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'Sunny Soul:' Jersey Shore Mom Nadine Vetter Dies, 42 'Sunny Soul:' Jersey Shore Mom Nadine Vetter Dies, 42
'Sunny Soul:' Jersey Shore Mom Nadine Vetter Dies, 42 Tributes are flooding social media for Nadine Vetter, a Jersey Shore mom who died Tuesday, Nov. 14 aged 42. Born in Staten Island, Nadine spent most of her life in Bayville, finally moving to Forked River, her obituary says. She worked for Weichert Realty in Oakhurst as a Mortgage Analyst for 15 years. Nadine loved to spend time with her many friends and family members. Above all, she embraced her role as a devoted mother. Nadine is survived by her loving husband, Stephen Vetter; her cherished daughter, Alyssa, three stepchildren, Tyler, Madison and McKenzie; her mother, Robyn Bianco; her…

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by Valerie Musson
Events
Pete Davidson Adds New Stops To First Stand-Up Tour Pete Davidson Adds New Stops To First Stand-Up Tour
Pete Davidson Adds New Stops To First Stand-Up Tour Pete Davidson is back, baby. The Staten Island "SNL" alum has booked several more stand-up shows across the U.S. Davidson will be joined by fellow comics Jon Stewart and John Mulaney at some of the events. The trio kicks off the tour Aug. 18 in Florida and will continue to shows in North Carolina, Baltimore, MD; Virginia Beach; Bethlehem, PA; Atlantic City; and Las Vegas. Click here for tickets.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
'Very Close Call': House Collapses, 22 NYC Firefighters Injured In Staten Island Blaze 'Very Close Call': House Collapses, 22 NYC Firefighters Injured In Staten Island Blaze
'Very Close Call': House Collapses, 22 NYC Firefighters Injured In Staten Island Blaze UPDATE: A total of 22 New York City firefighters were injured – three of them seriously – while battling a blaze that collapsed part of a Staten Island home, the FDNY said Friday. The good news is that all are expected to survive. Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh called the incident a "very close call for the FDNY, which could have lost three members today."   A major collapse was reported minutes into the fire, which ignited in a 2½-story side-by-side duplex on Shotwell Avenue in the Arden Heights section shortly before 1:30 p.m. Feb. 17. The fire quickly went to four alarms, with multi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Commuters, Others Warm Up With Port Authority Police At 'Coffee With A Cop' Commuters, Others Warm Up With Port Authority Police At 'Coffee With A Cop'
Commuters, Others Warm Up With Port Authority Police At 'Coffee With A Cop' Lines were long at Newark Airport one recent morning, but not for the usual reason. Port Authority police put a twist on the "Coffee With a Cop" initiative by taking java and donuts directly to the public. Instead of meeting with community members at a local coffee shop, the PAPD fanned out to the area transportation hubs that the men and women in blue protect. Port Authority police "Coffee With A Cop" at Newark International Airport.PORT AUTHORITY PD Sweetening the morning Joe were safety and crime prevention tips and other information provided by PAPD command members at: Newark, JF…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
NJ Feds: Oxy Doc Admits Trading Drugs For Sex NJ Feds: Oxy Doc Admits Trading Drugs For Sex
NJ Feds: Oxy Doc Admits Trading Drugs For Sex A Staten Island doctor who saw patients from New Jersey admitted deliberately keeping some of them hooked by trading opioids for sex, federal authorities said. Joseph Santiamo, 65, “knowingly prescribed dangerous quantities of oxycodone – and, even more egregiously, solicited sexual favors from certain patients” in exchange for writing them additional opioid scripts, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Wednesday. Although he specialized in geriatric care, many of Santiamo's patients were "well under 40 years old" and "dealing with pain and addiction,” Carpenito said. Others didn’t even have…

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by Jerry DeMarco