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Bergen County Town Facing Lawsuit From Victim Alleging Abuse By Former Athletic Director Bergen County Town Facing Lawsuit From Victim Alleging Abuse By Former Athletic Director
Bergen County Town Facing Lawsuit From Victim Alleging Abuse By Former Athletic Director A newly filed lawsuit by a California man accuses one Bergen County town's athletic director of sexual abuse decades ago. The plaintiff was a minor and had been volunteering in Wyckoff's park and recreation department when Leonard Loran sexually assaulted him between 1980 and 1982, according to the suit filed on Aug. 22 in Bergen County Superior Court. Loran allegedly abused the boy during sponsored township activities: "Loran would use his position as to get Plaintiff alone with him so he could sexually abuse him," the suit says. The abuse happened on properties that were owned, operated o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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VIDEO: Resident, Two Dogs Escape Lyndhurst Fire VIDEO: Resident, Two Dogs Escape Lyndhurst Fire
Video: Resident, Two Dogs Escape Lyndhurst Fire LYNDHURST, N.J. -- (UPDATE) A Lyndhurst resident made it out with two small dogs Saturday as flames engulfed the upper floors of a single-family home. Firefighters faced frigid cold in extinguishing the smoky Page Avenue blaze, which borough police Detective Vincent Auteri said apparently was sparked by a faulty extension cord in a second-floor bedroom. The resident "detected a strange odor [around 10:50 a.m.] and ultimately found the second floor engulfed in smoke," Auteri said. "The occupant, along with two small dogs, made it at out of the home unharmed." Lyndhurst f…

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by Jerry DeMarco