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Firefighter Injured During Santa Detail In Glen Rock (
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A Glen Rock volunteer firefighter was hospitalized Saturday night, Dec. 21, after sustaining a head injury during a "Santa Detail" event, according to incident reporter Boyd A. Loving. The 24-year-old firefighter was riding on top of a fire truck when his head was struck by a low-hanging tree branch on Doremus Avenue, near the Glen Rock Municipal Pool, Loving said. The injury, described as non-life-threatening, prompted an immediate response from local emergency services. Firefighters from Hawthorne Rescue Company #5 assisted Glen Rock Fire Department personnel in moving the injured …
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Three Hospitalized In 4-Vehicle Crash Outside Fair Lawn TD Bank (
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Three people were hospitalized following a four-vehicle collision in Fair Lawn on Saturday morning, Dec. 21, according to incident reporter Boyd A. Loving who captured the aftermath. Photos from the scene show a pickup truck and three small SUVs, all heavily damaged after colliding outside of the TD Bank on Fair Lawn Avenue and Saddle River Road. Fair Lawn Police, EMS, Fire Department, and rescue crews were dispatched to the scene, with assistance from Paramus Police for traffic control, officials said. Three of the involved vehicles had to be towed from the crash site. At least one s…
Police & Fire
NJ Man Sentenced In Deadly Assault After Shooting
A Passaic County man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in a deadly assault in Paterson that authorities said happened just after a shooting. Tyheem Jones, 40, was sentenced on Tuesday, Dec. 17, by Judge Joseph A. Portelli after being found guilty of aggravated manslaughter, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Jones must serve 85% of his sentence under the No Early Release Act before becoming eligible for parole. The assault happened on Aug. 27, 2020, near Auburn Street and Godwin Avenue in Paterson. Prosecutors said Jones, along with a juvenile and other unident…
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NJ Man Survives 60-Foot Fall From Mountain, Rescued After 10-Hour Effort
A 55-year-old New Jersey man fell 60 feet while climbing a New Hampshire mountain over the weekend, sustaining head and arm injuries as well as hypothermia, authorities said. The Oakland man was climbing Mount Webster in New Hampshire’s White Mountains with a friend on Saturday, Dec. 14, when he slipped and fell. The friend climbed down to his location, secured him, and dressed him in the warmest clothes they had before making the ascent out of the gully to get cellphone service and call for help, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said. Rescuers received that call around 7:30 p.m. …
Police & Fire
Medical Episode Caused Serious Wreck That Hospitalized Little Falls Officer, Department Says
Little Falls police have released details in the overnight wreck that hospitalized an officer. The Little Falls officer was experiencing a medical episode while driving around 1:05 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, the department said. The officer’s marked patrol vehicle veered off Main Street and struck the building of a local business. The officer was not responding to any calls or engaged in any law enforcement actions at the time of the crash. The officer, whose identity has not been released, was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson for treatment. He is still receiving ca…
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Cadillac Flips On Route 208 Sending One Person To Hospital (
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Traffic on Route 208 was slowed on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 11, after a Cadillac SUV rolled onto its roof, sending at least one person to the hospital, incident reporter Boyd A. Loving says. Photo(s) of the day, 12/11/2024: Traffic on Route 208 through Hawthorne and Glen Rock was slowed early Wednesday... Posted by Boyd A. Loving on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 The white Cadillac SUV traveling south overturned near the Lincoln Avenue and Harristown Road exits in Glen Rock and Hawthorne, Loving said. Emergency crews from Glen Rock and Hawthorne, including police, fire, and EMS, re…
Police & Fire
Man Airlifted In Fall While Pulling Luggage Outside His Bergen County Apartment: Police
A 74-year-old man was airlifted to the hospital after suffering a head injury in a fall outside a Bergen County apartment complex Monday afternoon, Dec. 2, police said. The incident occurred at approximately 4:25 p.m. when the man, who lives on Sutton Place in Norwood, was walking backward on the sidewalk while pulling a piece of luggage, Norwood Police Chief Christian Federici said. The man lost his balance and fell, striking his head on the concrete. Norwood officers, Norwood EMS, and paramedics responded to the scene, where the man was found breathing but unresponsive, Federici said…
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Paterson Man, 21, Killed In Double Shooting On Cross Bronx Expressway:
