Crime & Safety
Fundraiser For Morris Co. Teen Killed In Pontoon Boat Crash
Corey Molinari, 19, was killed last week in a boat crash. The community has started raising money for the teen's mother.
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ —Days after a boating accident claimed the life of Whippany teen Corey Molinari, the community has started a fundraiser for his family.
The Whippany Park class of 2020 set up a GoFundMe page with the goal of reaching $10,000, and has raised over half of it in just two days, totaling just over $6,000 by Thursday early afternoon.
"We as a class want to support the Molinari family during this unimaginable time," the organizers wrote on the page.
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All the donations will go towards a scholarship in honor of Molinari, they said.
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Morris County Teen Killed In Pontoon Boat Crash: Police
The incident happened early Sunday, when a pontoon boat struck a waterway marker in Barnegat Bay near the Route 37 bridge, New Jersey State Police said Monday.
The crash injured five others on board, two of which were thrown into the water.
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