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Brain Infection Plagues Paterson Teacher Amid Cancer Battle Brain Infection Plagues Paterson Teacher Amid Cancer Battle
Brain Infection Plagues Paterson Teacher Amid Cancer Battle After battling leukemia, braving multiple rounds of chemotherapy, and receiving a life-saving stem cell transplant from an anonymous donor, Emily Setteducato thought her medical woes were over.  The 28-year-old Paterson elementary school teacher had left the hospital, returned to the classroom, celebrated a birthday, and was back to planning a future with her long-time boyfriend, Will.  But now, the Saddle Brook woman is battling an infection in her brain, complicated by a weakened immune system still reeling from her cancer treatment, her sister Jackie Griffin writes in a GoFundM…

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PA's Damar Hamlin Of Buffalo Bills Collapses, Monday Night Football Game Postponed PA's Damar Hamlin Of Buffalo Bills Collapses, Monday Night Football Game Postponed
PA's Damar Hamlin Of Buffalo Bills Collapses, Monday Night Football Game Postponed Defensive back Damar Hamlin, a Pittsburgh College graduate and McKees Rocks native out of Pennsylvania, suffered a terrifying injury that postponed a Monday Night Football game between his Buffalo Bills and the hometown Cincinnati Bengals. Roughly six minutes remained in the first quarter when Hamlin, 24, made an open-field tackle on Bengals wideout Tee Higgins, who'd caught a pass while headed across the middle of the field. Higgins's helmet appeared to hit Hamlin square in the upper chest area. Hamlin got up -- and seconds later fell onto his back without moving again. Replays were broa…

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Bloomfield Dad John Halsell, 43, Was 'Angel On Earth' Bloomfield Dad John Halsell, 43, Was 'Angel On Earth'
Bloomfield Dad John Halsell, 43, Was 'Angel On Earth' John Lamar Halsell of Bloomfield died on April 25. He was 43 years old. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Halsell grew up in Westwood where he attended Berkley Elementary School and Westwood High School (class of 1993), his obituary says. He graduated with honors from the University of Hartford with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. He played baseball and was president of his fraternity, Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE).  John married Miriam Johnson on June 23, 2007 and raised their two children, Chase (10) and Carter (8) in Bloomfield, N.J. He had been working as a business development executiv…

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Community Rallies For Wanaque Parents Desperately Seeking Cure For Baby's Breathing Problems Community Rallies For Wanaque Parents Desperately Seeking Cure For Baby's Breathing Problems
Community Rallies For Wanaque Parents Desperately Seeking Cure For Baby's Breathing Problems The hospital is all baby Killian of Wanaque has ever known. Following his birth late last October, doctors found an issue with his ability to breathe. At just 4 pounds and 2 ounces, the infant endured surgery to repair his esophagus and remained in the NICU for three weeks. It only got worse from there. Baby Killian developed tracheomalacia (a floppy airway). He experienced difficulty breathing. A collapsed airway. Pneumonia. He was transferred out of both The Valley Hospital and Columbia Presbyterian's Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital in NYC, and on Monday into Cincinnati's C…

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by Cecilia Levine