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Teaneck Woman Stays Calm As Husband Fights For Israel Teaneck Woman Stays Calm As Husband Fights For Israel
Teaneck Woman Stays Calm As Husband Fights For Israel Melissa Grosman has found herself thrust into the role of military spouse. The Teaneck resident's husband, Gill, is serving in the Israeli Defense Forces, following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas.  Gill, an Israeli native, served from 2009 to 2011 as a paratrooper and a medic and reenlisted following the attacks. "We booked the first flight we could to Israel and off he went," Melissa said. "Last week was more of a shock and this week is more reality." Melissa can't talk to her husband while he's in combat. She gets updates only when they can be provided. "The lack of communication is h…

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19-Year-Old Israeli Soldier From Bergen County Missing After Attacks: Gov. Murphy 19-Year-Old Israeli Soldier From Bergen County Missing After Attacks: Gov. Murphy
19-Year-Old Israeli Soldier From Bergen County Missing After Attacks: Gov. Murphy A 19-year-old man from Bergen County is among the Americans reported missing in Israel among the Hamas attacks, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said. Edan Alexander, a graduate of Tenafly High School, was serving in the Israeli Defense Forces' Golani Brigade near the Gaza Strip and has not been heard from since the attacks on Saturday, Oct. 7, Murphy said at a vigil in Hoboken on Tuesday, Oct. 10. "To every New Jerseyan with friends or loved ones in Israel and the Mideast region, please know that your neighbors—here, and across the nation—stand with you," Murphy said. "We will do everything we …

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by Sam Barron
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Inferno Levels Home Of Franklin Lakes School Board Member Inferno Levels Home Of Franklin Lakes School Board Member
Inferno Levels Home Of Franklin Lakes School Board Member A ferocious fire leveled the home of a Franklin Lakes Board of Education member. The 2½-story, wood-frame house that Ari Donio and his wife, Eveyln, bought at the corner of Kings Point Trail and Phelps Road less than two years ago was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. A partial collapse required a defensive response, with all firefighters being kept outside. A partial collapse of the Kings Point Trail home in Franklin Lakes required a defensive response, with all firefighters being kept outside.FRANKLIN LAKES FD They had the bulk of the bl…

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by Jerry DeMarco