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Wastena Terrace, Ridgewood, NJ

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UPDATE: Ridgewood Firefighters Rescue Construction Worker Who Fell 20 Feet Into Basement UPDATE: Ridgewood Firefighters Rescue Construction Worker Who Fell 20 Feet Into Basement
Update: Ridgewood Firefighters Rescue Construction Worker Who Fell 20 Feet Into Basement Firefighters rescued a worker who fell 20 or so feet off a ladder Monday morning into the basement of a new home under construction in Ridgewood. Rescuers brought a Stokes basket and ropes along after the 10:30 a.m. mishap on North Monroe Street. After they got him out through a window well, the Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps rushed the 28-year-old worker to the trauma unit at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson. He complained of pain in his back, leg and hand, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. A paramedic team from The Valley Hospital also responded. Boyd A. Lovin…

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by Jerry DeMarco