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Former NJ Corrections Officer Confesses To Beating Resident Who Died From Stroke, AG Says Former NJ Corrections Officer Confesses To Beating Resident Who Died From Stroke, AG Says
Former NJ Corrections Officer Confesses To Beating Resident Who Died From Stroke, AG Says A former New Jersey corrections officer admitted to assaulting a resident who died several days after the attack, authorities said. Giuseppe Mandara of Brick Township pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Dec. 3 to third-degree aggravated assault, Attorney General Matthew Platkin and the state's Office of Public Integrity and Accountability said in a news release on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Mandara confessed to attacking Darrell "Malik" Smith on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Smith served more than 23 years in state prison on convictions for kidnapping and aggravated assault on a police officer. Man…

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by Chris Spiker
Obituaries
NJ Curve Model Dies After Suffering Stroke, Loved Ones Say NJ Curve Model Dies After Suffering Stroke, Loved Ones Say
NJ Curve Model Dies After Suffering Stroke, Loved Ones Say Vibrant. Joyful. Influential. This is how Angelina Cranmer is being remembered. The 43-year-old New Jersey native and curve model died on Wednesday, Nov. 15, nearly six weeks after her family says she suffered a stroke and subsequent brain hemorrhage, her loved ones say. Cranmer, who was born in Atlantic City and lived in Little Egg Harbor, was found unresponsive in bed at her home in Florida, just after kissing her two daughters goodnight on Oct. 8, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched for her family. @misshourglass2.0 #fullscreenqueen #fyp #viral #curvy #scrollstopper #thick…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
'Shaken To Our Cores': Daughters Seek Help Getting NJ Dad Back To US After Stroke In Thailand 'Shaken To Our Cores': Daughters Seek Help Getting NJ Dad Back To US After Stroke In Thailand
'Shaken To Our Cores': Daughters Seek Help Getting NJ Dad Back To US After Stroke In Thailand A New Jersey dad on a worldwide trip has suffered a stroke overseas and his daughters are seeking assistance. The Brunetti girls are hoping to get Vince Brunetti back to the U.S. from Thailand, where he has been hospitalized for weeks. Vince had been traveling to "continue his goal and journey to explore the world," his daughter, Adriana Brunetti of Absecon wrote on this GoFundMe page. The unexpected stroke "has shaken his life and our family to the core," she wrote. It has now been over two weeks and Vince is unfortunately still hospitalized in Thailand without any form of friends o…

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by Jon Craig
News
Dental Procedure Caused Strokes For NJ Electrical Worker Facing Long Road To Recovery Dental Procedure Caused Strokes For NJ Electrical Worker Facing Long Road To Recovery
Dental Procedure Caused Strokes For NJ Electrical Worker Facing Long Road To Recovery Union members and other friends of a Mercer County electrical worker are rallying to support him in his medical recovery. George Dipsey Jr., of East Windsor, suffered two strokes after unknowingly having a bacterial growth and infection on his heart, according to his cousin, Al Dipsey of Little Falls. It is suspected the bacterial infection started following a dental procedure. George needs heart surgery and a valve replacement after the infection goes down, his cousin said. "George is a fighter and is strong and determined to get well. That being said he is facing a very difficult road a…

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by Jon Craig
News
Support Surges For Single Mom, Jersey Shore Corrections Officer Who Suffered Stroke Support Surges For Single Mom, Jersey Shore Corrections Officer Who Suffered Stroke
Support Surges For Single Mom, Jersey Shore Corrections Officer Who Suffered Stroke A 43-year-old single mom and corrections officer who suffered a stroke in the left main artery of her brain causing damage to the right side of her body is seeing support from her community. "Rachel" was airlifted to Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center last week for emergency brain surgery, and was recently removed from a ventilator, said Katie Olander of Toms River, who started the campaign for her friend. Rachel works as a Juvenile Correction Officer at the Ocean County Juvenile Department and is a Gold Star Sister, the campaign says. "She has a son who is absolutely devastated and left t…

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by Jon Craig