Dick Clark Dead at 82

'World's Oldest Teenager' launched iconic American Bandstand, New Year's Rock'n Eve, music careers and many TV shows.

Dick Clark, who brought rock and roll to the masses as the longtime host of "American Bandstand," is dead after suffering a heart attack, according to several news reports. The always smiling 82-year-old TV producer and host had been at St. John's Hospital in Los Angeles after undergoing an outpatient procedure on Tuesday, according to TMZ. Clark reportedly suffered the heart attack following the procedure and died on Wednesday after failed attempts to resuscitate him. The Mount Vernon, NY-born Clark endured a long list of health troubles over the years; a stroke in 2004 that caused him to retire as host of "New Years' Rockin' Eve," the show he created in 1972. Although Ryan Seacrest took over as host, Clark made brief appearances on the …

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Raymond Gelormini, Motocross Rider, Passed Away at Age of 49

Gelormini was born in Summit and raised in New Providence and Berkeley Heights.

Raymond B. Gelormini, Jr. of Hackettstown, NJ formerly of Berkeley Heights, NJ passed away on March 20 at the age 49. Visiting will be held in Paul Ippolito Berkeley Memorial, 646 Springfield Ave., Berkeley Heights on Saturday, March 24 from 2 to 6 p.m. The Funeral service will be held during the visitation beginning at 5:30 p.m. Final Committal to be held privately. For more information or to send condolences, visit www.ippolitofuneralhomes.com. Mr. Gelormini was born in Summit, NJ and raised in New Providence and Berkeley Heights. He worked as a self employed contractor. Raymond was an avid Motocross Rider and was a long time member of the American Motocross Association. He is the beloved son of Phyllis and Frank Piccione and the late …

Fairview Rep: 'Cemetery Open Only to Lot Owners'

The East Broad Street cemetery has been closed to the public since late singer Whitney Houston's Sunday burial.

Whitney Houston fans hoping to pay their respects will have to wait a little longer. Fairview Cemetery, where the late pop star was laid to rest in a private service Sunday morning, remains closed to anyone other than lot owners, a spokesman for the cemetery said Wednesday morning. The private cemetery, where Houston's father, John Russell Houston Jr. was buried in 2003, has admitted those with loved ones interred there but has kept all others outside the gated property. When the cemetery will reopen to the public "has not been determined at this point," the spokesman said. More than 100 fans lined up outside the 105-acre cemetery Sunday morning to say their goodbyes to Houston, who died on Feb. 11 at the age of 48.  

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Whitney Houston Laid to Rest in Westfield

Procession arrived at noon Sunday for burial ceremony at Fairview Cemetery. Nearly 100 fans shouted 'We love you, Whitney' as hearse turned into the cemetery.

The vigil at Fairview Cemetery began at first light Sunday morning. There were no mourners, just reporters and photographers mingling congenially as they staked out a good spot for their reports back to the network morning shows or a position for the perfect photo of the funeral procession bringing Whitney Houston to the cemetery for her burial. Police officers arrived before daylight, at 6 a.m., to secure every possible corner of the Fairview property, from the Cranford border along Union County College to the south and E. Broad Street to the north. At the western end of the cemetery, Gallows Hill Road was closed to prevent any neighborhood street from messing up any potential route in which the procession of hearses and limos that would …

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Westfield Mourners Turned Away From Fairview Cemetery

Visits to gravesites denied Saturday as cemetery prepares for Sunday burial of music icon Whitney Houston.

Roseanne Benjamin lost her father on Feb. 18, 2008 after a long struggle with colon cancer. Her father Dave was a long-time Westfield resident, and there was no question in Roseanne's mind that when he passed, he would be buried in Fairview Cemetery.  For the past four years, Benjamin, who now lives in Cranford, would stop by her father's grave to tell him about how his granddaughter was getting married, or how his grandson got into college.  But on the fourth anniversary of his death, Benjamin won't be able to place a bouquet of flowers on his grave. She won't even be allowed in the cemetery.  "I understand what a tragedy it is that Whitney Houston died, she was the voice of a generation," she said on the phone. "But just because she is …

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Markjohn Michalik

9:30 pm on Monday, February 20, 2012

The fans who come will not be the type of people to go shopping in Westfield, maybe for crack.   more ›

Update: Westfield Police Prepare for Possibility of Whitney Houston's Burial Sunday

Though the late pop singer's family has not confirmed when her burial will take place, police are making preparations.

