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DWI CRASH: Driver Arrested After Head-On Collision In Fair Lawn DWI CRASH: Driver Arrested After Head-On Collision In Fair Lawn
DWI Crash: Driver Arrested After Head-On Collision In Fair Lawn A driver was led away in handcuffs following a head-on Thanksgiving Eve crash in Fair Lawn. Members of the Hawthorne Volunteer Ambulance Corps took two occupants to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center's Wayne facility after the Nissan Rogue and Honda CRV collided at the intersection of Maple Avenue and Wagaraw Road around 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22. The extent of their injuries couldn't be determined. The Nissan driver who was arrested didn't appear injured. Fair Lawn firefighters also responded. Belfi's Towing removed the vehicles. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this story…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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ROUTE 208 FATAL: Dover Woman, 78, Killed, Husband, 80, Hospitalized In Horrific Crash (UPDATE) ROUTE 208 FATAL: Dover Woman, 78, Killed, Husband, 80, Hospitalized In Horrific Crash (UPDATE)
Route 208 Fatal: Dover Woman, 78, Killed, Husband, 80, Hospitalized In Horrific Crash (Update) UPDATE: Authorities identified a driver killed in a horrific Labor Day crash on Route 208 as a 78-year-old woman from Dover and the injured passenger as her 80-year-old husband. Carmen Traverso was pronounced dead at the scene, Hawthorne Police Capt. Robert King said Tuesday, Sept. 6. Pablo Traverso, meanwhile, was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, the captain said. The couple's 2014 Toyota Camry careened off the road and up an embankment, where it slammed into a tree on the southbound highway just north of Goffle Road shortly after noon Monday. Southbound Route 208 nea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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One Dead, Another Injured In Horrific Route 208 Crash One Dead, Another Injured In Horrific Route 208 Crash
One Dead, Another Injured In Horrific Route 208 Crash Authorities identified a driver killed in a horrific Labor Day crash on Route 208 as a 78-year-old woman from Dover and the injured passenger as her 80-year-old husband. Carmen Traverso was pronounced dead at the scene, Hawthorne Police Capt. Robert King said Tuesday, Sept. 6. Pablo Traverso, meanwhile, was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, the captain said. The couple's 2014 Toyota Camry careened off the road and up an embankment, where it slammed into a tree on the southbound highway just north of Goffle Road shortly after noon Monday. An extended operation was required …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hawthorne Firefighters Protect Home From Garage Blaze Hawthorne Firefighters Protect Home From Garage Blaze
Hawthorne Firefighters Protect Home From Garage Blaze Hawthorne firefighters quickly doused a detached garage fire, protecting a borough home. The blaze broke out in a garage on Summer Street behind the homeowner's Lafayette Avenue residence around 10 p.m. Friday, April 29. Firefighters split the work dousing the garage fire and protecting the rear of the home. They knocked down the main body of the fire within 15 minutes, and the blaze was declared under control at 10:20 p.m. Overhaul was completed less than an hour later. No injuries were reported. The Hawthorne Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and borough polic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NO BRAKES: 2 Bail As Garbage Truck Barrels Into Passaic County Park, Nearly Plunges Into Brook NO BRAKES: 2 Bail As Garbage Truck Barrels Into Passaic County Park, Nearly Plunges Into Brook
NO Brakes: 2 Bail As Garbage Truck Barrels Into Passaic County Park, Nearly Plunges Into Brook Two passengers jumped from a speeding garbage truck as it barreled down a steep hill into a Passaic County park and stopped just short of plunging into a brook after losing its brakes. The driver and both occupants were hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening after the Gaeta garbage truck out of Paterson sped down Brockhuizen Lane into Goffle Brook Park around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 26. The truck was inches from going airborne into the brook when it hit some bushes at the top of a retaining wall before coming to a stop. Inches from complete disaster.Boyd …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SUV Hits Hawthorne House, Driver Hospitalized SUV Hits Hawthorne House, Driver Hospitalized
