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Motorcyclist, Expectant Father Loses Foot In Central Jersey Crash, Campaign Says Motorcyclist, Expectant Father Loses Foot In Central Jersey Crash, Campaign Says
Motorcyclist, Expectant Father Loses Foot In Central Jersey Crash, Campaign Says A young motorcyclist expecting his first child in six weeks lost his left foot and was undergoing more surgeries after a crash in Sayreville, according to a family friend. Marybeth Walz Pritzlaff of Red Bank detailed the crash's aftermath in a GoFundMe campaign. "On Friday night (June 21), Krischan Wehnke, the beloved son of our close friends Renee (Hemburger) and Carl Wehnke had his life irrevocably changed when he was involved in a severe motorcycle accident in Sayreville," Pritzlaff wrote.  "Krischan was ejected from his motorcycle. His leg and foot were stuck between the car and m…

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by Jon Craig
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Son Rallying For Dad Critically Hurt In South Jersey Motocross Racing Crash Son Rallying For Dad Critically Hurt In South Jersey Motocross Racing Crash
Son Rallying For Dad Critically Hurt In South Jersey Motocross Racing Crash A son has started a GoFundMe campaign for his father who was critically injured in a motocross racing crash on Sunday, March 17. Tyler Myers of Williamstown has posted regular updates about his father, Michael, who was life-flighted after the accident. "Surgery went well!" Tyler wrote on Monday, March 18. "They were able to reconnect the skull to the spine with a plate at the base of (the) skull then rods from skull to spine and screws." On Wednesday, March 20, Tyler wrote that an MRI of his dad's back "came out great. The spine is good. No more swelling in the brain." Mike has feeling in…

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by Jon Craig
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Colbert Sidelined Again, This Time By Burst Appendix, Recovering At His Montclair Home Colbert Sidelined Again, This Time By Burst Appendix, Recovering At His Montclair Home
Colbert Sidelined Again, This Time By Burst Appendix, Recovering At His Montclair Home Stephen Colbert has been sidelined again, this time from a burst appendix. Unlike before, it doesn't look like he'll be hosting from his Montclair home. "I’m sure you’re thinking, “Turkey overdose, Steve? Gravy boat capsize?” Colbert posted on Instagram on Monday afternoon, Nov. 27. "Actually, I’m recovering from surgery for a ruptured appendix." "The Late Show" host had a busy week planned, too, with a lineup that included Jennifer Garner, Baz Luhrmann, Patrick Stewart and Kelsey Grammer, as well as the return of former bandleader Jon Batiste and a canned edition of Barbra Streisand takin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Puppy, Owner's Aircraft Mechanic Roommate Recover After Brutal Attack NJ Puppy, Owner's Aircraft Mechanic Roommate Recover After Brutal Attack
NJ Puppy, Owner's Aircraft Mechanic Roommate Recover After Brutal Attack A 4-month-old dog and his owner's roommate were recovering from a brutal attack by an unleashed pit bull in Camden County. The puppy's owner, Nicholas Denny of Cherry Hill, recently became a dad to Cheddar. He works as an aircraft mechanic at McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Air Force Base with his roommate, Brett Spaulding. Nick Denny and Cheddar.Nick Denny Facebook "Tonight my roommate was taking the little guy for a walk around our neighborhood when the worst possible thing happened," Denny wrote on this GoFundMe page about last week's attack.  "They were attacked by an unleashed, unmuzzled dog…

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Mom Faces Long Road To Recovery After Brain Tumor Removal NJ Mom Faces Long Road To Recovery After Brain Tumor Removal
NJ Mom Faces Long Road To Recovery After Brain Tumor Removal Stephanie Cole was getting ready to start as a student in an ultrasound program in 2018 when she began suffering from headaches and dizziness. Doctors found a small, non-cancerous tumor, Acoustic Neuroma, and gave her two options: Watch and wait, or go under the knife. Cole, now 36, of Forked River, decided to watch and wait. The mom of three powered through her symptoms up until graduation. But by the time Cole landed her dream job in April 2021, her tumor had tripled in size. Cole under went surgery to have it removed last month and is readjusting to a new normal. While a GoFundMe pag…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Community Rallies For Bucks County Firefighter Battling Cancer For 5th Time Community Rallies For Bucks County Firefighter Battling Cancer For 5th Time
Community Rallies For Bucks County Firefighter Battling Cancer For 5th Time The community in Bucks County is rallying for a beloved volunteer firefighter battling cancer for the fifth time. John Scheetz -- a current trustee, former president and life member of the Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company -- was diagnosed with cancer three years ago. Since then, he's underwent countless surgeries in treatments. Next month, he's going to have his bladder and prostate removed. Scheetz -- formerly a borough councilman -- has been out of work since the fall, and is facing at least another three months off. While he's currently awaiting approval for short-term disability, his …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Doctors On Netflix Show 'Lenox Hill' Rid NJ Grandmother, 89, Of Massive Head Tumor Doctors On Netflix Show 'Lenox Hill' Rid NJ Grandmother, 89, Of Massive Head Tumor
Doctors On Netflix Show 'Lenox Hill' Rid NJ Grandmother, 89, Of Massive Head Tumor For 25 years, Lorenza De La Villa of Teaneck 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 grandchildren, Michelle Tavares, of Weehawken. "She went for MRIs every year and saw a neurologist every six months. "Since it wasn't growing, causing pain or neurological impairment, doctors didn't have her do anything about it." For 25 years, that's the way things were. De La Villa's "little egg" rarely crossed her …

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by Cecilia Levine
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North Jersey 'Cake Boss' Buddy Valestro Injures Hand In Nasty Bowling Accident North Jersey 'Cake Boss' Buddy Valestro Injures Hand In Nasty Bowling Accident
North Jersey 'Cake Boss' Buddy Valestro Injures Hand In Nasty Bowling Accident North Jersey native Buddy Valestro was hospitalized in a bowling accident that severely injured his hand. The "Cake Boss" tweeted a photo of himself and his "new accessory" -- his heavily bandaged right hand. Valestro -- born in Hoboken and raised in Little Ferry -- reportedly hurt himself after the bowling pinsetter in his family's home alley malfunctioned Sunday, TMZ reports. The Carlo's Bakery owner tried releasing a pin from the cage mechanism when his hand got caught and compressed inside of the unit, the outlet said. Valestro's rep told TMZ he watched a metal rod "slowly and repeate…

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by Cecilia Levine