastating cancer diagnosis. Friends and loved ones have launched a GoFundMe campaign to help ease the financial burden on her family. The GoFundMe had raised more than $109,900 from at least 867 donations as of Monday, Nov. 25. "Cattie is the core of our group and in the last year her husband, Dan, their …
Police & Fire
South Jersey Nurse Who Survived Ex-Fiancé's Acid Attack Plot Tries To 'Regain My Strength'
A Monroe Township woman shared her journey of recovery after surviving a horrifying acid attack orchestrated by her ex-fiancé, according to a fundraising campaign. The woman named Diane M. created a GoFundMe page to raise money for her medical bills. The critical care nurse of more than 17 years said her ex hired a woman to kill her because of her "disobedience," leading to the assault outside her home on Friday, July 26. Returning from a night shift, Diane said she was attacked as she got out of her car. A woman climbed into the car and poured sulfuric acid onto her. Diane …
News
NJ University Sorority Rallies Around Sister Battling Cancer With Fierce Support
Kayla Davis knew almost immediately that she wanted to join AEPhi at Rowan University. The sisters were warm and welcoming, and their tight-knit bond stood out to her, she said. “I knew I wanted to be a part of that,” said Davis, 20, a Little Egg Harbor native and junior exercise science major. Now, as Davis faces an unimaginable challenge—a diagnosis of Ewing sarcoma, a rare bone cancer—her sorority sisters are returning the kindness she brought to their sisterhood, rallying around her with unwavering support. As of Friday, Nov. 15, just five days after diagnosis, more than $12,000 had be…
Police & Fire
Toms River Mom Looking For 'Fresh New Start' Loses Home In Fire, Fundraiser Says
A family was rallying for support after the home of a Toms River mother of two was severely damaged in a fire, according to a fundraising campaign. A GoFundMe page said a woman named Kristin, her daughter, and her son "lost everything" in the fire on Coolidge Avenue on Sunday, Nov. 10. The American Red Cross posted on social media that it was helping a family of five with immediate needs like food, clothing, and housing. Kristin's sister and the fundraiser's organizer Kelly Celentano said the family had just moved into the home in May. "They were looking forward to a fresh new start a…
Police & Fire
Massive Apartment Fire Displaces 25+ People, Injures Six First Responders In South Jersey
More than two dozen people were without homes and six first responders were injured after a fire destroyed several apartments in Pine Hill, according to officials and reports. The fire started at the 16-unit apartment building on West Branch Avenue on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 12, the Camden County firefighters union said in a Facebook post. "First-arriving firefighters found heavy fire showing from the building, people jumping from balconies, and received a report of at least one person trapped," International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 3249 posted. Last night just a…
News
Alleged DUI Driver Leaves South Jersey Family Critical, Campaign Says
A Lower Township family was rallying for support after five people were hospitalized by someone they claimed was a drunk driver in Cumberland County, according to a fundraising campaign. Three adults and two children suffered serious injuries in the crash on Wednesday, Oct. 30, a state police spokesperson said. Troopers responded to the wreck on Route 347 South in Maurice River Township at around 3:27 a.m. Investigators said a Subaru Legacy rear-ended a Volvo XC60 near milepost 7. The Volvo went off the right side of the road and struck a tree, while the Subaru went off …
News
Family On 'Journey Of Bitter Healing' After Mom, Daughter Killed In NJ Home Invasion
A family was rallying for support after a Willingboro mother and daughter were shot and killed in a home invasion. A GoFundMe page was created in memory of 54-year-old Marisol Nunez and her 33-year-old daughter Catherine Nunez. Police found their bodies in an upstairs bedroom of the Harrington Circle home on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Junior Edwards, 37, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, man and Catherine Nunez had an eight-year-old son together who was at the home during the killings but unharmed. The Nunez family said the b…
Police & Fire
'Senseless Act': Jersey Shore 22-Year-Old Dies In Late Night Shooting, Prosecutors Say
Police were looking for whoever shot and killed a Whitesboro man in Woodbine, authorities said. Daquann Smith, 22, died in a shooting on Friday, Oct. 25, the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release on Tuesday, Oct. 29. State troopers responded to the scene on the 300 block of Madison Avenue at around 11 p.m. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene and the investigation remained ongoing. Daquann Maurice Smith Sr. 🥺💔🕊️ I can’t believe I’m writing this .. I know death is inevitable.. but it’s just different... Posted by Chanel Green-El on Saturday, October 26,…
