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Thousand Of NJ Residents Without Power Hours After Storm Thousand Of NJ Residents Without Power Hours After Storm
Thousand Of NJ Residents Without Power Hours After Storm A storm that swept through much of the region left thousands without power Sunday, Aug. 13. Winds left a path of destruction from Berks County, PA, northeastward into parts of northern New Jersey Saturday, Aug. 12, the National Weather Service said. A severe thunderstorm watch was in effect Saturday until around midnight. The Summit Fire Department said it received more than 40 calls as of 8 a.m. Sunday, in sharing a photo of an uprooted and fallen tree (above). 🚧 There are power lines on the ground on Spring Ridge Dr, between Oak Ridge Rd and Runnymeade Rd. Please avoid this... Post…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Burn Victim Transferred In Overlook Medical Center Fire Burn Victim Transferred In Overlook Medical Center Fire
Burn Victim Transferred In Overlook Medical Center Fire A seventh-story electrical fire at Overlook Medical Center sent one person to a different hospital for treatment Tuesday, June 14. The blaze was put out before crews arrived around 8 p.m., sending a burn victim to Cooperman Barnabus Medical Center, Summit police tell Daily Voice. No further information was immediately available. Summit Police Department and Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad responded to the scene. The Summit Fire Department was assisted at the scene by Millburn, Springfield, and Union fire departments.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Others Critical In Chain Reaction Crash With Tractor Trailer NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Others Critical In Chain Reaction Crash With Tractor Trailer
NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Others Critical In Chain Reaction Crash With Tractor Trailer A 57-year-old Short Hills Tesla driver died in a multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer on Route 24 in Summit Thursday, May 19, authorities said. David M. Baum was traveling in the right lane on the eastbound side of the highway when he was struck by a Volvo tractor trailer, causing a chain-reaction crash near milepost 9 just after 2 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The Tesla then struck a Toyota Venza, which struck a Hyundai, which struck a Dodge Ram, Marchan said.  Baum died as a result of the crash while the Hyundai driver was airlifted with…

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by Cecilia Levine