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Bergen Grandfather Playing With Child Paralyzed In Fall From Park Slide Bergen Grandfather Playing With Child Paralyzed In Fall From Park Slide
Bergen Grandfather Playing With Child Paralyzed In Fall From Park Slide A Palisades Park grandfather was paralyzed when he fell from a slide while playing with his grandchild at Overpeck County Park in Ridgefield Park, authorities confirmed. The 65-year-old victim was playing with the youngster when he got stuck and fell off the slide shortly before 5 p.m. Monday, Bergen County Sheriff’s Chief of Staff Derek Sands said. “He was breathing, alert, and conscious but was unable to move his body,” Sands said Wednesday. The child wasn’t injured, he said. Palisades Park police and sheriff’s officers responded, along with Englewood Hospital and Medical Center BLS and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Tracy Morgan Thrills Police Officers At Bergen County Carnival Tracy Morgan Thrills Police Officers At Bergen County Carnival
Tracy Morgan Thrills Police Officers At Bergen County Carnival A pair of Leonia police officers walked away from a carnival Wednesday with a prize: a photo with Bergen County's Tracy Morgan. The Alpine comedian and his family were celebrating the Fourth of July at the Leonia Sports Boosters' carnival in Overpeck County Park when he stopped to show his support for law enforcement. Morgan snapped a picture with Officers Brandon McNeil and Sihoon Chung, who were patrolling the event. ******ALSO SEE: 'Impractical Jokers' Films Poolside At Cresskill Swim Club ****** The comedian threw a carnival in his own backyard just days before to celebrate his daught…

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by Cecilia Levine