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Bergen County Dad's Aggressive Brain Cancer Started As Confusion, Pounding Headache Bergen County Dad's Aggressive Brain Cancer Started As Confusion, Pounding Headache
Bergen County Dad's Aggressive Brain Cancer Started As Confusion, Pounding Headache One day, Richie Nelson was enjoying summer with his wife and young boys.  The next, he was being airlifted to a hospital where he'd undergo emergency brain surgery, to remove the tumor that had been causing confusion and a massive headache for weeks. The 39-year-old dad from Norwood has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer that has turned his life upside-down. Much of the future is unknown for Nelson and his family, which is why his wife, Jenny Bertolini, says these days, they're focused on the here and now. "We don't know what tomorrow brings," said Bertolin…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Repeat Offender Assaults Fair Lawn Liquor Store Manager, Arrested After Returning Police: Repeat Offender Assaults Fair Lawn Liquor Store Manager, Arrested After Returning
Police: Repeat Offender Assaults Fair Lawn Liquor Store Manager, Arrested After Returning A repeat offender from Norwood was arrested after assaulting a Fair Lawn liquor store manager who caught him shoplifting, authorities said. Matthew Savinovich, 27, had fled the ShopRite Liquors but returned to the Broadway store to retrieve a bag that he dropped while tangling with the manager on Thursday, Police Sgt. Sean Macys said. Police were waiting. Inside the bag, Macys said, were six bottles of shoplifted Patron tequila, Savinovich's cellphone -- and four used bags of heroin, along with a glass pipe. Detectives at headquarters matched Savinovich to an alert issued by Northvale pol…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Daughter Of Late Bergen Pizzeria Owner Turns Grief Into Giving Through Mental Health Chats Daughter Of Late Bergen Pizzeria Owner Turns Grief Into Giving Through Mental Health Chats
Daughter Of Late Bergen Pizzeria Owner Turns Grief Into Giving Through Mental Health Chats If you knew Demarest Pizza owner Steve Renke, you wouldn’t be surprised by an organization created by his daughter to help those struggling with mental health issues. That it’s happening amid the COVID-19 pandemic just makes “The Pizza Project” created by Braden Renke that much more important. Before social distancing, members of Braden's group met every Friday night for pizza and frank discussions at Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania, where she's a junior student athlete majoring in Psychology. Now they Zoom. "I saw a major gap in mental health awareness for a lot of people…

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by Jerry DeMarco