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'Everyone Needs A Billy Hansen In Their Lives': Loved Ones Mourn Bergen Man's Accidental Death 'Everyone Needs A Billy Hansen In Their Lives': Loved Ones Mourn Bergen Man's Accidental Death
'Everyone Needs A Billy Hansen In Their Lives': Loved Ones Mourn Bergen Man's Accidental Death He loved music, especially Motley Crüe and Kiss, as well as his motorcycles, the Knicks and Yankees and his many friends -- including the best of all: his wife, Cindy. A funeral service is scheduled this Monday for William "Billy" Hansen, 61, a popular and beloved Fair Lawn native who succumbed this week to severe injuries he suffered in an accident at Tanis Concrete last week. Hansen, of Elmwood Park, drove a mixer for Tanis for 17 years. He was at the company yard on River Road on April 11 when police said a truck went into gear and rolled over him. Hansen was hospitalized with a broken…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Warren County Native, Rutgers Honors Graduate Dies Suddenly, 32 Warren County Native, Rutgers Honors Graduate Dies Suddenly, 32
Warren County Native, Rutgers Honors Graduate Dies Suddenly, 32 Warren County native and Rutgers University honors graduate Rachel Anne Wall died unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 27. She was 32. Raised in Washington, Rachel graduated from Warren Hills Regional High School and lived in Phillipsburg at the time of her death, her obituary says. Rachel went on to attend Rutgers University, where she graduated with honors with a bachelor’s degree in communication before earning a master’s degree in Principles of Communication and Professional Development. Rachel is remembered for her one-of-a-kind spirit and endless generosity. She “would truly give the shir…

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by Valerie Musson
Neighbors
Oh, Gourd: Bergenfield Grandma Grows Massive Pumpkin Oh, Gourd: Bergenfield Grandma Grows Massive Pumpkin
Oh, Gourd: Bergenfield Grandma Grows Massive Pumpkin Emma Jackson says her cucumbers didn't do so well this year. The cushaw pumpkin, on the other hand, certainly makes up for them. Back in April, the Bergenfield grandmother came across a little seed in her yard. She's not quite sure how it got there, but decided to plant it anyway. To Jackson's surprise, the baby seed grew to become a 23-pound, two-foot-long gourd. "It just kept growing all over the place," the 77-year-old grandmother said.  Anxious to see how much it weighed, Jackson picked her pumpkin on Monday. This has been Jackson's largest vegetable yet. Although as it tur…

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by Cecilia Levine