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Body Of Missing Edgewater Man, 19, Found At Base of Palisades After Intense Search (UPDATE) Body Of Missing Edgewater Man, 19, Found At Base of Palisades After Intense Search (UPDATE)
Body Of Missing Edgewater Man, 19, Found At Base of Palisades After Intense Search (Update) The body of a 19-year-old Edgewater man was recovered from the base of the cliff near Rockefeller Lookout on the Palisades Interstate Parkway after police said he was reported missing by his family on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The Palisades Interstate Parkway Police were alerted around 5 p.m. by Edgewater police after a cell phone ping traced the young man’s location to the scenic lookout point in Englewood Cliffs, PIP Police Lt. Raymond E. Walter said in a release. Walter added that concerned family members, who had last seen him that morning, revealed he had a history of depression and had …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cat Rescued From Burning Home In Wood-Ridge Cat Rescued From Burning Home In Wood-Ridge
Cat Rescued From Burning Home In Wood-Ridge Firefighters and police officers saved a cat from a burning home Wednesday evening, Oct. 9 in Bergen County. Responders made entry to the home at 198 Main Ave. in Wood-Ridge around 6 p.m., where they found the animal, sources tell Daily Voice Companies from Wood-Ridge, Lodi, Moonachie and Hasbrouck Heights responded. The cause wasn't immediately known. Sources say the house was destroyed. No further information was provided.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Route 4 Crash: Responders Extricate Victim In Fort Lee Route 4 Crash: Responders Extricate Victim In Fort Lee
Route 4 Crash: Responders Extricate Victim In Fort Lee Firefighters rescued one person trapped in a vehicle after a crash on Route 4 on Thursday, Sept. 26, witnesses said. Photos obtained by Daily Voice show firefighters cutting off the roof of a sedan following a collision with another car and a construction vehicle in the eastbound lanes near Jones Road in the afternoon hours. While a previous version of this story citing a witness said firefighters, police, and paramedics worked for almost an hour at the scene, Fort Lee Fire Chief John Klein says it only took 30 minutes from the time of dispatch. All eastbound lanes were closed. The e…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fallen Tree Sparks Massive House Fire In Tenafly, Responders Say (PHOTOS) Fallen Tree Sparks Massive House Fire In Tenafly, Responders Say (PHOTOS)
Fallen Tree Sparks Massive House Fire In Tenafly, Responders Say (Photos) A Tenafly home erupted in flames after a tree came crashing through the roof early Saturday, July 6, Englewood firefighters said. Firefighters from multiple towns were called to the Jefferson Avenue home around 9 a.m. just after a tree fell into a bedroom while the family was home, according to abc7. Rescue 3, along with Chief 210 and Deputy 1, responded into Tenafly this morning for a working fire in a private home.... Posted by Dumont Volunteer Fire Department on Saturday, July 6, 2024 Rescue 3, along with Chief 210 and Deputy 1, responded into Tenafly this morning for a work…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Extremely Difficult' Extrication Ends With Firefighters Freeing Trapped Driver Off Route 17 'Extremely Difficult' Extrication Ends With Firefighters Freeing Trapped Driver Off Route 17
'Extremely Difficult' Extrication Ends With Firefighters Freeing Trapped Driver Off Route 17 HEROES: Waldwick firefighters completed what authorities called an "extremely difficult operation" by freeing a driver whose sedan had crashed in a wooded area off rain-slicked Route 17. The BMW crashed partially down an embankment at the particularly troublesome Sheridan Avenue ramp off the southbound highway around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 3. The single-vehicle collision heavily entrapped the driver, responders said. Waldwick's finest (Rescue 642 and Squad 633) had to contend with the elements, mud on the slope and a heavily damaged vehicle. They safely extricated the driver, who…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police ID 2 Bodies Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Others May Be Encased In Concrete Police ID 2 Bodies Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Others May Be Encased In Concrete
