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Community Rallies To Save Orange Barbershop
Blade Barbershop has been an institution in Orange for over 20 years. Now the community is giving back.
A fundraiser has been launched to help keep Blade Barbershop open, as its owner Eli Simmons, battles several health issues. As of Tuesday, April 23, more than $1,000 has been raised.
Simmons is facing hip surgeries, leaving him unable to work behind the chair, his son, Eli Simmons, Jr. said. The financial burden has been become overwhelming, threatening the barbershop, the younger Eli said.
"My father's commitment to his craft and his customers remains unwavering," Eli, Jr. said. "His ba…
Miriam Mychalczak, Formerly Of Short Hills, Maplewood, Dies At 52
Miriam "Miriasia" Mychalczak, a North Jersey native, died on Friday, Feb. 16 at the age of 56. according to her obituary.
Mychalczak was born in Orange and grew up in Maplewood and Short Hills, later attending McGill University and getting her Masters degree at Columbia University, her obituary reads.
She is being remembered for her persistence, optimism and grit in the wake of numerous health issues, according to her obituary. She is survived by her children, Sofia and Nicolas, her mother Bohdanna, her sister Roma, and other family and friends, her obituary reads.
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9 Hospitalized In NJ With Breathing Problems After Vaping
Nine people who had been vaping in New Jersey -- mostly North Jersey -- were recently hospitalized with breathing problems that required ventilators, health officials said.
The patients ranged between 17 and 35 years old. While no cancer, disease of infection was identified, all had a history of vaping, the state Communicable Disease Service said.
Patients experienced shortness of breath, a cough and fatigue, which worsened over a period of several days or weeks before hospital admission, the state health department said.
Other symptoms included fever, anorexia, chest pain, …
