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Firefighters from Rescue 4 in Woodside save teen impaled on fence in Ridgewood

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Feb. 5, 2025 By Bill Parry Firefighters from Rescue 4 in Woodside saved the life of a 15-year-old boy who was impaled on a short iron fence in front of a Ridgewood home on Tuesday afternoon. The teenager was walking home from school with a friend, and they were “horsing around” in front of…

NYPD defeats FDNY in fundraising basketball game in Maspeth

May. 5, 2023 By Gabriele Holtermann FDNY firefighters from Engine 286/Ladder 135 — also known as the Myrtle Turtles — and NYPD officers from the 104th Precinct laced up their basketball sneakers for a friendly game of hoops in front of a sold-out crowd at Martin Luther School in Maspeth on April 28. The Myrtle…
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