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Scooter-Riding Youngster Struck By Landscaping Truck In Bergen: Police Scooter-Riding Youngster Struck By Landscaping Truck In Bergen: Police
Scooter-Riding Youngster Struck By Landscaping Truck In Bergen: Police A youngster was hospitalized after being struck by a landscape vehicle while riding a scooter Friday morning in Demarest, authorities said. The crash occurred at the corner of Prescott Street and Hardenburgh Avenue around 9 a.m. May 26. A medical chopper was summoned at first. That was canceled, however, and Cresskill Fire Department EMS members took the boy to Hackensack University Medical Center. Police Chief Anthony Dimitriadis said the minor was in serious but stable condition. His department's Traffic Unit was investigating, he said. The chief corrected a mistaken report that was be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Roaring Shed Fire Doused In Bergen Roaring Shed Fire Doused In Bergen
Roaring Shed Fire Doused In Bergen A July 4th fire consumed a shed and damaged two homes in Cresskill. The fire ignited just 15 feet from the Beechwood Road home just off Knickerbocker Road shortly before 3:30 p.m. Monday, responders said. Everyone in the house got out OK and no injuries were reported. The house and a neighbor's house sustained some damage, as did nearby trees and a length of wooden fencing. The blaze "appeared accidental in nature, pending the results of an investigation," Cresskill Fire Chief Christopher S. Ulshoefer said. SEE PHOTOS from this fire at: BT Fire Photos: Cresskill 7-4-22MORE: BT Fire Phot…

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Dumont Pedestrian Struck In Cresskill, Demarest Driver Cited Dumont Pedestrian Struck In Cresskill, Demarest Driver Cited
Dumont Pedestrian Struck In Cresskill, Demarest Driver Cited A 40-year-old pedestrian from Dumont was struck and injured crossing a Cresskill street Tuesday night, authorities said. A Cresskill Fire Department EMS unit took her to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening after a 2011 Mercedes Benz hit her on County Road at the intersection of Union Avenue just after 6 p.m., Detective Sgt. Jason Lanzilotti said. The 66-year-old driver from Demarest received a summons for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Cresskill Firefighters Contain Pre-Dawn Cafe Fire Cresskill Firefighters Contain Pre-Dawn Cafe Fire
Cresskill Firefighters Contain Pre-Dawn Cafe Fire Cresskill firefighters contained a smoky overnight blaze Tuesday to the kitchen of a local cafe. The fire at the Farmhouse Cafe & Eatery on East Madison Avenue broke out shortly before 4:30 a.m., Fire Chief Christopher Ulshoefer said. The cause appeared to be electrical, he said. An aggressive interior attack contained the fire to the kitchen, avoiding extensive damage, the chief said. Firefighters had it knocked down in 20 minutes and Ulshoefer declared it under control in under 45. No injuries were reported. Firefighters from Dumont were among the mutual aid responders. No in…

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by Jerry DeMarco