Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Borough officials thank volunteers for efforts pulling two men from Lake Iosco in February.
Several Bloomingdale volunteers who risked their own lives trying to save two men who fell through the ice of Lake Iosco in February were honored by the borough council at its March 26 meeting. Ultimately, one of the two men who fell in the lake, 52-year-old Frank Ferrell, of Ringwood, died upon arriving at Chilton Hospital after he was submerged in the lake for more than 10 minutes. But more than six volunteers worked together to pull Ferrell and 49-year-old Theodore Andreniuk from the water. The men were ice fishing at the time, according to Bloomingdale Police Chief Joseph Borell, when a resident of a nearby home called 911 just after noon on Feb. 26 and said a person had fallen through the ice. A second 911 call came in three minutes …
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
West Milford man was previously in critical condition after falling through the ice of Lake Iosco in Bloomingdale.
The man who survived falling through the ice of Lake Iosco Tuesday was released from the hospital after being transported there in critical condition, according to a spokesperson for Hackensack University Medical Center. Theodore Andreniuk, 49, of West Milford, was released by Wednesday afternoon. He was transported to HUMC by medevac helicopter after emergency responders pulled him from the icy waters of the Bloomingdale lake after noon. Another man Andreniuk was with, Frank Ferrell, 52, of Ringwood, died upon arriving at Chilton Hospital Tuesday after he too was pulled from the lake. Ferrell had been submerged in the lake for more than 10 minutes when responders were able to pull him out. Emergency responders did attempt CPR and other …
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Bloomingdale mayor said depth analysis still planned for spring.
Just one week after Bloomingdale officials postponed action on an ordinance to formally prohibit ice skating and sledding on borough ponds, a man fell through the ice of private Lake Iosco in the borough Tuesday, ultimately to his death. Frank Ferrell, a 52-year-old Ringwood man, died Tuesday at Chilton Hospital after emergency responders pulled him from the lake where he had gone ice fishing and was fully submerged for more than 10 minutes. Also rescued was Theodore Andreniuk, 49, of West Milford, who was transported to the hospital in critical condition. While the prohibition ordinance would not have affected Lake Iosco or other lakes situated in private communities in the borough, discussion on the topic was inspired by a similar event …
Resident heard man 'screaming for help' as two fell through ice of Lake Iosco Tuesday.
A Ringwood man was pronounced dead after being submerged under the ice of Lake Iosco for more than 10 minutes Tuesday. Frank Ferrell, 52, died upon arriving at Chilton Hospital despite life-saving efforts of emergency responders. Ferrell was one of two men who fell through the ice about 150 yards from shoreline. He was unconscious when rescue volunteers pulled him out of the water, while Theodore Andreniuk, 49, of West Milford, was rescued minutes earlier from the water in a semi-conscious state. Ferrell's death is currently under investigation by the Bloomingdale Police Department and Regional Medical Examiner's Office. The men were ice fishing at the time, according to Bloomingdale Police Chief Joseph Borell, when a resident of a nearby …
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Lake community property owners voice concerns to borough council.
Dozens of Bloomingdale residents are unhappy with their recent tax assessments that have caused their taxes to increase by thousands of dollars as the borough is in the process of a revaluation. The residents, mostly from the borough's lake communities (Lake Iosco, Morse Lakes, Glenwild Lake and Kampfe Lake), spoke out against their assessments at Tuesday's borough council meeting, many stating that their taxes are projected to increase questionable amounts. Resident Carla De Witt said after the company hired to do the revaluation, Appraisal Systems, Inc. (ASI), visited her home, she was told the land of her one acre lot which was previously assessed at $82,600 was now being assessed at $294,600. The total increase in her property taxes …
BMP
9:01 pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Just so sad. My heart goes out to the Ferrell family. more ›