Rutherford, NJ
News
Kaepernick Halloween 'Tombstone' Goes Too Far, NJ Neighbor Says Kaepernick Halloween 'Tombstone' Goes Too Far, NJ Neighbor Says
Kaepernick Halloween 'Tombstone' Goes Too Far, NJ Neighbor Says A Halloween decoration that expresses a Rutherford resident’s opinion about professional athletes kneeling for the national anthem has upset some neighbors. The home near the Passaic River has a set of decorative “tombstones” inscribed with puns. One, however, stopped a neighbor in her tracks. A small American flag is planted alongside the decoration, which says: "Colin Kaepernick 1987-2017. I Should Have Stood Up.” “This family thinks it's appropriate to decorate for a holiday geared for children and include a joke where a black man being dead is the punchline,” the neighbor said. “I am…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
News
Harmful Algae Blooms Found In These New Jersey Lakes Harmful Algae Blooms Found In These New Jersey Lakes
Harmful Algae Blooms Found In These New Jersey Lakes Harmful algal blooms have been reported in 32 lakes across the state as of Sept. 1 -- and some are calling for action. In total, two lakes were at a red “warning” level, 20 were orange “advisory” level and 10 were at a blue “watch” level (scroll down for the breakdown). Beaches on Haledon Reservoir were closed for swimming. “We are heading into Labor Day Weekend, but our lakes are still getting worse,” said Jeff Tittel, Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club. CLICK HERE FOR AN INTERACTIVE HARMFUL ALGAE BLOOM MAP OF NJ. “Blue-green algae has taken its toll on an important recreational are…

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by Valerie Musson
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Distraught Boy, 17, Drowns In Passaic River After Officers Dive In To Try And Rescue Him Distraught Boy, 17, Drowns In Passaic River After Officers Dive In To Try And Rescue Him
Distraught Boy, 17, Drowns In Passaic River After Officers Dive In To Try And Rescue Him A distraught 17-year-old boy drowned in the Passaic River Friday night after he jumped off a bridge between Passaic and Wallington, authorities said. The Lakeview Learning Center student jumped off the Market Street bridge in front of his father shortly before 6:30 p.m., responders said. Two city police officers, showing no regard for their own safety, jumped right in after him. "We were trying to help him," a ranking officer told Daily Voice. "He jumped in, so we went in to try and rescue him. It's such a tragedy." Sgt. Robert Cancel and Officer Paul Zapata waded through waist-high mud …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Man's Body Found Floating In Passaic River Man's Body Found Floating In Passaic River
Man's Body Found Floating In Passaic River A body was found floating in the Passaic River Thursday morning, authorities said. The man's body was spotted from a portion of Route 21 in Belleville around 8 a.m., Essex County Prosecutor's Office Spokeswoman Katherine Carter said. Police on scene of a minor motor vehicle crash then reported the body in the river, bringing Nutley and North Arlington fire departments to the scene, initial reports say. The prosecutor's office is investigating.

