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Jersey Shore's Oceanfest Returns After 2-Year COVID Hiatus
Oceanfest is back, baby.
The day-long Fourth of July event is making its big return this summer after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, according to its website.
With a steady decline in New Jersey's coronavirus cases, "it is the perfect time to bring Oceanfest back,” Co-chair Esther Cohen told NJ Advance Media.
Oceanfest is held along the Long Branch boardwalk from Pier Village to Seven Presidents’ Park.
It will begin at 10 a.m. Monday, July 4, and feature live music, more than 40 food vendors, arts and crafts, and beach activities, according to NJ.com. Fireworks blast off at…
‘He Fought Until The End:’ Beloved Dad, NJ Hotdog Shop Owner Vin Russo Dies After COVID Battle
Beloved father and NJ hotdog shop owner Vin Russo died Friday, Feb. 4 following a courageous and valiant battle with COVID-19.
Russo, who owns Joe’s Alpha Dogs at the Port Colden Mall in Washington with his wife, Frances, was admitted to the hospital with virus complications on Sunday, Jan. 9, according to a GoFundMe launched for the family.
By the following day, Russo, 59, was in the ICU preparing to be put on a ventilator while dealing with separate kidney issues.
Update: Just talked to Dr. He's holding. He urinated a lot. So they are holding off on procedure with the radiologist...…
NJ Mom Of 4 Dies Without Ever Holding Newborn Baby
A New Jersey mom died of COVID-19 earlier this month without ever being able to hold. her newborn baby, the New York Post reports.
Michelle Stani, 37, of Bridgewater, gave birth to Jayden, her fourth child, in late December. On Jan. 12, she died at a New Brunswick hospital, the outlet says citing her aunt, Tina Stani.
Stani graduated from Franklin High School and later went on to earn degrees from Raritan Valley Community College and Caldwell University. She earned her master's in education from Rutgers and valued education, her obituary says.
She worked as the director of a day…