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'Devastating, But Not Dead': Snow Collapses Roof Of 95-Year-Old New Jersey Church 'Devastating, But Not Dead': Snow Collapses Roof Of 95-Year-Old New Jersey Church
'Devastating, But Not Dead': Snow Collapses Roof Of 95-Year-Old New Jersey Church A historic New Jersey church was forced to temporarily relocate the congregation after snow from this week's storm collapsed its roof. The roof and side wall of the 95-year-old Shiloh Baptist Church in Newark came down around noon on Tuesday, shattering the Tiffany stained-glass windows. No one was inside the Davenport Avenue building at the time of the collapse, and no one was injured, city officials said. The church's pastor Malachia Brantley, Jr. is relocating his 300-person congregation down the road to the church's youth center. "Pray for Shiloh," he wrote on Facebook. "It's devasta…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Tree Limb Falls On Glen Rock House Tree Limb Falls On Glen Rock House
Tree Limb Falls On Glen Rock House GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- Tree parts were flying everywhere during Thursday night's brief but blustery rainstorm -- among them, a limb that snapped off and landed on the roof of a Glen Rock home. Several trees, large limbs and branches were reported down in several towns. A small number of scattered outages were reported. The unoccupied Prospect Street house sustained minor damage when it was struck. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this article.

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by Jerry DeMarco