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Bergen County Underdog Stuns Fighters With Unexpected Win At European MMA Competition
Edgardo Moran stood in the corner of the gym feeling like the underdog.
It was his first international trip and he was moments away from representing the USA in the International Tang Soo Do competition, held Nov. 11 and 12 in the Netherlands.
"The competition was pretty much for Europeans only," said Moran, who owns Xtreme Edge Martial Arts in Lyndhurst.
"There were a lot of people from Germany, Wales, Poland, Sweden, and London. I was an American, a Latino, knowing no one.
"I felt like the underdog, the outcast. Coming from America to a whole different, country and my style of martial…
Wallington Mom Leaves Behind Young Daughter, Husband
The community is rallying for the family of a Wallington woman who will be buried her in her native country, Poland.
Patrycja Rakszawska died unexpectedly on Sept. 24, at 30 years old.
Born in Lezajsk, Poland, she came to the U.S. in 2010 -- a year after marrying her husband, Wojciech, her obituary says.
She was remembered as being a devoted mom to daughter Alicia, 3, passionate about only ffeeding her family natural and organic foods.
More than $17,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Patrycia's family as of Tuesday. The funds are intended to help bring her body to Poland for buria…
Filip Babiuk, 25, Of Linden, Business Owner Who Was Recently Engaged
Filip Babiuk, A Clark resident who spent much of his life in Linden, died suddenly Sunday. He was 25.
Born in Poland, Filip moved to Linden in 2005 before moving to Clark less than a year ago, where he owned and operated Stealth Pool Installations.
Filip enjoyed swimming, sailing, skiing and dancing, and worked as a lifeguard in Avenel in high school. He was a volunteer for many years during the pilgrimage to Our Lady of Czestochowa Shrine in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and also volunteered with the Polish American festival.
A self-taught man in many respects, he …
Community Rallies For Clifton Woman Who Took Fatal Fall Feeding Stray Church Cats
Ewelina P. Krzywinska of Clifton died on Sept. 28. She was 31 years old.
More than $7,800 had been raised on a GoFundMe toward her funeral.
Ewelina, an avid animal lover, was on her way to feed cats behind her church when she fell and sustained brain damage, according to the GoFundMe launched by her sister, Klaudia Kolodynska. She ultimately died from her injuries, the campaign says.
For most of her life, Ewelina, who came to the U.S. from Poland in 2001, had been battling a rare nerve disorder, the campaign says.
"Through it all she was a fighter," Kolodynska wrote of her si…
