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Motorcyclist Injured In Route 17 Crash Motorcyclist Injured In Route 17 Crash
Motorcyclist Injured In Route 17 Crash A New York motorcyclist survived an overnight crash on Route 17 in Waldwick, authorities said. The 52-year-old Orange County resident from Middletown victim lost control of the motorcycle on the northbound highway just north of Sheridan Avenue shortly before 2 a.m., Police Chief Mark Messner said. “No other vehicles were involved and at that time and the conditions were clear and dry,” Messner said. The rider “was alert and conscious the entire time but did suffer lacerations to his leg and knee and a fair amount of road rash,” the chief said. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Waldwick Fire Victim, 83, Dies From Candle Lit During Storm UPDATE: Waldwick Fire Victim, 83, Dies From Candle Lit During Storm
Update: Waldwick Fire Victim, 83, Dies From Candle Lit During Storm UPDATE: A candle lit during the storm that hammered North Jersey on Tuesday likely caused the fire that killed an 83-year-old Waldwick woman, authorities said. Results of the preliminary investigation indicate an unattended candle, lit due to a power outage, may have been the cause of the fire" that broke out around 6:40 p.m. on Van Court and killed Valentina Turley, Police Chief Mark Messner said Wednesday afternoon. First responders in North Jersey rushed from one emergency to another, as the rainstorm threw a one-two punch of high winds and lightning. Firefighters from Allendale, F…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Waldwick Fire Victim, 83, Dies From Candle Lit In Storm UPDATE: Waldwick Fire Victim, 83, Dies From Candle Lit In Storm
Update: Waldwick Fire Victim, 83, Dies From Candle Lit In Storm UPDATE: A candle lit during the storm that hammered North Jersey on Tuesday likely caused the fire that killed an 83-year-old Waldwick woman, authorities said. Results of the preliminary investigation indicate an unattended candle, lit due to a power outage, may have been the cause of the fire" that broke out around 6:40 p.m. on Van Court and killed Valentina Turley, Police Chief Mark Messner said Wednesday afternoon. First responders in North Jersey rushed from one emergency to another, as the rainstorm threw a one-two punch of high winds and lightning. One lightning bolt split a tre…

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by Jerry DeMarco