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Poker Player's Public Battle With Demons Ends In Fatal Plunge From NJ High-Rise Poker Player's Public Battle With Demons Ends In Fatal Plunge From NJ High-Rise
Poker Player's Public Battle With Demons Ends In Fatal Plunge From NJ High-Rise His fellow poker professionals were becoming increasingly concerned about Matthew Marafioti’s mental health when it all ended tragically last week. Marafioti, a 33-year-old Toronto native who reportedly won multiple millions in his poker-playing career, had a very public battle with his demons. Recent social media posts were filled with an insistence that “social justice” gangsters were after him as he fought in court to gain joint custody of his young son. Shortly after 11 a.m. last Friday, Marafioti dove head-first to his death from a friend’s 28th-floor balcony at the Winston Towers, a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HEROES: Port Authority Police Rescue Stricken Woman At Newark Airport HEROES: Port Authority Police Rescue Stricken Woman At Newark Airport
Heroes: Port Authority Police Rescue Stricken Woman At Newark Airport A Newark Airport traveler was shaking violently, the left side of her face drooping, when Port Authority Police Officers Mark Burkhardt and Jason Nielsen responded to a cleaner’s urgent call for help. Thinking she was having a stroke or seizure, the officers helped with the woman’s breathing and monitored her vitals until paramedics arrived. Command officers hadn’t realized the severity of Lisa Kirby’s situation until her husband called to thank them, Port Authority spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. It turned out she’d suffered a brain aneurism, Valens said. “If there was one missing link, m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Measles Exposure Confirmed At Newark Airport Measles Exposure Confirmed At Newark Airport
Measles Exposure Confirmed At Newark Airport A traveler from Aruba may have exposed others to the measles earlier this month, state health officials said. The traveler arrived in Terminal C on March 4 and then left for California from the same terminal, the NJ Health Department said. Anyone at the airport between 9 that night and 9:30 a.m. the following day could develop symptoms as late as March 26, health officials said. New Jersey residents identified as potentially exposed on the ill individual’s flights will be notified by their local health department. Measles symptoms include rash, high fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery…

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by Cecilia Levine
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North Jersey Man Has Eaten Pizza Every Day For 40 Years North Jersey Man Has Eaten Pizza Every Day For 40 Years
North Jersey Man Has Eaten Pizza Every Day For 40 Years Pizza is all Mike Roman of Hackensack has eaten for dinner for nearly 40 years. And he doesn't see things changing any time soon. Roman went on Tom La Vecchia's "New Theory" podcast to discuss his lifelong habit. The 41-year-old teacher doesn't remember the first slice he ever had or how the ritual began. He just won't eat anything else at dinner, and hasn't since he was a toddler, he said.  On his wedding night last year, Romano had pizza. On his honeymoon to Aruba, he had pizza (which he looked up before the trip). Oh, and no toppings. To Roman, it's not weird. It's life. &q…

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by Cecilia Levine