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'True Hero': Bergen Firefighter Gets Life-Saving Kidney From Fellow Responder's Fiancé 'True Hero': Bergen Firefighter Gets Life-Saving Kidney From Fellow Responder's Fiancé
'True Hero': Bergen Firefighter Gets Life-Saving Kidney From Fellow Responder's Fiancé Volunteer Lodi Firefighter Anthony Maiolo has spent half his life saving others. So when it came time to rescue the former chief, Nancy Scaramuzzo didn't think twice. It was others who began seeking a kidney for Maiolo, 49, a year or so ago. That's because Maiolo, who'd been diagnosed with end-stage renal disease, isn't the type to ask for help. A leg had to be amputated below the knee four years ago after diabetes infected his foot, yet Maiolo has continued to serve his community at Lodi Fire Company 1 -- including responding to calls -- while getting four-hour dialysis treatments three…

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by Jerry DeMarco