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River Road, Elmwood Park, NJ

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Box Truck Being Towed Tips Beneath Route 80 Overpass Box Truck Being Towed Tips Beneath Route 80 Overpass
Box Truck Being Towed Tips Beneath Route 80 Overpass A box truck tipped while being towed beneath a Route 80 overpass in Elmwood Park, jamming area traffic early Friday afternoon. Another tow was needed to straighten and remove the truck owned by Salerno's Custom Cabinetry in Saddle Brook from the corner of River Road and Market Street shortly after 1 p.m. No injuries were reported. Elmwood Park police and firefighters responded. Jo Fehl took the photos and contributed to this story. No injuries were reported.Jo Fehl for DAILY VOICE

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Falling Tree Hits Car, Blocks River Road In Elmwood Park Falling Tree Hits Car, Blocks River Road In Elmwood Park
Falling Tree Hits Car, Blocks River Road In Elmwood Park ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- The driver was OK after a falling tree struck a vehicle in Elmwood Park during Thursday night's rainstorm, authorities said. Borough firefighters and EMS workers cut up the tree and cleared River Road at Martha Avenue after the tree fell just before 9:30 p.m. Police Chief Michael Foligno said. River Road traffic in both directions was temporarily diverted, the chief said. The driver escaped without injury, but the vehicle had to be towed, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Construction Closes Stretch Of Elmwood Park's Market Street Construction Closes Stretch Of Elmwood Park's Market Street
Construction Closes Stretch Of Elmwood Park's Market Street ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- A work-week of road construction in Elmwood Park has closed a stretch of River Road in Elmwood, police said. The work -- which closes River Road from River Drive to Market Street -- was scheduled to run from Monday through Friday, Jan. 26. Plan alternate routes.

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by Jerry DeMarco