Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Bayonne Councilman Remains Hospitalized Week After Newark Industrial Accident Bayonne Councilman Remains Hospitalized Week After Newark Industrial Accident
Bayonne Councilman Remains Hospitalized Week After Newark Industrial Accident A Bayonne councilman remains in the hospital one week after being injured in a Newark industrial accident. Second Ward Councilman Sal Gullace was hurt at Advance Environmental Recycling Inc., in Newark when a truck operated by Direct Waste Services struck his leg, HudsonTV.com reports. Gullace, employed by the Hudson County Improvement Authority (HCIA), was working as a solid waste facility contract monitor at the time of the incident.  Gullace under went several surgeries for non life-threatening injuries and was recovering as of Sunday at University Hospital in Newark, Hud…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Fire Doused At Hackensack Company That Makes Hand Sanitizer Stands Fire Doused At Hackensack Company That Makes Hand Sanitizer Stands
Fire Doused At Hackensack Company That Makes Hand Sanitizer Stands Hackensack firefighters made quick work of a Wednesday morning blaze at a company that makes metal stands for hand sanitizers used in medical facilities, among other products. The call to the Testrite plant on South Newman Street came in at 8:17 a.m. after the fire broke out in a malfunctioning dust-collecting machine, city firefighters said. The sprinkler system knocked down the main body of the blaze, they said. Firefighters evacuated the building, then vented it after dousing the flames. EMS evaluated a worker at the scene. Testrite has been in business a little over 100 years.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Rescue Helicopter Landing Leads To Road Closure Following Incident In Brewster Rescue Helicopter Landing Leads To Road Closure Following Incident In Brewster
Rescue Helicopter Landing Leads To Road Closure Following Incident In Brewster Click here for an updated story: Man Rescued After Arm Becomes Stuck Between Rollers At Manufacturer In Brewster A stretch of a busy roadway in Putnam County was closed late Monday afternoon for the landing of a rescue helicopter in Brewster. The incident occurred at the Dunmore Corporation in Brewster at around 4:35 p.m., causing the closure in the area of 3633 Danbury Road adjacent to I-84. Rescue personnel were called to the scene along with a medical helicopter. Motorists were asked to avoid the area.  Dunmore Corp manufactures engineered films for coated, metalized, and laminated …

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by Kathy Reakes