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UPDATE: Hiker Who Went Missing In Ringwood State Park Found In Rockland UPDATE: Hiker Who Went Missing In Ringwood State Park Found In Rockland
Update: Hiker Who Went Missing In Ringwood State Park Found In Rockland UPDATE: A 63-year-old hiker from Wayne who'd gone missing in Ringwood State Park was found a few miles away the next day across the state line in Rockland County, authorities said. Police say they can thank Ring and Facebook. Carol Fumiko Heimbach was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern after she was located in Sloatsburg around 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 4, said Caryn Shinske, the senior press officer for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. She was none the worse for wear, although still a bit disoriented from a night in the woods, responders said. Heimback, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
FOUND! Authorities Confirm End Of Search For Missing Woman In Ringwood State Park FOUND! Authorities Confirm End Of Search For Missing Woman In Ringwood State Park
Found! Authorities Confirm End Of Search For Missing Woman In Ringwood State Park 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A 63-year-old hiker from Wayne who'd gone missing in Ringwood State Park was found a few miles away the next day across the state line in Rockland County, authorities said. Police say they can thank Ring and Facebook. Carol Fumiko Heimbach was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern after she was located in Sloatsburg around 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 4, said Caryn Shinske, the senior press officer for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. She was none the worse for wear, although still a bit disoriented from a night in the woods, responders said. Heimback, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Sheriff: Body Of Missing Mahwah Man Found Sheriff: Body Of Missing Mahwah Man Found
Sheriff: Body Of Missing Mahwah Man Found UPDATE (Saturday, Nov. 19): The search for a missing Mahwah man ended with the discovery of his body deep into one of the area's largest parks, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton confirmed. A hiker discovered the body of Hector Zamorano, 41, off the yellow trail at the Ramapo Valley Reservation around noontime Saturday, Nov. 19, said the sheriff, whose department is handling the investigation. The area is roughly an hour's walk in from Ramapo Valley Road (Route 202) in Mahwah. Although no foul play was suspected, Cureton said members of his forensics team -- known as the Bureau of Crim…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
SAD UPDATE: Missing Mahwah Man's Body Found SAD UPDATE: Missing Mahwah Man's Body Found
SAD Update: Missing Mahwah Man's Body Found UPDATE (Saturday, Nov. 19): The search for a missing Mahwah man ended with the discovery of his body deep into one of the area's largest parks, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton confirmed. A hiker discovered the body of Hector Zamorano, 41, off the yellow trail at the Ramapo Valley Reservation around noontime Saturday, Nov. 19, said the sheriff, whose department is handling the investigation. The area is roughly an hour's walk in from Ramapo Valley Road (Route 202) in Mahwah. Although no foul play was suspected, Cureton said members of his forensics team -- known as the Bureau of Crim…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
No Swimming At These NJ State Parks Due To Lifeguard Shortage No Swimming At These NJ State Parks Due To Lifeguard Shortage
No Swimming At These NJ State Parks Due To Lifeguard Shortage A lifeguard shortage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has banned swimming in lakes at four of New Jersey's parks and delayed it until August at two others, state officials said. Swimming is closed for the 2021 season at the Belleplain State Forest, Ringwood and Swartswood State Parks and Spruce Run Recreation area, their websites say. Swimming will be delayed at Bass River and Parvin state parks until August. Click here for the complete NJ State Parks swim schedule, or click here to submit a lifeguard application form.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Here's Which NJ Parks Are Open, Closed After Tropical Storm Isaias Here's Which NJ Parks Are Open, Closed After Tropical Storm Isaias
Here's Which NJ Parks Are Open, Closed After Tropical Storm Isaias More than a dozen New Jersey state parks and forests were closed to visitors for cleanup from Tropical Storm Isaias as of Friday evening. Many of them will remain closed for several days, according to a Facebook post being updated daily by the NJ Parks Department. More than 300,000 New Jersey residents were also without power as of Friday afternoon. The following state parks and forests were closed as of 9 a.m. Friday. Allaire State Park Atsion Recreation Area Bull's Island Recreation Area Cheesequake State Park Farny State Park Hacklebarney State Park Long Pond Ironworks State Park Monm…

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by Valerie Musson
News
These NJ Parks Reached Capacity This Weekend These NJ Parks Reached Capacity This Weekend
These NJ Parks Reached Capacity This Weekend Nearly half-a-dozen New Jersey state parks were closed after reaching capacity this weekend. Residents eager for fresh air flocked to the state's parks and golf courses bright and early Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17 -- the third weekend since Gov. Phil Murphy allowed the state's parks to reopen since the shutdown. Parking lots at Ramapo Mountain State Forest in Mahwah and Norvin Green State Forest in Bloomingdale were closed as of 9 a.m. Sunday, according to New Jersey's parks department. On Saturday, the following parks were closed after reaching capacity: Batsto Village …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Ramapo Reservation Remains Closed Indefinitely Following Coyote Attacks On Woman, Dog UPDATE: Ramapo Reservation Remains Closed Indefinitely Following Coyote Attacks On Woman, Dog
Update: Ramapo Reservation Remains Closed Indefinitely Following Coyote Attacks On Woman, Dog Bergen County officials closed the Ramapo Valley County Reservation in Mahwah until further notice after a woman and a dog were injured in separate coyote attacks Saturday. Fish and wildlife police set up traps in the park, which was expected to remain closed for a week -- possibly two -- or until the coyote or coyotes responsible for the attacks are captured, Daily Voice has learned. "Local residents and park enthusiasts are being asked to avoid hiking until the reservation is deemed ready to reopen," county officials said in a bulletin. "Until such time please enjoy the many other pa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Woman, Dog Injured In Separate Coyote Attacks, Ramapo Reservation Closed Woman, Dog Injured In Separate Coyote Attacks, Ramapo Reservation Closed
Woman, Dog Injured In Separate Coyote Attacks, Ramapo Reservation Closed UPDATE: Fish and wildlife police set up traps in the park, which was expected to remain closed for a week -- possibly two -- or until some coyotes are captured, Daily Voice has learned. READ MORE: https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/mahwah/police-fire/update-ramapo-reservation-remains-closed-indefinitely-following-coyote-attacks-on-woman-dog/777065/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: A woman and a dog were injured in separate coyote attacks Saturday at the Ramapo Valley County Reservation in Mahwah, authorities confirmed. Their injuries didn't initially appear serious, responders said. The woman …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
NY Times Spotlight Same-Sex Army Captains Celebrating Marriage In Ringwood NY Times Spotlight Same-Sex Army Captains Celebrating Marriage In Ringwood
NY Times Spotlight Same-Sex Army Captains Celebrating Marriage In Ringwood RINGWOOD, N.J. – A pair of U.S. Army Captains -- believed to be the first same-sex active-duty military couple to say ‘I do’ at West Point’s Cadet Chapel – recently celebrated their wedding reception in Ringwood, NYTimes.com reports. Capt. Daniel Hall, 30, and Capt. Vincent Franchino, 26, both Apache helicopter pilots, were married on January 13, in front of about 150 guests, many in Army uniforms, the story says. The reception was held at Skylands Manor, described in the story as an “elegant … 44-room Tudor revival mansion perched high in the heavily wooded Ramapo Mountains along a stretch…

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by Lauren Kidd Ferguson