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Injured Hiker Rescued By Boat After Fall In Palisades Park Near NJ/NY Line Injured Hiker Rescued By Boat After Fall In Palisades Park Near NJ/NY Line
Injured Hiker Rescued By Boat After Fall In Palisades Park Near NJ/NY Line An injured hiker had to be rescued by boat after falling near a rockslide along the Hudson River in Palisades Interstate Park near the New York/New Jersey border, authorities said.  The incident happened around 1:20 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, near the Northern Rockslide/Giant Stairs by the Rockland County/New Jersey line in Palisades Park, the Piermont Fire Department announced.  Piermont firefighters responded to help the Sparkill Fire Department with the rescue and arrived with 18 members, including high-angle rescue and marine dive teams. Rescuers soon reached the remote shoreline…

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by Ben Crnic
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Paterson Man Assaults Two EMTs, Police Say Paterson Man Assaults Two EMTs, Police Say
Paterson Man Assaults Two EMTs, Police Say A 25-year-old Paterson man has been arrested and charged for assaulting two EMTs who were trying to help him during a medical emergency, authorities said.  The attack happened on March 2, 2025, at approximately 5:25 a.m. when officers responded to 169 16th Ave. for a report of an aggravated assault, Paterson Police Department Officer in Charge Patrick B. Murray said. Paterson Fire Department EMS personnel had responded to the address less than an hour earlier for a person experiencing difficulty breathing, Murray said. The EMTs secured the individual to a gurney, preparing to…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Same Highly-Intoxicated Hawthorne Man Found Lying On Same Road Just Over 24 Hours Later Same Highly-Intoxicated Hawthorne Man Found Lying On Same Road Just Over 24 Hours Later
Same Highly-Intoxicated Hawthorne Man Found Lying On Same Road Just Over 24 Hours Later A 37-year-old Hawthorne man was found lying on the side of the same Glen Rock road twice, just over 24 hours later, highly-intoxicated each time, police said. A concern citizen reported finding the man lying next to a tree on the side of Doremus Avenue near Faber Field around 10:22 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Officers determined the man was highly intoxicated, and unable to care for himself. They were able to contact a friend of the man, who responded to the scene and agreed to provide care for him, the chief said.  The subject was safely he…

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by Cecilia Levine