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Newark NJ Transit Worker Working Remotely After COVID-19 Exposure Newark NJ Transit Worker Working Remotely After COVID-19 Exposure
Newark NJ Transit Worker Working Remotely After Covid-19 Exposure A Newark NJ transit worker has been asked to work remotely after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, officials said. The employee did not come into work after having contact with the presumed positive patient, NJ Transit spokeswoman Nancy Snyder said. The employee works in the Capital Programs department and contacted Medical Services last weekend when they realized that someone they had contact with was later tested positive for the virus, officials said. Cleaning and sanitation crews were dispatched to perform an “enhanced cleaning regimen” throughout headqua…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
FOUND! Missing Passaic Hospital Patient, 67, Found Sleeping On Porch FOUND! Missing Passaic Hospital Patient, 67, Found Sleeping On Porch
Found! Missing Passaic Hospital Patient, 67, Found Sleeping On Porch A 67-year-old Passaic woman who walked out of a hospital overnight Thursday wearing only a light gown and yellow socks was found and returned before lunchtime, authorities said. A resident who found Yolanda Roa sleeping on a porch a few blocks from St. Mary's Hospital dialed 911 and a responding officer identified her, Passaic Police Chief Luis Guzman said. "She's in good health, being returned to the hospital," Guzman told Daily Voice shortly before 11 a.m. Surveillance footage showed Roa walking out of the hospital more than eight hours earlier. Police issued a screen shot from the vide…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
3 Workers Extricated, 4 Hospitalized In New Milford Rollover Crash 3 Workers Extricated, 4 Hospitalized In New Milford Rollover Crash
3 Workers Extricated, 4 Hospitalized In New Milford Rollover Crash Three people were extricated from their work van that had rolled onto its side after being struck by an elderly driver who failed to stop at a stop sign Monday morning in New Milford, authorities said. The 11 a.m. crash was caused by an 89-year-old Tenafly driver who blew the stop sign at Graphic Boulevard, hitting the work van carrying three men, Detective Lieutenant Kevin Van Saders said. The workers -- ages 28, 53 and 68 -- were transported to HUMC, and the elderly driver was transported to Englewood Hospital, all with non life-threatening injuries, Saders said.  No summonses have been …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
iFLY Paramus Offers $500 Gift Card (You Might Need It With These Prices) iFLY Paramus Offers $500 Gift Card (You Might Need It With These Prices)
iFLY Paramus Offers $500 Gift Card (You Might Need It With These Prices) Get ready to spread your wings -- iFly Paramus is almost ready to open. And it's expensive. The company is offering a $500 gift card ahead of its April 13 opening on Route 4. CLICK HERE TO ENTER. iFLY recommends between 2 and 6 minutes of flight time per person. The first few flights are about understanding the basics of flying your body. The entire experience can last between 1 and 2 hours. You'll fly at least twice. Before entering the flight chamber with a certified instructor, all flyers take part in a 30-minute training and practice session. Here's how pricing works during peak hou…

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by Cecilia Levine