Police & Fire
Toms River Man Convicted For Shooting Two Men In Head, Killing Them: Prosecutors
A Toms River man was found guilty of killing two men in a Lakewood apartment nearly three years ago, authorities said. After a nearly month-long trial, a jury convicted 42-year-old Tyshaun Drummond on Tuesday, Oct. 22 of two murder counts, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He was charged in the deaths of 36-year-old Nicholas Hardy of Toms River and 32-year-old Sergio Chavez-Perez of Lakewood. Lakewood police responded to shots fired at an apartment complex on River Avenue at around 7:20 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. Officers found Drummond matching…
Police & Fire
'Fiery, Bold:' Remembering Elishama Louis, 20, Woman Killed By Car In NJ
Support is on the rise for the family of a victim who died days after being struck by a vehicle while crossing a road in Malaga, authorities said. Elishama Louis, 20, died from her injuries on Monday, Oct. 14, five days after being struck on Delsea Drive near the Riggins and Wawa gas stations, police in Franklin Township said. Louis was hospitalized and placed on life support for several days before she was declared brain dead by doctors, her family said on a GoFundMe campaign. The third of five children, Louis was a "fiery young girl, vibrant, bold, and not afraid…
News
Mom Of Track Star, 19, Killed In NJ Crash Files Lawsuit Against Other Driver
The mother of a former New Jersey track star and motorcyclist killed in a crash over the summer has filed a lawsuit against the other driver involved. Jeremiah Saint Surin, 19, was killed when his motorcycle collided with an SUV the intersection of West Jersey Avenue and Cates Road in Egg Harbor Township around 6:15 p.m. Saturday, June 1, as previously reported by Daily Voice. The lawsuit filed by Lisa Saint Surin against Rahn in Atlantic County Superior Court on Oct. 11 says the other driver, Germain Rahn, was heading north on Cates Road and pulled out from a stop sign "without the proper …
Obituaries
Jersey Shore Teen Dies After Months-Long Cancer Battle: 'Safe Dancing With Angels'
A 15-year-old girl who lives at the Jersey Shore has died months after being diagnosed with cancer. Olivia "Livi" McConaghy, of Manahawkin, died peacefully on Friday, Oct. 4, according to her obituary on the Thos. L. Shinn Funeral Home website. A GoFundMe launched by Tracey Slattery in June for Livi's family around the time of her diagnosis had raised $69,000 as of press time. The campaign says Livi is a former gymnast and volleyball enthusiast who loves to surf and swim at the beach. Her battle began last March, when she began experiencing dizziness and weakness in her arm, the campa…
News
NJ Native Motorcyclist Dad Caused Crash That Killed Him, PA DA Says
New details have been released in four Lehigh Valley crashes, revealing that the three fatal crashes were caused by the drivers and were possibly preventable. This includes the death of a New Jersey native, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said on Monday, Oct. 14. Jorge Pickett, 34, originally of Camden, NJ, and most recently of Bethlehem, rode his motorcycle "through a steady red light for westbound traffic on Center Valley Parkway" fatally striking an SUV around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4 at West Saucon Valley Circle and Center Valley Parkway in Upper Saucon Township, the DA deta…
Police & Fire
New Details Released In Grisly Kitchen Floor Murder Of NJ Wife Seeking Divorce
New details are coming to light in the murder of a 40-year-old New Jersey mother in front of her kids, one of whom tried to save her, police papers show. On Friday, Oct. 4, a Middlesex County Superior Court Judge ordered Wellington Leonardo, 45, jailed pending his trial in the stabbing death of his wife, Rosanna Rodriguez, on the kitchen floor of their Perth Amboy home, in front of their children, according to News12 and MyCenralJersey, and police papers obtained by Daily Voice. Appearing over video link, Leonardo sobbed as the recording of the 911 call was played, News12 says. In the recor…
Obituaries
Mom With 'Bright Aura', UK Band's No. 1 Fan Dies After Suspected Jersey Shore Hit-And-Run
An Aberdeen woman has died more than three weeks after she was hospitalized in a suspected hit-and-run crash, authorities said. Judith Fox-Hernandez, 58, died from her injuries, the Aberdeen Township Police Department said in a news release on Wednesday, Oct. 2. She was hit near the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Second Street at around 7:24 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Officers found Fox-Hernandez in the road and she was rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center. She was pronounced dead at the Neptune hospital on Sunday, Sept. 29. A GoFundMe page said Fox-He…