Police ID 2 Bodies Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Others May Be Encased In Concrete The bodies of two construction workers were reportedly recovered from the site of the Francis Scot Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore Wednesday, March 27, according to state police and multiple reports. The bodies of Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, 35, and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, 26, were recovered from a red pickup truck about 25 feet under water in the Patapsco River, near the middle span of the bridge around 10 a.m., Maryland State Police said at a briefing on Wednesday. Police believe other vehicles are encased in concrete that came down in the collapse. All six of the Brawner Buil…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Pinned Beneath Huge Rock In Northeast Bergen Brook Rescued By Firefighters Man Pinned Beneath Huge Rock In Northeast Bergen Brook Rescued By Firefighters
Man Pinned Beneath Huge Rock In Northeast Bergen Brook Rescued By Firefighters Firefighters rescued a man trapped under a large rock in a stream in Demarest. The 49-year-old victim was walking along the Cresskill Brook behind Academy Lane just south of the Alpine Country Club when a 200-pound rock gave way Saturday afternoon, Sept. 23, Demarest Police Chief Anthony Dimitriadis said. The boulder pinned the man, whose head and chest were above the water, the chief said. Joining Demarest firefighters were their colleagues from Haworth and Closter, as well as Hackensack members of the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) and both Demarest and Alpine police, Dimitriadis …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Swimmer, 19, Goes Missing At Delaware Water Gap Paterson Swimmer, 19, Goes Missing At Delaware Water Gap
Paterson Swimmer, 19, Goes Missing At Delaware Water Gap Crews were continuing to search for a 19-year-old swimmer who went missing at the Delaware Water Gap. Witnesses said the Paterson man was trying to swim from the shoreline to the bridge abutments with three others when he began struggling in the current around 8 p.m. Thursday, July 13 at Karamac — located about a mile north of Route 80, in Warren County, officials said. Three other swimmers were later rescued by volunteer rescue team members from Portland Hook and Ladder Company out of Portland, PA. None of the swimmers were wearing a life jacket. The swimmer disappeared under the water, w…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teaneck Dad Drowns, Girl Rescued Off Jersey Shore Teaneck Dad Drowns, Girl Rescued Off Jersey Shore
Teaneck Dad Drowns, Girl Rescued Off Jersey Shore UPDATE: A 39-year-old dad who drowned trying to save his daughter at the Jersey Shore has been identified as FDNY firefighter, Mark Batista. ORIGINAL STORY: Police responding to reports of two swimmers in distress at Sylvania Avenue beach found the girl around 8:30 a.m., Avon-by-the-Sea Police Capt. Tony Pecelli said. According to NBC4, the 15-year-old was struggling in the waves, and her dad went in to help. He too, however, began to struggle, and what ensued was a massive rescue response near a jetty sticking into the water. While the teen was found by responders within ab…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Edgewater Firefighters Rescue Two Boys Trapped In Flooded Tunnel During Rainstorm Edgewater Firefighters Rescue Two Boys Trapped In Flooded Tunnel During Rainstorm
Edgewater Firefighters Rescue Two Boys Trapped In Flooded Tunnel During Rainstorm Two boys on an adventure in an abandoned Hudson River-area railroad tunnel during the weekend rainstorm got more than they bargained for. Why the youngsters, both around 14, decided to go exploring the local curiosity known to some as Devil's Hole during a relentless downpour was anyone's guess. The teens, who found the legendary passageway online, entered the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway tunnel off River Road at the Fairview end shortly before 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 30, Edgewater Fire Lt. Robert Jacobson said. The boys made it more than halfway through and were 100 or so …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fire Destroys Saddle Brook Home (w/PHOTOS, VIDEO) Fire Destroys Saddle Brook Home (w/PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Fire Destroys Saddle Brook Home (w/Photos, Video) A ferocious, fast-moving fire destroyed a Saddle Brook home Wednesday night. One