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by Cecilia Levine
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Body Pulled From Passaic River Body Pulled From Passaic River
Body Pulled From Passaic River Responders recovered a man's body from the Passaic River Wednesday afternoon. Passaic police notified surrounding agents of the body first seen floating south of the Monroe Street Bridge around 4 p.m., Garfield Police Chief Raymond Kovach said. Garfield and Passaic police were among the initial responders. Garfield Fire Department's Marine 3 Unit launched from Wallington for the recovery, Kovach said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office was investigating with Garfield police, the chief said. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. Last week, a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Responders: Diagnosed Terminal, Woman Drowns Herself In Passaic River Responders: Diagnosed Terminal, Woman Drowns Herself In Passaic River
Responders: Diagnosed Terminal, Woman Drowns Herself In Passaic River A Belleville woman who'd just learned that her cancer was terminal drowned herself Tuesday in the Passaic River, authorities said. The 40-something woman said goodbye to her husband before going to a gazebo on River Road in North Arlington, responders said. She left her wallet, cellphone and car keys there, then walked into the water. North Arlington firefighters recovered her body, following a search, about 200 feet south of the gazebo, across from Fanelli Brothers Auto Body. North Arlington police also responded, along with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, the Bergen County Medica…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Feds: 12-Year-Old Jersey City Girl Shot When Allied Gangs Attack Rivals In Drive-By Feds: 12-Year-Old Jersey City Girl Shot When Allied Gangs Attack Rivals In Drive-By
Feds: 12-Year-Old Jersey City Girl Shot When Allied Gangs Attack Rivals In Drive-By A 12-year-old Jersey City girl was wounded in a drive-by shooting earlier this month when three members of a group of allied Jersey City gangs opened fire on a rival gang in retaliation for a previous attack, federal authorities said Wednesday. Marc “Bando” Taylor, Jashawn “Trilly” Tate and Damari “Juggy” Blackwell, all 18 years old, were scheduled for first appearances via videoconference Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge James B. Clark III in Newark, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Taylor, Tate and Blackwell are associated with violent street gangs tied to three neighborhoods -- t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: 3 Arrested In Jersey City Shooting Of 12-Year-Old Girl UPDATE: 3 Arrested In Jersey City Shooting Of 12-Year-Old Girl
Update: 3 Arrested In Jersey City Shooting Of 12-Year-Old Girl Three men have been arrested in the Tuesday evening shooting of a 12-year-old girl in Jersey City, authorities said. The guns recovered in the arrest of Jashaun Tate, Damari Blackwell and Marc Taylor were identified as a semi-automatic, Intractec MOD AB-10 9mm pistol and a Glock 21 .45 caliber handgun, police said. The girl, who was struck in the leg, and another person were shot on Martin Luther King Boulevard near Oak Street around 6 p.m., responders said. Police began chasing a black Volkswagen, which had been reported stolen out of Edgewater. The car hit a pedestrian and another vehic…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: 3 Arrested In Jersey City Shooting Of 12-Year-Old Girl UPDATE: 3 Arrested In Jersey City Shooting Of 12-Year-Old Girl
Update: 3 Arrested In Jersey City Shooting Of 12-Year-Old Girl Three men have been arrested in the Tuesday evening shooting of a 12-year-old girl in Jersey City, authorities said. The guns recovered in the arrest of Jashaun Tate, Damari Blackwell and Marc Taylor were identified as a semi-automatic, Intractec MOD AB-10 9mm pistol and a Glock 21 .45 caliber handgun, police said. The girl, who was struck in the leg, and another person were shot on Martin Luther King Boulevard near Oak Street around 6 p.m., responders said. Police began chasing a black Volkswagen, which had been reported stolen out of Edgewater. The car hit a pedestrian and another vehic…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Door Dash Driver Swept Through Underground Tunnel Into Passaic River During Storm UPDATE: Door Dash Driver Swept Through Underground Tunnel Into Passaic River During Storm
Update: Door Dash Driver Swept Through Underground Tunnel Into Passaic River During Storm A Door Dash driver survived after she and her car were swept through a blocks-long underground tunnel and into the Passaic River during Monday's storm, city police said. Nathalia Bruno, 24, of Newark told police she was delivering food when her car got caught in a flash flood near the Benson Avenue tennis courts. She said she “was then dragged by a current of water and she could see it heading towards a tunnel." Bruno told police she bailed out but was pulled underground along with her car. The tide carried her and the car several blocks below ground, then under Route 21 toward the B…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Boy Whose Body Was Pulled From Passaic River Authorities ID Boy Whose Body Was Pulled From Passaic River
Authorities ID Boy Whose Body Was Pulled From Passaic River UPDATE: The drowning of a 17-year-old boy whose body was pulled from the Passaic River over the Memorial Day weekend isn't considered suspicious, authorities said Wednesday. Elmwood Park firefighters pulled the body of Joshua Hames from the water after a fisherman spotted it tangled in debris against an abutment of the Broadway (Route 4) bridge at Elmwood Park/Paterson border at 11:20 a.m. Sunday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed. It had been in the water about a week, responders said. At the scene of the body recovery along the Passaic River in Elmwood Park.Boyd A. Lovi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Boy, 17, Whose Body Was Found In Passaic River Identified Boy, 17, Whose Body Was Found In Passaic River Identified
Boy, 17, Whose Body Was Found In Passaic River Identified The drowning of a 17-year-old boy whose body was pulled from the Passaic River over the Memorial Day weekend isn't considered suspicious, authorities said Wednesday. Elmwood Park firefighters pulled the body of Joshua Hames from the water after a fisherman spotted it tangled in debris against an abutment of the Broadway (Route 4) bridge at Elmwood Park/Paterson border at 11:20 a.m. Sunday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed. It had been in the water about a week, responders said. An autopsy by the Bergen County Medical Examiner’s Office found no trauma to the body or any othe…

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by Jerry DeMarco