Passaic, NJ
Obituaries
Passaic Boy Who Enlisted In Marines With Dreams Of Becoming Pilot Dies At 17 Passaic Boy Who Enlisted In Marines With Dreams Of Becoming Pilot Dies At 17 Passaic Boy Who Enlisted In Marines With Dreams Of Becoming Pilot Dies At 17
Passaic Boy Who Enlisted In Marines With Dreams Of Becoming Pilot Dies At 17 A Passaic family is grieving the loss of 17-year-old Jose David Buitrago Arbelaez, who died on Friday, Dec. 5. The cause of death was not made public. According to his obituary on the Alvarez Funeraria website, Jose was born in Bogotá, Colombia. He was an honor roll student at Passaic High School and had already enlisted in the Marine Corps with hopes of becoming a pilot, according to a GoFundMe launched by Brooke lynn Valoy.  He was remembered as a hardworking student who was known for his kindness and the support he showed to others. The GoFundMe described him as some…

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by Cecilia Levine
Waldorf, MD
Obituaries
Shock In Maryland As 22-Year-Old Benjamin Mattingly Dies In Violent Bryantown Crash Shock In Maryland As 22-Year-Old Benjamin Mattingly Dies In Violent Bryantown Crash Shock In Maryland As 22-Year-Old Benjamin Mattingly Dies In Violent Bryantown Crash
Shock In Maryland As 22-Year-Old Benjamin Mattingly Dies In Violent Bryantown Crash A fatal crash that killed 22-year-old Maryland resident Benjamin Thomas Mattingly has left loved ones shattered as tributes pour in across Charles County. A 22-year-old Maryland man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Bryantown at around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22, when his red Honda Accord went off the road and struck a tree, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Officers responded to the area of Olivers Shop Road and Edelen Drive, where they found the driver, Port Tobacco resident Mattingly, outside the car.  He was pronounced dead at the scene. There were no passenge…

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by Zak Failla
Jericho, NY
Obituaries
'Larger Than Life': Pedestrian ID'd In Fatal Jericho Crash 'Made Every Moment Brighter' 'Larger Than Life': Pedestrian ID'd In Fatal Jericho Crash 'Made Every Moment Brighter' 'Larger Than Life': Pedestrian ID'd In Fatal Jericho Crash 'Made Every Moment Brighter'
'Larger Than Life': Pedestrian ID'd In Fatal Jericho Crash 'Made Every Moment Brighter' A man who was struck and killed by three vehicles while walking on the Long Island Expressway service road was identified as a 43-year-old from Hicksville. The crash happened around just after 6 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, on the north service road near Open Street in Jericho, as Daily Voice reported. Robert “Robbie” Dwyer was walking east when he was first hit by a Mazda driven by a 79-year-old man, Nassau County Police said Thursday, Nov. 20. Moments later, he was struck by an Alfa Romeo driven by a 48-year-old man and a Mazda driven by a 40-year-old woman. Dwyer was pronounced dead at the…

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by Michael Mashburn
Setauket-Stony Brook, NY
Breaking News
Sister's Pleas Answered! Suspect Arrested For Murder On Quiet Stony Brook Street: Police Sister's Pleas Answered! Suspect Arrested For Murder On Quiet Stony Brook Street: Police Sister's Pleas Answered! Suspect Arrested For Murder On Quiet Stony Brook Street: Police
Sister's Pleas Answered! Suspect Arrested For Murder On Quiet Stony Brook Street: Police A suspect has been arrested in the killing of a Long Island man found violently injured along a quiet New York street, police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Christopher Millwater, 52, of Selden, was discovered in front of 21 Shore Road around 3:40 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 10, according to the updated release from Suffolk County Police. He was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police said their investigation led to the arrest of a 33-year-old Setauket woman, who has been charged with Murder 2nd Degree. She is being held overnight at the Fourth Precinct and…

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by Jillian Pikora
Fredericksburg, VA
Obituaries
Beloved ‘Beach Blaster’ Steven Duke Dies Unexpectedly In Virginia Leaving Community Crestfallen Beloved ‘Beach Blaster’ Steven Duke Dies Unexpectedly In Virginia Leaving Community Crestfallen Beloved ‘Beach Blaster’ Steven Duke Dies Unexpectedly In Virginia Leaving Community Crestfallen
Beloved ‘Beach Blaster’ Steven Duke Dies Unexpectedly In Virginia Leaving Community Crestfallen Ocean View lost one of its brightest lights this week.  Steven Eugene Duke — Capt. Duke, the Beach Blaster, the guy who could fill a room, command a mic, and make a whole community feel like family — died unexpectedly in Virginia, his loved ones announced.  The hole he leaves behind is already impossible to miss. His daughter, Nicolette Duke, shared the news with the same heartbreak the Ocean View community has been echoing ever since.  “Yesterday, we lost our father unexpectedly,” she said. Duke wrote that he “dedicated over 20 years to the Sheriff’s Office as a Captain an…

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by Zak Failla
Ashburnham-Westminster, MA
Obituaries
Ashburnham Mom Killed On 21st Birthday In Crash Leaves Behind Infant Twins: 'A Beautiful Soul' Ashburnham Mom Killed On 21st Birthday In Crash Leaves Behind Infant Twins: 'A Beautiful Soul' Ashburnham Mom Killed On 21st Birthday In Crash Leaves Behind Infant Twins: 'A Beautiful Soul'
Ashburnham Mom Killed On 21st Birthday In Crash Leaves Behind Infant Twins: 'A Beautiful Soul' A Massachusetts woman killed on her 21st birthday in a Connecticut crash is being remembered as a devoted wife and compassionate mother to her 3-month-old twin boys. Lexi Dantas, of Ashburnham, Massachusetts, was the passenger in a Tesla Model Y that collided head-on with another Tesla on Sunday, Sept. 29, in Griswold, Connecticut, state police said. Investigators believe the other car crossed the center line on Preston Road near the I-395 on-ramp and struck the Dantas vehicle shortly before 3 p.m. Her husband, 23-year-old Dan Dantas, was driving. He and the other driver suffered minor inju…

