Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Family of 16-year-old Christina Lembo, killed in Broughton Ave. car crash, thanks community for support
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
To the editor: Facing the loss of a loved one is truly a time where one's faith can be tested. Each day continues to be a struggle for our family to accept the tragic loss of our beautiful Christina. While we believe she is in a much better place, it continues to be difficult for us to let go. Although we are struggling with this deep sadness, we find comfort in knowing how fortunate we and Christina have been to know all of you. We also would like to acknowledge the people whom we have never had the pleasure of meeting, who so graciously supported us in so many ways during our time of need. We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to all of you for your generous support, kind gestures, beautiful sentiments and expressions of love …
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
In game against Bloomfield Saturday, admission will be waived
Those planning to attend the matchup between Nutley and Bloomfield Saturday in Nutley won't be asked to pay admission to watch the gridiron contest. Instead, they’ll be asked to make a donation to the family of a young woman whose death earlier this month shook communities throughout the area, NJ.com reported. Christina Lembo, 16, was killed in a car accident in which another youth was also injured. Hundreds attended a funeral as well as a candlelight vigil for the varsity soccer player, while Belleville High School students have worn her number, 3, in her honor in the past few weeks. Clifton High School also honored Lembo’s memory with a moment of silence before a recent game against Bloomfield. The funds raised Saturday will be shared …
Sunday, October 14, 2012
A look back on top headlines on Bloomfield Patch last week
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Sunday, October 14, 2012
Busy last week and missed all the Bloomfield news that's fit to be posted? Here's a quick list of important news last week: A Bloomfield man has been charged with vehicular homicide in the death of 16-year-old Christina Lembo, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office announced Thursday. Two 13-year-old boys were arrested Monday night for allegedly stealing a car in Bloomfield and leading police on a car chase through three towns. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and whether you love to shop, attend events, walk or run, there are different ways to support the cause. At the heart of Glendale Cemetery's rolling hills and towering trees is a new veterans memorial, a peaceful, artfully designed space where veterans and families …
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Driver of Camaro that crashed into Honda, killing beloved Bloomfield High School junior, also hit with aggravated assault by auto charge
A Bloomfield man has been charged with vehicular homicide in the death of 16-year-old Christina Lembo, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office announced Thursday. Nicholas M. Camasco, 23, was the driver of a 2000 Chevy Camaro when it collided with a 2007 Honda Civic at 11:10 p.m. Sept. 29, killing Lembo, who was sitting in the backseat of the Civic. She was pronounced dead at University Hospital in Newark a short time later. Both cars had been traveling on Broughton Avenue in Bloomfield at the time. Four others – two occupants in the Civic and two in the Camaro – sustained non-life threatening injuries. Camasco was also charged with aggravated assault by auto. He turned himself in Thursday and is being held at the Essex County Correctional …
Monday, October 8, 2012
A look back on top headlines in Bloomfield last week
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Monday, October 8, 2012
The Bloomfield community said its final goodbyes Friday to Christina Lembo, almost one week after the 16-year-old soccer player was killed in a tragic car accident just blocks from her home. The latest in the Memphis the pit bull saga has the Bloomfield council and Board of Health (BOH) once again pitted against each other. The council last week passed a resolution proposing the township's attorney draft some sort of settlement, Bloomfield Life reported, to end a months-long feud between the township, BOH and dog trainers Jeff and Diana Coltenback, who wish to adopt the dog. Donations are still trickling in, but the second annual Bloomfield Charity Gala netted as much as $30,000 in donations Wednesday night. A 332-unit rental development …
Friday, October 5, 2012
Emotional hour-long funeral mass for Bloomfield High School junior killed in Broughton Avenue car crash
The Bloomfield community said its final goodbyes Friday to Christina Lembo, almost one week after the 16-year-old soccer player was killed in a tragic car accident just blocks from her home. Beginning and ending with the trill of a single bagpiper, the hour-long funeral mass was held at the Lembo family's church, St. Thomas the Apostle, packed with at least a thousand mourners. Lembo, a junior at Bloomfield High School who played varsity soccer and on traveling teams, died early Sunday morning after the car she was in the backseat of collided with another on Broughton Avenue shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday. Flanked by sons Anthony Jr. and Joseph, Lembo's mother, Theresa, quietly looked on from the church steps Friday morning as pallbearers …
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Christina Lembo, 16, will be laid to rest Friday in Bloomfield
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Christina Lembo, the 16-year-old Bloomfield High School junior killed in a tragic car accident last weekend, will be laid to rest Friday. Her funeral will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Bloomfield, with her wake Thursday from 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. at O'Boyle Funeral Home. She will be buried in Glendale Cemetery. Lembo, a well-known varsity soccer player, was riding in the back seat of a Honda Civic when it was struck by a Chevrolet Camaro on Broughton Avenue late last Saturday night. She was transported to University Hospital in Newark, where she was pronounced dead a short time later. Four others, including both drivers and two passengers in each car, suffered non-life threatening injuries. On Sunday night, …
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Bloomfield High School junior and soccer star was killed late Saturday night in a car crash on Broughton Avenue
The corner of Broughton Avenue and Walter Street fell completely silent Sunday night, as hundreds of Bloomfield High School students paid tribute to one of their own in an awesome display of Bengal pride. Holding candles and bouquets of flowers, some teens loudly sobbed while others stood quietly in prayer at the scene of a horrific car accident that claimed the life of 16-year-old Christina Lembo, a well-liked soccer star and Bloomfield High School student best remembered for her smile. "She was a nice girl, always laughing," said Monika Pollick, whose 15-year-old daughter, Leah, played soccer with Lembo for years. Nearly 24 hours earlier, Lembo was killed when the Honda Civic she was in the backseat of collided with a Chevrolet Camaro …
Paul Milo
3:03 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012
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