Town of Angels Goes to Bat for Ailing Girl ; Bogota Ballgame Will Aid Cancer Patient

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BOGOTA - News often spreads fast in a small town, going from neighbor to neighbor until only small children and family pets are left in the dark.

So when 12-year-old Melissa Ragusa underwent surgery in early July to treat a brain tumor - her second operation in less than a year - most everyone in her Beechwood Avenue neighborhood knew about it right away. Then everybody in the school district. Then most everybody in this borough of 8,249 people.

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Town of Angels Goes to Bat for Ailing Girl ; Bogota Ballgame Will Aid Cancer Patient

News of Melissa's condition and the mounting medical bills generated a swell of support that will culminate Saturday when borough firefighters take on police officers ...

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