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UPDATE: Firefighter Burned In Haledon Blaze UPDATE: Firefighter Burned In Haledon Blaze
Update: Firefighter Burned In Haledon Blaze A firefighter was hospitalized with minor leg burns during a blaze that ravaged a multi-family Haledon home, authorities said. Another firefighter was evaluated for exhaustion and released at the scene of the three-alarm blaze at the corner of Henry and Legion streets. Firefighters found heavy flames on the second floor of the 2½-story, wood-frame building shortly before 2:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3. Haledon firefighters found heavy flames on the second floor of the 2½-story, wood-frame building at the corner of Henry and Legion streets shortly before 2:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3.HALEDON FD Th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Haledon Boy, 8, Who Died Of Asthma Hoped His Kidney Could Help 'Pop Pop' Live Haledon Boy, 8, Who Died Of Asthma Hoped His Kidney Could Help 'Pop Pop' Live
Haledon Boy, 8, Who Died Of Asthma Hoped His Kidney Could Help 'Pop Pop' Live A Haledon family with a distinguished lineage of first responders is hoping the organs of an 8-year-old boy who died Monday night from complications of an asthma attack will help others live -- especially his grandfather. Caleb Van De Voort overheard his father and grandmother discussing an organ transplant for his maternal "pop pop," retired Haledon Police Chief Louis Mercuro, when he offered his own. Justin Van De Voort explained the process of organ donation to his son -- and, still, Caleb wanted to help.  If tests show a match, his kidney will help his grandfather live. "[Caleb] was …

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by Cecilia Levine