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$12M Bridge Work To Close Portions Of Route 280: Here's Where $12M Bridge Work To Close Portions Of Route 280: Here's Where
$12M Bridge Work To Close Portions Of Route 280: Here's Where Drivers heading across the Passaic River on Route 280 between Morris and Essex counties should expect overnight delays next week as a major $12 million construction project gets underway, officials said. Beginning 10 p.m. Monday, July 21, through 6 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, crews will close lanes in both directions on I-280 between East Hanover and Roseland. Nightly closures will continue through Thursday, July 24, the New Jersey Department of Transportation said. At least one lane will remain open in each direction. The work kicks off a federally funded $12 million effort to replace the I-28…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Body Found In Passaic River ID'd As Man Missing Since December: Prosecutor Body Found In Passaic River ID'd As Man Missing Since December: Prosecutor
Body Found In Passaic River ID'd As Man Missing Since December: Prosecutor A 21-year-old man missing from Cedar Grove since last December has been identified after his body was recovered from the Passaic River last week, authorities said. Timothy Robinson had been missing after he left Essex County Hospital Center in Cedar Grove on Tuesday, Dec. 17, authorities said. Robinson left the facility on Grove Avenue toward a nearby neighborhood, the Essex County Sheriff’s Office said. On Sunday, March 23, at 4:30 p.m., two fishermen observed a body in the Passaic River near Route 46 in Montville, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. The body was identified as…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Tattoos Are Key To Identifying Man Found In NJ River, Prosecutor Says Tattoos Are Key To Identifying Man Found In NJ River, Prosecutor Says
Tattoos Are Key To Identifying Man Found In NJ River, Prosecutor Says Authorities are asking for the public’s help after a man’s body was found in the Passaic River in Montville over the weekend, authorities said. At the scene in Montville Kyle Mazza UNF News for Daily Voice (EXCLUSIVE) The body was discovered around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 23, near Route 46, after two fishermen reported seeing it in the water,  Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll announced Thursday, March 27. Montville police officers responded to the area and recovered the body with assistance from the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office and Morris County Sheriff’s …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Pink Poodle Takes A Plunge: Miss Molly Rescued After Daring Swim Across Passaic River Pink Poodle Takes A Plunge: Miss Molly Rescued After Daring Swim Across Passaic River
Pink Poodle Takes A Plunge: Miss Molly Rescued After Daring Swim Across Passaic River Molly the pink poodle had an adventure worthy of a Hollywood movie—except her great escape ended with a daring swim across the Passaic River and a multi-agency rescue effort that had everyone holding their breath. It all started when Garfield Police received a call at 4:15 p.m. on Monday, March 3, about a small, pink-colored dog running loose near River Drive and Lanza Avenue, according to Garfield Police Captain Mario X. Pozo. Earlier that day, Molly’s owner had already reported her missing after she slipped away from her Aster Lane home around 11 a.m. Concerned for her beloved, uniquely-c…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Dive Teams Searching For Rifle Thrown In Passaic River By Man Threatening Family: Police Dive Teams Searching For Rifle Thrown In Passaic River By Man Threatening Family: Police
Dive Teams Searching For Rifle Thrown In Passaic River By Man Threatening Family: Police A Bergen County man was arrested after making threats involving a rifle, which he later admitted to throwing into the Passaic River, authorities said. East Rutherford police took a report on Feb. 16, accusing Glen Conlon, 63, of making threats against a family member, East Rutherford Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone said. Investigators determined the threats referenced a rifle that Conlon owned, Yannacone said.  Conlon told police he threw the firearm into the Passaic River behind the River Renaissance Condominiums, the captain said. The Lyndhurst and Wyckoff Fire Departments’ Marine …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Swimmer Recovered From Passaic River, Police Say Body Of Missing Swimmer Recovered From Passaic River, Police Say
Body Of Missing Swimmer Recovered From Passaic River, Police Say A body was recovered from the Passaic River on the morning of Friday, June 28, authorities said. At 10:38 a.m., police responded to the Passaic River near Red Bull Stadium on a report of a body floating in the water, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Police located the body near Riverbank Park at Raymond Boulevard and Brill Street, Fragé said.  The victim is a male swimmer who had not surfaced since entering the water at 4:25 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26, Fragé said. Multiple searches had been conducted for him, Fragé said. The swimmer has not been iden…

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by Sam Barron