minor injury was reported in the blaze, which responders said ignited in the garage of a two-story home on Nicholas Court off Pehle Avenue near the Garden State Parkway shortly before 9:30 p.m. April 12. Firefighters were met by heavy flames in the attic that quickly blew through the roof and raced through the home, they said. All firefighters were ordered out less than 20 minutes after they'd arrived. All firefighters were ordered out and an exterior attack launched less than 20 minutes after they'd arri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Distressed Kayaker Rescued By Contractors Performing Bridge Work In Ocean County Distressed Kayaker Rescued By Contractors Performing Bridge Work In Ocean County
Distressed Kayaker Rescued By Contractors Performing Bridge Work In Ocean County Two bridge workers are credited with the swift rescue of a kayaker in distress. The contractors, Randolph Fuson and Charles Baldwin of IEW, were performing maintenance on Tunney Bridge when they noticed an overturned kayak and looked to see if anyone was near, Toms River police said. They heard someone yelling for help and provided a life vest and life ring to the kayaker, holding the rope to keep him in sight until additional help arrived. On Friday, Feb. 24, at 3:16 p.m., police, fire, and EMS units were dispatched to assist the "boater in distress." Officers arrived, and…

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by Jon Craig
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Bergen County Man ID'd As Climber Killed In Washington State Avalanche Bergen County Man ID'd As Climber Killed In Washington State Avalanche
Bergen County Man ID'd As Climber Killed In Washington State Avalanche Authorities have identified a 66-year-old New Jersey man who was among three people killed in an avalanche in Washington State.  Bergen County resident Yun Park, of Palisades Park, was confirmed as being among the dead in an update from the Chelan County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, Feb. 22.  The avalanche happened Sunday afternoon, Feb. 19, in the central Cascade Mountains near Colchuck Lake, located 70 miles east of Seattle. Sheriffs officials said a 56-year-old Maryland man contacted deputies on Monday, Feb. 20 and said that six members of the group he was with had atte…

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by Michael Mashburn
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MIRACULOUS RESCUE: Construction Worker Impaled At Paterson Construction Site Dangles In Air MIRACULOUS RESCUE: Construction Worker Impaled At Paterson Construction Site Dangles In Air
Miraculous Rescue: Construction Worker Impaled At Paterson Construction Site Dangles In Air A construction worker’s life literally hung in the balance after he fell through an upper-floor opening at a Paterson construction site and was impaled by a length of rebar. City firefighters needed a truck with a 75-foot ladder to get to the 7th floor and then free the 43-year-old worker from two steel reinforcing rods on Saturday, Dec. 10, responders said. The rods went through his chest and hip, miraculously missing vital organs and leaving him suspended in the air, they said. The worker was conscious and alert as his rescuers carefully lowered him to the ground from the seventh floor …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police ID Boy, Woman Killed In Capsized Boat On Hudson River (PHOTOS) Police ID Boy, Woman Killed In Capsized Boat On Hudson River (PHOTOS)
Police ID Boy, Woman Killed In Capsized Boat On Hudson River (Photos) Authorities have identified the 7-year-old boy and 47-year-old woman killed when the boat they were on capsized on the Hudson River. Julian Vasquez and Lindelia Vasquez along with a group of about a dozen family members were on the boat named Stimulus Money in Elizabeth, NJ  when it overturned on Manhattan's West Side Tuesday, July 12, abc7 reports.  Lindelia worked at Canela's Bar and Restaurant on North Broad Street in Elizabeth, friends tell CBS. Two other passengers were reported in critical condition and a third was said to be critical but stable. Julian and Lindelia were rushed t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Responders Rescue Man Who Fell Into Trench In Old Tappan Responders Rescue Man Who Fell Into Trench In Old Tappan