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A 21-year-old man from Paterson was killed and a woman injured in a shooting early Sunday morning, Nov. 24 on the Cross Bronx Expressway, authorities said. The incident occurred at approximately 5:49 a.m. when shots were fired at a 2010 Toyota Corolla traveling westbound on I-95, striking Ivan DeJesus Bueno in the head, a spokesman for the NYPD said. A 21-year-old woman in the car was hit in the shoulder. A 27-year-old man, who was driving the Toyota Corolla, was not injured. After the shooting, the driver rushed the two victims to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital at 177 Fort Wash…
Police & Fire
Dramatic Rescue: Firefighters Save Woman After Fall Onto Hackensack Railroad Tracks
Hackensack firefighters sprang into action overnight to rescue a woman who had fallen onto railroad tracks. The incident occurred around 3 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 19, according to the Hackensack Fire Department. Members of the Fourth Platoon, led by Deputy Chief J. Ingallinera, executed a high-angle rope rescue to reach the female victim who had fallen below Summit Avenue and American Legion Drive. Firefighters quickly accessed the scene, stabilized the woman, and secured her for transport to an area hospital. Hackensack Police Chief Michael Antista said no criminality w…
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Bergen County Hospitals Rank Among Safest In New Jersey
New Jersey hospitals are among the safest in the nation, according to the fall 2024 Hospital Safety Grade report from The Leapfrog Group. The Garden State ranks in the top 10 states for the highest percentage of "A" hospitals, joining states like Utah, Virginia, and Connecticut. The grades, which are updated twice a year, assess nearly 3,000 hospitals across the country on their effectiveness at preventing medical errors, accidents, and infections. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses up to 30 performance measures to assign grades ranging from "A" to "F," offering patients and fami…
Police & Fire
Driver Hits Traffic Signal, Backs Into Another Car Off Route 80 In Hackensack
A collision off Route 80 in Hackensack involving two vehicles left one driver hospitalized with minor injuries Tuesday morning, Nov. 12, authorities said. The incident occurred around 8:45 a.m., when a Kia sedan driven by a 35-year-old East Rutherford woman struck a traffic signal, which fell on top of the vehicle, according to Hackensack Police Chief Michael Antista. The Kia then backed into a Toyota SUV driven by a 77-year-old woman from Ridgefield Park, Antista said. The Kia driver was transported to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries. No arrests or …
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Driver With NJ Plates Shoots Trooper On NY Highway; Suspect On Run
A New York State Police trooper is recovering after being shot on a Long Island highway. The incident happened on the Southern State Parkway in West Hempstead, in the westbound lanes near exit 17, late Wednesday night, Oct. 30. According to police, a trooper exchanged gunfire with a suspect before the suspect fled the scene. The trooper was taken to a hospital and was listed in stable condition early Thursday, Oct. 31. Authorities did not elaborate on the nature of their injuries. Police said the suspect was a dark skinned man driving possibly a black Dodge Charger with temporary Ne…
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Bergen County Pilot Dies In Plane Crash
A 49-year-old pilot from New Jersey was killed in a plane crash in Savannah, GA last weekend, officials announced. Boris Yusupov, who lives in Glen Rock, was the pilot of the Cessna 336 that crashed in a residential area around 9:45 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13, according to multiple news outlets including WSAV and the FAA. Yusupov was killed and a passenger was taken to the hospital. ALERT - A small plane has crashed at Habersham Street and East 66th. Savannah Fire Department and Savannah Police... Posted by Mayor Van Johnson on Sunday, October 13, 2024 Yusupov's LinkedIn says he …
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Seriously Injured By Car Crossing Hackensack Street
A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Hackensack on Wednesday evening, Oct. 16, police said. The 74-year-old Garfield man was crossing Essex Street at Parkway when he was struck by a New York driver, 58, driving a Toyota Corolla around 7:35 p.m., Hackensack Police Chief Michael Antista said. Officers quickly rendered aid and the victim was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, Antista said. The driver remained on scene and is cooperating in the investigation. No arrests were made and the crash remains under investi…
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2 Dead In 3-Car Newark Bridge Crash That Left Vehicles Mangled
Police have identified the two people killed in a three-vehicle crash on a Newark bridge over the weekend. Anaji Ryan, of Carteret, was driving a Ford Focus which collided with a Dodge Durango and Subaru Outback on the Raymond Boulevard Bridge in the city’s Ironbound section around 4 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Frage said. Both she and her passenger, Ayriella M. Hughes, were killed. Their ages and hometowns were pending verification. The drivers of the other two vehicles were taken to area …
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2,600 Layoffs Expected At NJ Hospital Chain
