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The Late Ray Brienza of South Orange to Be Honored July 30
Ray Brienza. Courtesy of SBOA NJ. Ray Brienza, the “dean of harness racing reporters in New Jersey,” will be honored on July 30 with the installation of a print of his Communicators Hall of Fame...
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Obituary: Dave Curtin, 58, Beloved Coach, Teacher, Husband & Father
Dave Curtin, former Athletic Director at Columbia High School and current freshman football coach at Livingston High School, has passed away after a battle with cancer and heart failure. The following...
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Obituary: Jeremy Mathews, 44, of South Orange
South Orange and Maplewood are yet again mourning the untimely death of a neighbor with the loss of South Orange resident Jeremy Mathews, 44, who suffered a heart attack while attending a media...
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Obituary: Jeanette Manning Estoye, 37, of Maplewood
This obituary was originally posted in the Courier-Post: Jeanette Manning Estoye loving wife, mother, sister, and friend, 37 of Maplewood died suddenly on August 14, 2016. Born in Camden County and...
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South Orange, Maplewood Step Up to Help Family of Jeanette Estoye
Jeanette Manning Estoye News of the sudden death of Jeanette Manning Estoye, 37, of Maplewood, has shocked many locals, but shock and pain have been turned into action. A meal train has been set up...
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A Year Without Marcia: A Remembrance
On September 13, 2015, Marcia Worth-Baker left us suddenly, heartbreakingly. Marcia was our colleague, collaborator and friend. She touched many lives in South Orange, Maplewood and beyond. In the year...
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Kara Beloreshka to Be Remembered Sunday at Prospect Church
Kara Beloreshka will be remembered at a service at 2 p.m. on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at Prospect Presbyterian Church in Maplewood. A bulletin posted on the Prospect Church website stated, “‘…and God...
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Obituary: Margaret Brutofsky, Longtime Maplewood Resident, Verizon/NJ Bell...
Margaret K. Brutofsky, 84, longtime Maplewood resident, Verizon/NJ Bell employee and active member of Our Lady of Sorrows Church in South Orange, passed away October 12, according to an obituary in the...
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South Mountain School Mourns 4th Grade Teacher Jennifer Feinberg
Jennifer Feinberg South Mountain School 4th grade teacher Jennifer Feinberg died suddenly this morning, shocking and saddening the South Orange-Maplewood community and beyond. The South...
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Obituary: Jennifer Feinberg Services Thursday Nov 10 in Short Hills
Jennifer Feinberg Jennifer Stulberger Feinberg, a lifelong resident of Livingston, N.J., died unexpectedly on Nov. 7, 2016, at the age of 47. A funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Thursday,...
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Obituary: Jesse Dunlap Weiss, 33, Passes Away
A memorial service for Jesse Dunlap Weiss, 33, will be held Sunday, Dec. 11 at the Preston Funeral Home in South Orange, NJ, according to an obituary in the Star-Ledger. Weiss, who died Dec. 5 in...
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In Memoriam: South Orange & Maplewood Neighbors We Lost in 2016
Many have expressed their willingness to be done with 2016, which has taken — it feels — an inordinate amount of loved ones from us, whether famous or not. In Maplewood and South Orange, we lost far...
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Obituary: Chris Amundsen, Owner of KoKoRo in Maplewood
Longtime Maplewood resident Chris B. Amundsen died unexpectedly on December 20, 2016. He and his wife Susan J. Onuma own KoKoRo in Maplewood Village. Chris was a member of the Maplewood Village...
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How the Search for One Little Dog Made Maplewood Shine
In the last few days, many local residents closely followed the heartbreaking story of Peanut the dog, who slipped his collar on December 30 on Pierson Road in Maplewood and whose body was found on...
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South Orange’s David Adox Making Positive Impact Even After Death
It’s been less than eight months since David Adox, nearly completely paralyzed and in the late stages of ALS, was removed from his ventilator and died a peaceful death with his husband Danni Michaeli...
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Obituary: Peter Cross, Longtime Maplewood Resident, CHS Teacher & Coach
Peter Cross, 80, passed away on February 12, 2017 after a long career as a coach and educator at Columbia High School, according to The Star Ledger. Peter is survived by his wife, Jean; children,...
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Obituary: Longtime Maplewoodian, Skilled Knitter Margaret Amon
Longtime Maplewood resident, mother and grandmother, and skilled and prolific knitter Margaret J. Amon passed away at 87 on Friday, February 17 at St. Barnabas Medical Center, according to an...
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How to Help the Family of Caitlin Evans Jones
Caitlin Evans Jones (Photo: NJPAC) The Maplewood community was shocked and heartbroken to hear of the sudden death of Caitlin Evans Jones, wife and mother of two, on Tuesday, March 14. Arrangements for...
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Obituary: Caitlin Evans-Jones, Loving Wife & Mother, Arts Education Leader
Caitlin Evans-Jones (Photo: NJPAC) Caitlin Evans-Jones, 48, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully on March 14, 2017. Born Fabiana Politi on June 28, 1968 to Rolando Politi and Elizabeth Evans in...
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Remembering Deborah Burton: a Daughter’s Tribute to Her Mother, Her ‘Heroine’
[Editor’s note: Maplewood resident Deborah Burton, 62, was shot and killed in Newark on March 13. Her murder is still under investigation by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Read more about...
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