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Motorcyclist Breaks Leg In Sussex Crash: Responders Motorcyclist Breaks Leg In Sussex Crash: Responders
Motorcyclist Breaks Leg In Sussex Crash: Responders A motorcyclist was airlifted to the hospital following a weekend crash in Sussex County. The victim suffered a broken leg in the crash at Wolfpit and Unionville roads in Wantage -- roughly 2½ miles from the New York State line -- between 3-3:30 p.m. Sunday, June 16. New Jersey State Police are investigating (Wantage doesn't have its own police department). Additional details weren't immediately available.

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by STAFF
Police & Fire
Late-Night Drunken Assault Near Meadowlands Sends One Man To Hospital, Other To Jail Late-Night Drunken Assault Near Meadowlands Sends One Man To Hospital, Other To Jail
Late-Night Drunken Assault Near Meadowlands Sends One Man To Hospital, Other To Jail A drunken man was hospitalized and another jailed for assaulting him at a private industrial garage in Rutherford, authorities said. The 40-year-old victim from Cranford approached an East Rutherford police officer who was fueling his patrol vehicle at the Rutherford DPW garage on Highland Cross -- just off northbound Route 17 near the Meadowlands -- around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8, Police Chief John Russo said.  He was bleeding from a head wound, the chief said. "It was determined he was assaulted by an acquaintance at a private industrial garage where both were at that eveni…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
2 Hospitalized By Explosion At Industrial Gas Supply Company In NJ Town 2 Hospitalized By Explosion At Industrial Gas Supply Company In NJ Town
2 Hospitalized By Explosion At Industrial Gas Supply Company In NJ Town Two people were injured after an explosion at an industrial gas company in Branchburg on the early morning of Wednesday, June 5, authorities said. At 4:30 a.m., first responders arrived at 197 Meister Ave. and found smoke visible from the Air Liquide building, Branchburg police said in a release. Two people suffering from chemical burns were transported to a nearby hospital for further treatment, police said. Air Liquide is a French industrial gas supplier, its website says. First responders were able to deem the location safe and the scene has been cleared, police said. Meister Avenue…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Secaucus Ice Cream Shop Owner In Grave Condition Sees Community Support Secaucus Ice Cream Shop Owner In Grave Condition Sees Community Support
Secaucus Ice Cream Shop Owner In Grave Condition Sees Community Support Mike Flaherty, who has run Mike's Ice Cream in Secaucus for more than 40 years, is facing a grave prognosis after battling diabetes. Flaherty has been in and out of the hospital since last summer, due to medical complications from the diabetes. His health is declining quickly, Amaya Ocasio, who organized a fundraiser along with other employees from Mike's Ice Cream, said.  Hi everyone. As many know, Mike has been in and out of the hospital for months now. He is continuing to fight, but the... Posted by Mike's Ice Cream on Monday, February 19, 2024 The fundraiser, whi…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Sources: Paramus Councilman Eyed In Overnight Hit-And-Run Sources: Paramus Councilman Eyed In Overnight Hit-And-Run
Sources: Paramus Councilman Eyed In Overnight Hit-And-Run Authorities in Paramus are probing the suspected involvement of a borough councilman in a predawn hit-and-run crash, Daily Voice has learned. Ace Antonio, who's also the acting municipal clerk in Wallington, was believed to be driving a vehicle owned by his father that struck a utility pole on West Ridgewood Avenue near the Stony Lane School around 5 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28. Responding officers found the vehicle unoccupied, responders with direct knowledge of the incident said. Antonio, 32, who lives about two miles from the crash site, apparently walked home, they said. Police went to the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
10 Heat-Related Incidents Hospitalize 4 During Jersey Shore Half-Marathon 10 Heat-Related Incidents Hospitalize 4 During Jersey Shore Half-Marathon
10 Heat-Related Incidents Hospitalize 4 During Jersey Shore Half-Marathon Ten people suffered heat-related incidents at the 50th annual Jersey Shore half-marathon in Sandy Hook over the weekend, authorities said.  Four runners were taken to the hospital from the popular race on Sunday, Oct. 1, according to a National Park Service spokeswoman.  Six other racers refused medical attention, the spokeswoman said. Sunday was a summer-like day with temps plunging near 80 degrees.

