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Tooth Extraction Lands North Jersey Trainer On Ventilator Tooth Extraction Lands North Jersey Trainer On Ventilator
Tooth Extraction Lands North Jersey Trainer On Ventilator One day, Johnny Gouvanis is getting a tooth extracted. The next, he was in the hospital on a ventilator.  The personal trainer from North Jersey suffered an infection after having a tooth extracted on July 28, and was put on antibiotics and then the ventilator to protect his airways.  Doctors worried the size and swelling of the infection would affect his breathing. Gouvanis hadn't been able to talk until Monday, Aug. 8, when he recorded a YouTube video from Mount Sinai Hospital thanking everyone supporting him.  Johnny says thank you.GoFundMe Campaign Update More than $19,700 had be…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bergen Mom Who Produced 'Little Steven's Underground Garage' Passes At 36 Bergen Mom Who Produced 'Little Steven's Underground Garage' Passes At 36
Bergen Mom Who Produced 'Little Steven's Underground Garage' Passes At 36 TRIBUTE: When loved ones say their final goodbyes to Jenna Antonacci of Montvale on Friday, they will no doubt recall how much she loved -- and at one time lived -- music. Antonacci had worked in her mid- to late-20s as a producer for the wildly popular "Little Steven's Underground Garage," created by longtime E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt on Sirius XM. She immersed herself in communicating with bands, managers and labels to organize appearances, among other tasks, and worked directly on the program hosted by Andrew Loog Oldham, the former manager and producer for the Rolling St…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Butler Quadriplegic Stands Strong 18 Years After Freak Accident Butler Quadriplegic Stands Strong 18 Years After Freak Accident
Butler Quadriplegic Stands Strong 18 Years After Freak Accident Lauren LaPorta of Butler isn't even on the treadmill and she's already shaking.  The 30-year-old had just hoisted herself out of her motorized wheelchair and ever-so slowly climbed the stairs up to the second level of Retro Fitness of Hackensack. All that was left for her to do was step onto the machine. Her legs are quivering. Her back is hunched. She doesn't know if she's going to make it this time. "I don't know what's wrong with me today," said LaPorta, several minutes into her second failed attempt at stepping onto the belt. Halfway there.Cecilia Levine While such a setback woul…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Morristown Trainer Takes Ownership Of Gym That Helped Change Him Morristown Trainer Takes Ownership Of Gym That Helped Change Him
Morristown Trainer Takes Ownership Of Gym That Helped Change Him Energy reciprocates. That's been the guiding principle for Matt Conner since 2009, when he left the desk job he hated to pursue his passion -- taking a job as a personal trainer at Morristown's Make Time Fitness. Over the years, Conner's mantra has proved true with the progress of both his clients and his own: More effort, better results. But lately, most of Conner's energy has been going toward opening a new fitness facility -- BOOMERANG -- in Make Time Fitness' former Wilmot Street location. And when the gym officially opens on Feb. 2 is when Conner says he will clearly see how energy r…

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by Cecilia Levine