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Public Transit Hell: Disabled Bergenfield Mom Rides Wheelchair Miles Home Public Transit Hell: Disabled Bergenfield Mom Rides Wheelchair Miles Home
Public Transit Hell: Disabled Bergenfield Mom Rides Wheelchair Miles Home What should have been a quick trip to the mall turned into a hellish nightmare for a paralyzed Bergenfield mom. Kathy Moore -- who is trying to raise money to buy herself a handicap accessible van -- ended up riding her electric wheelchair nearly two miles home in the cold Saturday due to problems with NJ Transit buses. Moore became paralyzed nearly 20 years ago after surviving a nearly-deadly stabbing by her ex-husband in Hackensack. She raised both of her sons alone and yearns to live an independent life -- working, volunteering and running errands. The public transportation system has …

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by Cecilia Levine