Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
News
Worker Falls 3 Floors Down Elevator Shaft At Bergen Apartments Site Overlooking Passaic River Worker Falls 3 Floors Down Elevator Shaft At Bergen Apartments Site Overlooking Passaic River
Worker Falls 3 Floors Down Elevator Shaft At Bergen Apartments Site Overlooking Passaic River A 23-year-old worker was critically injured Saturday when he fell three stories down an elevator shaft at an Elmwood Park construction site along the Passaic River, authorities said. Authorities weren't immediately sure how the 11 a.m. mishap at the latest phase of the Riverwalk development off River Drive occurred, Borough Administrator/Police Chief Michael Foligno said. The victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center in critical but stable condition, Foligno said. The job was shut down and OSHA responded Saturday afternoon to "investigate and determine the next step," he sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Body Recovered From Passaic River Body Recovered From Passaic River
Body Recovered From Passaic River A body was recovered from the Passaic River in Hudson County Monday afternoon, police reports say. The New Jersey State Police Marine Unit was apparently dispatched to the area of the river near 1st Street in Harrison around 2:15 p.m. Last week, the bodies of a young couple who were swept away in Hurricane Ida's floodwaters were recovered from the river. As of Monday, a Little Falls woman who witnesses said was also swept into the river by the current remained missing. No further details were immediately released.

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
News
CONFIRMED: Male, Female Bodies Pulled From Passaic River Are Couple Drowned By Ida CONFIRMED: Male, Female Bodies Pulled From Passaic River Are Couple Drowned By Ida
Confirmed: Male, Female Bodies Pulled From Passaic River Are Couple Drowned By Ida UPDATE: The New Jersey Medical Examiner's Office on Friday positively identified two bodies pulled from the Passaic River over the previous two days as a former high school prom king and queen swept away in Hurricane Ida's floodwaters last week. A search for Nidhi Rana, 18, and Ayush Rana, 21, had ended when the medical examiner's office finally confirmed their identities Friday afternoon based on dental and medical records, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. Nidhi and Ayush were swept into a storm drain that empties into the river after getting out of their car on Main Street during l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
News
GOTCHA! Men Caught Stripping Cars In Paterson Suspected In 15 Vehicle Thefts GOTCHA! Men Caught Stripping Cars In Paterson Suspected In 15 Vehicle Thefts
Gotcha! Men Caught Stripping Cars In Paterson Suspected In 15 Vehicle Thefts Four men caught by Paterson police stripping cars could be responsible for the thefts of up to 15 vehicles found dumped in the area, authorities said Thursday. Officers Justin Lewinski and Wojciech Kulbabinski rolled up on two suspects and two U-Haul trucks in the dead end of East Holsman Street early Wednesday evening, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. A dirt lot there off North Bridge Street has become a spot where stolen vehicles are brought and stripped of doors, hoods and trunks, he explained. Lewinski and Kulbabinski spotted Xavier Nunez, 34, of East Orange, and Luis Caste…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
News
CONFIRMED: Male, Female Bodies Pulled From Passaic River Are Couple Drowned By Ida CONFIRMED: Male, Female Bodies Pulled From Passaic River Are Couple Drowned By Ida
Confirmed: Male, Female Bodies Pulled From Passaic River Are Couple Drowned By Ida CONFIRMED: The New Jersey Medical Examiner's Office on Friday positively identified two bodies pulled from the Passaic River over the previous two days as a former high school prom king and queen swept away in Hurricane Ida's floodwaters last week. A search for Nidhi Rana, 18, and Ayush Rana, 21, had ended when the medical examiner's office finally confirmed their identities Friday afternoon based on dental and medical records, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. Nidhi and Ayush were swept into a storm drain that empties into the river after getting out of their car on Main Street durin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
News
STILL MISSING: Search For Former Passaic Prom King, Queen Helped By Lowest Tide In Days STILL MISSING: Search For Former Passaic Prom King, Queen Helped By Lowest Tide In Days
Still Missing: Search For Former Passaic Prom King, Queen Helped By Lowest Tide In Days UPDATE (SEPT. 10): The New Jersey Medical Examiner's Office on Friday positively identified two bodies pulled from the Passaic River over the previous two days as a former high school prom king and queen swept away in Hurricane Ida's floodwaters last week. CLICK HERE FOR THE STORY.... ****** UPDATE: With the Passaic River tide the lowest its been since before Tropical Storm Ida, authorities resumed on Saturday their search for a former prom king and queen. The Passaic couple, Nidhi Rana, 18, and Ayush Rana, 21, apparently were swept into a storm drain that empties into the river after get…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
News
