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Harrison
Lifestyle
Grammy Awards: Graduate, Faculty Members Of Purchase College Win Big Grammy Awards: Graduate, Faculty Members Of Purchase College Win Big
Grammy Awards: Graduate, Faculty Members Of Purchase College Win Big A graduate and two faculty members from a college in Westchester are among the winners of the 2024 GRAMMY Awards.  Purchase College alum Samara Joy as well as faculty members Nicole Zuraitis and Silas Brown each took home awards during the ceremony, held on Sunday, Feb. 4 in Los Angeles, California.  Joy, who graduated from Purchase in 2021, won her third award for Best Jazz Performance for her song "Tight," which she self-produced. This is not her first rodeo, as Joy also won Best New Artist and Best New Jazz Vocal Album in 2023.  Zuraitis, a Lectur…

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by Ben Crnic
Fairfax
Lifestyle
Selena Gomez Posts PDA-Filled Photos With Reston's Benny Blanco Selena Gomez Posts PDA-Filled Photos With Reston's Benny Blanco
Selena Gomez Posts Pda-filled Photos With Reston's Benny Blanco Selena Gomez has shared a PDA-filled album with her new beau from Virginia, Benny Blanco. Blanco, whose real name is Benjamin Levin, is a record-producer from Reston.  Blanco grew up making music in his northern Virginia bedroom and abandoned his dream of becoming a rapper to produce music. He's put out countless hits over the years including "I Kissed A Girl" by Katy Perry, "Circus" by Britney Spears, and "I Can't Get Enough" by Selena Gomez. Gomez's album appears to be the first time she and Blanco have gone public.

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by Cecilia Levine
Union
Obituaries
Carrington DaCosta Reynolds, Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS Freshman, Dies At 15 Carrington DaCosta Reynolds, Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS Freshman, Dies At 15
Carrington DaCosta Reynolds, Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS Freshman, Dies At 15 Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School freshman Carrington DaCosta Reynolds died on Wednesday, Jan. 4 aged 15. Born in Livingston, Carrington was described as a “miracle baby” and was recognized as gifted by Rutgers University at just 15 months, his obituary says. Carrington was also honored as a “S.O.A.R.” (Student Soaring Outside of Park) for serving Thanksgiving Dinner to the homeless at the Ocean Avenue Baptist Church in Jersey City. Carrington was an aspiring music production company owner and “natural entrepreneur who knew how to negotiate,” his memorial says. He was also a youth us…

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by Valerie Musson
Camden
News
'I Had To Do It,' Gunman Said After Fatal Music Studio Shooting: Report 'I Had To Do It,' Gunman Said After Fatal Music Studio Shooting: Report
'I Had To Do It,' Gunman Said After Fatal Music Studio Shooting: Report A man was gunned down while inside a recording studio, NJ Advance Media reported.  Isaiah Shaw, 23, had worked in Lindenwold as a music producer and went by the nickname “DJ Zay" when he was shot in the head on Friday, Sept. 30, the outlet said, citing court documents. Ronin A. Nevels, 23, allegedly said “I had to do it” after he fired at Shaw. Nevels, who also worked at the studio, was arrested for the killing the next day following a standoff at a Gloucester Township home, the report says. On Instagram, the owner of Colossal Records says he is a music producer who goes by the name DJ Za…

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by Jon Craig
Brookfield
Lifestyle
22-Year-Old Fairfield County Twin Brothers Release First Music Video 22-Year-Old Fairfield County Twin Brothers Release First Music Video
22-Year-Old Fairfield County Twin Brothers Release First Music Video Two Fairfield County brothers who formed the fast-growing MC4D and Charlie Miller electric music group have released their first music video. Darien natives Matt and Chris Drake, 22-year-old identical twins, released the video at noon on Thursday, March 4 to highlight their work from the past two years. While Matt and Chris are recent college grads from Duke and Dartmouth universities, respectively, the brothers worked collaboratively despite their distance apart, and have used it to their advantage to grow their music, said Stacey Udell, public relations spokesperson. Since the creat…

