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Allentown Mom Who Died After Crash Was '5-Foot Woman With Giant Personality,' Daughter Says
Iris Crystal Mercado, an Allentown mother, and New Jersey native, died from injuries sustained in a car crash on Sunday, March 31, authorities said. She was 37.
Mercado, called Crystal by friends and loved ones, was hospitalized after a wreck on Route 22 in South Whitehall on Feb. 3, state police have said.
Her daughter Ciara Rodriguez said Mercado was "a 5-foot woman with the personality of a giant."
"My mother loved being around friends and family and just enjoying being outside," Rodriguez told Daily Voice.
"She was great at whatever she learned and put her mind …
NY Giant, Former Penn Stater, Saquon Barkley Tests Positive For Covid-19, NFL Says
NY Giant Saquon Barkley has tested positive for COVID-19, according NFL Media.
The running back can only return to the field if he tests negative twice before Sunday's game against the Raiders, according NFL coronavirus protocols.
#Giants RB Saquon Barkley tested positive for COVID-19 on his initial test, source said, and he is one of several players being retested. He is vaccinated, so he needs two negative tests within 24 hours and no symptoms to play if his positive is confirmed. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 3, 2021
Barkley was absent from practice Wednesday, according to an…
Ex-Giant Brandon Short Offers Reward For Pregnant Daughter's PA Killer
Former NFL and Penn State football player Brandon Short has lost both his daughter and future grand child, now he is offering a reward.
Karli Short, 26, of McKeesport (Allegheny County) was found with a gunshot wound to her head by first responders on the 300 block of 25th Street on Sept. 13, as Daily Voice reported at the time.
Her father, Brandon Short, a former member of the Giants and analyst at Goldman Sachs, is offering a $20,000 reward.
PLEASE SHARE…if anyone has any information regarding the murder of my daughter, Karli Short, please call 1-833-ALL-TIPS... Posted by Brandon Sh…
Punk Godmother Patti Smith, Alex Hamilton, Ron Jaworski Among NJ Hall Of Fame Inductees
Patti Smith didn’t know what to expect when she popped in the cassette that Bruce Springsteen had given her.
Soon after, the godmother of punk poetry wrote a simple love song, punctuated by a big Boss arena-rock chorus.
“Because the Night” became a late ‘70s anthem of sorts, one that introduced many listeners to Patricia Lee Smith – who, like Springsteen, lived in the Garden State.
Smith, 74, will be among two dozen new inductees to the New Jersey Hall of Fame, it was announced Tuesday.
Among those joining Smith -- the former Pitman resident and Deptford High School graduate -- will be he…
