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Saddle River
Edison, NJ
Traffic
Flooding Closes Major Roadways Across NJ, Rescues Under Way (
Update
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Heavy rain on Friday, Sept. 29 closed major roadways across New Jersey. Gov. Phil Murphy declared a State of Emergency in the late afternoon, as rain continued falling, leaving drivers trapped in flood waters across the state. Dunderhook Road at Paramus Road in Paramus remained closed due to flooding, leading the borough's Office of Emergency Management to urge an evacuation of the area late Friday afternoon. Meanwhile, a crew used a backhoe and a long stick to try and clear branches, leaves and other debris from a Saddle River tributary that runs beneath the road. Dunderhook Road at …
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Playful Pit Bull Rescued From River By Garfield Firefighters
A peppy pit bull named Rocky Balboa jumped into the swiftly-moving Saddle River in Garfield on Friday, requiring rescuers to fetch him. His Passaic owner was walking the year-and-a-half-year-old hound along the riverbank in the area of River Drive and Marsellus Place when he broke free to chase some Canada geese, Garfield Police Lt. Richard Uram said. The current took Rocky downstream after he jumped in, and the owner quickly lost sight of him, Uram said. Moments later, Garfield and Wallington police were searching along the banks with Garfield firefighters, the lieutenant said. Members …
New City, NY
Politics
Rockland Gets $3.6M From State Bridge NY Program
Rockland County has been awarded four grants totaling more than $3.6 million through the state’s Bridge NY initiative. The first grant is worth $1.92 million and is intended to replace the bridge on Grassy Point Road over the Minisceongo Creek. Rockland County also received $808,000 intended to replace the culvert below Call Hollow Road at the Minisceongo Creek, $348,000 to replace the culvert on Townline Road for a tributary to the Hackensack River and $550,000 to replace the culvert on Hungry Hollow Road for a tributary to the Saddle River. Furthermore, $995,000 will be allocated to the T…
