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E. Coli Found In This Bergen County Drinking Water System
A boil water advisory has been issued for several Bergen County towns after E. coli was discovered in the drinking water.
The advisory was issued to Veolia customers in Cliffside Park, Edgewater, Fairview, Fort Lee, Leonia, Ridgefield and Palisades Park, the company said on Thursday, July 21.
E. coli was confirmed in samples taken July 19 and 20, following a water main break at the Ridgefield plant, the company said.
What should you do?
Bring all water to a boil, let it boil for one minute and let it cool before using, or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for…
Pair Convicted Of Kidnapping Teen From Philly, Holding Him In Leonia Apartment Stormed By FBI
A Leonia man and an accomplice from California were convicted of kidnapping a teenager from Philadelphia and bringing him to Bergen County, where the ringleader of their group was shot and killed during a daring and dramatic rescue by the FBI.
Eduardo Castelan-Prado, 39, of Leonia, and Jose Ochoa, 32, of Moreno Valley, CA, and their unidentified partner snatched the 17-year-old victim at gunpoint from outside the restaurant where he worked last June 14, apparently to convince his father to pay a drug debt of hundreds of thousands of dollars, authorities said.
The men brought the boy to a ga…