Responders Rescue Man Who Fell Into Trench In Old Tappan A passerby was hospitalized with a leg injury after he fell into an open trench Thursday morning in Old Tappan. Borough police were joined by firefighters and members of the Old Tappan First Aid Corps after finding the man, who'd fallen into the nearly 9-foot hole at the site of a massive construction project on Old Tappan Road shortly before 10 a.m. A basket was needed to lift the 250-or-so-pound victim out. A regional rescue call was made and a medical chopper was briefly put on standby, but neither was necessary, responders said. "It's just a guy who fell into a hole," one said. "…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Trapped Pair Rescued, Hospitalized In Hunterdon County Rollover Crash (PHOTOS) Trapped Pair Rescued, Hospitalized In Hunterdon County Rollover Crash (PHOTOS)
Trapped Pair Rescued, Hospitalized In Hunterdon County Rollover Crash (Photos) A trapped driver and passenger were rescued and taken to a nearby hospital following a Thursday morning rollover crash in Hunterdon County, authorities said. The Kingwood Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 responded to the crash just before 9:55 a.m. and confirmed that the vehicle had overturned and trapped the two occupants, the company said. The driver and passenger were quickly extricated from the vehicle, which was on its side, photos from the crash scene show. Both victims were evaluated by on-scene paramedics before being taken to a nearby hospital. Several bystanders also assis…

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by Valerie Musson
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Fire Roars Through Wayne Home Fire Roars Through Wayne Home
Fire Roars Through Wayne Home A Thursday morning blaze ravaged a Wayne home and destroyed a vehicle. George Fen took photos. Responders found flames blowing through the windows of both floors and the attic of the 2½-story, wood-frame home on Camillo Drive shortly before 8:30 a.m. A quartet of Wayne fire companies doused the two-alarm blaze from several angles, knocking the bulk of it down within 45 minutes. Everyone got out OK, with one resident hospitalized for smoke inhalation, police Capt. Dan Daly said. A trio of Wayne fire companies doused the blaze from several angles.George Fen Authorities couldn't immediat…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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RESCUE: Police Heroes Free Trapped Driver Knocked Cold In Crash Between 9W And PIP RESCUE: Police Heroes Free Trapped Driver Knocked Cold In Crash Between 9W And PIP
Rescue: Police Heroes Free Trapped Driver Knocked Cold In Crash Between 9W And PIP A team of police officers rescued a trapped driver who’d been knocked unconscious Thursday when her car barreled down an embankment and into a wooded area between Route 9W and the Palisades Interstate Parkway. The 63-year-old Cliffside Park motorist’s 2011 Toyota Corolla was in a precarious position after veering across the shoulder of northbound 9W, hitting a rock wall, vaulting into a tree and then careening down the embankment shortly before 9 a.m., Tenafly Police Capt. Michael deMoncada said. Tenafly police were joined at the scene by fellow officers from Englewood Cliffs and the Palisa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HEROES: Englewood Police Officer, Firefighter Rescue Trapped Residents In Overnight Blaze HEROES: Englewood Police Officer, Firefighter Rescue Trapped Residents In Overnight Blaze
Heroes: Englewood Police Officer, Firefighter Rescue Trapped Residents In Overnight Blaze Englewood Police Officer John McConnell heard cries for help from inside a house that was being ravaged by flames before dawn Sunday. Unable to open the door of the Green Street home, McConnell improvised. He grabbed a cinderblock and smashed his way in, then battled thick smoke to get two trapped victims to safety. As he did that, city Firefighter Brian Comitto grabbed a portable ladder and rescued a third victim who was at second-floor window. McConnell and all three residents were taken to area hospitals with various injuries in the 3:30 a.m. blaze, Fire Chief Erik Enersen said. T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HEROES: Stricken Swimmer, 92, Rescued From Maywood Pool HEROES: Stricken Swimmer, 92, Rescued From Maywood Pool
