Obituaries and Tributes

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (83+ words) The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey unveiled a new memorial in New York on Tuesday to honor their employees killed in the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey unveils…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (244+ words) The current heat wave gripping the tri-state has had deadly consequences in New Jersey. Nineteen people across New Jersey have died in the first week of July, the state's health commissioner said Saturday. "We started to see what we believe…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (279+ words) Missing New Jersey TikTok influencer William “Bill” Hooper was located a week after disappearing without his phone or wallet. The Lyndhurst Police Department announced that the 29-year-old self-help personality “was located in good health just before noon” on Friday. They…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (361+ words) The Jersey City Police Department is mourning the loss of officer and lifelong city resident John Mack. Affectionately known as "Johnny Boy," Mack died on Tuesday, May 5. He was 43 years old. Mack began his law enforcement career as a corrections…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (261+ words) A worker at a New Jersey chemical plant was found dead after falling into a large container of mineral oil, according to police and the company. The 71-year-old man was loading a 6,000-gallon vat at the Bayway Chemical Plant, at…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (456+ words) Legendary New Jersey comedian Floyd Vivino, known as “Uncle Floyd,” has died at 74. On Friday, his brother, musician Jerry Vivino, announced on social media that Floyd had passed away the previous day. “Rest in peace big brother,” Jerry posted. “You…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (638+ words) New Jersey icon Floyd Vivino, who's irreverent “The Uncle Floyd Show” became a national sensation, has died, his brother Jerry Vivino announced Friday, Jan. 23 on social media. “He was one of a kind,” said Pat Schiavino, talent booker for “The…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (297+ words) Former New Jersey Devils communications executive Larry Brooks passed away on Thursday at the age of 75. Before joining the Devils organization, Brooks covered ice hockey and the New York Rangers for the New York Post for nearly 40 years. ​He worked…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (128+ words) One of the FBI's most wanted terrorists, convicted of murdering a New Jersey state trooper, has died in Cuba. Joanne Chesimard, also known as Assata Shakur, was convicted in 1973 of the fatal shooting of trooper Werner Foerster. The Black Liberation…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (245+ words) September 26, 2025 / 2:09 PM EDT / CBS News Assata Shakur, a Black Liberation Army member who was convicted of murdering a state trooper in 1973 and lived in Cuba for decades, has died, authorities said Friday. Shakur, also known as Joanne Chesimard, died in…...