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Obituaries
Bergen County Man Who Dedicated Life To Building Homes For Veterans Dies Of Coronavirus Bergen County Man Who Dedicated Life To Building Homes For Veterans Dies Of Coronavirus
Bergen County Man Who Dedicated Life To Building Homes For Veterans Dies Of Coronavirus All Doug DiPaola was called to the Paramus Veterans Home to do last July was provide an estimate on how much it would be to replace the roof of a gazebo and a walkway behind the facility. Instead, DiPaola did all the work himself completely free of charge -- and even added a ramp. DiPaola, who dedicated his life to bettering lives of veterans, died Easter Sunday of coronavirus. "He was so generous," said Frank Calandrillo, Vice Chairman of the Veteran Advisory Council at the Veterans Home in Paramus. "We never expected him to do all that. We had the money. He didn't charge us a dime.…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Hero's Welcome Surprises Rookie Little Ferry Police Officer Deployed Overseas Hero's Welcome Surprises Rookie Little Ferry Police Officer Deployed Overseas
Hero's Welcome Surprises Rookie Little Ferry Police Officer Deployed Overseas Steve Linde was a full-fledged Little Ferry police officer all of a week when he was deployed to Africa with the U.S. Army National Guard early this year. He returned Friday to a hero's welcome. The 25-year-old borough native was hired as a police officer in November of last year, passed his field training and hit the street -- but not for long. Linde, who was graduated from Montclair State University in 2016, enlisted with the National Guard a year earlier for a six-year hitch that ends in February 2021. He was deployed on Feb. 4 to the country of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa and condu…

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by Jerry DeMarco