Michelin-Recognized DC Restaurant Damaged By Fire Gets Helping Hand From Neighborhood Michelin-Recognized DC Restaurant Damaged By Fire Gets Helping Hand From Neighborhood Michelin-Recognized DC Restaurant Damaged By Fire Gets Helping Hand From Neighborhood
Michelin-Recognized DC Restaurant Damaged By Fire Gets Helping Hand From Neighborhood The flames are out, but one of DC's most popular neighborhood restaurants is getting some help from the community while its doors remain closed. More than $2,500 has been raised for employees of The Royal in LeDroit Park after an accidental fire broke out above the Michelin-recognized restaurant on Wednesday, Sept. 30, forcing it to temporarily shut down. DC Fire and EMS crews were called to the 500 block of Florida Avenue NW at around 10 p.m. that night, where they arrived to find fire showing from the roof of the two-story mixed-use building. The fire at The Royal. Twitter/@d…
Young Massapequa Family Loses ‘Home And Everything In It’ After Towering Fire, Friends Say Young Massapequa Family Loses ‘Home And Everything In It’ After Towering Fire, Friends Say Young Massapequa Family Loses ‘Home And Everything In It’ After Towering Fire, Friends Say
Young Massapequa Family Loses ‘Home And Everything In It’ After Towering Fire, Friends Say A young Long Island family’s home was destroyed in a towering inferno over the weekend, according to officials and a fundraising campaign launched to help them. The fire on Clocks Boulevard in Massapequa was reported around 6:20 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, the Massapequa Fire Department said in a Facebook post. Several more departments joined Massapequa FD in responding to the blaze, which took about two hours to bring under control, officials said. The family was not home at the time, and two firefighters suffered minor injuries, according to the department. Investigators believe the flames st…
Enfield Musician, 44, Remembered After Fatal I-91 Crash In Windsor: 'Meant So Much To So Many' Enfield Musician, 44, Remembered After Fatal I-91 Crash In Windsor: 'Meant So Much To So Many' Enfield Musician, 44, Remembered After Fatal I-91 Crash In Windsor: 'Meant So Much To So Many'
Enfield Musician, 44, Remembered After Fatal I-91 Crash In Windsor: 'Meant So Much To So Many' A 44-year-old Connecticut man killed in an Interstate 91 crash is being remembered for his talent as a musician and for the lives he touched. Matthew Bennett, of Enfield, was fatally injured in a crash Thursday evening, Oct. 1, near Exit 36 in Windsor. He was driving south when his car and another vehicle collided, sending him into a guardrail and rolling across the interstate, according to Connecticut State Police. Emergency crews took Bennett to Hartford Hospital, where he later died from his injuries, police said. Troopers are investigating the cause of the crash. Bennett played bass fo…
Marblehead Football Captain Dies At 17, Leaves Lifesaving Gift For 5 People Marblehead Football Captain Dies At 17, Leaves Lifesaving Gift For 5 People Marblehead Football Captain Dies At 17, Leaves Lifesaving Gift For 5 People
Marblehead Football Captain Dies At 17, Leaves Lifesaving Gift For 5 People A Massachusetts community is mourning a teenage football captain whose final gift will help save five lives, his family said.  Owen Coyne, 17, a senior at Marblehead High School, died Thursday, Oct. 1, after a sudden brain hemorrhage. The school district announced his death the next day. His mother, Angela Paradise, told the Boston Globe that Coyne started experiencing excruciating headaches after Marblehead's first game of the season against Lynn English on Sept. 10. The following week, the pain was worse, and he began vomiting.  His parents took him to Salem Hospital, wher…
Vineland E-Scooter Rider, 45, Dies After Being Struck By SUV: Police Vineland E-Scooter Rider, 45, Dies After Being Struck By SUV: Police Vineland E-Scooter Rider, 45, Dies After Being Struck By SUV: Police
Vineland E-Scooter Rider, 45, Dies After Being Struck By SUV: Police A 45-year-old man riding an e-scooter died after being struck by an SUV in Vineland, authorities said. At 11:11 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, Angel Tirado,  was riding eastbound on East Chestnut Avenue near South Seventh Street when he was struck by a black 2007 Mercury Mountaineer driven by a Vineland resident, Vineland police said. Tirado, a Vineland resident suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to Inspira Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. A GoFundMe campaign launched by the Tirado family in the wake of Angel's death had raised more than $2,000 as…
Haddonfield Mom, Comcast Exec Dies Suddenly At 41 Haddonfield Mom, Comcast Exec Dies Suddenly At 41 Haddonfield Mom, Comcast Exec Dies Suddenly At 41
Haddonfield Mom, Comcast Exec Dies Suddenly At 41 A South Jersey mother of three and longtime Comcast marketing executive died suddenly on Monday, Sept. 28.  Gina Marie Incollingo, of Haddonfield and formerly of Southampton, PA, was 41, according to her obituary on the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home website. A mother of three, Incollingo was remembered for her devotion to her family, distinctive laugh, sense of humor and style, along with her love of the Philadelphia Eagles. She also had a lifelong connection to Italy, where she spent time as a child, studied abroad while attending Villanova University and married Jeremy in Tuscany…
