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Former Bergen Courthouse Secretary, Paramus Mom Tracy Keenan Dies After Longtime Lupus Battle Former Bergen Courthouse Secretary, Paramus Mom Tracy Keenan Dies After Longtime Lupus Battle
Former Bergen Courthouse Secretary, Paramus Mom Tracy Keenan Dies After Longtime Lupus Battle Tracy Keenan, a 46-year-old mom from Paramus, died on Tuesday, July 2, after years of battling lupus, according to her obituary. Tracy was born in Belleville and grew up in Park Ridge, graduating from Park Ridge High School, her obituary on the Vander Plaat Funeral Home website reads. She later worked at the Bergen County Courthouse in Hackensack as a secretary for 10 years, according to her obituary. She is survived by her husband, Ilir; her three daughters, Lila, Abigail and Sidney; her mother, Maureen; siblings, Andrew, Megan and Kevin, along with numerous family members and friends, acc…
Paterson Family Finally Refunded $2,000 From No-Show Roofer Paterson Family Finally Refunded $2,000 From No-Show Roofer
Paterson Family Finally Refunded $2,000 From No-Show Roofer A local media outlet was able to return $2,000 to a Paterson family whose contractor bailed on them time and time again. Lina Aguilar, who is battling Lupus, first hired the contractor last year to repair her leaking roof and gutters, ABC7 reports. She gave him $2,000 -- but he didn't show on the start date -- or at all. Aguilar demanded a refund, but when she got it, the check bounced, according to ABC7. After months of trying to track down the contractor, the news outlet finally was able to locate the contractor, whose business had since closed down, returning Auilar's $2,000 to her in c…
Waldwick Mom Stricken By Lupus, 43, Collapses, Dies Outside 'Back To School' Night Waldwick Mom Stricken By Lupus, 43, Collapses, Dies Outside 'Back To School' Night
Waldwick Mom Stricken By Lupus, 43, Collapses, Dies Outside 'Back To School' Night A Waldwick mother of 8th-grade triplets collapsed and died in the borough’s middle school parking lot as she headed to “Back to School” night Thursday -- hours before her 44th birthday. Borough police and EMS “did all they could” to try and revive Danielle Tessaro Convertino in the parking lot of the Wyckoff Avenue school, a responder told Daily Voice. She was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, where she was pronounced dead. Convertino, who battled Lupus and heart issues, grew up in Waldwick and was intensely involved in scholastic sports and school fundraisers. She and her husband,…