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Secaucus Ice Cream Shop Owner In Grave Condition Sees Community Support Secaucus Ice Cream Shop Owner In Grave Condition Sees Community Support
Secaucus Ice Cream Shop Owner In Grave Condition Sees Community Support Mike Flaherty, who has run Mike's Ice Cream in Secaucus for more than 40 years, is facing a grave prognosis after battling diabetes. Flaherty has been in and out of the hospital since last summer, due to medical complications from the diabetes. His health is declining quickly, Amaya Ocasio, who organized a fundraiser along with other employees from Mike's Ice Cream, said.  Hi everyone. As many know, Mike has been in and out of the hospital for months now. He is continuing to fight, but the... Posted by Mike's Ice Cream on Monday, February 19, 2024 The fundraiser, whi…
NJ Pediatrician Accused Of Leaving Crash That Injured Father, Daughter In Staten Island NJ Pediatrician Accused Of Leaving Crash That Injured Father, Daughter In Staten Island
NJ Pediatrician Accused Of Leaving Crash That Injured Father, Daughter In Staten Island A pediatrician from Monmouth County is accused of leaving the scene of a crash that injured a man and his daughter in Staten Island, according to officials. Dr. Sam Leuzzi, 66, of Middletown, is facing three charges related to a crash on Staten Island, the New York City Police Department said. NYPD officers responded to the intersection of Arthur Kill Road and Drumgoole Road West just after 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Dr. Leuzzi has a pediatric medical practice on Richmond Road in the Grant City neighborhood of Staten Island, according to Northwell Health's website. Investiga…
Community Helps Garwood Family Rebuild After Building Collapse Community Helps Garwood Family Rebuild After Building Collapse
Community Helps Garwood Family Rebuild After Building Collapse Steve, Gina and their family have been faced with unimaginable adversity the last few weeks. Three weeks ago, Gina suffered a severe dislocated ankle, requiring immediate surgery and making every tasks a struggle. While recovering from surgery, their apartment building partially collapsed, making Steve, Gina and all the other tenants homeless. A fundraiser has been created to assist the family. As of Thursday, August 3, more than $9,600 has been raised. The family has been unable to access essential items like clothing and medicine and has been faced with financial difficulties related to …
Electrocution Survivor Loses Insurance Benefits, Jersey Shore Friends Rally To Pay His Bills Electrocution Survivor Loses Insurance Benefits, Jersey Shore Friends Rally To Pay His Bills
Electrocution Survivor Loses Insurance Benefits, Jersey Shore Friends Rally To Pay His Bills A Monmouth County man survived being electrocuted but suffered burns over 40 percent of his body. Now, he faces the painful task of paying medical bills after his Medicare coverage was cut. More than $28,000 has been raised in this GoFundMe page to support Paul Roberts, of Fair Haven, who accidentally hit a live wire while cutting a tree branch last August. Per a GoFundMe organized by Paul's friends, Carrie and Ron Drazin: "He was being electrocuted for approximately 20 minutes with his body literally in flames when the police arrived.  When the power was turned off, he fell 25 feet f…
Tooth Extraction Lands North Jersey Trainer On Ventilator Tooth Extraction Lands North Jersey Trainer On Ventilator
Tooth Extraction Lands North Jersey Trainer On Ventilator One day, Johnny Gouvanis is getting a tooth extracted. The next, he was in the hospital on a ventilator.  The personal trainer from North Jersey suffered an infection after having a tooth extracted on July 28, and was put on antibiotics and then the ventilator to protect his airways.  Doctors worried the size and swelling of the infection would affect his breathing. Gouvanis hadn't been able to talk until Monday, Aug. 8, when he recorded a YouTube video from Mount Sinai Hospital thanking everyone supporting him.  Johnny says thank you.GoFundMe Campaign Update More than $19,700 had be…
Prayers, Funds Raised For Graduating Fair Lawn Senior Who Fractured Skull In Ridgewood Fall Prayers, Funds Raised For Graduating Fair Lawn Senior Who Fractured Skull In Ridgewood Fall
Prayers, Funds Raised For Graduating Fair Lawn Senior Who Fractured Skull In Ridgewood Fall Ashley Tabor was looking forward to graduating with her Fair Lawn High School classmates Tuesday night. Instead, she remained at The Valley Hospital with a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain caused by a freak accident in Ridgewood. Ashley and her friends were walking to their car along a grassy stretch of Crest Road with no sidewalks around midnight Saturday when she did a tumble and fell from a four-foot wall (see photo), family friend Pamela Troisi said. “Ashley is an amazing athlete,” she said. “Over the weekend she did what I have seen her do hundreds of times. “I’m sure in he…
Support Surges for NJ Man, 24, Critically Injured Defending Friend From Knife-Wielding Ex Support Surges for NJ Man, 24, Critically Injured Defending Friend From Knife-Wielding Ex
Support Surges for NJ Man, 24, Critically Injured Defending Friend From Knife-Wielding Ex Support is surging for a 24-year-old New Jersey man who was critically injured defending his friend from a cold and calculated knife attack by a vengeful ex. Bridgewater's Kelvin Lee, 24, woke up around 3 a.m. on Oct. 24 to someone choking him from above at an apartment on Main Street in Sayreville, according to Jeff Roscher, Lee’s uncle. Lee was then brutally attacked with a knife and sustained serious injuries, MyCentralJersey reports citing Sayreville Police Capt. Dan Plumacker. “All the tendons and nerves in his left arm were severed,” Roscher told Daily Voice. “He had a large cut…
Friends Raise Money For Jersey Shore Restaurant Owner's Wife After Serious Crash Friends Raise Money For Jersey Shore Restaurant Owner's Wife After Serious Crash
Friends Raise Money For Jersey Shore Restaurant Owner's Wife After Serious Crash Friends of Elena Spinosa, who was seriously injured in a car accident in Berkeley last month, are raising money to help cover her medical and child care expenses.   She lives in Toms River with her husband, Corrado, and their three children, Alessandra, Constantine and Dino.  Alessandra and Constantine, were passengers in the car during the Feb. 29 crash, but sustained minor injuries and are doing well, according to this Facebook page, where more than $9,000 had been raised as of Tuesday. Spinosa suffered multiple broken bones and was airlifted from the accident scene. She u…