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Tears Flow For NJ Mom, Non-Profit Founder Who Fought Fiercely For Kids With Disabilities Tears Flow For NJ Mom, Non-Profit Founder Who Fought Fiercely For Kids With Disabilities
Tears Flow For NJ Mom, Non-Profit Founder Who Fought Fiercely For Kids With Disabilities North Jersey single mom Joanne Bastante-Howard worked tirelessly for years to help provide critical resources for kids who, like her young son, John, have Down syndrome. Bastante-Howard, a former advertising and marketing whirlwind, was personally responsible for raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to help obtain critical medical, education and therapeutic services for those in need through the non-profit she founded, America's Special Kidz (A.S.K.). Parents of children with a wide range of circumstances -- including autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, and mitochondrial disease…
'For Mama': Jersey Shore QB Scores 8 Touchdowns Day After Mom's Death 'For Mama': Jersey Shore QB Scores 8 Touchdowns Day After Mom's Death
'For Mama': Jersey Shore QB Scores 8 Touchdowns Day After Mom's Death What may go down in history as Alex Brown's best game of his high school football carer came less than 24 hours after one of the worst days of his life. The Red Bank Catholic quarterback scored eight touchdowns -- throwing six and running two -- during the Nov. 12 game against Morris Catholic.  On Nov. 11, the senior athlete lost his mom, Michelle Brown, after a 14-year battle with breast cancer. The touchdowns pushed the Caseys to win the game 58-34 in the first round of the NJSIAA/Rothman Orthopaedics Non-Public B playoffs at Count Basie Field in Red Bank. Brown's Tweet of one of his ei…
Cancer-Fighting Police Departments Unite For Stricken North Jersey Mom, Young Son Cancer-Fighting Police Departments Unite For Stricken North Jersey Mom, Young Son
Cancer-Fighting Police Departments Unite For Stricken North Jersey Mom, Young Son North Jersey single mom Joanne Bastante-Howard has worked tirelessly for years to help provide critical resources for kids who, like her young son, have Down syndrome. Bastante-Howard, a former advertising and marketing whirlwind, is personally responsible for raising more than $100,000 to help obtain critical medical, education and therapeutic services for those in need through the non-profit she founded, America's Special Kidz (A.S.K.). Parents of children with a wide range of circumstances -- including autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, and mitochondrial disease -- have turned t…
Cancer-Fighting Local Bergen Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son Cancer-Fighting Local Bergen Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son
Cancer-Fighting Local Bergen Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son North Jersey single mom Joanne Bastante-Howard has worked tirelessly for years to help provide critical resources for kids who, like her young son, have Down syndrome. Bastante-Howard, a former advertising and marketing whirlwind, is personally responsible for raising more than $100,000 to help obtain critical medical, education and therapeutic services for those in need through the non-profit she founded, America's Special Kidz (A.S.K.). Parents of children with a wide range of circumstances -- including autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, and mitochondrial disease -- have turned t…
MontCo Native Amanda Decker Dies At 35 After 'Courageous' Battle With Breast Cancer MontCo Native Amanda Decker Dies At 35 After 'Courageous' Battle With Breast Cancer
MontCo Native Amanda Decker Dies At 35 After 'Courageous' Battle With Breast Cancer Montgomery County native Amanda M. Decker died on Aug. 30 at the age of 35 after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Born in Elkins Park, and most recently a resident of Conshohocken, she graduated from Little Flower High School in 2004, and DeSales University in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in communications, according to her obituary. She worked as a Digital Traffic Coordinator for Effectv, and formerly worked at iHeart Media, her obit says. Her obit remembered her as a selfless person who loved music, line dancing, going to concerts. She is survived by her parents Gary S. and Caro…
'Mob Wives' Spin-Off Star Linda Torres Dies Of COVID Complications, 67 'Mob Wives' Spin-Off Star Linda Torres Dies Of COVID Complications, 67
'Mob Wives' Spin-Off Star Linda Torres Dies Of COVID Complications, 67 "Mob Wives" spinoff "Big Ang" co-star Linda Torres died of COVID-19 complications at Staten Island University Hospital in New York on Thursday. She was 67 years old and had been battling the virus for nine weeks. Torres was a close friend of Angela "Big Ang" Raiola, who was the star of multiple Mob Wives spinoffs, including "Big Ang". After the show went off the air she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and was cancer free a year later, but in 2020 Torres's cancer had returned. We are saddened to hear about the passing of Linda Torres. Our hearts go out to her family, friends, an…