Though the Westfield Police Department said they have not received any confirmation as to when late singer Whitney Houston's burial at Fairview Cemetery will take place, they are making preparations in the event that it will occur this weekend. Houston's official death certificate reveals that she will be laid to rest at the 105-acre East Broad Street cemetery where her father John Houston was buried in 2003 but as of 12:45 p.m. today the WPD said they had received "no confirmation" from the Houston family as to when that might happen. Houston's funeral service will be held at noon Saturday at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark. The ceremony is expected to draw 1,500 mourners, including her mother, Cissy Houston, cousin Dionne Warwick, …

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Reports: Whitney Houston Burial Expected on Sunday

Rumors continue to circulate as to when and where the late pop star will be laid to rest.

As cruisers from the Westfield and Union County police departments came and went through the front gate of the Fairview Cemetery Thursday, Fairview officials were issuing "no comments" to a barrage of calls from reporters seeking comment and details about the burial plans for Whitney Houston — and calming down concerned family members of those already interred in the Westfield cemetery. Houston's funeral service will be held at noon Saturday at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark. The ceremony is expected to draw 1,500 mourners, including her mother, Cissy Houston, cousin Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Kevin Costner and Clive Davis. While those details appear to be firm, speculation swirls around when Houston's body will…

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Mary Meki

5:21 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012

that is very rude to call it a circus how would you like for them to call your family member a circus you know God don't like ugly and he is not crazy about pretty so who ever you are you should be very careful with your Words that come out of your Mouth.   more ›

Former Heights Resident Charles Robert Isleib Dies After Long illness

Veteran of World War II graduated from Michigan.

  After a long illness, long-time Berkeley Heights resident Charles Robert Isleib died peacefully on January 27, 2012 at his residence at St. Augustine Plantation in Tallahassee, Florida , surrounded by his beloved family and caregivers. His children are Susan Isleib Cerulean (Jeff Chanton); Roberta Ann Isleib (John Brady); Douglas Robert Isleib (Cindy); and Martha Jean Isleib.  He loved and was beloved by his grandchildren and stepchildren. Bob was born in Glen Rock, New Jersey on January 31, 1923 to Alice May Hunziker Isleib and Charles W. Isleib.  His brother Donald Isleib was born four years later and was his most faithful confidante and friend throughout his life. He was predeceased his wives, Janet Burdette Isleib (mother of his …

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Berkeley Heights Man Dies in Car Crash

Steven Treich, 54, involved in Bridgewater accident last Friday.

Police are investigating whether the death of Steven Treich, a 54 year old Berkeley Heights resident, was caused by a medical emergency after he drifted off the road Friday, causing his car to turn over. Treich was in Bridgewater, NJ on Friday around 5:15 p.m. near the Pingry School, when his Ford Excursion drifted off the road into a tree and turned over, according to police reports.  He was taken to Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, where he died, authorities said. A crew dislodged the vehicle from the accident site and removed it. He was the only person involved in the crash. Police are waiting for the results of a toxicology report, but Capt. Robert Glen of the Warren Police said he might have suffered a heart attack that caused …

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Union County Week In Review

Patch's weekly wrap-up of news from around the county captures what your friends and neighbors are talking about.

BERKELEY HEIGHTS/MOUNTAINSIDE On a routine patrol through the Watchung Reservation on Thursday, at 5:30 p.m., a Union County police officer spotted an empty alarm-company truck parked near Surprise Lake in the Watchung Reservation. The truck was open, with the driver's personal belongings in full view. Almost three hours later, when the driver had not returned, three officers and the Canine Unit of the Union County Sheriff's department began a search for the driver, who emerged from the woods at 9:30 p.m. stating that he had gone for a walk and got lost in the dark. False alarm. Officer Ed Ammerlaan, an 18-year veteran with the Berkeley Heights Police Department, was officially promoted to the rank of Sergeant at the Berkeley Heights …

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