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Fairfield Fire: Blaze Engulfs Commercial Building Fairfield Fire: Blaze Engulfs Commercial Building
Fairfield Fire: Blaze Engulfs Commercial Building Firefighters battled an overnight fire that broke out at a Fairfield building overnight. The blaze erupted just after 2:40 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 21 at Ray Place, local police said. By the time firefighters were on scene, the fire had fully engulfed the building. Firefighters from Montclair, Pine Brook, North Caldwell, Caldwell, West Caldwell, Nutley, Cedar Grove, Lincoln Park, Wayne, and Roseland responded or provided mutual aid. The cause has not been identified.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Missing Woman Found Dead On Roof Of Building: Nutley PD Missing Woman Found Dead On Roof Of Building: Nutley PD
Missing Woman Found Dead On Roof Of Building: Nutley PD A 74-year-old woman reported missing was found dead on the roof of a building, authorities in Nutley said. Police were called to Williams Street to help look for the victim, whose daughter reported her missing on Jan. 16, Police Director Alphonse Petracco and Chief Thomas Strumolo said. Police searched the apartment and building and found the woman unresponsive on the roof, they said. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and detectives were called in to investigate. The incident did not appear suspicious, however, police were awaiting a determination from the medical examiner on caus…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Body Of Belleville Man Recovered From Waterfall In Nutley Body Of Belleville Man Recovered From Waterfall In Nutley
Body Of Belleville Man Recovered From Waterfall In Nutley The body of a 57-year-old Belleville man was recovered from under a waterfall in Nutley, according to police. A witness called police to report the body under Third River along Kingsland Street on Friday, Dec. 2, Nutley Police Director Alphonse Petracco and Chief Thomas Strumolo said. The man's body was identified after a recovery effort. His body was taken to the Essex County Medical Examiner's Office. The area of the park is popular attraction, and the water is relatively shallow, police said.  "We cannot speculate the cause of death, until our investigation is concluded, heav…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
The Ragnarök Vaults: Former NJ Reporter Pens Cold War Spy Novel The Ragnarök Vaults: Former NJ Reporter Pens Cold War Spy Novel
The Ragnarök Vaults: Former NJ Reporter Pens Cold War Spy Novel The Cold War loomed over Michael Perrota's childhood growing up in Nutley in the 1980s. Nearly every movie he watched, book he read and video game he played served as stark reminders of the past. Perrota developed a fascination with the war, devoting much of his time trying to understand it and how it affected the modern world. After more than a decade of research and writing, Perrota published "The Ragnarök Vaults: A Thomas Braddock Novel" -- a Cold War spy novel that hit the shelves last month. "In the end, it's a fun a spy novel," said Perrota, a dad of three from Fair Lawn. "But withi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Van Hits House In Fair Lawn Crash, Two Seriously Injured Van Hits House In Fair Lawn Crash, Two Seriously Injured
Van Hits House In Fair Lawn Crash, Two Seriously Injured Two people were seriously injured when a van slammed into a house following a collision with a sedan Friday morning in Fair Lawn. The morning glare was intense when the vehicles crashed, sending the van into the corner of the house on Rosalie Street at Plaza Road, across from Fair Lawn Fire Co. 3, shortly after 9 a.m. The Saturn sedan, driven by an 82-year-old Ringwood man, was headed south on Plaza Road when it was struck by a Honda van driven by a 57-year-old Nutley woman who failed to yield while heading west on Rosalie, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The van then knocked do…

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by Jerry DeMarco