PHOTOS: Fire Ravages River Vale Home PHOTOS: Fire Ravages River Vale Home
Photos: Fire Ravages River Vale Home Bergen County arson investigators were called to the scene of a fire that blew through the roof of a River Vale home Wednesday night. “Thankfully the family and their pets all appear to be safe,” state Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi said. Two dogs were rescued from the 2½-story Pascack Avenue home -- near the Harrington Park border – when the fire broke out, responders said. No one else was inside, they said. Responders included firefighters from Emerson, Hillsdale, Old Tappan, Park Ridge, Teaneck, Washington Township, Westwood and an ambulance from Old Tappan. River Vale fireCOURTESY: …
Cory Booker Announces 2020 Presidential Run Cory Booker Announces 2020 Presidential Run
Cory Booker Announces 2020 Presidential Run Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is running for president in 2020. Booker -- who grew up in Harrington Park -- made the announcement Friday in a video. “I believe that we can build a country where no one is forgotten, no one is left behind ... where we see the faces of our leaders on television and feel pride, not shame,” Booker said. “Together, we will channel our common pain back into our common purpose. Together, America, we will rise.” His contenders include  Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.),  Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), former Barack Obama Cabinet …
SWAT Standoff Ends In Harrington Park: Barricaded Man Hospitalized, Streets Reopened SWAT Standoff Ends In Harrington Park: Barricaded Man Hospitalized, Streets Reopened
SWAT Standoff Ends In Harrington Park: Barricaded Man Hospitalized, Streets Reopened A SWAT-team standoff of more than 2½ hours ended peacefully in Harrington Park Thursday afternoon with a troubled man being taken for a psychiatric evaluation. Streets were closed around Burkhardt Lane, where the incident occurred at a residence, and Herron Court, where a staging area was set up. A Bergen County Regional SWAT team, a negotiations unit and police from Harrington Park and Norwood were among the responders, along with borough ambulances. The 25-year-old man was taken to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus after being talked out of the home, responders said. An older woman w…
Norwood Girl, 8, Critically Injured In Harrington Park Crash On ‘Miracle Pace,’ Dad Says Norwood Girl, 8, Critically Injured In Harrington Park Crash On ‘Miracle Pace,’ Dad Says
Norwood Girl, 8, Critically Injured In Harrington Park Crash On ‘Miracle Pace,’ Dad Says An 8-year-old Norwood girl critically injured in a head-on crash in Harrington Park earlier this month is on what her father called a “miracle pace.” Glori Lee continues to experience intense pain, however – and, perhaps as heartbreaking, remembers the crash. Still, a hospital employee called her “a fighter.” “Glori could not sleep for 3 days,” Hans Lee wrote in a Facebook post. “Her eyes were blood-shot red, but it seemed like she was afraid to go to sleep. “My aunt who had a similar accident when she was in her teens told me that when she was in the hospital bed, she kept hearing the no…
Missing Rockland Hikers Found, Firefighter Treated Missing Rockland Hikers Found, Firefighter Treated
Missing Rockland Hikers Found, Firefighter Treated A firefighter had to be treated for an undetermined injury after rescuers found four Rockland County hikers who’d become lost in the woods late Saturday night after crossing into New Jersey, responders said. One of the missing hikers was found near the Boy Scout camp in Alpine after they became lost in the Alpine-Rockleigh area, they said. Firefighters from Closter, Harrington Park, Old Tappan, Norwood and Northvale joined their colleagues from Orangetown in the search. The injured firefighter was taken to HUMC Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood.
