Former NY Rep Paralyzed After Horse Accident Receiving Treatment At Kessler Institute: Report
Former New York Congressman Michael Grimm has been left paralyzed from the chest down after a severe horse-riding accident during a polo tournament, and is being treated in New Jersey, CBS News reports citing a friend of Grimm's.
Grimm, age 54, was thrown from his horse in September and is now undergoing treatment at the renowned Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, which has locations in West Orange, Saddle Brook, Chester, and Marlton.
Headquartered in West Orange, Kessler is where actor Christopher Reeve was treated following a similar accident in 1995, and was…
NJ Teen Dies In Fiery Crash On I-78 In PA: Coroner
A Saddle Brook, NJ teenager died in a car crash along Interstate 78 in Lehigh County early Monday, the coroner said.
Ciarra Sanchez, 19, was pronounced dead on-scene in Upper Saucon Township on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at 1:38 a.m., according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio.
Sanchez was the driver of a vehicle that veered off the eastbound side of I-78 at Mile Marker 60.3, striking a concrete bridge pillar, Buglio said.
Her cause of death was listed as multiple blunt force injuries due to the collision, with the manner of death ruled accidental.
Pennsylvania State Police at Fog…
These Bergen County Towns Voted For Trump In 2020 Election: See How Yours Voted
New Jersey put up record-breaking numbers over the weekend as early in-person voting came to a close.
ALSO SEE: These Bergen County Towns Flipped From Red To Blue In 2016, 2020 Presidential Elections
In 2020, Joe Biden won 285,967 of Bergen County's votes, while Donald Trump won 204,417.
The vast majority of Bergen County municipalities were largely in favor of Biden, however, some voted in favor of Trump, including Carlstadt, Emerson, Franklin Lakes, Lyndhurst, North Arlington, Old Tappan, Paramus, Park Ridge, Rockleigh, Sad…
Longtime Saddle Brook UPS Employee Frank Chiavetta Dies, 58: 'We Lost A Great Legend'
Lifelong Passaic County resident Frank Chiavetta died on June 17, 2024, at 58 years old with his family by his side, according to his obituary on the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home website.
A Clifton native, Frank spent 40 years working UPS, having started with truck-loading and retiring as a customer counter representative in Saddle Brook, in 2023, according to his obituary. He lived in Wayne with his wife of 31 years, Anna Marie Chiavetta.
News of the veteran driver's death was shared to Union Local 177's Facebook page, where former colleagues remembered him as a "great dude" with…
Neighbor Disarms Troubled Saddle Brook Man Whose Stray Gunshot Brought Massive Police Response
An intoxicated Saddle Brook man experiencing an emotional crisis fired a gunshot into the air in his backyard just below Route 80, bringing a squadron of local police and fellow officers from four neighboring towns.
They were headed to the Sterling Place home around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 5, when a neighbor approached Riste Strezoski, 35, and convinced him to hand over the 9mm handgun, Police Capt. John A. Zotollo, Jr. said.
Police from Saddle Brook, Paramus, Maywood, Rochelle Park and Fair Lawn converged on the dead-ended neighborhood just off Saddle River Road and took Strezoski into cust…
