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Toms River Mom Looking For 'Fresh New Start' Loses Home In Fire, Fundraiser Says Toms River Mom Looking For 'Fresh New Start' Loses Home In Fire, Fundraiser Says
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…

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by Chris Spiker
News
Family On 'Journey Of Bitter Healing' After Willingboro Mom, Daughter Killed In Home Invasion Family On 'Journey Of Bitter Healing' After Willingboro Mom, Daughter Killed In Home Invasion
Family Of Marisol, Catherine Nunez Creates GoFundMe Page 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…

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by Chris Spiker
Sports
NJ Hurdler McLaughlin-Levrone Close To Olympic Gold Repeat With Support From Family, HS Fans NJ Hurdler McLaughlin-Levrone Close To Olympic Gold Repeat With Support From Family, HS Fans
NJ Hurdler McLaughlin-Levrone Close To Olympic Gold Repeat With Support From Family, HS Fans New Jersey hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is cruising right to the gold. The Dunellen native is ten hurdles and one lap around the track from potentially achieving a very rare Olympic feat. McLaughlin-Levrone, who turned 25 on Wednesday, Aug. 7, coasted into the finals of the track and field women's 400-meter hurdles at Paris 2024, dominating her semifinal race on Tuesday, Aug. 6. The Union Catholic Regional High School graduate clocked a time of 52.13, which was the best in all three heats and the fastest time ever in an Olympic semifinal. A two-time Olympic gold medalist, McLaughlin-…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Man Dies Saving Two Children From Drowning In South Jersey River: Fundraiser Man Dies Saving Two Children From Drowning In South Jersey River: Fundraiser
Man Dies Saving Two Children From Drowning In South Jersey River: Fundraiser A Mays Landing man was remembered as a hero after dying while saving two children from drowning in the Great Egg Harbor River, according to a fundraising campaign. A GoFundMe page said Pablo Hernandez Cruz died at Weymouth Furnace County Park in Hamilton Township on Wednesday, July 17. He was 49 years old, 6abc Action News reported.  Hernandez Cruz went into the river to help the children when they were struggling in the water. "As he went in and pushed them to safety, he was swept under and tragically wasn't able to resurface," wrote Joe Pagliuca, w…

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by Chris Spiker