Nearly 2,600 people employed by a North Jersey hospital chain are expected to be laid off by the end of the year, according to a newly-filed WARN notice. This month, Carepoint Health filed notices with New Jersey's labor department indicating layoffs would begin on Dec. 12 at healthcare centers in Bayonne, Jersey City, and Hoboken. The 2024 WARN Notice says that 859 employees will be laid off at IJK Opco LLC (CarePoint Health) in Bayonne; 843 employees will be laid off at Hudson Hospital Opco LLC (CarePoint Health) in Jersey City; and that 900 employees will be laid off at&nb…
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Firefighters Free Victim From Car In Hackensack Crash (
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One person was hospitalized following a crash in Hackensack on Thursday, Aug. 29, firefighters said. The victim had become trapped inside of the Toyota sedan in the accident at South Prospect and Parker avenues around 1:40 p.m., the city fire department said. Today at 1:40pm Engine 2 responded to the intersection of South Prospect Ave and Parker Ave on a motor vehicle accident.... Posted by City of Hackensack Fire Department on Thursday, August 29, 2024 Today at 1:40pm Engine 2 responded to the intersection of South Prospect Ave and Parker Ave on a motor vehicle accident.... Po…
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Passaic Motorcyclist, 26, Airlifted In Collision With Mercedes On Route 9W: Police
A 26-year-old motorcyclist was airlifted to the hospital with a leg injury in a crash with a Mercedes Benz in Englewood Cliffs. That Passaic motorcyclist was airlifted to the hospital with a leg injury after the collision with a 29-year-old man from Fort Lee around 6:40 p.m. on Route 9W at Demarest Avenue on Wednesday, Aug. 14, Englewood Cliffs Police Lt. Ronald Waldt said. Details of this incident remain under investigation.
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NJ Town Ranked Among Top 10 Best Places To Live In America
A historic green smack-dab in the middle of town. Transportation to and from the city. Ample job opportunities. Who could ask for anything more? One North Jersey township has been named to Fortune's 2024 list of 50 Best Places to Live for Families. "A great place to live is not one that solely supports a family in the present," the outlet writes, "but one that will serve them for the long term." Fortune said it analyzed more than 2,000 cities across the U.S., and the ones that came out on top scored high for affordability, healthcare, resources for seniors, and more. Morristown, NJ came …
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Pedestrian, 26, Struck By Driver, 75, While Trying To Cross Bergen County Street, Police Say
A 26-year-old man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car while crossing a Bergen County street in an area bereft of crosswalks, police said. Wyckoff police were called to Goffle Road around 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 24 for a man "down in the roadway," Lt. Joseph Soto said in a release. Boyd A. Loving The man was trying to cross the street in an area without crosswalks when he was struck by a 75-year-old female driver from Englewood who was heading south, Soto said. He was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Paterson by Ridgewood Ambulance and Vall…
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Man Charged After Assaulting Two Men, Causing Heavy Bleeding: Bogota PD
A 22-year-old Teaneck man was arrested and charged with attempted murder after assaulting two men in Bogota on the morning of Wednesday, July 24, authorities said. At 7:41 a.m., officers responded to a report of two men fighting on the 400 block of River Road, Bogota police said. When they arrived on scene, police found two men bleeding heavily from multiple locations, officers said. Both men were transported to a nearby hospital, authorities said. Police determined Ahmad Alkandari attacked one of the victims at the 100 block of West Grove Street, authorities said. Alkandari was charged wit…
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Man Shot, Assaulted On NJ Turnpike Roadside, Ditched By Assailants He Was Traveling With: Cops
A Texas man was shot during an argument with people he'd been riding with, then assaulted and ditched on the shoulder of the New Jersey Turnpike in Secaucus, authorities said. At 2:26 p.m., a 52-year-old Houston resident got into an argument with two men while traveling in a white Nissan passenger vehicle on the New Jersey Turnpike Monday, July 22, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The man was shot before the car pulled over to the side of the road near Interchange 17, where all occupants got out of the vehicle and began assaulting the victim, Lebron sai…
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Baby Dies After Being Left In Car In Morris County: Prosecutor
Authorities in Morris County are investigating the death of a 6-month-old infant on Wednesday, July 17. Police were called to a parking lot near South Ridgedale Avenue at Route 10 in East Hanover around 1:30 p.m. where they found the baby girl in a parked vehicle, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said. Paramedics attempted to render lifesaving aid and the baby was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. Preliminary information indicates the child was left unattended in the vehicle prior to death, the prosecutor said. The baby's mother was taken to an area hosp…
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Rollover Crash Wrecks Wrangler In Quiet Bergen County Neighborhood (
