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Mortgage-Free Smart House Gifted To Injured New Jersey State Trooper Moving Back Home Mortgage-Free Smart House Gifted To Injured New Jersey State Trooper Moving Back Home
Mortgage-Free Smart House Gifted To Injured New Jersey State Trooper Moving Back Home A New Jersey state trooper and Air Force veteran has a newly renovated accessible home, thanks to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.  The Foundation even paid off the mortgage for Sgt. First Class Sean Acker’s new home in Howell. The renovation features a 1,000-square-foot addition with an ADA-compliant bedroom, bathroom, and kitchenette. The Foundation also removed the existing metal ramp and installed a permanent masonry ramp. In February 2022, Acker experienced a severe medical injury, enduring three weeks of fighting for his life in the critical care unit before living away from hom…

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by Jon Craig
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Arson Investigator, Expert Fire Photographer Richard Wolfson Leaves Lasting Impact In NJ Arson Investigator, Expert Fire Photographer Richard Wolfson Leaves Lasting Impact In NJ
Arson Investigator, Expert Fire Photographer Richard Wolfson Leaves Lasting Impact In NJ Whether he was capturing it through his lens, fighting it or investigating it, Richard Wolfson was likely at the fire. Wolfson volunteered 40 of the 50 years he lived in Garfield as one of his city's bravest. He was also a regional arson investigator, often serving as an expert witness in criminal cases.  And he single-handedly founded the NJ Metro Fire Photographers Association in 1985, serving as its first-ever president. Rich Wolfson's impact was felt throughout North Jersey's firefighting, fire photography and fire investigating communities, which is why his death last week leaves suc…

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by Jerry DeMarco and Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Foundation Supporting Families Of Fallen Newark Firefighters Foundation Supporting Families Of Fallen Newark Firefighters
Foundation Supporting Families Of Fallen Newark Firefighters The Tunnel To Towers Foundation is stepping up for the families of the two Newark firefighters who were killed last week battling a fire at Port Newark. The foundation announced it will pay off the mortgage of the family of Wayne "Bear" Brooks, Jr. and provide financial support to Augusto Acabou's fiancée, through its Fallen First Responder Program.  Brooks was a firefighter for 16 years and was stationed at Ladder 4 while Acabou had been a firefighter for almost a decade, stationed at Ladder 16. The Newark Firefighters Union recently launched its own fundraiser to assist the families…

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by Sam Barron