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Obituaries
Both 'Families' Mourn Death Of Prominent Wayne Physician Who Touched Lives Across North Jersey Both 'Families' Mourn Death Of Prominent Wayne Physician Who Touched Lives Across North Jersey
Both 'Families' Mourn Death Of Prominent Wayne Physician Who Touched Lives Across North Jersey Both his personal and professional families are mourning the death of well-known and respected physician David Vincent Rasa of Wayne, a founding partner of High Mountain Health Medical Group. Rasa, who gave much of his life to helping others, passed away at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood last Thursday surrounded by his wife, Diane, son Michael and daughter Nicole, as well as close relatives and personal friends. He was 68. Well known beyond the township of Wayne, where he’d lived, the Paterson native served his community. “He was a great doctor and most caring human being my family and I…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
'We Hate Our New Normal,' Says Phillipsburg Family Of Boy, 10, With Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome 'We Hate Our New Normal,' Says Phillipsburg Family Of Boy, 10, With Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
'We Hate Our New Normal,' Says Phillipsburg Family Of Boy, 10, With Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome The Phillipsburg community is fighting for the family of a local boy who has been violently ill since February. More than $4,800 had been raised on a GoFundMe as of Monday for the Turdo family. Andrew Turdo, 10, has been hospitalized six times since February with cyclic vomiting syndrome, prompting his mother, Maryanne Turdo, to quit her job, according to the online campaign. His father, Scott Turdo, is nearly out of time from his job with the corrections department. The Turdos of Phillipsburg.Turdo Family "Constantlly being admitted to the hospital, loss in income, and ever-changing …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fairview Woman Severely Burned In Stove Fire Fairview Woman Severely Burned In Stove Fire
Fairview Woman Severely Burned In Stove Fire A Fairview woman suffered burns on her face and arms in a Thursday stove fire, authorities said. The Anderson Avenue woman apparently was injured by a fire sparked by oil in a frying pan, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where specialists were to determine whether she should be transported to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
'Caring, Selfless' Union Native, Nurse Racquel Ferna M. Mateo Dies, 48 'Caring, Selfless' Union Native, Nurse Racquel Ferna M. Mateo Dies, 48
'Caring, Selfless' Union Native, Nurse Racquel Ferna M. Mateo Dies, 48 Racquel Ferna M. Mateo of Clifton died on July 28. She was 48 years old. Born in the Philippines, Racquel came to the U.S. in 1994, her obituary says. She settled in Union before moving to Clifton. Racquel was a registered nurse who worked as a nurse manager at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center for more than 20 years. Her brother Sherlock M. Mateo remembered her on Facebook as being "the most caring, humble, selfless, genuine" person. She is predeceased by her father, Rodolfo D. Mateo. Racquel is survived by her mother, Antonina M. Mateo; siblings Rodolfo M. Mateo, Jr., Ge…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
IT'S OFFICIAL: New Valley Hospital Approved In Paramus IT'S OFFICIAL: New Valley Hospital Approved In Paramus
IT'S Official: New Valley Hospital Approved In Paramus The Valley Hospital is one step closer to its new Paramus campus. The borough's Planning Board on Thursday night unanimously approved the seven-story, 362-bed plan for a 40-acre parcel near Winters Avenue, NorthJersey.com reports. The main entrance will be located at Valley Health Plaza and Winters Avenue, across the street from the Luckow Pavilion, Valley's same-day-surgery and comprehensive cancer center. The hospital -- which will replace the health network's current Ridgewood location -- is expected to be complete in 2023. The facility will have single-patient rooms and a five-story …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
9 NJ Nursing Homes Among Hundreds Of Underperforming Facilities In U.S. 9 NJ Nursing Homes Among Hundreds Of Underperforming Facilities In U.S.
9 NJ Nursing Homes Among Hundreds Of Underperforming Facilities In U.S. Nine nursing homes long riddled with problems were named to a list of hundreds in the U.S. that medical officials are keeping close eyes on. The facilities on the list are candidates for “Special Focus Facilities” by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), with two already designated SFF homes.  The designated SFF nursing homes are New Grove Manor in East Orange and Riverfront Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Pennsauken. The nine candidates all have had a history of serious quality issues and are being included in a special program to stimulate improve…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Mahwah Generic Drug Maker Among 20 Companies, 16 Individuals Accused In Price-Fixing Scheme Mahwah Generic Drug Maker Among 20 Companies, 16 Individuals Accused In Price-Fixing Scheme
Mahwah Generic Drug Maker Among 20 Companies, 16 Individuals Accused In Price-Fixing Scheme A Mahwah-based generic drug manufacturer was among 20 companies accused of participating in what authorities called “one of the most egregious and damaging price-fixing conspiracies in the history of the United States.”  A complaint filed by the 44 states in U.S. District Court in Connecticut also accuses 16 individuals of participating in the scheme. More than half of the drug companies and five of the individual defendants – all of whom are drug company executives responsible for sales, marketing, pricing and operations -- are from New Jersey. They include Glenmark Pharmaceuticals I…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Neighbors
Nutley Family Mourning Baby Hannah, A 'Fighter' Whose Organs Will Help Others Nutley Family Mourning Baby Hannah, A 'Fighter' Whose Organs Will Help Others
Nutley Family Mourning Baby Hannah, A 'Fighter' Whose Organs Will Help Others A GoFundMe campaign has been started in memory of Hannah Gwinner, a baby girl from Nutley who died Monday just a few months shy of her second birthday.  Hannah was born with Abernethy Malformation, a rare vascular condition that was discovered when Taryn Gwinner was pregnant with Hannah. Taryn and her husband Brian were "plagued with worry and fear" throughout the rest of the pregnancy, Taryn Gwinner wrote, but the newborn received treatment at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago avoid "what most research said was an inevitable liver transplant," Taryn Gwinner said.  Despite her …

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Girlfriend: Lodi Motorcyclist, 24, Critical With Major Injuries Needs 'Lots Of Prayers, Love' Girlfriend: Lodi Motorcyclist, 24, Critical With Major Injuries Needs 'Lots Of Prayers, Love'
Girlfriend: Lodi Motorcyclist, 24, Critical With Major Injuries Needs 'Lots Of Prayers, Love' UPDATE: A 24-year-old motorcyclist from Lodi reportedly remained in critical but stable condition Wednesday after crashing in a convenience store parking lot the night before. His girlfriend said he's fighting but still needs prayers and love. Josey Munez underwent more than three hours of brain surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center to reduce and monitor the pressure in his brain, loved ones said. Munez, a tow truck driver and landscaper, also suffered "a few broken ribs, a fractured scapula, spinal injury to his 16 and 17, multiple breaks in his left hand, a broken and two coll…

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by Jerry DeMarco