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Runaway Tractor Rams Carlstadt Home Runaway Tractor Rams Carlstadt Home
Runaway Tractor Rams Carlstadt Home No injuries were reported after a tractor barreled down a steep hill and into a Carlstadt home. The trailer-less tractor "had an almost a perfect landing," a witness said, when it rolled directly down Broad Street and into the garage door of the 6th Street home around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, June 9. The borough Building Department was notified. Local resident Bud Davis said it was the third time he's known of a vehicle hitting the 6th Street house after careening down the former cobblestone hill. "The last was about 10 years ago in the middle of the day and was a hit-and-run," Davis wrote. "In …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Deer Chased By Dog Dies After Crashing Through Window Of River Vale Home Deer Chased By Dog Dies After Crashing Through Window Of River Vale Home
Deer Chased By Dog Dies After Crashing Through Window Of River Vale Home It came in as a possible burglary in progress but turned out to be a horrific accident. Sometime before dawn Wednesday, a deer being chased by a dog crashed through the window of a River Vale home, police said. The gravely wounded deer eventually died, Capt. Chris Bulger said. Animal control removed the carcass from the Coopers Lane home, he said. “The dog appeared to be fine and the deer showed no signs of injury from the dog,” the captain said. The dog’s owner and the homeowner “have been in contact and will handle the matter between them for the damage,” he said.

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Haworth Couple Hospitalized In Deck Mishap Haworth Couple Hospitalized In Deck Mishap
Haworth Couple Hospitalized In Deck Mishap A Haworth couple were hospitalized after a deck rail at their home gave way, authorities said. The Paulson Place couple, both in their mid-60s, fell five or so feet in the mishap shortly after 6:30 p.m., Detective Sgt. James Morgan said. Both were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center – the man with rib and wrist pain and the woman with head and back pain – Morgan said.

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UPDATE: Woman, 66, Four Cats Killed In Ridgewood Fire UPDATE: Woman, 66, Four Cats Killed In Ridgewood Fire
Update: Woman, 66, Four Cats Killed In Ridgewood Fire UPDATE: A semi-retired Ridgewood woman and her four cats were killed in an overnight oven fire Monday, authorities confirmed. Responders found the body of 66-year-old Sharon Maes in the first-floor living room of her two-story North Pleasant Avenue home after fire broke out in her kitchen oven shortly before 1 a.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. She'd apparently left something unattended and was overcome by smoke as she tried to flee, responders told Daily Voice. Maes was pronounced dead at the scene, Musella said, adding that the cause wasn't considered suspicious. Musella…

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