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Nearly A Dozen Need Decon After Officer Dispenses Pepper Spray In Dispute At Bergen Lake Nearly A Dozen Need Decon After Officer Dispenses Pepper Spray In Dispute At Bergen Lake
Nearly A Dozen Need Decon After Officer Dispenses Pepper Spray In Dispute At Bergen Lake Nearly a dozen people had to be treated at a Bergen County lake after a sheriff's officer responding to a dispute dispensed pepper spray, authorities said. It began when one group of mostly juvenile lake-goers at Darlington County Park got into an argument that somehow involved another group. Because Darlington is a county park, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton has officers stationed there during peak hours. His officers responded to the dispute and summoned Mahwah police. At some point, an unidentified sheriff's officer fired a blast of pepper spray that injured several youngsters …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Hudson Drowning Victim, 21, At Mahwah Lake Didn't Know How To Swim UPDATE: Hudson Drowning Victim, 21, At Mahwah Lake Didn't Know How To Swim
Update: Hudson Drowning Victim, 21, At Mahwah Lake Didn't Know How To Swim A Hudson County man who drowned despite an intense effort by rescuers to save him at a closed swimming lake at Darlington County Park in Mahwah didn't know how to swim, friends and loved ones said. Loved ones, neighbors and others have been trying to comfort the family of Kevin Acevedo at the 51st Street apartment in Weehawken where he'd lived his entire life. Kevin had just turned 21 two weeks ago, they said. He and his friend, Andrew Florez, 20, also of Weehawken, weren't supposed to be in the lake, which is open for swimming only on weekends this time of year, Bergen County Sheriff's Pu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mahwah Pool Filter Explosion Seriously Injures Worker From Hawthorne Mahwah Pool Filter Explosion Seriously Injures Worker From Hawthorne
Mahwah Pool Filter Explosion Seriously Injures Worker From Hawthorne UPDATE: A 32-year-old pool service worker from Hawthorne suffered a severe injury when a backyard filter exploded Wednesday afternoon in Mahwah, responders said. The victim was brought to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson with serious injuries after the 2:15 p.m. mishap on Eileen Drive near Darlington County Park, township Police Lt. Michael Blondin said. He was conscious but not alert with a traumatic head injury, responders said, adding that police escorted the ALS unit to the hospital. The pool company worker "suffered a serious head injury as a result of some type of ma…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen County Parks Ordered Closed By Tedesco Bergen County Parks Ordered Closed By Tedesco
Bergen County Parks Ordered Closed By Tedesco Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco ordered all county parks closed as of Saturday at 8 a.m. in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus. The news comes a day after Tedesco closed Ramapo Valley County Reservation, Campgaw Mountain Reservation and Darlington County Park in Mahwah. "Keeping the parks open has placed a tremendous burden on local law enforcement, the Bergen County Sheriff and other critical resources during this pandemic," Tedesco said.  "Local authorities have reported complications, including but not limited to traffic congestion, parking issues and non-complian…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PHOTOS: How Do Those Heroes Free People Trapped In Cars? Ramsey Rescue Shows Youngsters PHOTOS: How Do Those Heroes Free People Trapped In Cars? Ramsey Rescue Shows Youngsters
Photos: How Do Those Heroes Free People Trapped In Cars? Ramsey Rescue Shows Youngsters Youngsters gasped as Ramsey Rescue members sawed off doors and roofs of vehicles during a pair of mock vehicle extrications over the weekend. Applause at ScoutFest erupted at one point as a roof was removed. As entertaining as it was, the demonstration at Darlington County Park in Mahwah was still “a sobering visual to these youngsters about the risks of distracted and impaired driving, which is deadly serious business,” Ramsey Rescue President Michael Yevchak said. Members also hope the event – which included tours of one of the heavy rescue trucks -- encourages youngsters and their paren…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen County Worker, 75, Hospitalized After Heart Attack At Darlington Park Bergen County Worker, 75, Hospitalized After Heart Attack At Darlington Park
Bergen County Worker, 75, Hospitalized After Heart Attack At Darlington Park A 75-year-old Bergen County employee who had a heart attack behind the wheel of a county vehicle Thursday afternoon at Darlington County Park in Mahwah was later revived at the hospital, authorities said. The New Milford man was driving a pickup truck that "went off the path and into some brush" on a road along the golf course just after 3 p.m., township police Capt. Stuart Blank said. Responders said they conducted CPR, administered several shocks from a defibrillator and continued to do so while taking the victim to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern. The victim's daughter and …

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by Jerry DeMarco