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'Own The Mound': Teen Pitcher Charlie Landers Leaves Lasting Legacy In Final Instagram Post 'Own The Mound': Teen Pitcher Charlie Landers Leaves Lasting Legacy In Final Instagram Post
'Own The Mound': Teen Pitcher Charlie Landers Leaves Lasting Legacy In Final Instagram Post Charlie Landers' final Instagram post is how he wanted to be remembered: Not just standing on a pitcher's mound, but owning it. The photo was taken during the 15-year-old Ramapo High School sophomore's last game ever played, and two years into treatment for Ewing Sarcoma, according to his dad, Mark Landers. The Franklin Lakes teen fought cancer tenaciously since 2019, and never let it dull his passion for baseball. In fact, the sport gave him a reason to keep on swinging. During his treatment, he was always looking one step ahead, focusing on how he could get better and get back on the fi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Community Rallies For Bergen County Siblings Mourning Mom 8 Years After Dad's Death Community Rallies For Bergen County Siblings Mourning Mom 8 Years After Dad's Death
Community Rallies For Bergen County Siblings Mourning Mom 8 Years After Dad's Death Just more than eight years after losing their father, a pair of Bergen County siblings lost their mom to cancer. More than $4,700 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Collin, 15, and Reese, 12, Polakowski of Wyckoff as of Wednesday afternoon. Their father Mark Polakowski died on Dec. 5, 2010. Their mother Desiree Polakowski-Liebowitz, formerly of Mahwah and Hasbrouck Heights, died on Tuesday, Jan. 8. Condolences poured in. "Desiree you were a beautiful and inspirational woman inside and out," one friend wrote on Facebook. "You always put on a brave face and were so open to share your experi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Storm Knocks Ridgewood Church Tree Across Road Storm Knocks Ridgewood Church Tree Across Road
Storm Knocks Ridgewood Church Tree Across Road RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Friday morning's squalls toppled a large tree on the property of a Ridgewood church. The St. Elizabeth's Church tree fell across Fairmount Road, blocking traffic and downing utility lines, knocking out power to customers in the immediate area. Members of village police, firefighters and the Shade Tree Division responded, along with PSE&G. ****** ALSO SEE: Several Ridgewood High School students heading home at the end of their school day Friday found their cars damaged by a fallen tree. https://ridgewood.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/tree-falls-on-ridgewood-students-ca…

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by Jerry DeMarco