HEROES: Westwood Police, Good Sams Save Life Of Man Struck By Commuter Train HEROES: Westwood Police, Good Sams Save Life Of Man Struck By Commuter Train
Heroes: Westwood Police, Good Sams Save Life Of Man Struck By Commuter Train A 46-year-old Westwood man who responders said was drunk when he was whacked by a commuter train during an evening rainstorm owes his life to several heroes. Looking toward his second year as the borough’s top law enforcement officer, Chief Michael Pontillo says his own squad’s response to the incident "just shows the quality of officers we have in Westwood.” Praise also goes to a pair of good Samaritans who came to the man’s aid after he suffered a devastating pelvic injury around 8:15 p.m. Friday. Edson Zarte of Passaic, who witnessed the incident, tried using a belt as a tourniquet whil…
NJ Transit: Man Struck By PVL Train In Westwood From Hoboken Seriously Injured NJ Transit: Man Struck By PVL Train In Westwood From Hoboken Seriously Injured
NJ Transit: Man Struck By PVL Train In Westwood From Hoboken Seriously Injured A man was was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a train in Westwood, NJ Transit officials said. The incident occurred around 8:15 p.m. Friday evening and involved a train on the Pascack Valley Line, NJ Transit spokeswoman Kate Thompson told Daily Voice. The train had departed from Hoboken at 7:21 p.m., and was scheduled to arrive in Spring Valley at 8:40 p.m., she said. The man was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with unspecified injuries, Thompson said None of the 50 train passengers or crew members on the train were injured.  Rail ser…
Train Service Suspended In Pearl River After Train Hits Car Train Service Suspended In Pearl River After Train Hits Car
Train Service Suspended In Pearl River After Train Hits Car A car was hit by a train in Pearl River, causing a suspension of service in the area. The incident took place around 10 a.m. Friday when Pascack Valley train #1605, departing Hoboken at 8:57 a.m. for Spring Valley, struck a car at the Central Avenue grade crossing in Pearl River, said Metro-North officials There were no reported injuries to the approximately 12 customers or crew on board the train or to the adult female driver of the car, the MTA said. Service is suspended between Pearl River and Woodcliff Lake.  The train was only operating at about 5 miles per hour and there w…
Railroad Commuters 'Feel Like Unwanted Stepchild,' Due To Poor Service, Rockland Officials Say Railroad Commuters 'Feel Like Unwanted Stepchild,' Due To Poor Service, Rockland Officials Say
Railroad Commuters 'Feel Like Unwanted Stepchild,' Due To Poor Service, Rockland Officials Say Rockland County Executive Ed Day blasted Metro-North and New Jersey Transit officials on Wednesday for frequent cancellations and overall poor express train service "West of the Hudson." Day held a press conference on Aug. 15 at which his criticism was echoed by a state senator, assemblymen and town supervisors who detailed the plight of Rockland County's railroad commuters who Day said continue to suffer during the "crisis" at New Jersey Transit (NJT). NJT continues to cancel Rockland County's only two express trains on the Pascack Valley Line, despite Metro-North Railr…
Oradell's Well-Known 'Meat Guy,' 54, Killed By Train Oradell's Well-Known 'Meat Guy,' 54, Killed By Train
Oradell's Well-Known 'Meat Guy,' 54, Killed By Train He was known for his sense of humor -- a fun-loving guy and popular Oradell meat wholesaler who called himself "The Meat Man." Christopher Lubben, 54, a former boys soccer coach at River Dell High School, was struck and killed by a commuter train in Oradell a half-dozen blocks or so from the school Wednesday evening -- the night before this year's graduation. ****** TRIBUTE: A funeral Mass was scheduled this Monday for Christopher Lubben -- the fun-loving and well-known Oradell wholesaler known as "The Meat Guy." https://paramus.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/monday-funera…
Man, 54, Struck, Killed By Train In Oradell Near River Edge Border Man, 54, Struck, Killed By Train In Oradell Near River Edge Border
Man, 54, Struck, Killed By Train In Oradell Near River Edge Border A train struck and killed a man on the tracks in Oradell at the River Edge border Wednesday night, responders said. Christopher Lubben, 54, The person was struck by a NJ Transit Pascack Valley Line #1635 commuter train just south of New Milford Avenue near the Marginal Road intersection around 7 p.m., the agency's Elizabeth Chamberlain said. ****** TRIBUTE: He was known for his sense of humor -- a fun-loving guy and popular Oradell butcher who called himself "The Meat Man." Christopher Lubben, 54, a former boys soccer coach at River Dell High School, was struck and killed Wednesd…