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'Powerhouse Mom': Fair Lawn's Nicole DeFontes Dies, 48 'Powerhouse Mom': Fair Lawn's Nicole DeFontes Dies, 48
'Powerhouse Mom': Fair Lawn's Nicole DeFontes Dies, 48 A 48-year-old single mom from Fair Lawn died after several years of battling a rare illness on Wednesday, July 14. Nicole Fiduccia DeFontes has long suffered from adrenal adenomas — tumors in her adrenal glands — which cause an over-secretion of hormones leading to high blood pressure and strokes. More than $8,300 had been raised on a GoFundMe for DeFontes' children, Matthew and Melissa, as of Friday, July 16. Nicole always tried to give her children as much as she could, campaign founders Stu and Paula Mintz said.  "The thought that these poor kids lost their best friend, suppo…

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