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Van With 10 Occupants Rolls Down Embankment Off Rt. 287, Seriously Injuring Driver, Passenger Van With 10 Occupants Rolls Down Embankment Off Rt. 287, Seriously Injuring Driver, Passenger
Van With 10 Occupants Rolls Down Embankment Off Rt. 287, Seriously Injuring Driver, Passenger A van with 10 occupants rolled down an embankment Tuesday, August 15, seriously injuring the driver and one of the passengers, authorities said. The crash occurred by the off-ramp from the Hamburg Turnpike to Rt. 287 North near Walmart in Riverdale around 3 a.m., according to the Riverdale Fire Department. The van was located about 30 feet down an embankment in a wooded area, where eight of its 10 occupants had self-extricated, the squad said. The driver, a 20-year-old New Square, NY resident, as well as a front passenger, a 15-year-old from Monsey, NY, were both removed via a Stokes baske…

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by Valerie Musson
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Morris Pilot Sues Billionaire Passenger, Wife After Contracting COVID On Private Flight: Report Morris Pilot Sues Billionaire Passenger, Wife After Contracting COVID On Private Flight: Report
Morris Pilot Sues Billionaire Passenger, Wife After Contracting COVID On Private Flight: Report A New Jersey pilot is suing a billionaire passenger for negligence after contracting COVID on a private flight, forcing him to quarantine for two weeks and cancel other work — work that the billionaire promised to reimburse him for and later backed out of, according to a report from DailyRecord. The suit, filed in Morris County Superior Court on Monday, claims that pilot Adam Toombs contracted the virus after flying billionaire Stephen Deckoff’s wife, Pamela, and several friends to Miami in December 2020 — but on the way back, they insisted on adding Pamela’s friend Allegra Blinken who likel…

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by Valerie Musson
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ON TV: Morris County Cafe Featured On ABC Drama 'Emergence' ON TV: Morris County Cafe Featured On ABC Drama 'Emergence'
ON TV: Morris County Cafe Featured On ABC Drama 'Emergence' If you were watching ABC's "Emergence" this week you may have recognized a local joint. Characters Jo Evans and Agent Ryan Brooks ate together at Potbelly's Riverside Cafe, located on East Main Street in Rockaway. The show follows police chief Evans who takes in a girl she found near the site of an accident mysterious as the girl's identity. The scene in the episode titled "15 Years" was filmed on a frigid cold night last November, Potbelly's owner Rob Grow told the DailyRecord. Click here to watch the episode.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Where Are Late Rockaway Mayor's iPhone, Laptop? We May Never Know Where Are Late Rockaway Mayor's iPhone, Laptop? We May Never Know
Where Are Late Rockaway Mayor's iPhone, Laptop? We May Never Know Police have called off the investigation of late Rockaway Mayor Michael Dachisen's township-issued laptop and iPhone, which went missing after his sudden death last August. Local authorities said there is no security risk and are concentrating on more important matters, the DailyRecord reports. Councilman Jeremy Jedynak, now mayor, said the investigation was a priority being that the laptop and iPhone potentially held "sensitive information," the report says. Business Administrator Patricia Seger, however, said they were mainly used for sending emails. Police Chief Martin McPartland said …

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by Cecilia Levine