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Falling Tree Misses Officer, Major Roadways Flooded: North Jersey Storm Damage Update Falling Tree Misses Officer, Major Roadways Flooded: North Jersey Storm Damage Update
Falling Tree Misses Officer, Major Roadways Flooded: North Jersey Storm Damage Update North Jersey residents are feeling the impact of this week's storm with thousands still without power and schools closed or delayed. In Bergen County, houses were hit on East Midland Avenue in Paramus and on Sunset Avenue in Englewood. A Mahwah police officer also escaped serious injury when a falling tree struck his cruiser. Route 17 was closed in both directions at various times in multiple spots, including in Hasbrouck Heights around 9:30 p.m., in East Rutherford just before midnight and in Rochelle Park about an hour later. A stretch of Route 46 in Lodi also was under water, as we…

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine
Real Estate
$22.5M Home Could Be Bergen County's Most Expensive Listing (PHOTOS) $22.5M Home Could Be Bergen County's Most Expensive Listing (PHOTOS)
$22.5M Home Could Be Bergen County's Most Expensive Listing (Photos) A Bergen County home that sits on 43 acres and features a football field, barn, and theater is one of the most expensive listing in the county. The 10,000-square-foot Mahwah home along the Ramapo River features 10 bedrooms, 10.5 bathrooms, a 20-stall barn, an English pub and wet bar, theater, sports fields, and more. According to Zillow, the next most expensive listing in Bergen County is a mansion on Rio Vista Drive in Alpine, listed just under $22.5 million. The Mahwah home also features a 3,400-square-foot carriage house with two bedrooms and three bathrooms. Listing agent Charles Oppl…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Mulch Fire Doused Outside Mahwah Housing Development Mulch Fire Doused Outside Mahwah Housing Development
Mulch Fire Doused Outside Mahwah Housing Development Firefighters doused a mulch blaze that spread to a Mahwah affordable housing development before it could do severe damage. The two-alarm fire broke out at the Ramapo Brae development off Stag Hill Road near Route 287 and the Ramapo RIver around 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 29. Township firefighters doused the Brae Lane blaze after it extended to one of the buildings. The main body was knocked down shortly after 9 p.m. and the fire was declared under control under an hour later.  No injuries were reported. The official cause wasn't immediately determined. Mutual aid responders either at t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Wyckoff PD: Unlicensed Delivery Driver In Hit-Run At Railroad Bridge Was Wanted Wyckoff PD: Unlicensed Delivery Driver In Hit-Run At Railroad Bridge Was Wanted
Wyckoff PD: Unlicensed Delivery Driver In Hit-Run At Railroad Bridge Was Wanted A commercial driver who took off after his delivery truck struck a bridge in Oakland had a suspended license, two active warrants and as a passenger who was carrying pot when police stopped him, authorities said. Officer Bryan Rowin stopped the box truck on West Oakland Avenue after it hit the bridge that crosses River Road and the Ramapo River, Detective Lt. Christian Eldridge said. Rowin arrested Berony Maldonado-Garcia, 23, of Paterson, after learning that he was wanted for skipping court twice in Passaic, Eldridge said. Detectives Michael Griffin and Robert Hintzen, who provided backu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Justice Department: Ramapough Indians' Denial Of Religious Freedom Complaint Should Proceed Justice Department: Ramapough Indians' Denial Of Religious Freedom Complaint Should Proceed
Justice Department: Ramapough Indians' Denial Of Religious Freedom Complaint Should Proceed A denial of religious freedom complaint filed by the Ramapough Mountain Indians against the township of Mahwah is ready to be heard, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday. Township officials claimed the Ramapoughs did not “exhaust the variance process at the local level" before filing a federal lawsuit against the township for preventing them from having religious services and educational instruction on 13.5 acres of ceremonial land off Halifax Road -- an area known as “Sweet Water.” The Justice Department disagreed, saying the tribe should be able to proceed with its complaint&…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Wayne Police: Ex-Employee Burglarized Popular Hamburg Turnpike Restaurant Wayne Police: Ex-Employee Burglarized Popular Hamburg Turnpike Restaurant
Wayne Police: Ex-Employee Burglarized Popular Hamburg Turnpike Restaurant WAYNE, N.J. -- It's why detectives always ask for a list of former employees: Wayne police on Friday arrested an ex-restaurant worker from Pompton Lakes who they said burglarized a popular local eatery he used to work for. Detective Henry Ellis worked the case for several weeks before arresting Drew J Canning, 27, for the Dec. 10 break-in at Mc Cobbs Restaurant on Hamburg Turnpike, authorities said. Canning took cash register drawers, along with rolled coins, tip jars and a few hundred dollars or so in cash, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. He didn't stop there, the captain said: Cann…

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by Jerry DeMarco