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'Disaster Waiting To Happen': Paterson PD Raids Illegal After-Hours Club Rife With Violations
Maskless patrons and employees scrambled to hide evidence when Paterson police raided an illegal after-hours club that had become a death trap, authorities said. Police found the door to La Café Hookah on Market Street locked when they showed up around 10:30 p.m. Saturday – a full half-hour after Gov. Phil Murphy’s COVID curfew required them to close, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. City officers looking through tinted windows saw people “scrambling inside removing hookahs and bottles of alcohol and taking them out a back door that led to a small area with no exit,” Speziale sai…
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COVID Exposure Temporarily Closes Washington Township Firehouse
Officials temporarily shut down the Washington Township Fire Department on Wednesday "out of an abundance of caution" following a COVID-19 exposure. The Pascack Valley department has arranged mutual aid coverage while contact tracing and coronavirus testing for any members who may have been exposed directly or indirectly, as well as any others who want to be tested. Officials are "working in conjunction with the Township OEM, Administration and the Health Department on implementing our return to service plan," Mayor Peter Calamari, Fire Chief Chief Kevin Zitko and Fire D…
Police & Fire
Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver, 19, Plows Chevy Into Hackensack Gas Station Store
A 19-year-old driver from Clifton told police he accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake when his car slammed into the front of a gas station convenience store Friday in Hackensack. Jhamir Harrison said he was pulling into a parking space at the South River Street BP station’s store when he “inadvertently depressed the gas instead of his brake” and the 200 Chevy plowed into the front doors, nearly hitting a bystander, around 10:30 a.m., Capt. Nicole Foley said. Harrison was hospitalized after complaining of pain, but his injuries weren’t considered serious. Police issued him a summo…
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NJ Education Department Releasing Guidelines For Summer School Programs
The New Jersey Department of Education is expected to release guidelines that will allow schools to conduct in-person summer education programs. These include extended school year and special education services, Gov. Phil Murphy said. Those can begin July 6. The state's health department is expected to put forth guidelines for outdoor, non-contact organized sports, set to resume June 22. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
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11 New PA Coronavirus Cases Traced To Jersey Shore Gatherings
Nearly a dozen new coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania have been traced to the Jersey Shore, according to state health officials. Of the 33 new COVID-19 cases, 11 of them traced to a person who spread the virus at recent beach house gatherings at the Jersey Shore over the past two weeks, the Bucks County Department of Health said in a news release Saturday. Additional cases tied to the family member are expected, said Dr. David Damsker, director of the Bucks County Health Department. "This is exactly why we can’t let our guard down now, even if it feels 'safe' to be at the beach," Damsker s…
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Hackensack Launches Countywide Coronavirus Tracker
A new coronavirus portal launched by Hackensack officials provides daily updates of the number of cases both in the city and countywide, as well as other helpful resources -- including a list of 50 local restaurants providing takeout or curbside service, with menus, phone numbers and more. The portal provides various other information, videos and links on a variety of important resources, as well, including how to get tested for COVID-19 in Bergen County. “One of the best ways our city can help fight against the coronavirus right now is to provide up-to-date information, resources, and fact…
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Hackensack Meridian's New Coronavirus Test Reduces Wait Time From Days To Hours
Hackensack Meridian Health has created a test that health officials say could save patients days of waiting for test results and help control the spread of coronavirus. Approved by the state's health department, the rapid response test will create a more effective triage system in hospitals and potentially better control the spread of coronavirus -- specifically reducing wait time from days to just hours, officials said. “We believe our test could make the difference in stemming outbreaks,” said David S. Perlin, Ph.D., the chief scientific officer and senior vice president of the …
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Fox That Bit 3 In Glen Ridge Had Rabies, Officials Say
A fox that was euthanized after biting three people in Glen Ridge Friday has tested positive for rabies, borough officials said. The animal, which came into contact with at least four people, was caught on train tracks near Toney's Brook late Friday morning. It turned to attack one of the police officers trying to catch it, officials said. Anyone who came into contact with a fox late last week in Glen Ridge is being urged to get medical attention. "The Glen Ridge Health Department and Police Department advise anyone who had direct contact with a brown fox around Nove…
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Sussex County Summer Camp Has Hepatitis A Scare
A Hepatitis A scare in Sussex County comes on the heels of an outbreak that sickened nearly a dozen in Morris County. A worker at Camp Somers located at Mt. Allamuchy Scout Reservation in Stanhope was diagnosed with the illness that may have exposed dozens of others -- including children, health officials said. At least 22 people were sickened in Mendham after a food handler at a local golf and tennis club was diagnosed with Hepatitis A. Anyone who attended Camp Somers between June 23 and Aug. 7 may have been exposed, the county's health department said. Although the chances of infec…
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Overnight Fire Damages Waldwick Pizza, Fills Adjacent Businesses With Smoke
Sprinklers at a Waldwick pizzeria kept a blaze at bay until borough firefighters could douse it around midnight Monday, authorities said. Smoke poured through Waldwick Pizza, as well as the adjacent Waldwick Bar and Liquors, Waldwick Wash and Dry and Giant Farmers Market on Wyckoff Avenue. Firefighters forced open the pizzeria's rear door to get at the flames, which were tamped by sprinklers. A second alarm brought additional manpower to the smoky blaze. No injuries were reported. Borough Police Officer Jake Wanamaker was on patrol when he heard the alarm, saw the fire and al…
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'I Want Answers,' Says Mom Of Teen Among 7 Dead In North Jersey Adenovirus Outbreak
The mother of a 16-year-old girl who was among seven dead in an adenovirus outbreak at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation is demanding answers, ABC7 reports. Elizabeth Poulous was in St. Joseph's Medical Center in Paterson with a raging fever at the time of her diagnosis, her mom Kristine Polous Deleg told the outlet. The teen -- who has been a longterm care patient at the facility for four years -- was apparently diagnosed with the virus several days before the NJ Health Department was notified of the outbreak, the article says. Her mother says she was not made aware of the…
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Bergen Has Most West Nile Positive Mosquitos In New Jersey, Passaic Has None
The first human case of West Nile virus in New Jersey was recently reported recently in Monmouth County and two other suspected cases are being investigated, according to the health department's most recent surveillance report. Of the 284 pools that tested positive for WNV in New Jersey, 57 came from Bergen County -- making it the area with the highest number of WNV-positive mosquitos. Passaic is the only county whose mosquito pools did not test positive for WNV. This year's number is 48 percent higher than the cumulative number of positive pools at week 31 in 2017. Most people who contrac…
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Jeep Crashes Into Ridgewood Service Station Convenience Store
No injuries were reported after a Jeep crashed into the front of service station convenience store on Goffle Road in Ridgewood early Thursday. Damage to the store was limited to broken glass, although firefighters requested the Health Department to determine any food was contaminated by the glass following the crash at Speedway Gas. The Jeep sustained relatively little damage. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this account.
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