Norwood Father Of Girl, 8, In Harrington Park Crash Tells Of Unimaginable Injuries Norwood Father Of Girl, 8, In Harrington Park Crash Tells Of Unimaginable Injuries
Norwood Father Of Girl, 8, In Harrington Park Crash Tells Of Unimaginable Injuries UPDATE: An 8-year-old Norwood girl critically injured in a head-on crash in Harrington Park earlier this month is on what her father called a “miracle pace.” Glori Lee continues to experience intense pain, however – and, perhaps as heartbreaking, remembers the crash. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/northernvalley/police-fire/norwood-girl-8-critically-injured-in-harrington-park-crash-on-miracle-pace-dad-says/746894/ ****** PREVIOUS STORY: An 8-year-old Norwood girl critically injured in a head-on crash in Harrington Park early Wednesday has a chance to survive but with severe damage throu…
Community Rallies To Aid Family Of Norwood 3rd Grader, Mom In Horrific Harrington Park Crash Community Rallies To Aid Family Of Norwood 3rd Grader, Mom In Horrific Harrington Park Crash
Community Rallies To Aid Family Of Norwood 3rd Grader, Mom In Horrific Harrington Park Crash The community is rallying around a Norwood third grader and her mother after they were involved in a horrific head-on crash in Harrington Park earlier this week. A GoFundMe account was established to help the three younger siblings of 8-year-old Glori Lee, who suffered bleeding on the brain and severe spinal injuries in Wednesday morning's crash. Sarah Lee, 34, was driving a 2016 Honda Odyssey that for some reason crossed the double-yellow line on Old Hook Road and struck a westbound 2016 Toyota Highlander head-on just before 7 a.m. Wednesday. A 74-year-old Englewood man who was …
UPDATE: Norwood Girl, 8, Mother Critically Injured In Head-On Harrington Park Crash UPDATE: Norwood Girl, 8, Mother Critically Injured In Head-On Harrington Park Crash
Update: Norwood Girl, 8, Mother Critically Injured In Head-On Harrington Park Crash UPDATE: An 8-year-old Norwood girl critically injured in a head-on crash in Harrington Park earlier this month is on what her father called a “miracle pace.” Glori Lee continues to experience intense pain, however – and, perhaps as heartbreaking, remembers the crash. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/northernvalley/police-fire/norwood-girl-8-critically-injured-in-harrington-park-crash-on-miracle-pace-dad-says/746894/ ****** PREVIOUS STORY: An 8-year-old Norwood girl critically injured in a crash in Harrington Park early Wednesday has a chance to survive but with severe damage throughout he…
REPORT: Cory Booker Has Had Secret Girlfriend Since 2002 REPORT: Cory Booker Has Had Secret Girlfriend Since 2002
Report: Cory Booker Has Had Secret Girlfriend Since 2002 Sen. Cory Booker, a Harrington Park native, has apparently managed to keep his on-again off-again girlfriend under wraps for 16 years. The potential Democratic 2020 presidential candidate is rumored to be be dating Chanda Gibson, who he met in 2002 while working together on his mayoral campaign, Page Six reports. Gibson on Facebook is listed as the executive director of the Council of Urban Professionals (CUP). Booker apparently told Gibson that their relationship was a secret, although the nature of it is unclear, Page Six says. A California native and single mother of two, Gibson told Fo…
REPORT: These North Jersey Areas Are Best In State To Buy A House REPORT: These North Jersey Areas Are Best In State To Buy A House
Report: These North Jersey Areas Are Best In State To Buy A House On the market for a new house? Several municipalities in Bergen and Passaic counties ranked among the best places in New Jersey to settle down, according to Niche.com. The website calculated key factors including home values, taxes, crime rates and local school quality to rank the towns. The top three places in New Jersey are Princeton Junction, Lawrenceville and Beckett. Here's how local towns ranked (monetary figure is median home value): No. 15: Haworth -- $644,700 No. 16: Glen Rock -- $610,600 No. 37: Fairview -- $396,600 No. 38: Ho-Ho-Kus -- $716,800 No. 40: Oradell -- $560,100 No. 4…
Welcome To The Second Summer Of Hell: North Jersey Bus Routes To Change For 2.5 Years Welcome To The Second Summer Of Hell: North Jersey Bus Routes To Change For 2.5 Years
Welcome To The Second Summer Of Hell: North Jersey Bus Routes To Change For 2.5 Years New Jersey commuters have just less than three weeks before the state's transportation department begins its next construction project -- making your already hellish commute even worse. The fateful day is Aug. 17, which marks the beginning of a two and-a-half year rehabilitation project for Route 495 Bridge over routes 1 and 9 and Paterson Plank Road in North Bergen, Department of Transportation officials announced. On Aug, 10, the 31st Street ramp from Kennedy Boulevard to Route 495 will close. You can expect severe congestion and detours -- lots and lots of detours. Below are the impact…
Hello, Sailors: Fleet Week 2018 Is On, Plus Bergen Memorial Day Events Hello, Sailors: Fleet Week 2018 Is On, Plus Bergen Memorial Day Events
Hello, Sailors: Fleet Week 2018 Is On, Plus Bergen Memorial Day Events U.S. sailors have once again taken Manhattan, arriving on a flotilla of 14 ships that launched a Fleet Week packed with seven days of tri-state area events, exhibitions and spectacles. The USS Arlington led the way for the 2,300 sailors on Wednesday, as crew members in their whites stood shoulder to shoulder before the 25,000-ton warship – named for the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon -- docked at Manhattan’s Pier 90. For more than 35 years, on and off, residents have enjoyed the pageantry, as well as the chance to mingle – and take selfies, of course -- with the United States’ fighting forces …