Door Shattered, Registers Stolen As Thieves Strike Baltimore Sisters' Cafe Twice In Six Weeks Door Shattered, Registers Stolen As Thieves Strike Baltimore Sisters' Cafe Twice In Six Weeks Door Shattered, Registers Stolen As Thieves Strike Baltimore Sisters' Cafe Twice In Six Weeks
Door Shattered, Registers Stolen As Thieves Strike Baltimore Sisters' Cafe Twice In Six Weeks Twice in just two months, a longtime Maryland restaurant has been left picking up the pieces. Now, the community it has served for decades is stepping up to return the favor. One World Cafe, a neighborhood staple near Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, is getting a helping hand after back-to-back break-ins left sisters Cindy and Susan Novak facing mounting expenses and another setback for their small business. The sisters, both Baltimore natives and graduates of the Institute of Notre Dame, have spent years building a place where customers can gather over a meal and feel at home. Now, …
Virginia Soccer Player Allison Rivera Dies Virginia Soccer Player Allison Rivera Dies Virginia Soccer Player Allison Rivera Dies
Virginia Soccer Player Allison Rivera Dies Allison Rivera made the girls around her better. On the soccer field, the Northern Virginia student-athlete was the fierce midfielder wearing No. 8. Off it, she was a friend and classmate to students at Smart's Mill Middle School in Leesburg. Rivera, a member of the Northern Virginia Alliance Under-14 Girls Academy team, died this week, prompting an outpouring of support from the soccer community. For some of Rivera's teammates, the bond stretched back years. One soccer parent, Jason Moore, said his daughter, London, had shared the field with Rivera for the past seven years. “Fierce …
'Put Me In': Basketball Standout Daniyah Ford, 17, Gunned Down In DC 'Put Me In': Basketball Standout Daniyah Ford, 17, Gunned Down In DC 'Put Me In': Basketball Standout Daniyah Ford, 17, Gunned Down In DC
'Put Me In': Basketball Standout Daniyah Ford, 17, Gunned Down In DC Daniyah Ford was always ready to get in the game. The 17-year-old Hyattsville girl and Coolidge High School basketball player was remembered for her energy and toughness after she was gunned down in Northwest DC on Saturday, Oct. 3, leaving her Maryland family and basketball community mourning a teenager they say had a promising future. “Coach D, I’m ready today put me in ok,” Ford would tell her coach, according to a tribute shared by the DC Lady Colts basketball program after her death. It was the kind of line that captured the teenager teammates and coaches knew. “We will miss your …
18-Year-Old Boiling Springs Motorcyclist Killed In Route 74 Crash ID'd By Coroner 18-Year-Old Boiling Springs Motorcyclist Killed In Route 74 Crash ID'd By Coroner 18-Year-Old Boiling Springs Motorcyclist Killed In Route 74 Crash ID'd By Coroner
18-Year-Old Boiling Springs Motorcyclist Killed In Route 74 Crash ID'd By Coroner An 18-year-old motorcyclist who died after a crash on Route 74 in Cumberland County has been identified, authorities confirmed to Daily Voice. Chase Dagen, of Boiling Springs, died from multiple traumatic injuries following the Tuesday, Sept. 29 crash, Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall told Daily Voice. Now, hundreds of donors are rallying around his parents, Danielle and Jonathan Dagen, and their family. A GoFundMe launched by Creative Building Concepts has raised $27,960 toward its $40,000 goal from 340 donations as of Monday, Oct. 5. The fundraiser was created to help Chase's fami…
Steve Reynolds Coached Kids, Umpired Games, Fostered Animals Before Deadly Severna Park Hit-Run Steve Reynolds Coached Kids, Umpired Games, Fostered Animals Before Deadly Severna Park Hit-Run Steve Reynolds Coached Kids, Umpired Games, Fostered Animals Before Deadly Severna Park Hit-Run
Steve Reynolds Coached Kids, Umpired Games, Fostered Animals Before Deadly Severna Park Hit-Run Steve Reynolds spent decades giving back to the community he called home. Now that community is stepping up for the family he left behind. The 54-year-old Severna Park man died on Sunday, Oct. 4, hours after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing Ritchie Highway in Anne Arundel County, police confirmed on Monday. Officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, in Severna Park, where Reynolds was struck by an SUV while in a crosswalk at the intersection of Ritchie Highway and Magothy Bridge Road. He was rushed …
Pequannock Mourns 14-Year-Old Following Deadly Skateboarding Accident Pequannock Mourns 14-Year-Old Following Deadly Skateboarding Accident Pequannock Mourns 14-Year-Old Following Deadly Skateboarding Accident
