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Fire At Closter Waste Management Company Sends Employee To Hospital Fire At Closter Waste Management Company Sends Employee To Hospital
Fire At Closter Waste Management Company Sends Employee To Hospital A pre-dawn fire at a waste management facility in Closter sent an employee to the hospital for observation, responders said. The fire broke out in the Interstate Waste Services transfer station garbage bays on Railroad Avenue shortly after 4 a.m. Thursday, Detective Lt. Vincent Aiello said. Two employees tried to extinguish the blaze with a fire hose before firefighters took over, he said. One of the employees was brought to Hackensack Meridian Health's Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood with smoke inhalation, Aiello said. Demarest firefighters joined their Closter colleagues at t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Murphy Says NJ Parks, Golf Courses Can Reopen Saturday; Here's What You Can Expect Murphy Says NJ Parks, Golf Courses Can Reopen Saturday; Here's What You Can Expect
Murphy Says NJ Parks, Golf Courses Can Reopen Saturday; Here's What You Can Expect State parks and golf courses can reopen this weekend, Gov. Phil Murphy said on Wednesday. Parks were closed statewide on April 7 to curb the spread of coronavirus. Murphy announced a plan for reopening them during a Wednesday briefing. ** VOTE: Too soon or par for the course? Should NJ wait to reopen parks, golf courses? ** The reopening order will take effect at sunrise on Saturday, Murphy said. The governor said he will leave it up to counties to reopen their parks.  "I am pleased to make this order today,'' Murphy said, noting milder weather predicted this weekend. Parking l…

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by Jon Craig