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Vince Vaughn Paterson Mayor's Doppleganger? That's What He Says Vince Vaughn Paterson Mayor's Doppleganger? That's What He Says
Vince Vaughn Paterson Mayor's Doppleganger? That's What He Says Who hasn't seen Vince Vaughn in North Jersey by now? The "Wedding Crashers" star has been popping up in the area amid filming for the upcoming movie "Nonna's." His latest stop? Paterson. "THE WEDDING CRASHER!" said Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh, who shared a photo with the actor to Facebook. "Vince Vaughn is literally a Giant among men! He's 6'5 and has a larger than life personality. It was a pleasure to finally meet someone who some people say is my doppelganger.  "We are profoundly grateful that he picked Paterson to film his upcoming movie. #GreatFalls #GreatFilming." That's righ…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
HEROES: Man Rescued From Base Of Great Falls In Paterson HEROES: Man Rescued From Base Of Great Falls In Paterson
Heroes: Man Rescued From Base Of Great Falls In Paterson PHOTOS: City firefighters rescued a man from the base of the Great Falls in Paterson shortly after midnight Sunday. The rescuers used a tethered raft to row their way to the 32-year-old man, who was sitting on on the rocky island near the hydroelectric plant off McBride Avenue at Overlook Park's Lower Pavillion, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. He claimed he'd jumped from the footbridge above the falls, but that's a drop of more than seven stories. "There were no witnesses to confirm it," Speziale said. "The city recently reinvested in rescue operations with the purchase …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Fire Destroys Familiar Paterson Water Tower, Ravages Abandoned Mill Fire Destroys Familiar Paterson Water Tower, Ravages Abandoned Mill
Fire Destroys Familiar Paterson Water Tower, Ravages Abandoned Mill The second fire in a little over two years at a vacant mill near the Great Falls in Paterson destroyed a 125-year-old water tower on Thursday. Three squatters emerged safely from the McBride Avenue building shortly after the three-alarm blaze broke out around 10 a.m. EMS brought one to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center for treatment of smoke inhalation. Arson investigators were eyeing the squatters as they probed the blaze to determine its origin, authorities said. Firefighters were forced into an exterior operation and had the blaze under control in just over an hour. None were injur…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Events
Running Down Every Labor Day 5K In North Jersey Running Down Every Labor Day 5K In North Jersey
Running Down Every Labor Day 5K In North Jersey The air is finally cool but the leaves are still on the trees. The tail-end of summer is a great time to get back into running. No matter if you're fast or slow, there are several 5K races to participate in this Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 2) in North Jersey. Most are around $25 to participate. Askin & Hooker Labor Day 5K in Sparta: Law firm of Askin & Hooker, LLC's 4th Annual Labor Day 5K Run around Lake Mohawk will benefit the Lake Mohawk Preservation Foundation.  Closter Labor Day Weekend 5K (Sunday, Sept. 1): This is the 38th Annual Dom Mircovich Memorial Closter 5…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
HEROES (VIDEO): Responders Rescue Man Who Dropped Cellphone From Base Of Paterson's Great Falls HEROES (VIDEO): Responders Rescue Man Who Dropped Cellphone From Base Of Paterson's Great Falls
Heroes (Video): Responders Rescue Man Who Dropped Cellphone From Base Of Paterson's Great Falls Video shows the dramatic rescue of a man from the base of the Great Falls in Paterson after he fell trying to retrieve his dropped cellphone. A rappelling responder got to the unidentified man -- who was in a t-shirt, shorts and a single sock with no shoes -- as the water rushed by Saturday morning. He then secured a line around the man and had him hold on as police, firefighters and others lifted both of them up the side of the rocks and through an opening they’d created in a chain-link fence. They then put him on a stretcher and carried him to a waiting ambulance. The man, who’d fallen …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Events
Artists To Visit Paterson's Historic Hinchliffe Stadium Artists To Visit Paterson's Historic Hinchliffe Stadium
Artists To Visit Paterson's Historic Hinchliffe Stadium PATERSON, N.J. -- Visitors will keep their eyes open but no doubt hear echoes during a “mobile workshop” at historic Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson sponsored this Friday by the National Consortium for Creative Placemaking. Part of a two-day Northeast summit at Drew University, the workshop visit aims to help artists participate in a current façade restoration project to help revitalize the surrounding neighborhood. Set above the Great Falls, the 10,000-seat Hinchliffe Stadium – built during the Great Impression -- is one of only three remaining ballparks from the Jim Crow era of segregated …

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by Jerry DeMarco