SUV Hits Hawthorne House, Driver Hospitalized A driver was hospitalized with a leg injury after her SUV slammed into a house in Hawthorne. The Honda HR-V got the worst of the collision Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Hawthorne and Warburton avenues. Members of the Hawthorne Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the middle-aged driver to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. A flatbed tow truck removed the Honda. Hawthorne police and firefighters also responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. Members of the Hawthorne Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the driver to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.Boyd …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pickup Rolls In Route 208 Crash Pickup Rolls In Route 208 Crash
Pickup Rolls In Route 208 Crash A driver was hospitalized as a precaution after his pickup truck rolled Monday on Route 208 in Hawthorne. The pickup, which rolled after contacting another vehicle, was towed following the crash between Utter and Van Winkle avenues on the northbound side. The driver made it out under his own steam before members of the Hawthorne Volunteer Ambulance Corps put him in a neck brace and took him to a nearby hospital. Northbound Route 208 in the area was closed for about a half hour after the crash. Glen Rock police assisted Hawthorne police, firefighters and the Hawthorne Volunteer Ambulance …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pets Rescued From Hawthorne House Fire, Flames Climb From Basement To Roof Pets Rescued From Hawthorne House Fire, Flames Climb From Basement To Roof
Pets Rescued From Hawthorne House Fire, Flames Climb From Basement To Roof Two pets were rescued from a Friday night Hawthorne house fire that raced from the basement to the attic. No injuries were reported in the two-alarm blaze, which responders said broke out in a home at the corner of Maitland Avenue and May Street at 10 p.m. and quickly made its way to the third floor and into the attic, Hawthorne Fire Chief Joseph Speranza said. Firefighters had the main body knocked in a little over an hour and a half, keeping it from blowing through the roof, Speranza said. They were joined at the scene by police, the Hawthorne Volunteer Ambulance Corps and the Ladies Aux…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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THIS SUNDAY: Pink Heals Rallies First Responders For Special Waldwick, Cliffside Park Boys THIS SUNDAY: Pink Heals Rallies First Responders For Special Waldwick, Cliffside Park Boys
This Sunday: Pink Heals Rallies First Responders For Special Waldwick, Cliffside Park Boys Two special young boys will be treated to a parade of first responders this Sunday in Waldwick, thanks to Pink Heals of Bergen County. Both Cole McKeon of Waldwick and Austin “AJ” Katchen of Cliffside Park were diagnosed months apart last year with Stage 4 neuroblastoma, a type of cancer that attacks certain types of nerve tissue. Before his first birthday, AJ had successful tumor resection surgery, the first of several operations. He’s also undergone chemotherapy that kept him hospitalized several months. Doctors declared AJ in remission last summer, but his immunotherapy and radiation t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hawthorne Ambulance Knocked On Its Side, Three Removed Hawthorne Ambulance Knocked On Its Side, Three Removed
Hawthorne Ambulance Knocked On Its Side, Three Removed One person sustained what were characterized as minor injuries after a Hawthorne ambulance got knocked on its side by an SUV in a late Friday night crash. Three people inside the Hawthorne Volunteer Ambulance Corps rig had to be removed and taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center after the crash at Goffle Road and Lafayette Avenue. Another responder was behind the wheel of the SUV, headed to another call, authorities said. Mayor Richard Goldberg said visited the victims in the ER and was grateful that no one were seriously injured. He praised the first responders for their professi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PHOTOS: SUV Rollover Takes Out Tree, Speed Sign In Hawthorne PHOTOS: SUV Rollover Takes Out Tree, Speed Sign In Hawthorne
Photos: SUV Rollover Takes Out Tree, Speed Sign In Hawthorne HAWTHORNE, N.J. -- A young driver was hospitalized with injuries that didn't appear life-threatening Monday morning after her Cadillac SUV rolled over in Hawthorne. The 6:20 a.m. crash on Goffle Road took out a tree and a speed limit sign. Goffle Road was closed in both directions between Rock Road and Route 208. A flatbed tow truck removed the vehicle. Township Engine Company #1 and Rescue Company #5 responded along with police and Hawthorne Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report.

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by Jerry DeMarco