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Did You See Them? Elon Musk's Internet Satellites Light Skies Over NJ, NY, PA Did You See Them? Elon Musk's Internet Satellites Light Skies Over NJ, NY, PA
Did You See Them? Elon Musk's Internet Satellites Light Skies Over NJ, NY, PA It was around 6:30 Saturday night when 20 or so people enjoying a child's birthday party in Bergen County were stopped cold. "Aliens!" one youngster shouted as those gathered at the Dumont girl's 8th birthday bash watched a line of sparkling lights move through the sky. "You know those planes that tow the ads at the Jersey Shore? They moved through the air like that," one dad said. "Only there wasn't any plane." It wasn't Santa taking a dry run or a little "X Files" intrigue that created the aerial excitement in areas of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. The culprit was SpaceX, a gro…

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'Unique Sweetness, Tenderness': Dumont Boy, 14, Who Died Suddenly 'Wore Heart On His Sleeve' 'Unique Sweetness, Tenderness': Dumont Boy, 14, Who Died Suddenly 'Wore Heart On His Sleeve'
'Unique Sweetness, Tenderness': Dumont Boy, 14, Who Died Suddenly 'Wore Heart On His Sleeve' Members of a stunned and heartbroken community wrapped their collective hearts around a grieving Dumont family Sunday while trying to wrap their minds around the sudden death of a 14-year-old boy who collapsed while playing basketball. Aaron Vasquez, who hoped to someday become a major league baseball player or coach, had finished practicing with his recreational league team on Saturday when he decided to stick around Grant Elementary School to play ball with his younger brother, other parents said. A short time later he collapsed, they said. A coach who's a hospital medic immediately beg…

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Dumont Boy, 14, Collapses, Dies Playing Basketball Dumont Boy, 14, Collapses, Dies Playing Basketball
Dumont Boy, 14, Collapses, Dies Playing Basketball Members of a stunned and heartbroken community wrapped their collective hearts around a grieving Dumont family Sunday while trying to wrap their minds around the sudden death of a 14-year-old boy who collapsed while playing basketball. Aaron Vasquez, who hoped to someday become a major league baseball player or coach, had finished practicing with his recreational league team on Saturday when he decided to stick around Grant Elementary School to play ball with his younger brother, other parents said. A short time later he collapsed, they said. A coach who's a hospital medic immediately beg…

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by Jerry DeMarco