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'Day At The Gym' Offered For Donations To Help Dozens Of Families Displaced By Fort Lee Fire 'Day At The Gym' Offered For Donations To Help Dozens Of Families Displaced By Fort Lee Fire
'Day At The Gym' Offered For Donations To Help Dozens Of Families Displaced By Fort Lee Fire Nearly a month after 45 families lost everything in a fire that roared through their Fort Lee apartment building, a day at the gym is being offered in exchange for donations. Retro Fitness in Fort Lee is offering a workout or class in exchange for a gift card in any amount this Saturday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., said Michele Petrillo, a member of the Linwood Park Board of Directors who's been helping the victims. Although it didn't claim any lives and produced only three minor injuries, the Valentine's Day blaze displaced everyone living in the five-story brick Edwin Avenue building behind the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HOW TO HELP: 45 Fort Lee Families Displaced By Fire HOW TO HELP: 45 Fort Lee Families Displaced By Fire
HOW TO Help: 45 Fort Lee Families Displaced By Fire The Red Cross, Fort Lee officials and community members are working to assist dozens of families displaced by a fire that tore through an apartment building. A temporary shelter was in place at Fort Lee High School for residents of the Linwood Park complex, which was destroyed by the blaze that started in the basement around 4 p.m. Thursday. Checks, cash or credit card donations are being accepted for the families at a drive launched by borough officials on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Fort Lee Recreation Center. "Our hearts go out to the victims of yesterday’s tragic Fort …

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by Cecilia Levine