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by Josh Lanier
North Bethesda, MD
Obituaries
Asong Fontava, 29, Remembered For His Faith After Fatal North Bethesda Shooting Asong Fontava, 29, Remembered For His Faith After Fatal North Bethesda Shooting Asong Fontava, 29, Remembered For His Faith After Fatal North Bethesda Shooting
Asong Fontava, 29, Remembered For His Faith After Fatal North Bethesda Shooting Asong Fontava is being remembered as a loving brother and family member whose "life was taken too soon" when he was shot and killed in his Maryland apartment. Fontava was identified as the 29-year-old man who was shot and killed in North Bethesda during a deadly kidnapping in Montgomery County. Officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called around 7:40 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21 to the 5900 block of Montrose Road for a reported medical emergency.  Inside, first responders found Fontava suffering from a fatal gunshot wound.  He was pronounced dead at the scene…

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by Zak Failla
Jessup, MD
Obituaries
Maryland Teen Dies Unexpectedly Days After 19th Birthday: 'She Brightened Every Room' Maryland Teen Dies Unexpectedly Days After 19th Birthday: 'She Brightened Every Room' Maryland Teen Dies Unexpectedly Days After 19th Birthday: 'She Brightened Every Room'
Maryland Teen Dies Unexpectedly Days After 19th Birthday: 'She Brightened Every Room' Days after celebrating her birthday, a Maryland family is mourning the unexpected passing of Ashley Vasquez at 19. Loved ones are rallying around the family of Ingrid Ojeda and Jorge Vasquez, whose daughter died on Friday, Sept. 5, just four days after her 19th birthday. A member of the Blake High School Class of 2024, her family says Vasquez was known for "her kindness, warmth, and ability to brighten any room with her radiant smile."  "She was a selfless young woman who never hesitated to lend a helping hand—often putting others before herself," Roberto Ojeda said.  …

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by Zak Failla
Carteret, NJ
Obituaries
Carteret History Teacher Dies After Massive Stroke: Fundraiser Carteret History Teacher Dies After Massive Stroke: Fundraiser Carteret History Teacher Dies After Massive Stroke: Fundraiser
Carteret History Teacher Dies After Massive Stroke: Fundraiser Alan Harris, a history teacher at Carteret Junior High School, died on Saturday, Sept. 6 after suffering a massive stroke, according to a fundraiser set up to support his family. Aside from teaching history, Harris was a soccer coach who also helped with the Cub Scouts, according to the fundraiser. He is survived by his wife, Holly, and his three sons, Henry, 9, James, 6 and Oliver, 4. With a very heavy heart , the football/soccer community has lost an amazing guy in Alan Harris. I had many great times... Posted by U.K.A on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 "At home, Alan’s love and joy …

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by Sam Barron
Toms River, NJ
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Toms River Motorcyclist Killed After Running Red Light, Crashing Into Car: Police Toms River Motorcyclist Killed After Running Red Light, Crashing Into Car: Police Toms River Motorcyclist Killed After Running Red Light, Crashing Into Car: Police
Toms River Motorcyclist Killed After Running Red Light, Crashing Into Car: Police A 33-year-old Toms River man and former standout baseball player was killed in a motorcycle crash on Saturday, Sept. 6 in Lakewood, authorities said. At 9:53 a.m., Anthony Ferrentino was operating a 2021 Honda Rebel 1100 DCT motorcycle on Shorrock Street when he failed to stop at a red light and crashed into a Dodge Hornet that was making a left turn, Lakewood police said. Ferrentino was ejected from the motorcycle, police said. He was transported to Ocean Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said. Born in California, Ferrentino moved to Toms River at the age of four, accord…

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by Sam Barron
Shrewsbury, MA
Breaking News
'The Love of My Life': Shrewsbury Man Killed In Graffiti Confrontation Mourned As Caring Dad 'The Love of My Life': Shrewsbury Man Killed In Graffiti Confrontation Mourned As Caring Dad 'The Love of My Life': Shrewsbury Man Killed In Graffiti Confrontation Mourned As Caring Dad
'The Love of My Life': Shrewsbury Man Killed In Graffiti Confrontation Mourned As Caring Dad A Massachusetts father of three who police say was shot and killed after confronting a man over graffiti was set to be married later this month. The man charged with attacking him is now facing a murder charge. Authorities said 26-year-old Snehal Srivastava fatally shot 56-year-old Kevin Doherty during an encounter at Jordan Pond on Aug. 28. Doherty, who had just walked his 6-year-old son to Coolidge Elementary School, called 911 just after 8:45 a.m. to report he was being attacked. Dispatchers then heard gunfire and Doherty’s last words: “He shot me,” according to authorities. Doherty’s fi…

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by Josh Lanier
Holyoke, MA
Obituaries
Father Of 3 ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Holyoke Crash Father Of 3 ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Holyoke Crash Father Of 3 ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Holyoke Crash
Father Of 3 ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Holyoke Crash Authorities in Western Massachusetts have identified the motorcyclist killed in a crash last week as a caring father of three.  William "Bill" Brunault Sr., 66, of South Hadley, was involved in a crash at the Lyman Street and N. Bridge Street intersection in Holyoke shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 25, the Hampden District Attorney's Office said.  Police found Brunault suffering severe injuries, and paramedics rushed him to Holyoke Medical Center, where he died of his injuries. Authorities did not disclose the cause of the crash or whether anyone else was injured.  …

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by Josh Lanier