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Santa, Garfield firefighters bring family Christmas joy with assist from...
SHOUT OUT: Hitching a ride with their Wallington colleagues, Garfield firefighters brought a family of six a 42-inch television, $1,000 worth of toys and childrens’ clothes, food and more this...
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Hackensack firefighters buy Christmas presents for disadvantaged youngsters
SHOUT OUT: Hackensack firefighters today bought Christmas toys and other presents for 50 disadvantaged children — many of them without parents — ranging in age from three months to 17 years old. “The...
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Port Authority police rescue Cliffside Park man, 18, from GWB jump, 69th save...
SHOUT OUT: Two rookie Port Authority police officers talked an 18-year-old Cliffside Park man from jumping off the George Washington Bridge this morning — the 69th save of the year on the span,...
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2014 PBA Toy Drive shows true blue side of local police
SHOUT OUT: As police officers from dozens of Bergen County towns distributed toys and other presents to terminally ill, sick and needy children today, not one took note of a recipient’s skin color or...
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Carney officially becomes Teaneck police chief in promotions
SHOUT OUTS: Teaneck Police Chief Robert A. Carney officially shed the “acting” title during a promotional ceremony during last night’s Township Council meeting. Carney (photo above, center) was...
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Last big weekend of Washington Township firefighters’ Christmas tree sale
SHOUT OUT: Washington Township’s volunteer firefighters are in the last big weekend of their popular Christmas tree sale. The firefighters boast a wide variety of trees — from 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. —...
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SUNDAY: Last day for Dumont Boy Scouts Christmas tree sale
SHOUT OUT: Today is the last day to buy your Christmas tree from Dumont Boy Scout Troop 1345. There are plenty of choice selections available. It starts at noon and ends at 6 p.m. at Calvary United...
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Tommy Fox’s sending special gifts to troops overseas
SHOUT OUTS: A special Christmas delivery is headed overseas for troops from Bergen County this week, thanks to the owners, employees, patrons and friends of Tommy Fox’s in Bergenfield. More than $4,000...
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Fairview marks 50th year of Christmas holiday tour
SHOUT OUT: Fairview’s Chamber of Commerce marked the 50-year anniversary of borough firefighters’ Christmas holiday tour with a plaque of appreciation to its key organizers. Al Demuro (second from...
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Bogota police deliver Christmas magic
SHOUT OUT: In the true spirit of Christmas, Bogota police delivered food and toys to needy families in town. Thanks to Sgts. Daniel Maye and Craig Lynch, Officers Hector Liriano, Ryan Ward, Kevin...
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Fair Lawn police dishing up popular ‘Coffee with a Cop’
SHOUT OUT: Fair Lawn police officers continue their popular “Coffee With a Cop” series on Jan. 6 at Fisher’s Cafe on Fair Lawn Avenue. The department encourages citizens to come and discuss community...
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Garage sale this weekend to help Fair Lawn family burned from home
PHOTOS: Jen Haber (TOP), Nick Evans (ABOVE) HOW YOU CAN HELP: Members of a Fair Lawn family whose home was destroyed by fire today are holding a garage sale tomorrow and Sunday to help their loved...
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Little Ferry police rescue overdosing heroin user with Narcan
SHOUT OUT: Little Ferry police used Narcan to save the life of an overdosing heroin user this weekend. Officers responding to a parent’s call to a Redneck Avenue home just after 2 p.m. Saturday found...
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Modell’s selling t-shirts to support families of slain NYPD officers
SHOUT OUT: Modell’s Sporting Goods is selling “I LOVE NEW YORK’S FINEST” t-shirts online and in its stores to raise money for the families of two NYPD officers gunned down by a madman in Brooklyn. All...
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Memorial set for popular owner of Cliffside Park’s Gill’s Tavern
TRIBUTE: Sophie Gill Kolonics was a teenager when she began working behind her dad’s bar on Bender Place in Cliffside Park, just below Palisade Avenue above Gorge Road. Kolonics, who went on to own and...
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JC police detectives holding Liberty State Park ‘Walk to Remember’ 118 LOD...
SHOUT OUT: Jersey City’s Police Detectives Benevolent Association will host a benefit “A Walk to Remember” at Liberty State Park tomorrow honoring the 118 police officers killed in the line of duty...
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Wallington police save heroin overdose victim, 22, with Narcan
SHOUT OUT: Wallington police had their first Narcan save when two officers rescued a 22-year-old heroin victim who had turned blue and wasn’t breathing. The Main Avenue victim’s mother told Sgt. Daniel...
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Teaneck ambulance crew chief who dragged heart attack crash victim on blanket...
SHOUT OUT: “Sometimes you have to improvise,” said an EMT who dragged a man having a heart attack more than a quarter-mile on a blanket on icy Route 95 in Teaneck with help from bystanders yesterday...
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Mixed emotions as Bergen County Police Chiefs Association installs 2015...
SHOUT OUT: Mixed emotions ran deep this weekend as the Bergen County Police Chiefs Association installed its 2015 president, Wood-Ridge Police Chief Joseph Rutigliano, who earlier that day buried his...
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Police chief honored by MLK committee of Ridgewood, Glen Rock
TRIBUTE: In a climate where some would prefer to pit law enforcement against citizens, Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward was honored Monday by the Ridgewood and Glen Rock Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
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