One police was hospitalized helping to rescue dozens of dogs from a fire near a pet boarding facility just off Route 46 in Fairfield (Essex County) on Saturday.
The Passaic River at Little Falls, Pine Brook and Singac remain at or above flood stage as of Friday morning. The river at Pine Brook is projected to continue rising after the next rain storm peaking Saturday night at 22 feet, three feet about flood stage.
Most of the state south of Route 195 picked up 1-2 inches of rain by early Friday afternoon except for the Jersey Shore where over three inches of rain fell in coastal Monmouth and Ocean counties.
A fifth New Jersey resident has been charged with storming the U.S. Capitol earlier this month as Congress met to certify President Joe Biden's election victory.
In Atlantic County, Lazy Eye Distillery handed out 300 personal-sized bottles of free hand sanitizer to the surrounding community in Buena Vista Township March 19.