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New Jersey Woman, 77, Trapped In Van For Days After Tele-Communicator Logs Wrong Address New Jersey Woman, 77, Trapped In Van For Days After Tele-Communicator Logs Wrong Address
New Jersey Woman, 77, Trapped In Van For Days After Tele-Communicator Logs Wrong Address A 77-year-old New Jersey woman trapped in the van she had been living in was rescued after several days on Thursday, authorities said. The woman had been sheltering in her van parked at 67 Lincoln Park, in Newark. She called police at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, saying she was unable to leave the van because it was stuck in snow, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The Public Safety tele-communicator mistakenly logged the address as 67 Lincoln St., so when police arrived, they were unable to locate the navy blue minivan. Authorities called the n…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Loses Fingers In Table Saw Accident At North Jersey Horse Rescue Man Loses Fingers In Table Saw Accident At North Jersey Horse Rescue
Man Loses Fingers In Table Saw Accident At North Jersey Horse Rescue A man was rushed to the hospital Wednesday after accidentally cutting off at least two of his fingers with a table saw at a horse rescue in Mahwah, responders said. The 67-year-old victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after the 2 p.m. mishap at the Bergen County Horse Rescue on Ramapo Valley Road, they said. The area's only rescue of its kind, the 18-acre BCHR began as the Mahrapo Farm Stables boarding facility in 1981. The rescue became a non-profit with dozens of volunteers and a dozen or so horses, as well as other animals, after the land was preserved from major dev…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Driver Seriously Injured In Fair Lawn Crash Driver Seriously Injured In Fair Lawn Crash
Driver Seriously Injured In Fair Lawn Crash A driver was hospitalized with serious injuries after a Saturday afternoon crash in Fair Lawn. The driver of a sedan was extricated before being transported after an SUV slammed into the car at the intersection of Broadway and Plaza Road around 1 p.m. The other driver refused medical attention. Fair Lawn police, firefighters, EMS and members of Fair Lawn Rescue responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. The SUV collided with the sedan at Broadway and Plaza Road in Fair Lawn.Boyd A. Loving ****** ALSO SEE: An N95 mask worn by a driver may not have been …

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by Jerry DeMarco