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Police & Fire
Tree Destroys House In Wyckoff
A Wyckoff home was destroyed by a tree that came crashing through during a quick-hitting storm on Saturday, Sept. 7. It happened just before 4: 30 p.m. on Monroe Avenue, when strong winds and rain swept through the region. Photos shared by Boyd A. Loving show the damage to the ranch-style home. No injuries were reported, but the home appeared to have been rendered uninhabitable, Loving said. The Wyckoff PD, Wyckoff FD, and Waldwick FD responded. Click here for more photos from Boyd A. Loving.
Police & Fire
High Winds Knock Tree Onto Car In Upper Saddle River, Trap Female Driver From NYS
A 45-year-old driver from New York escaped serious injury when Monday's high winds knocked a tree onto her sedan near the state line in Upper Saddle River. Firefighters from Upper Saddle River and Mahwah freed the alert trapped motorist from the 2023 Toyota Corolla following the 2:10 p.m. March 11 crash on Weiss Road at Maple Road, Police Capt. Edward Kane said. They not only had to deal with the tree but also live power lines that had fallen around it, the captain said. Members of Hatzoloh EMS who assisted took Hackensack Medical Center with what were believed to be minor injuries, he s…
Weather
Tornado Touchdowns Confirmed In These NJ, PA Towns
Two small tornados touched down in New Jersey and Pennsylvania amid thunderstorms Friday, June 16, the National Weather Service confirmed, The both were EF-0 twisters: One in Pemberton (Burlington County, NJ), and the other in West Caln Township (Chester County, PA). The Pemberton tornado's trail began in Southampton Township near Burrs Mill Road south, uprooting six trees as it traveld 3.4 miles to Ongs Hat Road, Stockton Bridge Road, and across Magnolia Road, at 12:55 p.m. in Pemberton, the NWS said. Confirmed tornado in Pemberton Township Burlington County, NJ. The image shows the p…
Police & Fire
Displaced & Desperate: Ida Victims Storm Mayor's Office After Hotel Eviction (
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New Jersey families displaced by Hurricane Ida's wrath are apparently being evicted by the hotels housing them temporarily, and on Monday took their frustration to the city mayor himself. Some Oakwood Plaza apartment residents stormed the office of Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage Monday, begging for permanent housing large enough for their families and closer to their jobs and kids' schools, according to the outlet and a Facebook Live by Salaam Ismiall. The video shows the group heading into City Hall planning to speak with Bollwage, who ended up not being there. "We have nowhere to go," on…
News
Still
Missing
: Search Intensifies For Young Passaic Couple Swept Away In Ida's Floodwaters
UPDATE (SEPT. 10): The New Jersey Medical Examiner's Office on Friday positively identified two bodies pulled from the Passaic River over the previous two days as a former high school prom king and queen swept away in Hurricane Ida's floodwaters last week. CLICK HERE FOR THE STORY.... ****** UPDATE (SATURDAY): With the Passaic River tide the lowest its been since before Tropical Storm Ida struck, authorities resumed their search for a former prom king and queen swept away in floodwaters. The Passaic couple, Nidhi Rana, 18, and Ayush Rana, 21, apparently were swept into a storm drain that …
Weather
Thousands Without Power As Tornados Rip Through South Jersey
Tornados ripped through parts of South Jersey Wednesday evening, downing trees and destroying houses along the way, the National Weather Service has confirmed (scroll down for videos). Firefighters in Harrison Township were conducting searches at nearly 100 homes on and around Josephine Lane as of 7 p.m., unconfirmed and initial reports say. More than 12,000 homes and businesses were without power around that time. According to NJ Advance Media's Outage Tracker, the majority of the outages were reported in Deptford Township (3,900), Hamilton (1,200), West Windsor (1,200), West Orange (1,50…
News
Suspected Tornado Rips Through Jersey Shore Town
A suspected tornado ripped through a Jersey Shore town Thursday night, damaging 35 homes, several boats and injuring several people, police said. Three 9-1-1 calls came in at 9:22 p.m. in Long Beach Island, reporting roofs ripped off multiple houses and downed utility poles. Posted by Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. on Friday, July 30, 2021 Officials believe a tornado touched down on Antioch Road, Arnold Boulevard, Collier Avenue and Sunset Boulevard. The National Weather Service on Friday will be investigating several areas that suffered significant damage during the storm. [8 AM]…
Schools
Bug Off! Flying Pests Sting South Jersey Graduation
First, it was the coronavirus outbreak that delayed graduation ceremonies at a South Jersey school and just about everywhere else statewide. Then, a second natural disaster tangled with one school's graduation plans: A swarm of insects, Burlington County officials said. There was an 11th-hour surprise: A sudden swarm of unidentified bugs threatened Lumberton Middle School's class of 130 students from walking across a stage to get their diploma on Wednesday. The school district’s pest managers warned it could take 72 hours to eliminate the pesky swarm. A strategic switch led to a happy bug…
Obituaries
Ocean County Native Among 24 Killed In Tennessee Tornados
A 36-year-old Ocean County native was among two dozen people killed in a Tennessee tornadoTuesday morning. Jamie Smith, a graduate of Jackson Memorial High School, owned an office cleaning company and lived near Nashville with her 8-year-old son, Logan, NJ.com reports. Logan was staying with Smith's father when the storms hit, the media outlet says. Smith died of injuries sustained in the tornado, her sister Kristy Bailey Loff said on Facebook. Smith came back to visit New Jersey last summer to visit friends and spend time at the beach, her brother Joseph Loff told the out…
Police & Fire
Stormy
Friday
: Homes Hit By Tree In Glen Rock, Lightning In Ramsey
Lightning ignited a fire when it struck a Ramsey home, a tree crashed into a Glen Rock house and flash floods were reported throughout North Jersey during Friday's thunderstorm. The Glen Rock tree fell through the lower roof of an unoccupied Austin Place home. No injuries were reported. Municipal officials ordered the home evacuated. Glen Rock police and Hawthorne firefighters responded. In Ramsey, firefighters were assisted by their colleagues from Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Mahwah and Wyckoff in handling a two-alarm fire caused by a lightning strike brought on Davidson Boyd A. Loving cont…
Obituaries
Hawthorne FedEx Courier Killed In Storm Remembered As Loving Husband, Dad
A GoFundMe has been established to aid the family of a 25-year-old Hawthorne man who died earlier this month driving in the damaging Nor'easter. Jonathan Rodriguez-Melendez, 25, of Hawthorne, was pronounced dead on the scene when a large tree fell on his car on the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield County amid the storm. Francisco Berdecia, 33, of Paterson was a passenger in the vehicle and was transported to Greenwich Hospital with minor, non-life-threatening injuries, according to police. Rodriguez-Melendez was a courier for FedEx Express and leaves behind his mom, Lissie Melendez, his wife a…
Police & Fire
Storm Knocks Ridgewood Church Tree Across Road
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Friday morning's squalls toppled a large tree on the property of a Ridgewood church. The St. Elizabeth's Church tree fell across Fairmount Road, blocking traffic and downing utility lines, knocking out power to customers in the immediate area. Members of village police, firefighters and the Shade Tree Division responded, along with PSE&G. ****** ALSO SEE: Several Ridgewood High School students heading home at the end of their school day Friday found their cars damaged by a fallen tree. https://ridgewood.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/tree-falls-on-ridgewood-students-ca…
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