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Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Glen Rock Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Glen Rock
Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Glen Rock A man was struck and killed by a commuter train before dawn Friday in Glen Rock, authorities said. NJ Transit and Glen Rock police responded about a half-mile south of the Main Line train station shortly before 2:30 a.m., borough Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. They found the victim in a wooded area near the Route 208 overpass, he said. Official identification was pending of the man, believed to be in his late 20s to early 30s, who was pronounced dead at the scene. No injuries to the crew or 10 riders aboard the train were reported, NJ Transit said.  The No. 1101 Main Line train l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Roofer Injured In Saddle River Fall Roofer Injured In Saddle River Fall
Roofer Injured In Saddle River Fall A roofer sustained a head injury in a fall at a Saddle River home Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. The worker initially was unconscious after falling from the roof of the home on East Saddle River Road around 1:30 p.m., Police Chief Jason Cosgriff said. "He was conscious when we arrived and exhibiting signs of a head injury," the chief said. The roofer was taken to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center by an EMS unit from the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Transit: Train Conductor Assaulted At Ridgewood Station, Arrest Made NJ Transit: Train Conductor Assaulted At Ridgewood Station, Arrest Made
NJ Transit: Train Conductor Assaulted At Ridgewood Station, Arrest Made WATCH: Disturbing cellphone video recorded on a New Jersey Transit train shows a man accused of assaulting a conductor spewing hateful profanity against him. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/ridgewood/news/watch-commuter-accused-of-assaulting-nj-train-conductor-calls-him-n-word-fggot-more/813886/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: Ridgewood police nabbed a commuter who they said assaulted a conductor at the village train station late Monday afternoon. The conductor was taken by ambulance to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood for treatment of injuries that weren't considered serious. His assailant --…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Doctors Thought Clifton Breast Cancer Survivor Had Coronavirus -- It Was Leukemia Doctors Thought Clifton Breast Cancer Survivor Had Coronavirus -- It Was Leukemia
Doctors Thought Clifton Breast Cancer Survivor Had Coronavirus -- It Was Leukemia What doctors initially thought were COVID-19 symptoms for a Clifton teacher and breast cancer survivor turned out to be leukemia. Diana Maksymowicz, 44, was diagnosed with breast cancer on Feb. 21, 2019 -- the day of her daughter, Sia’s, fourth birthday. She underwent rigorous breast cancer treatment, including the removal of her right breast in April 2019, as well as radiation and chemotherapy, which she finished in December. However, tragedy struck yet again late last month, when Maksymowicz -- a basic skills instructor at School 11 in Clifton -- began experiencing flu-like symptoms…

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by Valerie Musson