STILL MISSING: Search Intensifies For Young Passaic Couple Swept Away In Ida's Floodwaters STILL MISSING: Search Intensifies For Young Passaic Couple Swept Away In Ida's Floodwaters
Still Missing: Search Intensifies For Young Passaic Couple Swept Away In Ida's Floodwaters UPDATE (SEPT. 10): The New Jersey Medical Examiner's Office on Friday positively identified two bodies pulled from the Passaic River over the previous two days as a former high school prom king and queen swept away in Hurricane Ida's floodwaters last week. CLICK HERE FOR THE STORY.... ****** UPDATE (SATURDAY): With the Passaic River tide the lowest its been since before Tropical Storm Ida struck, authorities resumed their search for a former prom king and queen swept away in floodwaters. The Passaic couple, Nidhi Rana, 18, and Ayush Rana, 21, apparently were swept into a storm drain that …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
News
STILL MISSING: Little Falls Woman, 56, Swept Away By Floodwaters Presumed Dead STILL MISSING: Little Falls Woman, 56, Swept Away By Floodwaters Presumed Dead
Still Missing: Little Falls Woman, 56, Swept Away By Floodwaters Presumed Dead UPDATE: A Little Falls woman swept away by floodwaters during Tropical Storm Ida was still missing and believed dead, authorities said Thursday. Donna Lomagro, 56, got out of her stranded car on Lackawanna Avenue near Browertown Road and was knocked under by the current around 9 p.m., witnesses told Woodland Park police. The current continued into Dowling Brook, which eventually feeds into the Passaic River, they said. Two good Samaritans had to be rescued themselves after they tried to save her. The West Paterson Fire Department Water Rescue Team continued searching through the nigh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
News
AFTERMATH OF IDA: Passaic Passenger, 70, Drowns In Floodwaters, North Jersey Begins Cleanup AFTERMATH OF IDA: Passaic Passenger, 70, Drowns In Floodwaters, North Jersey Begins Cleanup
Aftermath OF IDA: Passaic Passenger, 70, Drowns In Floodwaters, North Jersey Begins Cleanup A 70-year-old passenger drowned in the overflowed Passaic River, despite furious efforts to save him, authorities said, as North Jersey took stock Thursday of the damage from Tropical Storm Ida. Firefighters and police rescued other members of his victim’s family, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said, as the region surveyed the aftermath in the sun-drenched light of day. “I believe just like every other municipality in the state as a whole and the tri-state area, we were caught by surprise,” Lora said. “No one could have predicted the storm would have taken such a turn for the worst.” Th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
News
IDA: Firefighters Cut Hole In Paterson Bridge To Rescue Man Trapped In Passaic River Below IDA: Firefighters Cut Hole In Paterson Bridge To Rescue Man Trapped In Passaic River Below
IDA: Firefighters Cut Hole In Paterson Bridge To Rescue Man Trapped In Passaic River Below During a night full of rescues, one of the most dramatic occurred at a bridge over the swollen Passaic River. City firefighters cut a hole in the deck of the Temple Street bridge off Presidential Boulevard in Paterson to rescue a man who'd become stuck beneath it late Wednesday as a relentless downpour brought by Tropical Storm Ida bombarded New Jersey. How he ended up there wasn't immediately clear. His rescuers found the victim alert and conscious after cutting a small survey hole, responders said. They carved out a larger space using jackhammers and other heavy equipment to get the man …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
News
Body Recovered From Passaic River Body Recovered From Passaic River
Body Recovered From Passaic River Authorities were trying to identify the body of an apparently homeless man who drowned Saturday in the Passaic River. Witnesses said the man didn't know how to swim, ignored friends' insistence that he not go in, then went under in a deep pond on the Clifton side of the river, Clifton Deputy Fire Chief Craig Hopkins said. Rescue teams from Clifton, Passaic and Wallington put boats in the water before a Bergen County Office of Emergency Management drone helped locate the body south of the Dundee Dam. The victim had apparently been in the water more than an hour and a half before authorities…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
News
HEROES: Good Samaritans, Police Rescue Driver Whose SUV Plunged Into Passaic River HEROES: Good Samaritans, Police Rescue Driver Whose SUV Plunged Into Passaic River
Heroes: Good Samaritans, Police Rescue Driver Whose SUV Plunged Into Passaic River A motorist was rescued by a family of good Samaritans and Nutley police after he drove his SUV into the Passaic River as high tide rolled in. The rescuers jumped in and got the driver out after the vehicle plunged down the boat ramp north of the Kingsland Avenue Bridge, which connects Nutley and Lyndhurst, shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday, responders said. The SUV then became submerged in 10 feet of water about 100 feet or so from shore, they said. The Lyndhurst Fire Department deployed a rescue diver who searched the vehicle and immediate area and found no additional victims. The vehicle …

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by Jerry DeMarco