Sketch Of Woman Whose Body Washed Up Along Passaic River Released
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The remains were found near Raymond Boulevard and Van Buren Street not far from Penn Station.
Many in New Jersey are fed up with the frequent flooding in their area and want out.
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the entire state through Saturday afternoon.
Flood waters are long gone, but it is still a struggle in part of Little Falls.
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.
The situation has become bitterly familiar along the swollen Passaic River: More rain, and more flooding.
A flood warning is in effect for many parts of New Jersey. The rain that began Tuesday will continue to fall in the saturated region through Thursday.
Hurricane Irene stormed through New Jersey last Sunday, but her after-effects are still very much being felt.
President Barack Obama says he will do whatever it takes to help those communities that were flooded, battered and bruised by Irene.
"A lot of people don't have nothing. Nothing, nothing, nothing," business owner Manuel Benitez told CBS 2's Dave Carlin.
The swollen Passaic River has delivered a walloping one-two punch to the town of Wallington, N.J. in the wake of Hurricane Irene.
Residents in Wallington said they received messages Tuesday morning that evacuations would take place. Some people struggled to make sense of flooding and shocked by the pure scale of the damage.
New Jersey rivers busted out of their banks Monday, causing record floods in some places and leaving residents elsewhere frustrated.
"Everything is cleaned out. I never expected to see this many people in here," one shopper in Waretown said. "I came to pick up a couple things and just got all wrapped up in the hype I guess."
Authorities believe a body found in the Passaic River this weekend is that of a Paterson man who went missing last month after being released from a northern New Jersey hospital.
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.
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.
"The citizens of, in this case, New Jersey, they own the waterfront," says Hackensack Riverkeeper Bill Sheehan. "People own the waterfront. The people."
Contractors hit the streets Wednesday in Little Falls to begin accessing the cost of the cleanup. For many families, their pre-damage assessments are the first step in receiving much needed financial aid.
Cleaning kits were loaded onto an oversized municipal truck in Little Falls to help residents get their lives back.
Many roads in flood-struck areas were expected to remain closed until sometime Monday or even Tuesday.
Rain-swollen waterways in northern New Jersey were slowly receding Sunday after cresting overnight, causing fewer evacuations than expected but still flooding roadways around in the region.
Hundreds of people remained out of their homes Saturday as major flooding continued along the Passaic and Raritan rivers in New Jersey.
Heavy rains drenched already flood-weary communities in New Jersey on Thursday, forcing thousands of residents to prepare for disaster.
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Stormy weather will return to the New York City area Tuesday after a brief reprieve.
Storms brought flooding rains, damaging winds, hail and lightning to New York and New Jersey on Saturday.
While the air quality is improving, haze still lingers as New Yorkers brace for upcoming rain and possibly severe storms Saturday.
A tornado warning was issued in parts of New Jersey on Thursday evening.
Edison, one of New Jersey's largest municipalities, has furloughed hundreds of workers as they deal with budget woes.
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There were two confirmed tornadoes in northern New Jersey on Tuesday.
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An attorney representing an Upper East Side woman whose husband just died from Legionnaires' disease is planning to take legal action.
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Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and Shakira each brought a bit of one of their hits to the World Cup's first halftime show in a whirlwind performance Sunday that also squeezed in Burna Boy, Ted Lasso and many Muppets.
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New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
The final show of Jay-Z's anniversary concert series at Yankee Stadium was delayed for hours after hundreds of ticketless fans flooded the gates and breached security, according to officials.
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Jared Triolo and Jake Mangum hit run-scoring singles against Fernando Cruz in the 10th inning, lifting the Pirates to a 5-3 win over the Yankees in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.
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