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Better View Of NYC Costs NJ Man Who Cut Down Neighbor's Trees Better View Of NYC Costs NJ Man Who Cut Down Neighbor's Trees
Better View Of NYC Costs NJ Man Who Cut Down Neighbor's Trees If you want a New York City view, you've got to play by your New Jersey borough's rules. That's a lesson that Grant Haber is apparently learning the hard way. The Kinnelon resident is facing a potentially hefty fine for cutting 32 trees on his neighbor's property so he could get a better view of the New York City skyline, according to a Twitter thread that's gone viral. Haber's lawyer, Matthew Mueller, did not immediately respond to Daily Voice's request for comment placed Wednesday morning, June 28. According to the Borough of Kinnelon ordinance on tree removals, "any person violati…

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by Sam Barron
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Tree Trimmer From Norwood Airlifted After Falling Nearly 15 Feet In Old Tappan Tree Trimmer From Norwood Airlifted After Falling Nearly 15 Feet In Old Tappan
Tree Trimmer From Norwood Airlifted After Falling Nearly 15 Feet In Old Tappan A 61-year-old Norwood man fell nearly 15 feet from a ladder while helping an Old Tappan homeowner remove a tree, authorities said. Authorities were trying to determine whether he and another man had permission to be on the property before the mishap on Dewolf Road around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 26. The victim fell 12 to 15 feet while trying to cut off a portion of the tree, Old Tappan Police Chief Joseph Tracy said. Norwood EMS and paramedics from Hackensack University Medical Center tended to him before Atlantic Health Care One flew him to HUMC. His condition couldn't immediately be dete…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Was Dedicated Hackensack EMT, Colleagues Say DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Was Dedicated Hackensack EMT, Colleagues Say
DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Was Dedicated Hackensack EMT, Colleagues Say He was a brother, a father and a friend to all, a dedicated EMT. That's how the Hackensack Volunteer Ambulance Corps remembers former member Thomas Epper, 48, who was tragically killed Thursday removing a Saddle River tree for the Bergen County DPW. Epper's sister, Terry Epper Muller, is a HVAC trustee, former captain and president. "It is with deep regret that I have to announce the sudden, tragic passing of a former EMT of our Corps, Thomas Epper," President Brian Corcoran said in a release. "Please keep the Epper family in your prayers during this very difficult time.&quo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Tree Removal Operation Identified Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Tree Removal Operation Identified
Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Tree Removal Operation Identified A Bergen County DPW worker who killed during a tree removal operation in Saddle River Thursday has been identified by county officials. Thomas Epper, 48, was a two-year heavy equipment operator in the Bergen County DPW, County Executive James Tedesco announced. He was transported fatally injured while performing a routine tree-clearing in Saddle River, Tedesco said. "The Bergen County family mourns with the Epper family," he said in a release.  "I want to thank the first responders for their heroic actions together with the work crew that was present at the time." The …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Tree Removal Operation ID'd UPDATE: Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Tree Removal Operation ID'd
Update: Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Tree Removal Operation ID'd A Bergen County DPW worker who was killed during a tree removal operation in Saddle River Wednesday has been identified by county officials. Thomas Epper, 48, was in serious condition as of 5:15 p.m. when he was transported to The Valley Hospital. CLICK HERE FOR MORE

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by Cecilia Levine