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Drowned North Jersey Fishermen Identified Drowned North Jersey Fishermen Identified
Drowned North Jersey Fishermen Identified Authorities have identified the two fishermen who drowned New Year's Weekend at Split Rock Reservoir. The bodies of Stanislaw Grezesik, 64, of Clifton, and Tadeusz Florczuk, 76, of Passaic, went on the ice fishing trip at Split Rock Reservoir in Kinnelon on Friday, Dec. 30 — but never returned home, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Family members called 911 on Dec. 31 at 2 p.m., and the fishermen's belongings were found on the shoreline at the reservoir — along with two holes in the ice approximately 100 yards from shore. Grezesik's body was recovered Sunday,…

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by Cecilia Levine
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4 Hurt As SUV Flips On Route 80 (PHOTOS) 4 Hurt As SUV Flips On Route 80 (PHOTOS)
4 Hurt As SUV Flips On Route 80 (Photos) A driver and three passengers were hurt after an SUV flipped over the center median on Route 80, authorities said. The Mount Tabor Volunteer Fire Department was on its way to assist with a commercial alarm on Walsh Drive alongside the Rainbow Lakes Volunteer Fire Department when it was redirected to the rollover crash on the eastbound side of the highway in Parsippany just after 12:05 p.m. on Saturday, May 28. Upon arrival, the department saw the SUV on its side over the center median with all four occupants safely removed from the vehicle. The victims — who were also assisted with help f…

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by Valerie Musson
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Morris County Crash Damages 8 Telephone Poles, Causes Widespread Power Outage (PHOTOS) Morris County Crash Damages 8 Telephone Poles, Causes Widespread Power Outage (PHOTOS)
Morris County Crash Damages 8 Telephone Poles, Causes Widespread Power Outage (Photos) A Monday night crash in Morris County damaged eight telephone poles and caused widespread power outages, authorities said. The Mount Tabor Volunteer Fire Department responded to the crash report on Route 10 near Pelican Ski Shops in Denville just after 8:20 p.m. The crash brought down power lines and transformers, causing several to catch fire, the department said. Route 10 was closed in both directions for the investigation and repairs, which took several hours. Posted by Mount Tabor Volunteer Fire Department on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 Assisting agencies included the Parsippany Po…

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by Valerie Musson
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Dive Teams Search Passaic River For Evidence In Investigation Dive Teams Search Passaic River For Evidence In Investigation
Dive Teams Search Passaic River For Evidence In Investigation Dive teams were searching the bottom of the Passaic River Wednesday morning. Members of a Bergen County regional SCUBA task force responded to the area behind the Memorial Pool in Fair Lawn for an evidence search that the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office scheduled earlier this week. What they were searching for wasn't immediately disclosed, although a source with knowledge of the investigation said there's a Monmouth County connection. Among the responders were teams from Lyndhurst, Mahwah, Wallington and Wyckoff, as well as the Fair Lawn Rescue Squad and Parsippany's Rockaway Neck Volun…

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by Jerry DeMarco