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VIDEO: See Firefighters Battle Furious Clifton Blaze That Killed Animals, Displaced 21 People VIDEO: See Firefighters Battle Furious Clifton Blaze That Killed Animals, Displaced 21 People
Video: See Firefighters Battle Furious Clifton Blaze That Killed Animals, Displaced 21 People UPDATE: A videographer captured vivid images of firefighters battling an intense blaze that consumed a large Clifton multi-family building, killing a dog and a cat, among other animals, and driving 21 people from their homes. The six-alarm blaze broke out on the upper floor of a three-apartment Lexington Avenue home next to a Clifton Avenue gas station around 2:30 p.m. Thursday. It quickly went to two alarms as firefighters who arrived within moments climbed portable ladders looking for occupants and thick black smoke poured into the sky. They rescued one woman who apparently was preparin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Lyndhurst Native Patsy Tempio-Wilson, 45, Remembered For Laughter, Loyalty Lyndhurst Native Patsy Tempio-Wilson, 45, Remembered For Laughter, Loyalty
Lyndhurst Native Patsy Tempio-Wilson, 45, Remembered For Laughter, Loyalty Patricia Dawn Tempio-Wilson, 45, of Stafford, VA, passed away Jan. 17 at VCU Massey Cancer Center in Richmond. A Lyndhurst native, Patsy was a loving wife, mother, and aunt who lived life with the utmost happiness, sassiness and joy and brought the same to everyone who knew her.  She selflessly dedicated all that she had to give to her family and friends and her care and love for others was the most sincere.  Patsy fought fiercely and bravely through the toughest, darkest of times, never once giving up hope; she has inspired so many through her courage.  She will be remembe…

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Man Charged With Setting Series Of Fires In Linden UPDATE: Man Charged With Setting Series Of Fires In Linden
Update: Man Charged With Setting Series Of Fires In Linden UPDATE, Aug. 1: A Roselle man has been charged with setting the fires. Click here for more.  Original story is below:  Firefighters in Linden and neighboring towns handled a string of fires Thursday night that police say appear to be suspicious.  No one was hurt in any of the fires.  The first in the series of blazes occurred at 809 N. Wood Ave. around 10 p.m., said Lt. Christopher Guenther of the Linden Police Department. The building was unoccupied, but police said neighbors were evacuated safely as a precaution.  An empty house on Seymour Avenue went up n…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Gas-Fed Paterson Blaze Destroys Several Buildings, Displaces 51 Residents Gas-Fed Paterson Blaze Destroys Several Buildings, Displaces 51 Residents
Gas-Fed Paterson Blaze Destroys Several Buildings, Displaces 51 Residents Thirteen families -- 51 people in all -- were burned out of their homes in a gas-fed overnight Paterson blaze that injured six firefighters. Rain poured down as firefighters continued to douse pockets of flame well past dawn Tuesday in the three destroyed homes and damaged another on Summer Street. The Red Cross said its disaster team provided temporary lodging, food and clothing as needed. There was no immediate word on a possible cause of the five-alarm fire, which broke out around 1:30 a.m. and quickly spread. The Passaic County prosecutor's arson unit responded to investigate, given…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Neighbors
'Day At The Gym' Offered For Donations To Help Dozens Of Families Displaced By Fort Lee Fire 'Day At The Gym' Offered For Donations To Help Dozens Of Families Displaced By Fort Lee Fire
'Day At The Gym' Offered For Donations To Help Dozens Of Families Displaced By Fort Lee Fire Nearly a month after 45 families lost everything in a fire that roared through their Fort Lee apartment building, a day at the gym is being offered in exchange for donations. Retro Fitness in Fort Lee is offering a workout or class in exchange for a gift card in any amount this Saturday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., said Michele Petrillo, a member of the Linwood Park Board of Directors who's been helping the victims. Although it didn't claim any lives and produced only three minor injuries, the Valentine's Day blaze displaced everyone living in the five-story brick Edwin Avenue building behind the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
HOW TO HELP: 45 Fort Lee Families Displaced By Fire HOW TO HELP: 45 Fort Lee Families Displaced By Fire
HOW TO Help: 45 Fort Lee Families Displaced By Fire The Red Cross, Fort Lee officials and community members are working to assist dozens of families displaced by a fire that tore through an apartment building. A temporary shelter was in place at Fort Lee High School for residents of the Linwood Park complex, which was destroyed by the blaze that started in the basement around 4 p.m. Thursday. Checks, cash or credit card donations are being accepted for the families at a drive launched by borough officials on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Fort Lee Recreation Center. "Our hearts go out to the victims of yesterday’s tragic Fort …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Aid Arranged For Fort Lee Fire Victims, Police Say Blaze Didn't Seem Suspicious UPDATE: Aid Arranged For Fort Lee Fire Victims, Police Say Blaze Didn't Seem Suspicious
