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Police & Fire
Section Of Century-Old Railroad Bridge Collapses In Ridgefield Park Section Of Century-Old Railroad Bridge Collapses In Ridgefield Park
Section Of Century-Old Railroad Bridge Collapses In Ridgefield Park No one was hurt when a stretch of a 100-year-old railroad bridge collapsed in Ridgefield Park on Saturday. The rear car of a New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway train crossing the 405-foot bridge where Overpeck Creek meets the Hackensack River tumbled down in the collapse just before 8:30 a.m. No one was inside, responders said. Work had begun just last week to replace the roadbed approaching the bridge from the NYS&W yard.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: River Edge Shopping Center Repairs Go Into Night After Facade Falls PHOTOS: River Edge Shopping Center Repairs Go Into Night After Facade Falls
Photos: River Edge Shopping Center Repairs Go Into Night After Facade Falls UPDATE: It wasn't immediately clear how many businesses would be closed for how long as a crew worked into the night Tuesday to repair a River Edge shopping center after its facade fell off that morning. Everyone got out of the businesses affected by the mishap several hours earlier --  many of them through rear exits at the Kress Plaza just south of the Edge Diner on Kinderkamack Road, Police Lt. Michael Walker told Daily Voice. Several vehicles were damaged. Responders from River Edge, Oradell, Hackensack and Paramus helped out about a half-dozen others after the facade between Crown Tro…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
$2.2M Grant Will Fix 'Seven Pipes' Bridge In Oradell Reservoir $2.2M Grant Will Fix 'Seven Pipes' Bridge In Oradell Reservoir
$2.2M Grant Will Fix 'Seven Pipes' Bridge In Oradell Reservoir A $2.2 million contract has been awarded to repair the Seven Pipes Bridge in the Oradell Reservoir. Bergen County officials on Thursday awarded a contract to replace the Closter-Harrington Park bridge over the northeastern part of the reservoir. The County expects to begin work on this project in the late Spring of 2018.  “Our bridges and roads help make up the backbone of our surface transportation network,” County Executive James Tedesco said.  “When our bridges and roads fall into disrepair due to their advancing age, it is important that we repair them because maintaining our infrastr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
DEVELOPING: Ongoing School Water Leaks Concern Lodi Parents DEVELOPING: Ongoing School Water Leaks Concern Lodi Parents
Developing: Ongoing School Water Leaks Concern Lodi Parents LODI, N.J. -- School remained in session this week at one Lodi school despite water leaks. The district announced on Tuesday that students at Thomas Jefferson Middle school will be dismissed at 1 p.m. for the remainder of the week for repair. According to social media posts from parents, the pipes at the school have been bursting since Christmas. The parents added that their kids came home complaining of coldness throughout the building and odors in the hallways. Daily Voice sent an email to TJM Principal Robert Sciolaro Wednesday morning. CHECK BACK FOR MORE.

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by Cecilia Levine