Pequannock Mourns 14-Year-Old Following Deadly Skateboarding Accident More than $82,000 has been raised for a New Jersey family following the death of a 14-year-old boy in a skateboarding accident. The GoFundMe, launched by Jennifer Pinto, initially identified the Pequannock teen and included his photo, but both were later removed out of respect for the family’s privacy. The boy was skateboarding home in Pequannock Township on Friday, Oct. 2, when he fell, suffering a fatal injury, Pinto wrote Emergency crews responded to Hopper Avenue and Woodland Court at 5:46 p.m. and found Charlie suffering from a head injury, Pequannock Township police said. He had fall…
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…
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…
'Our Children Were His World': Family Remembers Christopher Serrano After Manassas Murder 'Our Children Were His World': Family Remembers Christopher Serrano After Manassas Murder 'Our Children Were His World': Family Remembers Christopher Serrano After Manassas Murder
'Our Children Were His World': Family Remembers Christopher Serrano After Manassas Murder Just days before Christopher Serrano was killed at work in Virginia, the 33-year-old father was celebrating one of the moments his family says meant most to him: his son's 10th birthday. Serrano, of Manassas, was one of two men killed in the Tuesday, Sept. 29 workplace shooting at United Rentals that shattered two families and sent police on a multistate search for the suspected gunman. But to those who loved Serrano, the headlines about what happened inside that workplace tell only how his life ended, not who he was. He was a father of two whose children were his world, a devoted partner …
Video: Woodbridge Officer With Fractured Neck, Back Gets Hospital Clapout Video: Woodbridge Officer With Fractured Neck, Back Gets Hospital Clapout Video: Woodbridge Officer With Fractured Neck, Back Gets Hospital Clapout
Video: Woodbridge Officer With Fractured Neck, Back Gets Hospital Clapout A Woodbridge police officer who suffered a fractured neck and back when he was struck by a vehicle while helping someone in the roadway is home from the hospital. Officer Alexander Rebelo was discharged from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Woodbridge PBA Local 38 announced. Video shared by the union shows officers lining the hospital as Rebelo was wheeled out during a walkout before being escorted home to begin his recovery. “Our guy is discharged!!!" the caption reads. "Earlier today we were able to conduct a walk out at the hospital and escort him to his home to…
After 25 Years On Two Wheels, US Park Police Sgt. Todd Hand Begins Long Road To Recovery After 25 Years On Two Wheels, US Park Police Sgt. Todd Hand Begins Long Road To Recovery After 25 Years On Two Wheels, US Park Police Sgt. Todd Hand Begins Long Road To Recovery
After 25 Years On Two Wheels, US Park Police Sgt. Todd Hand Begins Long Road To Recovery Todd Hand has spent nearly three decades showing up for other people. Now they're showing up for him. The longtime US Park Police sergeant, who has spent roughly 25 years on a motorcycle, is facing a long recovery after suffering serious traumatic injuries in the line of duty in Virginia last week. For Hand, the motorcycle has always meant more than getting from one assignment to another. Over the years, he has ridden in countless escorts and motorcades, helping grant wishes for children through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, welcoming veterans home on Honor Flights and supporting families th…
Fire Guts Freeport Family’s New Home Amid Nor’easter: ‘Nearly Everything’ Lost Fire Guts Freeport Family’s New Home Amid Nor’easter: ‘Nearly Everything’ Lost Fire Guts Freeport Family’s New Home Amid Nor’easter: ‘Nearly Everything’ Lost
Fire Guts Freeport Family’s New Home Amid Nor’easter: ‘Nearly Everything’ Lost A devastating house fire amid the weekend nor’easter destroyed a Long Island family’s home and decades of memories, and now they’ve reached out to the community for help. “In a matter of moments, the whole family lost not only the place they called home, but nearly everything [they] had worked so hard for over the past two decades,” organizer Alenthea Jaggernath wrote in a GoFundMe. Jaggernath launched the fundraiser for her mother, Sara, and father, Adi, who just bought the home at 44 Cedar Street in Freeport two years ago. “We are starting this fundraiser on her behalf because we want he…