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Paterson Woman Rescued From Clothing Donation Bin Says She Was Trapped For 2½ Days Paterson Woman Rescued From Clothing Donation Bin Says She Was Trapped For 2½ Days
Paterson Woman Rescued From Clothing Donation Bin Says She Was Trapped For 2½ Days Paterson firefighters on Monday rescued a woman who said she’d been trapped in a clothing donation bin since Friday night. The 38-year-old apparently homeless woman claimed that she was reaching into the bin behind a Broadway apartment building when someone pushed her, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Not likely, the director said: It was the third time in two years that the same woman had to be rescued from a donation box. Someone who heard her screaming dialed 911 around 11:30 a.m. Monday, Speziale said. Engine Co. 5 used spreaders to open the bottom of container and free her, he s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Weather
Dangerous Cold Will Be Followed By New Storm Bringing Ice, Snow To Area Dangerous Cold Will Be Followed By New Storm Bringing Ice, Snow To Area
Dangerous Cold Will Be Followed By New Storm Bringing Ice, Snow To Area A dangerously cold weekend with wind-chill factors plummeting to as low -22 degrees in parts of the area will be followed a new storm system that will usher in warmer temperatures but not before bringing snow and ice. "While heavy precipitation is not anticipated by the storm at this time, it just takes a small amount of ice to make roads and sidewalks a skating rink," according to AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Elliot Abrams. Saturday will be sunny and cold, with a high near 10 and winds gusting as high as 40 miles per hour, making it feel more like it's between -5 and -15 and i…

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by Joe Lombardi