Byline: Associated Press
SPARTA, N.J. -- As much as a foot of rain fell on northern New Jersey on Saturday, flooding roads and collapsing two bridges. Some residents were evacuated from their homes.
Flash flood watches were posted for much of New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New York and Connecticut, the National Weather Service said.
A state of emergency was declared in Sparta, where more than 12 inches of rain fell.
Some residents had to be evacuated from the north central New Jersey town, as well as from nearby Ogdensburg and Lake Hopatcong. Police said they had several reports of people stranded on top of …
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