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This summer has been shockingly hot. What does that mean for the people who take out our trash, clean our yard, deliver our mail or pick the food we eat? In a story told in collaboration with reporters from TIME, GPB’s Sofi Gratas explores what some employers are doing to mitigate the damage heat can cause to the many essential workers who can't escape hazardous heat.

A deadbeat dad who was being sought by authorities was carrying dozens of illegal pills and hundreds of dollars in proceeds when he was nabbed by Haledon police, authorities said.Detective Sgt. Timothy Lindberg and Officer Jeffrey Welsh we…

A Paterson man with a history of drug-related arrests was seized by Haledon police who reported finding 120 heroin folds, 16 bags of crack and 50 Ecstasy pills in his car after they stopped him for speeding.Keith Clyburn, 49, also had heav…

A pair of Haledon police officers seized guns in separate traffic stops as part of a year-long law enforcement initiative that authorities say has been a huge success.One of the stops involved an ex-con with a suspended license who wasnt …

DeJesus has been missing since February, when Paterson police arrested and then released him following an altercation at a bodega.

A driver not wearing a seatbelt led to the discovery of nearly 10 pounds of pot and the arrests of two men -- one from Bergen County, the other from New York State -- Haledon police said.Officers Jeffrey Welsh and Kris Duci stopped the 200…

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Felix DeJesus has been missing since Feb. 2 and was allegedly picked up by police and dropped off. His family has been searching for him ever since.