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Police & Fire
Tappan Zee Bridge Jumper Hanging From Side Of Span Rescued By Responders
Responders rescued a jumper who was hanging off the side of the new Tappan Zee Bridge. The report of a jumper snagged near the northbound Tarrytown end of the bridge came in shortly before 10 a.m., Friday, May 27, bringing a huge contingent of emergency personnel, including the New York State Police Special Operations Response Team. The rescueWestchester County PD Rescuers brought the person to safety using a series of ropes, witnesses said. The incident was over in barely a half-hour, they said. Responders included firefighters, divers and others from Central Nyack, Nyack, Piermont, …
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Big Brush Fire At Bergen-Rockland Border Threatens Home
A brush fire along the Bergen/Rockland border temporarily closed the Ramapo Reservation after sending a column of smoke skyward that could be seen in Westchester. A live wire smoldering on a tree apparently ignited the blaze on Brandt Road in the Ramapo Mountains in Hillburn, bringing firefighters from both counties, shortly before 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 15. Of immediate concern was the non-profit Tevaland animal sanctuary on the New York side, as well as a home on Split Rock Road in Mahwah with propane tanks. Neither was damaged, responders said. "We are grateful to all the firefighters…
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Destructive Rockland Shopping Center Fire Continues Burning For Hours, Bergen Companies Assist
UPDATE: Six firefighters were hospitalized with minor injuries Sunday in a stubborn hours-long blaze that broke out in a basement gun range, spread through a Rockland County shopping center and continued burning late into the night, authorities said. Firefighters from Mahwah, Montvale, Oradell and River Vale were among more than 100 from Rockland, Westchester and Bergen counties either at the Pearl River scene or in coverage through the afternoon and into the evening. The sneaky blaze began shortly before noon in the long-gun range at the Rockland Indoor Shooting Education Center -- common…
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Elusive Hours-Long Fire Severely Damages Rockland Shopping Center, Bergen Companies Assist
UPDATE: Six firefighters were hospitalized with minor injuries Sunday in a stubborn hours-long blaze that broke out in a basement gun range, spread through a Rockland County shopping center and continued burning late into the night, authorities said. Firefighters from Mahwah, Montvale, Oradell and River Vale were among more than 100 from Rockland, Westchester and Bergen counties either at the Pearl River scene or in coverage through the afternoon and into the evening. The sneaky blaze began shortly before noon in the long-gun range at the Rockland Indoor Shooting Education Center -- common…
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Authorities ID Body Of Drowned Paddle Boarder, 24, Recovered From Mahwah Lake
A drowned paddle boarder whose body was recovered from a Mahwah lake Tuesday has been identified as a 24-year-old local resident. Mario Morales had lost his grip and fell into Dators Pond at the foot of Stag Hill Road early Thursday evening, New Jersey Police Trooper Charles Marchan confirmed. His body was found in 15 feet of water shortly before 3 p.m. Morales' older brother then paddled to shore shouting for someone to call 911, Mayor Jim Wysocki said. The first responder, Mahwah Police Officer Travis Canning, headed into the pond just west of the Ramapo River off Routes 202 and Route…
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Divers Search Mahwah Lake For Drowned Paddle Boarder
UPDATE: The body of a drowned paddle boarder was recovered from a Mahwah lake Tuesday afternoon, responders said. The body of the 24-year-old victim from Mountainside Avenue was found in 15 feet of water shortly before 3 p.m. He wasn't immediately identified by name. The boarder had lost his grip and fell into Dators Pond at the foot of Stag Hill Road early Thursday evening, responders said. His older brother then paddled to shore shouting for someone to call 911, Mayor Jim Wysocki said. The first responder, Mahwah Police Officer Travis Canning, headed into the pond just west of the Ramap…
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: Distraught Rockland Woman, 19, Rescued By Palisades Interstate Parkway PD
HEROES: Noontime traffic rumbled across the George Washington Bridge below as a distraught 19-year-old Rockland woman sat atop the Palisades on Thursday. A short time earlier, the Thiells woman told her father that she wanted to end it all. Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Officer Elizabeth Santos found the woman’s car in the lot at Fort Lee Historic Park, then found her sitting at the edge of the cliffs on the other side of the security fence, Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. Backup Officers Matthew Hearon and Anthony Engel joined Santos in trying to talk to the woman, Walter s…
Police & Fire
Update
: Mahwah Rescuers Pull Body Of Swimmer, 33, From Ramapo River
Mahwah firefighters pulled the body of a 33-year-old Suffern man from the Ramapo River on Thursday. Police found two men “running frantically along the riverbank in the area of the athletic fields” behind a water treatment plant on Pat Malone Drive, Suffern Police Chief Clarke Osborn said. The men told police their brother “had gone swimming in the river earlier this morning and they thought he had gone home,” said Osborn, who went to the scene. “When they came back to check the area several hours later after realizing he did not respond home, they located his clothing and personal belongin…
Police & Fire
Mahwah Rescue Boat Summoned For Ramapo River Recovery
Mahwah firefighters pulled the body of a 33-year-old Suffern man from the Ramapo River on Thursday. Police found two men “running frantically along the riverbank in the area of the athletic fields” behind a water treatment plant on Pat Malone Drive, Suffern Police Chief Clarke Osborn said. The men told police their brother “had gone swimming in the river earlier this morning and they thought he had gone home,” said Osborn, who went to the scene. “When they came back to check the area several hours later after realizing he did not respond home, they located his clothing and personal belongin…
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How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area
The first full day of spring brought the fourth Nor'easter of the month. Perhaps fittingly, in what has been an unpredictable stretch of weather, the complex storm arrived later than expected on Wednesday, and affected different parts of the area at different times. That's reflected in snowfall totals. Here now is a sampling. If you don't see your town's total listed, be sure to leave it by posting a comment here. Westchester County Armonk 5.4 inches, 10 p.m. Wednesday Croton-On-Hudson 2.7 inches, 10:45 p.m. Wednesday Harrison 9.5 inches, 11 p.m. Wednesday Somers 2.3 inches, 11:25 p.…
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