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Thousands Pour In For Family Of Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Tree Removal Accident Thousands Pour In For Family Of Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Tree Removal Accident
Thousands Pour In For Family Of Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Tree Removal Accident A hard worker, a loving father and a loyal friend. This is how Hackensack's Thomas "Tommy" Epper was remembered. The 48-year-old was killed removing a tree for the Bergen County DPW in Saddle River on July 26, leaving behind his wife, two kids, beloved colleagues and countless friends. More than $2,100 had been raised for him as of Wednesday morning on a GoFundMe -- just as he was being laid to rest. Funds will go toward helping his wife  Kathryn R. Epper (nee Hodge), and children Jared Hodge and Thomas Epper of Hackensack. "Tommy was a great presence in our parks," his…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Funeral Services Set For Bergen County DPW Worker Who Died In Tree Accident Funeral Services Set For Bergen County DPW Worker Who Died In Tree Accident
Funeral Services Set For Bergen County DPW Worker Who Died In Tree Accident Funeral arrangements for Thomas "Tommy" Epper of Hackenasck have been set.  The 48-year-old Bergen County DPW worker died on Thursday, July 26 while removing a Saddle River tree. A funeral service will be Aug. 1 at 11:30 a.m., at the Gentile Funeral Home, followed by burial at Hackensack Cemetery. "Tommy was a great presence in our parks," his colleagues from the Ridgewood Duck Pond said. "To say he will be missed is a understatement." Epper worked as an assistant supervisor of heavy equipment operators for the Bergen County Department of Public Works. He w…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Search Continues For Waldwick Military Vet With PTSD SEEN HIM? Search Continues For Waldwick Military Vet With PTSD
Seen HIM? Search Continues For Waldwick Military Vet With PTSD The search for a Waldwick military veteran who wandered off from home Saturday morning entered its third day Monday with a false alarm or two but little else. Thomas Podschelne -- whose 60th birthday is this July 23 -- had briefly gone missing before but not for more than a half-day. "He could be anywhere at this point," said his daughter, Chelsea Podschelne.  Authorities and citizens have been notified throughout Bergen and Passaic counties and even in Rockland. Police had no pings from his phone, nor any reports that he'd used a credit or debit card anywhere. Podschelne, who s…

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by Jerry DeMarco