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NJ House Explosion: Search-And-Rescue Operation Saves Family Members, Friends (UPDATE) NJ House Explosion: Search-And-Rescue Operation Saves Family Members, Friends (UPDATE)
NJ House Explosion: Search-And-Rescue Operation Saves Family Members, Friends (Update) HEROES: Everyone feared the worst. Yet if there’s a silver lining to be found in a devastating house explosion in West Milford on Friday, it’s that rescuers got those involved out alive. That includes a victim who was trapped for nearly an hour as firefighters tunneled their way into the leveled single-story ranch house. Five of those injured were airlifted to area hospitals following the dramatic search and rescue operation. A sixth declined further medical attention at the scene. Investigations continued combing through the wreckage well past daybreak as they try to determine what cause…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Moped Driver Killed, Passenger Injured In Paterson Collision While Fleeing Totowa PD: State AG Moped Driver Killed, Passenger Injured In Paterson Collision While Fleeing Totowa PD: State AG
Moped Driver Killed, Passenger Injured In Paterson Collision While Fleeing Totowa PD: State AG UPDATE: A moped driver was killed and a passenger injured when the scooter collided with a sedan at a Paterson intersection during a Totowa police chase, authorities said. Totowa police in marked vehicles followed the gas-powered scooter into Paterson, apparently over the 31st Street Bridge over the Passaic River. The moped then collided with a Lexus at the intersection of McBride and Murray avenues shortly before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, according to a release issued Friday by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin.The scooter driver was thrown against the windshield, smashin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Injured Man, 69, Found Lying On Somerset County Railroad Tracks: Police Injured Man, 69, Found Lying On Somerset County Railroad Tracks: Police
Injured Man, 69, Found Lying On Somerset County Railroad Tracks: Police A 69-year-old man was hospitalized after he was found injured on a set of railroad tracks in Somerset County early on Monday, Sept. 11, investigators say. A passerby found the Manville man lying on the tracks near North Street and North 14th Avenue and called police around 7 a.m., Manville Police Officer in Charge Lieutenant Craig Jeremiah said in a release. Responders, including EMTs and Paramedics from Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, administered CPR and provided medical treatment before taking the man to a local hospital for further treatment, Lt. Jeremiah said. The rails were closed…

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by Valerie Musson
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Captain Eyed For Homicide Charge In Italian Boat Crash That Killed Publishing Exec From Bergen Captain Eyed For Homicide Charge In Italian Boat Crash That Killed Publishing Exec From Bergen
Captain Eyed For Homicide Charge In Italian Boat Crash That Killed Publishing Exec From Bergen Authorities are investigating potential homicide charges against the captain of a rented motorboat involved in a horrific accident that killed a publishing executive from Bergen County off Italy's Amalfi Coast. Blood was taken from the skipper following the crash late last week that killed Adrienne Vaughan, the 45-year-old New York president of Bloomsbury Publishing from Glen Rock, in front of her husband and their two children, Italian authorities confirmed. It was all part of a continuing investigation into the captain's condition before the crash, Chief Prosecutor Giuseppe Borrelli of t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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24-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed, Minivan Driver Airlifted In Rt. 202 Crash: Police 24-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed, Minivan Driver Airlifted In Rt. 202 Crash: Police
24-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed, Minivan Driver Airlifted In Rt. 202 Crash: Police A 24-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a Route 202 crash that sent a minivan driver to the hospital in a medical helicopter during the afternoon on Wednesday, July 19, police confirmed. The Raritan Township man collided with the minivan on the southbound side near the intersection with Holland Brook Road in Branchburg Township around 3:35 p.m., Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said alongside local officials. He was found severely injured and later pronounced dead. His name was being withheld out of respect for the family’s privacy. The minivan driver — a 33-year-old Flemi…

