Pompton Lakes

High Winds, Intense Waves Slam Jersey Shore As Sandy Bears Down

The storm is forecast to linger for 36 hours, according to experts. The prolonged event means high tides will complicate the effects of the storm.

CBS New York–2012/10/28

Gov. Chris Christie Holds News Conference Oct. 28, 2012 (credit: CBS 2)

Gov. Christie Warns Against Complacency As Residents Still Cleaning Up From Irene Brace For Damage

While the exact track of the Category One storm is still unclear, “it’s going to make landfall in New Jersey, that’s clear,” Christie told reporters Sunday afternoon.

2012/10/28

Dr. Richard Kaul (file / credit: New Jersey Spine & Rehabilitation Center)

Doctor Convicted Of Manslaughter Performs Back Surgery In North Jersey

The state Attorney General’s Office said Dr. Richard Kaul is putting the public in “imminent danger” while working out of a one-room surgical office in Pompton Lakes. A patient of his in England died during routine dental work.

2012/05/09

Flooding is seen after Irene from Chopper 880 - Wayne, NJ - Aug 30, 2011 (credit: Tom Kaminski / WCBS 880)

Flood-Damaged Homes In NJ To Be Bought Out By FEMA

Many in New Jersey are fed up with the frequent flooding in their area and want out.

2011/12/09

Flood damage hit Little Falls in September of 2011 . (credit: CBS 2)

Federal Aid On Its Way For Flood Victims In NY, NJ

As flood victims continue to clean up after Hurricane Irene and rain from Tropical Storm Lee, there is some good news from federal officials.

2011/09/14

Waterlogged furniture sits on along Riverside Drive as a trash bag floats in floodwaters in Wayne, N.J., where the Passaic River has overflowed its banks and reached a community for the fourth time in six months following a storm, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Passaic, Pompton River Flooding Still Poses Threat In NJ

Rising rivers flooded roadways in some of the same communities hit hard by Hurricane Irene as several hundred New Jersey residents remained in shelters Friday, waiting for waters from Tropical Storm Lee to recede.

2011/09/09

Rains and the cresting of nearby waters caused flooding in front of the Hi-Tech auto shop at Farmingdale Rd., and Pompton Plains circle on August 29, 2011 in Wayne, New Jersey. (credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Flooding Remains Major Concern For NJ Residents After Irene

New Jersey rivers busted out of their banks Monday, causing record floods in some places and leaving residents elsewhere frustrated.

2011/08/29

A Pompton Lakes house that exploded in an evacuated flood zone in Pompton Lakes, NJ on Aug. 29, 2011 (credit: CBS 2)

Rising Flood Waters Devastate Pompton Lakes; Flooded Home Explodes

A house in the middle of a flood zone in Pompton Lakes exploded early Monday, sending clouds of smoke and flames into the air.

2011/08/29

Flood Waters Receding, But N.J. Residents Still Furious

As flood-prone areas of New Jersey began drying out Tuesday, angry residents of flooded areas called again on New Jersey’s leaders to do more to keep their roads and homes dry.

2011/04/19

Chopper 2HD over flooding in Wayne, N.J. (credit: CBS 2)

Flooding Continues In Parts Of Garden State

Forecasters said minor to moderate flooding will continue along the Passaic River at Pine Brook and Little Falls and the Rockaway River at Boonton until they begin to recede Tuesday.

2011/04/18