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Hospital ERs in Bergen, Montclair Closed By Nationwide Ransomware Attack Hospital ERs in Bergen, Montclair Closed By Nationwide Ransomware Attack
Hospital ERs in Bergen, Montclair Closed By Nationwide Ransomware Attack The latest in a continuing series of nationwide ransomware attacks closed two hospital emergency rooms in New Jersey. Authorities haven't disclosed what's been demanded by the cybercriminals who forced ambulances to divert to other hospitals from Pascack Valey Medical Center in Westwood and Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair beginning on Thanksgiving evening. Lab work, radiology, scheduling, billing -- basically anything involving computer software -- apparently were affected. "No one can use the computers in the buildings," a source said. "The hospitals are doing everything by paper…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
'Rutgers Royalty': Basketball Legend Phil Sellers Dies At 69 'Rutgers Royalty': Basketball Legend Phil Sellers Dies At 69
'Rutgers Royalty': Basketball Legend Phil Sellers Dies At 69 Phil "The Thrill" Sellers, who rewrote the Rutgers Scarlet Knight record book and led the school to its only Final Four appearance, died on Wednesday, Sept. 20 at the age of 69, the school announced. Sellers is the all-time leader in points scored and rebounds at the school and captained the famous Final Four team that went undefeated in the regular season and was ranked fourth in the country.  The school retired Sellers' #12 jersey in 1988 and he was inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Fame in 1993.  Phil Sellers was Rutgers royalty. He was the greatest player on the greatest team in ou…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Beloved Glen Ridge Police Officer Dies Of Coronavirus Beloved Glen Ridge Police Officer Dies Of Coronavirus
Beloved Glen Ridge Police Officer Dies Of Coronavirus The Glen Ridge Police Department is mourning the loss of beloved officer Charles "Rob" Roberts who died of coronavirus. Roberts was resuscitated by his colleagues April 21 after going into cardiac arrest. He was rushed to Mountainside Medical Center, where he remained in critical condition. A GoFundMe campaign for Roberts' wife, Alice Baker-Roberts, and their three children had garnered $1,200 as of Monday evening. Affectionately known as "Mr. Glen Ridge," Roberts was a staple in the community, known for his smile, his department said. He had been a member of the department since 2000…

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by Cecilia Levine