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Maple Shade's Kyle Constantine Fought 'Courageous Battle' With Cancer, 38 Maple Shade's Kyle Constantine Fought 'Courageous Battle' With Cancer, 38
Maple Shade's Kyle Constantine Fought 'Courageous Battle' With Cancer, 38 Kyle J. Constantine, of Maple Shade, died peacefully on April 18 at Samaritan Hospice in Voorhees with his family by his side after fighting "a courageous battle with colorectal cancer," according to an obituary published by Givnish Funeral Homes. He was 38 years old. The native of Voorhees was a resident of Maple Shade for the last three years and formerly lived in Philadelphia and Pennsauken, his obit said. Kyle received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Stockton University.  He was a member of Laborer’s Local Union 57 in Philadelphia and an estimator and painter for TSC Pai…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Police Welcome 'No Shave' Months In Tribute To Brain Cancer Patient Jersey Shore Police Welcome 'No Shave' Months In Tribute To Brain Cancer Patient
Jersey Shore Police Welcome 'No Shave' Months In Tribute To Brain Cancer Patient Police in Lower Township are participating in “No-Shave November & December” to raise money for cancer patients including an employee of the Cape May County Sheriff's Office. Beginning on Nov. 1, and for the entire months of November and December, the Lower Township Police Department, along with many other agencies across the county, will be participating. One of the goals of “No-Shave November” is to raise cancer awareness by embracing our hair (which many cancer patients lose), and letting it grow wild and free. Another goal is to use the money you typically would spend on shaving an…

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by Jon Craig
News
Cancer-Fighting NJ Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son Cancer-Fighting NJ Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son
Cancer-Fighting NJ Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son North Jersey single mom Joanne Bastante-Howard has worked tirelessly for years to help provide critical resources for kids who, like her young son, have Down syndrome. Bastante-Howard, a former advertising and marketing whirlwind, is personally responsible for raising more than $100,000 to help obtain critical medical, education and therapeutic services for those in need through the non-profit she founded, America's Special Kidz (A.S.K.). Parents of children with a wide range of circumstances -- including autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, and mitochondrial disease -- have turned t…

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by Jerry DeMarco