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'True Hero': NJ Firefighter Gets Life-Saving Kidney From Fellow Responder's Fiancé 'True Hero': NJ Firefighter Gets Life-Saving Kidney From Fellow Responder's Fiancé
'True Hero': NJ Firefighter Gets Life-Saving Kidney From Fellow Responder's Fiancé Volunteer Lodi Firefighter Anthony Maiolo has spent half his life saving others. So when it came time to rescue the former chief, Nancy Scaramuzzo didn't think twice. It was others who began seeking a kidney for Maiolo, 49, a year or so ago. That's because Maiolo, who'd been diagnosed with end-stage renal disease, isn't the type to ask for help. A leg had to be amputated below the knee four years ago after diabetes infected his foot, yet Maiolo has continued to serve his community at Lodi Fire Company 1 -- including responding to calls -- while getting four-hour dialysis treatments three…

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WHAT A HERO LOOKS LIKE: Hasbrouck Heights Police Officer Rescues Woman In Wheelchair From Fire WHAT A HERO LOOKS LIKE: Hasbrouck Heights Police Officer Rescues Woman In Wheelchair From Fire
What A Hero Looks Like: Hasbrouck Heights Police Officer Rescues Woman In Wheelchair From Fire Flames rolled across the ceiling and smoke filled the home as Hasbrouck Heights Police Officer Christopher Connors dashed upstairs and carried a 65-year-old woman in a wheelchair to safety on Monday. The two-alarm fire broke out in the kitchen and quickly spread to the second floor of the Baldwin Terrace home shortly before 5 p.m. An 84-year-old family member met Connors as he arrived and pointed him to the trapped woman on the second floor, Hasbrouck Heights Police Sgt. John Behr said. Connors then carried her down to the front lawn, where he and she were treated by EMS.  Both appear…

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'Even In Death,' Tow Truck-Driving NJ First Responder Will Continue To Save Lives 'Even In Death,' Tow Truck-Driving NJ First Responder Will Continue To Save Lives
'Even In Death,' Tow Truck-Driving NJ First Responder Will Continue To Save Lives The Stars & Stripes were raised and then lowered to half-staff in honor of a tow truck-driving first responder from Bergen County who was taken off life support this weekend after being gravely injured while responding to a call. Robert Thornton, 31, of Ridgefield Park, was officially pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, loved ones said. Even in death, Thornton "will now save many lives," Moonachie First Aid & Rescue Squad Lt. Chris Yuhasz said. Thornton's organs were harvested following a solemn ceremony Sunday that drew a large cr…

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Flag Ceremony Set At Hospital For NJ Tow Truck Driver, First Responder Coming Off Life Support Flag Ceremony Set At Hospital For NJ Tow Truck Driver, First Responder Coming Off Life Support
Flag Ceremony Set At Hospital For NJ Tow Truck Driver, First Responder Coming Off Life Support UPDATE (Feb. 28): The Stars & Stripes were raised and then lowered to half-staff in honor of a tow truck-driving first responder from Bergen County who was taken off life support this weekend after being gravely injured while responding to a call. READ MORE.... ****** TRIBUTE: A tow truck-driving first responder from Bergen County who was gravely injured while on a call two weeks ago will be removed from life support following a flag-raising ceremony scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27. Family members of Robert Thornton, 31, said there will be no limit on the number of attendees durin…

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Multiple 'Families' Rally For Critically Injured Tow Truck-Driving NJ First Responder Multiple 'Families' Rally For Critically Injured Tow Truck-Driving NJ First Responder
Multiple 'Families' Rally For Critically Injured Tow Truck-Driving NJ First Responder UPDATE: A tow truck-driving first responder who was struck by an out-of-control vehicle on Route 3 in Rutherford over the weekend remained in critical condition this week while loved ones, colleagues and friends prayed for a positive outcome. Robert Thornton of Ridgefield Park "has had two surgeries so far," Moonachie First Aid & Rescue Squad Lt. Maria Gigante wrote on a GoFundMe account she established for the family. "He remains in critical condition on a ventilator, but he is stable." A member of multiple "families," Thornton is well-known among North Jersey police, firefighters and …

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HORRIFIC ROUTE 3 CRASH: Tow Truck Driver Struck, Critically Injured Clearing Highway HORRIFIC ROUTE 3 CRASH: Tow Truck Driver Struck, Critically Injured Clearing Highway
Horrific Route 3 Crash: Tow Truck Driver Struck, Critically Injured Clearing Highway UPDATE: A tow truck driver was fighting for his life after he was gravely injured by an out-of-control vehicle while responding to a previous accident on Route 3 in Rutherford, authorities said. Police had closed down several lanes and the shoulder while placing their vehicles and cones behind the initial two-car crash scene on the westbound highway near Park Avenue -- west of Route 17 and east of the Passaic River -- around 9:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, Police Chief John Russo said. Robert Thornton, 31, of Nick's Towing Service in Rutherford, had one of the vehicles on the flatbed and was p…

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Radios Stolen From NJ EMS Building, Suspects From Another Squad Charged Radios Stolen From NJ EMS Building, Suspects From Another Squad Charged
Radios Stolen From NJ EMS Building, Suspects From Another Squad Charged Three emergency medical workers with another squad broke into the Norwood EMS building and stole three portable radios, authorities charged. Two of them, Antonio Guinta, 26, and Frank Ballante, 19, both of Norwood, have been with the Moonachie First Aid & Rescue Squad a little over a year, said Franklin Smith, the squad’s captain. The third defendant, Anthony Olsen, 47, of Laurence Harbor was an observer who’d recently been with a squad in South Jersey, Smith said. It turns out he also had a criminal record, authorities said they discovered. The Nov. 29th thefts from the Norwood EMS b…

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NJ Grade School Evacuated, SWAT Standoff Ends Peacefully NJ Grade School Evacuated, SWAT Standoff Ends Peacefully
NJ Grade School Evacuated, SWAT Standoff Ends Peacefully A school was evacuated and a SWAT team responded after an emotionally troubled man barricaded himself in his South Hackensack apartment Wednesday. The standoff ended about 4½ hours after it began when members of the Bergen County Regional SWAT team entered the home and took the 43-year-old resident into custody. The landlord had called police around 9:30 a.m., saying he'd heard a lot of loud banging and water running for a couple of hours in the Dyer Avenue apartment off Route 80. The man refused to come to the door, so police checked with those who know him. They said they feared he mig…

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Burn Victim Says Stranger Threw Acid On Him Outside NJ Home Burn Victim Says Stranger Threw Acid On Him Outside NJ Home
Burn Victim Says Stranger Threw Acid On Him Outside NJ Home A Moonachie man told police he was burned when an assailant ran up and threw what may have been acid on him as he left home for work early Tuesday. The 50-something victim said he wasn't paying attention to the heavyset stranger -- all dressed in black, with a hoodie, mask and gloves -- who he said suddenly attacked him as he got into his car on West Park Street shortly after 6:30 a.m., Police Chief Richard Behrens said. "The victim said he began to sit down when he felt something thrown at the right side of his face and neck," Sgt. Jeff Napolitano said. "He looked up to see the same heavys…

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