Heroes: Stricken Swimmer, 92, Rescued From Maywood Pool An unconscious 92-year-old swimmer was floating face down in the Maywood Municipal Pool when responders rushed to the rescue, authorities said. Lifeguards Andrew Esposito and David Wells removed the borough resident from the pool following last Wednesday afternoon’s mishap, Maywood Police Chief Terence R. Kenny said. Their colleagues assisted in initial resuscitation efforts, Kenny said Tuesday. Lt. Derek Smith and Sgt. Jason Liaban arrived moments later and began CPR, the chief said. The swimmer – who requested anonymity  -- was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center and was …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HERO: Westwood Officer Rescues Emerson Driver After Car Plunges Into Backyard Pool HERO: Westwood Officer Rescues Emerson Driver After Car Plunges Into Backyard Pool
Hero: Westwood Officer Rescues Emerson Driver After Car Plunges Into Backyard Pool UPDATE: A driver who was rescued by a Westwood police officer after her wagon crashed into a backyard swimming pool received a summons for careless driving, Police Chief Michael Pontillo said Thursday. The 32-year-old Emerson driver, whom he didn’t identify by name, was headed south on Lafayette Avenue when her 2021 Honda wagon crossed over the center line as it rounded the bend at Ridgewood Road around 3 a.m. Monday, Pontillo said. The Honda hit a curb, then crashed through a fence, a shed and another fence before barreling down a small retaining wall, onto the pool deck and into the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Young Man Drowns At Closed Lake In Mahwah Young Man Drowns At Closed Lake In Mahwah
Young Man Drowns At Closed Lake In Mahwah A Hudson County man who drowned despite an intense effort by rescuers to save him at a closed swimming lake at Darlington County Park in Mahwah didn't know how to swim, friends and loved ones said. Loved ones, neighbors and others have been trying to comfort the family of Kevin Acevedo at the 51st Street apartment in Weehawken where he'd lived his entire life. Kevin had just turned 21 two weeks ago, they said. He and his friend, Andrew Florez, 20, also of Weehawken, weren't supposed to be in the lake, which is open for swimming only on weekends this time of year, Bergen County Sheriff's P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PHOTOS: Firefighters Rescue Car That Fell 20 Feet Down Embankment In Route 1&9 Crash PHOTOS: Firefighters Rescue Car That Fell 20 Feet Down Embankment In Route 1&9 Crash
Photos: Firefighters Rescue Car That Fell 20 Feet Down Embankment In Route 1&9 Crash Firefighters rescued a driver in his 50s whose vehicle fell approximately 20 feet down an embankment off the side of Route 1&9 in a crash with a tractor trailer Tuesday. The incident occurred at the Route 78 westbound ramp around 4:20 p.m. At approximately 4:20 p.m., Newark Firefighters responded to the scene of the crash, where the victim’s car had dropped some 20 feet down, entrapping the driver. At the scene511nj.org Newark Fire Engine 10, Engine 29, Ladder 10 with Rescue 1, Rescue 2 and other members worked to extricate the trapped man with heavy rescue equipment, freeing the v…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ice Cream Truck Tumbles Down Palisades, Good Samaritans Help Rescue Driver Ice Cream Truck Tumbles Down Palisades, Good Samaritans Help Rescue Driver
Ice Cream Truck Tumbles Down Palisades, Good Samaritans Help Rescue Driver HEROES: A group of good Samaritans rushed to a driver's aid Thursday after his ice cream truck tumbled partly down the Palisades above the Hudson River in Fort Lee. Chris Fuschini said he was enjoying a day at Ross Dock just north of the George Washington Bridge when the Jersey Shore-based "Lexylicious" ice cream sandwich truck tipped off Henry Hudson Drive shortly after 4 p.m. The 2014 Ford truck had fallen about 20 feet into the trees before landing on its left side, Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. Fuschini said he was joined by Hackensack Sp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Predawn Fire Damages Dumont Home Predawn Fire Damages Dumont Home
Predawn Fire Damages Dumont Home UPDATE: A fire that ignited outside a Dumont home before dawn Sunday spread to the basement and upper floor, responders said. Firefighters had the blaze knocked down within 20 minutes of responding to the 5:30 a.m. call in the rear of the Blanche Court home off Pershing Street near Madison Avenue. Damaged areas included the basement, fire floor walls and knee wall beneath the rafters, they said. Firefighters from Bergenfield, Cresskill, Demarest and New Milford provided mutual aid. No injuries were reported.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Three Extricated From Minivan, Nine Injured In Palisades Interstate Parkway Pileup Three Extricated From Minivan, Nine Injured In Palisades Interstate Parkway Pileup
