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Big Brush Fire At Bergen-Rockland Border Threatens Home Big Brush Fire At Bergen-Rockland Border Threatens Home
Big Brush Fire At Bergen-Rockland Border Threatens Home A brush fire along the Bergen/Rockland border temporarily closed the Ramapo Reservation after sending a column of smoke skyward that could be seen in Westchester. A live wire smoldering on a tree apparently ignited the blaze on Brandt Road in the Ramapo Mountains in Hillburn, bringing firefighters from both counties, shortly before 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 15. Of immediate concern was the non-profit Tevaland animal sanctuary on the New York side, as well as a home on Split Rock Road in Mahwah with propane tanks. Neither was damaged, responders said. "We are grateful to all the firefighters…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver, 65, Injured In State Line Rollover Driver, 65, Injured In State Line Rollover
Driver, 65, Injured In State Line Rollover A 65-year-old driver was hospitalized with back and neck injuries Tuesday after rolling his sedan near the Bergen/Rockland border. The driver got out under his own steam following the crash outside the Northvale Square Shopping Center on Livingston Street, barely 100 yards from the New York State line. Firefighters from Northvale and Tappan, NY, responded along with borough police and the Closter Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Corps, which took him to Hackensack University Medical Center. Orangetown police temporarily closed their end of Route 303. Livingston Street was closed at the other…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Tractor-Trailer Tips On Flyover At NJ/NY Border Tractor-Trailer Tips On Flyover At NJ/NY Border
Tractor-Trailer Tips On Flyover At NJ/NY Border A tractor-trailer driver was injured when his rig tipped Wednesday afternoon on a notorious flyover near the Bergen/Rockland border. Police summoned firefighters to tend to a fuel spill following the crash on northbound Route 17 to the Route 287 ramp in Mahwah around 5:15 p.m. The stretch regularly has been the scene of crashes, many involving tractor-trailers. Witnesses said the driver’s injuries didn’t appear serious.

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by Jerry DeMarco