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HEROES: Man Rescued From Base Of Great Falls In Paterson HEROES: Man Rescued From Base Of Great Falls In Paterson
Heroes: Man Rescued From Base Of Great Falls In Paterson PHOTOS: City firefighters rescued a man from the base of the Great Falls in Paterson shortly after midnight Sunday. The rescuers used a tethered raft to row their way to the 32-year-old man, who was sitting on on the rocky island near the hydroelectric plant off McBride Avenue at Overlook Park's Lower Pavillion, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. He claimed he'd jumped from the footbridge above the falls, but that's a drop of more than seven stories. "There were no witnesses to confirm it," Speziale said. "The city recently reinvested in rescue operations with the purchase …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Firefighters Pluck Parrot From Perch Atop Paterson City Hall Firefighters Pluck Parrot From Perch Atop Paterson City Hall
Firefighters Pluck Parrot From Perch Atop Paterson City Hall Paterson's bravest had a rare rescue Tuesday. A real macaw, found preening atop Paterson City Hall, wasn't coming down on his own, firefighters said. His owner joined a firefighter from Ladder 2 to "pluck" the blue-and-yella fella named Chewy from his perch. This way, they figured, Chewy wouldn't squawk. There was no immediate word on whether he had to be quarantined (they've done that with parrots since before COVID-19).

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by Jerry DeMarco