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Hudson Valley Surgeon From Netflix Show Rids Grandmother Of Massive Tumor Hudson Valley Surgeon From Netflix Show Rids Grandmother Of Massive Tumor
Hudson Valley Surgeon From Netflix Show Rids Grandmother Of Massive Tumor A Westchester County neurosurgeon from popular Netflix docu-series "Lenox Hill," has saved yet another life. This one, an 89-year-old grandmother from Northern New Jersey, turned away by countless doctors refusing to operate on a football-sized tumor that took over her skull -- and her life. For 25 years, Lorenza De La Villa of Teaneck, in Bergen County, barely noticed the small tumor in the back of her head. She found it in 1995, when she was 64 years old.  It was benign. It didn't hurt. It never grew. "She did what doctors told her to do," said one of De La Villa's 22 grandchi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
COVID-19: First NYPD Member Dies With Many Cops, FDNY Sick; Deputy Commissioner Hospitalized COVID-19: First NYPD Member Dies With Many Cops, FDNY Sick; Deputy Commissioner Hospitalized
Covid-19: First Nypd Member Dies With Many Cops, Fdny Sick; Deputy Commissioner Hospitalized The NYPD has announced that an employee has died from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) for the first time and the department's deputy commissioner has been hospitalized with symptoms of the virus as thousands of police officers and FDNY members are out sick. "We are sad to announce the passing of our own NYPD family member, Custodial Assistant Dennis Dickson," the department announced on Twitter. "Mr. Dickson faithfully served this department for 14 yrs & is the 1st member to succumb to the COVID-19 virus. Our thoughts go out to his loved ones during this difficult time." In a statemen…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Seen Her? Alert Issued For Missing Hudson Valley Woman Seen Her? Alert Issued For Missing Hudson Valley Woman
Seen Her? Alert Issued For Missing Hudson Valley Woman Update: The 85-year-old woman who went missing from White Plains was safely located at Lenox Hill hospital in New York City early Thursday morning. Original story: An alert has been issued Wednesday morning by the New York State Public Safety Department related to the disappearance of an 85-year-old Westchester County woman. Mary Elmore was last seen on Ferris Avenue in White Plains at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 16, authorities said. Information indicates that Mary may have taken a train, authorities added. She has been located at Penn Station in the past. She has dementia and may be in…

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