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Police & Fire
Man Struck, Killed In NJ By Spring Valley Commuter Train, Service Suspended Man Struck, Killed In NJ By Spring Valley Commuter Train, Service Suspended
Man Struck, Killed In NJ By Spring Valley Commuter Train, Service Suspended A man was struck and killed in New Jersey by a commuter train that left from Spring Valley 15 minute earlier, authorities said. Service was suspended in both directions after the man was struck at 7:25 a.m. just west of the Park Ridge train station, New Jersey Transit's Nathan Rudy said. The 1612 train left Spring Valley at 7:10 a.m. for Secaucus Junction and had 180 customers and a crew aboard, Rudy said. NJ Transit buses and private carriers picked up the passengers, he said. NJT police were investigating.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
Four Students Hospitalized In Pearl River School Bus Crash Four Students Hospitalized In Pearl River School Bus Crash
Four Students Hospitalized In Pearl River School Bus Crash Several students from Pearl River Middle School have been transported to area hospitals for examination following a school bus crash with another vehicle. According to Lt. David Mellin with the Orangetown Police, the crash took place early Thursday afternoon on Center Street in Pearl River. Pearl River Schools Superintendent Marco Pochintesta said four students were hospitalized for evaluation. "The remaining students were either picked up at the scene or were transported home on a replacement bus," Pochintesta said. "At this time only minor injuries were reported," Me…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Hudson Valley Congressman Aboard Train That Crashes, Resulting In Fatality Hudson Valley Congressman Aboard Train That Crashes, Resulting In Fatality
Hudson Valley Congressman Aboard Train That Crashes, Resulting In Fatality A U.S. Congressman from the Hudson Valley was among the GOP House members on a train carrying them to a congressional retreat that crashed into a truck Wednesday in Virginia. Rep. John Faso’s staff confirmed that the representative was unharmed in the crash, which occurred in Crozet, Virginia when an Amtrak train struck a garbage truck, according to multiple media reports. The lawmakers were on their way to a retreat at The Greenbrier in West Virginia in which President Donald Trump was scheduled to make an appearance. At least one person was killed and another seriously injured. Sen. Bill …

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by Zak Failla