Three Extricated From Minivan, Nine Injured In Palisades Interstate Parkway Pileup UPDATE: Five minivan occupants had to be hospitalized -- three of whom were extricated by police -- following a multi-vehicle crash that closed the northbound Palisades Interstate Parkway on Saturday for nearly an hour and a half, authorities said. The 2008 Chrysler minivan, a 2013 BMW X5 SUV and a 2013 Toyota coupe were involved in the 12:30 p.m. crash at Exit 4 on the parkway's northbound side in Alpine, PIP Police Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. Nine occupants in all required attention after Parkway police extricated three trapped victims from the minivan, Walter said. The five…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HEROES: Retired Trooper Rescued In Rt 80 Crash By NJSP Pair, Hackensack Firefighter, Tow Driver HEROES: Retired Trooper Rescued In Rt 80 Crash By NJSP Pair, Hackensack Firefighter, Tow Driver
Heroes: Retired Trooper Rescued In Rt 80 Crash By Njsp Pair, Hackensack Firefighter, Tow Driver UPDATE: A retired New Jersey State Police trooper has recovered from a multi-vehicle collision on Route 80 crash thanks to two of the victim’s former NJSP colleagues, an off-duty Hackensack firefighter and other passersby, authorities said. A GMC Sierra driven by retired Sgt. First Class Peter Visconti of Rochelle Park was involved in the four-vehicle crash before slamming into the concrete divider on the westbound highway near the Saddle Brook/Elmwood Park border around 3:45 p.m. Oct. 6, State Police said. Tow truck driver David Ortega said he pulled over and broke the back window of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HEROES: NJ Transit Officers Save Woman Suffering Seizure On Train Tracks HEROES: NJ Transit Officers Save Woman Suffering Seizure On Train Tracks
Heroes: NJ Transit Officers Save Woman Suffering Seizure On Train Tracks New Jersey Transit Police Officers rushed to save a woman suffering a seizure on railroad tracks at Newark Penn Station. Witnesses alerted nearby officers when a female commuter fell from the platform onto Track 4 just after 2 p.m. Monday, NJ Transit Spokesman Paul Milo said. "Officers immediately halted train traffic and rushed in to render crucial aid and assistance," NJ Transit Police said in a Facebook post. Service was out for approximately 25 minutes, but there were no delays, NJT officials said. Offices performed life-saving efforts for approximately 10 minutes, Milo said. The vict…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Worker Struck By Steel Beam Rescued From Fourth Floor Of HackensackUMC Construction Site Worker Struck By Steel Beam Rescued From Fourth Floor Of HackensackUMC Construction Site
Worker Struck By Steel Beam Rescued From Fourth Floor Of HackensackUMC Construction Site HEROES: A worker was rescued after he was struck and pinned beneath a steel beam on the fourth floor of a Hackensack University Medical Center construction site on Thursday. With help from the construction company, the victim was secured into a basket by city firefighters and HUMC paramedics and then lowered by a crane after he was struck in the lower extremities by the I-beam at the Atlantic Street construction site shortly after 11 a.m., Hackensack Fire Capt. Justin Derevyanik said. Members of the third platoon Rescue 1, Ladder 1, Engine 2, Deputy 3 Car 2, police and HUMC BLS and ALS…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Swimmer Pulled From Jersey Shore Beach Dies Swimmer Pulled From Jersey Shore Beach Dies
Swimmer Pulled From Jersey Shore Beach Dies A swimmer whose body was pulled from a Jersey Shore beach Wednesday died, authorities said Thursday. Three Point Pleasant police officers responding to reports of a swimmer in distress pulled the victim from the water on Jenkinson's Beach at Arnold Avenue around 11:40 a.m., Police Chief Joseph A. Michigan said. Point Pleasant First Aid Squad, paramedics and lifeguards arrived as the officers performed CPR on the victim. He was taken to Ocean Medical Center in Brick, where he was pronounced dead, Michigan said. The victim's identity was not immediately released. Point Pleasant Beaches are…

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by Cecilia Levine