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Police & Fire
Stuck In The Mud: Rescuers Retrieve Three Stranded In Hackensack River Stuck In The Mud: Rescuers Retrieve Three Stranded In Hackensack River
Stuck In The Mud: Rescuers Retrieve Three Stranded In Hackensack River Rescuers had to retrieve a trio of boaters who got stuck in the low-tide mud in the Hackensack River. The three got stuck near dusk Tuesday just off River Road in Teaneck. Teaneck firefighters brought them to shore. Also responding were firefighters from Hackensack and River Edge, with Bogota firefighters providing coverage in Teaneck.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Real Estate
Jersey City Moves Forward With Largest Mixed-Income Development Site In Tri-State Area Jersey City Moves Forward With Largest Mixed-Income Development Site In Tri-State Area
Jersey City Moves Forward With Largest Mixed-Income Development Site In Tri-State Area The first phase of the redevelopment plan for Jersey City's Bayfront property -- the largest mixed-income development site in the region -- was announced Tuesday amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Bayfront Redevelopment Plan will transform the once contaminated site along the Hackensack Riverfront into the centerpiece of the West Side revitalization, Innovate JC said in a release.  Jersey City expects to break ground on Bayfront's infrastructure work in the fall. Phase one consists of the development of four parcels within the area upon which a total of 1,092 units will be built in mu…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash: Motorcyclist Ejected Off Route 3 Bridge Into Hackensack River Fatal Crash: Motorcyclist Ejected Off Route 3 Bridge Into Hackensack River
Fatal Crash: Motorcyclist Ejected Off Route 3 Bridge Into Hackensack River A 28-year-old motorcyclist from Paterson was killed late Tuesday when he was ejected off a Route 3 bridge into the Hackensack River in Secaucus, responders said. Firefighters from Secaucus and East Rutherford recovered the body of the as-yet unidentified victim near the Clarion Empire Meadowlands Hotel south of the bridge about a half-hour after the 11 p.m. crash, they said. They also found his helmet. An ALS unit made the pronouncement. The highway was reopened around 4 a.m.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Police-Involved Shooting Leaves Man Dead In Secaucus Domestic Incident, Authorities Say UPDATE: Police-Involved Shooting Leaves Man Dead In Secaucus Domestic Incident, Authorities Say
Update: Police-Involved Shooting Leaves Man Dead In Secaucus Domestic Incident, Authorities Say What began as a domestic incident at a Secaucus condo Sunday night turned into a shootout with police that left a man dead, authorities said. Following protocol, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said his office was investigation the police-involved shooting death in the 300 block of Sea Isle Key in Harmon Cove. Secaucus Mayor Mike Gonnelli told reporters at the scene that the incident began as a domestic dispute that required a police response around 5:45 p.m. Responders said a subject was barricaded. Local police were joined by a Hudson County SWAT team, Hudson County sheriff’s of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Secaucus Fire Boat Will Help Protect Passaic, Hackensack River Communities Secaucus Fire Boat Will Help Protect Passaic, Hackensack River Communities
Secaucus Fire Boat Will Help Protect Passaic, Hackensack River Communities The small navy of police and fire department craft that fight fires and assist in water rescues in Hudson, southern Bergen and eastern Essex counties got a little bigger Thursday, when the Secaucus Fire Department's boat was christened during a ceremony attended by several officials.  “Making sure our firefighters have the best tools to do their jobs and protect our communities is a top priority for me in Congress. This boat is one of those tools that will help our first responders keep watch over our diverse coastlines and bridges,” said Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-9),  who, as co-chair…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Suicide Try: Man Found In Hackensack River Jumped From Route 46 Bridge, Little Ferry Police Say Suicide Try: Man Found In Hackensack River Jumped From Route 46 Bridge, Little Ferry Police Say
Suicide Try: Man Found In Hackensack River Jumped From Route 46 Bridge, Little Ferry Police Say UPDATE: A 47-year-old Palisades Park man pulled from the Hackensack River in Little Ferry Wednesday morning had jumped from the nearby Route 46 bridge moments earlier in an attempted suicide, authorities said. "He's expected to live," Detective Lt. Ronald Klein Jr. said. "He's just a little out of it." Two workers in a Ridgefield Park warehouse spotted the man, who was wearing a t-shirt, underwear, socks and sneakers, Klein said. He wasn't carrying any ID, the lieutenant said. A Ridgefield Park Fire Department boat pulled the man toward the shore at Gates Road, Klein said.  Little F…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Car Fire Beneath Route 80 Near Hackensack River Sends Smoke Billowing Skyward Car Fire Beneath Route 80 Near Hackensack River Sends Smoke Billowing Skyward
Car Fire Beneath Route 80 Near Hackensack River Sends Smoke Billowing Skyward A Thursday morning car fire sent smoke billowing up toward Route 80 near the Hackensack River. No one was injured in the Railroad Avenue fire in Ridgefield Park at the border of Bogota. The cause hadn’t been immediately determined. Ridgefield Park and Bogota firefighters and police responded. Flames consume car Thursday under Route 80 at Ridgefield Park/Bogota border.PHOTOS: Courtesy Alex Breuss and Leann Cordero PHOTOS: Courtesy Alex Breuss and Leann Cordero

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by Jerry DeMarco