Former Bloomfield Mayor, Wife Die Hours Apart After Nearly 70-Year Love Story
Former Bloomfield Mayor James P. Norton, 91, and his wife of nearly 70 years, Dorothy Victoria (Zelinski) Norton, 87, both died Saturday, Jan. 24, according to their obituary on the O’Boyle Funeral Home website. A source said the couple passed away just hours apart.
Dorothy Norton died surrounded by her husband and children at Morristown Memorial Hospital, and James Norton later died at their home, according to the obituary.
Dorothy was born in Jersey City and graduated from Passaic Valley High School in Little Falls in 1957, later working for New Jersey Bell Telephone Company in Montclair.…
'Mountain Of A Man:' Randolph Dad, Surgical Sales Rep Bryan McLean Dies Suddenly, 47
The sudden death of a Morris County father is sending shockwaves through his community.
Bryan Michael McLean, 47, of Randolph, died unexpectedly on Thursday, Jan. 22, in Morristown, according to his obituary published by Tuttle Funeral Home. Bryan was born in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, having graduated from North Attleboro High School in 1996 and later earned his degree from the University of Rhode Island in 2000, according to the obituary.
He spent more than a decade working at Normandy Farms Campground in Foxboro, Massachusetts, before serving for the past 10 years as a Su…
'Latino Television In Mourning:' Longtime Univision News Reporter Rafael Pineda Dies, 88
Rafael Pineda, a pioneering Spanish-language television journalist and one of New York’s longest-serving news anchors, died Sunday evening, Jan. 25, in Florida, where he had been living, Univision announced. He was 88. Haz clic aquí para leer este artículo en Español.
Pineda immigrated to the United States from Cuba before he turned 20, according to the network. “His arrival marked the beginning of a career that would transform Spanish-language television journalism in New York and establish him as a symbol of credibility, professionalism, and integrity,” Univision said.
He launched hi…
Produce Pete Dies, 80
Peter Napolitano, better known to viewers as his TV persona “Produce Pete,” has died, Channel 4 NBC New York announced Monday, Jan. 26. He was 80.
The Englewood, NJ native was a fixture on the Saturday editions of "Weekend Today in New York," where he often spoke about growing up in Bergen County and working at his family’s neighborhood market, Napolitano’s Produce.
Pete married his wife, Bette, whom he met when he was just 16 years old, and took over the market in 1970. The store closed in 2006 after 53 years in business. Bette, along with the couple’s children and grandchildren, frequentl…
$21K Raised For Family Of Frankford Dad Killed By Falling Tree Limb
More than $21,000 has been raised for the family of a North Jersey father who was killed by a falling tree limb.
William "Will" Woortman, 38, was killed while cutting a tree on Union Turnpike in Frankford on Thursday, Jan. 22, New Jersey State Police said.
A GoFundMe for Wootman's wife, Dana, and their two children had raised more than $21,000 as of Monday, Jan. 26.
"While Dana will have a lot of pieces to pick up and remain strong for their children, I’m hoping we can help ease the financial stress while she begins navigating this next chapter," Dana's sister Kristen Cooper writes. …
