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Piscataway Zoo That Worried Residents For Decades To Close After 73 Years: Report Piscataway Zoo That Worried Residents For Decades To Close After 73 Years: Report
Piscataway Zoo That Worried Residents For Decades To Close After 73 Years: Report A small "animal haven" in Middlesex County is closing after 73 years in operation, NJ Advance Media reported. The Johnson Park Animal Haven, which was flooded last September by Tropical Storm Ida, will close after a vote by the Middlesex County Board of Commissioners, the outlet said. Dozens of animals were being relocated to sanctuaries or other zoos, save for about a dozen that will be moved to a new educational facility inside of the park, according to NJ.com. The news was a long time coming for many community members, who have long worried over the raccoons and foxes, seen pacing …

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by Jon Craig
Weather
NJ Father, Daughter Either Electrocuted Or Drowned During Ida, Report Says NJ Father, Daughter Either Electrocuted Or Drowned During Ida, Report Says
NJ Father, Daughter Either Electrocuted Or Drowned During Ida, Report Says A father and daughter from New Jersey were either electrocuted or drowned in the heavy floodwaters of Tropical Storm Ida, reports say. James Mcgee, 66, and Shenique Mcgee, 46, died in the basement of their flooded home on Lincoln Place in Irvington on Sept. 1, NJ.com reports. It took emergency crews about two hours to access the family’s home due to the extent of the floodwaters, which had grown tall enough to engulf several surrounding vehicles, according to the report, citing wife and mother Joann Mcgee. More than $8,200 had been raised as of Wednesday on a GoFundMe launched by Shenique’…

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by Valerie Musson
Weather
HURRICANE WATCH: Larry 'Won't Be An Issue' For NY/NJ, Weather Experts Say HURRICANE WATCH: Larry 'Won't Be An Issue' For NY/NJ, Weather Experts Say
Hurricane Watch: Larry 'Won't Be An Issue' For NY/NJ, Weather Experts Say Don't worry: Fears of Hurricane Larry bearing down on the New York metropolitan area are unfounded, weather experts agreed. Although it looked like it could reach category 4, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph on Saturday morning, Larry is likely to avoid the Northeast entirely, they said.  That's good news, considering the potential that Larry could surpass Ida as the Atlantic's strongest storm so far this year. Most of the Labor Day weekend in the Northeast will bring sunshine and low humidity -- with highs mostly in the 70s on Saturday -- as areas flooded by Tropical Storm Ida con…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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STILL MISSING: Search For Former Passaic Prom King, Queen Helped By Lowest Tide In Days STILL MISSING: Search For Former Passaic Prom King, Queen Helped By Lowest Tide In Days
Still Missing: Search For Former Passaic Prom King, Queen Helped By Lowest Tide In Days UPDATE (SEPT. 10): The New Jersey Medical Examiner's Office on Friday positively identified two bodies pulled from the Passaic River over the previous two days as a former high school prom king and queen swept away in Hurricane Ida's floodwaters last week. CLICK HERE FOR THE STORY.... ****** UPDATE: With the Passaic River tide the lowest its been since before Tropical Storm Ida, authorities resumed on Saturday their search for a former prom king and queen. The Passaic couple, Nidhi Rana, 18, and Ayush Rana, 21, apparently were swept into a storm drain that empties into the river after get…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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STILL MISSING: Search Intensifies For Young Passaic Couple Swept Away In Ida's Floodwaters STILL MISSING: Search Intensifies For Young Passaic Couple Swept Away In Ida's Floodwaters
Still Missing: Search Intensifies For Young Passaic Couple Swept Away In Ida's Floodwaters UPDATE (SEPT. 10): The New Jersey Medical Examiner's Office on Friday positively identified two bodies pulled from the Passaic River over the previous two days as a former high school prom king and queen swept away in Hurricane Ida's floodwaters last week. CLICK HERE FOR THE STORY.... ****** UPDATE (SATURDAY): With the Passaic River tide the lowest its been since before Tropical Storm Ida struck, authorities resumed their search for a former prom king and queen swept away in floodwaters. The Passaic couple, Nidhi Rana, 18, and Ayush Rana, 21, apparently were swept into a storm drain that …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SMH: Dispatcher Catches Thief Stealing Gear From Rochelle Park Flood Rescue Boat SMH: Dispatcher Catches Thief Stealing Gear From Rochelle Park Flood Rescue Boat
SMH: Dispatcher Catches Thief Stealing Gear From Rochelle Park Flood Rescue Boat How low can someone go? Rochelle Park firefighters found out when a Clifton man tried to snatch police life jackets and safety ropes from their rescue boat Thursday night, authorities said. The rescuers had left the boat on West Passaic Street, just beyond the floodwaters, after saving several victims and shuttling police to headquarters flooded by Tropical Storm Ida. Dispatcher Mike Colombini rushed out and kept Omar Omar, 49, from leaving before officers arrived around 7 p.m., Police Lt. James DePreta said. Omar was arrested, charged with theft and released pending a court hearing. Poli…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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STILL MISSING: Little Falls Woman, 56, Swept Away By Floodwaters Presumed Dead STILL MISSING: Little Falls Woman, 56, Swept Away By Floodwaters Presumed Dead
Still Missing: Little Falls Woman, 56, Swept Away By Floodwaters Presumed Dead UPDATE: A Little Falls woman swept away by floodwaters during Tropical Storm Ida was still missing and believed dead, authorities said Thursday. Donna Lomagro, 56, got out of her stranded car on Lackawanna Avenue near Browertown Road and was knocked under by the current around 9 p.m., witnesses told Woodland Park police. The current continued into Dowling Brook, which eventually feeds into the Passaic River, they said. Two good Samaritans had to be rescued themselves after they tried to save her. The West Paterson Fire Department Water Rescue Team continued searching through the nigh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJ Motorists Rescued From Car By Police Helicopter After 4 Hours Trapped NJ Motorists Rescued From Car By Police Helicopter After 4 Hours Trapped
NJ Motorists Rescued From Car By Police Helicopter After 4 Hours Trapped Two motorists were plucked from the rooftops of their cars, which were stranded in floodwaters from Tropical Storm Ida in Mercer County, authorities said.  One of the motorists was rescued by a New Jersey State Police helicopter after four hours, while a second man was pulled from his car's roof by a Trenton Fire Department ladder truck, according to the Princeton Department of Emergency and Safety Services.  Shortly before midnight Wednesday, firefighters were called to a swift water rescue on Rosedale Road near the Johnson Park School.  The 58-year-old motorist from Prince…

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by Jon Craig
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IDA: Firefighters Cut Hole In Paterson Bridge To Rescue Man Trapped In Passaic River Below IDA: Firefighters Cut Hole In Paterson Bridge To Rescue Man Trapped In Passaic River Below
IDA: Firefighters Cut Hole In Paterson Bridge To Rescue Man Trapped In Passaic River Below During a night full of rescues, one of the most dramatic occurred at a bridge over the swollen Passaic River. City firefighters cut a hole in the deck of the Temple Street bridge off Presidential Boulevard in Paterson to rescue a man who'd become stuck beneath it late Wednesday as a relentless downpour brought by Tropical Storm Ida bombarded New Jersey. How he ended up there wasn't immediately clear. His rescuers found the victim alert and conscious after cutting a small survey hole, responders said. They carved out a larger space using jackhammers and other heavy equipment to get the man…

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by Jerry DeMarco