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Year In Review: Remember When Mahwah Girl Leapt From Burning Condo Fire?

Daily Voice this week is running down some of the top stories of 2016.

Sofya with Mahwah Police Officer Tom Solimano, Lt. Jeffrey Dino, Sgt. Brendan Mullin

Sofya with Mahwah Police Officer Tom Solimano, Lt. Jeffrey Dino, Sgt. Brendan Mullin

Photo Credit: Joshua Jongsma

These are the stories that made us smile, made us cry or in some way left an impression on us.

MAHWAH, N.J. — Sofya Dorshenko might not be here today if it wasn't for three Mahwah police officers.

Officers spotted the youngster, then 9, standing on her third-floor balcony as a fire raged through her condominium complex.

"Jump!" they called up to her.

She did, trust-falling backwards off the railing and into their arms.

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