Obituaries
NJ Wrestler Alan Vera Garcia, 33, Dies Weeks After Going Into Cardiac Arrest Playing Soccer
Alan Vera Garcia, a professional New Jersey wrestler, died on Monday, Sept. 23, weeks after going into cardiac arrest while playing soccer, according to multiple news reports. He was 33 years old. Our dear friend and teammate, Alan Vera, recently suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while playing soccer. He is currently... Posted by USA Wrestling on Monday, August 5, 2024 Garcia, of Guttenberg, was born in Cuba and the first Cuban wrestler to win a national championship in the United States in Greco-Roman wrestling, his obituary on the Barquin Funeral Home site reads. His obituar…
Police & Fire
Driver Charged With Murder In Hit-Run That Killed Camden Mother, Prosecutors Say
A Camden woman was accused of killing another woman in a hit-and-run crash, authorities said. Ajee Williams, 30, was charged with first-degree murder, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said in a news release on Monday, Sept. 30. She was wanted in the crash that killed 41-year-old Carla Mahan of Camden on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Camden County police responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle near the intersection of South Seventh and Tulip streets at around 3:21 p.m. Mahan was rushed to Cooper University Hospital and pronounced dead at 4:06 p.m…
Obituaries
Sudden Death Of NJ High School Assistant Principal Spreads Shock, Sadness
A New Jersey community was mourning the sudden loss of a high school administrator and father of five. Andrew "AJ" Barchetto, 46, died unexpectedly on Sunday, Sept. 22, according to family members and his obituary on the Wood Funeral Home website. Barchetto was the assistant principal of Oakcrest High School, where he also served as the supervisor of special education and child study team, the school's website says. OHS Principal Michael Manning shared the following with Daily Voice: Oakcrest is coping as well as could be hoped. Mr. Barchetto was a trusted and loved administrator. He was …
Police & Fire
NJ Mom Believed Killed By Husband Survived By 4 Daughters, Campaign Says
Support is on the rise for four girls mourning the loss of their 40-year-old mother, who authorities said was stabbed dead by her husband this weekend in New Jersey. A GoFundMe campaign launched for Rosana Rodriguez's daughters had raised more than $10,000 as of Sunday, Sept. 22, more than 24 hours after she was found lying on the kitchen floor of a Perth Amboy home with stab wounds next to her husband, Wellington Leonard, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Officers were called to the Bertrand Avenue home around 3 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ci…
Obituaries
Community Mourns Loss Of South Jersey Native Killed In I-95 Hit-Run
A community is mourning their loss after a 32-year-old woman died due to a traumatic brain injury following a hit-run crash on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia. Tess Kathryn Fox, most recently of Springfield, Pennsylvania but formerly of West Deptford, New Jersey, died on Saturday, Sept. 14 as a result of the crash on Interstate 95 near Philadelphia International Airport on Saturday, Sept. 7, Pennsylvania State Police told Daily Voice on Thursday, Sept. 19, and as detailed in obituary published by McGuinness Funeral Homes. She was an organ donor, according to the obituary.&nbs…
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Man Left Scene Of Galloway Crash That Killed Female Pedestrian: Prosecutors
An Atlantic City man was accused of killing a Barnegat woman in a hit-and-run crash in Galloway Township, authorities said. Darrell Dean, 61, was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 17, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He was charged with second-degree leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident. Galloway police responded to the deadly crash involving a pedestrian on Route 30 West near Seventh Avenue at around 7:54 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12. Angeletta Sheppard, 33, was identified as the victim. Investigators said Dean left the scene before police arrived…
Obituaries
Egg Harbor Township Man, 21, Dies After Monthlong Coma From UTV Crash: Fundraiser
An Egg Harbor Township man has died about a month after his utility terrain vehicle (UTV) crashed, authorities said. Juan Pablo Hernandez-Agabo, 21, died on Friday, Aug. 30, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department confirmed to Daily Voice. He suffered critical head injuries in the crash on Wednesday, July 31. A GoFundMe page had raised more than $13,500 from at least 175 donations as of Wednesday, Sept. 11. "Though we were cousins by blood, he was my little brother," wrote fundraiser organizer Emilio Cerpa. "The void and pain we feel in our hearts is indescribabl…
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