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Crime Podcaster Paralyzed In NJ Mountain Biking Accident Sees Outpour Of Support Crime Podcaster Paralyzed In NJ Mountain Biking Accident Sees Outpour Of Support
Crime Podcaster Paralyzed In NJ Mountain Biking Accident Sees Outpour Of Support Support is skyrocketing for a man left paralyzed from the waist down after a tragic accident at a New Jersey mountain bike resort. Russell Trosterud, of the Bronx, NY was airlifted to the Level 1 Trauma Center at Morristown Medical Center after crashing into a tree while mountain biking at the Mountain Creek Ski Resort in Vernon on Saturday, June 17, his wife, Jessica, tells Daily Voice. “He immediately knew something was wrong when he couldn't feel his legs,” reads a GoFundMe launched for the couple’s support. Follow-up tests found that Russell had suffered a spinal injury in addition to…

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by Valerie Musson
Schools
These NJ Schools Are Closed, Delayed Due To Snow Tuesday, Feb. 28 These NJ Schools Are Closed, Delayed Due To Snow Tuesday, Feb. 28
These NJ Schools Are Closed, Delayed Due To Snow Tuesday, Feb. 28 The first winter storm of the season is causing a change in plans for New Jersey schools on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Some districts have delayed openings while others are closed completely. Here's a list of which school are closed or delayed for Tuesday, Feb. 28. Check your school/district's website for details. Bedminster: 10: 50 a.m. start Bellville: Delayed Bergen County Tech: Closed Bergenfield: 2-hour delay Bernards: 2-hour delay Bloomfield: Delay Bloomingdale: Closed Bogota: Delayed Butler: Closed Cliffside Park: 10 a.m. start Clifton: Delayed Closter: Delayed Cresskill: Delayed Demarest: …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Living With Chronic Lyme Disease: NJ Woman's Never-Ending Nightmare Living With Chronic Lyme Disease: NJ Woman's Never-Ending Nightmare
Living With Chronic Lyme Disease: NJ Woman's Never-Ending Nightmare It took four years for doctors to figure out what was wrong with Jasmin Perdomo. And still, that didn't solve her problem. Perdomo was 27 and living in Puerto Rico when symptoms presented as headaches, body aches and extremely swollen joints in 2014. All tests were coming back normal as the Elizabeth native was getting worse. Symptoms progressed to vertigo, heart problems, and a laundry list of cognitive issues like memory loss, inability to balance, slow speech, and facial paralysis. Sometimes, Perdomo would get in her car to go somewhere, only to find herself on the roads and completely…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
91-Year-Old Sussex County Man Killed By Tree He Was Cutting Down 91-Year-Old Sussex County Man Killed By Tree He Was Cutting Down
91-Year-Old Sussex County Man Killed By Tree He Was Cutting Down A 91-year-old Sussex County man was killed after a tree he was cutting down fell on him Tuesday evening, reports say. The man was cutting the tree at his property in the Sussex section of Vernon when it fell and caused fatal injuries just before 6:40 p.m., NJ.com reports citing police Capt. Keith C. Kimkowski. The victim’s identity was not immediately released.

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by Valerie Musson