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Elizabeth, NJ
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4-Alarm Blaze Rips Through Elizabeth Truck Center
A firefighter suffered minor injuries battling a four-alarm fire that tore through a truck center in Elizabeth Sunday night. Several small explosions were contained to flammable repair liquids inside of the North Avenue structure, with flames and smoke visible from nearby Newark Airport. No one was in the building when the blaze broke out around 11 p.m., and could have been burning undetected for part of the day Sunday, officials said. The cause remains under investigation. At the scene.Elizabeth NJ Fire Officers IAFF Local 2040 The Elizabeth PD's drone unit responds.Friends of Eli…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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18 Parsippany Hills High School Students, Staff Members Treated In Pepper Spray Incident
A student who sprayed pepper spray inside a Parsippany Hills High School classroom caused breathing problems for 18 students and faculty members, police said. A faculty member pulled the fire alarm in response to several people reporting breathing problems around 10 a.m. Thursday morning, Parsippany Police Chief Andrew Miller said. The room was ventilated and all students and faculty were allowed to reenter the building shortly after. It was not clear why the student sprayed pepper spray. The investigation remained ongoing as of Friday evening. The Mount Tabor Fire Department, Par-Troy EM…
Bergenfield, NJ
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'Great American Beer Bars': Dumont's Grant Street Proudly Represents NJ
A beloved Dumont bar and restaurant is representing New Jersey on a website's rundown of best beer bars in the U.S. Each year, CraftBeer.com asks readers to nominate their favorite local beer bars. The website's editors tally the nominations on a state-by-state basis and consider the atmosphere, servers and -- of course -- the beer menu. It should come as no surprise to locals that Grant Street Cafe made the cut. The family-run Grant Avenue locale managed by Chris DeLaura opened in 1989 and is "considered the hidden gem of Bergen County," CraftBeer.com says. Grant's made headlines last…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Parsippany PD: Juvenile Robbed By Armed Men In Buffalo Wild Wings Parking Lot
Men armed with a knife and a firearm remain at large after robbing a juvenile in the Buffalo Wild Wings parking lot, authorities in Parsippany said. A group of five juveniles leaving the Route 46 restaurant met a group of five men in the parking lot when one of the juveniles was robbed of cash and "other items" around 9 p.m. Thursday, Parsippany police said. The juvenile told police that one of the men -- who fled immediately in a vehicle -- had a knife and another had a firearm, according to police. The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the …
North Hunterdon, NJ
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Authorities Admit Wrongly Identifying Pair As Arsonists, Fire Investigation Continues
Authorities said they wrongly identified a pair of individuals as suspects in last weekend's Delaware Water Gap fire after posting photos of them to their Facebook page Thursday. The investigation into the Mount Tammany blaze, which took firefighters several days to extinguish, was continuing, they said. Photos of two people who authorities at first said they thought were responsible were posted Thursday to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area's Facebook page. The post was later removed, and the park issued a statement saying the individuals were identified and weren't involved…
North Hunterdon, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities Admit Wrongly Identifying Pair As Arsonists, Fire Investigation Continues
Authorities said they wrongly identified a pair of individuals as suspects in last weekend's Delaware Water Gap fire after posting photos of them to their Facebook page. The investigation into the Mount Tammany blaze that took firefighters several days to extinguish, however, remains ongoing, officials said. The fire started around 2:30 p.m., Sunday at popular at Mount Tammany -- a popular hiking spot on the Pennsylvania border -- and spread across approximately 80 acres, authorities said. Pictures initially believed to be the arsonists were posted Thursday to the Delaware Water Gap Nati…
Newark, NJ
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: Essex County Grammy Winner Eliminated As Mouse On 'The Masked Singer'
Spoiler alert: An iconic singer with roots in Essex County was eliminated as The Mouse on Fox's "The Masked Singer." Dionne Warwick, 79, who attended East Orange High School, was unmasked Wednesday night. The five-time Grammy Award-winner said the experience was "an absolute ball." The show pits several celebrities against each other dress head-to-toe in elaborate costumes meant to hide their identifies. The audience, hosts, judges and competitors guess who each contestant is behind the masks.
Jersey City, NJ
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Construction Worker Killed In Jersey City Trench Collapse
A 35-year-old construction worker died after a trench collapsed on him in Jersey City Thursday morning, authorities said. The worker was installing a water line on Route 440 when the incident occurred around 9:30 a.m., the city's director of communications Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. Occupational Safety and Health Administration was at the scene as of 12:40 p.m.
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Driver Gets 10 Years For Fatal Route 80 Paramus School Bus Crash
A former school bus driver was sentenced to a plea-bargained 10 years in prison Wednesday for causing a crash that killed a Paramus teacher and student in 2018 on Route 80 in Morris County. Hudy Muldrow, 79, formerly a bus driver for the Paramus School District, must serve at least five years and nine months before he is eligible for parole, under the terms of his plea agreement with Morris County prosecutors. Muldrow of Newark was behind the wheel of a bus carrying more than 40 people when he made an illegal U-turn on Route 80 in Mount Olive Township and crashed into a dump truck -- killi…
Elizabeth, NJ
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Authorities Seize Meth, 'Date Rape' Drug From Elizabeth Man Already Facing Drug Charges
A 56-year-old Elizabeth man who authorities two years ago charged with having nearly $59,000 worth of crystal meth was busted again last week. A warranted search turned up 175 grams of methamphetamine, two bottles of GHB, drug packaging materials and $170 in drug proceeds at Christopher Durkin's Spring Street home last Thursday, according to a release from the Union County Prosecutor's Office. GHB is a powerful depressant commonly known as a "date rape" drug that's used to treat narcolepsy. In 2018, Durkin was charged with having more than 20 ounces of crystal meth valued at…
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