Football-Loving Fourth Grader Bryson Light Remembered In Virginia: 'Full Of Life, Adventure'
A Maryland community is mourning the heartbreaking loss of Bryson John Light, a 10-year-old fourth grader remembered for his boundless energy, love of football, and the joy he brought to everyone around him.
Light died on Saturday, March 14, 2026, following a tragic accident that has left friends, family, and neighbors searching for words to describe the loss.
For many who knew him, Light’s personality was impossible to miss.
He was the kind of kid who was always moving — riding his bike through the neighborhood, helping neighbors when they needed an extra set of hands, or spending time ou…
Troy Mom Of 2 Dies At 39 After Battle With Aggressive Cancer
A 39-year-old Troy mother has died following a battle with an aggressive form of cancer, according to an online fundraiser and her obituary from McVeigh Funeral Home.
Suada Garcia, a native of Albania, died Wednesday, Feb. 25 from metastatic melanoma, her husband, Ivan, wrote in a GoFundMe.
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“I want to thank everyone who supported us during this difficult time in her life,” Ivan Garcia wrote. “I wish you all the best and please keep us in your thoughts and prayers.”
The couple shares two kids, Iyana Garcia and Julian Garcia, according to Suada’s obituary. She is also s…
Colchester Woman Killed In Maine Ski Town Remembered As 'Most Loving Girl'; Boyfriend Charged
A 23-year-old Connecticut woman fatally shot in a small Maine ski town is being remembered by her family as a caring sister who loved baking, painting, and helping others, according to an online memorial. Police have charged her boyfriend with the shooting.
Makayla Rose DeSantis, of Colchester, was shot and killed Sunday, March 8, in Carrabassett Valley, Maine, where she worked at the Sugarloaf ski resort. Police charged 24-year-old Austin Doucette, a co-worker, with murder, WMTW in Maine reported.
DeSantis' family said she and Doucette had been dating for more than seven years. Polic…
Cape Cod Tragedy: Community Rallies After 2 New Bedford Fishermen Killed In Boat Sinking
The Massachusetts fishing community is mourning the loss of two fishermen killed when their boat sank off Cape Cod last week.
Angel Luis Nieves, 37, and Truitt Holcomb Jr., 61, both of New Bedford, were aboard the scallop boat Yankee Rose about two miles off Provincetown on Thursday, March 5, when it capsized and sank, state authorities said. There were no survivors.
Nieves was an engaged father of four, according to a GoFundMe created to support his family.
"He loved the ocean; it was his passion," the fundraiser said. "But more than that, he loved God and his family. He worked so hard ev…
Docs Push Amputation For Ward Melville Grad, Victim Of DUI Wreck Near College, Family Says
An Arizona State University senior with Long Island roots will likely need to have her leg amputated after she was the victim of a drunken car crash in Arizona, her family and friends said in a fundraiser campaign.
Melaina Gargano, 22, graduated from Ward Melville High in East Setauket in 2022 and is in her senior year at Arizona State University, according to social media pages.
On Wednesday, Feb. 25, she was a passenger in a “horrific car accident” caused by a drunk driver, her family said in a GoFundMe launched Wednesday, March 4.
“Melaina is currently hospitalized in Arizona, where doc…
