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Corvette Ragtop Toasted In Ridgewood Garage Fire Corvette Ragtop Toasted In Ridgewood Garage Fire
Corvette Ragtop Toasted In Ridgewood Garage Fire A Corvette convertible was essentially incinerated in a Ridgewood garage fire. The owner apparently was charging the battery of the white 2017 Stingray when the blaze ignited in the detached home garage on Ackerman Avenue, down the block from Van Dyk's Homemade Ice Cream, around 7 p.m. Saturday, April 22. A BMW SUV was safely removed and village firefighters had the flames doused in minutes. Ridgewood firefighters had the garage blaze on Ackerman Avenue doused within minutes.Boyd A. Loving But the $55,000 ragtop was consumed. Ridgewood police also responded along with EMS. No injuries…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mini School Bus, SUV Collide In Ridgewood Mini School Bus, SUV Collide In Ridgewood
Mini School Bus, SUV Collide In Ridgewood PHOTOS: Two teens and their minibus driver emerged unscathed from a crash in Ridgewood. The school bus was en route from Midland Park to Paramus when it collided with a BMW SUV and ended up on the sidewalk at the corner of Northern Parkway and East Glen Avenue around 11:40 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25. Ridgewood police and firefighters responded, as both boys and their driver watched from across the street. The BMW driver also checked out OK and no medics were called. Two teens and the minibus driver who was headed from Midland Park to Paramus were OK. So was the motorist in the BMW.Boyd A.…

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Ridgewood Firefighters Free Driver In Crash Ridgewood Firefighters Free Driver In Crash
Ridgewood Firefighters Free Driver In Crash Ridgewood firefighters freed a driver who was trapped in her sedan following a collision with another vehicle. The extricated Toyota Camry driver was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening following the afternoon crash at the intersection of East Glen and Van Emburgh avenues on Monday, Nov. 21. The other driver didn't appear injured. The Camry had to be towed. Aftermath at the scene near the corner of East Glen and Van Emburgh avenues in Ridgewood on Monday, Nov. 21.Boyd A. Loving Also responding with village police and fir…

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Three-Vehicle Collision Sends Minivan Into Pole In Ridgewood Three-Vehicle Collision Sends Minivan Into Pole In Ridgewood
Three-Vehicle Collision Sends Minivan Into Pole In Ridgewood A driver was injured in a three-vehicle collision in Ridgewood. A Kia minivan slammed head-on into a utility pole and an Audi A4 collided with both the minivan and a Honda Accord on South Maple Avenue at Dayton Street shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15. Ridgewood EMS took the minivan driver to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. Both sedan drivers declined medical attention. Audi collided with both vehicles on South Maple Avenue in Ridgewood.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Village police and firefighters also responded, along with Waldwick police. All three vehicles were towed from th…

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One Hospitalized After SUV Barrels Into Paramus Home One Hospitalized After SUV Barrels Into Paramus Home
One Hospitalized After SUV Barrels Into Paramus Home An occupant was seriously injured Sunday when an SUV slammed into a Paramus home near the Ridgewood border. Unconfirmed reports were that another vehicle may have been involved in the afternoon crash with the Honda CR-V just off Route 17. A Ridgewood EMS ambulance that was first at the scene took the victim to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. Paramus and Ridgewood police and Ridgewood firefighters also responded. 34 West Linwood Avenue, ParamusBoyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Car Rolls, Topples Utility Pole On Route 17 Car Rolls, Topples Utility Pole On Route 17
Car Rolls, Topples Utility Pole On Route 17 A car careened off Route 17, rolled and toppled a utility pole Monday night. No serious injuries were reported in the crash on the southbound highway near Franklin Turnpike in Ridgewood around 7:30 p.m. Ridgewood firefighters freed an occupant from the vehicle, which landed on its side on the shoulder. Village police and EMS also responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and contributed to this account.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Ridgewood Crash Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Ridgewood Crash
Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Ridgewood Crash A bicyclist was seriously injured Thursday in a crash with a sedan in Ridgewood. Passing members of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps tended to the victim at the intersection of Grove Street and South Van Dien Avenue shortly after 6 p.m. until their village colleagues arrived. They took the victim to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson.There was no immediate word on possible summonses. The wrecked bicycle was taken to police headquarters. A paramedic team from The Valley Hospital also responded along with Ridgewood police and firefighters. With parks closed am…

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by Jerry DeMarco