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HEROINE: Mom From Union City Drowns, But Helps Save 5-Year-Old Daughter HEROINE: Mom From Union City Drowns, But Helps Save 5-Year-Old Daughter
Heroine: Mom From Union City Drowns, But Helps Save 5-Year-Old Daughter The family of a mother originally from Union City is coping with her loss in a tragic accident -- an accident that the woman's young daughter survived thanks to the mom, who spent her last moments calling for help.   According to news accounts and a GoFundMe campaign started on her behalf by a Clifton man, Kathy Paredes, 35, was headed to a lake Saturday near her home in Jacksonville, Fla. Her five-year-old daughter Amber was with her.  According to police, Paredes' Jeep flipped into the water as she was attempting a turn. As the vehicle was submerged, Paredes managed to call…

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by Paul Milo
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Bergenfield Quadriplegic Survived Stabbing By Ex-Husband; Van Needed Bergenfield Quadriplegic Survived Stabbing By Ex-Husband; Van Needed
Bergenfield Quadriplegic Survived Stabbing By Ex-Husband; Van Needed Kathy Moore woke up in her Hackensack apartment and immediately felt wet. Her body was weak and numb. Someone was hitting her in the head. As she came to, she felt wetness coming down her face and neck. The man causing her pain was her husband, now-ex, repeatedly stabbing her all over her body with a hunting knife, she said. Wednesday, March 14 was 21 years since the incident that left Moore  of Bergenfield a quadriplegic -- hospitalized with 21 stab wounds.  Her son, too, as the man she once loved also turned the knife on him, she said. Moore knew the only way to recover was to keep go…

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by Cecilia Levine