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After 24 Years Apart, NJ Transit Police Help Reunite Dad With Family After 24 Years Apart, NJ Transit Police Help Reunite Dad With Family
After 24 Years Apart, NJ Transit Police Help Reunite Dad With Family A homeless man who hadn't seen his daughters in 24 years -- and who had never met some of his grandchildren -- was reunited with them with help from a concerned NJ Transit police officer, the agency said.  Transit police in the Secaucus Junction station found 61-year-old Jose Lopez, who is homeless, Aug. 6. The former Monmouth County resident had traveled from Miami to meet with his long-lost children.  Officers in Secaucus sent him on to Newark Penn Stration, where Crisis Outreach Officer Sean Pfeifer decided to help locate Lopez's offspring. The agency's outreach program is…

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by Paul Milo
News
Lyndhurst Native's Homecoming Surprise For Son Will Melt Your Heart Lyndhurst Native's Homecoming Surprise For Son Will Melt Your Heart
Lyndhurst Native's Homecoming Surprise For Son Will Melt Your Heart Ryan Batista was at bat during a Bloomingdale Little League game when a pitching change was announced. Focused and zoned in, it took a moment for the 8-year-old to notice who was walking toward the mound. But when the youngster saw it was his dad, Lyndhurst native Steve Batista -- a U.S. Marine who had been on deployment in Afghanistan last September -- nothing mattered more than being in his arms. "It was a very emotional day," said Ryan's mom and Steve's wife Jillian Batista, who picked the staff sergeant up at Picatinny Arsenal before high-tailing it to the game.  "So happy everything…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Get The Tissues: Military Sister Surprises Twins At Lodi Little League Game Get The Tissues: Military Sister Surprises Twins At Lodi Little League Game
Get The Tissues: Military Sister Surprises Twins At Lodi Little League Game A pair of twins who thought they had won a Nintendo Switch during a raffle during a Lodi Little League game instead got a much bigger surprise: A visit from their sister and her husband, who both serve in the U.S. Air Force. Nine-year-old twins Justin and Ryan Wilson see their sister Justine Asbridge and her husband Micheal once a year on average, NorthJersey.com reports. The twins apparently had been asking their father Ray Wilson when their sister would be coming home, according to the story. Justine is stationed in Oklahoma and Micheal is in Greenland, the article says. CLICK HERE FOR…

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by Cecilia Levine