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Danbury
Police & Fire
Update: Missing Danbury Woman Found Safe, Suffering From Exposure To Weather, Police Say Update: Missing Danbury Woman Found Safe, Suffering From Exposure To Weather, Police Say
Update: Missing Danbury Woman Found Safe, Suffering From Exposure To Weather, Police Say A Fairfield County elderly woman who was missing has been found safe. Earlier report: Have You Seen Her? Police Asking For Help Finding Missing Danbury Woman A special alert was issued and a search was underway for the woman who was reported missing from Danbury and was in need of medical care. According to Capt. Mark Williams of the Danbury Police, the woman, whose name was not released, was found around 12 p.m. on. Wednesday, Nov. 29. Willams said the woman was suffering from exposure to the weather and was transported to the hospital for treatment.

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by Kathy Reakes
South Passaic
News
HAVE YOU SEEN HER? Missing 15-Year-Old Girl Last Spotted In Paterson HAVE YOU SEEN HER? Missing 15-Year-Old Girl Last Spotted In Paterson
Have YOU Seen HER? Missing 15-Year-Old Girl Last Spotted In Paterson Paterson Police are attempting to locate a missing 15-year-old Hispanic girl who was last seen at a youth facility. Leslie Padilla is 4'10", 120 lbs. with brown eyes and black hair. Padilla, a native of Hudson County, was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black sweatpants and white crocs and is known to frequent New York, police said. She is in need of medical care, police said.  Anyone with information is asked to contact the Paterson Police Department Juvenile Division at 973-321-1126

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by Sam Barron
Middlesex NJ
Sports
Recovering Rutgers Basketball Legend Spurs Memories Of Golden Era With Nearly $100K Raised Recovering Rutgers Basketball Legend Spurs Memories Of Golden Era With Nearly $100K Raised
Recovering Rutgers Basketball Legend Spurs Memories Of Golden Era With Nearly $100K Raised An appeal on behalf of a Rutgers University basketball legend has spurred tremendous fan support — and memories. Phil "The Thrill" Sellers, who was instrumental in the Scarlet Knights' undefeated regular hoops season and Final Four appearance in 1976, is recovering from two major surgeries. His daughter and son-in-law on a GoFundMe page detailed the tremendous cost ahead caring for the 69-year-old retired athlete, which will required aides at home in East Orange or in a rehabilitation center. The fans' response was immense. As of Monday, July 17, more than $97,000 had been raised. They d…

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by Jon Craig
Northern Valley
News
Demarest Deacon Who Suffered Strokes Vacationing Sees Surge Of Support Demarest Deacon Who Suffered Strokes Vacationing Sees Surge Of Support
Demarest Deacon Who Suffered Strokes Vacationing Sees Surge Of Support Deacon Jim Puliatte desperately needs to get back to the United States for medical care — and his neighbors are working to make that a reality. On Sunday, April 23, Puliatte — who serves the Parish of St. Joseph in Demarest — fell ill with pneumonia, had two strokes and developed an acute blood infection, while traveling abroad, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched by his son, James. The hospital that the deacon is staying at does not have the proper equipment or medical personnel to treat him, his son said. A medical evacuation via air hospital to transport is needed to bring P…

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by Sam Barron
Burlington
News
Student Struck By Car In Hawaii Will Return Home To Maple Shade In Medical Chopper Student Struck By Car In Hawaii Will Return Home To Maple Shade In Medical Chopper
Student Struck By Car In Hawaii Will Return Home To Maple Shade In Medical Chopper A college student from Burlington County who was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Hawaii was cleared to make his big return home via medical chopper on Monday, Feb. 27. Christian DeCola, 19, of Maple Shade, was riding a moped for a food service delivery company when he was hit the night of Feb. 12, his mom, Valerie, tells 6abc. The vehicle backed over her son before fleeing, she said. Christian was unconscious in the Intensive Care Unit when his parents got word of the accident the following day, writes Michele Liberton on a GoFundMe page she launched for the DeCola family. Chri…

