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Uniform-Clad Martial Arts Instructor With 'Swords' Seen Near Fair Lawn School, Police Called Uniform-Clad Martial Arts Instructor With 'Swords' Seen Near Fair Lawn School, Police Called
Uniform-Clad Martial Arts Instructor With 'Swords' Seen Near Fair Lawn School, Police Called A martial arts instructor caused a bit of a stir in Fair Lawn on Wednesday when she was spotted in uniform near an elementary school carrying what turned out to be a pair of harmless swords, authorities confirmed. Police responded to a call near the Thomas Edison School on Fair Lawn Avenue at 10:15 a.m. Aug. 23 and found the 60-something woman, who apparently spoke little or no English. The woman, clad in the traditional loose-fitting "fu" worn for tai chi, had gone to Edison Park to meditate, Police Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said. "Those were fake swords," he said. They apparently are what'…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver Hospitalized In Route 208 Crash Driver Hospitalized In Route 208 Crash
Driver Hospitalized In Route 208 Crash A driver was hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening after rolling a sedan Wednesday afternoon on Route 208 in Fair Lawn. The northbound highway was jammed after the Subaru Legacy landed on its driver's side under the Fair Lawn Avenue overpass shortly after 3 p.m. July 26. Five Star Towing righted and removed the vehicle. Fair Lawn police, firefighters, EMS workers and members of the Rescue Squad responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this report. Five Star Towing righted and removed the vehicle.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Trespassing Pair Get Summonses After Stopping Rush-Hour Commuter Train In Fair Lawn Trespassing Pair Get Summonses After Stopping Rush-Hour Commuter Train In Fair Lawn
Trespassing Pair Get Summonses After Stopping Rush-Hour Commuter Train In Fair Lawn Two trespassers loitering on the railroad tracks in Fair Lawn forced a commuter train to stop during rush hour when it hit a backpack that one of them was carrying, authorities said. "They're lucky they only got away with summonses," an official source said following the incident at the Fair Lawn Avenue crossing near the Radburn station shortly before 6 p.m. Friday, June 16. No one was injured. However, 175 passengers and crew on the Suffern-bound 1167 train out of Hoboken were inconvenienced by the stop, which also blocked the railroad crossing to vehicular and pedestrian traffic while F…

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by Jerry DeMarco