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Five people were reportedly injured in a wild rollover crash in a quiet Bergen County neighborhood on Thursday, June 27. According to accident photographer by Boyd A. Loving citing police, a Honda CRV T-boned a Jeep Wrangler at High Street and Norwood Avenue in Glen Rock, causing the Jeep to roll over at least once before landing upright ust before 4 p.m., Loving said. Photo(s) of the day, 06/27/2024: A two (2) vehicle Thursday afternoon, 06/27, rollover crash at the intersection of... Posted by Boyd A. Loving on Thursday, June 27, 2024 Photo(s) of the day, 06/27/2024: A…
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Westwood HS Brawl: 25 Charges Filed Against Graduating Students, Family Members (
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Charges have been filed against 13 people in connection with brawls that broke out last Thursday, June 20 following the Westwood High School graduation ceremony, police announced. Two graduation students and their family members are facing a total of 25 charges including assault, disorderly conduct, failure to disperse, and obstruction, Washington Township Police Chief John Calamari said. Multiple fights erupted on the football field just after the ceremony had ended, bringing officers from multiple surrounding agencies to the scene, Washington Township police said in a release at the time.…
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Details Released In Deadly Dump Truck Crash In North Jersey Town
Authorities have released details in a dump truck crash on Route 31 in Clinton Township that left one person dead on Tuesday, June 18. A 66-year-old man was operating a dump truck that collided with a Toyota sedan driven by a 64-year-old woman around 2:20 p.m. in front of Riley and Jake's Restaurant, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office said. Both vehicles were heading north. The Toyota then entered the southbound lane and collided with a Volkswagen, operated by a 17-year-old girl. A passenger in the Toyota, Arthur John Latzko, 70, of Stroudsburg, PA, died at the scene, the prosecutor's…
Police & Fire
Seriously Injured Firefighter Rescued, Others Require Attention At Lodi House Blaze
A mayday call was answered when firefighters rescued one of their brethren at a smoky Lodi house fire, responders at the scene said. The fire on Union Street across from Woodside Street apparently ignited in the attached garage around 7 p.m. Friday, June 14. Flames quickly blew through the roof. Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE A Lodi BLS unit rushed the injured firefighter from Hasbrouck Heights to Hackensack University Medical Center's trauma unit without waiting for ALS colleagues. He was doing well at the hospital, colleagues later said. A number of people -- at least one other firefig…
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Pedestrian Airlifted, Driver Charged In Park Ridge DWI Crash
A pedestrian was airlifted to the hospital and the driver who hit her outside a Park Ridge hotel arrested on DWI assault-by-auto charges, responders at the scene said. The 30-year-old New York woman was taken to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center after she was struck by a 2021 Ram pickup truck headed west on Brae Boulevard outside the Marriott Park Ridge shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday, June 8, they said. Responders established the landing zone for the Tri-Boro Volunteer Ambulance Corps at nearby West Ridge Elementary School. The victim remained in serious condition at…
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: Montclair Officer, Suspect Both Shot In Exchange Of Gunfire, Prosecutor Says
A police officer and suspect were both injured in a shooting on Monday, April 15, authorities said. An individual in a residence began shooting at a police officer on the 100 block of Forest Street, Thomas Fennelly, a spokesman for the Essex County Prosecutors Office said. The officer was hit but was able to return fire, striking the suspect, Fennelly aid. The officer and suspect were transported to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Fennelly said. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating, Fennelly said.
Lifestyle
TV Star From Jersey City Who 'Never Smoked Cigarette' Announces Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Let's get one thing straight: It's not a TikTok, it's a sick tok. Kate Micucci, a 43-year-old painter and actress best known for her role as Lucy on the "Big Bang Theory;" took to the video-sharing app from the hospital to announce — she had lung cancer — but she got it removed. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bothering The Band (@botheringtheband) "They caught it really early," said Micucci, who grew up in Jersey City and Nazareth, PA. "It’s pretty weird because I’ve never smoked a cigarette in my life. It was a…
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Skydiver Airlifted In Accident Near NJ Airport:
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A skydiver was flown to an area hospital with injuries suffered in an accident at a New Jersey airport over the weekend. New Jersey State Police said only that the accident happened around 1:50 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5 in a wooded swamp north of the Sussex County Airport in Wantage. The skydiver had crashed was airlifted to a nearby hospital for evaluation, New Jersey State Police said.
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