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Pulaski Skyway
Police & Fire
Five Jersey City Victims Identified In Deadly Newark Crash: Prosecutor
Five of the victims in a fiery Newark crash that killed six people earlier this month have been identified, authorities said. At 10:47 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6, a vehicle carrying six people was traveling on Raymond Boulevard toward the Route 1&9 southbound on-ramp, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. The vehicle then veered off the roadway, went airborne, and struck a support column for the Pulaski Skyway, Stephens said. Lamar McKnight, 31, has been identified as the driver. Darryl McKnight, 29, Darnell Carr, 22, Bradley Cunningham, 41 and Veronica Bailey, 31 h…
Police & Fire
Mass
Casualty
: Six Dead When Vehicle Goes Airborne, Catches Fire In Newark
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a devastating crash that left six people dead late Friday night, Dec. 6, in Newark, authorities said. UPDATE: Hudson Catholic Football Coaches Among Two Dead In Fiery Newark Crash The crash occurred at approximately 10:47 p.m. at the intersection of Raymond Boulevard and Blanchard Street. A vehicle carrying six individuals was traveling on Raymond Boulevard toward the Route 1&9 Southbound on-ramp when it veered off the roadway, became airborne, and struck a support column for the Pulaski Skyway, a spokesperson for the prosecut…
Police & Fire
Possible Bomb Threat Temporarily Closes Pulaski Skyway In Jersey City
Reports of a suspicious package/possible bomb threat that closed the Pulaski Skyway in Jersey City Saturday was apparently deemed unfounded. The eastbound side was closed as of 5 p.m., with Newark police's helicopter apparently called to the scene. Have photos? Email clevine@dailyvoice.com Local police did not immediately return Daily Voice's request for comment. Initial and unconfirmed reports say a bomb or some type of explosive device was in a vehicle parked on the roadway. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
News
Newark Police Release Details In Death Of Linden's Jeffrey Mendoza
A 20-year-old Linden who had been missing for more than a week was found dead in Newark after falling from the Pulaski Skyway into an automobile yard, authorities said March 3. A widespread search was launched for Jeffrey Mendoza after he was reported missing around 9:45 p.m. Feb. 21. Mendoza's vehicle was found in the northbound lanes of the Pulaski Skyway on Feb. 23, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said. A search of the river using NPD's drones came up short. On Feb. 24, however, Mendoza's body was found in an automobile storage yard. Authorities suspect Mendoza fell fro…
Police & Fire
High Drama (
Video
): Watch Police Grab Disturbed Man Who Closed Pulaski Skyway
UPDATE: A disturbed man kept the Pulaski Skyway closed in both directions for nearly an hour and a half Thursday morning before Jersey City and Port Authority police grabbed him. Captured on video by CBS2 New York's news chopper, the incident apparently began around 9 a.m. after the man pulled over and got out of a sedan in the westbound lanes. The man, clad in tattered clothing, a long, multi-colored scarf covering his head and sunglasses hopped onto the bridge's concrete railing at times -- and even spread his arms and leaned backward. At another point he dropped to his knees as police …
News
Following 2nd Fire At Kearny Chlorine Plant, Sierra Club Calls For Investigation
A fire that broke out at a Kearny manufacturer of swimming pool chlorine in May proved unusually difficult to extinguish, repeatedly rekindling over the course of several hours after firefighters thought it had darkened down for good. On Wednesday, nearly two months after the fire had finally been put out, the Alden Leeds plant on Kearny’s industrial waterfront was burning once again. The more recent blaze was quickly put out and had not flared back to life as of Thursday afternoon, but the state’s leading environmental group says this second fire since May underscores the danger the pla…
Police & Fire
Stubborn Kearny Chlorine Fire Under Control
Firefighters from New York, Jersey City, Newark and several other towns helped contain a blaze at a Kearny factory that went to four alarms and spewed a noxious plume of smoke across a broad swath of Hudson County. The fire, at the Alden Leeds plant on Jacobus Avenue in industrial South Kearny, started at around 10 p.m. Friday and had climbed to four alarms by midnight before firefighters, including crews in fire boats, were able to bring the fire under control Saturday morning. Alden Leeds manufactures pool cleaning products made of chlorine, complicating efforts to fight the f…
News
Kearny Chlorine Plant Fire Shuts Skyway, Residents Told To Stay Indoors
UPDATE: The fire was brought under control Saturday morning after reaching four alarms. The Pulaski Skyway in Kearny was closed in both directions after a manufacturing plant went up in flames, stranding drivers on the roadway Friday night. The blaze, which hit at least three alarms overnight, broke out around 10 p.m. at the Alden Leeds plant, located on Jacobus Avenue under the skyway. The company makes chlorinated tablets and other chemical treatments for swimming pools. Residents in Hudson County, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island were urged to shut their windows d…
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