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Bergen County Dad's Aggressive Brain Cancer Started As Confusion, Pounding Headache Bergen County Dad's Aggressive Brain Cancer Started As Confusion, Pounding Headache
Bergen County Dad's Aggressive Brain Cancer Started As Confusion, Pounding Headache One day, Richie Nelson was enjoying summer with his wife and young boys.  The next, he was being airlifted to a hospital where he'd undergo emergency brain surgery, to remove the tumor that had been causing confusion and a massive headache for weeks. The 39-year-old dad from Norwood has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer that has turned his life upside-down. Much of the future is unknown for Nelson and his family, which is why his wife, Jenny Bertolini, says these days, they're focused on the here and now. "We don't know what tomorrow brings," said Bertolin…

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19: Charitable Westwood Thrift Shop Closing After 63 Years COVID-19: Charitable Westwood Thrift Shop Closing After 63 Years
Covid-19: Charitable Westwood Thrift Shop Closing After 63 Years A Westwood thrift shop that helped fund a local art school and hospital has shuttered after 63 years in business. Monday will be the last day of business for "Our Thrift Shop" on Old Hook Road. Proceeds from the second-hand store went to the Pascack Valley Hospital. The, in 2007, the hospital closed, and the thrift shop reopened to help fund the Art School at Old Church in Demarest. The thrift shop's closing was due to COVID-19, art school officials told NorthJersey.com. Our Thrift Shop, 245 Old Hook Road, Westwood

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by Cecilia Levine