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Inferno Levels Home Of Franklin Lakes School Board Member Inferno Levels Home Of Franklin Lakes School Board Member
Inferno Levels Home Of Franklin Lakes School Board Member A ferocious fire leveled the home of a Franklin Lakes Board of Education member. The 2½-story, wood-frame house that Ari Donio and his wife, Eveyln, bought at the corner of Kings Point Trail and Phelps Road less than two years ago was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. A partial collapse required a defensive response, with all firefighters being kept outside. A partial collapse of the Kings Point Trail home in Franklin Lakes required a defensive response, with all firefighters being kept outside.FRANKLIN LAKES FD They had the bulk of the bl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mahwah, Wyckoff Firefighters Assist Franklin Lakes Colleagues At Apartment Building CO Incident Mahwah, Wyckoff Firefighters Assist Franklin Lakes Colleagues At Apartment Building CO Incident
Mahwah, Wyckoff Firefighters Assist Franklin Lakes Colleagues At Apartment Building CO Incident Substantial carbon monoxide buildup at an apartment complex under construction in Franklin Lakes brought firefighters from multiple departments over the weekend. A contractor was using several gas power washers in the parking garage, which sent a large amount of carbon monoxide through the four floors of the Tice Road building late Saturday morning, March 19, borough fire officials said. Wyckoff firefighters brought a ladder and Mahwah firefighters their fan boat, which helped their fellow Franklin Lakes smoke eaters ventilate the building.  Tice Road, Franklin LakesFranklin Lakes Volu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Sister From Dominican Order, 81, Cited After Crashing Car Into Franklin Lakes House Sister From Dominican Order, 81, Cited After Crashing Car Into Franklin Lakes House
Sister From Dominican Order, 81, Cited After Crashing Car Into Franklin Lakes House UPDATE: An 81-year-old member of the Dominican Sisters who was behind the wheel of a ministry-owned car that ripped a hole in the side of a Franklin Lakes home on Christmas morning received a careless driving summons, authorities said. Sister Margaret McPartland of Rockland County mistakenly put the car into reverse instead of drive, sending it careening across Pueblo Drive, over a lawn and through an attached garage of the single-family house, borough police Capt. John Bakelaar said. Although not seriously injured, Sister McPartland was hospitalized as a precaution, responders said. "Crew…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Car Slams Into Franklin Lakes House: Motorist, 81, Hit Reverse Instead Of Drive, Responders Say Car Slams Into Franklin Lakes House: Motorist, 81, Hit Reverse Instead Of Drive, Responders Say
Car Slams Into Franklin Lakes House: Motorist, 81, Hit Reverse Instead Of Drive, Responders Say An 81-year-old driver was hospitalized after her car slammed into a Franklin Lakes home on Christmas morning. The woman apparently put the car into reverse instead of drive, sending it careening across Pueblo Drive, across the lawn and through the front of the single-family house, which responders said was unoccupied at the time. "Crews first used mechanical shoring, utilizing our Super X Struts from Res-Q-Jack, to temporarily shore [the damaged corner of the building] so crews could safely work in the damaged area, followed by wood shoring which remained in place," the Franklin Lakes Volun…

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by Jerry DeMarco