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Chef Nearly Lost His Hand — Now He's Cooking Up Sweet Success With Wife In Maywood Chef Nearly Lost His Hand — Now He's Cooking Up Sweet Success With Wife In Maywood
Chef Nearly Lost His Hand — Now He's Cooking Up Sweet Success With Wife In Maywood Tony Froyan was 22 when a freak accident nearly cost him his hand and his career.  Sixteen years later, the chef is serving crepes, bubble waffles, and second chances at Double Bubble Cafe, a dessert shop he just opened with his wife, Melissa, on West Pleasant Avenue in Maywood. “I never thought I’d cook again,” said Froyan, who was once featured on BBQ Brawl and trained a the Culinary Institute of America. The accident happened in 2009. Froyan slipped in a hallway of his sister’s Hackensack condo and went through a glass firehose cabinet. He needed more than 400 stitches. His hand wa…
Emily Madden, Former Valedictorian, North Jersey Nurse, Dies At 27 Emily Madden, Former Valedictorian, North Jersey Nurse, Dies At 27
Emily Madden, Former Valedictorian, North Jersey Nurse, Dies At 27 Emily Madden, a nurse and Clifton resident, died on Sunday, July 21, according to her obituary on the Ferguson Funeral Home website. She was 27 years old. Madden was the valedictorian of Wallkill Valley Regional High School's Class of 2015 before attending college and becoming a registered nurse, right before the COVID-19 pandemic, her obituary says.  "She was an incredible young woman with so much promise," David Carr, the superintendent for Wallkill Valley Regional High School said. "We are so sad to hear of her passing and our thoughts and prayers are with her family. She worked as a nu…
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Much Of Region Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Much Of Region
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Much Of Region A cold front moving across the region is being accompanied by a rapidly moving line of showers and isolated thunderstorms, some of which are expected to be severe, with damaging winds that could cause power outages. The time frame for storm activity from the system moving from west to east is from around 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13, according to the National Weather Service. During that time, isolated tornadoes are also possible, the weather service said. See the first image above for areas (in yellow) where a Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 7 p.m. Saturday. The watc…