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Death Of North Jersey Teacher 'Mr. V' Sends Shockwaves Through District Death Of North Jersey Teacher 'Mr. V' Sends Shockwaves Through District
Death Of North Jersey Teacher 'Mr. V' Sends Shockwaves Through District John Viggiano looked out for everyone. His Essex Fells Elementary School colleagues. His students. And of course, his own friends and family. That's what those who knew Viggiano are saying in the days after his death. Mr. V, as he was affectionately known to his students, died on April 1 at 45 years old. More than $123,200 had been raised as of Wednesday, April 6 on a GoFundMe for his family. "We’ll love you forever Mr. V," one person wrote. "For 16 years you touched the life of every child (and parent) at EFS in such a positive way.  "You are gone too soon, but we are so thankful you …

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Beloved Ridgefield Park Football Coach Opens Deli Beloved Ridgefield Park Football Coach Opens Deli
Beloved Ridgefield Park Football Coach Opens Deli Things have certainly come full circle for Ridgefield Park's Ted Tabasco. The youth football coach and retired North Bergen police officer grew up inside of his parents' shop, Meadowview Sweet Shoppe. Before he and his wife Kathy had kids, they owned Village Deli on Teaneck Road. Now that the Scarlets youth football coach has retired and his kids are grown, he has found himself yet again at the helm of his own deli: Coaches Corner Deli on Euclid Avenue. "It's like an old hat for him," said his wife, Kathy, a Scarlets cheer coach. "The kids he used to coach come running in -- they adore h…

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by Cecilia Levine