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by Valerie Musson
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Boy, 8, Drowns In Morris County Creek Boy, 8, Drowns In Morris County Creek
Boy, 8, Drowns In Morris County Creek An 8-year-old boy has died after his body was found in a Morris County creek Wednesday, July 12, authorities confirmed.  The child was found face down in the creek, in the Flanders section of Roxbury, around 3:35 p.m., Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Roxbury police officers and paramedics' attempts to resuscitate the child but were unsuccessful. He was taken to St. Clare’s Hospital in Dover, where he was pronounced dead. While the investigation remains ongoing, the incident has been deemed not suspicious.  Out of consideration for the child’s …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Body Found In Morristown Body Found In Morristown
Body Found In Morristown A body was found Sunday morning, June 25 in Morristown, authorities said. The discovery was made around 9 a.m. near 51 Washington St., initial and developing reports said. The address is listed online as the Our Place Day Shelter, which is run out of First Baptist Church. The incident was under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Garfield Shooting Victim Stable: Bergen Prosecutor UPDATE: Garfield Shooting Victim Stable: Bergen Prosecutor
Update: Garfield Shooting Victim Stable: Bergen Prosecutor UPDATE (June 22): Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives seized a repeat offender from Elmwood Park who they said shot a 26-year-old Jersey City man several times in a Garfield shopping center parking lot this past weekend. Joshua Casiano, 29, was already wanted on warrants out of Passaic and Clifton, records show, when investigators said he shot the victim and left him behind the Citizens Bank branch at the Mill Shoppes of Garfield just off River Drive late Sunday, June 18. The victim survived the 11:45 p.m. shooting and was reported by Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella to be in stable…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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2 Injured, 1 Critically, In Somerset County Fire: Prosecutor 2 Injured, 1 Critically, In Somerset County Fire: Prosecutor
2 Injured, 1 Critically, In Somerset County Fire: Prosecutor Authorities are investigating the cause of a Somerset County fire that hurt two residents, one critically. The blaze broke out at a home on Mountain Avenue in North Plainfield around 3:10 a.m. Sunday, June 4, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said alongside local Police Chief William Parenti. Two men were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, where one of them remained in critical condition, McDonald said. The cause of the fire was being investigated but did not seem suspicious, the prosecutor added. Assisting agencies include fire crews in Bridgewater/Finderne, Bound Brook,…

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by Valerie Musson
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Four Dead In Fiery North Jersey Crash Four Dead In Fiery North Jersey Crash
Four Dead In Fiery North Jersey Crash Police have identified a father and his two children as three of the four people who died in a Sussex County crash Friday, May 26. Click here for details, or read on for the original news report. A 2021 Jeep Rubicon heading west crossed over the double yellow lines, striking a 2001 Ford Ranger pickup head-on around 4 p.m., on Newton-Sparta Road east of Limecrest Road, in Andover Township near the Sparta line, local police said. The Ford Ranger pickup erupted in flames with three occupants entrapped. First responders used fire extinguishers and attempted life-saving measures but t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Trapped Driver Found Unconscious, Airlifted After SUV Strikes Tree In Hunterdon County: Police Trapped Driver Found Unconscious, Airlifted After SUV Strikes Tree In Hunterdon County: Police
Trapped Driver Found Unconscious, Airlifted After SUV Strikes Tree In Hunterdon County: Police A 24-year-old driver was found unconscious, extricated, and flown to a nearby trauma center after crashing into a tree in Hunterdon County on Sunday evening, May 21, authorities said. The Whitehouse Rescue squad responded to the crash on Readington Road near Shepherds Lane just after 6:40 p.m., Readington Township Police said. The squad extricated the unconscious driver, a 24-year-old man, from the vehicle before taking him via ambulance to Solberg Airport, where an NJSP NorthStar medical helicopter flew him to RWJ New Brunswick Trauma Center for treatment of severe injuries. The Readingt…

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by Valerie Musson
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Investigation Launched Into Somerset County Blaze That Hospitalized 2 Firemen, Engulfed 4 Acres Investigation Launched Into Somerset County Blaze That Hospitalized 2 Firemen, Engulfed 4 Acres
Investigation Launched Into Somerset County Blaze That Hospitalized 2 Firemen, Engulfed 4 Acres A Somerset County blaze that engulfed four acres of woodlands, elicited a massive response from surrounding agencies, and hospitalized two firemen for injuries last week has prompted an investigation, authorities said. The Bridgewater Township Police Department responded to the Thursday, April, 13 call near 1482 Long Rd. just before 4 p.m., Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said the following Wednesday. The blaze quickly spread and ultimately damaged “over four acres of woodland property” on Long Road, according to investigators. Meanwhile, two firemen were hospitalized as a res…

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by Valerie Musson