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Broken Arm, Facial Injuries Reported In Paramus Crash Broken Arm, Facial Injuries Reported In Paramus Crash
Broken Arm, Facial Injuries Reported In Paramus Crash A crash at a busy Paramus intersection sent an occupant to the hospital with a broken arm and facial injuries, responders said. The woman was in a Honda CRV that broadsided a Tesla at Paramus Road and West Midland Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9. Another occupant and a small dog in the Honda escaped injury. The Tesla driver sustained a head injury but refused transportation. A tow truck removed both vehicles following the 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 crash at Paramus Road and West Midland Avenue in Paramus.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Both vehicles were removed by a tow tru…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Traffic Enforcement Officer Suffers Fractured Hip In Jersey City Crash With SUV: Authorities Traffic Enforcement Officer Suffers Fractured Hip In Jersey City Crash With SUV: Authorities
Traffic Enforcement Officer Suffers Fractured Hip In Jersey City Crash With SUV: Authorities A Jersey City traffic enforcement officer suffered a fractured hip when the scooter she was riding was struck by an SUV on Tuesday, Aug. 15, authorities said. The officer was traveling west on Lexington Avenue crossing the intersection of Kennedy Boulevard when she was hit by the SUV heading south, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said. The officer was ejected from the scooter on impact, Wallace-Scalfione said. She was taken to a hospital with a broken hip, though her other injuries were non-life threatening, Wallace-Scalfione said. The other driver declined …

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by Sam Barron
News
Hospitalizations Lead To Ice Cream Recall In 19 States— Including NJ: FDA Hospitalizations Lead To Ice Cream Recall In 19 States— Including NJ: FDA
Hospitalizations Lead To Ice Cream Recall In 19 States— Including NJ: FDA Hospitalizations have led a New York-based company to recall its packages of soft-serve ice cream — in 19 states, according to the Food and Drug Administration.  Two people have reported becoming ill in New York and Pennsylvania after consuming Soft Serve On The Go by Real Kosher Ice Cream of Brooklyn, NY, according to the FDA recall notice issued on Aug. 9. "Both individuals were hospitalized but no deaths have been reported to date," the FDA said. After the first patient in Pennsylvania became ill, the state's Department of Agriculture tested samples of the product, finding Listeria mono…

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by Jillian Pikora
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North Jersey Township Rallies Around Longtime Sunoco Employee Injured In Crash North Jersey Township Rallies Around Longtime Sunoco Employee Injured In Crash
North Jersey Township Rallies Around Longtime Sunoco Employee Injured In Crash Aaron Curry, who has worked at the Sunoco in Mahwah for 30 years, has had a rough time recently. Curry developed an illness, which led to him getting in a car crash last month and he has been hospitalized ever since. With insurance not covering most of his expenses, a fundraiser has been created to assist him. As of Tuesday, July 18, almost $13,000 has been raised. Aaron "is the kindest, most hardworking, and most dependable person on our morning shift his colleagues have ever met," Bill and Maureen Laforet, who run the Mahwah Sunoco said.   Donors also expressed their love for C…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized After SUVs Collide In Westwood Driver Hospitalized After SUVs Collide In Westwood
Driver Hospitalized After SUVs Collide In Westwood Westwood firefighters freed a driver after his SUV got T-boned by another. The extricated driver walked to an ambulance under his own steam while bleeding from the head and was taken to a hospital following the crash at the corner of Kinderkamack Road and Westwood Avenue around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 7, responders said. The other SUV's driver was shaken but otherwise OK, a witness said. At the scene of the crash at Kinderkamack Road and Westwood Avenue mid-morning Sunday, May 7.Nancy Triggiani-Musco Police are investigating the cause. Nancy Triggiani-Musco took the photos. The BMW…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Convertible Coupe Slams Into Utility Pole In Fair Lawn Convertible Coupe Slams Into Utility Pole In Fair Lawn
Convertible Coupe Slams Into Utility Pole In Fair Lawn A canary yellow BMW convertible with an Air Jordan logo slammed into a utility pole in Fair Lawn, sending a senior female passenger to the hospital. She and her son told police their M3 had been sideswiped by another car on narrow River Road, across from Tanis Concrete in Fair Lawn shortly after 1 p.m. The woman sustained a wrist injury and was taken to a local hospital by a Bergen County Office of Emergency Management ambulance, police said. The driver's mother was hospitalized with a wrist injury following the crash on River Road in Fair Lawn on Thursday, Feb. 23.Boyd A. Loving The h…

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by Jerry DeMarco