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'57 Chevy Among Antique Vehicles Destroyed In Pre-Dawn Garfield Garage Fire: Responders '57 Chevy Among Antique Vehicles Destroyed In Pre-Dawn Garfield Garage Fire: Responders
'57 Chevy Among Antique Vehicles Destroyed In Pre-Dawn Garfield Garage Fire: Responders A vicious pre-dawn Bergen County garage fire exacted a steep sentimental price. THE quintessential American greaser car -- a 1957 Bel Air -- was destroyed along with another antique Chevy and a motorcycle in the overnight fire in Garfield, responders said. The fire broke out on the second floor of the detached Cedar Street garage off Belmont Avenue shortly after 2 a.m. Monday, May 1. The fire broke out on the second floor of the Cedar Street garage in Garfield shortly after 2 a.m. Monday, May 1.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE Firefighters had it knocked down in just under a half hour and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fire Doused At Garfield Auto Body Shop Fire Doused At Garfield Auto Body Shop
Fire Doused At Garfield Auto Body Shop Garfield firefighters quickly doused a blaze at a local auto body shop. The fire broke out shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday at D&T Auto Body on River Driver at Belmont Avenue. Firefighters quickly knocked it down and had it in under a half-hour. No injuries were reported. Mutual aid at the scene and in coverage was provided by firefighters from Wallington, Elmwood Park and Saddle Brook.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Garfield Police Charge Clifton Driver In June Pedestrian Hit-Run Garfield Police Charge Clifton Driver In June Pedestrian Hit-Run
Garfield Police Charge Clifton Driver In June Pedestrian Hit-Run Garfield police charged a 30-year-old Clifton man with a June hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian. Dwayne M. Chess Jr. was driving a four-door Kia Forte that struck the 56-year-old victim on River Drive just south of Belmont Avenue shortly before 9:30 a.m. June 20, Capt. Richard Uram said. The car kept going south on River Drive with a damaged windshield and hood, he said. The victim "suffered multiple broken bones, among other injuries," for which he was still rehabilitating, Uram said Thursday. Detective Michael Latona charged Chess Jr with assault by auto and lea…

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by Jerry DeMarco