Update: Aid Arranged For Fort Lee Fire Victims, Police Say Blaze Didn't Seem Suspicious UPDATE: A fire that began in a crawl space and eventually destroyed a Fort Lee apartment building Thursday night didn’t claim any lives, produced three minor injuries and didn’t appear suspicious, authorities announced. Several measures were being taken to assist the victims, they said. “The Red Cross, New Jersey State Police Office of Emergency Management and Fort Lee Office of Emergency Management are working together with other borough departments to provide assistance for the displaced residents,” Police Capt. Matthew Hintze said late Friday afternoon. The borough established an offici…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Neighbors
Want To Donate To Victims Of Hurricane Florence? Here's How Want To Donate To Victims Of Hurricane Florence? Here's How
Want To Donate To Victims Of Hurricane Florence? Here's How As experts warn of damage that could be worse than from Katrina, administrators of one of the area's largest Facebook groups have compiled a list of Hurricane Florence relief organizations. The list in the Bergen County-based Northern New Jersey All Incidents group will be updated, as needed, co-administrator James Bohan said Thursday. “All organizations are, to the best of our knowledge, reputable,” Bohan said. “We encourage everyone to follow their conscience when donating. Unless otherwise specified, what relief organizations need most right now is money,” he added. Unsolicited, physic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Flood Of Water, Mud, Rocks Pour Into Fairview Residents' Homes Flood Of Water, Mud, Rocks Pour Into Fairview Residents' Homes
Flood Of Water, Mud, Rocks Pour Into Fairview Residents' Homes The Red Cross temporarily relocated nearly three dozen Fairview residents after a river of rocks, mud and water flooded their garden apartments before dawn Thursday. The 13 or so families had until Friday to figure out what was next, given that the Red Cross, having deemed it a natural disaster, subsidized them for a day. There was no telling when they'd be permitted to live in their homes again. No one was hurt, Police Capt. Vincent M Bellucci said. The heavy rain "came rushing down" and broke through the storm line between Bergen Boulevard and Fairview Avenue below around 2:20…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
The World Is Brighter With Passaic County Detective's Apparel Line The World Is Brighter With Passaic County Detective's Apparel Line
The World Is Brighter With Passaic County Detective's Apparel Line Make a shirt, make a difference. That's been the guiding principle for Luis Delossantos, a detective in Passaic County, since last September when he launched his apparel line, "LeoCivvies." Although the U.S. Navy veteran says helping others is one of his inherent traits, the launch of the company allows for greater impact. LeoCivvies -- "law enforcement + civilian" -- not only offers customized T-shirts at competitive rates, and donates proceeds to national and local organizations, but bridges the gap between police officers and civilians with watches, T-shirts, hats an…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
VIDEO (UPDATE): Cigarette Ignites New Milford Townhouse Blaze VIDEO (UPDATE): Cigarette Ignites New Milford Townhouse Blaze
Video (Update): Cigarette Ignites New Milford Townhouse Blaze UPDATE: Three firefighters had to be treated for heat-related injuries -- one of whom was hospitalized -- after a cigarette ignited a rapidly-spreading blaze that ripped through a townhouse complex in New Milford on Sunday. The fire rekindled hours later, requiring firefighters to return to fully douse it. The blaze -- caused by a cigarette -- broke out around 11:40 a.m. at the Canterbury Village homes just off River Road, Police Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. Two firefighters were treated at the scene, while a third was taken to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck with injuries that…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
VIDEO (UPDATE): Firefighter Hospitalized In New Milford Townhouse Blaze VIDEO (UPDATE): Firefighter Hospitalized In New Milford Townhouse Blaze
Video (Update): Firefighter Hospitalized In New Milford Townhouse Blaze UPDATE: Three firefighters had to be treated for heat-related injuries -- one of whom was hospitalized -- after a cigarette ignited a rapidly-spreading blaze that ripped through a townhouse complex in New Milford on Sunday. The fire rekindled hours later, requiring firefighters to return to fully douse it. The blaze -- caused by a cigarette -- broke out around 11:40 a.m. at the Canterbury Village homes just off River Road, Police Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. Two firefighters were treated at the scene, while a third was taken to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck with injuries that…

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by Jerry DeMarco