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Elizabeth, NJ
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Elizabeth Fire: 4 Killed Were Furniture Shopping, Thousands Raised For Grieving Mom Elizabeth Fire: 4 Killed Were Furniture Shopping, Thousands Raised For Grieving Mom Elizabeth Fire: 4 Killed Were Furniture Shopping, Thousands Raised For Grieving Mom
Elizabeth Fire: 4 Killed Were Furniture Shopping, Thousands Raised For Grieving Mom The community is coming together in support of an Elizabeth mom critically injured in a Monday night fire that killed two of her daughters, their young friend an adult female. More than $11,425 had been raised on the GoFundMe for Merlin Vazquez as of Tuesday afternoon. Vazquez, 36, was furniture shopping on the second floor of 871 Elizabeth Ave., when the fire broke out in a soda machine in the dollar store downstairs around 6 p.m., ABC7 reports. Victims tried getting out of the back door of the second floor, but were trapped due to a locked gate, a city spokeswoman said. Vazquez's daught…

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by Cecilia Levine
Rutherford, NJ
Your Community
COVID-19: Staff Member Tests Positive At Another Bergen County School COVID-19: Staff Member Tests Positive At Another Bergen County School COVID-19: Staff Member Tests Positive At Another Bergen County School
Covid-19: Staff Member Tests Positive At Another Bergen County School A school for elementary and middle school students in a small Bergen County town is going all-remote after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. The Robert L. Craig School (Moonachie) employee was "doing well and feeling good," and was not infected in the school, Superintendent James Knipper said. The test came back positive last Wednesday, Knipper said. No other staff members or students tested positive or experienced symptoms, according to Knipper. Classes will be virtual until Oct. 13, the superintendent said. On Monday, a Rutherford school was relegated to remote learning after…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Obituaries
Passaic Corrections Captain, USPS Worker Gregory De Franco Of Montclair Dies Passaic Corrections Captain, USPS Worker Gregory De Franco Of Montclair Dies Passaic Corrections Captain, USPS Worker Gregory De Franco Of Montclair Dies
Passaic Corrections Captain, USPS Worker Gregory De Franco Of Montclair Dies Gregory De Franco of Montclair died on Sept. 26. He was 58 years old. Born and raised in Paterson, De Franco later settled in Montclair. He met his wife Rochelle Coles while working for the U.S. Postal Service, a job he held for 17 years, his obituary says. De Franco then served 25 years as captain for Passaic County Corrections at the Passaic County Jail, his obituary says. He is survived by his wife, Rochelle (nee Coles); children Aja Haley, Robert Haley, Gregory De Franco and Olivia De Franco; grandfather of one; parents Joseph De Franco and Evelyn (nee Cardoza) De Franco; sibling…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Breaking News
TRAGIC: Authorities ID 4 Dead In Elizabeth Fire Including 3 Kids Who Tried Escaping TRAGIC: Authorities ID 4 Dead In Elizabeth Fire Including 3 Kids Who Tried Escaping TRAGIC: Authorities ID 4 Dead In Elizabeth Fire Including 3 Kids Who Tried Escaping
Tragic: Authorities ID 4 Dead In Elizabeth Fire Including 3 Kids Who Tried Escaping The community is coming together in support of an Elizabeth mom critically injured in a Monday night fire that killed two of her daughters, their young friend an adult female. More than $11,425 had been raised on the GoFundMe for Merlin Vazquez as of Tuesday afternoon. Vazquez, 36, was furniture shopping on the second floor of 871 Elizabeth Ave., when the fire broke out in a soda machine in the dollar store downstairs around 6 p.m., ABC7 reports. Victims tried getting out of the back door of the second floor, but were trapped due to a locked gate, a city spokeswoman said. Vazquez's daught…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
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Teen Struck By Car Seriously Injured In Newark Teen Struck By Car Seriously Injured In Newark Teen Struck By Car Seriously Injured In Newark
Teen Struck By Car Seriously Injured In Newark A teenage boy was seriously injured after being struck by a car in Newark Monday night. The 13-year-old boy was hit at Bloomfield Avenue and North 9th Street around 9:30 p.m., City spokeswoman Catherine Adams said. The incident appeared to have happened outside of the Newark Schools Stadium. He was taken to a hospital for treatment and the driver remained at the scene. The incident remains under investigation. No further information was available.

