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New Milford PD: Wanted NYC Driver With No License, Registration Or Plates Assaults Officer, EMT New Milford PD: Wanted NYC Driver With No License, Registration Or Plates Assaults Officer, EMT
New Milford PD: Wanted NYC Driver With No License, Registration Or Plates Assaults Officer, EMT A driver wanted on outstanding warrants was jailed after he brawled with New Milford police, kicked an EMT and spit in an officer’s face, authorities said. Thomas Overton, 19, of the Bronx had no license, registration – or even license plates -- when Officer Daniel O’Neill stopped him in a BMW on New Milford Avenue near Main Street shortly before 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Capt. Kevin Van Saders said. Overton immediately “became confrontational with the officer and would not provide the requested paperwork,” the captain said. The officer eventually identified Overton, who computer records showed h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lost Black Burial Ground Located On Property Of New Milford Grammar School Lost Black Burial Ground Located On Property Of New Milford Grammar School
Lost Black Burial Ground Located On Property Of New Milford Grammar School A tireless two-year search ended with the discovery of a Black cemetery on the grounds of a New Milford grammar school, a borough councilwoman announced. “The old burying ground is at the north end of the B. F. Gibbs Elementary School,” said Councilwoman Hedy Grant, who’d been searching for the site. “More specifically, it's on the field just east of the parking lot." The remains likely were undisturbed when landfill was laid during construction of the K-5 Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School on Sutton Place near Main and New Milford avenues, she said. It’s cause for celebration, indeed, b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Winning Lottery Tickets Worth $10K Sold In Bergen, Hudson Counties Winning Lottery Tickets Worth $10K Sold In Bergen, Hudson Counties
Winning Lottery Tickets Worth $10K Sold In Bergen, Hudson Counties Winners! A pair of Mega Millions lottery tickets each worth $10,000 were sold in Bergen and Hudson counties. Tickets matching four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball for Tuesday’s drawing were sold at Circle P Food Store on Main Street in New Milford and Avenue A Deli on Avenue A in Bayonne, New Jersey Lottery officials said. The winning numbers were: 03, 12, 13, 19, and 52. The Gold Mega Ball was 01, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03. Each of the lucky tick…

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by Valerie Musson
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Oradell Drivers Involved In New Milford Rollover Oradell Drivers Involved In New Milford Rollover
Oradell Drivers Involved In New Milford Rollover Two male drivers from Oradell – one 81, the other 75 – were involved in a rollover crash Wednesday night in New Milford. Borough firefighters had to extricate the older driver after their two wagons collided at the intersection of Main Street and Eagle Avenue just after 8:30 p.m., Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. He was taken with minor injuries to Holy Name Hospital and Medical Center in Teaneck by members of the New Milford Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Van Saders said. The other driver refused medical attention, he said. All Points Auto & Towing removed the vehicles. Traffic sum…

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by Jerry DeMarco