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Ridgefield Gas Explosion Victim, 48, Dies Ridgefield Gas Explosion Victim, 48, Dies
Ridgefield Gas Explosion Victim, 48, Dies UPDATE: A 48-year-old Ridgefield man who was burned on 80% of his body in an explosion that leveled his home on Monday succumbed to his injuries, authorities said Tuesday. Mark Schellack, who lived alone, was rescued from beneath the rubble of his garage by an off-duty police officer who lives nearby and two uniformed borough officers following the explosion on Abbott Avenue near Elizabeth Street just before 11:30 a.m. Monday. He was first taken to Hackensack University Medical Center before being flown to Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, where he was later pronounced dead earl…

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Victim, 48, In Ridgefield House Explosion Dies UPDATE: Victim, 48, In Ridgefield House Explosion Dies
Update: Victim, 48, In Ridgefield House Explosion Dies UPDATE: A 48-year-old Ridgefield man who was burned on 80% of his body when an explosion leveled his Ridgefield home on Monday succumbed to his injuries, authorities said Tuesday. Mark Schellack, who lived alone, was rescued from beneath the rubble of his garage by an off-duty police officer who lives nearby and two uniformed borough officers following the explosion on Abbott Avenue near Elizabeth Street just before 11:30 a.m. Monday. He was first taken to Hackensack University Medical Center before being flown to Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. Family members summoned a prie…

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine
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Prosecutor: Hudson Trio Busted, Ridgefield Officer Fires Shot During Chase Prosecutor: Hudson Trio Busted, Ridgefield Officer Fires Shot During Chase
Prosecutor: Hudson Trio Busted, Ridgefield Officer Fires Shot During Chase A Hudson County trio was arrested on drug charges after a brief stolen-car chase in which a Ridgefield police officer fired a shot, authorities said. No was injured in the chase, which ended when the stolen BMW’s driver stopped near the intersection of Shaler Boulevard and Elizabeth Street early last Wednesday afternoon, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The officer tried stopping 21-year-old Lawrence Major Finn of North Bergen for driving recklessly, Musella said. Finn kept going, however before stopping roughly two minutes later, he added. Finn was charged with receiving stolen…

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by Jerry DeMarco