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Again? Another Alarm Malfunction Brings Massive Law Enforcement Response To Westwood HS
The system triggered a 7:43 a.m. May 2 lockdown, similar to what occurred on April 16, when the system malfunctioned twice, Westwood Regional Schools Supt. Jill Mortimer said. As before, a legion of tactical and other law enforcement officers converged on Washington Township -- among them, a Bergen County Regional SWAT team and police from the township, Westwood, Emerson, River Vale, Paramus and Ridgewood.
Pedestrian Struck By Train, Service Delayed On Bergen County Line: NJ Transit
A pedestrian was struck by a train Wednesday morning, May 1, briefly suspending service to the Main-Bergen County Rail Line, NJ Transit said.The pedestrian was struck and injured just west of the Plauderville Station in Garfield just after 5:30 a.m., a spokesperson for NJ Transit said. The extent o…
Wild NYPD bodycam video shows Columbia anti-Israel protesters confronting cops inside Hamilton Hall: ‘You’re gonna get hurt’
New bodycam video shows the short-lived confrontation inside Columbia University on Tuesday night after anti-Israel protesters fronted up to NYPD cops after they breached Hamilton Hall and deployed flashbang stun grenades. One ski mask-clad rioter appeared to have a makeshift shield duct-taped to his arm as he attempted to block...
Legendary N.J. hot dog stand sold at auction for $850K
The owner of a Clifton restaurant specializing in BBQ-style Halal meats is the highest bidder in the auction for Libby’s Lunch, the iconic hot dog stand that did business at Paterson’s Great Falls for 84 years before it closed in 2020. Sal Washah submitted a final bid of...
Popular Paterson high school principal Moody resigns, says he was targeted by officials
PATERSON — Popular city high school Principal Zatiti Moody resigned from his job Wednesday night, saying he was targeted by district officials after he publicly defended an instructional aide about an incident with a student. After working almost 26 years in the city district, Moody said he will become principal of the College...
Families of victims in fatal N.J. school bus crash settle lawsuits for $20.5M
A trucking company involved in a 2018 Paramus school bus crash in Morris County that left two people dead has settled a lawsuit for $650,000, bringing total settlement amounts in the case to more than $20 million, an attorney said Wednesday. Bruce Nagel, who represented the families of one child...
Do we need fire sirens? Parents in North Jersey town say it's making their kids miserable
Parents at Clara E. Coleman Elementary School in Glen Rock wanted the fire siren atop the school silenced. Too often, they said, learning at the school is randomly interrupted by the loud whine of the alarm, which seems to go off almost every day to call emergency personnel to a problem in town. ...
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