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30.7 Inches! Inside the Historic February 2026 Blizzard That Shook Bergen County

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Historic 2026 Blizzard: Bergen County Buried Under Record-Breaking 30 Inches of Snow

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The winter of 2026 just etched itself into the history books. On February 22–23, a monstrous blizzard swept through North Jersey, leaving Bergen County blanketed in a historic layer of white. From the southern tip of the county to the northern border, residents woke up to a transformed landscape that surpassed longstanding local weather records.

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Dramatic Rescue: Woman Hospitalized After Falling Onto NJ Transit Tracks in Glen Rock

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Train Traffic Halted! Quick-Thinking Glen Rock Police Officers Pull 76-Year-Old Woman to Safety from NJ Transit Tracks

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Glen Rock NJ, Close Call at Glen Rock Main Line Station. A tense scene unfolded near the Glen Rock Main Line Station on Thursday night after a woman fell onto the NJ Transit tracks, prompting a rapid emergency response and a temporary halt to train service.

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Three-Alarm House Fire Erupts in Maywood – Multiple Fire Departments Respond in Extreme Heat

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photos courtesy of Hasbrouck Heights and Hackensack Fire Departments 

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Maywood NJ, a three-alarm house fire broke out Friday afternoon at a residence on 37 Terrace in Maywood, prompting a massive emergency response from multiple local fire departments and mutual aid crews.

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Woman and Infant Survive Crash Into Utility Pole on Soldier Hill Road in Emerson

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photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page

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Emerson NJ, a woman and her infant child narrowly avoided serious injury late Saturday afternoon after their black Mercedes SUV veered into oncoming traffic, mounted a curb, and crashed head-on into a utility pole on the 900 block of Soldier Hill Road, near the Oradell-Emerson border.

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