TRIBUTE: A popular Hasbrouck Heights native was killed yesterday afternoon when she was ejected from her Harley after it hit a pothole on Route 287 in Montville.
Laura Rose Puglisi, 43, who recently lived in Braintree, Mass., was pronounced dead at the scene just after 1 p.m., a little more than 20 minutes after the crash, State Police said.
Puglisi was known among bikers and concert goers in New Jersey and beyond, as well as at various charity events and car-show meets.
She was graduated from Hasbrouck Heights High School in 1988, studied at Rutgers University and worked for 18 years at the Fountain Spa as a cosmeologist, nail tech, waxing specialist, makeup artist and manager before moving to Massachusetts two years ago.
“If the goal is to make a difference in the lives of others, please know that you succeeded,” Kristine Burkhalter wrote on Puglisi’s Facebook page this morning.
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