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by Jon Craig
Ossining
News
It Began In A Basement: Medical Clinic In Ossining Celebrates 50 Years It Began In A Basement: Medical Clinic In Ossining Celebrates 50 Years
It Began In A Basement: Medical Clinic In Ossining Celebrates 50 Years A medical clinic in Northern Westchester that serves thousands of people across the Hudson Valley is celebrating its 50-year anniversary.  Open Door Medical Clinic, located in Ossining at 165 Main St., first opened in the fall of 1972 and currently serves more than 63,000 people in Westchester, Dutchess, Putnam, and Ulster counties, offering affordable services such as primary care, behavioral health, women’s health, dental care, and vision care, according to clinic officials.  The clinic began in the basement of downtown Ossining's First Baptist Church, first serving ar…

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by Ben Crnic
Ocean
News
Anti-Semite Refused Medical Care Because EMTs Were Jewish: Report (VIDEO) Anti-Semite Refused Medical Care Because EMTs Were Jewish: Report (VIDEO)
Anti-Semite Refused Medical Care Because EMTs Were Jewish: Report (Video) A video showing a Lakewood resident refusing to accept medical care because the volunteer first responders from Lakewood EMS were Jewish, Yeshiva World News reports. "She don't want to talk to you guys," the woman's husband is heard telling the EMTs. "No judio." "If she doesn't feel well you have to get medical help," an EMT can be heard saying. Paramedics were then called to help the women, but they also were Jewish, the outlet said. Eventually, the woman was treated and taken to an area hospital by the Jewish first responders — "but not before she threw a fit," YWN says.  Earlier …

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by Jon Craig
Dauphin
News
Car Flies Off I-83 In Harrisburg, Landing Near Train Car Flies Off I-83 In Harrisburg, Landing Near Train
Car Flies Off I-83 In Harrisburg, Landing Near Train Two people were injured Monday night when a car went down an embankment along I-83 in Harrisburg, according to Emergency Dispatch Services. The accident occurred near Exit 45 to South 32nd Street in Harrisburg just before 8 p.m. I-83 remained closed or with partial lane restriction for hours as crews cleared the scene. The car involved changed lanes before crossing an embankment, going down the incline, landing just short of a parked train, according to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. “One person [involved in the crash] will either be taken by ambulance or flown for medical ca…

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by Jillian Pikora
Ridgewood
News
Ridgewood Teen Electrocuted While Visiting Grandparents In Bosnia Ridgewood Teen Electrocuted While Visiting Grandparents In Bosnia
Ridgewood Teen Electrocuted While Visiting Grandparents In Bosnia A 15-year-old boy from Ridgewood was burned by a live wire while visiting his grandparents in Bosnia. More than $63,000 had been raised for Danny Kovac on a GoFundMe launched by his godfather, Haris Sose. "Danny needs to be airlifted to the US as soon as possible to get the best medical care in his home country," the campaign says. "Danny has the biggest heart and is kind to all those around him." 'The teen enjoys playing basketball, skiing, swimming and hanging out with his friends. Click here to donate.

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by Cecilia Levine
Norwalk
Police & Fire
Surprise Snake Doesn't Stop Norwalk Police Officers Surprise Snake Doesn't Stop Norwalk Police Officers
Surprise Snake Doesn't Stop Norwalk Police Officers Police officers are used to all kinds of emergency calls, but one call Thursday stopped them in their tracks, though only for a moment. Norwalk police responded to a call in East Norwalk to find a person in need of medical care with a large boa constrictor around their neck and shoulders, said Norwalk Lt. Terry Blake. But the snake wasn't the problem.  "The snake was the pet of a person having a medical issue on a street in East Norwalk last night," Blake said.  Blake said the snake was turned over to a friend for safe-keeping when the person was transported to the hospital, he …

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by Kathy Reakes
Ossining
Obituaries
Vivian Votruba, 98, Provided Medical Care As Longtime Maryknoll Sister Vivian Votruba, 98, Provided Medical Care As Longtime Maryknoll Sister
Vivian Votruba, 98, Provided Medical Care As Longtime Maryknoll Sister Vivian Votruba, 98, a Maryknoll Sister who provided medical care in many countries for decades, died on Thursday, March 22, at the Maryknoll Sisters Center. Sister Vivian was born in Minneapolis, Minn. on Jan. 3, 1920 to Irma (Cosgrove) Votruba and August Votruba. She had two brothers, John and William, all have predeceased her. In 1937, she graduated from Villa Sancta Scholastica High School in Duluth, Minn. She attended the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn. to begin the process of earning her Bachelor of Science Degree. On July 2, 1940 she entered the Maryknoll Sisters Novitiate…

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by Jon Craig