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Cartwheeling Kid Goes Viral: NJ Teelball Player Gets Shoutout From ESPN, GMA Cartwheeling Kid Goes Viral: NJ Teelball Player Gets Shoutout From ESPN, GMA
Cartwheeling Kid Goes Viral: NJ Teelball Player Gets Shoutout From ESPN, GMA Well that's one way to get to first base. Mattea DiGirolamo, a 6-year-old Kenilworth kindergartener, is going viral for her unique approach to base-running.  At a recent T-ball game while playing for the Kenilworth Rockhounds, Mattea hit the ball and decided to elude the defense by cartwheeling her way to first base. And it worked! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oprah Daily (@oprahdaily) A video of her exploits has almost two million views on Twitter and has been shared by NBC Sports, ESPN and got a shoutout on Good Morning Am…

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by Sam Barron
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Wrong Way-Driving Dwight Gooden Busted Again For DUI, This Time In Newark Wrong Way-Driving Dwight Gooden Busted Again For DUI, This Time In Newark
Wrong Way-Driving Dwight Gooden Busted Again For DUI, This Time In Newark Troubled former star pitcher Dwight Gooden was under the influence when Newark police stopped him going the wrong way down a one-way street, authorities said, just weeks after he was busted with cocaine in Holmdel. Gooden's black 2012 Chrysler was pulled over around 11:10 p.m. Monday near Ferry and Vincent streets in the city's Ironbound section, Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. EMS was called to evaluate Gooden, 54, of Piscataway, before he was taken to University Hospital in police custody, Ambrose said.  "Doc" Gooden unanimously won the National League's Cy Youn…

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by Paul Milo
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Former Old Tappan Firefighter, Private Investigator Tim Sheridan Dies, 39 Former Old Tappan Firefighter, Private Investigator Tim Sheridan Dies, 39
Former Old Tappan Firefighter, Private Investigator Tim Sheridan Dies, 39 OLD TAPPAN, N.J. — Timothy “Tim” Sheridan formerly of Old Tappan died on Jan. 8 in Florida, with his parents by his side. He was 39 years old. Visitation will be Saturday, Jan. 13, at Old Tappan's St. Pius X RC Church at 10 a.m. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tim was born in Queens, NY and was raised in Old Tappan. He attended the Old Tappan schools and graduated from Northern Valley Regional High School.  Tim was a parishioner of St. Pius X in Old Tappan. He was an avid fan of football and baseball with Mets, Jets and Notre Dame being his teams.  From a very early age, Tim…

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by Cecilia Levine