Sudden Death Of New Milford Mom Leaves Loved Ones Reeling Sudden Death Of New Milford Mom Leaves Loved Ones Reeling Sudden Death Of New Milford Mom Leaves Loved Ones Reeling
Sudden Death Of New Milford Mom Leaves Loved Ones Reeling Bergen County mom of two Jennifer Jaimes nee Moretti died on Wednesday, Sept. 30. She was 37 years old. Jaimes, of New Milford, was remembered in her obituary on the Basralian Funeral Home website for her love of tomatoes, the Yankees, Jets and her “Loonies.” A GoFundMe launched by Brittany Barbarise Boccia for Jaimes' husband, Mike Jaimes, an Oradell firefighter, says her sons, ages 1 and 4, were her “entire world.” Jaimes died just days shy of her 38th birthday on Oct. 3. “She was kind, loyal, incredibly funny, and the type of person who always showed up for the people she loved,” Boccia…
Father Of Four Stabbed To Death On NYC Subway, ‘Heartbroken’ Children Launch Fundraiser Father Of Four Stabbed To Death On NYC Subway, ‘Heartbroken’ Children Launch Fundraiser Father Of Four Stabbed To Death On NYC Subway, ‘Heartbroken’ Children Launch Fundraiser
Father Of Four Stabbed To Death On NYC Subway, ‘Heartbroken’ Children Launch Fundraiser After a father of four was stabbed to death in a random attack on the New York City subway, his children have launched a fundraiser to honor his life. Mesias Lojano, 59, of Jamaica, Queens, was killed while riding the J train near Woodhaven Boulevard on Wednesday, Sept. 30. “He was a devoted father to four children, a cherished member of our family, and a friend to so many,” the Lojano children wrote in a GoFundMe. “We are his children, William, Laura, Darwin, and Edwin, and we are heartbroken.” Jyrell Thomas, 25, of the Bronx, was arrested and charged with murder in Lojano’s death, WABC r…
Hundreds Rally Behind Mass College Freshman In ICU After Crash, Raising Thousands For Family Hundreds Rally Behind Mass College Freshman In ICU After Crash, Raising Thousands For Family Hundreds Rally Behind Mass College Freshman In ICU After Crash, Raising Thousands For Family
Hundreds Rally Behind Mass College Freshman In ICU After Crash, Raising Thousands For Family Hundreds of donors have rallied behind an 18-year-old Bridgewater State University student, raising more than $76,000 to help his family as he remains in intensive care after a head-on crash in Plymouth. Dylan Rauch’s GoFundMe had drawn contributions from more than 679 donors as of Thursday, Oct. 1. The fundraiser seeks to cover medical expenses and the unexpected costs his family faces while staying by his side. The Sept. 17 crash came just as Rauch began his freshman year at Bridgewater State. He plays the flute and studies music theory. His family says he loves music, theater, and the ar…
Two Children Killed In Amish Buggy Crash In New York, Several More Hurt: Police Two Children Killed In Amish Buggy Crash In New York, Several More Hurt: Police Two Children Killed In Amish Buggy Crash In New York, Several More Hurt: Police
Two Children Killed In Amish Buggy Crash In New York, Several More Hurt: Police The two Amish children were killed on their way to school when a Dodge slammed into their horse-drawn buggy in New York, authorities said. Anna J. Hershberger, 13, and Moses J. Hershberger, 7, were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash Friday, Sept. 25 in Richland, New York State Police said Monday, Sept. 28. The two Hershberger children were among nine children inside the two destroyed buggies, investigators said. A 9-year-old girl was hospitalized in critical condition at Upstate University Hospital and was upgraded to stable by Monday, police said. A 47-year-old Sandy Creek woman wa…
‘We Lost A Good Young Man’: Former Sacred Heart Basketball Star Remembered For Life Off Court ‘We Lost A Good Young Man’: Former Sacred Heart Basketball Star Remembered For Life Off Court ‘We Lost A Good Young Man’: Former Sacred Heart Basketball Star Remembered For Life Off Court
‘We Lost A Good Young Man’: Former Sacred Heart Basketball Star Remembered For Life Off Court Koreem Ozier made his mark on the basketball court at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield. But after he was killed in his Wisconsin hometown over the weekend, his loved ones are remembering him less for what he did on the court and more for what he did with his time away from basketball.  Ozier, 27, was shot in Racine, Wisconsin, just before 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20. Police said he died at a hospital from a gunshot wound to the chest, according to WGTD. Two men have since been arrested and charged in the shooting. Authorities haven't said what sparked the attack.  Ozier played for…
Driver Indicted In Fatal Hit-Run In Poughkeepsie Was Over Twice Legal Limit: DA Driver Indicted In Fatal Hit-Run In Poughkeepsie Was Over Twice Legal Limit: DA Driver Indicted In Fatal Hit-Run In Poughkeepsie Was Over Twice Legal Limit: DA
Driver Indicted In Fatal Hit-Run In Poughkeepsie Was Over Twice Legal Limit: DA A 25-year-old man accused of driving drunk when he struck and killed a bicyclist before leaving the scene in Dutchess County has been indicted on vehicular manslaughter, prosecutors said. Joseph W. Marcinelli, 25, was arraigned on Tuesday, Sept. 22, on an indictment stemming from the fatal crash on Salt Point Turnpike in Poughkeepsie early Saturday, Sept. 12, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office announced.  Prosecutors said Marcinelli had a blood-alcohol content of around .19 percent, over twice the legal limit in New York, when he struck the bicyclist at around 12:30 a.m. ne…