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VIDEO: Black Bear Takes Dip In Resident's Pool VIDEO: Black Bear Takes Dip In Resident's Pool
Video: Black Bear Takes Dip In Resident's Pool A young black bear first spotted atop the Palisades in Cliffside Park on Tuesday made his way to neighboring Ridgefield, where he took a dip in a resident's pool Wednesday morning. Officials from the state Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife said they won't come unless the baby bruin heads up a tree. The youngster became a local sensation while toddling through a Cliffside Park neighborhood atop the Palisades Tuesday night after becoming separated from his mom. PHOTOS/VIDEO: Black Bear Visits Cliffside Park Neighborhood Overlooking NYC Neighbors in the area of Esplanade Place atop Oxen H…
Remnant Of 1967 Bowling Alley Blaze That Killed 5 Firefighters Donated To Ridgefield FD Remnant Of 1967 Bowling Alley Blaze That Killed 5 Firefighters Donated To Ridgefield FD
Remnant Of 1967 Bowling Alley Blaze That Killed 5 Firefighters Donated To Ridgefield FD Members of Ridgefield Fire Co. 2 froze in their tracks when a former Cliffside Park resident walked in carrying a badly charred bowling pin from an infamous arson fire that killed five of the borough's bravest more than 50 years ago. "It gave me chills," Fire Chief David Brierty said. Bill Trabilcy was only 12 years old when he found the pin amid the rubble of what was the Cardinal Lanes -- now the site of a five-story apartment building -- on Anderson Avenue in Cliffside Park. Dozens of firefighters from throughout East Bergen who responded to the Cardinal Lanes around 4 a.m. Oct. 15, 1…