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Benefit to Help Firefighter Pay For Medical Bills
Laughter Saves Lives will hold a fundraiser for fireman Tommie Lukowski, a cancer survivor.

Tommie Lukowski has not had it easy.
Shortly after his father died, the District 1 firefighter and East Brunswick High School graduate was diagnosed with a malignant tumor in his elbow. That was four years ago and since them, he has been diagnosed with Leukemia and now needs a new prosthetic for his elbow. During his fight, Lukowski has had 30-plus surgeries to battle cancer and replace his elbow.
On Thursday, April 5, the Laughter Saves Lives will hold “A Night for Tommie,” at the . The night of comedy will feature Adam Ferrara from TV’s “Rescue Me,” Steve Alevea and j Jay Boyd and is hosted by retired New York fire fighter John Larocchia.
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“There are 1,000 seats there, if we can sell it out we can hand him a check for like, $40,000,” said organizer Butch Seltzer.
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