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The widow of a Paterson firefighter killed when he plunged off a cliff while mountain biking in Essex County five years ago has settled her lawsuit for $375,000, according to court documents. Kerry James Rivera, 50, died June 26, 2017, after the bike he was riding fell 20 feet off a cliff in a wooded area near the Cedar Grove Reservoir in Essex County. In 2019, his wife Rena Rivera filed suit against the township and county, claiming that although her husband lost control of his bike, he plummeted “off an unguarded and unsecured cliff to his demise.” The gross negligence lawsuit claimed local …