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
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COVID-19: More Than Dozen NJ Hospitals, Nursing Homes Cited For Violations COVID-19: More Than Dozen NJ Hospitals, Nursing Homes Cited For Violations COVID-19: More Than Dozen NJ Hospitals, Nursing Homes Cited For Violations
Covid-19: More Than Dozen NJ Hospitals, Nursing Homes Cited For Violations More than a dozen New Jersey hospitals and nursing homes were issued citations from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for violations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 14 New Jersey facilities are among 37 ticketed nationwide, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $484,069.   New Jersey had more hospitals cited than any other state, totaling $252,150. Hospitals and nursing homes issued violations and their penalties include: Valley Hospital Inc., Ridgewood, $8,675 Valley Physician Services Inc., Waldwick, $…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Breaking News
TRAGIC: Authorities ID 4 Dead In Elizabeth Fire Including 3 Kids Who Tried Escaping TRAGIC: Authorities ID 4 Dead In Elizabeth Fire Including 3 Kids Who Tried Escaping TRAGIC: Authorities ID 4 Dead In Elizabeth Fire Including 3 Kids Who Tried Escaping
Tragic: Authorities ID 4 Dead In Elizabeth Fire Including 3 Kids Who Tried Escaping The community is coming together in support of an Elizabeth mom critically injured in a Monday night fire that killed two of her daughters, their young friend an adult female. More than $11,425 had been raised on the GoFundMe for Merlin Vazquez as of Tuesday afternoon. Vazquez, 36, was furniture shopping on the second floor of 871 Elizabeth Ave., when the fire broke out in a soda machine in the dollar store downstairs around 6 p.m., ABC7 reports. Victims tried getting out of the back door of the second floor, but were trapped due to a locked gate, a city spokeswoman said. Vazquez's daught…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
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HEROES: Physician Assistant, Off-Duty Firefighter Rescue NJ Turnpike Driver Engulfed In Flames HEROES: Physician Assistant, Off-Duty Firefighter Rescue NJ Turnpike Driver Engulfed In Flames HEROES: Physician Assistant, Off-Duty Firefighter Rescue NJ Turnpike Driver Engulfed In Flames
Heroes: Physician Assistant, Off-Duty Firefighter Rescue NJ Turnpike Driver Engulfed In Flames A physician assistant and off-duty corrections officer were among several bystanders who sprung into action to help a truck driver whose body was engulfed in flames on the NJ Turnpike Monday afternoon. Daniel O'Beirne, a volunteer Wood-Ridge firefighter, was heading to work at as a corrections officer in Avenel when he saw the southbound tractor-trailer cab in front of him hit a sign pole then burst into flames, around 1:15 p.m., in Linden. O'Beirne pulled over, jumped out of his car and ran over to help the truck driver -- who he said was standing on the running boards of his truck, engulf…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
TRAGIC: Authorities ID 4 Dead In Elizabeth Fire Including 3 Kids Who Tried Escaping TRAGIC: Authorities ID 4 Dead In Elizabeth Fire Including 3 Kids Who Tried Escaping TRAGIC: Authorities ID 4 Dead In Elizabeth Fire Including 3 Kids Who Tried Escaping
Tragic: Authorities ID 4 Dead In Elizabeth Fire Including 3 Kids Who Tried Escaping The community is coming together in support of an Elizabeth mom critically injured in a Monday night fire that killed two of her daughters, their young friend an adult female. More than $11,425 had been raised on the GoFundMe for Merlin Vazquez as of Tuesday afternoon. Vazquez, 36, was furniture shopping on the second floor of 871 Elizabeth Ave., when the fire broke out in a soda machine in the dollar store downstairs around 6 p.m., ABC7 reports. Victims tried getting out of the back door of the second floor, but were trapped due to a locked gate, a city spokeswoman said. Vazquez's daught…

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by Cecilia Levine
Rutherford, NJ
Your Community
COVID-19 Case Closes Bergen County Middle School COVID-19 Case Closes Bergen County Middle School COVID-19 Case Closes Bergen County Middle School
Covid-19 Case Closes Bergen County Middle School Yet another Bergen County school closed due to a confirmed case of COVID-19. Classes at the Union School in Rutherford were switched to remote, with in-person instruction set to resume Oct. 14, according to a letter sent to parents Monday afternoon. It was not clear if the case was a student or staff member. Schools in Demarest, Haledon and Wayne also switched to remote learning in the last week due to COVID-19 cases.

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