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Hawthorne, New Jersey

Flooding Closes Major Roadways Across NJ, Rescues Under Way (UPDATE) Flooding Closes Major Roadways Across NJ, Rescues Under Way (UPDATE)
Flooding Closes Major Roadways Across NJ, Rescues Under Way (Update) Heavy rain on Friday, Sept. 29 closed major roadways across New Jersey. Gov. Phil Murphy declared a State of Emergency in the late afternoon, as rain continued falling, leaving drivers trapped in flood waters across the state. Dunderhook Road at Paramus Road in Paramus remained closed due to flooding, leading the borough's Office of Emergency Management to urge an evacuation of the area late Friday afternoon. Meanwhile, a crew used a backhoe and a long stick to try and clear branches, leaves and other debris from a Saddle River tributary that runs beneath the road. Dunderhook Road at …
North Jersey Restaurant Owner Wins $1,000 A Week For Life North Jersey Restaurant Owner Wins $1,000 A Week For Life
North Jersey Restaurant Owner Wins $1,000 A Week For Life A Passaic County restaurant owner is celebrating the Easter Sunday of a lifetime. Jay Shortway won $1,000 a week for life from New Jersey Lottery, with a ticket he bought on Sunday April 9, from his own restaurant. Shortway's Barn, which has been operating in Hawthorne since 1933, was closed for Easter, but Shortway was working to ensure everything was in order for the restaurant's reopening on Monday, lottery officials said. While in the restaurant, Shortway purchased a CASH4LIFE ticket for himself and put in his wallet, lottery officials said. On Monday, April 10, a representative from N…