Hawthorne FedEx Courier Killed In Storm Remembered As Loving Husband, Dad
A GoFundMe has been established to aid the family of a 25-year-old Hawthorne man who died earlier this month driving in the damaging Nor'easter.
Jonathan Rodriguez-Melendez, 25, of Hawthorne, was pronounced dead on the scene when a large tree fell on his car on the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield County amid the storm.
Francisco Berdecia, 33, of Paterson was a passenger in the vehicle and was transported to Greenwich Hospital with minor, non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
Rodriguez-Melendez was a courier for FedEx Express and leaves behind his mom, Lissie Melendez, his wife a…
Driver, 103, Slams Car Into Hackensack Starbucks
HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A 103-year-old driver shifted his car into drive instead of reverse Friday and slammed it into a Hackensack Starbucks.
The city man, who turns 104 in just weeks, wasn't injured, authorities said.
The front of the Essex Street coffee shop sustained broken windows and other damage, however, after the 2017 four-door Ford sedan rammed into it at 1:40 p.m.
"He accidentally put his car in drive instead of reverse and it went over the park stop," Capt. Francesco Aquila, the officer in charge of the department, told Daily Voice. "Then he panicked and hit the gas…
Fire Destroys Young Wyckoff Family's New Home
WYCKOFF, N.J. -- Justin and Kristen Korinis escaped unharmed, along with their 2-year-old son, Nixon, after authorities said a faulty generator ignited a two-alarm blaze at their new home Thursday night.
But flames destroyed just about everything else.
The couple bought the house, built more than 75 years ago at the corner of Godwin Avenue and Birch Parkway across from the Boulder Run Shopping Center, barely six months ago.
"Although home insurance is great, it will not cover everything," said Jennifer Star, Justin's SABRE Real Estate colleague, who launched a GoFundMe page for …
Allendale Family Lost Everything In Fire; Here's How To Help
The community is coming together for an Allendale family that lost everything in a house fire Wednesday.
The Leone family -- Nick, Lindsay, Massimo, Isabella, Luciana and baby boy on the way -- live on Carteret Road.
They currently are in need of everyday clothing, underwear, pajamas, shoes, jackets, food/snacks, toiletries and toys.
More than $34,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe for the family as of Thursday afternoon.
