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Linwood Avenue, Washington Township, NJ

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Emotionally Disturbed Man Taken To Hospital After Incident In Washington Township Emotionally Disturbed Man Taken To Hospital After Incident In Washington Township
Emotionally Disturbed Man Taken To Hospital After Incident In Washington Township An emotionally disturbed man was transported to a hospital for an evaluation after police were called to a disturbance in Washington Township, responders said.  Township police were joined at a Linwood Avenue home by their colleagues from Westwood and Ridgewood, as well as Bergen County sheriff's officers, among others. Reports that the man was armed with a knife couldn't immediately be confirmed. An ambulance with two officers aboard took him to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus, responders said. At least one officer may have sustained a minor injury, they said. Boyd A. Loving t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Washington Township Rollover Crash Kills Rockland Driver, 69 Washington Township Rollover Crash Kills Rockland Driver, 69
Washington Township Rollover Crash Kills Rockland Driver, 69 A sedan collided with an SUV, struck a telephone pole and rolled over, losing its roof, in a Tuesday afternoon Washington Township crash that killed a 69-year-old driver, authorities said. The Honda Accord collided with a Hyundai Santa Fe and Honda Accord on Linwood Avenue crash near Parkway Court, township police Capt. Richard Skinner said. The Accord driver, who responders said was from Nanuet, N.Y., was pronounced dead at the scene. Next-of-kin notification was being made late Tuesday afternoon. they said. No other injuries were reported. The Bergen County Medical Examiner's …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds Fine Cresskill Landscaper $17K After Carbon Monoxide Kills 2 Workers Feds Fine Cresskill Landscaper $17K After Carbon Monoxide Kills 2 Workers
Feds Fine Cresskill Landscaper $17K After Carbon Monoxide Kills 2 Workers A Cresskill landscaper was fined more than $17,000 by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration for exposing employees to carbon monoxide -- killing two of them. Police found two AJR Landscaping Inc. workers overcome by fumes from a running lawnmower with them in a closed trailer in Washington Township around 8 a.m. last December. The West New York landscapers were found unresponsive and not breathing on the ground at the  17-acre Washington Pond condominium complex off Pascack Road and Linwood Avenue. CPR was conducted on both at the scene before they were rushed…

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by Cecilia Levine
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2nd Landscaper Overcome By Mower Fumes At Washington Township Condo Complex Dies 2nd Landscaper Overcome By Mower Fumes At Washington Township Condo Complex Dies
2nd Landscaper Overcome By Mower Fumes At Washington Township Condo Complex Dies UPDATE: The second of two West New York landscapers overcome by carbon monoxide fumes from a running lawnmower that was with them in a closed trailer in Washington Township has succumbed to his injuries. Police found both men on the ground, not breathing, at the 17-acre Washington Pond condominium complex off Pascack Road and Linwood Avenue just after 8 a.m. Dec. 11 CPR was conducted on both at the scene before they were rushed to The Valley Hospital. The men "appeared to be overcome by the fumes of a running lawnmower in the trailer," Detective Heather Castronova said at the time.&nb…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Landscaper Overcome By Mower Fumes At Washington Township Condo Complex Dies Landscaper Overcome By Mower Fumes At Washington Township Condo Complex Dies
Landscaper Overcome By Mower Fumes At Washington Township Condo Complex Dies UPDATE: A 26-year-old landscaper died after he and a co-worker were overcome by lawnmower carbon monoxide fumes Tuesday morning in a trailer in Washington Township, authorities said. There was no word yet on the second victim's condition. Police found both on the ground, not breathing, at the 17-acre Washington Pond condominium complex off Pascack Road and Linwood Avenue just after 8 a.m. CPR was conducted on both at the scene before they were rushed to The Valley Hospital. Both from West New York, the men "appeared to be overcome by the fumes of a running lawnmower in the trailer," D…

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by Jerry DeMarco