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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Young Child Airlifted To Hospital After Near-Drowning In Bergen Backyard Pool
A young child was airlifted to Hackensack University Medical Center after nearly drowning in a backyard pool in Mahwah late Wednesday afternoon. The boy, 3, was breathing on his own but unconscious when first responders arrived at the Wyckoff Avenue home near the Ramsey border. He regained consciousness, however, and was picked up by AirMed 1 at the nearby George Washington School field, witnesses said. No further information was immediately available.
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Covid-
19: Two New Westchester Schools To Close After Exposure
Two new Westchester schools will become the latest to temporarily transition to remote learning after a positive COVID-19 case was confirmed. The White Plains School District announced on Wednesday, Oct. 14 that a member of the Post Road Elementary School community has tested positive for the virus, prompting the district to transition the school to remote learning through at least Wednesday, Oct. 28. Yonkers Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Edwin M. Quezada announced late Wednesday afternoon that the Enrico Fermi Elementary School will be closed to non-essential staff until Friday, Oct. …
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Playground Tire Mulch A Cancer Risk? Mahwah Parents Petition For Replacement
Recent findings do not indicate that the rubber used to make tire mulch on playgrounds and crumbs on artificial turfs poses a risk to public health. But a group of Mahwah parents says there are still chemicals in the mulch and better alternatives available. More than 538 signatures had been garnered on a Change.org petition launched by the group as of Sunday afternoon. The parents hope local education officials will replace the shredded tire mulch cushioning the ground at the George Washington, Betsy Ross and Joyce Kilmer school playgrounds with wood fiber -- ASAP. Mercury, lea…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Lodi Elementary Schoolers Return After Bomb Threat
A Lodi elementary school was evacuated for nearly an hour and a half after someone phoned in a bomb threat Monday morning. The caller said he was "not so happy with" George Washington School and that there was a bomb inside, a law enforcement source told Daily Voice. The Bergen County Bomb Squad and K-9 Unit was summoned just before 10 a.m. Police closed off streets and accompanied the youngsters to the high school. They started returning to George Washington shortly before 11:30 a.m. ****** ALSO SEE: Sprinklers helped douse a fire in a Lodi industrial building Sunday night. https…
