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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Elmwood Park Native Makes Music As 'Melody Mom'
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. — A group of wide-eyed children surround Elmwood Park native Renae Patti-Semeraro and wait excitedly for her to sing another song. It’s nothing out of the ordinary for the self-proclaimed musical mommy, who paired her passion for performing and parenthood as “Melody Mom” in 2013. "I was always the one who was sent to entertain the kids,” Patti-Semeraro of Pequannock said. “Every party, every family event — eventually it became unspoken. “Even as an adult I would be at the kiddie table,” she said. Singing has come naturally to Patti-Semeraro, 43, ever since she was…
Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Martial Artist Produces National Titles
TOTOWA, N.J. — Devhonte Johnson of Paterson recently ranked first in his division at a national Las Vegas competition. Totowa's Unity School of Jiu Jitsu took third place in the junior division of the IBJJF American Nationals, making it the first East Coast team to place in the tournament since the inception of the youth divisions. Several of Johnson's Unity School students also won national championship titles the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation's tournament last weekend. Johnson was crowned an international champion earlier this year at the Abu Dhabi International Pro Trial.
Fort Lee, NJ
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Palisades Park Man Charged In Theft Of Disabled Leonia Teen's Wheelchair
LEONIA, N.J. — Police charged a Palisades Park man with stealing a disabled Leonia teen's motorized wheelchair, thanks to an alert patrolman. Michael L. Peralta, 18, rode the $12,000 chair away from his family's Broad Avenue apartment complex on Thursday, Leonia Police Chief Thomas Rowe said. Peralta remained held on $25,000 bail Saturday in the Bergen County Jail, charged with theft and unlawful taking. A second suspect remained at large, the chief said. Officer Sihoon Chung was on patrol when he spotted the wheelchair's headrest -- tucked behind garbage pails and a bicycle -- from the s…
Fort Lee, NJ
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Disabled Leonia Teen's Mom: 'They Have His Wheelchair, Not My Son'
LEONIA, N.J. — Lisandra Delgado knew something was wrong when one of her teens didn't show up Friday for a summer camp after-care program at the Leonia Middle School. That's because someone stole 14-year-old Courtney's motorized wheelchair from outside of his family's Broad Avenue apartment building on Thursday. ****** UPDATE (Sat., July 16): Police charged a Palisades Park man with stealing a disabled Leonia teen's motorized wheelchair. ****** Courtney, whose parents asked that his last name be withheld, has cerebral palsy and depends on the special $12,000 chair to get around. Without …
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn Father Lives Life On The Edge
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — A 50-mile canoe trip wasn’t the relaxing getaway that Fair Lawn’s John Vanni had in mind. It was 2000 and the leaders of his son’s boy scout troop had asked him to come along as a chaperone. Vanni, 51, recently returned from climbing Pikes Peek — the highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains — all because of his trip with Troop 53. “I would’ve eventually found adventure again,” Vanni said. “But that was the push.” He’s always considered himself an outdoorsman but marriage and parenthood dulled that a bit. Vanni’s involvement with his now-25-year-…
Englewood, NJ
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Englewood Physician Breaks Barriers On Blog
ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — An Englewood Hospital physician is blending medicine, motherhood and more on her new website. Tenafly mother and primary care doctor Dana Corriel is pairing her new blog with her Facebook and Instagram accounts to break down barriers between medical professionals and patients. "My goal is to humanize the primary care doctor," Corriel said. "When my white coat comes off at the end of my workday, I experience the same frustrations, along with the joys and laughs, of motherhood, marriage and life." Corriel's blog is that of a memoir in progress. She touc…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Area Veterinarian Will Drive Bergen County Pets To Hospital, Back
HILLSDALE, N.J. — Tracy Cohen-Grady of Hillsdale is about to make life even simpler for area pet owners. The 16-year veterinarian has been making house calls for VETdispatch in Bergen, Passaic, Essex, Hudson and Rockland counties since 2014. But the mobile vet company opened a hospital in Morristown last month, and Cohen-Grady will be helping to transport clients for more intensive care. “We try to keep everything stress free,” said Cohen-Grady, a Rockland County native. The hospital will be having an open house on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Children can bring stuffed animals for “Tedd…
Lyndhurst, NJ
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3-Legged Dog Finds New Home In Lyndhurst
LYNDHURST, N.J. — Lisa Lombardo of Lyndhurst thought she'd have it easy when she rescued a three-legged German Shepherd. Lombardo figured the pup would be low maintenance and more subdued than others. That was not the case at all for Lombardo's Hodor, who she named after the beloved "Game of Thrones" character. "He pivots on his back leg," Lombardo said. "He lunges down the stairs on the deck to chase the feral cats." "He uses it as an advantage." And with some training, Lombardo hopes her tripod pup will make the perfect therapy dog. It hadn't be…
New City, NY
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New City Native Brings Mobile Vet, Transport Services To Rockland Pets
NEW CITY, N.Y. — Mobile veterinarian Tracy Cohen-Grady is about to make life even simpler for Rockland County pet owners. The New City native has been making house calls for VETdispatch in Bergen, Passaic, Essex, Hudson and Rockland counties since 2014. But the mobile vet company opened a hospital in Morristown last month, and Cohen-Grady will be helping with transporting clients to the facility for more intensive care. “We try to keep everything stress free,” said Cohen-Grady, a Rockland County native. The hospital will be having an open house on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Children ca…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Glen Rock Pizzeria Heats Up Pokemon Pie Contest
GLEN ROCK, N.J. — A Glen Rock pizzeria is running a Pokemon contest of its own. Inspired by the Pokemon Go smartphone craze, Francesca Brick Oven Pizza and Pasta will choose one winner to receive a free "Pokepizza." To enter: "Like" its Facebook page Share THIS post
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