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Paramus, NJ

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'Bittersweet': NJ Toddler, Grandmother Bond Through Glass Door While Social Distancing A Bergen County toddler got a bittersweet visit from her grandmother whom she hadn't seen in three weeks -- and it didn't even matter that a glass door was in the way. Christina Penaloza of Wood-Ridge shared footage of her 14-month-old daughter Gabriela Gia, pressing her face against the front door when Penaloza's mom Daria Baricevic showed up for a visit. Baricevic helps Penaloza raise Gabriela, but of social-distancing guidelines, Baricevic hasn't been able to come by the house. That's been hard on Gabriela, who shares a special bond with her grandmother -- who she calls Baba. "Gabriel…

by Cecilia Levine

04/09/2020

Paramus, NJ

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Coronavirus Ravages Paramus Veterans Home Of the 34 Paramus Veterans Home residents who died in the last two weeks, coronavirus caused 10 but ruled out for the other 24, a spokesman for the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs said Thursday. Twenty-three residents of he home tested positive for coronavirus while 47 are waiting results. There are 17 staff members who tested positive and 20 awaiting results. Four people died last week at a veterans home in Menlo Park (Edison) last week. Approximately 150 veterans home residents die each year, averaging 12 per month, state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs spok…

by Cecilia Levine

04/09/2020

Rutherford, NJ

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Long Lines, Empty Shelves: Business Owners Have Beef With Restaurant Depot Some North Jersey restaurant owners have beef with Restaurant Depot. The restaurant-stocking warehouse until last week was for restaurant personnel with memberships who needed to stock their restaurants. Now, anyone can access the goods. Restaurant owners, who are also struggling due coronavirus say the long lines and empty shelves at Restaurant Depot aren't helping. The company previously said it was all in an effort to make sure people have their basic needs met during the COVID-19 crisis. A request for comment placed Thursday morning to Restaurant Depot was not returned. Joe McCaffert…

by Cecilia Levine

04/09/2020

Rutherford, NJ

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East Rutherford's Becton HS Mourns Social Worker, 2 Other Staffers Lost Coronavirus East Rutherford's Becton High School community is mourning the loss of three people who died the same week of coronavirus. The first was social worker Javiera "Javi" Rodriguez, 43, who died late April 1. Later in the week, an employee lost her brother and another, her husband -- all to complications of coronavirus, school officials said. "Our message to this virus from the beginning has been clear: Bring it," Principal Dr. Dario Sforza said. "We are still standing after it took three of ours in just one week. This virus underestimated the spirit of this Becton Wildcat famil…

by Cecilia Levine

04/09/2020

Paramus, NJ

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Paramus 'Rhonj' Star Jennifer Aydin Tests Positive For Coronavirus "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Jennifer Aydin has tested positive for coronavirus, she announced in an Instagram video Wednesday. In an Instagram live video Aydin of Paramus said she went to Rochelle Park's ShopRite, BJ's in Paramus and Corrado's in Paterson wearing a "flimsy" mask from her husband, surgeon Bill Aydin's office. Aydin said she thought she took all the necessary precautions, however, she didn't wipe down her groceries because she had so many. On Monday, March 30, the local mom started feeling extremely fatigued, she said, and begged her husband to bring home a test des…

by Cecilia Levine

04/09/2020

Paterson, NJ

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Video: St. Joe's Workers Celebrate Dr. James Pruden's Emotional Hospital Discharge "Pruden! Pruden! Pruden!" Nurses, doctors and healthcare workers at St. Joseph's Medical Center cheered as Dr. James Pruden was discharged from the hospital after beating coronavirus. The video, posted by nurse Desserie Morgan on Facebook Wednesday, shows the 70-year-old Teaneck resident clapping and pointing as he's pushed out of the hospital in a wheelchair. "Unbelievably proud moment," Morgan wrote. "Dr. Pruden discharged after beating Covid19 and his St. Joseph’s family seeing him home." Dr. James Pruden heads home after more than a month battling coronavirus at St. Joseph's Medic…

by Cecilia Levine

04/08/2020

Jersey City, NJ

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Clinton Sex Scandal Whistleblower Linda Tripp, North Jersey Native, Dead At 70 Jersey City native and former U.S. servant Linda Tripp who played a major role in exposing the infamous scandal between Monica Lewinsky and former President Bill Clinton died on Wednesday, reports say. She was 70 years old. Tripp was "on her deathbed" Tuesday night, her daughter wrote in a Facebook post. The Daily Mail on Wednesday reported she died. “My mommy is leaving this earth. I don’t know myself if I can survive this heartache. Please pray for a painless process for the strongest woman I will ever know in my entire lifetime,” Allison Tripp Foley wrote. Her son-in-law Thoma…

by Cecilia Levine

04/08/2020

Newark, NJ

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Authorities: Newark Man Killed In Double Irvington Shooting A 65-year-old man from Newark was killed in a double Irvington shooting, authorities said. Two men were shot near Lyons and Union avenues around 8 p.m. Sunday, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said in a joint release with Irvington's police director. One of the victim's identified as Lawrence Peterson, was pronounced dead at the scene while the other was taken to University Hospital, Stephens said. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Fo…

by Cecilia Levine

04/08/2020

Jersey City, NJ

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2 Charged In Jersey City Shooting That Killed Teen Girl, Injured Man A pair of Jersey City men were arrested in a shooting that killed a teen girl and injured an 18-year-old man, authorities said. Darby Shirden and Shaquan Rush, both 20, were charged with fatally shooting Stephanie Jacques, 17, near Martin Luther King Drive and Forrest Street April 1, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. They were also charged with injuring the man, who sustained gunshot wounds to his lower body, Suarez said. Shirden was arrested Tuesday night and Rush on Wednesday morning, authorities said.

by Cecilia Levine

04/08/2020

Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ

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Franklin Lakes Lawyer, His Doc Say Drug Touted By Trump Was Game Changer In Covid-19 Recovery Billy Saracino of Franklin Lakes believes a major dose of Hydroxychloriquine, the anti-malarial drug touted by President Trump in fighting coronavirus, may be what saved him. His doctor Robert Bock agrees, and says he's had incredible success in using Hydroxychloriquine to treat his other patients. However, Bock recognizes that the drug comes with a host of side effects that can be fatal if not for proper administration and supervision. A dosage of Hydroxychloriquine as soon as a patient's condition worsens, and co-presence of the antibiotic Zithromax are also ke…

by Cecilia Levine

04/08/2020

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