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Love At First Bloom: Mom's Alzheimer's Gives Life New Meaning For Clifton Flower Truck Owner Love At First Bloom: Mom's Alzheimer's Gives Life New Meaning For Clifton Flower Truck Owner
Love At First Bloom: Mom's Alzheimer's Gives Life New Meaning For Clifton Flower Truck Owner Vanessa Vargas says the point of having flowers is to enjoy them while they are still alive. It's a lesson that the Clifton business owner learned from her own mother, Rosie Vargas, 66, a longtime gardener living with the final stage of Alzheimer's Disease. It's a lesson she's applied to her own life. "Flowers are about embracing the beauty of the moment," Vanessa Vargas said. "When my mom was okay, I took it for granted. I never thought she'd have Alzheimer's. I should've lived in the moment, and the same goes for flowers." Vargas is the owner of Love at First Bloom, a mobile flower busi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hong Kong Scammer Defrauds Central Jersey Business Out Of $12.8K Via Text: Police Hong Kong Scammer Defrauds Central Jersey Business Out Of $12.8K Via Text: Police
Hong Kong Scammer Defrauds Central Jersey Business Out Of $12.8K Via Text: Police A Central Jersey business owner lost $12,800 in an international scam, authorities said. The unidentified proprietor on Union Avenue in Middlesex Borough reported the theft on July 11, police said. The business told Middlesex police they received a text message from an individual claiming to be from a government agency, "threatening to suspend their business license." The business owner was convinced to wire $12,800 to Hong Kong in order to supposedly rectify the issue, police said. After doing so, they realized it was a scam, police said. No arrests had been made.

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by Jon Craig