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by Kathy Reakes
Union
Obituaries
NJ Hit DJ Facing Rape Charge Found Dead In Miami Apartment NJ Hit DJ Facing Rape Charge Found Dead In Miami Apartment
NJ Hit DJ Facing Rape Charge Found Dead In Miami Apartment A DJ who got his start in New Jersey and produced the hit song "I Like To Move It" was found dead in his Miami Beach apartment at 49 years old. Union City's Erick Morillo -- who used the pseudonym Reel 2 Reel -- was due in court Friday on a sexual battery charge. His body was found Tuesday morning, Local10 reports. Morillo spent his teenage years in Columbia before moving to Union City with his family. He started DJing family events at 11 years old, and later met some of the people integral for his success at night clubs around Hudson County. Morrillo's hit song "I Like To Move It" was pro…

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by Cecilia Levine
South Passaic
Neighbors
Community Rallies For Wayne Music Producer, 53, Fighting For His Life After Freak Accident Community Rallies For Wayne Music Producer, 53, Fighting For His Life After Freak Accident
Community Rallies For Wayne Music Producer, 53, Fighting For His Life After Freak Accident A producer from Wayne who’s worked with a wide range of musicians – from Yes lead singer Jon Anderson to Darryl “DMC” McDaniels – was fighting for his life as friends, loved ones and colleagues rallied to assist him and his family. Jim DeSalvo, 53, was riding his bicycle in town Wednesday when he was struck by a tire that popped off a dump truck, critically injuring him. Supporters have rushed to help DeSalvo and his wife, Cat, a freelance video editor who married him 20 years ago next week. Cat “will be out of work for an undetermined amount of time to help him fight through this like the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
South Passaic
Police & Fire
FREAK ACCIDENT: Tire Pops Off Dump Truck, Critically Injuring Wayne Bicyclist, 53 FREAK ACCIDENT: Tire Pops Off Dump Truck, Critically Injuring Wayne Bicyclist, 53
Freak Accident: Tire Pops Off Dump Truck, Critically Injuring Wayne Bicyclist, 53 A producer from Wayne who’s worked with a wide range of musicians – from Yes lead singer Jon Anderson to Darryl “DMC” McDaniels – was fighting for his life as friends, loved ones and colleagues rallied to assist him and his family. Jim DeSalvo, 53, was riding his bicycle in town Wednesday when he was struck by a tire that popped off a dump truck, critically injuring him. Supporters have rushed to help DeSalvo and his wife of 20 years, Cat, a freelance video editor. Cat “will be out of work for an undetermined amount of time to help him fight through this like the stubborn mule he is and th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Brother Of NY Giants Player Charged In Family Friend's Killing UPDATE: Brother Of NY Giants Player Charged In Family Friend's Killing
Update: Brother Of NY Giants Player Charged In Family Friend's Killing UPDATE: The brother of New York Giants player Janoris Jenkins killed a friend in the family’s Fair Lawn home, then fled to upstate New York – where he was arrested on a parole violation, authorities said Thursday. Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo -- who announced the arrest on Wednesday of William H. Jenkins Jr., 34, of Fair Lawn -- said Thursday that he and fellow music producer Roosevelt "Trypps Beatz" Rene, a Spring Valley native, got into an argument early Monday that “resulted in Rene’s death.” Although Calo didn’t specify how Rene was killed, the charge against Je…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant
Obituaries
Service Set For Northern Westchester Man Killed In Los Angeles Accident Service Set For Northern Westchester Man Killed In Los Angeles Accident
Service Set For Northern Westchester Man Killed In Los Angeles Accident Funeral services have been scheduled for a music producer from Northern Westchester who died at age 26 after being struck by a car while walking in Los Angeles. Relatives and friends of Louis Conway of Somers are welcome to attend a memorial visitation on Sunday, June 24 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Joseph J. Smith Funeral Home in Mahopac. Conway spent several days in ICU following the accident before he died on May 20. He was born on June 26, 1991, the son of Bill and Lucy Conway. He graduated from Somers High School in 2009 and studied music at California State University at Long Beach w…

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